Notable car sightings

[SportWagon]

There's an orange MG Midget convertible (currently with winter hard top) parks regularly in our parking lot.

Three front wiper blades. Wow.

[speedpimp]

Saw a Karma Revero on I-94 today. It looks like somebody crossed a Tesla Model S and a C7 Vette and then gave it a huge ass.

[neanderthal]

BMW M1 in glorious 1970s orange at the Frisco (TX) Cars n Coffee.

I arrived after the event was mostly over. But that was the highlight of the vehicles that were still there.

[Godson]

Stelvio Quad

And this


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Ferrari f12 tdf

[The359]

Not exactly a car sighting per se, but worthy of a mention.

https://scontent.fphl1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/58378575_10102867041348217_3469545848101142528_o.j pg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl1-2.fna&oh=c015da481f76be2f98a78cd9044c82f6&oe=5D6FDD00

Nissan brought out the Skyline GT-R LM street car we should all recognize from Gran Turismo for the GT-R 50th Anniversary at the New York Auto Show.

[dodint]

Oh, another Skyline, gee...

;)

[XHawkeye]

Yellow Lotus Esprit S4

[speedpimp]

AWD Prius.

[SkylineObsession]

Orangey Ultima GTR in a local car compliance/repair/build shop.

First one i've seen in person. Didn't get pics, cos there's a lot of nice stuff in there that owners may not want shared everywhere.
He only deals in nice cars, like mainly US muscle, but also a lot of brands from other countries. There's also a Ford GT40 MK.II in there (silver), but it's possibly a replica. First Mk.II i've ever seen too.

[speedpimp]

Kia Telluride. Perfectly anonymous. It reminds me of a square Escalade.

[Godson]

Orangey Ultima GTR in a local car compliance/repair/build shop.

First one i've seen in person. Didn't get pics, cos there's a lot of nice stuff in there that owners may not want shared everywhere.
He only deals in nice cars, like mainly US muscle, but also a lot of brands from other countries. There's also a Ford GT40 MK.II in there (silver), but it's possibly a replica. First Mk.II i've ever seen too.

Thoughts on the Ultima? Was it carbd or injected?

[Dicknose]

Was in San Fran/San Jose last month and damn - Teslas are everywhere. Yeah we got plenty of S and some X around here, but the new 3 arent here yet (rhd last!) and I havent seen an original roadster on the road here.
So I was a bit excited to see a huge number of 3s and ... a roadster

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Also the first motorcycle I saw was a Zero.
Electric rules!

[dodint]

Saw a red LC500 street parked in the neighborhood between my law school and AirBnB. Nice looking car for a Lexus.

[speedpimp]

Honda Clarity. Ugly as sin. Apparently there are two hydrogen fueling stations in the entire state of Michigan.

[dodint]

It has to be ugly or you wouldn't know the owner enjoys the fragrance of their own emissions.

[Tom Servo]

I feel like the Clarity is barely even scratching the surface of the pantheon of ugly cars.

[dodint]

The partially obscured rear wheels is one of those unnecessary things car companies do to show how different and unique their electric car is, kind of like those goofy notches in the front fenders. That's why I liked the Volt so much, it was a decent looking car that happened to have an electric component. It didn't subscribe to the 'goofy looking because electric' trope that some car companies feel is necessary in order to entice that faction of consumers.

[Godson]

Yeah, that's really bad

[George]

Agreed on the ugliness of electric cars other than Tesla.

I saw a sharp-looking Japanese station wagon yesterday. As I got closer, I realized it wasn't an Acura as I first thought, but instead a Volkswagen.

Nope. It was a new Buick Regal station wagon! :eek:

Maybe old news to everyone else, but I hadn't seen one before. While googling just now to find a picture of it, I found this instead, which is much more fun.

https://buickturboregal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/buick-regal-gbody-station-wagon.jpg

[SkylineObsession]

Okay, so in the same workshop where i saw the Ultima GTR last week, i saw something else interesting there this week.

Firstly, are there any other cars that look like this from the front? It was definitely not a Dodge Challenger, it was very similar to the shape of the Lambo below, and possibly even was a Lamborghini Espada.
Anything British that looks like this? It didn't really look American.

https://www.sportscarmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1969-lamborghini-espada-series-i-front.jpg

I couldn't see the sides or back, only a dead straight front view.

[Yobbo NZ]

Lotus Elite or Eclat maybe.

[George]

I know you said it wasn't American, but just for fun, how about a Ford Torino?

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dvOu--wNAyI/hqdefault.jpg


https://www.sportscarmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1969-lamborghini-espada-series-i-front.jpg

[SkylineObsession]

Nope, not those Lotus's. And not the Ford either. It was a roundish front like the Lambo, with four headlights.

[JoeW]

Maybe something like an Alfa GTV6 or a Datsun 510 racer?

[SkylineObsession]

*googles*

Nope, even debadged. And the Datsun isn't wide and low enough.

May get another look next week hopefully.

EDIT: Another Google search bought up an article from this year about one being restored in Christchurch to eventually reside in Dunedin. But it's green, which i don't think was the colour of the one i saw.
https://www.pressreader.com/australia/new-zealand-classic-car/20190128/282892321844328

[Phil_SS]

Iso Grifo
Iso Fidia or Lele
Alfa Romeo Montreal
70's Celica
70's Skyline :P

[Godson]

No shit!

