Notable car sightings

[2ndMoparMan]

Looks a bit on the small side. Probably a kit.

[Kchrpm]

Two Chevy SSRs in the same driveway.

[Cam]

'68-71 Jaguar E-Type convertible in my neighbourhood.

[Mr Wonder]

No pictures this time, and nothing to match a 959, but a fair few interesting cars knocking around as the sun starts to come out.

The dude with the very tasteful E92 M3 (black, sand interior - extended leather) in the road next to mine has chopped it in for a new M4. Silverstone blue with black wheels. It looks fantastic.
Jag E-Type S3 V12 Coupe - Red. Stunning, it must be fresh from restoration. Again in the next road over from mine - hooray for gentrification!
A few hundred meters further towards the posher part of town there used to be a green Tesla P80, base model with not much in the way of options. Nice but could try harder. There now sits a white P90D with all the options ticked. Sublime.
The same road also houses a couple of Detroit's finest. A very small, unassuming garage houses a black C2 Corvette Convertible stored above a Desoto of some description. I think.

Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Spyder Performante - Balloon white with black stripes.
Triumph Herald convertible - Red. Always out and about in the summer.
458 Italia - white. Cheekily abandoned in Mayfair.
Brabus Tesla Model S - who knew?
Matte Grey Aventador trying to set Kensington on fire.

All this is on top of the usual sea of German sports variants. RS audis, Ms, and AMGs of all shapes and sizes are very popular here. So far my favourite is the M6 gran coupe in Tanzanite Blue Metallic. Though a Samoa Orange TTRS being given a bootfull in Chiswick high road was a refreshing use of power that's not normally seen. Sadly it was outside the local Police station - didn't end well!


As I'm sure I've mentioned before, I consider myself very fortunate to live where I do and to be able to see the machinery that I have. However there is always a bigger fish. A few weeks ago I was invited to a friend's new flat...In Chelsea Harbour opposite the Chelsea Harbour Hotel. It's second multi million pound home o'clock. The man of the house kindly offered to show me round the car park for the building. It was like being in Wonka's chocolate factory, except with cars. A sea of near abandoned Ferraris/Porsches/Astons/Bentleys of the latest kind. Most under cover but recognisable. A few highlights were;

McLaren 650S
Audi R8 GT
Matching Ferraris - FF and F12
Rolls Phantom
Rolls Wraith
Bentley Mulsanne
911 GT3 4.0
991 GT3 in orange with copious modifications including a Rauh Welt style rear wing and what must have been oil drums for rear wheels.

Uncovered
McLaren SLR. Plate was "4 E" - probably worth 300k plus on it's own.
Aston Vanquish
A pre war car who's name escapes me, but I hadn't heard of it before, in good survivor condition. Plate was "O 4"

What was more shocking was the stuff that wasn't covered, which at first glance seemed to be much more run of the mill machinery, albeit with expensive numberplates, until you got a little closer.

The Silver R129 Merc SL (blocking in the orange 911 GT3) - turns out to be an SL 600.
The dusty, older Rolls Royce in one corner. Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow two door coupe by James Young - one of just 35.
Bentley saloon from the mid nineties? Turbo RT.
Old 964 911 parked up between a couple of new, sequential plated Range Rovers? 964 RS. A quarter of a mills worth of classic rear engined goodness just sitting there.

A fantastic experience, after which I was a gibbering wreck frankly. I've paid good money to see worse lineups! I'm looking forward to my next visit as I'm told that the owners of the supercars that descend on London in the summer all stay at the hotel, which valet parks vehicles in my friends car park. :)

[Freude am Fahren]

Caught a few lookers on my short ride today:

GT350 (That gray is pretty terrible)
http://www.freudeamfoto.com/gtx/GT350.jpg

BMW i8
http://www.freudeamfoto.com/gtx/i8.jpg

BMW Z8
http://www.freudeamfoto.com/gtx/Z8.jpg

[thesameguy]

Ooh - that grey is terrible!

Saw my first Model X today. Damn nice.

[Sad, little man]

This morning I saw a Lincoln MKT Town Car in the wild. I think the first one I've seen that wasn't owned by Ford.

Go ahead, google it... Your mind is now blown.

[thesameguy]

They have those in SF - they are slowly replacing the Town Car-based Town Cars. The couple times I've Uber Blacked in SF, that's what's shown up. The limo company I use here also has them - even in 10-passenger stretch format!

[Freude am Fahren]

Random thought: I was driving next to a GLA 45 yesterday and it's like some kind of brain teaser. It looks like an SUV/CUV, but as you get closer, you realize it's barely taller than the short BRZ. It was shorter than the Civic next to it (actually I looked it, up, 2.5" taller, must have been the road camber, but still, shorter than a Taurus). It's like a Hatchback pulling a Little Rascal's type trick.

[thesameguy]

I will sheepishly admit I really like those.

[Godson]

Ugh. I hate em. The MKT is cool.

[thesameguy]

The Uber drivers I have had call them hearses. :lol:

[Reynard]

Saw my first Model X today. Damn nice.

I didn't know it even existed until I passed one on the way to work last week. As I approached I was thinking, hey, that's actually a damn good looking SUV/Wagon thing.

[2ndMoparMan]

Bentley Conti GT today at Zaxbys in the drive through. Odd to see somethin like that there.

[Freude am Fahren]

Have you had Zaxby's? :lol: I could win a billion dollars tomorrow, I'd still eat there.

[overpowered]

Intrigued, but the nearest one appears to be in Utah.

[Godson]

Omg. Zaxbys is literally sinful.

[speedpimp]

RHD Isuzu Trooper in Hillbilly, Michigan.

[TheBenior]

RHD Honda Acty (I think) on the I-90/94 in Chicago.

[Yw-slayer]

I will sheepishly admit I really like those.

No-one's perfect. A bit like (from a glance at the menu) the food at Zaxby's.

(for the avoidance of doubt, that means that I'd definitely try it out. The food, but not a GLA of any sort.)

[Godson]

New body viper.


In black.


Sexy as sin.

[thesameguy]

They are. I don't think they sold very well, but they're really pretty.

