Die Autosammlung des Sultan von Brunei

[netburner]

Ob seine Mutter ihn mit vollständigem Namen gerufen hat?

Gruß Hendrik

Sie hat nach dem Frühstück angefangen, damit er rechtzeitig zum Mittagessen wieder drin war

[basman007]

- ASTON MARTIN SPECIALS -

I've added the following to the gallery:

Aston Martin Virage Lightweight GT - 1 picture

Aston Martin Vantage Special Series I - 2 pictures

Aston Martin Vantage Special Series II - 3 pictures

Aston Martin AM3 - 1 picture

Aston Martin AM4 - 1 picture

Lagonda Zagato Rapide - 1 picture

Lagonda (Virage) 4 door Saloon - 2 pictures

Lagonda (Virage) 4 door Estate - 4 pictures

Aston Martin Vantage Special Series Type I - 2 pictures

Aston Martin Vantage Special Series Type II - 2 pictures

>>> http://www.supercars.net/gallery/129612/976/1.html

I thought it would be cool to post some info for every Aston Martin Brunei Special, so here it is. I've taken the discriptions from Tim Cottingham's astonmartins.com and editted it here and there.

1991 Aston Martin Virage Lightweight GT

This car built to special order with a special engine has very distinctive front lights that transforms the look of the standard Virage. Notice the bonnet bulge, 6.3 conversion wheels, the extra vents in the bonnet and ahead of the rear wheels and a revised front air dam.

Aston Martin Vantage Special Series I

This is the modern and big version of the DB4 GT Zagato. At least 2 were made, a red and a black one.

Aston Martin Vantage Special Series II

Well this supercharged Vantage based 2 seater is a bit more difficult to describe. It's a bit of a non-descript coupe not like anything really.

One car of these may be loacted in the UK.

I think one of these is featured as the cover photo on Dowsey's book.

1997 Aston Martin AM3

The AM3 is quite unusual for an Aston as it was bodied by Pininfarina in Italy, a company much more associated with Ferrari. The very odd and distinguishing feature of the AM3 is a sort of black plastic looking nose cone which encompasses the lights and grille. From pictures I've seen, it looks like a smoked black plastic. The rear lights are behind a full width smoked black panel. At least two were made, one in red and one in black, none of the AM3's were in garage 5 at the time the list was copied.

1997 Aston Martin AM4

AM4 is the second Pininfarina car, which is best described as a large DB7 on the Vantage chassis - much more conventional than AM3 at the front. The rear lights are again behind a full width black (or perhaps smoked plastic) full width panel similar to that on AM3.

At least three were built, of wich one is red and one is black:

AST AM4 BQ7999 SCFDAM2S8TBR70502

AST AM4 BQ6000 SCFDAM258TBR70504

AST AM4 BS9989 SCFDAM2S8SBR70126

A black Aston Martin AM4 has been spotted at teh Works Service in 2001 by Tim Cottingham.

Lagonda Zagato Rapide

I don't have any information about this one. If you look at the VIN's there are two Lagonda's that stand out, SCFDL01S1ETR13351 & SCFDL01S5ETR13370. Maybe that those are Zagato's. I don't have enough knowledge of Aston Martin VIN's to read them, maybe someone else can?

Here are all the Lagonda VIN's from the 'big list':

AST LAGONDA BN1299 SCFCAMZ56RBR50406

AST LAGONDA BN1288 SCFCAMZ56RBR50404

AST LAGONDA BN1999 SCFCAMZ56RBR50409

AST LAGONDA BN1298 SCFCAMZ56RBR50405

AST LAGONDA BN2088 SCFCAMZ56RBR50408

AST LAGONDA BM9991 SCFCAMZ56RBR50401

AST LAGONDA BN1899 SCFCAMZ56RBR50407

AST LAGONDA BM9990 SCFCAMZ56RBR50402

AST LAGONDA BN1289 SCFCAMZ56RBR50403

AST LAGONDA BQ7522 SCFCAM2S5TBR50427

AST LAGONDA BQ7555 SCFCAM2S7TBR50428

AST LAGONDA BQ9399 SCFCAM2S1MBR50279

AST LAGONDA KF9398 SCFDL01S5ETR13370

AST LAGONDA NONE SCFDL01S1ETR13351

1993/1994 Lagonda (Virage) 4 door Saloon & Estate

This is another of the Virage based conversions from Works Service unveiled in early 1994. It came about as the result of a million pound order for four cars for a special customer. The production side of AML produced four long wheelbase Virage chassis which then crossed to the other side of Tickford Street to AML Works Service, who fitted the saloon bodies. The car featured in the press release was finished in Hunter Green with right hand drive; this is the most recent car from AML to have the Lagonda badge.

