Notable car sightings

[novicius]

This seemed notable.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4373/36998130016_a0222ef451_k.jpg

A toy at the insurance company HQ where I work. Pay those premiums, kids! :D

[thesameguy]

I wonder if the NSX still feels fast in 2017...

[dodint]

It was fast back then?

[thesameguy]

It was comparable to other quick cars of the day, sure.

[novicius]

Just how fast was a Ferrari 328 anyway? :lol:

[thesameguy]

Not terribly. All the fast cars from that era were ~300hp/~3000lbs. It wasn't until the late '90s that 300hp was a thing many people could afford. Then all you needed was an Eclipse and a VAFC and you were set. :lol:

[TheBenior]

High 13s in the quarter was pretty damn quick back in 1990.

Then, a few years later, the LT1 4th gen F-bodies came out, and affordable cars started getting legitimately fast again.

[Tom Servo]

From our trip to Monaco

https://i.imgur.com/Cn2yeX2.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/dtQwbAX.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/DT66rcH.jpg

Fun Fact: The pictures are in chronological sequence, we walked down the front stretch of the Monaco GP circuit faster than he was able to drive it.

[balki]

Cool, i see the aero brake comes up at walking speed

Spotted a Nissan Pathfinder, Had no idea they still existed (sold really well around the turn off the century) and an Awd Toyota Matrix

[Freude am Fahren]

Looks low too, I'm going to guess it's in handling/track mode to look cool.

[TheBenior]

I saw a Toyota Mirai in either Irvine or Tustin, CA.

[balki]

Of course, it is on an F1 sanctioned track

[Godson]

In the last week, two i8s

[Tom Servo]

Looks low too, I'm going to guess it's in handling/track mode to look cool.

Likely. In the side shot you can see his instagram handle, he appears to be one of those guys with a ton of money and a penchant for nice cars, then instagramming them. He was clearly concerned with appearances, but he also drove in a particularly non-douchey way in heavy traffic with additional heavy pedestrian traffic, so I'm giving him a pass.

https://www.instagram.com/kcs_1/

[thesameguy]

There were these....

http://www.sacsaabs.org/sacsaabs.org/othercars/modelts.jpg

And then today saw a Giulia Q. Do want.

[JoshInKC]

DO IT!

[thesameguy]

I'm wouldn't even consider getting involved in a $70k first-year car, but maybe an off-lease CPO model? On the table.

[TheBenior]

Seems fair. Every Giulia press car having issues makes me think that it's a car that you really wouldn't want to own out of warranty. Or as your only vehicle.

[thesameguy]

For serious.

[KillerB]

I'd give an off-lease, second-year Giulia Q a shot, for sure. My wife is on-and-off considering leasing a Giulia Ti, though I'm strongly recommending she wait for a second-year one of those, too.

[Godson]

All the reading I have seen is saying the programming is the cause for all of the issues to the guilia test cars.

[TheBenior]

All the more reason to consider first year cars to be beta products unworthy of purchase.

[neanderthal]

Rode past a gorgeous Kermit green DeTomaso Pantera this morning and there was a metallic Kermit Green Kia Soul next to it for a minute.

1960s Mercedes 280SL.

A convoy of fully loaded BMW R1200GS'

A slew of vintage caravans, some being towed by vintage cars.

[Yw-slayer]

Autozam AZ-1. I win.

[The359]

An imported Nissan Pulsar GTI-R

[thesameguy]

A horse.

[balki]

I want to give YW the win, but I imagine in HK you'd snap necks by driving a fox body Mustang
tsg wins this round with a ... horse of course

[dodint]

The cars themselves are not remarkable, just the setting struck me as odd. This picture was taken in the lowest level of parking garage in downtown Cincinnati on a weekday morning:

http://gtxforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=2603&d=1506362232

A mint E36 M3, C5 Corvette, a Mercury Monterey (?!?!?!), an older mint Mercedes coupe of some sort, and out of the frame there are two newer showroom condition BMWs. And then my 650i there, to the left.

I figure this is either overflow parking for a speciality used car dealer or someone that lives in the city owns 6+ lease spots just for their collection.

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[George]

Ridin' down the road with my son on a Sunday morning, out running errands and what not, I spied a car show in an office building parking lot. Naturally, I immediately swerved across eight lanes of traffic and jumped into the parking lot like Bo & Luke Duke to see what was going on. Some pictures follow - my first time trying postimage.org as a replacement for Photobucket.

My son seemed merely "okay" with the idea of going to look at old cars with his old man, but then a brand new McLaren drove by us, entering the show, and he immediately got extremely interested.

https://s19.postimg.org/nu761gckz/IMG_2271.jpg

They let him sit in it, too. I handed him my camera and he took about 50 interior pictures. :lol:

https://s19.postimg.org/uxf1h0cur/IMG_2286.jpg

"Dad, what does the Launch button do?" he asked me later. I didn't know what he meant until I saw this picture.

https://s19.postimg.org/jz3rz3ymr/IMG_2290.jpg

If I could have chosen any car (discounting resale value), it might have been this '72 Plymouth Scamp with a 360 V8 and a white vinyl top. I could do without the white stripes, but I have always liked this body style.

https://s19.postimg.org/fbxpx3b77/IMG_2278.jpg

https://s19.postimg.org/emexkq2xv/IMG_2284.jpg

For the GTXF Mercury Montego Mafia, there was not one but two in attendance. One was this red one with the hood up...

https://s19.postimg.org/o88i1a9lv/IMG_2319.jpg

And the other was a Cyclone Spoiler with "428" badges on the front fenders. :up:

https://s19.postimg.org/mf5lctyo3/IMG_2320.jpg

https://s19.postimg.org/ht9h4hskj/IMG_2322.jpg

That big red beast in the shade of the tree was a '57 Suburban.

https://s19.postimg.org/4ccilgxmr/IMG_2276.jpg

1-ton K-30 Suburban was pretty cool too - up close it was easy to see this was a regular driver, not a show vehicle.