[TheBenior]

They look good, but the C7 Corvette giving 95% of the performance for 60% of the price, and as much as I hate to say it, the lack of an automatic transmission doomed the Viper's sales.

Barring a surprise upswing, sales of the new Viper peaked at 760 in 2014.

[thesameguy]

I was really excited to see an E28 M5 cross my path just a bit ago, but that excitement faded when I saw it was followed by a Subaru Forester. With spinners.

[speedpimp]

LIKE A BAWS!!!!!!!!!!!

[Godson]

2009 Mosler MT900S


One of my all time favorite cars. Was just purchase by a good friends family member.

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1 of 20 produced world wide.

[Random]

Saw a Toyota Mirai fuel cell car on the road (in Davis, naturally). Neat. :cool:

[retsmah]

Saw some interesting cars driven by spectators at the Oregon Trail Rally this past weekend, there was a Honda Beat and an R32 Skyline!

[MR2 Fan]

2009 Mosler MT900S


One of my all time favorite cars. Was just purchase by a good friends family member.

1705 1706 1707 1708 1709 1710 1711

1 of 20 produced world wide.

and built in Florida....FLOGROWN as the rednecks say

[Dicknose]

A blue Cayman GT4 going north thru my suburb... Maybe on their way to a late night run??
Fingers crossed this was an IMOA spotting.

[SportWagon]

There was I think an old red MGA at that garage when I set out bicycling this morning, but it was no longer there when I returned.

[IMOA]

A blue Cayman GT4 going north thru my suburb... Maybe on their way to a late night run??
Fingers crossed this was an IMOA spotting.

I only got back on saturday morning and spent the weekend at Rennsport so not me. I will post some pictures in the next few days though.

[pl8ster]

Saw a 1st-gen Dakota convertible yesterday. The regular 1st-gen trucks are rare as hen's teeth around here in their own right; the convertible was an unexpected surprise. Truck bed was full of junk, too.

[thesameguy]

:up:

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/09/cars-only-bob-lutz-remembers-the-dodge-dakota-convertible/

[speedpimp]

Pretty sure there was a first gen Shelby Dakota as well.

[Freude am Fahren]

I have no idea what this is. Custom, I'm sure. It hard to tell just how big this thing is from the picture, but it dwarfed that Jeep more than it looks.

http://ww.freudeamfoto.com/gtx/tankcar.jpg

[JoshInKC]

Looks like it might have a Packard "Flying Donut" hood ornament, but beyond that all I can guess is something on the frame of a 1-ton pick-up, due to the size and lug nuts.

[pl8ster]

I keep seeing a lifted Bronco II with giant tires. But I keep seeing it with its rubber on the road, so that's good.

[speedpimp]

Those are heavy truck tires and rims, either 22" or 24". Probably built on a semi frame and with a very large diesel(say 12 liters or so) under the hood. I would love to know more about it.

[XHawkeye]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cinp7yoUoAAfv8g.jpg:large

[speedpimp]

I see that many every day in the parking lot at work. And when rust gets a hold of them it is not a pretty sight, especially on those once sweet chrome rims.

[The359]

A British Racing Green Aston Martin DB7 Vantage. Gorgeous.

A red Honda Beat. Yes, the little mid-engine kei car from Japan. On a trailer in the middle of Pennsylvania.

[thesameguy]

Quite remarkably I saw my weird A100 on the road the other day, miles and miles from its home!

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=761A647D1BA02FAC!18806&authkey=!AGuJ1fk5PUNdmuA&v=3&ithint=photo%2cjpg

The owner was not who I expected - a middle aged dude looking pretty normal, if a little hipster-y. I always imagined some grizzled old carpenter owned it.

[Random]

Saw a Peugeot Partner Tepee (http://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/peugeot/partner-tepee) on I80 the other day up from Mexico...couldn't read teh license plate quickly enough to tell which state.

[speedpimp]

Morgan 3 wheeler on US 31 in Indiana between Kokomo and Rochester.

[TheBenior]

Aston Martin DB MK3 on the I-290 in Chicago's western suburbs.

[Sad, little man]

*Drops mic

http://gtxforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=1760&d=1464807155


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[Freude am Fahren]

Damn. Nice spot. That thing looks pretty rough, must still be a very early version.

[Sad, little man]

Yes, admittedly there are actually a few I've seen tooling around. I work near where they're doing the development on them. They are all pretty rough looking test mules. Note that the exhaust and tail lights are not production. There is definitely something appealing about the flat grey though. Looks like a fighter jet. No matte colors for production though.

[Kchrpm]

I wonder what would have happened if I had taken a picture of the prototype vehicle I was driving. It had already been revealed to the public, so when we needed to take it on a public road sans camouflage it was not a problem.

[Sad, little man]

Meh, there are already tons of Ford GT test mule pictures floating around.

[Freude am Fahren]

Saw a 650S Sypder just now.

[Freude am Fahren]

There is definitely something appealing about the flat grey though. Looks like a fighter jet. No matte colors for production though.

I was wondering is that was raw carbon or a flat paint. Really though, with the quality of wraps these days, all of the exotics end up in non-offered colors eventually. And you can apply gloss/matte films over anything too. Just check out Salomondrin's Huayra. He went from gloss to matte with just a PPF.

Most exotics have options between raw and gloss carbon, I'd just go with whichever is more "coveted" and apply a film to make it how I want it.

[speedpimp]

Hyundai Genesis 5.0 sedan painted a very deep poop brown. Nice looking car but the color does it no favors.

[thesameguy]

Worst case, cease and desist. No big.

[The359]

2nd generation Isuzu Impulse, red.

[pl8ster]

I have lately been seeing a lot of brand-new Accords and am fairly amused by how much they ape the current E-class taillight design.

[thesameguy]

That reminds me: Does the RC take styling from the Accord Coupe, or is it the other way around?

[SportWagon]

A medium-dark metallic blue about 1960 VW Beetle. I'm pretty sure it had the little nose on the back, and a medium-sized rear window.

[speedpimp]

Tesla SUV. Looks like a Honda CRV that was stung by a bee.

