Any idea who's this is?

Any idea who's this is?

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GTSDave

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6,364 posts

214 months

Thursday 3rd February 2011
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Just found this pic, not a car I recognise... Any ideas?


fatboy18

19,117 posts

217 months

Thursday 3rd February 2011
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No idea, interesting to see the red silver striped combo with 17" wheels, must be an early one?
According to the registry if those are factory stripes it would make it a '98' car smile

Edited by fatboy18 on Thursday 3rd February 10:49


Edited by fatboy18 on Thursday 3rd February 10:50

Viper

10,005 posts

279 months

Thursday 3rd February 2011
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it's a euro car, not a US
could also be an '01 like carls, with gen2 wheels on it

ViperGTS99

393 posts

250 months

Thursday 3rd February 2011
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looks like a 1998 - last year of the fog light covers.
could be a 1997 by the wheels, but red/silver was available 1998 for the first time!

GTSDave

Original Poster:

6,364 posts

214 months

Thursday 3rd February 2011
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I think it is definitely a 98 car, as already said, last year of fog light covers, and last year of those wheels.
Would appear to be a Euro spec car from the side indicators in the hood

Just wondered if anyone knew it, as I vaguely recognised the plate, but so many people have VPR type plates I guess it's just similar to someone elses.

That'll be another one we didn't know about then I guess

fatboy18

19,117 posts

217 months

Thursday 3rd February 2011
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Not an O6 VPR then biggrin any idea which area the pic was taken?

Edited by fatboy18 on Thursday 3rd February 13:19

Dr-Bob

6,629 posts

266 months

Thursday 3rd February 2011
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98 sold via ASC believe to be EX overton viper......

GTSDave

Original Poster:

6,364 posts

214 months

Thursday 3rd February 2011
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fatboy18 said:
Not an O6 VPR then biggrin any idea which area the pic was taken?
Found it on the, rather persistant fella who keeps turning up trying to get us to sign up to some car show he's organising in Northumberland and telling us about his child being born's website...

Thread here:
http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&a...

fatboy18

19,117 posts

217 months

Thursday 3rd February 2011
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GTSDave said:
Found it on the, rather persistant fella who keeps turning up trying to get us to sign up to some car show he's organising in Northumberland and telling us about his child being born's website...

Thread here:
http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&a...
You dont fancy driving up for the day then biggrin Early start rofl

Viper Stuart

66 posts

213 months

Thursday 3rd February 2011
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Aha That would be me (fame at last). Bought it from James at ASC 5 years ago. Used to have the plate S44AKE. Fantastic fun and no intention of buying anything else in its place !!

Viper

10,005 posts

279 months

Thursday 3rd February 2011
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Dr-Bob said:
98 sold via ASC believe to be EX overton viper......
yea your right Baz, just checked it was one of Chris's vipers
got your VIN here Stuart last digits are 555

Ginja

1,018 posts

207 months

Thursday 3rd February 2011
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Aha, so that then will be the first GTS I sat in following my brief first drive in an RT/10 (Tonys car) - all at ASC. Stuart kindly let me sit in his after James let me drive the RT and its that GTS that helped convince me to buy my GTS (that and a brief chat with Richard at Goodwood).

Mark

Viper Stuart

66 posts

213 months

Thursday 3rd February 2011
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Who is Chris? i know the car started life in St Tropez as the log book shows the original owner and I know of 2 other previous owners but it is interesting to find out more. would like to make it to Luton lunch someday but the roads up here are still covered in salt that time of year. maybe the atlantic bbq this year

Viper

10,005 posts

279 months

Thursday 3rd February 2011
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Chris is a proper US car nut just a few of us have met, he lives north of me and south of you smile he has owned loads of new US imports over the years ive known of him. First met him at SuperCar sunday years ago when he turned up with x6 yellow US cars with his friends driving them in convoy, he tried to buy our steel GTS just weeks before but we got in first smile

Baz and I bumped into him at a vette show a few years ago and he had a brand new black SRT and a black C6 Z06 which was just out at the time, think he had a lightning there as well

when Paul brought his new ram from ACI a few years ago, i beleive (could be wrong) he said it was a vehicle pre ordered for Chris but he changed his mind and so ordered up another with a different spec, and was their best customer having some x60 cars through them !

He must of owned at least a dozen vipers alone, Mich's viper was also one of Chris previous cars, i last saw him at Autosports 2010

James@Atlantic would love to have him as a client, James has premises now in Edinburgh, so youll have to ask him if he's doing a BBQ there this year

viper paul

2,485 posts

280 months

Friday 4th February 2011
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Yep Chris was a good friend of mine and he really wanted a greay Ram so I took his black one from ACI as it was new.

Last time I saw him he had 27 cars at his mothers house he is from Lincoln and is Mr Honda lawn mower in the UK.

Really really nice guy, Phoenix Viper has his silver one.

Viper Stuart

66 posts

213 months

Friday 4th February 2011
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27 cars !!!!! Blimey I better start doing the lottery again. anyway thanks for the info guys.

Viper

10,005 posts

279 months

Friday 4th February 2011
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27 at his mums, as he had no room left at his own wink

neilsfishing

3,502 posts

204 months

Friday 4th February 2011
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thats just gread how many cars can you drive hehe