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Lens: Various Camera: K-5 Photo Location: Petersen museum ISO: 1600 
Posted By: SpecialK, 09-11-2011, 09:05 PM

Part of the "Supercar" exhibit.

Hand-made 1954 Pegaso Z-102 was temporarily the fastest production car (with optional supercharger) at 152 MPH, for $29,500.


1963 Ferrari 400 Supermerica once owned by Nelson A. Rockefeller, grandson of the former vice president John D. Rockefeller.


1967 Ford GT-40 was named, in part, after its height.


1968 Bizzarrini Manta. Unbelievably, that is the original color, designed to attract attention at its Turin auto show debut.


1968 Lamborghini Miura was the predecessor of the Countach.


This 1971 DeTomaso Pantera was once owned by Elvis Presley and still has a bullet hole in the floorboard and steering wheel rim, where he shot it when it would not start.


1988 Porsche 959 had advanced cooling and traction innovations made standard years later on the 911 in 2004. These had to be expensively modified to be US-legal.


Lamborghini Countach from 1985. Only about 2,000 were made over its 16-year run.


1990 Ferrari F-40 was built for the 40th anniversary of the company. An intended run of 400 cars expanded to 1,311 due to demand. It had 478 HP in only 2,646 lbs.


1996 Ferrari F-50 came out for the 50th anniversary. More horsepower in a V-12, for only $437,000.


The Vector M-12 was originally the first USA-built supercar, with GM engines. Later produced with Lamborghini components, this 1998 version was owned by the Sultan of Brunei.


1992 Jaguar XJ220 had a V-8 with 549 HP. Customers wanted a V-12, and with declining supercar demand in the '90s, sales were disappointing for the $650,000 car.


The 1999 Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR was intended to race internationally against Porsche and McLaren. New ones sold for $1,573,000.


2005 Maserati MC12 was built on the Ferrari Enzo platform, but larger externally with better aerodynamics. Only 50 were built.


This 2006 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 has 1,001 HP, gets to 60 MPH in 2.5 seconds, has a top speed of 253 MPH, and cost $1,260,000.


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09-11-2011, 09:31 PM   #2
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Wonderful collection and you know, I have never owned any of them, but I sure love to dream. thanks for the photos, Bob
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thanks for sharing
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Great cars. If only they were as cheap here as they are in the USA. We pay more in tax on e.g. a new Porsche 911 than the total price of the same car in the USA. Did you know that the De Tomaso Pantera was sold in the USA as a Ford Pantera in the early 1970s. Didn't help its resale value

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What a great collection. I love that GTO ! Thanks.
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Prime examples here TFS

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Sorry, I would have posted a reply sooner... but I was busy mopping up the drool from my keyboard! :-p BEAUTIFUL machines!

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drool worthy machines..... interesting to see automotive engineering and design through the years .. thanks for the post... dave m
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The floor makes me think of the Top Gear test of the Ford Focus a few years ago, where they "tested" what would happen if you were chased into a mall by a Corvette. The conclustion was that too much power on polished marble was bad; the Focus was better with only 120hp.
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The floor makes me think of the Top Gear test of the Ford Focus a few years ago, where they "tested" what would happen if you were chased into a mall by a Corvette. The conclustion was that too much power on polished marble was bad; the Focus was better with only 120hp.
How they got them up the escalator beats me.
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What a treat for us car guys - truly exotic stuff that you've captured very well. Some of these - like the Superamerica, the 959 and XJ220 - I've never seen in the flesh. Thanks much!

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Great cars. If only they were as cheap here as they are in the USA. We pay more in tax on e.g. a new Porsche 911 than the total price of the same car in the USA. Did you know that the De Tomaso Pantera was sold in the USA as a Ford Pantera in the early 1970s. Didn't help its resale value

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Had a Ford motor and was sold at the Lincoln-Mercury dealership :-)
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That series got me reved up.

A lot of my favourite dream cars in that group.

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