Any photos?

[SkylineObsession]

Nup, none of them Phil. ;)

Kinda gutted, as i won't be able to make it there this week and wouldn't be able to take photos even if i could make it there. Hopefully it's still there next week and i can see it again as i really want to see if it is a Lambo.

[Dicknose]

This is a fun game...
but the "we need more hints" part could do with improving!!

[SkylineObsession]

To be fair i don't think i'd even known about this Lamborghini before i saw the car, if i'd at least known about it a little more it would be a lot less ambiguous to everyone including myself. :o

[Yobbo NZ]

Monteverdi High Speed maybe?

[SkylineObsession]

Other than the Lambo, that's probably the closest match yet. :up:

[shakes]

Driving home this afternoon I spotted a blue Escort Cosworth complete with gigantic rear wing and RHD.

[Cam]

I actually kind of know a guy with an Escort Cossie. He’s a fellow sim racer in the Pacific NW.

[Cam]

Saw this barn find in my neighbourhood yesterday.

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[speedpimp]

I've always loved Capris.

[Yobbo NZ]

Always wanted a 1600gt Capri as my first car. Dad bought me a 1300 Escort 4 door. Eventually got modified into a 1640 engined thing that was timed at 179km/h on a flying kilometer and 16.1s 1/4 mile.
Super fast!

[Dicknose]

Warning - Porsche GT4 and Boxster Spyder expected to appear at the same racetrack a bit outside of Sydney.
Photos coming...

[neanderthal]

Celica AlTrac GT4 (or whatever it is actually called.) Sitting on the front yard of a house in Cincinatti, with lawn/ weeds right up to the under carriage of the car.

[Tom Servo]

Saw a Koenigsegg CCX today on Pico in West LA. No time to take a pic, sadly, but it's my first Koenigsegg sighting in the wild.

[SkylineObsession]

Another Google search bought up an article from this year about one being restored in Christchurch to eventually reside in Dunedin. But it's green, which i don't think was the colour of the one i saw.
https://www.pressreader.com/australia/new-zealand-classic-car/20190128/282892321844328

Well, turns out i saw this exact car yesterday, in the same shop the orange one was in. It looked to be in a finished condition though, number plate and everything. Saw it from the back, with a nice Lamborghini badge under the window. This shop has so many nice cars as it's one of only a couple of car compliance places in the city.

Fairly confident the orange one was the same make and model, but still gutted i didn't see it again.

[TheBenior]

A Ford F-750 pickup truck towing an empty car trailer. I can only hope it was on it's way to buy a race car.

[speedpimp]

Or he was just overcompensating?

[George]

Saw a silver Delorean in traffic this weekend, but with Colorado plates (yeah, I looked).

[dodint]

I've never seen one in traffic.

[George]

It lives somewhere nearby. I've seen it in a garage somewhere in the general area, almost certainly while riding neighborhood streets on my bicycle. Can't remember exactly where, and don't really care, but it was nice to see it out and about on a nice weekend afternoon.

[Tom Servo]

There's one out here in West LA with all the Back to the Future bits slapped on it, I see him driving around here on occasion.

There's also a del Sol made up to look like an A-Wing.

[speedpimp]

An exquisitely pristine Ford Mustang II Stallion.

[Dicknose]

I see a Delorean occasionally - belongs to author Matthew Reilly, he lives in Sydney (as does 4 million other people - but he is probably the only one with a Delorean!)

[dodint]

https://media1.tenor.com/images/756ebc032f7de75304edc18f86e1d503/tenor.gif?itemid=12320222

I know of at least 11 in Sydney and 59 of them in Australia:



VIN Model Year Mfg. MM YY Interior Trans Hood Gas Flap City State/Pr. Country Engine Nbr Frame Nbr DOD Mbr Conversion Notes
779 81 Black Automatic Grooved Yes Adelaide, South Australia Australia 448
966 81 Apr 81 Black Automatic Grooved Yes Brisbane Queensland Australia
1013 81 Apr 81 Black Manual Grooved Yes Australia Australia
1137 81 Apr 81 Black Manual Grooved Yes Melbourne Victoria Australia
1233 81 Apr 81 Black Automatic Grooved Yes Brisbane Queensland Australia 1157
1388 81 May 81 Black Manual Grooved Yes Melbourne Victoria Australia 2418
1440 81 May 81 Black Manual Grooved Yes Haigslea Queensland Australia 103k miles.
1670 81 Jun 81 Black Automatic Grooved Yes Albury Victoria Australia 596
1787 81 Jun 81 Black Automatic Grooved Yes Queensland Queensland Australia 2927
1919 81 Jun 81 Black Manual Grooved Yes Adelaide South Australia Australia 2104 Yes
1955 81 Jun 81 Black Automatic Grooved Yes Melbourne Victoria Australia 1468
2065 81 Jun 81 Black Manual Grooved Yes Sydney NSW Australia
2383 81 Jul 81 Black Manual Grooved Yes Sydney NSW Australia 2540
2407 81 Jul 81 Black Automatic Grooved Yes Glen Iris Victoria Australia 1235
2625 81 Aug 81 Black Automatic Grooved Yes Melbourne Victoria Australia
2656 81 Aug 81 Black Manual Grooved Yes Tasmania Tasmania Australia National Motor Museum, Adelaide, South Australia
2672 81 Aug 81 Grey Manual Yes Caringbah NSW Australia Yes
2792 81 Aug 81 Black Automatic Grooved Yes Perth Western Australia Australia
2800 81 Aug 81 Black Automatic Grooved Yes Australia Australia
2883 81 Aug 81 Black Automatic Grooved Yes Sydney NSW Australia 102k miles.
2927 81 Aug 81 Black Automatic Grooved Yes Kariong NSW Australia 4136
3158 81 Aug 81 Grey Manual Flat Mawson Lakes South Australia Australia Yes
3314 81 Aug 81 Grey Automatic Grooved Sydney NSW Australia
3896 81 Sep 81 Black Manual Grooved Adelaide South Australia Australia 3146 Yes
4002 81 Sep 81 Black Automatic Grooved Mt Macedon Victoria Australia
4140 81 Sep 81 Black Manual Grooved Perth Western Australia Australia
4162 81 Sep 81 Black Automatic Grooved Melbourne Victoria Australia
4322 81 Oct 81 Grey Manual Grooved Brisbane Australia Yes
4348 81 Oct 81 Grey Manual Grooved Melbourne Victoria Australia
4814 81 Oct 81 Grey Manual Grooved ~ NSW Australia Corvette LS V8 engine swap
4882 81 Oct 81 Grey Manual Grooved Sydney NSW Australia
4883 81 Oct 81 Grey Manual Grooved Sydney NSW Australia
4956 81 Oct 81 Black Manual Grooved Kenmore Hills, Brisb Queensland Australia
4982 81 Oct 81 Grey Manual Grooved Australia Australia
5092 81 Oct 81 Grey Manual Grooved Wetherill Park NSW Australia Yes LS2 Corvette engine conversion. BTTF conversion in progress.
5402 81 Oct 81 Automatic Rossmoyne Western Australia Australia
5452 81 Oct 81 Grey Manual Grooved Newcastle NSW Australia Yes
5568 81 Oct 81 Grey Manual Grooved Sydney NSW Australia
5836 81 Oct 81 Black Manual Grooved Brisbane Queensland Australia
6210 81 Nov 81 Grey Automatic Grooved Kallangur, Queenslan Queensland Australia Painted blue
6261 81 Nov 81 Grey Manual Grooved Brisbane Queensland Australia
6355 81 Nov 81 Grey Manual Grooved Sydney NSW Australia Corvette LS V8 engine swap, frame painted yellow.
6380 81 Nov 81 Manual Crestmead Queensland Australia Inactive BTTF
6600 81 Nov 81 Grey Manual Grooved Brisbane Queensland Australia
6679 81 Nov 81 Grey Manual Grooved Adelaide South Australia Australia Yes Custom center console.
10092 82 Dec 81 Grey Automatic Flat Caringbam NSW Australia 6807
10240 82 Dec 81 Grey Manual Flat Ipswich Queensland Australia 7941
10599 82 Dec 81 Grey Manual Flat Delaney Creek, Queen Queensland Australia 8042 RHD
10851 82 Dec 81 Grey Manual Flat Ipswich Queensland Australia 8182
10927 82 Dec 81 Grey Manual Flat ~ Northern Territory Australia Conversion to RHD performed in Australia, supercharged.
11089 82 Jan 82 Grey Manual Flat Sydney NSW Australia 8090
11152 82 Jan 82 Grey Manual Flat Mildura Victoria Australia Yes
11745 82 Jan 82 Black Automatic Flat Melbourne Victoria Australia
12181 82 May 82 Black Manual Flat Caversham Western Australia Australia RHD Wooler Hodec version
15999 83 Aug 82 Grey Manual Flat Melbourne Victoria Australia Inactive
16027 83 Aug 82 Grey Manual Flat Melbourne Victoria Australia
16396 83 Aug 82 Grey Manual Flat Brisbane Queensland Australia
16435 83 Aug 82 Grey Manual Flat Sydney NSW Australia Converted to RHD circa March 2015.
16658 83 Aug 82 Black Automatic Flat Brisbane Queensland Australia

[SkylineObsession]

Maybe it's old news, and probably easy to find in a Google search, but a guy i follow on Youtube spotted this red DeLorean in the UK.

https://www.facebook.com/AdamC3046/photos/a.1575142709165300/2663180733694820/?type=3

[SportWagon]

A Karma Revero (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_Revero) was parked outside the diner where I bought my breakfast this morning. Had not left by the time I did.

[Tom Servo]

McLaren Senna on Pico in west LA. Didn't get great pics, though.

[George]

I am starting to see the new Jeep Scrambler Gladiator around town a lot. I wouldn't want one due to unreliability concerns, but I think they look really cool.

https://cdn.motor1.com/images/mgl/41Pxk/s1/2020-jeep-gladiator-first-drive.jpg

[speedpimp]

A Karma Revero (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_Revero) was parked outside the diner where I bought my breakfast this morning. Had not left by the time I did.

But Karma had closed, restructured and reopened three times in the short span that you were at that diner.

