Salon Privé, London, 11-13 July 2007: What better way to spend the day? A bottle of bubbly, croquet on the lawn at the Hurlingham Club, and your Ford GT waiting there to whisk you home afterwards? Bliss!
Well, thanks in part to P1, who were exhibiting at July’s prestigious Salon Privé 3-day event, you could do that. P1 pioneered the concept of shared access to supercars when it launched in October 2000. Now in its seventh year the club offers its members the ultimate way to enjoy year-round access to a £5m garage of the world’s finest and fastest cars, without the costs of ownership. P1 has branches in the South and North of England, each providing 250 members access to, amongst others, Ferraris, Porsches and Aston Martins. Recent arrivals include the Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder and Bentley Continental GTC.
At this year’s Salon Privé P1 displayed just two contrasting cars from its fleet - a Le Mans-inspired centenary edition Ford GT (left) and a bright orange Porsche 997 GT3 RS.
Ford GT Photograph by David Brook, courtesy of Salon Privé
Scottsdale, 18-21 January 2007: The Russo & Steele auction saw a very unusual GT40 on sale. The car was GT40/1147, first of the concept cars, and owned by Safir GT40 Spares Ltd. Its new owners plan to use the non-runner as a promotional display car.