There are also LWB versions of this model made. These cars were extended by 100mm or more.

Aston Martin Vantage Special Series Type I

This is a supercharged Vantage stretched to become a four door car. The styling is exactly the same as the two door and is characterised by having side glass within the body of the car behind the rear door at the 'C' pillar. This could very well be the succesor of the 4 door (Lagonda) Virage.

At least 2 were made, a black one and a red one complete with chromed six spoke alloy wheels.

Aston Martin Vantage Special Series Type II

Certainly based on the type I, the type II is still a four door Vantage, but looks much more complete, indeed a very convincing saloon. The doors seem to be longer and thus it'll be easier to get into than the type I. The 'C' pillar doesn't have any glass in it at all and overall the car is more rounded. The Type II keeps the six headlights and Jaffa grapefruit rear lights of the standard Vantage.

I believe three were built, a black one, a red one and a grey one.

1993 Lagonda Vignale

The Lagonda Vignale was commissioned by AML (already fully owned by Ford) from Ghia Design (also part of the Ford family) to be shown at the 1993 Geneva Salon. The exterior design was by Moray Callum - an interesting co-incidence as the Geneva Salon 1993 was the first appearance of the DB7, the work of Moray's brother, Ian. This somewhat large car was built on a Lincoln chassis with Lincoln independent front and solid self levelling rear suspension and was powered by a 4.6 litre (190bhp, 260 lb/ft) Lincoln Town Car V8. The reality of the concept is that physically, it had no recognisable AML parts at all. But, had this fabulous car made production (and many thought that it would), the chassis would have become an extruded aluminium affair, the suspension was to be fully independent and the engine would have been a 6.0 litre V12. Whilst these features never made it into a production Vignale - they are exactly the same as found in the the V12 Vanquish.

Certainly two Vignales were built, a grey one and a blue one. The blue Vignale was sold at the famous auction of Ford prototypes in Dearborn in June 2002 for a massive $403,500 (including buyers premium), many times above the estimate of $60,000 to $120,000. So that means that grey one was sent to Brunei, because there was a Design Project Vignale there, namely AST VIGNALE KF20 DP2138 in 1998? Or maybe not; there are some people who believe that a third Vignale was built for a wealthy client of AML, built at the Newport Pagnell factory, probably within Works Service...

Picture of the grey Vignale: http://www.supercars.net/pitlane/pics/589092c.jpg

Picture of the grey Vignale: http://www.supercars.net/pitlane/pics/589092d.jpg

Pretty interesting stuff he? I'll try to find out more about the 3rd Vignale and will post the info when I get some..

PS

The drawings were made by Mike Harbar and are featured in David Dowsey's book "Aston Martin : Power, Beauty and Soul".

[basman007]

Argento Vivo Pininfarina Prototype for sale on Ebay @

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ferrari-Pininfarina-design-1996-Prototype-SL-Mercedes_W0QQitemZ150146848505QQihZ005QQcategoryZ6212QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrd

[Karl VIP CO]

Bilder der Bentley Concept Java - Prototypen, welche Anstoß zu diversen Brunei-Specials gaben:

[Yuma]

Hai!

Neue Bilder aus Brunei gibts hier:

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=85959&page=32

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u.a. McLaren F1+F1GT!!! sowie DP962LM

[TPO VIP]

Hai!

Neue Bilder aus Brunei gibts hier:

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=85959&page=32

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u.a. McLaren F1+F1GT!!! sowie DP962LM

Cool! Sag mal schnell deinen Login.