[Tom Servo]

GT2RS by work. From the looks of it, it's got 40K worth of just paint and wheel upgrades. I have no idea how so many people have so much money out here.

https://i.imgur.com/40wqT9a.jpg

[dodint]

I wonder how much more it would have cost to paint the wheels a complimentary color.

[Dicknose]

Well they are $650k in Australia (thats about $450USD with our terrible exchange rate)
And we cant just import cars - so you have to pay that price if you want one. And you make it to the top of the waiting list!

[JoeW]

For that money I’d rather buy a Singer Porsche.

http://singervehicledesign.com/

[Freude am Fahren]

Those wheels are the magnesium ones that are a part of the Weissach package. I believe the paint is standard as well (with the stripe/carbon being another sign of Weissach).

By the way, I like how that bike lane kinda makes it look like a modern racetrack. Nice pic!

[JoeW]

With a parking meter and a house :)

[SportWagon]

Those wheels are the magnesium ones that are a part of the Weissach package. I believe the paint is standard as well (with the stripe/carbon being another sign of Weissach).

By the way, I like how that bike lane kinda makes it look like a modern racetrack. Nice pic!Hmm. I only just noticed the bike lane. Doesn't leave a lot of door room.

[Cam]

Saab Sonnet III! :eek:

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[Tom Servo]

Thanks! I also liked the juxtaposition of the super bright green thermoplast in front of it. It looks like the wheels are $13k, but to add them you do have to add the Weissach package at another $18k (and I'm having a hard time figuring out what the Weissach package entails other than spending $18k).

I was almost certain that this was the "Metallic" paint at another $4,220, but I could be wrong.

Either way, a bonkers amount of money to spend to be stuck averaging 12mph in LA traffic, but not as bad as the Senna I saw a few days before it.

[Tom Servo]

Hmm. I only just noticed the bike lane. Doesn't leave a lot of door room.

It's a reasonably wide bike lane (if you feel like Google Street Viewing it, it's southbound 7th between Arizona and Santa Monica Blvd. in downtown Santa Monica). It's just around the corner from my work, I use it daily with no issues. The one on sixth is wider and has some buffering, but I've not had any dooring issues in this lane.

[Tom Servo]

Saab Sonnet III! :eek:

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Whoa!

[SkylineObsession]

Saw the Espada again, this time in a car show that i put a group display in.

These count as car spots for me, as i don't get out much. ;)

Lambo
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Rod Tempero 250 GTO? https://www.rodtempero.com/
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Aventador, MP412C, Corvette and SuperAmerica from Dunedin (all but the McLaren owned by the same guy, plus he's got four or more other exotics at home)
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[neanderthal]

Thanks! I also liked the juxtaposition of the super bright green thermoplast in front of it. It looks like the wheels are $13k, but to add them you do have to add the Weissach package at another $18k (and I'm having a hard time figuring out what the Weissach package entails other than spending $18k).

I was almost certain that this was the "Metallic" paint at another $4,220, but I could be wrong.

Either way, a bonkers amount of money to spend to be stuck averaging 12mph in LA traffic, but not as bad as the Senna I saw a few days before it.

If I recall correctly, the Weissach package is a "hard core" track package, unlike your more common- more peasant Clubsport package, which mostly involves adding lightness (by removing a lot of stuff,) and sometimes replacing said stuff with lighter versions of it. Titanium rollcage instead of steel. Carbon fiber this, carbon fiber that. Thinner (lexan) rear window? May include 6 point harness rather than your standard seatbelt, depending on the model, etc

It'a $1000 worth of stuff with the Porsche premium. used mostly to show off just how much more money you spent on your car than that lawyer with all those ads everywhere.

[MR2 Fan]

no pic but saw an R32 Nissan Skyline GTS or GTST 4 door..........with GTR badges. It was clearly a real Skyline and RHD as well, but doubt seriously it was converted to a GTR

[SkylineObsession]

It's quite common sadly, mainly with coupes. Although these days not as many people seem to be going down the fake GT-R path.

[MR2 Fan]

It's quite common sadly, mainly with coupes. Although these days not as many people seem to be going down the fake GT-R path.

Well since there's hardly any Skylines at all in the U.S. , pretty much everyone could be fooled unless they really know that era (and I don't believe there were ever 4-door GT-R's)

[speedpimp]

BMW i8 at a Bass Pro Shop near Chicago and an i3 rolling down the highway. I've seen them before but never on the same day.

[Dicknose]

Wow - I saw both an i8 and i3 this weekend. They are relatively rare here compared to the US.
Probably only see a handful of each.
The i8 does look spectacular.

[SkylineObsession]

They did make four door GT-R's, but only a handful and not technically from Nissan. The Autech R32 GT-R for example. Pretty much a GT-R, with all the running gear etc, and 4WD, but missing the turbo's on the engine. RB26DE instead of RB26DETT.

First one i ever saw in person was when one came to a Skyline meet i organised back in 2015.

