Nick Mason's car is photographed in Graham Robson's Super Profile book
Nick Mason's car is photographed in Graham Robson's Super Profile book
Richard C
Yeah, just found that out from someone else!
Green I think?
Complete with bull bars, IIRC!
It's the green car photographed in that book that made me really want one in green, as a 10 year old kid!
Richard C
I believe Simon Park, composer of "Eye Level", Van der Valk theme, also bought a Stratos.
Surely there must be more famous owners?
Spoke to Rob Whitehouse the film director in Hoznayo who has also owned two original Stratos in his time. Currently campaigning an Olio Fiat liveried 037 but says he is considering a Stratos rep for fun.
Last edited by john; 18-05-2019 at 06:18.
Rowan Atkinson used to have one?
Yes, Ian Frazer one time editor (and owner) of Car magazine, also owns a Stratos, partially because of driving Nick Masons' https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/featur...hive-may-1979/
and Ian in turn gave me my first ride in a Stratos
It's looks as though you and I have been out in the same Stratos. I'm friends with Ian's son Antony, he turned up to my workshop once in Ian's car. It's a lovely early example without the aerofoil and spoiler. I'm not sure whether he still owns it though. I haven't spoken to Antony in a good while.Originally Posted by Griff
Note, the pukka and very very rare recliner seat in the BUC car?
Nick Mason's car was red with thin tubular chrome over bumpers, of all things.
The car that the moulds were taken from was a green Stradale FYH 4V (also shown in the Super Profile book) that belonged to Roger Perry.
After that, it was painted a mid blue metallic and fitted with 15" dayglo red magnesium coffin spokes (10" on the rear).
Here's me with Simon Park's (the music composer) red Stradale at Coy's Historic, Silverstone:
It's looks as though you and I have been out in the same Stratos. I'm friends with Ian's son Antony, he turned up to my workshop once in Ian's car. It's a lovely early example without the aerofoil and spoiler. I'm not sure whether he still owns it though. I haven't spoken to Antony in a good while.
And this is how my car was going to look if the owner of a VW Variant I saw on the dock road in Bootle had ever got back to me and sold me his number plate - BUC311T!
Guy
"Bull bars",Complete with bull bars, IIRC!
It's the green car photographed in that book that made me really want one in green, as a 10 year old kid!
Yes, that's a better description.
It is red though, not green.
There are actually 3 different green Stradales in that Graham Robson Super Profile book. The Roger Perry car is only shown in black and white.
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