7-15 Houston - SLR, Murci, Panoz, CGT etc etc

[r2r]

:shock:

Congrats on the ride in the Murcielago roadster RC, we need more pics of this car!

And I don't know about you, but I'll get tired driving in the Z06 long before I will in the Murcielago.


and sameerrao, those are some nice gallardo pics.

[sameerrao]

thanks ... I will be posting more pics later - including the Murci, Elise, etc.

[nthfinity]

Nice shots Sameer, very nice shots!

[RC45]

Originally Posted by r2r And I don't know about you, but I'll get tired driving in the Z06 long before I will in the Murcielago.

Hey, if posing is your scene then more power to you..

But for $360,000 there are more "driver orientated" cars out there than that

[RC45]

Originally Posted by sameerrao ^^ Try it out on the road and it might be shrink around you. All cars with flappy paddles make manouvring cars around the parking lot a tedious experience. Plus the sheer width of the car and the mega dollar price adds to the problem.

THat may be true - but when barreling towards a bend it won't be any lighter

BTW - you are the designated "still photog" and weren't out at MSR on Sunday - so no hires pictures of the fanastic F40 (an untitled "new" purchase in from New Jersey) and the beautiful in black F430..

[sameerrao]

That black 430 looks real familiar ... Is the owner's first name Lee by any chance - I met him on one the FCA gettogethers.

Hopefully I will be able to make it to a trackday session sometime soon...

[sameerrao]

McMerc SLR





Impressive engine sound. The supercharger has a nice whine. I like the gills on the side reminding one of the glorious SLR. The interior
is pretty nice with shell like seats with a CF underpinning. The switchgear is very cheap looking - not what you can expect in a $480,000 car.

Being poseurs ourselves, we spent a good five minutes figuring out how to pop the airbrake in the rear of the car....


I like the wheel caps - the lettering is reminscent of the Mercs of 1930s .... nice touch. The wheel spoke pattern is like the knockoff hubcaps pattern of those days. Nice touch! Dinner plate sized carboceramic disks hiding behind for those who dont give a fig about this


Opening the hood upfront is not straightforward either. This took us time while tried to move the cover this way and that. Basically while standing at the front of the caryou have to pull it upwards and then towards you. Then lift from the side behind the wheels and pull upwards. Nice hinge mechanism. RC, being as analytical as ever was giving a 2 minute shpiel on the hinge - I vaguely recall words parallelogram, hinge, fantastic. I was too hungry at the time to focus

[sameerrao]

Lambo Murcielago roadster






Lambo textures ...

[r2r]

^^^ Those are some great shots (the SLR and Murcielago)

Murcielago roadster in red looks amazing

oh yeah and that amazingly comlex hindge system on the SLR for the hood interesting to see.

[RC45]

Originally Posted by bmuller I absolutely love the first murcielago pic These pics wouldn't have been taken at the former RR dealership across the street from Carmello's would they...?

Yes, it is Drivers Houston Autoworks - http://www.drivershouston.com/ - I have sorta become their resident photog.

It's nice to get a call to come and take some shots of a car they are about to sell, advertise or promote

But I will tell you the downside - daily exposure to these "super cars" makes you a little immune to them

So much so, that on Sunday, I didn't even put down the Video camera to get the SLR and take stills of the F40 or F430 that rolled up

[sameerrao]

I was disappointed when the BMW 540i rolled up for a photoshoot - argh the sheer boredom, the agony ....

[RC45]

^^^ Not to mention the Jag...

[RC45]

Originally Posted by bmuller I've never been to this place but I'm definitely visiting it when I come back to houston at the end of the summer. Is it a dealership ar just a storehouse for the cars?

It is a little bit of all of that - they sell exotics, they are a Panoz dealer, the store and pamper priceless collector cars and they offer sports car time share - as well as the detailing and maintenance facilities to keep it all looking good.

Originally Posted by bmuller And will they let anyone sit in/open up the cars or was that just b/c y'all were taking pics?

That's really only because we were taking photos for their inventory.

If you are a serious buyer, I am sure they will let you kick the tyres on any car on the lot

[Wutputt]

Nice behind the scenes idea, RC And Sameerrao, I love your pics taken from 'above'. Thanks for sharing.

[stmoritzer]

Thanks for this stunning pics of the SLR and Murci , me ikes the color!