[speedpimp]

Early '90s Blazer with a hand painted Slayer logo. Looks like it had been there for quite a while.
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[thesameguy]

That might be an '80s Blazer! I'll bet that Slayer mural was there since Slayer was actually popular!

[speedpimp]

It was a 4 door, so it was an '89 at the earliest. Pic was taken in Kalamazoo, MI, so they just got South Of Heaven...

[speedpimp]

Mainly posted that here for YW.

[thesameguy]

:lol:

[thesameguy]

An unusual thing to see in traffic...

https://1drv.ms/i/s!AqwvoBt9ZBp2gZx0-PZVfvISUNhe0w

[MR2 Fan]

A silver Honda Beat!!! I was :eek:

Like this:

http://www.pakwheels.com/forums/attachments/cars/644607-honda-beat-wanted-silver1_ttg_pakwheels-com-.jpg

I've always wanted one just to play around with, maybe swap in a bigger motor (IF at all possible)...and I know it's now allowed outside of the 25 year rule

Edit: and I would TOTALLY drive around in this:

http://www.carscoops.com/2007/01/acura-honda-nsx-mini-me-nats-mini-sx.html

http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4965/683/1600/151608/Carscoop_NSX_4.jpg

[pl8ster]

An unusual thing to see in traffic...

https://1drv.ms/i/s!AqwvoBt9ZBp2gZx0-PZVfvISUNhe0w

What is that, a Panhard? Looks like an old (original?) Dutch plate.

[thesameguy]

It's an Auto Union/DKW F91. A proto-Audi!

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndI-k4T8Q9c

[Yw-slayer]

Why is that notable? I see stuff like that maybe 3-5 times a day.

[Kchrpm]

Most of us don't.

[dodint]

Why is that notable? I see stuff like that maybe 3-5 times a day.

Bruh, you know.

[thesameguy]

Saw a totally mint Sunbeam Tiger this morning. Owner was clearly enjoying himself, and when I caught up to him at a stoplight to compliment him on the car he was pretty shocked I knew what it was. Like there are that many positively tiny roadsters with V8 rumbles! Sheesh.

[TheBenior]

Audi A1. Closer inspection revealed that it had Jalisco plates.

[drew]

Not a car sighting, per se, but i had a fucked up dream last night, that someone showed up with an electric NSX, that was infinitely impossible to drive (it was a two-seater, but tandem (fighter style)) with levers, knobs, slides all over the place.

I remember (from the dream, doesn't happen much), that it looked like a GTA franken car, with the front end of a McLaren, the roofline of a Zonda, and the ass of a 458, and that it was "new" with 10 miles on it, having never sold.

Dream price was $32,000, original sticker was $380,000.

So, yeah. Moral of story: don't have a shot of vodka and a melatonin before bed.

As for reality, I saw a 90s (91-92 I think) Corolla, sun-spotted to shit, and jamming on "Hungry Like The Wolf" through the Target parking lot, through its shitty 90s era speakers.

[MR2 Fan]

I was just thinking the other day we need more tandem style 2-seaters....meaning I barely know of any that were actually sold, only concepts

[speedpimp]

Mercury Capri(MK I) 2.8 sitting inside the fence of a car dealer in Fort Wayne, IN.

[Drachen596]

Which dealer?

[speedpimp]

Don't know the dealer, but it's located at the intersection of Main and Osage. Fenced in lot on the southside of the street.

[pl8ster]

I've been spending a lot of time on the bike lately, and it's summertime in Maine, yet somehow I have yet to see a single interesting vehicle on the road. *boggle*

Used to be that Tesla sightings were a novelty, since the closest dealer is in the Boston area and they're obviously pricey, but I see them routinely. Though I suppose seeing one with a Florida plate recently was vaguely interesting.

[Freude am Fahren]

There's so many here in Florida, that there's probably more Florida plated Teslas in Maine than there are Maine plated.

[CudaMan]

Saw a FIAT station wagon over the weekend. Full of people and stuff. Driving up a long grade on the interstate. Not broken down. The mind boggles. :)

Best I could tell from memory and a GIS, it was probably a FIAT 131 (http://bright-cars.com/photo/fiat-131-station-wagon/04/default.html).

[SportWagon]

The Tesla I've seen a couple of times has Ontario plates with green alphanumerics.

[2ndMoparMan]

Some sort of McLaren yesterday. Couldn't tell if it was a 650s or a 675. Looked good in black.

[SportWagon]

pl8ster, Yesterday I first noticed an instance of an Ontario "C" series plate, if you keep track of things like that somehow.

CA something. CAHD, I think. I remember it seemed somewhat surprisingly high up the collation order.

[pl8ster]

The Tesla I've seen a couple of times has Ontario plates with green alphanumerics.

Didn't realize Ontario did that as well - Quebec's EV plates have green lettering instead of blue. They're rare as hell and highly sought-after by collectors. Now I'll need to add an ON one to my want list as well.

Wondering when they were going to break into the C series, as well.

[SportWagon]

Besides being coloured green, the Tesla plate is GVAD NNN also. Sometime maybe I'll fight with my phone long enough to get it into my album here.

[dodint]

Saw a Ferrari in the Iowa countryside on Hwy 61. Didn't catch the model but it doesn't matter. Iowa.

And about 80 DeLoreans in Illinois.

[Random]

And about 80 DeLoreans in Illinois.

Must have been a convention or something.

[thesameguy]

Seems unlikely. I doubt that many could travel that far. More likely some BTTF nutjob hoarding them all, just waiting for someone to invent the flux capacitor.

[dodint]

I doubt that many could travel that far.

On Saturday we had dinner at an Italian restaurant that also had a bar in it and since we didn't have a reservation our table was close enough to the bar that we could hear the banter.

Patron: There is some kind of Delorean thing across the street, I've seen a bunch of them around.

Bartender: Yeah, they're having a convention. I think they have most of Deloreans that are still running, there can't be many.

Only off by 6,920 or so. ;)

[SportWagon]

As for Ontario C-series plates, I saw another one yesterday with letters CAAR.

This morning I saw a bright red 1966 or so Pontiac Parisienne with a white convertible top. Looked quite like vintage Matchbox 22c. Except for the convertible top. And the Matchbox was a Grand Prix, but on the real-life sighting, "Parisienne" was in lettering big enough you could read it, even driving by.