https://s19.postimg.org/yh0z6wv0z/IMG_2309.jpg

https://s19.postimg.org/6to9srceb/IMG_2274.jpg

https://s19.postimg.org/a0itcd9oz/IMG_2275.jpg

https://s19.postimg.org/ada7ikmtv/IMG_2305.jpg

Dang. Remind me to fire the photographer.

https://s19.postimg.org/88puhins3/IMG_2306.jpg

I got to show my son "my" first car - a '74 Standard Beetle in Rallye Yellow shown behind the Jeep. Okay, mine was a '74 Super Beetle with the slightly different front end, but it wasn't the time to nitpick.

https://s19.postimg.org/y49l0qzwj/IMG_2313.jpg

https://s19.postimg.org/p98qq78j7/IMG_2310.jpg

The nice guy who owned the HEMITEE invited my son to jump up on the giant rear tire and then into the driver's seat.

https://s19.postimg.org/va6fnaiar/IMG_2312.jpg

https://s19.postimg.org/645hggoqb/IMG_2307.jpg

https://s19.postimg.org/3zl4fe2j7/IMG_2316.jpg

https://s19.postimg.org/owhck2npf/IMG_2315.jpg

https://s19.postimg.org/4ccillndv/IMG_2318.jpg

https://s19.postimg.org/6gwvmowqb/IMG_2326.jpg

https://s19.postimg.org/gqzaly21f/IMG_2323.jpg

[thesameguy]

That Cyclone is FANTASTIC! :up:

[dodint]

Nice! Pics loaded fine, too.

[George]

Nice! Pics loaded fine, too.

Glad to hear that. Postimage.org was fast and easy to use on my end as well, and didn't have all the ads and pop-ups that I remember on Photobucket.

[Godson]

Your son got to sit in a $300k dollar McLaren 720s


Just let that sink in

[MR2 Fan]

I got to touch a McLaren F1 once

[Godson]

I touched a 31k mile f40 recently.

[thesameguy]

Just the tip?

[Godson]

Well, yeah. They threatened a lawsuit if I proceeded.

[XHawkeye]

Bone stock B13 SE-R

[thesameguy]

In about 90 minutes, a Bentaya.

[Freude am Fahren]

Spyker of some kind. It was the open top C8 I think, the Laviolette. But it looked newer/updated, with an LED strip in the old shaped headlights. It was not one of the "new" ones though.

[CudaMan]

Subaru crew showing diversity: https://photos.app.goo.gl/FK7GaRusLSwgO2Vn1

[SportWagon]

Saw a BMW I8 parked in the other University parking lot while I was walking in. It had gold trim.

[pl8ster]

This was a couple of months ago at work. First time this has happened anywhere since I bought the car in August 2014.
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[dodint]

huh

[MR2 Fan]

Saw a new Lexus LC500 pass by...dark blue. I just caught a glimpse of it thinking "What is that?" at first, then noticed it was the LC500...definitely looks stunning in person and darker colors suit it.

[CudaMan]

Is that the the crazy blue color that costs a bajillion and took 10 years to develop or whatever?

[Godson]

The lc500 IS a stunning car.


I say that as I typically turn my nose up at Lexus.

[Tom Servo]

Courtesy of the wife.

https://i.imgur.com/s1sxhwU.jpg

[thesameguy]

Sure, why not?

[novicius]

Is that the the crazy blue color that costs a bajillion and took 10 years to develop or whatever?
Lexus LC 500 Gets Tangled Up In Blue With Butterfly-Inspired Paint (https://www.motor1.com/news/182830/lexus-lc-500-structural-blue/)


In creating this color, Lexus initially needed 40 layers of paint to get the effect. Further development reduced it down to seven coats, which made the shade realistic for production. The process is still quite complicated, though, and the company can only make two examples of the Structural Blue edition each day.
Impressive! :up:

[dodint]

Just get an SN95 w/Mystic paint and save a bundle.

[thesameguy]

You mean on account of the type of girls you'll pick up? I hear that!

[drew]

Saw a 458 in white at starbucks this morning. Some 30 year old douche (spoken out of pure envy/jealousy), got in and drove away.

Those things are as beautiful to listen to as they are to look at.

Prick.

[speedpimp]

As good as the Modena driven by the shady guy we saw with G/\/\ outside Chicago way back when?

[thesameguy]

It's hard to see ....

http://www.sacsaabs.org/sacsaabs.org/othercars/hyundaitruck.jpg

But that's a Hyundai with the back half cut off and a ladder rack installed. Very practical.

[Cam]

Miata with the top down when our car's thermometer read 44F. The occupants were wearing winter gear. Winning. :lol:

Also, this: :erm:

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[TheBenior]

I used to put my Miata's top down in temperature where other people thought I was insane, and I get cold easily. Raising the side windows by themselves cuts down greatly on the wind that blows past you.

[Kchrpm]

I have limited experience with it, but I'm a big fan of top down/windows up in convertibles on the highway.

[Cam]

Having the windows up while the top was down in the Boxster significantly reduced cabin wind.

[IMOA]

I've driven over Mt Hotham in ~30F temps with the top down. I gave the people cross country skiing next to the road a wave as I went past. Window up, top down, beanie on, was perfect.

[balki]

Saw something similar to Cam's Audi in that i didn't know if the car had super low profile tires or if they were almost tweels

[Freude am Fahren]

Saw a 720S in the wild for the first time. What a car that thing is. It passed me while I was waiting got make a left at a light. I did a double take then pulled back in to the lanes going straight and followed it for a bit. It's crazy how much heat comes off cars like that when you are behind them on a bike. Felt it before with others like it too. He pulled away at one light pretty briskly (though probably only like 25% throttle still), and got a nice bang on the 1-2 up-shift. He eventually pulled into a nice side neighborhood, so I stopped following him.

[neanderthal]

Lambo Murciealago in Scottsdale; came up besides me, some mutual admiration (i don't usually check out expensive cars otherwise i'd be rubber necking in LA) and I rode off to IKEA after he exited the 101.

