I really doubt that the first prototype, which may have been an 800 but was probably not, was shipped to the US and sold to the general public. So, either he was on a doctored up T100 or Bonneville, or he had no idea what he had. I don't think they made a production 800 Thruxton.

Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python