[Drachen596]

Nothing exotic or exciting but i saw a first generation Honda Insight while coming home from work.

[thesameguy]

I still have a weird fascination with those things. Last I checked they got retrofit batteries sorted... if I ever found one, I'd seriously consider buying it. SO TINY!

Someone around here bought a CTS-V coupe and immediately painted it matte grey. Still has dealer plates. Fucking thing looks like a stealth fighter.

[Drachen596]

the Insight caught my eye cause it was so odd to see it. I havent seen one in a long time.

Even more so than the old ford pickup that was behind me. I think it was an F100 but it was purple and lowered.

[speedpimp]

Lotus Exige.

[Tom Servo]

Saw a second gen Fiero in shockingly good condition.

[Freude am Fahren]

Not a great capture, but I spotted a 918 tonight! Only saw it at the last second.

http://www.freudeamfoto.com/gtx/918.jpg

[The359]

First Focus RS in the wild, in that funky battleship gray sort of color.

[dodint]

There was a BMW i8 in the gym parking lot today. On a tiny Army base in the woods of west central Wisconsin.

So, yeah, any idea that it's some kind of halo car is dead to me. ;)

[Phil_SS]

Saw a second gen Fiero in shockingly good condition.

I would hope it would be since there was only two ever made. :assclown:

[Freude am Fahren]

The i8 looks great in the all blue color. I see a few once in a while around here. Actually saw an all Yellow one the other day, though not in person, it was behind one of our reporters in my show.

[dodint]

Yeah, it was all blue. When I pulled into the lot the front of the car was obscured and I thought it was another C7. Didn't realize how flared the rear is on the i8.

[speedpimp]

1935 Auburn rumble seat roadster wearing a legit '35 Michigan license plate. Spotted this in Grand Rapids, MI. For some reason the owner put "'35 Auburn" on the door in stick-on letters.
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[Kchrpm]

So, yeah, any idea that it's some kind of halo car is dead to me. ;)

Seems they're going to try and remedy that: http://www.autoblog.com/2016/08/12/next-bmw-i8-750-hp-three-motor-300-mile-ev/


According to Automobile (and as we reported), BMW will still give the i8 three brushless electric motors of its own design and a far more substantial battery, good for 300 miles per charge. While each of the motors on BMW's prototype pump out 268 horsepower – which would add to a total of 804 – Automobile claims the production-spec i8 will get by with 750 hp, and it should be noted that power is not always directly additive in electric and hybrid systems Either way, BMW is making a tremendous performance upgrade for the i8's second generation – the current plug-in hybrid only pumps out 357 hp while a facelifted model due in 2017 should increase that figure to a still-modest 420 hp. Modest by comparison to 750, anyway.

[Drachen596]

Mini Cooper pulling a Uhaul trailer with a mattress strapped down to it. not a mattress set either, no box spring, just one single mattress.

really weird to see.

[thesameguy]

Platform beds ftw!

[Tom Servo]

I would hope it would be since there was only two ever made. :assclown:

Sorry, guess I screwed up the nomenclature. One of the later ones, maybe an '88, with the vertical rear end as opposed to the one that slanted in. Figured it looked different enough from the first round to be considered another generation of it.

[thesameguy]

There really only was one generation of Fiero. There were two body styles, the notchback and the GT. The notchback was '84-'88 and the GT was '86-'88. They were made concurrently. Some people might consider the '88s "second generation" since they had totally revised suspension, but the engines and the bodies and the interiors were the same as before. Really, the chassis was always the same.. they just bolted up new suspension in '88. My '87 has '88 rear suspension, for example. You can tell the difference between each year due to subtle styling variations - like the '84s had a single center decklid vent and the '86-'88 cars had two side vents... but I think that would be lost on most people. The only visual clue I can think of '84-'87 vs. '88 is that the '88s have 6" wide front wheels instead of 7" wide, and you can tell because the front wheels on an '88 don't have a lip like the rears.

I think you probably just saw a GT, but it could have been any year.

Notchback:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2460/3872317508_b70e9f244b.jpg

GT:

http://13252-presscdn-0-94.pagely.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/1987_Fiero_GT_For_Sale_Side_View_0_resize.jpg

And for snarky Phil they sold 20,000 Fieros in '88 alone, which is more than, say, any single year of BRZ sales. :P

[Tom Servo]

Yeah, it was a GT. I admittedly have not studied my Fieros, so had assumed that was a second generation of it. Either way, still surprising to see one that looked to be in perfect condition.

[thesameguy]

WHAT? They stopped teaching Fiero in school? WTF?

:smh:

[dodint]

Not to be completely pedantic but doesn't the notchback you used as your illustration have "GT" on the rear corner window?

[thesameguy]

Pretty sure it says SE, because it's an SE. :)

The GT was always the GT, but the notchbacks came in several trims, SE, Formula, 2m4, 2m6, Sport, Indy, and base models.

[dodint]

Bruh, it's hosted on a page captioned as "1985 Pontiac Fiero GT Notchback"

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2460/3872317508_b70e9f244b_b.jpg

I mean, I trust you over whoever uploaded it, but, ummm, you see my confusion?

[thesameguy]

So it is - that thing is a rarity. A late '85 GT. I think they old sold them for a couple months. In '86, with the introduction of the fastback, the GT was the fastback and the GT became the SE.

[dodint]

I assumed someone just rebadged it. Neat.

[thesameguy]

IIRC the story is the fastback was going to be GTU or GTA or something and the GT notch would have lived on, but there were concerns over confusion with other marques or models (and probably GM being stingy with branding dollars) so they opted to repurpose the GT trim. Externally, seems weird, but who knows what the real concerns or details were. I mean, GM never wanted or loved the Fiero, so all sorts of duh moments happened over the years.

[The359]

A new Fiat 124 Spyder. Driven by a woman old enough to remember the original 124.

[dodint]

Saw a bright yellow Plymouth Prowler driving around downtown today, on a Thursday morning. The gentleman appeared to be driving it unironically.