[Dirk Diggler]

also ich gönne eigentlich jedem das was er hat

aber DAS.Nä da fängt bei mir nicht nur neid und missgunst an......ich könnt mich da jetzt reinsteigern und nur noch fluchen!das kann ja nicht wahr sein. :evil:

[RABBIT911]

also ich gönne eigentlich jedem das was er hat

aber DAS.Nä da fängt bei mir nicht nur neid und missgunst an......ich könnt mich da jetzt reinsteigern und nur noch fluchen!das kann ja nicht wahr sein. :evil:

Nimm es halt hin.

Es gibt nunmal einiege Leute, die das Geld haben, sich solche oder ähnliche Sammlungen anzulegen. Am Ende ist es p.P. oder eben Schicksal. Aber sicher ist, dass die meisten, die solche oder ähnliche Hobbys haben, sich ihr Geld selber hart erarbeitet haben.

Anstatt rumzunörgeln, solltest du dir vielleicht überlegen, wie du es selber zu etwas bringst!

[Dirk Diggler]

also ich find jetzt nicht das ich es noch nicht zu etwas gebracht hab. Und mit 23 kann ja noch einiges kommen!zurzeit nen boxster aber der 911 kommt bestimmt. ABER wie gesagt gönn ich es leuten die sich den ... aufreißen wenn sie sich nen ferrari porsche nen benz und fürs we nen suv zulegen. oder wenn sich einer dazu noch nen enzo kauft oder was weiß ich a ab -b-b-b-er da fehlen mir die worte. ich könnt echt kotzen...ich tank ab jetzt nicht mehrO:-)

[RABBIT911]

also ich find jetzt nicht das ich es noch nicht zu etwas gebracht hab. Und mit 23 kann ja noch einiges kommen!zurzeit nen boxster aber der 911 kommt bestimmt. ABER wie gesagt gönn ich es leuten die sich den ... aufreißen wenn sie sich nen ferrari porsche nen benz und fürs we nen suv zulegen. oder wenn sich einer dazu noch nen enzo kauft oder was weiß ich a ab -b-b-b-er da fehlen mir die worte. ich könnt echt kotzen...ich tank ab jetzt nicht mehrO:-)

Wenn du solche Ziele hast, dann verstehe ich dich umso weniger. Lass den Leuten doch ihre Garagen. Wenn du deine Traumgarage hast, dann willst du doch auch nicht, dass irgendwelche Neider dir das Ganze miesmachen oder "Noch schlimmer - Was du aber nicht gemacht hast" Gerüchte in die Welt setzen oder Fahrzeuge beschädigen.

[Felix]

wer geld hat, sollte es auch ausgeben! um die wirtschaft in schwung zu halten und arbeitsplätze zu schaffen.

[RABBIT911]

wer Geld hat, sollte es auch ausgeben! um die Wirtschaft in schwung zu halten und Arbeitsplätze zu schaffen.

Allerdings. Firmen wie Aston Martin oder Bentley würde es ohne den Sultan von Brunei wohl nicht mehr geben.

[Karl VIP CO]

Allerdings. Firmen wie Aston Martin oder Bentley würde es ohne den Sultan von Brunei wohl nicht mehr geben.

Siehe hierzu auch Seite 6 dieses Threads:

"The man who saved Rolls-Royce"...

Ein weiterer, sehr interessanter Artikel aus der Top Gear zum Thema, der hier anhand des Beispieles von Rolls-Royce und Bentley aufzeigt, dass einige der ältesten, renommiertesten Automobilhersteller, -manufakturen und -Veredler der Welt ihr Überleben nach dem Supercar-Hype Ende der 80er, Anfang der 90er (oder zumindest einen zweistelligen Anteil am Umsatz in dieser Zeit) Prinz Jefri und seinem ältesten Sohn, Prinz Hakeem, zu verdanken haben - eine Tatsache, die vermutlich erst in automobilen Geschichtsbüchern ausreichend gewürdigt werden wird.

Leider sind die Fahrzeugbezeichnungen zu den Bildern in dem Artikel zum Teil falsch.

