My trip to Geneva (Maybach, 612, Cayenne T, 911 & surpri

[topgeartom]

Well, conclusive proof that school trips arent always that bad - just flew back troday from a short trip to CERN in Geneva - we were coming back from CERN and as the coach trip was only very short the driver decided to do an impromptue city tour. coming back to the hotel though, i nearly shit my pants when we went past this:
http://img167.exs.cx/img167/8082/genevatrip0881ye.th.jpg (http://img167.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img167&image=genevatrip0881ye.jpg)
Now one of my friends who went on the trip is a trainspotter and so is very good with maps, and mangade to guide my exactly to the plave where it had been without one wrong turning - 15 minutes walk through the back-streets of Geneva was nothing to get this! This is actually the same one TT snapped in Lausanne last year.
http://img195.exs.cx/img195/8554/genevatrip0893tq.th.jpg (http://img195.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img195&image=genevatrip0893tq.jpg)
http://img191.exs.cx/img191/3223/genevatrip0908pf.th.jpg (http://img191.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img191&image=genevatrip0908pf.jpg)
http://img190.exs.cx/img190/4903/genevatrip0915qt.th.jpg (http://img190.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img190&image=genevatrip0915qt.jpg)
http://img175.exs.cx/img175/3284/genevatrip0928co.th.jpg (http://img175.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img175&image=genevatrip0928co.jpg)
well, as luck would have it, Geneva's Ferrari and Maserati dealership was 100 yards from our hotel! so this little lot were an easy catch :wink: excuse the poor quality - i had to taske these through the window as i dont imageine the ferrari dealer would have wanted a 16 year old tourist wandering around all over their cars on full display of the public!
http://img184.exs.cx/img184/7346/genevatrip1025aw.th.jpg (http://img184.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img184&image=genevatrip1025aw.jpg)
http://img179.exs.cx/img179/6526/genevatrip0808il.th.jpg (http://img179.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img179&image=genevatrip0808il.jpg)
http://img161.exs.cx/img161/6059/genevatrip0839tp.th.jpg (http://img161.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img161&image=genevatrip0839tp.jpg)
http://img199.exs.cx/img199/1603/genevatrip0845mu.th.jpg (http://img199.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img199&image=genevatrip0845mu.jpg)
http://img199.exs.cx/img199/5020/genevatrip1031sm.th.jpg (http://img199.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img199&image=genevatrip1031sm.jpg)
http://img191.exs.cx/img191/8406/genevatrip0731ra.th.jpg (http://img191.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img191&image=genevatrip0731ra.jpg)
http://img167.exs.cx/img167/3517/genevatrip1086yd.th.jpg (http://img167.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img167&image=genevatrip1086yd.jpg)
http://img171.exs.cx/img171/9716/genevatrip1090ew.th.jpg (http://img171.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img171&image=genevatrip1090ew.jpg)
http://img171.exs.cx/img171/4315/genevatrip1077nh.th.jpg (http://img171.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img171&image=genevatrip1077nh.jpg)
http://img171.exs.cx/img171/9280/genevatrip1068xc.th.jpg (http://img171.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img171&image=genevatrip1068xc.jpg)
Now this next one isnt exactly super quality, but just look at what has sneaked into shot...
http://img178.exs.cx/img178/5808/genevatrip1040tz.th.jpg (http://img178.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img178&image=genevatrip1040tz.jpg)
ohhh yess!!!
http://img200.exs.cx/img200/5050/genevatrip0862km.th.jpg (http://img200.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img200&image=genevatrip0862km.jpg)
http://img196.exs.cx/img196/7577/genevatrip0873eh.th.jpg (http://img196.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img196&image=genevatrip0873eh.jpg)
I was also chuffed to bits to see my first one of these in the wild!
http://img188.exs.cx/img188/982/genevatrip085better8wx.th.jpg (http://img188.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img188&image=genevatrip085better8wx.jpg)

even nearer to the hotel was this, an early example of a 911 turbo, complete with whail tail.
http://img164.exs.cx/img164/2065/genevatrip0782eo.th.jpg (http://img164.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img164&image=genevatrip0782eo.jpg)
i also caught these when out and about, ranging from the fairly rare to the relatively mundane
http://img200.exs.cx/img200/9475/genevatrip0565bt.th.jpg (http://img200.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img200&image=genevatrip0565bt.jpg)
http://img177.exs.cx/img177/3148/genevatrip0571rv.th.jpg (http://img177.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img177&image=genevatrip0571rv.jpg)
http://img79.exs.cx/img79/7639/genevatrip0582lj.th.jpg (http://img79.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img79&image=genevatrip0582lj.jpg)
http://img171.exs.cx/img171/2167/genevatrip0603rl.th.jpg (http://img171.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img171&image=genevatrip0603rl.jpg)
http://img171.exs.cx/img171/1585/genevatrip0613bh.th.jpg (http://img171.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img171&image=genevatrip0613bh.jpg)
http://img180.exs.cx/img180/4972/genevatrip0937nk.th.jpg (http://img180.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img180&image=genevatrip0937nk.jpg)
http://img186.exs.cx/img186/9885/genevatrip0959ry.th.jpg (http://img186.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img186&image=genevatrip0959ry.jpg)
http://img188.exs.cx/img188/9767/genevatrip0967od.th.jpg (http://img188.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img188&image=genevatrip0967od.jpg)
http://img162.exs.cx/img162/9764/genevatrip0971vl.th.jpg (http://img162.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img162&image=genevatrip0971vl.jpg)
http://img162.exs.cx/img162/4155/genevatrip0984fk.th.jpg (http://img162.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img162&image=genevatrip0984fk.jpg)
And while it isnt the real thing, im pretty sure this is exactly the same model that the JW members bought for Jabba!
http://img173.exs.cx/img173/8930/genevatrip1004fx.th.jpg (http://img173.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img173&image=genevatrip1004fx.jpg)
http://img173.exs.cx/img173/2514/genevatrip1014tf.th.jpg (http://img173.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img173&image=genevatrip1014tf.jpg)