It's kind of amazing how forgotten that car is. When talking about the beginnings of the retro design phase that happened at the turn of the century a lot of people talk about the PT Cruiser (so much scorn out there) and that retro T-bird.

[dodint]

My wife is vacationing in Los Angeles without me and has been texting every few hours about all the amazing cars she's seeing. She now openly admits her E60 is, indeed, dull.

Also, Wisconsin is repressed. We're full of Sebrings and Mercury Mountaineers here.

[2ndMoparMan]

Saw a 64 Dodge Polara a day or two ago. Dunno what engine was in it, but it was in pretty good shape.

[speedpimp]

Saw a yellow Lambo Aventador. Honked at the driver and gave him a thumbs up. He glared.

[Freude am Fahren]

Saw a bunch of interesting stuff last night. Purple Prowler with neon lights under it :lol: white 355 Spyder, red/black wrapped 675 LT (I think it was an LT, based on the front aero, but it was dark and going in the opposte direction). A couple i8's, Ghosts, a Hellcat, Gallardo and 430.

[Freude am Fahren]

This is a pre-sighting...

I was just perusing Instagram, and found out the the only Koenigsseg One:1 in the U.S. is for sale at a dealer about 2 miles from my house.

[Freude am Fahren]

Drove by the dealer last night, and just barely saw the rear end through the dark glass. I don't know when I'll have a chance to go by during the day, or if I'll be allowed close enough to get a pic, but I did get giddy when I saw it.

Also, saw this in a Subway parking lot:

http://www.freudeamfoto.com/gtx/R32.jpg

Didn't really like the choice of wheel color, but I love the purple.

[Godson]

Love the r33

[Freude am Fahren]

Just realized that was an R33, not 32, which means it's illegal still?

[Godson]

Yup. Unless they are running dealer plates, or it was licensed through motorex prior to them getting shut down.

It must also be a '95 if it is a legal MotoRex car.

[TheBenior]

FWIU, Motorex went through the whole federalization process with the R33, which was good for 1995-1998 cars, but tried to pass off R32s and R34s as being substantially similar so as not to go through the costs of legally importing them. In the end, the government wrote a letter to the Motorex R32 and R34 buyers confirming that their cars were legal since they'd been conned by Motorex.

[Random]

Three fun sightings this afternoon:

1) Ford GT(40) (because Monterey). May have been real, may not, who knows. License plate "MK I GT" :up:
2) Adventure style van towing trailer with what appeared to be two Tesla coils on it (because Burning Man). True to form, I saw it broken down about half an hour later. :lol:
3) A lowered, flared Tesla Model S (because Fuck Yeah). :rawk:

[thesameguy]

Three fun sightings this afternoon:

2) Adventure style van towing trailer with what appeared to be two Tesla coils on it (because Burning Man). True to form, I saw it broken down about half an hour later. :lol:

YEAH!

Last year we felt rushed to get up the hill, but this time we have lots of time and will be more leisurely, maybe help out some of the broken down peeps on the road. :up:

[The359]

An Avanti II.

[overpowered]

An Avanti II.Sweet. It's been decades since I've spotted one in the wild.

[Tom Servo]

Saw what may have been this car:

http://l7.alamy.com/zooms/70f6bb4d809f47df8f4fd3ad3f3cb73c/long-beach-927-nissan-skyline-gtr-classic-vehicle-at-japanese-classic-e87hx4.jpg

while in Coronado for Bike the Bay on Sunday. Went by too quickly for me to get a shot though.

[Freude am Fahren]

Saw a Papaya Orange (I think, the F1 LM color) 650S. Very nice.

[Sad, little man]

There's a 2017 Ford GT Heritage Edition in our test garage at work today. :D





But I'm not allowed to post photos. :|

[Kchrpm]

Can you take pictures to post later?

[Sad, little man]

Sadly no. It's technically not a production car (even though it looks just like one.) So, they don't want photos of it online. But I got to sit in it and fire it up. :D It sounds wonderful. The engine definitely felt more isolated from the frame than the Lotus though. Not really much vibration at idle that I noticed. Of course I was more focused on the beautifully functional steering wheel. So many buttons!!

[The359]

G63 AMG in dark green
FD RX-7 in red

[drew]

Saw my first Alfa 4C in the wild last week. It turned off too quick to get a picture. It sounded fairly magnificent.

[Freude am Fahren]

Saw one just now on the way to work too. I was surprised how small the exhaust tips were.

[Godson]

One of our Ducati members has one.


Neat car

[speedpimp]

Pontiac Astre.

[The359]

S13 Silvia, freshly imported.

[Freude am Fahren]

Saw a local BMW dealer had a Long Beach Blue M2 with the 6-speed and "executive package", so I went and checked it out. They're asking for a $20k markup (so about $73k). I laughed at it, turned around and walked out when someone stopped and asked if I needed help. I told them I was just looking at the M2, but saw the 20 thousand dollar markup, and she said, "that explains the look on your face."

I probably would buy it at sticker too. But maybe waiting is good. Canada got the option of a Sunroof for '17, we didn't. Maybe we'll get it for '18 :lol: It's a no cost option in Mexico (thought the car is a lot more there). With no carbon fiber roof, why wouldn't you want it?

[21Kid]

1934

[thesameguy]

I have been trying to get a picture of this car for about six months:

https://1drv.ms/i/s!AqwvoBt9ZBp2gbVJV73Zu3QrdEYmzA

I find it awesome this guy made a special parking spot under the flag for his Thunder Chicken. He used to cover it with an ez-up with a red, white & blue motif, but I haven't seen that in a while. I gave up waiting, and just got Trans Am + pile of rocks + American flag.

[thesameguy]

Also saw this:

https://1drv.ms/i/s!AqwvoBt9ZBp2gbAKAnJ-mGjoDvQVNg

which I snagged mostly for Pl8ster. I don't know for a fact, but I'm guessing the serial number is kinda significant... the first such plate issued?

[Freude am Fahren]

A lot theme plates start with a specific number, that sometimes relate to the theme. The education one in FL I think started with 123 ABC, though I doubt a citien got that one, but my mom's for instance was 603 ABV. So 0001 would probably have been a special request, rather than simply the first issued. Just my theory though.