My red Skyline is the third car in the pic.
https://scontent.fwlg1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/10548325_770310403060264_1024180241918588713_o.jpg ?_nc_cat=110&_nc_oc=AQnkkRvi6aepkded5PFq7o7GPbuCx0v89kY-IBVA0thYZvg7ZwdIxlLzrpS3qnHOYo0&_nc_ht=scontent.fwlg1-1.fna&oh=d92ce4882fd0ddbf6dfd726345a28626&oe=5DF903C1

[Dicknose]

So that would be... not a 4 door GTR then!

[George]

Saw this. No idea what it is. There were cars behind me, so I didn't stop and gawk at it like I wished I had.

https://i.postimg.cc/nHbDD8Rs/IMG-0640.jpg

[CudaMan]

Rezvani Tank. Based on a Jeep Wrangler, with a massaged Demon engine. Not cheap.

[JoshInKC]

Leaving work the other day, a Pantera appeared:3400
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Look how low that sits in comparison to window sill of my cruze.

Also, that jeep-based thing george posted is real gross-looking

[dodint]

That Rezvani Tank is what every 80s movie set in the 2020s thought military vehicles would look like.

[MR2 Fan]

Watching the newest season of Terrace House on Netflix. One of the girls drag races her own Corvette (2007) in Japan and she visits this shop frequently.

Just noticed this in the foreground and Immediately recognized it as a Vector W8

http://gtxforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=3417&d=1572197152

[Cam]

Lotus Esprit! Unicorn car for this area.

[Freude am Fahren]

Saw a new 911 GT2 RS in the wild. I was behind it and thought it was some coal rolling turbo diesel truck :lol: It's just all turbo spool sound. Even had some black smoke when he nailed it.

[Tom Servo]

Heh, I've seen two so far, one parked and the other basically parked in LA traffic. No nailing it, it basically just sat there making rumbling noises.

[JoeW]

Lotus Esprit would be a unicorn for any area I would think.

There is a very tiny little Hispanic Jewish church at the end of my street. When they have large gatherings every several months I see this amazingly perfect yellow RX3 SP in the lot. One day I will snap a pic when I go by.

[neanderthal]

Pontiac Fiero. Made me do a double take.

I saw them often enough in Southern California that they were unremarkable. Seeing one here in Texas was almost exciting.

[Crazed_Insanity]

Even living in LA, I haven't really ever witness any of the holy trinity of those hybrid supercars... until recently around my neighborhood!

I finally saw a Porsche 918 in the wild! Driven by a chinese kid. :erm:

Of course my neighborhood isn't particularly affluent, it's just what we have lots of authentic asian restaurants so I guess the kid just took a very flashy painted or wrapped 918 out to enjoy a meal around my neighborhood.

Geez, I can't even imagine how much money his dad stole from the taxpayers back in China! But the car looks great though. ;)

[CudaMan]

A C8 on the interstate in the middle of nowhere. I'm going to take a wild guess that there's only one baby blue pre-production model making the rounds right now. But I'm surprised it was on the road instead of inside an enclosed transport trailer.

[George]

Spotted at a stop light yesterday:

https://i.postimg.cc/9cTP54qm/IMG-1108.jpg

[Crazed_Insanity]

I spotted Tesla's Cybertruck last night!

I'm sure most of you did too?

I can understand why nobody wants to talk about it... :p

[MR2 Fan]

Tesla's stock down $20 or 6% in early trading today.

[Cam]

It's an, uh... unorthodox design. :lol:

I saw the Lotus Esprit again today.

[SkylineObsession]

Saw all of these yesterday at my charity car cruise event. It counts, cos i don't get out of the house much otherwise. ;)

https://www.facebook.com/pg/OtagoCommunityHospiceCharityCruise/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2691913977556549

Didn't have either of my Skylines there cos i'm lazy, and my wife's Skyline is awaiting brake parts.
It was the 9th annual event since i started it, and we've raised over $30,000 for the local hospice in that time. Usually get rain, or post rain conditions which is why the money total isn't as high as it could be.

[MR2 Fan]

not too notable, but saw an Alfa 4C in white yesterday...very nice in person

[neanderthal]

Saw a new 911 GT2 RS in the wild. I was behind it and thought it was some coal rolling turbo diesel truck :lol: It's just all turbo spool sound. Even had some black smoke when he nailed it.

I saw tow of those last week, and they went flying by me. About a minute apart.

[SkylineObsession]

Saw a new Aston Martin Superleggera at a car and plane show i attended a few weeks back.

Wasn't a fan of the look of them until seeing one in person. Front mesh (right in front of the wheels, in the outermost grill) looks like it could easily be pushed in/dented though, unless it's stronger than it looks.
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Plus these:
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And the Nissans that turned up to the Nissan display i organised/took part in.
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[Taimar]

We were out walking today and a primrose Rover P6 rolled past us.

Of course, I already know the car and photographed it a few years ago...

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[TheBenior]

Saw a Porsche Taycan today on the I-294N. I drove alongside and nodded at my fellow Volkswagen owner.

[Cam]

I saw this today in town. So gorgeous I had to stop and snap a pic.

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[SportWagon]

What a terrible colour to paint it.

[TheBenior]

Red 69 Plymouth Roadrunner.

[JoeW]

This car pops up occasionally near my house.

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[XHawkeye]

Was sitting at a light when a TVR Chimaera rolled by. Windows up, a/c & radio on and I could hear the V8 :up: :up:

[XHawkeye]

Saw my first C8 Corvette. The male driver had his white yapper dog was looking out the driver's window

[Tom Servo]

Saw a Lancia Delta driving past my place, too quickly to take a picture though.