[CudaMan]

Speaking of Murciealagos, there's a local one in down with the plate MERCI ME. :lol:

[speedpimp]

Celica All-Trac Turbo.

[pl8ster]

Not my car, spotted in town. Hadn't seen this one before, this makes six in the Greater Portland area that I've seen, including mine.

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[The359]

An Alfa Romeo Stelvio in red. Unf. I think the front end might even be sexier on the Stelvio than it is on the Giulia.

[CudaMan]

You know what's sexier than the Stelvia? The model Alfa hired to stand in front of it at the LA Auto Show last year. :eek:

[balki]

Spotted the new Lincoln Continental one night, looks good and classy, though not quite as striking as in magazines and commercials (maybe it looks much better during the day)

[Cam]

A clean-looking Volvo 240. Also an original-condition Dodge Dart from 1970 or so.

[Tom Servo]

Almost certain I saw an Ariel Atom today, but it was from up on a mountainside overlooking Angeles Crest Highway, so not sure. Also saw a Porsche 911 GT3RS Martini Racing pulled over by the fuzz on the same highway. I find it very hard to believe that that guy might be misbehaving up there.

[balki]

Some sort of McLaren
Looked good, probably better than any recent MR Ferrari or Lamborghini

[The359]

Went cruising with some PA86 family out of Philly today, met by a gorgeous McLaren 720S who was having some fun on the highway.

[Cam]

This lives near me. As far as I can tell, it has not moved since I moved into this neighbourhood and it has a flat tire. :sadbanana:

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[CudaMan]

Sad banana indeed.

Maybe you can pick it up for cheap. You always wanted a rotary project car right? ;) Can you make 13B-REW parts out of wood? :D

[Cam]

I am a starving artist. :sadbanana:

[TheBenior]

Can you make 13B-REW parts out of wood? :D
Just the apex seals ;)

[balki]

If they depreciated like a normal car (or just an RX-8) i'd have a blown/roller FD as a work of art.

[GB]

License tag on a Fiat 500 Abarth:

CIAO

[speedpimp]

VW Atlas in a very funky gold mustard metallic.

[Freude am Fahren]

https://scontent-mia3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/28661239_10112928410628281_4709138275963810323_n.j pg?oh=9f4df0ba608f10952f94f28c709f0170&oe=5B118384

LaFerrari Aperta!

[balki]

you win this time

[Freude am Fahren]

Looks like it was sold that day with that temp tag too. This is only a mile or two up the street from a dealer that specializes in high end. Has a couple of Huayra in the window. I bet this was the maiden voyage.

They were also driving slow as hell.

[balki]

what did you expect, Ferraris don't have v-tech, yo!

[dodint]

Nothing says 'f you' money like a fantastically expensive car in the dullest, ugliest of colors.

[Freude am Fahren]

It actually doesn't look that bad with the dark blue pinstriping. Besides Ferraris in red is soooo lame. White is like the 3rd worst color (after red and black).

I'd get mine in dark Green or dark Silver, maybe blue.

Not really a spot by me, stolen from facebook 'friend' (note the plate)

https://scontent-mia3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/28575644_10155640036763051_2360650735762539577_n.j pg?oh=ac85ed9c53f0f1bb5810c7cff605b7e8&oe=5B080404

[Cam]

944 with a bike rack and two mountain bikes.

BMW Alpina L7 (?) Did not even know they were a thing. I can only find the B7 with a cursory search. I swear the badge said L7, but I could be mistaken.

[Freude am Fahren]

What generation?

Found this, base on an 80's 7: https://jalopnik.com/for-15-000-this-1986-bmw-l7-is-the-lap-of-luxury-1720348436

If it was newer maybe a long wheelbase version of the B7?

The E38 Limo like one of these? Didn't know there was Alpina versions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_7_Series_(E38)#L7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c-5unHhKSk&ab_channel=TargetCars

[Cam]

It looked new.

[dodint]

The L6 and L7 were real things in the 80s. All were automatics and had extra leather interior bits.

[speedpimp]

All of this talk about Alpinas and I spot this beauty in Grand Rapids today.
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[speedpimp]

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[dodint]

Shared a red light, in the DMC, with two Porsches and a Ferrari 308. Neat.

[neanderthal]

All manner of exotica on Saturday as I went to Newport Beach, Orange County to watch a rugby game.

McLaren something or other. Audi R8. Bentleys and Maseratis and so on. Best part was a Murcialago that was show boating and revving like crazy and took off like a bat out of hell. Only to be pulled over 30 yards past the traffic light we'd been stopped at. The black Tahoe was a cop car and you couldn't really tell it was a police car much from behind it at an angle.

[SkylineObsession]

Keep seeing an orange McLaren 650S (?) around town, but annoyingly can't seem to get it to my car show. Same as a silver R35 GT-R, white & black Maserati GranTurismo's, a 2006ish Dodge Viper SRT/10 (the one with the huge GT wing on the back), a red Audi R8 V10, a white Audi R8 convertible, etc etc.

Along with all them (plus more), there's also an orange DeTomaso Pantera in town now. And my mate recently sold his R32 Skyline GT-R and bought a 1992 (?) Dodge Viper RT/10, in white. He's already put a big GT wing on the back, which i think looks alright.

[IMOA]

LFA on the streets of Akasaka. Too slow to get the phone out (and it was a bit far away for decent photo) but it was a proper 'woooooo' moment and the first time I've seen one in the wild.

[speedpimp]

A pair of Buick Regal TourX sitting on a dealer's lot. It looks really good in dark gray. It looks outstanding in red.

[balki]

Multiple HellCats over the course of this year
Good to see an obscene car sold in some non-minuscule number AND driven :up:

[Cam]

Porsche 968 went down my street today.

[Ashie]

Saw a Cuda yesterday. Beautiful day in the Burg, so lots on interesting vehicles on the road.

[Godson]

But photos???

