Your ultimate car?

The_Rossatron · Post by **The_Rossatron** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:39 pm

GregR wrote:
tut wrote:If anybody sees him, he will probably remember N1 TUT. I knew he was well off due to his car collection, and I believe he wrote "Lemings".

And Grand Theft Auto 1 & 2

Well not all by himself

A lot of my colleagues worked on them, though nobody is still here from the days of Lemmins 1.

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:02 pm

you @ DMA Ross?

Post by ed » Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:28 pm

I thought it was Rockstar North that does GTA?!

Post by **simon** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 7:05 pm

DMA did Lemmings and GTA originally but I didn't think they existed anymore. They used to be in the tech park in Dundee.

The_Rossatron · Post by **The_Rossatron** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 7:59 pm

Yeah Greg though we are now known as Rockstar North, formerly DMA Design (founded by Dave Jones) and yeah GTA is what we're known for. Originally based in Dundee moved down to Edinburgh about 6 years ago.

Post by **simon** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:11 pm

Ben Hinchcliffe is who I was speaking about.

The_Rossatron · Post by **The_Rossatron** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:13 pm

simon wrote:Ben Hinchcliffe is who I was speaking about.

Just asked my mate who started at Real Time Worlds this week if he knew a Ben and that was the name he came back with. Is that Bennicus on here?

Post by **simon** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:29 pm

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:36 pm

Here you go Shoom - a few more for your desktop.

http://www.the911.demon.co.uk/gt2-1.jpg
http://www.the911.demon.co.uk/gt2-2.jpg
http://www.the911.demon.co.uk/gt2-3.jpg
http://www.the911.demon.co.uk/gt2-4.jpg

Just been informed we shall not be graced by this lady's presence until April

Post by ed » Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:15 pm

Is that a purple diablo i see in the background?

Post by **Shug** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:23 pm

Got a sneaking suspicion that'll be an SE30... There was one in purple in Murrays ages back. Once you got over the shock, it actually really suited the car. It's never going to look like anything other than a knob extension, is it - so might as well be honest about it!

PhilA · Post by **PhilA** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:05 pm

Ive always loved a BRG Aston Martin V8 Vantage.

rwd + big engine = loads of smiles.

A mate's dad had an older one (1970s).
http://www.astonmartins.com/v8/v8vans1.htm
Was round at his once when they were gonna start it up after the winter. Took out all the plugs, brushed then down with a wire brush. Popped them back and and started it up. What a noise!

When I was working at the co-op one Friday evening, I went outside to collect in the trolleys. It was misty, and out of the mist came an AM V8 Vantage in brg - it rolled down the high street and back into the mist.
http://www.astonmartins.com/virage/vantage.htm

Really like the Esprit - later versions.

The 240R exige does loads for me... how much would i give for a black one of them?!

Love the sound of a Ferrari F50 GT1.

A Lambo is that bit more exotic and an animal tho...

mac · Post by **mac** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:12 pm

shooomer wrote:There was a red se30 in MMC too, think the owner also had a 340r and and S2 Sport 190

Yeah - Met him at a OLC run trackday at Kh. Most unassuming guy I have ever met, it wasn't until he mentioned his 340R and awaiting deliver of the S2 that it click who it was.

First person I can recall wearing one of the now ubquious heated jackets

Cheers

Mac

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:54 am

ed wrote:Is that a purple diablo i see in the background?

Diablo SV Ed, in 'violet'. I'm with shug - it actually looks really good in that colour as that seemed to be the colour of all the promo cars that you saw in Top Gear etc at the time.

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:04 am

Dave Jones had the plate "DJ 1" on his Merc SL55 too, and wasn't it his Ford RS200 that Clarkson crashed into a tattie field (Crail IIRC)?