Legendary Gran Turismo Supercars Featured in Exhibition in the Netherlands

[Famine]

This is the discussion thread for an article on GTPlanet:

Legendary Gran Turismo Supercars Featured in Exhibition in the Netherlands​

A fleet of legendary vehicles from Gran Turismo’s history have joined a special exhibition of “Supercars of the 90s”, including an extremely rare appearance of the Toyota GT-One road car outside its native Germany...

 

[M4rk]

Cool to see this covered. I'm from the Netherlands and went the first Saturday this exhibition started. Jawwdropping line-up with cars i Will never see again. The regular collection and the scenery is also absolutly amazing as well!

 

[Bornhall]

That Vector would be SOOO nice in GT7 (or GT8) along with the WX3 and WX3R that were up for auction recently/soon. Loved the Vector W8 since I was a kid in the eighties! Shame I don't have the letter I got from Weigert (as a response to a letter I sent to them) back in the day.

 

[Jordan]

That GT-One road car though.

 

[RACECAR]

Ok is it just me or is this another event where one of the Vectors have shown up? Wasn't there an auction not too long ago that also had one?

 

[Famine]

Ok is it just me or is this another event where one of the Vectors have shown up? Wasn't there an auction not too long ago that also had one?

Not yet - it's two weeks away:

Legendary Cars from Gran Turismo 2 Coming to Auction at Monterey Car Week

If you're heading to Monterey Car Week later this summer, and have deep pockets, you'll have the opportunity to bring all your Gran Turismo 2 fantasies to life with an extraordinary collection of cars from the short-lived Vector brand coming up for auction through RM Sotheby's. The eight-car line

www.gtplanet.net

 

[RACECAR]

Not yet - it's two weeks away:

Legendary Cars from Gran Turismo 2 Coming to Auction at Monterey Car Week

If you're heading to Monterey Car Week later this summer, and have deep pockets, you'll have the opportunity to bring all your Gran Turismo 2 fantasies to life with an extraordinary collection of cars from the short-lived Vector brand coming up for auction through RM Sotheby's. The eight-car line

www.gtplanet.net

Ah, was under the impression it already took place. So less of a "Its already happened" and more "It will happen"

 

[Coquico]

My goodness, what machinery. Hope all the fans near there go to see that incredible pack of cars! By the way, missing the r390 in Gt7...

 

[Jump_Ace]

Will this collection be doing a world tour? My wallet wants to know.


Jerome

 

[danimac]

Would it be fair to say that all these cars could be scanned for GT7/GT8? Most are in the game so it wouldn’t be too fare fetched to think PD would include them right?

 

[Smallie]

Thanks for this article.

I’m going there tomorrow!

Edit: it was amazing!

 

[CountessGardy]

Hope this means we get the Vector in GT7

 

[EngieDiesel]

Hope this means we get the Vector in GT7

There's not much stopping them in the legal sense, since nobody holds the rights to the company anymore. I guess it's mostly a matter of there being enough interest to model the car and striking a deal with someone who owns a working example.

And I admit, I really just want a good close look at the W8's interior, because look at this nonsense:

If modern infotainment screens had displays like that, I probably wouldn't dislike them as much as I do.

 

[Famine]

There's not much stopping them in the legal sense, since nobody holds the rights to the company anymore.

I understand that Gerald Wiegert bought the rights to the company back after it was shuttered by MegaTech - having kept the rights to the W8 and WX3, forcing the Stevens-led redesign for the M12 - and that it has passed to his family following his death.

 

[EngieDiesel]

I understand that Gerald Wiegert bought the rights to the company back after it was shuttered by MegaTech - having kept the rights to the W8 and WX3, forcing the Stevens-led redesign for the M12 - and that it has passed to his family following his death.

I was aware that Wiegert had the rights, but last I had heard when he passed in 2021 all the legal documentation regarding Vector was literally thrown in a dumpster after the company warehouse was vacated. Or at least that's what this (now paywalled ) Road and Track article said.

How Vector Aeromotive’s Ambitious History Was Relegated To the Dumpster

Gerry Wiegert passed away in January at 76. His wild car company died with him.

www.roadandtrack.com

I guess it's not that much of a stretch to presume one of his surviving family might have some copies, but seems like most information, aside from that article, stops right around the time he tried to revive the company shortly before his death.

 

[05XR8]

There's not much stopping them in the legal sense, since nobody holds the rights to the company anymore. I guess it's mostly a matter of there being enough interest to model the car and striking a deal with someone who owns a working example.

And I admit, I really just want a good close look at the W8's interior, because look at this nonsense:

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If modern infotainment screens had displays like that, I probably wouldn't dislike them as much as I do.

Buick Reata was rocking that. I remember playing with the screen at the NY Auto Show back then.

Dig the concept interior with the dope CD player.

The unlikely birth and untimely death of Buick’s two-seat Reatta - Hagerty Media

Buick’s first and only two-seater was conceived more than a decade before its birth. This is the genesis story of the Buick Reatta.

www.hagerty.com

The seats have similar seat insert designs. Good stuff!