[Ashie]

There was too much traffic. I'll try to get one next time. ;)

[Cam]

Had Frosta serviced today, so I poked around the showroom. They have an 2018 STi Type RA for sale right now. Pretty hot ride. To my chagrin, the dealership put an additional $10,000 dealer mark-up on the price. :erm: :smh:

[TheBenior]

The base price of the Type RA is already as much as an M240i XDrive and approaching M2 money. An extra $10k is more than M2 money. I'm not sure what you're getting over the BMWs besides rear doors and AWD relative to the M2. Can't really say reliability, since it's not like EJ25 engine has ever been especially reliable.

But, I suppose they only need to find 500 well-heeled Subaru fanboys nationwide.

[XHawkeye]

Driving by a RaceTrac, on my commute home, I looked left in time to see a GT getting some gasoline that looked just like this. Wouldn't expect to see one out for a rush hour drive.

https://s.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/916x515/quality/95/https://s.blogcdn.com/slideshows/images/slides/704/473/6/S7044736/slug/l/01-ford-gt-67-heritage-edition-monterey-1.jpg

[balki]

Edit: the GT is so hawt!

back to the M2/STi RA:
AWD is a big deal for way too many people
Left stock the subbie is cheaper to maintain, plus the STi keeps its value well

With that said the STi is not worth $10k more than a WRX, and the RA is $10k more. With the $10k markup that puts it at double the price of a WRX

[SkylineObsession]

And here's the McLaren i mentioned above that i've seen around town a few times now, and know where it lives, but this is the first time i've been able to get a decent pic of it (have another, of it way in the distance) right in front of us at the lights this arvo. And it's the first time i've seen the Porsche 356 in front of us, but recognise the owner and know he's got a lot of nice cars (SLS AMG, 991 911 GT3 RS which he's raced in Targa NZ before and won, and so on).

https://s26.postimg.cc/f04qo0le1/DSC_0077_1920x1083.jpg (https://postimg.cc/image/m3cm3mqth/)

[dodint]

Neat. Personal preference, but not a fan of the flair on the Porsche. Let the car speak for itself.

The warm weather is starting to bring some of the fun cars out on the road. Took the DMC out on Saturday night, was fun. Driving it as night is even weirder as you can see the camera flashes from other people on the highway. Need to get my tint appointment setup soon as being other peoples Notable car sighting will get old quick I think.

[pl8ster]

Maybe someone else can corroborate this - I think I saw/heard a newer Raptor (non-V8) at a distance under heavy throttle, not sure if it was stock or had some exhaust work but it sounded not unlike a delivery truck missing a muffler. It gave me the sad.

Someone here at the office has an effing sweet '68 Chevelle SS, saw it for the first time yesterday. Now, *that* thing sounded ace.

[George]

...being other peoples Notable car sighting will get old quick I think.

Agreed. It's one of the reasons I like my older, stock Honda Accord in the stealthy power beige color with no stickers, personalized plates, tinted windows, or anything else to look memorable or even noticeable.

I got called out once at work when I was about 20 years old by someone I worked with who saw me driving like a jerk that morning in my bright blue VW Beetle with personalized plates and I've never forgotten that.

I've always thought it would be fun to have a plain jane car from an obscure brand that you don't see many of in the US (a Mitsubishi or Suzuki, for example) and take all the badges off.

Police officer: "Okay, let's see if have your story straight, ma'am. You said the reckless driver caused you to swerve off the road, jump the train tracks, flip end-over-end down the cliff, and crash through the ice into the frozen lake, where your car burst into flames. Is that what happened?"

Lady on stretcher, being loaded into ambulance: "That's right, officer."

Police officer: "What kind of car was he driving?"

Lady: "Well, it was a...um...silver or grey...uh...vehicle..."

:cool:

[dodint]

Totally, and that's on my mind when I drive it. Not that I'm a reckless driver but I know that if I do something not good I'm not just going to be able to ease back into traffic and move on with life. I think I have the only DMC in this part of Pittsburgh so if I go blasting through residential zones with The Power of Love at full tilt it's going to catch up with me eventually.

[speedpimp]

Maybe someone else can corroborate this - I think I saw/heard a newer Raptor (non-V8) at a distance under heavy throttle, not sure if it was stock or had some exhaust work but it sounded not unlike a delivery truck missing a muffler. It gave me the sad.


Was it a diesel? They can sound loud AF and go like a raped ape.

[Godson]

Currently, the raptor only comes with a high output Ecoboost v6

[The359]

Passed a beautiful BMW Z8 in the wild yesterday, probably a first for that.

[dodint]

Yeah, can't say I have ever seen one not in a BMW service center.

[neanderthal]

Took notice of a gorgeous W124 300E today while puttering along on the freeway. Lowered slightly, tint all round, sexy wheel and tire package, and the suspension was a symphony of movement while the body remained rock steady.

Later, got passed by a red W126 560SEC coupe with a lovely exhaust sound; woofly and burbly and melliflous as he accelerated away. There's an incomparable beauty to the elegant and timeless Paul Bracq designed pillarless coupes of the eighties. Until they start being neglected or have large chromey wheels installed on them; then they look tacky.

[MR2 Fan]

Saw a super early car yesterday, it was practically something around the Model T era, had 4 people riding, and was probably early 1920's at the LATEST, probably 1910's. I believe it was a dark green, but only caught a glimpse as it drove by briefly.

[speedpimp]

Shit load of Porsches, BMWs and Vettes on I-94 as part of the Tire Rack One Lap Of America. The ones that really stood out were a trio of Chevy HHR SS and a first gen NSX.

[dodint]

Saw an early NSX pulling out of a gated community today.

[pl8ster]

Distinct lack of cool vehicle sightings in the 1,650 miles to OH and back over the weekend, save for a screaming yellow new-looking Lambo (I'm out of the loop on current models) on I-84 in eastern New York. It had a Montana plate on the back, which even my wife noticed. I explained that Montana was a popular 'tax dodge' state for registrations and that it was almost certainly a local car.

[dodint]

Saw a burnt orange Lambo in Latrobe of all places. Not sure how it manages the pot holes.

[Cam]

The only really notable sightings on our 4,000 mile road trip were two race team trucks, McLaren and Ferrari. One was heading north on I-95 and the other was going north on I-77 respectively.