That said, 0001 would still be a pretty interesting find. I wonder how Nevada does those plates. It seems to be one of those states that put special letters on their special plates, so that someone could still have a 0001 on a standard plate. Florida doesn't do that, so someone with 12345 on a Gator plate like mine would mean no one else in FL could have 12345 on any plate.

[Leon]

1992 Subaru Legacy RS, Japanese import.

148,000km on the clock (so, 90k miles).

Original other than a subtle exhaust.

Immaculate in black.

I seriously did not know that such a car still existed. They have been either turned into rally cars, or been boy racered.

[Yw-slayer]

Japanese import.

That's why.

[Sad, little man]

Ok, that Mercedes car crossover thing is just weird. I don't even know what it's called. It's just one of those things that's a crossover, but you know, it's a car too. It's just weird.

[Yw-slayer]

It's also rubbish.

[Leon]

That's why.

Actually, I can't even remember if they ever sold them new in NZ. So potentially they might all be JDM imports here.

This one has been in NZ since 2000, and this owner has had it since 2001. Seems to do about 2-3,000km per year.

Guy loves Subaru's, but seems to know basically nothing about cars, or driving fast.

[dodint]

seems to know basically nothing about cars, or driving fast.

Like you said, a Subaru owner.

;)

[Cam]

Opel GT. It was burning oil.

[Yw-slayer]

Wow! He's my twin brother! Almost.

[Kchrpm]

I saw something go by on the other side of the highway that looked distinct yet familiar. It was either a Solstice with a custom stripe package that included a center stripe and a blacked out rear 3/4 panel, or it was one of these, a Devon GTX:

http://cdn5.3dtuning.com/info/Devon%20GTX%202009%20Coupe/factory/1.jpg

Only two were ever made, though, so it was very unlikely to be that. Probably just a Solstice whose wrap/stripes were inspired by it.

[Yw-slayer]

Like you said, a Subaru owner.

;)

TOO TRUE. :(

[Sad, little man]

The 2017 Ford GT is back in the garage at work... Oh it's glorious, so beautiful. Shame that these photos of it will forever stay on my phone. Really though, you should see it! Wow!

[21Kid]

:|

[dodint]

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5193ac7de4b0f3c8853ae813/5194e45be4b0dc6d4010952e/546b90d3e4b013b4c20abbb9/1416335571864//img.png

[Kchrpm]

Eh, I've seen them and have multiple pictures in different trims. Nothing to be a dick about.

[speedpimp]

Monday morning I saw a '49 Mercury done up in the lead sled tradition. The weird thing is that it used the tail light assembly from an early '90's Chrysler Lebaron.

[dodint]

Now that is something I'd like to see.

[thesameguy]

Me too! I'm always in for a '49 Merc! I don't even like Cobra but I'll watch it for the car.

[Leon]

1992 Subaru Legacy RS, Japanese import.

148,000km on the clock (so, 90k miles).

Original other than a subtle exhaust.

Immaculate in black.

I seriously did not know that such a car still existed. They have been either turned into rally cars, or been boy racered.

So I bought it.

1940

[Kchrpm]

:up:

[speedpimp]

Noice.

[Leon]

it has knackered shifter bushers or knuckle, other than that, it is pretty nice :)

Slow as hell compared to the Altezza, but soooo pretty.

[speedpimp]

Jag F-Pace. Looks nice.

[The359]

Alpina B7 in that typical Alpina blue. Big bruiser of a car.

EDIT: And a bug-eye Sprite!

[thesameguy]

My lovely "I miss my E36 M3, but a manual transmission most" coworker saw this on the way in today:

http://sacsaabs.org/sacsaabs.org/othercars/bigmiata.jpg

[speedpimp]

You officially win the internet for the next ten minutes.

[Godson]

R8 very

[speedpimp]

Was in Gas City, Indiana this morning and saw a shit ton of all sorts of classic cars in town for the James Dean Duck Tail Run. So much goodness is one place has to be bad for your health.

[The359]

Bentley Flying Spur. With a cheap chameleon plastidip paintjob.

[Freude am Fahren]

991 GT3-RS

[speedpimp]

Bentley Flying Spur. With a cheap chameleon plastidip paintjob.

Freaky. Would've loved to have seen that.


I've seen a few newer Maserati Quatroportes over the past week or so. Sexy looking but somehow not as intriguing as the Quatroportes that were around when I was a teenager. Probably just oddly placed nostalgia.

[Random]

A blue Suzuki Cappuccino with Washington plates on the back of a car hauler yesterday.

edit: this one: http://www.pictaram.com/user/brappuccino/3652441041

[Freude am Fahren]

That is interesting. I think if I saw that out of the corner of my eye, I'd think NB Miata from the front, S2000 from the side.

[Random]

It's much smaller than either.

[The359]

Yeah, when I saw that Honda Beat on a trailer here in PA, you'd think it's just a small NSX, but the only reason I saw it just how much smaller it really is.

[Kchrpm]

From one spot in my office I can see 6 silver current gen Chevy Malibus. 4 are in the same aisle only a few spots from each other, and the lot's not even close to half full.

[Random]

Saw a Fisker Karma (very wide! like your mom!).

Also saw a CRD Jeep Liberty, but not the one that tsg just bought. :lol: Random.

[SkylineObsession]

2016 Lamborghini Aventador SV LP750-4

Amongst other fancy cars i've already forgotten about.

The Lambo is owned by a guy whose house/garage i have been to multiple times. Also has three or more Ferrari's (been for a ride around the block in his mental 599 GTO), two Corvettes (C6 ZR-1 which i've sat in, and a new C7 Z06), a Ford Model T (?), a daily Lexus IS-F or something, and a Merc SLS convertible (new) which i've had an extended ride in (top down of course).

No idea where he's storing the new Vette or Lambo, as last time i was there the garage was almost full. :s

[21Kid]

Alpha Romeo 4C
1963

[2ndMoparMan]

I want to have sex with that car. Fuckin stunningly gorgeous car.

[Kchrpm]

I saw a modern McLaren something on the road, I forget if it was in DC or Philly.

