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      09-23-2013, 01:47 AM   #1
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I just sat in a $8 Million Car!



The 1958 Ferrari 250 GT California Spider.
http://money.cnn.com/gallery/autos/2...ons/index.html
Not the exact one in the link but same model.
Only 70 of these in the world!

An investment banker at the company that my friend works at, I only know him by first name as Nick, was kind enough to show us his garage here in LA. He has so many epic cars, and this is just his "fun" car collection. His "race" cars are stored somewhere else in Reno.

This garage is just some inconspicuous red brick warehouse off of a street I travel on quite a bit. All my life living here, I never knew how close I was to all of that!

Video of the interior of the Ferrari 250


Video of the entire garage


Rest of the pics

My friends were losing their minds!


Better than anywhere else in the world at the moment for us.


Wide shot of the garage from the corner.


$1 Million Dollar 1957 300 SL Roadster


Such a gorgeous SL


I told my friend it only goes downhill from here.




Sad day when the Carrera GT looks lame in your garage.


Jay Leno style










Interior of the Ferrari 250


THOSE GAUGES!






Engine of the Merc 300 SL


Interior of the SL


Rare Porsche 911 Speedster




I'm not sure what this is, I asked and Nick told me that it's not a Lancia. Anyone here know?


This silver Shelby and the blue one are actually not original, but kit cars. The original one he has is the white one.


Ford Cosworth!




Never seen an Inline 8 before! It's actually an Alfa Romeo btw, not Ferrari.






Such an awesome Lotus


Green Morgan!


911 Turbo


REAL ORIGINAL SHELBY COBRA




LeMans Porsche! 1 of 2 in the world!




Poor Carrera GT got shown up
























He's restoring a BMW and a Chevy Racer in his spare time. Not sure which models though.


Maybe someone here can tell me?














Bond would look good in this Morgan


No idea what this is. Anyone?


Original Shelby Cobra again.


How bout this one?




The 2 Shelby kit cars.


Interior of the blue Shelby kit car.




























The Alfa runs on 115 Octane+Alcohol!


Most of these posters are valuable collections of art and very old/rare memorabilia.


That Veedol is a rare copperback poster that is worth at least $15,000.








Historic vehicle? Yes indeed.






I didn't get any pics of the back, but he has a full scale slot car model race track of the LeMans track in France.

Most of you know me from these 2 threads:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=794746
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=738262

And thank all of you for all the compliments on my dad's car collection, but man...this guy makes my dad look like an amateur.

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      09-23-2013, 02:06 AM   #2
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      09-23-2013, 03:16 AM   #3
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      09-23-2013, 03:50 AM   #4
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Some beautiful cars in there! Is that blue car #55 a lancia? Looks like something that would do Pikes Peak. I appreciate the range of cars he collects!
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      09-23-2013, 04:40 AM   #5
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Did that get you a gold plated butt ?

More seriously, this is a very good collection. I like the Renault 5 turbo just because it was my first car (well except I had the mundane .9L engine ).

Should open a museum or something instead of keeping it all to himself. Proof that he's got too much money on his hands IMO .
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OH Bimota Tesi....sexy bike!
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      09-23-2013, 08:44 AM   #7
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Always love vintage Ferraris and a great car collection...must have been an awesome day! Thanks for sharing!
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      09-23-2013, 08:49 AM   #8
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nice collection.. a lot of variety !
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Love the Renault R5 and Cosworth RS200. Cool collection.
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This definitely leaves me California dreamin'.
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      09-23-2013, 09:17 AM   #11
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This definitely leaves me California dreamin'.
OH DOES IT NOW?



A cheesy response deserves a cheesy reply lol
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Wow what a collection!
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      09-23-2013, 10:07 AM   #13
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Most impressive. Nice that he shared it with you too.
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OH DOES IT NOW?

A cheesy response deserves a cheesy reply lol
LOL. I was placing bets on what reference I'd get called out on. I was more referring to Mama's & Papa's, but Kelly Packard still makes my pants tight.
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Mmmmmm CGT...
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      09-23-2013, 11:31 AM   #16
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Beautiful cars; thanks for sharing!
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Bueller....Bueller.
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Where is the Lancia Delta Integrale? Seems like a natural fit.
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I am in the wrong profession....
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I am in the wrong profession....
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One day........

Thanks for sharing!
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