Diablos at Brooklands

[Truffles]

Wonderful to see so many in one place. It has helped me a little bit along the road of choosing what I want.

One diablo had an interesting paint job. Superficially purple, but changed to blue or even orange depending on the light. Is it an original colour?

[Loz1234]

I think the owner of that car is on here

My absolute favorite was this one, parked a long way away from everything else :

Edited by Loz1234 on Sunday 3rd May 11:54

[diablo_pete]

Truffles said:

Wonderful to see so many in one place. It has helped me a little bit along the road of choosing what I want.

One diablo had an interesting paint job. Superficially purple, but changed to blue or even orange depending on the light. Is it an original colour?

Is owned by Rod and Susie (13th) on here. The car was originally scuro blue. It's a chromaflare colour now, painted a couple of years ago.
Ros is thinking about changing it again soon. Can't wait to see it.

[Truffles]

Ah, many thanks. Shame it isn't an original colour, but I guess that such paints weren't available 10 years ago. Still looks superb though.

Edited by Truffles on Sunday 3rd May 12:25

[The_Doc]

Truffles said:

Ah, many thanks. Shame it isn't an original colour, but I guess that such paints weren't available 10 years ago. Still looks superb though.

"flip" paints have been around for ages, perhaps 20years, and the covers of Max Power magazine will be testament to this

I think it's down to the first owners preference, one wouldn't want to be too ostentatious with a brand new Diablo...

[alan witt]

Loz1234 said:

My absolute favorite was this one, parked a long way away from everything else :

Edited by Loz1234 on Sunday 3rd May 11:54

Thanks for posting that, i was absolutely gutted to see that car driving off at the end of the day,not having been aware it was present and getting only one bad photo of it hightailing away!!


Please post more if you have them, and anyone else who got pictures of it!

Edited by alan witt on Sunday 3rd May 12:41

Edited by alan witt on Sunday 3rd May 12:43

[Truffles]

There was a 6.0 for sale in grey too. Just looked a little too "sensible".

[Loz1234]

alan witt said:

Thanks for posting that, i was absolutely gutted to see that car driving off at the end of the day,not having been aware it was present and getting only one bad photo of it hightailing away!!

Please post more if you have them, and anyone else who got pictures of it!

I went searching for it after it arrived with a Coutach 25th Anniversary edition

Here's some more:













Apologies for thread jacking

[Mattymouse33]

Excellent, you guys got any more pictures?

[alan witt]

Loz1234 said:

I went searching for it after it arrived with a Coutach 25th Anniversary edition

Thanks for those! still cant believe that such a high calibre car kept such a low profile

[XXVIII]

alan witt said:

Loz1234 said:

I went searching for it after it arrived with a Coutach 25th Anniversary edition

Thanks for those! still cant believe that such a high calibre car kept such a low profile

You'll find that it's very much in the nature of the owner of V12 OOH to not be too high profile, or (much) more likely just to turn up quite late!

Was the accompanying Anniversary you saw a very yellow car?

[Loz1234]

XXVIII said:

alan witt said:

Loz1234 said:

I went searching for it after it arrived with a Coutach 25th Anniversary edition

Thanks for those! still cant believe that such a high calibre car kept such a low profile

You'll find that it's very much in the nature of the owner of V12 OOH to not be too high profile, or (much) more likely just to turn up quite late!

Was the accompanying Anniversary you saw a very yellow car?

No, it was black. It was parked in reverse up the Brooklands banking opposite the Diablo. I don't think I took any pictures of it though...

I have to say V12 OOH is now one of my favorite Lamborghini's, it's such an agressive car!

[XXVIII]

Loz1234 said:

one of my favorite Lamborghini's, it's such an agressive car!

Indeed - much like the owner... but in a good way, obviously! He's a great guy once you get to know him though it does take many, many years and many, many black Lamborghinis as well!

As well as a number of other (black and otherwise) Lamborghinis, he used to own a car that was once the UK press demo Countach 5000S back in the early '80's...

What a brilliant 'weight-loss assistant' that car was to drive on the hottest weekend of 1999! There were at least 4Kg of none-existent flab lost when I could afford to lose absolutely none (unlike now...); there were many lots of £'s spent on large amounts of close to full-fat petrol, the speedo was not actually operating so speed limits were mostly honoured in the breach and it was (and still is!) as black as a very black thing with a very black interior...

Vicky Bodily-Harm drove the car a few weeks later whilst Tough Noodle drove a Testarossa. I suspect she might have noticed XXVIII's skinned-knuckle blood on the handbrake lever at some point, maybe...

I wouldn't have changed that weekend's 'efforts' for the world and have noticed that the car is much like V12 OOH in many respects... both black and brilliant eh?

[stephen300o]

Another of that GT if I may,


Also a nice Countach hidden back there,(off topic ish,was in the refured too "hidden place")

[jdwcd]

I walked round brooklands looking for the gt but couldnt find it, anyway, cheered myself up by flooring it down a duel carriagway on the way home, I had a ten pound not hanging out off the ash tray, both windows where open, and the tenner started to fly around the car. And then whipppp, of it went out of the window, so thats a fiver for flooring it and a tenner thrown in for good measure, about 35 miles later i decided to pull in to the services on the m3 and fill up, got out the car and found a picture of the queen with 10 writen on it fully stretched out in my air intake. Made me laugh anyway

[13th]

Truffles said:

Wonderful to see so many in one place. It has helped me a little bit along the road of choosing what I want.

One diablo had an interesting paint job. Superficially purple, but changed to blue or even orange depending on the light. Is it an original colour?

Yes that's ours.

I love the colour and don't want to change it but it's Mr 13th's decision so.........

[Kylie]

The_Doc said:

"flip" paints have been around for ages, perhaps 20years, and the covers of Max Power magazine will be testament to this

Agree I think Roadsters are fabulous though.

[Kylie]

Loz1234 said:

I think the owner of that car is on here

My absolute favorite was this one, parked a long way away from everything else :

Edited by Loz1234 on Sunday 3rd May 11:54

This is insanely beautiful, incredible, very stealth Thanks for giving me my daily fix

[evil_dr_fish]

Loz1234 said:

I went searching for it after it arrived with a Coutach 25th Anniversary edition

I'm 99% certain it was actually a 5000 / S

[evil_dr_fish]

...and THIS is what Diablo owners looked like at Brooklands...



He CLAIMED they were for the kids / others...

...strangely there weren't any left to give to anyone else!