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[Gast]

Re: Jij hebt alweer gelijk!

Jij hebt alweer gelijk!
Zonder mijn autofoto.be kom ik mijn foto's ineens tegen op sites met daaronder een andere naam als fotograaf, nee, werkt niet, dit wel!

Eric

Sorry voor de OT ff he, maar weet jij toevallig waar deze foto genomen is? Het is namelijk mijn buurman, en het is duidelijk niet voor zijn huis :-)

[Gast]

Eindhoven

De DB7 (JOS-403) is in Eindhoven gefotografeerd.
Ik heb ook nog ergens een foto van het interieur!

Eric

PS woont hij op 109 of 113?

[Gast]

De Jos

[Gast]

De JOS-403 nog wel!

Ja, de JOS-403 nog wel!
Een DB7, bij mij mocht dat nummer zo blijven,
mochten ze me de hele dag JOS noemen.

[Gast]

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[davy]

Dat zalig parelmoer wit
Even lekker als de 147 GTA in dat wit :shocked!: :shocked!: :shocked!: :shocked!: :shocked!: :shocked!: :shocked!: :shocked!:

[xius001]

Deze wou ik jullie niet onthouden:




:shocked!: :shocked!:


I'm soooooooooooo in love

[xius001]

Yup, they're lambo's...








En deze vind ik best wel bijzonder:







Kan zo uit een SciFi film gestapt zijn.....

bron: www.lambocars.com

[Gast]

Yup, they're lambo's...




Kan zo uit een SciFi film gestapt zijn.....

bron: www.lambocars.com

think again
die eerste 2 foto's is een Bizzarrini P538
dus niet bepaald een Lambo

[Gast]

Nooit gedacht dat wit een auto zo mooi kon staan Dat is echt magnifiek mooi :o

[xius001]

Yup, they're lambo's...




Kan zo uit een SciFi film gestapt zijn.....

bron: www.lambocars.com

think again
die eerste 2 foto's is een Bizzarrini P538
dus niet bepaald een Lambo

Bizzarini P538 inderdaad...powered by Lamborghini

Probably one of the most expensive Lamborghini models in existence are these P538, in fact this is a car that wasn't built at the Lamborghini factory but by one of the people who were there in the very early days, Mr. Giotto Bizzarrini himself.

The latter designed the engine for the 350 GTV, and detuned it afterwards to fit the 350 GT needs of a quiet Gran Turismo.
After that, Giotto Bizzarrini worked with Renzo Rivolta on his 'Iso', but later decided to build a race car, this became the P538.

The first prototype '001' of the 538 spider was built by Vincenzo Catarsi, who directed some boatyards in Vada. The final car would be sold to an American race driver Mike Gamino in late 1965, who ordered Bizzarrini to redesign the car a little and put a Lamborghini V-12 in the rear.
This engine was modified up to 4.0-Litre and developed 430 bhp at 8500 rpm, the six twin-choke Weber carburetors were retained and the car could reach a 170 mph top speed.
The fibreglass bodywork weighed only 40 Kg, while the weight of the entire car was only 700 Kg, with a length of 3990 mm and a height of 970 mm.
In the spring of 1966, the car was shipped to the United States were it was entered in several SCCA races, and it caused a lot of controversy on the track, according to sources it was extremely fast and handled like 'on rails'. Apparently it competed mostly in the Northeast region, were according to the legend surrounding it, it was banned in all local SCCA events.
This specific car was maintained at that time by Libero Girrardi, who kept it in his showroom after it's 'racing career' came to an end, subsequently it was sold to another enthusiast ... in the Eighties the car was again offered for sale, sitting in a local barn (I kid you not).
By then the car was in a very poor condition, the rather thin fibreglass bodywork was completely covered in cracks, the main frame rails that doubled as the transport for the coolant became totally rotten and the transaxle was missing. It still featured the Bizzarrini wheels but was now finished in a light blue color featuring a yellow stripe along the center of the car.
Also note that the engine now featured four triple choke Webers, a 24 plug setup and two massive Marelli 12 cylinder distributors, note that this very first Bizzarrini-Lamborghini P538 was valued between $1.500.000 and $2.000.000 when in perfect condition.