[Kchrpm]

Depending on the timing, they may have been heading to the PWC race at CTMP and the IMSA race at Mid Ohio, respectively.

[Tom Servo]

Speaking of i8s, I was impressed at this one's ability to park in both the EV-only and handicapped spots at the same time.

https://i.imgur.com/58piPgD.jpg

(He did not have a handicapped placard up front either)

[dodint]

Saw a Mclaren 12C Spyder coming out of private driveway in the woods in Fox Chapel.

[Tom Servo]

Saw an XJ 220 in the wild waiting to turn left onto Sawtelle from Pico in West LA. That might be the most rare car I've spotted on the roads (there have been nearly 100 more P1s built than XJ 220s). Unfortunately I was navigating a pretty heavily trafficked intersection on my bike, so no pics :/

[CudaMan]

How rare? We've got one kicking around town. The guy also has a Carrera GT, some rare version of a Diablo, and a Ford GT (the supercharged one). His 720S is on the way. Must be nice. :D

[SkylineObsession]

Saw a Viper RT/10 today, the only one in the city (aside from an SRT/10 which is also in this city).

https://s26.postimg.cc/gutb1nf7d/DSC6391_1920x1280.jpg

Does it still count though if i know the driver, and he was following me to my brothers place since he's always loved the RT/10? ;)
More pics of it here: http://gtxforums.net/showthread.php?1618-Cars-have-wheels-(My-cars-and-stuff-thread)-Kiwi!

For interests/boredoms sake, the motorway in this photo is the southernmost motorway in the world. And it only goes for 15-20km's.

[Tom Servo]

How rare? We've got one kicking around town. The guy also has a Carrera GT, some rare version of a Diablo, and a Ford GT (the supercharged one). His 720S is on the way. Must be nice. :D

According to Wikipedia, there were only 281 made, and I think the next rarest one I've seen was an F50 at 349. At least that's what I was judging rareness on, the number produced.

[pl8ster]

I know GT-R sightings are probably only a novelty for me up here in Maine, but this morning I saw one with a Utah license plate and New England Patriots license plate frame, which added another odd dimension to an already unlikely sighting. They were leaving a gym parking lot, so maybe a new transplant vs. one of the many tourists that have already begun to descend on Vacationland.

[2ndMoparMan]

Saw a DB9 today at the car wash I was passing when going to get dinner.

[Freude am Fahren]

There was a DB11 parked outside my apartment the other day. Not a big fan. The new Vantage is worlds better looking IMO.

[DelSolMan]

A little tour of my condo's parkade

https://i.imgur.com/eX2zooi.jpg

Ballin'. Not a big fan of the tire text.

https://i.imgur.com/5bAi21g.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/hlOyyXW.jpg

No handicap sign..

https://i.imgur.com/Dr3CfrM.jpg

My little Fiat thinks its a supercar too!

[Godson]

I've noticed the return of white letters, it looks like shit on skinny tires.

[SkylineObsession]

My mate put them on his R32 GT-R, then everyone else around town seemed to start doing it too. ;)

I don't mind them on skinny tyres or phat tyres personally.

https://s26.postimg.cc/vnnaetgt5/DSC6010_1920x1280.jpg

[Mr Wonder]

Cheating a bit as I was also on the way to the Goodwood breakfast club meet, but I found myself stuck in a convoy of around 27 McLarens on the A3 through Guildford last Sunday. Nothing older than a 12C Spyder in the convoy, mostly new 570s and 720s but it was still quite cool to be in amongst their number, albeit in an Audi. Didn't last long as they were more concerned with arriving en-mass rather than stretching the car's legs. I didn't have such constraints and overtook them all!

Cheating a lot - at the show were 2 F1 GTRs (02R in the Ueno Clinic livery, and 13R in the LARK livery No. 60) and the P1 LM. Not a bad showing for the Woking factory!

[dodint]

Pittsburgh Cars and Coffee was way bigger than I thoight it would be.

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[Phil_SS]

Wow! Veddy nice!

[speedpimp]

A few weeks ago at a Kroger I noticed a Chevy Silverado where the driver's side front and rear doors were connected and were moving away from the truck and down towards the ground. This wasn't some Transformers shit happening, it was just a Silverado set up for a wheel chair bound senior who was very determined to still be able to drive himself. More power to him.

[SportWagon]

Last Sunday I almost seriously considered going to a real live car show. But the lawn needed cutting and my wife also wasn't terribly eager for either of us to go to the "Rod and Gun Club".

Actually I believe it was the "Waterloo Rod & Gun Club", between Lobsinger and Hawkeville Road, just west of St. Jacobs (1075 Bo De Ln, St. Jacobs). As opposed to the "Elmira Rod and Gun Club" which is nestled just behind Floradale (6533 Reid Woods Drive, Elmira). The latter is only accessible via a dirt road, I believe, which would not be good for fine classic cars.

Anyway, I needed to gas up and decided to go to the gas station at the beginning of Lobsinger Road, not far from the Waterloo Rod & Gun Club. (And, actually pretty close to either location). And, indeed at the same time I pulled in, so did a bright red 1969 Cadillac convertible. You could tell it was a 1969 because of the vanity plate on the back. (69 Caddy, Ontario I believe). I went home via a country route and just after the St. Jacob's roundabout I saw a Pontiac, likely a GTO, coming the other way. Medium metallic blue.

Article transmogrified from one more appropriate for the miscellaneous thread.

[2ndMoparMan]

Scooby SVX today. Hardly ever see those on the road.

[XHawkeye]

NSX with turquoise colored wheels.

Picture from my dash cam so it's fuzzy

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[SkylineObsession]

Saw a yellow (or orange?) Lamborghini Huracan today, think it might be Dean Hall's (RocketWerkz game studio, maker of DayZ mod or whatever) as it was parked in the same area that his Tesla Model S usually is.

Will get a pic one day, if it's back there again.

