Today I saw...

skiba · 26 May 2006 at 20:00

My walk home from work takes me down Sloane Street and past the Jumeriah Carlton Tower, a hotel mostly frequented by Arabs. I am used to seeing ridiculous examples of wealth, last week on a walk to the tube I saw loads of 911's and RR Sports, an M5, an M6 and an SLR all in the space of about 5 minutes. It's a car enthusiasts wet dream. Anyway, today walking home I saw this little beauty, first one i've seen on the road so thought i'd share it. I don't think anyone turned to look at it except me.

http://img87.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ariel9ui.jpg

agw_01 · 26 May 2006 at 20:01

Can't really see it very well... Caterham isn't it?

edit... Oops, I didn't see the filename.

SaBBz · 26 May 2006 at 20:03

agw_01 said:
Can't really see it very well... Caterham isn't it?

Joking?

S@njay · 26 May 2006 at 20:05

Duh..its that really fast expencive car of course!

i forgot the name of the car, it is expenicve though, it was on top gear.

rG-tom · 26 May 2006 at 20:05

i see no image :S

I'd guess from agws guess that its an atom tho?

Tom.

Dreadi · 26 May 2006 at 20:07

im not very big on cars but i like to visit here.

but anyway, i saw a merc slk500 (550???) parked by work the other day, next thing you know someone drove into with a forktruck carrying massive hunks of metal, something like £20,000 worth of damage

skiba · 26 May 2006 at 20:08

Yes it was an atom, here is a link to the (somewhat rubbish) pic for those that can't see it.

http://may26.imghost.us/wglbcy.jpg

http://img87.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ariel9ui.jpg

I can't seem to find a price tag for it though.

Malachy · 26 May 2006 at 20:08

Ascari? my dad does a lot of work for the factory
edit nvm its an atom

skiba · 26 May 2006 at 20:12

hmmm seems it's only £25k's worth.

neil-ste · 26 May 2006 at 20:15

I spotted one the other day just pottering along a local backroad. By pottering I mean dawdling, my friend who I was in the car with had to overtake it.

agw_01 · 26 May 2006 at 20:16

SaBBz said:
Joking?

No?

I'm not very well up on kit cars.

Damn you quoting my post though... I was going to edit it

saitrix · 26 May 2006 at 20:17

agw_01 said:
No?

I'm not very well up on kit cars.

Damn you quoting my post though... I was going to edit it

It isnt a kit car. It is made by Ariel, which are in the UK. Can't you remember when it was on TG?

agw_01 · 26 May 2006 at 20:19

saitrix said:
It isnt a kit car. It is made by Ariel, which are in the UK. Can't you remember when it was on TG?

ROFL, made a right tit of myself there haven't I

No, I didn't see that episode. I used to work in a pub on Sundays. My shift finished at 8pm, which means by the time I got home, Top Gear was almost over.

saitrix · 26 May 2006 at 20:26

http://www.openwheelers.com.au/videos/Top_Gear_Ariel_Atom_2_Full_segment.mpg

Thats the video of the Atom on Top Gear.

Mods, just to let you know, i got that link off the Ariel website.

agw_01 · 26 May 2006 at 20:48

Thanks very much Dan. I remember seeing clips of Jeremy's skin being prised away from his body, but I had no idea he'd driven the Atom.

Oh, and btw... I had actually heard of the Atom... just never seen a picture. I'm not that much of a n00b

saitrix · 26 May 2006 at 20:51

You did get me worried.

They look much better in person, saw one at the Autosport show. Lovely things.

spaz · 26 May 2006 at 20:53

Awesome cars, was one at Santa Pod last month, more or less blitzed everything short of a drag racer.

No-One · 26 May 2006 at 21:09

There's been one parked at a house round the corner from me the last few days.

Mackass · 26 May 2006 at 23:14

The last time I went Sloane Street, there was some nice Ferrari that flew past me. I honestly didn't get to see what model it was because it was travelling so fast, but the noise it made was gorgeous.

Mike · 27 May 2006 at 10:36

Saw an atom barrelling through Alderley Edge one day, driver had a leather cap and goggles on like Biggles