There have always been a lot of question marks around the Bizzarrini P538 cars, some were fitted with Chevrolet V8 engines, and at first it was believed that only one actually used a Lamborghini engine, but today a second one was located, chassis number 002 used a V12 from either the 400GT or the Islero as a powerplant, I have received a photo with a small history and origin of this car ... if it is true or not, the fact remains that now at least two of the original Bizzarrini P538 cars have a Lamborghini engine mounted ... or not, we've received information that the 001 car was later refitted with a Chevrolet engine.

A Lamborghini fan was able to take photo's of this second P538 car, the owner stated that when Bizzarrini's factory closed down there was a second 'ghost' chassis in existence that was forgotten over the years. This second Lamborghini powered P538 was told to be finished by hand in 1967 by none other that Giotto himself, helped out by his wife Rosanna, this specific car was one of only two in existence and received a 420 Bhp V12 Lamborghini engine.

In 1966 and 1968, two other cars were built on the same P538 chassis, but these were powered by Chevrolet V-8's, and were entered in European Grand Prix, while in 1981/82 two replica's were built by SD which were also equipped with a Chevrolet V-8 engine. These latter four may be less noble, but they are surely far easier to maintain than the Lamborghini V-12 powered ones.

In 1989 the very rare P538 was again shown to the public on the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, were the freshly restored car was awarded a 3rd place in it's Class, for this show the one of a kind Bizzarrini was cleaned up by Ultimate Motor Works in Florida who returned it to showroom condition by replacing the aged hydraulics, new electronics and some minor engine repairs, like an oil pump and some tuning of the impressive looking carburetors.
Also note the Ultimate Motor Works people went over the interior and exterior to make to car ready for judging during the concours, a little detail, in 1989 the Lamborghini powered P538 was appraised at US $ 1,800,000 and it was rumoured to be sold in 1990 for an estimated $ 1,500,000.

According to the latest information we were able to found on these rare cars, the original Lamborghini powered P538 ended up in the Netherlands at one point in history, this car was raced in Italy during the early Seventies, it was located in Switzerland at the Beuchi Restoration Shop during a certain amount of time.
One of the original P538 cars was later rebodied as the Manta and ended up in a collection in Stockholm, another P538 was the Duca d'Aosta coupe, a closed version of the Bizzarrini car, this latter one is still located in the garage at the family home in Florence.
The car that now 'sits' in the US Museum was possibly the first car built by Diamante, who made several cars using parts Gioranengo bought from Bizzarrini, a nice anecdote is the fact that this 'museum' car actually doesn't have any chassis number at all.
The 'second' car that surfaced in the late Eighties was actually also a Diamante car, chassis number 002, and was built for a European owner who ordered it directly from Diamante with a Lamborghini engine, note that this car features the 'Diamante' logo on the nose. From 1981 on this car was owned by Meadowlands Car Imports.
Another Diamante car, the 003 was built for an enthusiast in Monaco, who later sold it when he found out the car never ran on the famous Le Mans track, this car featured Alfa P33 wheels and today resides in the UK, numbers 004, 005 and 006 currently are located in France, Belgium and Germany.

Very recently we also learned about the existence of a Bizzarrini Stradale 5300 with a Lamborghini V12 engine ... apparently the mystery surrounding these magnificent Bizzarrini cars will never cease to exist...

[Gast]

maar ja zeg, als ge zo gaat beginnen
dan gaan straks die flauwe grappenmakers van MB nog beginne te zagen dat de Zonda eigelijk een Mercedes is

[xius001]

maar ja zeg, als ge zo gaat beginnen
dan gaan straks die flauwe grappenmakers van MB nog beginne te zagen dat de Zonda eigelijk een Mercedes is

Is ie ook, net zoals de vorige viper een lambo is

[Gast]

Ah nee hé, sinds hun motor er eigelijk eentje is van AMG, en sinds MB AMG heeft moeten opkopen omdat ze het zelf niet konden bouwen, kunnen ze de Zonda niet echt een MB gaan noemen, technish gesproken zouden ze dan AMG moeten zeggen

[Blink360]

Hi Honey

[xius001]

Ze mag altijd aan mij een ritje vragen :o




en het maakt niet uit over wat het ritje gaat, ik zeg geen nee

[Gast]

Hi Honey

de vrouw of de auto?


of nee beide !!!

[Gast]

Ze is Precies gesponsord door jef Hoeybrechts (of hoe heeft hij)en Colgate...