[speedpimp]

Either an '82 or '83 Celica.
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[dodint]

Cheating a bit, because it was at Cars and Coffee, but I've never seen one of these Cosmo's in real life:

http://gtxforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=3083&d=1531144054

http://gtxforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=3084&d=1531144078

[Cam]

I went to a local car enthusiast event on Saturday. There was a lot of shitboxes there. :lol: There were only a few classics. Mostly contemporary vehicles in various states of repair; lots of import tuners. The most notable cars for me were a Honda NSX (heavily modified) and a turn-of-the-century-era Subaru Impreza with a 3.0 L, 6-cylinder engine swap. I can only guess it was from a Legacy.

[Tom Servo]

Cheating a bit, because it was at Cars and Coffee, but I've never seen one of these Cosmo's in real life:

I feel like that's notable enough to allow the cheating, I've got the same dilemma with the Petersen, where there's another Cosmo on display.

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[Yw-slayer]

Oh, when I was in Hokkaido I saw an original Alpine. I also saw a Testarossa replica (from the dimensions I think it was an MR2 in drag).

[Tom Servo]

Saw a Veyron this morning. I need to clean the GoPro's lens, apparently.

https://i.imgur.com/15gCuI3.png

[dodint]

Mmm, Petersen.

[Tom Servo]

Saw this guy over by my favorite Mexican place.

https://i.imgur.com/VSXpcWU.jpg

[Freude am Fahren]

Saw a new ZR-1 the other day. Looked like some kind of tuner car with a tacky body kit :|

[dodint]

Well, it is. ;)

[speedpimp]

Ural with a sidecar and a stretched Goldwing trike, I think it was a Goldwing. I do know that the motor was a V6.

[Freude am Fahren]

VW Tuareg. Not that notable maybe, until I saw it was one of the V10 TDI ones. Rare enough that they were in the first place, even rarer to see one still running, I imagine.

[speedpimp]

Bentley Bentayga on I-196 in Michigan. It didn't do anything for me. R* did it better in GTAV.

[dodint]

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Veyron, errrr, kit.

Owned by a cornerworker at PittRace. Built on a FWD platform. Fooled me the first time by, in the rain, in the dark.

[CudaMan]

Looks close enough to fool some people in the daytime too.

[Phil_SS]

Saw this guy over by my favorite Mexican place.

What a jerk! Parked right in front of driveway......

[Cam]

There is a '51-52 Pontiac parked in a neighbour's driveway.

[MR2 Fan]

saw an R34 Skyline in blue here...first time I've ever seen one in person in the U.S. (Sorry, didn't get a photo)

[SkylineObsession]

Me too, the other day. Only notable because most R34's here are every colour but blue. Was only a GT-T though, not a GT-R.

[Tom Servo]

Saw a Range Rover Evoque convertible today. All I could think of when I saw it was that bit from the Princess Bride.



...every shriek of every child at seeing your hideousness will be yours to cherish. Every babe that weeps at your approach, every woman who cries out, "Dear God! What is that thing,"...

[dodint]

I never considered seeing them in the wild as I thought they would never sell any.

[speedpimp]

No worse than the Murano Cabriolet.

[Godson]

No worse than the Murano Cabriolet.

Yeah. Those things are fucking YOU GEE ELLE WHY

[speedpimp]

Then again there was something that caught the eye of the person driving it. Guess I'm getting soft in my old age.

[Tom Servo]

Volvo P1800 E at the local grocery store. When I was a kid my dad had a P1800 in red. I miss that car, I think he does too.

https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/42345134_2330236716993172_2154709599763038208_o.jp g?_nc_cat=0&oh=82a07bc6d02655e7d6afb7da2c656ede&oe=5C2377AE

https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/42384465_2330236443659866_3985426030859911168_o.jp g?_nc_cat=0&oh=673d39a0c9866f1cdb680096177fb9d8&oe=5C62103B

[Freude am Fahren]

Heh, convertible 'SUV's are relatively common down in South FL. I've seen plenty of the Evoques, and quite a few of the Murano. The Murano is much worse.

[Godson]

I love the P1800!!!

[Tom Servo]

Fun fact - my 5'0" mom would occasionally drive me somewhere in the P1800. She had to sit on two phonebooks to be able to see out of the window, and it was a real stretch to push in the clutch pedal.

We used to go in the P1800 to the San Diego zoo. We'd go through one of the neighborhoods just north of the zoo to get there that had a bunch of hills. We called them the big and little dipper, and my dad would just put it in neutral and we'd hold our hands up and ride through them.

I gotta track me down a P1800.

[TheBenior]

Somebody who lived a half mile from my parents had a P1800 wagon. I used to see to when I'd walk to the library.

[IMOA]

Drove Swiss passes today

Shitload of Porsche’s
McLaren something nice
Morgan three wheeler
BMW m something
991.2 GT3 with a bike rack
Fezzes 488
Aventadoor
TVR t750 or something like that. Looked like a Shelby Dayton’s
Something that looked like a a Talbot Lago with a split rear screen
Aston vantage

Some others. I’m in Lyon so stuffed as fuck and drunk as all shit.

[DelSolMan]

Pretty ��

https://i.imgur.com/NdLOyIE.jpg

[dodint]

Did you get Guy Fieri's autograph?

[SportWagon]

The other day a car painted in RAF camouflage, complete with roundels, went by me in a parking lot. (Not roundals; roundels). It was a BMW sedan, of all things.

[TheBenior]

A second gen VW Scirocco that clearly had not been through 26-37 Chicago winters.

[Freude am Fahren]

While in Flint, I saw a sweet 'Cuda, but can't post the picture here, because it keeps posting upside down.

Then on the way to Detroit, I saw a couple of man. plated Rangers.

[Cam]

This lives two blocks away from me. Sadly, I've never seen it move.

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[George]

Wait until trash day. They'll need to move it to push that bin to the curb.