Der Einfachheit halber spreche ich weiterhin vom "Sultan von Brunei" - also Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Prinz Jefri ist dessen Bruder - als Auftraggeber aller hier gezeigten Einzelstücke - denn wer was wann in Brunei und London erdacht hat wird wohl niemals abschließend geklärt werden können.

[Karl VIP CO]

Mehr: http://www.autotitre.com/forum/Rarete_only_le_retour-38539p236.htm

[basman007]

Mehr: http://www.autotitre.com/forum/Rarete_only_le_retour-38539p236.htm

They got first posted here, where I also added information:

http://www.supercars.net/PitLane?viewThread=y&gID=2&fID=0&tID=104217&bottom=330#post334

[basman007]

Hey Karl,

Can you tell me what you're saying about that blue MB here?

http://www.carpassion.com/de/forum/248801-post19.html

[R-U-F CO]

Für den weissen F40 auf Seite 13 würde ich glaube ich jemanden umbringen

Hätte nicht gedacht, das ein F40 dermaßen gut aussehen kann.

[taunus]

Hey Karl,

Can you tell me what you're saying about that blue MB here?

http://www.carpassion.com/de/forum/248801-post19.html

He says that this car is allegedly the first turbocharged S-Class for Brunei from the year 1987.

[Karl VIP CO]

He says that this car is allegedly the first turbocharged S-Class for Brunei from the year 1987.

That was written on the webpage where I found the pictures. No more information unfortunately.

[basman007]

Ah, I see. Thanks

[Forex VIP CO]

...nicht gedacht, das ein F40 dermaßen gut aussehen kann.

1. Sieht ein F40 immer hammermässig aus

2. Habe ich insgesamt 33 Fotos von dem weissen F40

Die meisten Fotos sind bekannt, bei Interesse kann ich die mal posten.. Sind aus diversen Foren (inkl. CP) zusammengestohlen. Stellt sich nur die Frage wo die hin müssten (F40-Thread oder hier)..

[basman007]

1. Sieht ein F40 immer hammermässig aus

2. Habe ich insgesamt 33 Fotos von dem weissen F40

Die meisten Fotos sind bekannt, bei Interesse kann ich die mal posten.. Sind aus diversen Foren (inkl. CP) zusammengestohlen. Stellt sich nur die Frage wo die hin müssten (F40-Thread oder hier)..

If it's the Hong Kong F40, then probably the F40 thread, since it has nothing to do with Brunei..

I've got a bunch of pics of that one too, I might pitch in if I've got some that you don't have. Can you give a link to that F40 thread?

[Forex VIP CO]

If it's the Hong Kong F40, then probably the F40 thread, since it has nothing to do with Brunei..

I've got a bunch of pics of that one too, I might pitch in if I've got some that you don't have. Can you give a link to that F40 thread?

You're right, they are all Hong Kong-F40, except the one from the garage. It's the only RHD-picture I have.

I don't have any links, since I always saved the photos on my pc. Maybe you can send me your @-address by PN and I will send my pictures then.

[Cooper]

Der silberne Ex-Lambo LM 002 vom Scheich ist in Rosenheim zugelassen, ich hab das Auto schon live gesehen..

[basman007]

From the High-res FTW series :

- Aston Martin Vantage Special Series I -

The Special Series I (,II and III) fullfilled the 1997 request from Prince Jefri for special two door supercars. The Vantage Special Series I was based on the V600 platform. There was a lot of work done under the skin of the Special Series II, wich was also used for the Special Series II's and III's. The 600 BHP engine could easily propel the SS I to 205 MPH.

Three Aston Martin Vantage Special Series I's were made by the Special Projects Group in 1997/1998:

#70505 - Black

#70506 - Titanium Grey

#70507 - Special Red (has been resprayed black later on)

Also pictured is the Mule, that has been used for extensive testing and fine tuning.

If you look at the pictures you can see how the design of this car evolved from the design drawings to the model, to the actual finished car. The end result is truly an amazing car that looks like a modern DB4 GT Zagato. Stunning :]

Direct link to the 14 new images:

http://www.supercars.net/PitLane?viewThread=y&gID=2&fID=0&tID=104217&bottom=330#post345

Link to the Aston Martin page:

http://www.supercars.net/gallery/129612/976/1.html