[speedpimp]

Mid-90s RHD Toyota Van being used as a rural mail delivery vehicle. Nice change of pace from the typical RHD Jeep.

[SportWagon]

Doesn't quite belong here, but...

As we drive along Crowsfoot Road to Guelph, my wife often remarks on the "Harry's Food Truck" sign at one of its intersections.

She did so the other afternoon, and again on the way home in the evening.

When we got to the Crowsfoot Intersection, and were waiting for the green light, something like an old UPS van turned onto the road coming towards us.

Sure enough. It was Harry's Food Truck.

https://www.facebook.com/harrysfoodtruck2017/

The truck is conflated with its restaurant, but there is really a truck too...

Sorry, I'm having trouble finding a reliable image from a Google image search.

[MR2 Fan]

Saw a white C8 Corvette driving toward me today in the other lane....funny, for some reason when it was distant, I thought it was a new McLaren. It had the black side scoop area, etc. which I think made me think that from a distance, then realized it's a C8....very striking in person

[neanderthal]

Someone who works at the local Autozone has an R32 Nissan Skyline. Thought I was seeing things, but it's there most days when i'm coming home from work.

[XHawkeye]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EcWLtgjWkAAlc1R.jpg:large

[SportWagon]

You got it!

[Cam]

Last week, I saw a late-model, metallic green, Camaro donk. It had the largest wheels I had ever seen on a street car. They were gigantic; at least 28 inches. :smh: :lol:

[speedpimp]

Something like this, Cam? From 1:25 on.

https://youtu.be/QlrTqZ9UQNA

[Cam]

Yeah, but with bigger wheels. :lol:

[Phil_SS]

An early 2000’s Saturn LS200 wagon. It looked mint, like it just came off the showroom floor. I’m guessing it was an old person special.

[speedpimp]

Last week I saw a Mitsubishi Starion and an '84 Chevy Cavalier coupe. Both were immaculate from 50' away.

[Godson]

Saw a 458 Special at the TNiA last night. Along with a large amount of other oddities, like a CAM-T truck running a turboed 5.3, an FA rx7, evora 400 and evora S, and a buddy ran his NSX.

[21Kid]

Pantera

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[2ndMoparMan]

Saw a 911 GT2RS today at the grocery store.

[Godson]

Light silver, Aflac Giulia Quad.

I honestly don't know why you'd buy a camry color on a car like that.

[TheBenior]

Light silver, Aflac Giulia Quad.

I honestly don't know why you'd buy a camry color on a car like that.
Because that one was on a nearby dealer lot and $25k off of MSRP a year or two back?

[Cam]

My bro said he saw a Lancia Stratos in the wild in a small Nova Scotia town the other day. Unicorn sighting, for sure.

[JoeW]

Lies.

[Tom Servo]

Not the best shot, but I think only the second R32 I've seen.

https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/122744889_4071453636204796_2405025603293568615_o.j pg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=2&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=csKqc_rnUw8AX_QgHM3&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-2.xx&oh=f7fb0f5618121ddd381e3aee6fce4464&oe=5FC6C808

[Yobbo NZ]

Not the best shot, but I think only the second R32 I've seen.

https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/122744889_4071453636204796_2405025603293568615_o.j pg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=2&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=csKqc_rnUw8AX_QgHM3&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-2.xx&oh=f7fb0f5618121ddd381e3aee6fce4464&oe=5FC6C808

I'd laugh if it was a GXI version.

[FaultyMario]

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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EmlADiqXYAIY46C.jpg

[Cam]

Mitsubishi 3000GT, which would not be that notable, if it were not for the driver with their leg hanging out the window. :erm:

[JoeW]

Maybe just airing out a prosthetic...

[Godson]

That wasn't a leg ....

[speedpimp]

Three Toyota MR2 Spyders. One is always parked next to a Honda S2K.

[Freude am Fahren]

Dash cam picked up a couple nice Maccas.

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[speedpimp]

Toyota Corolla FX on Saturday and a Pontiac T1000 today.

[George]

...a Pontiac T1000...

:eek:

No.

Way.

Out of all the cars mentioned here recently, this is probably the rarest. :lol:

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/31/d4/17/31d4176d95c76ceadccfc3c29a1fd6a8.jpg

[speedpimp]

It was a maroon five door with a snow board rack on the roof.

[JoeW]

I always had a feeling this is what they named the original Terminator after.

Probably better than calling him Chevette.

[drew]

:lol:

[Kchrpm]

A new RS6. Looked pretty badass.

[balki]

What is this thing? Was parked in front of a NYC hotel with Pennsylvania (?) plates.
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Looks like it belongs to Batman, but he's not real ...

[XHawkeye]

Based only on the mirrors it had to be based on Ford F-2/350 or GM so I guessed GM but it's a 'Ford'.

http://www.usspecialtyvehicles.com/gx

[balki]

Thanks, that link answers my questions:
"Is it armored? No. Armoring is optional, and will be done by a certified third party."
It's a Rhino GX, which is a cool looking F450 Super Duty ("The chassis/drive train warranty will be covered by Ford.")