[Cam]

Saw a red 1988 Dodge Shelby Dakota (http://https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelby_Dakota) in the wild, parked at a local mall. It stopped me in my tracks. I'm like, "Lori, this is a unicorn car!" Of course she's like, "Yeah, whatever. :rolleyes:" :lol:

[Tom Servo]

Yer missin' a colon between https and // on that link. Should be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelby_Dakota

[dodint]

Neat, never heard of it.

[The359]

I remember when I was young there was a neighborhood nearby that had a Dakota Convertible in it.

[Cam]

Yer missin' a colon between https and // on that link. Should be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelby_Dakota
Whoops, thanks!

[The359]

Trifecta of luxury barge coupes the other day: Chrysler TC by Maserati, Cadillac Allante, and a BMW 8-Series.

[dodint]

I was just reading about the Allante recently, hah.

[Tom Servo]

Super mad that I couldn't get my phone out in time. Was in the Hillcrest neighborhood of San Diego having dinner with the folks, and as we walked out of the restaurant, an R32 Skyline tarted up with the #12 Calsonic livery went past. It was definitely a road car painted as such, but I'm 99.8% sure it was a real R32.

[speedpimp]

Saw a Buick Reatta today.

[Freude am Fahren]

I saw an American Ute tonight. Obviously a custom job, but it looked factory. It was based on either a Charger, or maybe a Magnum. Did they make a Magnum on the current gen, pre-facelift Charger?

[The359]

They only made one generation of Magnum and that was on the 1st generation Charger platform.

[dodint]

And they hold value really well.

[Godson]

There is a company called Smyth performance or something where you can kit build a Ute.

[Yw-slayer]

22B.

[JoshInKC]

An Isuzu Vehicross in amazing shape.

[SkylineObsession]

Kinda counts as a spot, only because i've been wanting to get a pic of this car for a while but never bother to stop and do so. :p

In my (well, the event i started) charity cruise event a couple weeks back (raining all day, 155 cars, $4,000 raised for charity) we took the opportunity to park our van inside our stadium (the only one with a roof in New Zealand) beside Dean Hall's (DayZ videogame) Lamborghini Huracan, a turbo Supra, C33 Nissan Laurel and a Maserati convertible which is out of shot. They were some of only a handful of cars that came back after the car show and cruise.
https://www.facebook.com/OtagoCommunityHospiceCharityCruise
Our page above has pics of most of the cars that showed up.

https://i.postimg.cc/d3mQHzBN/47176672-10157001634803708-7939606720102268928-o.jpg

For the record, if anyone knows of him, Dean is a very friendly, chatty type of guy and is also a big fan of the Supra, because it was his favourite car in Gran Turismo. Speaking of Supra, the licence plate on it is V10 KLR... Had three or more V10's there, the Lambo, an Audi R8 and a mates Viper. Not sure if any of them are now dead.

[Godson]

An Isuzu Vehicross in amazing shape.

Silver or black?

There's a silver one running around midtown all the time

[JoshInKC]

White, it was in Lawrence near the west campus.

[Godson]

I haven't seen that one about!!!

[shakes]

Saw a newer BMW x-drive diesel wagon and wondered why anyone would want an x1 or even an x3.

[Freude am Fahren]

Unfortunately, one reason going forward in the US, is that we don't have an option.

No 3 series wagons for the new gen to be sold in the US. (https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/a25455899/2019-bmw-3-series-wagon-dead-in-the-us/) Which means no BMW wagons at all, since I don't think we've gotten the 5 series wagon since the E60 (E61) days. Nevermind the lack of diesel options as well.

Unless you count the Gran Turismo abominations.

[Tom Servo]

Lamborghini Espada in Santa Monica: https://i.imgur.com/kRnBeWT.jpg

[dodint]

huh

Neat.

[SportWagon]

Ah. I thought so. Wikipedia tells me the Espada was a derivative of the concept car Lamborghini Marzal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamborghini_Marzal).

Us who started collecting Matchbox toys in the 1960's remember the Lamborghini Marzal (http://www.vintagebritishdiecasts.co.uk/1index/sf20-d.htm) as one of the first Superfast models. Of course, being a Matchbox toy it wasn't clear to us that the prototype wasn't really a car anyone could buy.

I believe my Marzal is darkish metallic red, not too different from my real-life 2016 Subaru Impreza, actually.

http://matchbox.wikia.com/wiki/Lamborghini_Marzal

[MR2 Fan]

wasn't sure where to post this: Custom 3D printed Lamborghini build (Technically it would be a replica I guess):

https://www.facebook.com/lasersterling/

(Sorry for the facebook link, I don't think they have a separate website)

[CudaMan]

Espada: Yesssssssss.

[speedpimp]

I love how the roof is almost even with the belt line of the Subie.

[Tom Servo]

It's back, figured I'd get a couple more shots.

https://i.imgur.com/5DnQ0mn.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/8BoDKcX.jpg

With my shadow photobombing...

[Cam]

Bro, do you even crop?

[Tom Servo]

Nope. I'm on my bike, what do you want from me?

[George]

How about some fresh content?

Somebody posted an Espada just last week.

[Tom Servo]

See if I ever stop in a (not) crowded bike lane again to take more pictures for you ingrates.

[Godson]

:lol:

[CudaMan]

Uncropped gives more authenticity to the artistic expression of car-spotting. :p

[dodint]

I wonder what's under the tarp(s); particularly the middle one.

[The359]

An E39 540i touring wagon. :up:

[Kchrpm]

A matte purple Lotus Evora.

[MR2 Fan]

A chrome purple Porsche 911 with a wild body kit, tall wing, late 80's-early 90's era if I was to guess, followed right behind was a matte black Lamborghini Gallardo

[JoshInKC]

Saw the silver one on 35 near midtown yesterday.

[Godson]

I still do love the VehiCross

[JoshInKC]

Yep, they're weird as hell, but charming in their weirdness.
Also, I saw it again today parked at Penn Valley park.

[TheBenior]

Saw a Forester XT with a "Subaru drive fresh" sticker in the Subway restaurant script.

Yes, the driver was vaping.

[The359]

1st generation Subaru GL/Leone that looked to be in great condition and being driven. :up:

[Tom Servo]

Triumph TR8. Not that notable, except I feel like I've only ever seen the TR7 before.

