An astute person just emailed me regarding one of the Sultan cars and asked whether the silver car in some of the photos was actually maybe blue. I don't think so, here's why.
This fellow said:
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In the past few months I did a lot of research about the Dauer 962 and came to similar conclusions / chassis numbers and their remains as you. But here is the reason im writing an email to you: What you consider to be the silver deck lid of a Dauer 962 next to the '95 Le Mans winning F1 GTR #59 is actually a blue one. I have pictures from the side view as well but I cant make out if it is a Dauer or a normal 962. The round cutouts at the back also lead me to believe that this is actually a Dauer but that would mean that there is a still unknown Dauer 962 at the Brunei.
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I had seen that writing, but didn't take a closer look until a few minutes ago. I wrote back:
I do indeed know the images that you’re referring to. Allow me to show you some more. Here’s the photo you mention there:
Here’s a front shot of that car in the same spot (see the floor tiles). There is a rear Porsche 959 wheel in the background:
Here it is again, in silver, #D, next to the F1 race car (E):
And this is the photo that I believe you’re referring to:
Here, the car in the background looks blue. But, this is a high-contrast photo taken with an old-style film camera and it used a standard flashbulb, which has a habit of changing the colors when photos are taken.
As for the writing on the car, it’s backwards and says “UenoClinic” – which is a reflection of the light from the flashbulb, bouncing off of the McLaren. Here you can see this McLaren with that script and livery on it:
Hope that clears up some of the confusion!
-Wayne