Looked noticeably more menacing in person.

[MR2 Fan]

Saw a nice R32 Skyline.....GTS-4 while driving home from work last night

[MR2 Fan]

White Ford Escort Cosworth? looks 80's era. I'm NO expert on those cars, but don't think they were sold here?

[neanderthal]

Drove past a Rolls Royce Cullinan.

Looks like an ill proportioned London Taxi. Or like a Range Rover and a London Taxi had an ugly child

[drew]

Saw a McLaren 720 at Walgreens... It was the cool powder blue, and sounded like sex. Irony being, the dude driving it probably needs it to get laid.

I can only assume he was at Walgreens to buy rubbers. Not Magnums.

[Cam]

White Ford Escort Cosworth? looks 80's era. I'm NO expert on those cars, but don't think they were sold here?

It was never sold in North America, but it's old enough now to be imported as grey market. One of the guys I race with has one. (He lives in the Seattle area.) Last week, he mused aloud about selling it. We were all like, "Uh no man, that thing will only go up in value. Hang on to it for a little while longer."

[Kchrpm]

Saw a McLaren 720 at Walgreens... It was the cool powder blue, and sounded like sex. Irony being, the dude driving it probably needs it to get laid.

I can only assume he was at Walgreens to buy rubbers. Not Magnums.

Seems like I see a McLaren every weekend when I go for a drive on a nice day. So much different than the 2+ decades it took for me to see a McLaren F1 in person (and only then a race car on display at Mid-Ohio).

[Yw-slayer]

We were all like, "Uh no man, that thing will only go up in value. Hang on to it for a little while longer."

Agree. A well-maintained example will increase to a fearsome value over the next decade or so.

[JoeW]

Saw a crazy looking silver SUV yesterday from about 50yds behind. Like nothing I have seen on the road before...but my area tends to be an area where you can see pre production stuff from time to time. I never caught up to it to see any badging but it wasn't the new Bentley/Rolls offerings...seen those before. It wasn't the Hummer EV. Any ideas on any interesting new suvs out or coming out? I'd know it if I saw a pic from behind. It was largish and looked very off road capable.

[Kchrpm]

Any of these? https://www.kbb.com/car-news/new-redesigned-cars-trucks-suvs-2022/

[Freude am Fahren]

Saw a McLaren 720 at Walgreens... It was the cool powder blue, and sounded like sex. Irony being, the dude driving it probably needs it to get laid.

I can only assume he was at Walgreens to buy rubbers. Not Magnums.

Heh, I saw a McLaren GT at Publix (Grocery Store) just the other day. Had never seen one in the wild before and it looks...exactly like pictures.

Guy driving couldn't have been under 65.

[speedpimp]

Saw a crazy looking silver SUV yesterday from about 50yds behind. Like nothing I have seen on the road before...but my area tends to be an area where you can see pre production stuff from time to time. I never caught up to it to see any badging but it wasn't the new Bentley/Rolls offerings...seen those before. It wasn't the Hummer EV. Any ideas on any interesting new suvs out or coming out? I'd know it if I saw a pic from behind. It was largish and looked very off road capable.

Hyundai Santa Cruz? (https://www.caranddriver.com/hyundai/santa-cruz)

[Freude am Fahren]

Genesis GV80?

https://www.autotrader.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2021-genesis-gv80-rear-right-side.jpg?h=235&crop=1&strip=all

https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/2021-genesis-gv80-2p5t-awd-prestige-310-1611618886.jpg

[JoeW]

No it’s hard to explain really. I will continue to look for pics. Reminds me of the newest Land Rover taillights but higher and more bulbous from the bodywork. They weren’t round lighting reflectors either...more rectangular.

Hell it may have been custom but it looked too nice to be some project. Wish I had seen it from just a little bit closer.

[JoeW]

It's possible it was the new DBX Aston...but the rear end still looks a little different.

[TheBenior]

Been seeing more Mustang Mach E and C8 Corvettes in the past few weeks.

[JoeW]

God those C8s are ugly AF.

[Rikadyn]

I don't think they are ugly but they sound weak to c7

[Cam]

I was having lunch at a picnic table on the side of the Blue Ridge Parkway the other day. I heard a distinctive sound of multiple sports cars coming closer. Soon enough, a group of about 20 supercars passed by. That would be unusual in itself, but all of the cars were painted or wrapped in zany liveries. It made me think that they were part of a Gumball or Race Across America type rally. I was not wearing my glasses at the time, so I could not read any text on the cars. There were a half-dozen or so 911 GT3RSes, a few Lambos, at least one McLaren and the last car in the train was a Cayenne. The whole thing sounded pretty awesome even though they were driving sedately.

[neanderthal]

Godzilla. Outside my gym. Whoever owns it used to work at Auto Zone because I used to see it almost every day going home from work.

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[speedpimp]

Car carrier full of JDM imports. On the tail were a Mistubishi Delica and a Skyline(guessing R32).
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[Freude am Fahren]

Been working in Northern California all week and saw my first Mach-E. And my 2nd...and 3rd... and there's a lot here.

[Yobbo NZ]

R33, possibly GT-R with that rear wing.