[JoeW]

TR6 is my favorite.

[Godson]

Local guy used to auto-x a tr8.

Very cool. He bought a sky next.

You could say he had poor taste in long term brand success.

[Drachen596]

I saw what I am 99% sure was a first generation Intrepid tonight.

I haven't seen one of those in a LONG time.

[dodint]

Hah. We were in traffic behind one on Saturday and said the same thing.

It seems like all of the leftover second gens ended up in Wisconsin. They were everywhere.

[Crazed_Insanity]

Saw some interesting cars on my way to Walmart today...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGrSw7wK4no

[speedpimp]

New model Chevy Caprice wearing steelies. Looks like the few that ended up in police fleets are being sold off.

[MR2 Fan]

a maroon Mclaren something...I can't keep up with their new models....it was coming out of my crappy apartment complex....not sure why

[Tom Servo]

They are just about impossible to tell apart, aren't they?

[JoeW]

McLaren makes one of the best looking mass-produced sports cars nowadays.

[Dicknose]

Did a Porsche day and oh some nice cars.
I get use to seeing GT3s, but this time we had 2 GT3RS and a GT2RS!!

Sorry - no full car shots, had strict rules of what we could take photos. The location is suppose to be secret and not to be talked about.
A couple of teasers

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[George]

An hour or so I noticed a car parked on the street that I could not identify. I'm not sure how its generic looks and bland color caught my eye, but I did a double-take when I first saw it. Looking down from an upper floor nearby, it was hard to see a logo or name. A co-worker, probably too young to remember Toyota Supras but with better eyes than mine said it said SUPRA on the back. Another guy said it was a Suzuki due to the "S" logo.

I finally had to walk down there and find out for myself. It is a Seat Cupra with license plates from Durango, Mexico. I don't think I've ever seen a Seat car before.

https://i.postimg.cc/W3rQJHfd/IMG-6735.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/yVNsf6ZN/IMG-6737.jpg

Not the best pictures, I know, but there's a wall of windows right there with people inside and I didn't want to look like a creepy weirdo taking multiple pictures.

[Tom Servo]

That's a pretty rare sighting up here. I see a ton of Seat Ibizas every time I go to Europe, but I'm not sure I've seen a Cupra.

[Cam]

Saw a black Jeep with an Umbrella Corp. logo on the door. :lol:

[Freude am Fahren]

Saw an LFA the other day while walking my dog. Of course just some old guy putzing around at idle basically. His plate was "LFA 1[XX]" (Couldn't remember the last two digits). So I'm guessing it was his chassis number. It pulled into my neighborhood as I was heading out, and as I was coming back in, it pulled out. I was excited to hear that glorious V10 as he pulled out on to the major roadway, but nope. He just pulled away about as quietly as possible with that car.

I think if Toyota had re-released the LFA with no changes except legally necessary, an aluminum chassis and cheaper body materials, and put a Supra badge on it and sold it for GT-R/NSX prices, no one would complain.

[Tom Servo]

Complete with handicapped placard hanging from the rear view mirror.

https://i.imgur.com/tZfVjOn.jpg

[Dicknose]

Being a handicapped driver doesnt mean you cant have good taste in cars

[MR2 Fan]

I think if Toyota had re-released the LFA with no changes except legally necessary, an aluminum chassis and cheaper body materials, and put a Supra badge on it and sold it for GT-R/NSX prices, no one would complain.

hahaha, of course they would complain. if it didn't have some "3JZ" Inline 6 turbo that can be tuned to 1,000 hp, they're going to complain. Ironically the BMW engine probably can do that, but they'll complain anyway.

[Cam]

There was a Forester Sport at the dealer today. I did not know it was a thing. As near as I could tell the only difference was sporty wheels and some trim. :rolleyes:

The STi Type RA was still in the showroom. I did not look to see if there was still a $10,000 dealer mark-up on it. :rolleyes:

[Phil_SS]

Subaru has basically neutered their whole brand in terms of performance. Basically, none of the option packages get you any kind of performance upgrade over the base version of the car. With exceptions of the Legacy 3.6R, Outback 3.6R and WRX STi which are the very top of the price bracket.

Subaru used to be about cheap fun with some limitations. Like you knew the interior wouldn't be the greatest but man is it a hoot to drive. Not anymore, but hey, they are selling more cars.

[Ashie]

Beautiful day in the Burgh, therefore the fun cars come out. 3224

[speedpimp]

Nice Maserati.

[Cam]

American classics are pretty common around here. Semi-exotic sports cars, however, are quite rare. The last 24 hours or so have been unusual. I saw a Ferrari 360 Spyder parked near USC. I saw a Lexus LFA in the wild, as well as a Lotus Elise during the same drive. Then, I saw a very clean-looking 2nd gen. RX-7 convertible.

[George]

Brand new (or at least current generation) Honda Ridgeline pickup with all the exterior metal covered in Rhino-liner or similar - hood, doors, the whole damn thing. :down:

[MR2 Fan]

Brand new (or at least current generation) Honda Ridgeline pickup with all the exterior metal covered in Rhino-liner or similar - hood, doors, the whole damn thing. :down:

I wonder how much weight that adds

[George]

Good question. Some quick googling suggests it can add fifty pounds or more to the inside of a truck bed.

I was thinking about how it would look in ten or twenty years. Probably pretty crappy, and I bet that stuff is hard to get off. It also seems to me, with no actual knowledge - just making assumptions, that moisture could get in under the sprayed on stuff in some places and cause rust.

Most who drive new cars would probably say it will be someone else's problem in ten or twenty years. That's what they used to say about vinyl tops, too. Well, I drive ten to twenty year old cars. Don't ruin 'em for me! :lol:

I think it's cool on old trucks and jeeps, but anyone who covers a brand new vehicle in that stuff probably has more money than brains.

[dodint]

Followed a Ferrari 458 into the city during morning rush hour on Monday, which was particularly interesting because it was below freezing at the time.