[speedpimp]

240SX with a Silvia tail light panel and "Slide Or Die" painted on the rear bumper.

[Freude am Fahren]

http://www.freudeamfoto.com/gtx/superlame.jpg

It had every MOPAR badge you could imagine. Hellcat (it wasn't), Superbee (I don't think so), Road Runner, Superbird, SRT...

[pl8ster]

No.

[Godson]

Focus RS in the grabber (?) Blue

[novicius]

No.
Kill that shit with fire. :smh:

[21Kid]

:lol:
&
:(

[Kchrpm]

I saw 3 Tesla Model X's. One in a showroom, then two on the road.

[Kchrpm]

A Roush Harley Davidson F150.

[Freude am Fahren]

This actually happened a week or two ago, but I saw my first M2. Kinda.

I was on my bicycle and waiting for a light to turn left when I heard the burble. Turned my head and saw it just as it was pulling away, turning right. At first I though it was an M3/4, but it sounded too good. That's when I looked and saw it was an M2. It really does sound good.

[Godson]

Tesla roadster

[drew]

Kill that shit with fire. :smh:

Then piss on the ashes and bury it in shit.

[2ndMoparMan]

That's still not enough, Drew.

[speedpimp]

Chevy Cruze hatchback on a dealer's lot in Gas City, IN. Looks good.

[thesameguy]

I wish they had done a real wagon, but the hatch is pretty cool. Glad they did it - maybe it will prompt Ford to build a Focus diesel here. ;)

[SportWagon]

As I was just finishing up my Saturday morning bicycle ride, I was passed by a T-bucket. Might actually have been running on normal fuel; it didn't have that leaddy smell.

And across in the middle lane was a light metallic blue late fifities car, looking fairly stock, but with an enormous hood ornament. When did they stop making Packards? [Consults googlpedia to determine that Studebaker badged some cars as Packards in 1957 and 1958].

Yes, I think it was a Packebaker. It had the large letters (reminiscent of the back of my real Subaru) on the hood. Though I can't find any pictures with a ridiculously large hood ornament, and it would seem to clash with the scoop. I was running late and always need to concentrate hard at that stretch where I'm heading up to try and make a right turn at a light followed by a quick left.

Searches find the 1957 Packard Clipper (from Studebaker) did have hood ornament, but it was more staid, earlier-fifties styled car than the one I saw, which was, indeed, almost like the early 60's Studebakers.

[21Kid]

Saw a Mitsubishi i-miev on the road

[thesameguy]

I have only ever seen one of those. Not really surprised.

[SportWagon]

I saw a little tiny modern Mitsubishi pickup-truck type thing on that same ride. You just reminded me. It didn't seem to be a show car, though (as opposed to the other two I mentioned).

[dodint]

Saw a Mitsubishi i-miev on the road

There are a bunch of these for sale in the DC area for around $10k at CarMax. I didn't/don't know what to think of them.

[21Kid]

They're really narrow... That's the only reason I noticed it from the back.

[Godson]

I've seen several in the kc metro area.

[speedpimp]

Yes, I think it was a Packebaker. It had the large letters (reminiscent of the back of my real Subaru) on the hood. Though I can't find any pictures with a ridiculously large hood ornament, and it would seem to clash with the scoop. I was running late and always need to concentrate hard at that stretch where I'm heading up to try and make a right turn at a light followed by a quick left.


The early 60's Studebaker Larks were pretty much the same as the larger/earlier cars with the front and rear shortened.
https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6154/6231323516_63da837072_z.jpg

[speedpimp]

19921994

[thesameguy]

Brand new, dealer-plated Challenger. Convertible.

[Cam]

McLaren MP4 spyder/convertible. For here, that is very unusual.

[Yw-slayer]

22B. One of, apparently, 3 or 4 in HK. I've seen one of the other ones more regularly as that's parked on the way to work.

[thesameguy]

Back from when Subaru was making interesting cars! ;)

Last night on the way home I saw what I thought was a white Focus ST *rocket* off a freeway offramp and onto the surface street where I was stopped at a light. When I got the green I was on the gas to catch up... turns out it was a minty-fresh RS. My Antiecoboost XR got no love from that asshat. KNOW YOUR ROOTS, SON.

[Mr Wonder]

Got buzzed by an old, red Alfa Romeo I didn't recognise a few days ago. Very angry sounding thing. Turns out it was an Alfa Junior Z. Very cool little thing designed by Zagato.

[thesameguy]

I have never heard of such a thing, had to Google.

It looks *amazingly* like a Saab Sonnet!

http://www.coachbuild.com/2/images/encyclopedia/Zagato/Alfa_Romeo_Junior_Z/Zagato_Alfa_Romeo_Junior_Z_09.jpg

http://13252-presscdn-0-94.pagely.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/1970_SAAB_Sonett_III_Green_For_Sale_Front_resize.j pg

Wow!

[TheBenior]

Black Chevy SS hauling ass on the I-294 after picking up my Monster from the dealer. He was definitely doing over 100 mph.

[speedpimp]

Did you give chase?

[Phil_SS]

I have never heard of such a thing, had to Google.

I don't believe you.......

[thesameguy]

Seriously... never heard of it!

[Tom Servo]

Ferrari dealership in Beverly Hills has an F40 in the showroom. I have a feeling they won't let me test drive it.

[JoshInKC]

I just saw a Sonnett this morning outside of this place (https://www.google.com/maps/uv?hl=en&pb=!1s0x87bf6f651e0a8735:0x18524c263307992f!2m13!2 m2!1i80!2i80!3m1!2i20!16m7!1b1!2m2!1m1!1e1!2m2!1m1 !1e3!3m1!7e115!4s/maps/place/red%2Bink%2Bracing%2Blawrence%2Bks/@38.9836174,-95.2352096,3a,75y,97.6h,90t/data%3D*213m4*211e1*213m2*211sAXaYbLSEzY2EeN5gdLzi Tw*212e0*214m2*213m1*211s0x0:0x18524c263307992f!5s red+ink+racing+lawrence+ks+-+Google+Search&imagekey=!1e2!2sAXaYbLSEzY2EeN5gdLziTw&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwiFm7qjgerPAhVCSSYKHaEEDvsQpx8IaTAK)on my commute this morning. Would have stopped if it wasn't for the rain and generally crappy conditions. I still have no idea if they actually sell cars or just repair.

