it was filled with supercars

I took the day off today after having a weekend of training at the office. Somehow, the company loves sending us and killing our weekends off. I went to Peter's early this morning to have the car checked out. Apparently after changing the CVJoint, there was still a clunk noise upon making a full lock. Peter had a look at the car and test drove it. He suspected it was the absorber or the mounts. Turned out, he was right. The mountings on the suspension had come loose, which allowed a lot of free play on the absorber. Hence, the clunk noise when I turned a full lock. He tightened the bolts and we went for a test drive. No more clunks. It was peaceful once again.

After that, I went down to Segambut to meet up with Merv and Bob, who were at Rueben's workshop. Now, it's been sometime since I've been there, the last time it was really like your typical workshop. It was cramped and dark. Nevertheless, it was filled with supercars. Now, the place has been spruced up and a lot of renovation has gone into it. The store upstairs has been converted into an office, which looks a lot more contemporary. Now, the place was still packed with supercars and hypercars. The last time, there was the F355, followed by a lot of Porsches and BMWs. Now, it's turned into a place for a lot of valueable classic cars and yes, the F355 was there once again. This time, I managed to take pics! Enjoy...





You know, there are a few things that you like and when you actually get to see it in real-life, it's really not the same as having a pin-up on your wall. The Ferrari F355 is one of those things that I really, really like. This is the baby Ferrari, with a 3.5 liter V8 engine, it's also the cheapest to maintain and run. You could drive it as a daily driver and it will not kill your legs. This one however was a manual version. The one that I would like to own would be the one with the F1 sequential gearbox model, simply called the F355 F1. Sigh, what a sight, it's a marvel and a work of art. The engineers and designers really know how to design a car and you'd be surprise how hard it is to find the door handle, which is cleverly hidden behind the side vents. Imagine in an emergency, trying to run and get into your car in a hurry, you'd be fiddling with the comfounded thing till you find it, "Brilliant!"

I guess sometimes beauty superceeds practicality. You see, when the engineers and designers at Ferrari designed this car, it wasn't meant to be practical. It was a sports coupe, 2 seater and goes very fast. This one came standard with powered windows and it had many power assisted equipment. It made driving a supercar easy, you could use this as a daily driver.










This one, ahh yes, the prancing horse. The arch rival of Lamborghini, the legendary Testarossa. To be honest, the Lambo had all the style, upward swinging doors compared to the regular doors that the Ferrari used. Nevertheless, these hypercars had V12 engines and that alone makes them legendary. The sound and squeel at high revs made the engine sounded sweet and divine. I hardly come across these cars anymore. This one had the engine removed. I didn't get a chance to look into the interior as it was still jacked up and I didn't want risking the whole car falling onto the floor. However from the side, the tan coloured leather was still in prestine condition. Lovely...

Ever seen the engine bay of a Lamborghini Diablo? Here's a nice example, purple colour. You can't get more hypercar than this! I can still recall that when I was young, I used to have the posters on my wall. Today, I'm looking at one right in the flesh. The hydraulics on the scissors doors still work and the odometer on this Lambo, you wouldn't believe it if I told you. It had clocked less than 2,000km. This one really didn't see much tarmac at all.

The prancing horse and the raging bull, all under one roof. What more could you ask for?

Here are some prestine examples of a much sought after classic, the Rolls Royce. There was a Silver Shadow II, a coupe based on the Silver Spirit and a couple of a few more Rollers there as well. The amazing part is that these cars had about 14,000 miles on the odometer and that tells you how much action they have seen on the road. These are probably stored in the garage for exhibition purposes. When I opened the door, the smell of the leather was still there! It smells like it just rolled off the factory yesterday. I couldn't believe it as these cars were like 30 years old. Talk about quality stuff!