Not a bad little catch all in all :D

[ikon2003]

Wow, I'd say that's a pretty darn good catch. Your Maybach pics totally put mine to shame. What a great school trip!

[TT]

Always strange to see somebody else's pics of places I use as hunt territories :D

That 57 is around the area since some time now.. I wonder if every now and then the owner goes back to Paris ("75" beeing Paris) or if he is living here for now :D

Too bad some of the pics are blurry because of poor lightning, but for most of them, you could improve the quality quite a lot by resizing them even just to 1600x1200 and sharpening ;)

The 612 + 360 combo is great!

[Pimp Racer]

I love the pics but this one is to drool over! http://img172.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img172&image=genevatrip0859sj.jpg

[sikx5]

Looks like you had a damn fine trip there!

That f40 just sitting there....far out...such a mean looking thing with black wheels and all. Looks like its fenced in so it wont eat anyone! :lol: :mrgreen:

[topgeartom]

Awesome "school trip"! The F40 is awesome with those black wheels (what about a short trip to Geneva TT??? :D ) and the Scaglietti-Modena combo is just great! And the Maybach, and the Evo VI, and the Cayennes... even the Tamiya Enzo 1:12!!! :D They're all great!

i thank you kindly sir!

we went past the showroom on the coach on the first day when we were heading for the hotel, and i only caught a glance and just though that there was a 360 and a couple of Maseratis and the odd porsche, then we went past it the next day and i realised it was a very short distance from the hotel, so i strolled up to take a couple of pics of the 575 and the 360, looked in and there was the 612 sat in the service bay and an F40 inside! I swear, i was just standing there for a good 10 seconds, trying to come to terms with myself!

[adamwich]

Nice pics! Thanks a lot!

This is my favorite picture ->
http://img188.exs.cx/img188/982/genevatrip085better8wx.th.jpg

[Wutputt]

Great sightings. That 612 - 360 combo shot is superb. As we already knew thanks to TT's pics, Geneva is a great place to spot exotics. Your pics confirmed it. I can't wait for my trip to Geneva in March. My camera will be ready :)

[dons5]

oh man those are just gorgeous pics i wanna see the 612 in person on the road moving soo bad

[raphaelws]

8) thanks man

[duko]

Awesome pics dude :D.. I love the Ferraris, especially the F40 and the 612, 360 combo shot.. Thanks :D

[dingo]

I wish I had trips like this when I was in school :?
Thanks for the pics, always nice cars around in Switzerland (as TT proves over and over again) :D

[saadie]

school trip to switzerland :? .. interesting ... the only school trip i had was a trip to a pepsi factory .... thats sooo lame ...

newayz ..
awsome pics especially this one http://img188.exs.cx/img188/982/genevatrip085better8wx.th.jpg
and congrats on 1000 posts ... :P :wink:

[stmoritzer]

Great sightings. dude,
looks like after visiting the fastest racetrack in the world at CERN (particles only :wink: , not cars) you were ready for some real fast stuff...

thanks for the pics
like the F40 behind the red chairs
http://img196.exs.cx/img196/7577/genevatrip0873eh.th.jpg (http://img196.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img196&image=genevatrip0873eh.jpg)


the 612-360 combo is great!


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[TT]

Great sightings. That 612 - 360 combo shot is superb. As we already knew thanks to TT's pics, Geneva is a great place to spot exotics. Your pics confirmed it. I can't wait for my trip to Geneva in March. My camera will be ready :)

Visiting Geneva's motorshow?

[gis]

Awesome pics Tom.the F40 is great.what a great school trip that must have been for you,lol

thanks for sharing :D

[Wutputt]

Great sightings. That 612 - 360 combo shot is superb. As we already knew thanks to TT's pics, Geneva is a great place to spot exotics. Your pics confirmed it. I can't wait for my trip to Geneva in March. My camera will be ready :)

Visiting Geneva's motorshow?
Yup :mrgreen:
My first time visting it.