SteveW
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Simply amazing.. (taken from another site)
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We met at Nelson’s house early Wednesday morning. Nelson opened his home’s garage door, and we were both absolutely elated to see the Blue Max parked inside, next to his stunning Rolls Royce Ghost. With the incredible cars available for Nelson to drive on any given day, it was truly an honor to see the M3 getting regular use.
The home had a separate, detached garage. The door was rolled down, so I had to ask what was inside.
As the garage door rolled up, I found I was only able to stare in shock. The open door revealed two Bugatti Veyrons. Seeing a Veyron in person is the only way to get a true appreciation for the car’s design and construction. Although I was anticipating a world class fit and finish, nothing could have prepared me for how amazing the Veyron is in person. The paint seemed infinitely deep. The aluminum on the extremely rare Sang Blue Veyron is so highly polished it is difficult to convince yourself it is not chrome. And then there is the interior. Never have I seen a more perfect use of leather, carbon, and aluminum in a car’s interior. Nothing I can say here will effectively describe the appearance of the Veyron. The car is truly moving artwork. You simply have to see and experience it for yourself.
We left Nelson’s home, and drove to the shoot location- a private Fly-In community in central Florida. I was eager to experience the Veyron on the road, and again found myself completely unprepared. Driving the car normally, the sound of the four turbo chargers dominates all other tones emanating from the exposed engine. You can immediately hear and feel the car’s incredible power potential. I’ve said before that Nelson is a true car enthusiast, and this day doubled my confidence in this. Nelson drove the Veyron without the trepidation one might anticipate from someone driving such a costly supercar. The car was built to be driven, and Nelson had no fear of driving it. As we drove through Florida’s back roads, we approached some corners and I was shocked at the force with which the heavy Veyron gripped the ground. The car was absolutely flat through the bends, and seemed to respond perfectly to every input.
Then the inevitable happened- we encountered a long and straight stretch of road. Nelson placed both hands on the steering wheel and said “you may want to lean your head back against the headrest”. It is literally not possible to describe what happened next using words. The Veyron’s acceleration was so immediate, the power delivery so smooth that I can only describe the experience as completely dissimilar to driving a car at all. I felt as if I was strapped to a rocket. There was no jerking between shifts (in fact, you could not feel the gear change at all), no shape to the powerband that made power increase or decrease throughout the engine’s RPM range. The car achieved a speed that should only be confined to closed courses so quickly and effortlessly that it simply did not feel like an automobile at all.
We arrived at Nelson’s hanger, and were greeted with more automotive art work. The Ferarri California, the Bentley Drophead, the Ferarri 599 were all incredible cars. I had heard quite a few times about two cars in particular, and was excited to see them- the Heffner twin turbo Gallardo LP-560, and the RennTech modified SL65 Black Series had occupied my imagination for months now. Both cars boast nearly 1000 horsepower and blistering acceleration. Both are incredible in their own right.
Although we cannot reveal the photos from our shoot prematurely (you can expect to see the entire shoot in this fall’s EuroTuner magazine), here are some behind the scenes shots from that day:
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nathy_87
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
Location: West Mids. Drives: Škoda Fabia VRS 5J
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 Speechless.
Not too keen on the grill/colour of bonnet on the Rolls.
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Tom
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That SL is awesome, what an absolute f*ck-face he is getting to own all that! I would have some older stuff though if I were that laced with cash!
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Laney
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The colour of that Lambo is 
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nathy_87
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quote:
Originally posted by Laney
The colour of that Lambo is
Agree.
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CORSA NUT
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Sweet jesus that pic of the Veyrons is just
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
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id love a workshop like that, let alone the cars
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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_Allan_
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Awesome collection. I also love that Lambo colour
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vaux.dan
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pics dont ork for me 
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3CorsaMeal
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Rolls royce have become sCeNe as fook!!!
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j10E W
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Omg what a collection what a lucky guy fair play
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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Veyrons are simply awesome. Looks amazing in those pictures. Cant believe some people think they are ugly!
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3CorsaMeal
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pfft Veyron is only twice the power of Nics Corsa, and nics corsa doesn't have interior so probably quite similar performance
@mwg that shot of the sill is just pure art imo
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mwg
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I might have a danger wank over it
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
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That lamb is awesome! Is the m3 caged as well?
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16vKarlos
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great pictures... great cars... Great big pockets... great to see MEGA RICH car enthusiasts
Sweet as a nut
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3CorsaMeal
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just the value of all the tyres there is mind boggling 
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Ingham
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I am wet.
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Graham88
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Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Awesome. Best car for me is the Lambo simply due to the colour, amazing.
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Jamie_Hastings1
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
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BMW looks amazing.
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SteveW
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oh and just found a video of that Blue Lambo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB0v24XVSFk&feature=player_embedded
NICE !
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
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hmm maybe paint the ///M that colour
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
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belton
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good to see he has an arden blue beemer, mad respect if he took that down lakeside
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Matt L
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now that is one hell of a car collection.
he quite clearly won at life.
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Nath
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Echo what everyone has said about the colour of the Lambo
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