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Old 23-02-2007 | 10:23 PM
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Default vehicles that i work on everyday in my new job
If I send you some can you post them up on here for me ?

they are vehicles that i work on everyday in my new job, they range from,

* The no.33 Gulf mclaren GTR which won le man that we converted to be road legal,

* 2x ex works 1997 BMW Fina Mclaren gtr long tails

* Group c le man Jags

Plus we look after 22 mclaren F1 cars, the only cars in private hands that ron dennis let sell

16 Williams F1 cars

we also look after 3 original GT40'S

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Old 23-02-2007 | 10:25 PM
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How many pics?

I can get them off mine fairly easily.
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Old 23-02-2007 | 10:28 PM
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How many pics?

I can get them off mine fairly easily.
ABOUT 9 OR 10
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Old 23-02-2007 | 10:29 PM
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Old 23-02-2007 | 10:41 PM
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You have PM
you should have plenty of pics mate, thank you
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Old 23-02-2007 | 10:43 PM
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Old 23-02-2007 | 10:44 PM
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Cheers bud,

I enjoy going to work everyday, not many people can say that
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Old 23-02-2007 | 10:53 PM
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Yum

Shame to see those F1 cars on the racks - kinda stacked up for storage I guess.

Good to see so many Macca F1s, love those cars.

Your job must rock!

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Old 23-02-2007 | 11:02 PM
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What is it you do mate? Some beautiful cars there. I'd love to work on cars like that every day.
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This is only a selection of the cars we look after and take to the race meetings for the customers, there are another to mclaren gtr's
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What is it you do mate? Some beautiful cars there. I'd love to work on cars like that every day.
motorsport technician, we look after an arey of cars for our customers, we do fully restores and track preperations, and race them
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blinkin ummer!!

nice selection
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lucky bastard, what a job
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Old 24-02-2007 | 12:14 AM
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nice mate you dont wanna come work on our escort shitter
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Proper nice cars, love the senna F1 car
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Very nice

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Stunning mate, my mate will LOVE this thread nice one!

He collects and buys/sells McLaren F1 bits!
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do you ever get to drive any of the cars?
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do you ever get to drive any of the cars?
I have not driven any on the road but I have been out in the Gulf Mclaren which has kept the X-TRAC 6 speed sequential box but with gearing for 255 mph, and ive been out in a track prepped F40
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amazing cars,,, amazing job
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do you ever get to drive any of the cars?
I have not driven any on the road but I have been out in the Gulf Mclaren which has kept the X-TRAC 6 speed sequential box but with gearing for 255 mph, and ive been out in a track prepped F40
What did you think of them? Stupidly fast i would guess. Amazing stuff
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do you ever get to drive any of the cars?
I have not driven any on the road but I have been out in the Gulf Mclaren which has kept the X-TRAC 6 speed sequential box but with gearing for 255 mph, and ive been out in a track prepped F40
What did you think of them? Stupidly fast i would guess. Amazing stuff
We were going down the A3 in The Gulf mclaren and reps in their audis and bmw's trying to race us, we never got out of third lol
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nice one - you're very lucky to have a job that you enjoy.

any more jobs going?
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Originally Posted by ADRENALINE KA
Originally Posted by CossieRich
do you ever get to drive any of the cars?
I have not driven any on the road but I have been out in the Gulf Mclaren which has kept the X-TRAC 6 speed sequential box but with gearing for 255 mph, and ive been out in a track prepped F40
LUCKY LUCKY man!

Pics are awesome!
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Originally Posted by ADRENALINE KA
Originally Posted by CossieRich
do you ever get to drive any of the cars?
I have not driven any on the road but I have been out in the Gulf Mclaren which has kept the X-TRAC 6 speed sequential box but with gearing for 255 mph, and ive been out in a track prepped F40
LUCKY LUCKY man!

Pics are awesome!
I suppose i am lucky
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so when is that guided shop tour you promised me ?

happy for you m8, seems like a wonderful workplace

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so when is that guided shop tour you promised me ?

happy for you m8, seems like a wonderful workplace

michael


This week ill take pics of -

* JAG GROUP C XJR 14

* PEUGEOT GROUP C 905

* DAYTONA SHELBY COBRA
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Awesome pics

nice to see the cars are still cared for
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What i would do to be in your shoes
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Stunning!

Nice one mate
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the mclarens GTR's are awesome

lucky guy to have a job like that

fair play mate

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lovely job mate...do you get to take anything home like old spoilers or wheels etc?? just a queery like
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lovely job mate...do you get to take anything home like old spoilers or wheels etc?? just a queery like
no fraid not
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