I also saw one of those Fiat/Miata things on the highway yesterday. Looked pretty nice.

[The359]

Old 70s Ferrari 4 seater, not sure if it was a 365 2+2 or a 400.

Also, a Chevy Cruze.....Diesel. Forgot these existed.

[thesameguy]

I have never heard of that Red Ink place, which honestly is a little surprising considering how many vintage Saabs they have kicking around. Shops that have ever even seen a vintage Saab are rare!

[Godson]

Also, a Chevy Cruze.....Diesel. Forgot these existed.

Josh has one!

[JoshInKC]

Correct!
I was actually driving my wife's rabbit last week while she was out of town with the chevy. It was the first time I'd driven it more than a few blocks since last june.
It has no leather, no remote start, no heated seats, no bluetooth - I felt like some kind of farmer.

[Yeti]

Someone in downtown Racine has a mint Alfa Milano Verde in red. With collectors plates so I'm fairly confident that they intend to keep it nice, despite their choice in parking area.

I sometimes see the odd Gallardo or 458 outside the douchey bars on 6th street, but the Milano jumps out like a sore thumb even compared to those.

[Godson]

Another light blue focus RS

Seriously, why would people post that much?

[retsmah]

Saw a red Porsche 959 down in Orange County on highway 73. Also saw a newer Ferrari and Lamborghini. Found out later when I went to pay it that the toll to drive on that road is pretty excessive, guess the expensive cars make sense!

[Tom Servo]

Sorry for the shit quality.

http://i.imgur.com/YoT2kWh.jpg

[Random]

Nice! And very stock looking, too. :up:

The guy that runs BMW2002FAQ has a nice red one up here. :cool:

edit: and he kept his Euro plate, too:
https://scontent.fsnc1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/10402768_10202875124936809_7791155128125505423_n.j pg?oh=8d6ee92a3342e79be2b8d5a23946de0c&oe=58B7E5C3

[drew]

No phone on me at the time, but there's a new ZL1 sitting outside my building/complex.


Last week, saw a 96-98 Supra that looked showroom new.

The Starbucks 1/4 mile away has the usual characters most days (can't remember if I mentioned it before) SLS AMG and Charger Wildcat are usually parked there.

[Freude am Fahren]

Lots of crazy spottings last night.

First I saw this weird custom thing out of the corner of my eye making loud noises. So I pulled over to see if it was coming this way. It wasn't, but I cought a glimpse of it. It looked like it was one of those Lexus concept cars from Minority Report. This is the best I could do for an image :(
http://www.freudeamfoto.com/gtx/mrlexus.jpg

for reference:
http://images.hgmsites.net/med/ebay-watch-lexus-2054-concept-from-minority-report_100220781_m.jpg

Then I was riding by a pretty posh resaurant on South Beach, when I noticed I was surrounded by 6 (!) Rolls Royces of various flavors. I later realized I was wrong though. One of them was a Bentley :lol:. Also saw a AMG GT there, and a McLaren, not sure but I think 12C, maybe 650S at another fancy Steak House. Oh, and earlier, I was almost cut-off by a Wraith crossing the merge median.
http://www.freudeamfoto.com/gtx/wraith-cut.jpg


Later I was behind a couple of guys who seemed to be together in a modified M4 and GTR. They were both loud, the GTR stupid loud, but sounded good, while the BMW just sounded flatulent. Further down the road we were joined by a 991 GT3-RS and shortly after a 997.2 GT3-RS. Here's all four, the 997 in front of the GTR.
http://www.freudeamfoto.com/gtx/cars.jpg

Then, finally, I was passing by the BMW/Rolls dealer, which, NBD, but then I notice a Veyron, so I slow down to look thruogh the window at it, and what do I see behind it?
http://www.freudeamfoto.com/gtx/chiron.jpg
A freakin' Chiron. I didn't even know these things were being delivered yet. (not pictured: They Veyron to my left)

[Random]

Saw a new Civic HB in the wild. Looks good in black with tinted windows! The rear fender "vents" are large. Large like your Mom.

[neanderthal]

There was an evil looking dark grey/black Corvette today with an awful,really terrible sounding exhaust.

[dodint]

Saw a new Civic HB in the wild. Looks good in black with tinted windows! The rear fender "vents" are large. Large like your Mom.

Doesn't it just look like the old Civic?

[novicius]

Saw a new Civic HB in the wild. Looks good in black with tinted windows! The rear fender "vents" are large. Large like your Mom.
List the FiST. If you find a solid buyer, go ahead and sell it with a clear conscience.

You won't truly be happy until you're back in a Honda. ;)

[Random]

Nah, we're looking for Mapper. :)

Nate, they tweaked the rear styling, for some reason.

[novicius]

Win-win! :up: :up:

[thesameguy]

I don't see how anyone could be happy in a '17 Civic. I cringe every time I see one. There's a reason they look better in black.

[drew]

Yep. They look like the automotive equivalent of a human centipede, with the mouth of a Crosstour sewn to the ass of an Accord, then got beaten with dicks covered with dogshit.

Looks like my 2015 may be the last Honda I buy for a while, which sucks. They're just goddamn repulsive, even if the Type-R will have 300hp (but with FWD, BLEH).

[thesameguy]

I would rather get beaten with dogshit covered dicks than have to look at one every day.

[novicius]

Are we talking about the same car? :twitch: :lol:

[thesameguy]

http://cdn.gospelherald.com/data/images/full/17939/2017-honda-civic.jpg

http://images.hgmsites.net/lrg/2017-honda-civic-hatchback-prototype-2016-new-york-auto-show_100550244_l.jpg

?

[Jason]

I can't get over how large the Civic is these days.

(Yes, I'm aware that's happening with many cars/brands, and the Fit fills the former small car gap in Honda's lineup)

[speedpimp]

I don't see a problem with it.

[Godson]

Let's play a game. How many geometric shapes can we fit on one car.

Said no one ever.