[George]

Those Delica vans are all over the place around here since they became 25 years old. Every granola-munchin' hippie who likes to hike, camp, bicycle, and ski (in other words, typical Colorado residents) has one.

And I immediately found one for sale on craigslist in Golden to prove my point: https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/d/denver-delica-l300-starwagon-special/7340286907.html

Okay, with less exaggeration, I've seen a few Delicas and a couple similar Toyotas as well in the last year or two.

Anyone know what the words Delica and Celica mean? I've always thought Toyota just made up words for cars, such as Celica and Camry and Cressida and Corolla (and more recently, Prius, Yaris, and Scion), but maybe those have meanings in other languages. I think they're just words designed to be easy to speak in many languages, such as the well-known example of Kodak.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodak#Name

[speedpimp]

Also on the carrier were two Imprezas, another Delica, 300ZX, Land Cruiser and at the front riding over the cab of the semi was a large maroon wagon. Definitely an interesting mix.

[dodint]

Saw a Pontiac T1000 today. In a salvage yard, unsurprisingly.

[Tom Servo]

Saw a Lamborghini Diablo the other day. It's always a nice thrill to see one that's not a Huracan or Gallardo.

[MR2 Fan]

The Diablo is my favorite Lamborghini (outside of the Miura which is a different category for me)

[Leon]

Anyone know what the words Delica and Celica mean?

Delica, delicious
Celica, heavenly or celestial

[George]

^ Thanks! I can see that.

Also delicacy.

They could make a Celiba for celibate people. :assclown:

[dodint]

Sell-icka; or
Sel-eek-ah?

[SportWagon]

I remember Bernice (Bunny) who operated the grill at the A&W where I worked in later high-school sounding "Celica" out the second way for me, in reference to the car she and her husband owned in 1974. I actually got one or two rides home crammed in the back seat, too.

[Yobbo NZ]

The Japanese exchange student we had a couple of years ago, used to laugh at the way Australians pronounced Subaru.
She used to sound it out, Sue Ber Roo, then laugh and then correct it.

[Yw-slayer]

From the Japanese Subaru ads I have found on Youtube (for example https://youtu.be/zAuVgrR_FmM?t=29) the Malaysian and Cantonese ways of pronouncing Subaru are closer to the - proper, one might think - Japanese way, than the UK/Aussie way.

[Leon]

The UK folk, why is there a T in Subaru Impreza when y'all say it? ImpreTza. I mean, I've heard of silent letters, but is this like, invisible letter?

[Godson]

It's the Brits, do you really expect anything actually proper to come from them?

[George]

From the Japanese Subaru ads I have found on Youtube (for example https://youtu.be/zAuVgrR_FmM?t=29) the Malaysian and Cantonese ways of pronouncing Subaru are closer to the - proper, one might think - Japanese way, than the UK/Aussie way.

That may have been what they tried to do here with "the little su-BAR-u".


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLPp-NFInXw

Suicide doors, too. :up:

[speedpimp]

Jeep DJ-5 being used for highway lawn maintenance. About the only time you'll see them nowadays is in that role. Most still look the same as they did the last time they delivered mail. This is the only one I've seen that has been painted.
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[Tom Servo]

Did not expect to see a Chiron out in the wild.

https://i.imgur.com/u1gmMjn.jpg

[CudaMan]

I have seen a couple at car shows (I'm pretty sure the local Bugatti dealer brought them out), but out on the street is pretty rad! And that color is a great look for it.

[Cam]

I am pretty certain this vehicle is unique in the world.

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Yes, that is a Saturn wagon with a '57 Chev front and rear welded on. Daringly innovative.

[dodint]

Let us hope it's unique so it can't breed. ;)

[speedpimp]

That is sweet.

[Freude am Fahren]

Let us hope it's unique so it can't breed. ;)

Don't worry. It's a Saturn. No one's ever gotten laid in (by?) a Saturn :lol:

[dodint]

There was a yellow fully restored GMC Sprint at the golf course on Saturday. I had no idea GMC had their own El Camino. Really cool car.

Looked like this:

http://img.scgpix.com/listimg/img1_0815/26/img_a5CjJRGarm.jpg

[speedpimp]

And they had a later body style one called Caballero.

[Freude am Fahren]

Pink Pig (& Pikachu) at Penn State today:

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[Tom Servo]

Saw a Ferrari 296 GTB today. I thought it was an Aston.

[George]

I see Ferraris pretty often, but I don't know one from another unless it's a 308 like Magnum drove or a Testarossa. There's a dealership near my house that sells them and other expensive marques. Not far from this one is an Infiniti/Maserati/Lamborghini/McLaren dealership.

Here's a couple pictures from a recent bike ride on a Sunday when they were closed. Trivia: it is illegal to sell cars on Sundays in Colorado. Apparently the car dealers' lobby got that law passed many years ago so they could all have a day off once a week. I'm sure private sales occur but all dealerships are closed.

https://i.postimg.cc/Y9MYCrVK/IMG-0365.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/6QdCK2Mf/IMG-0366.jpg

I was in California recently and saw a surprising number of Rolls Royces. Okay, it was maybe four or five, but that's more than I see in a few years around here. I noticed one turning in front of us at an intersection and saw that the RR logos in the center of the wheels do not rotate. They wobble a little but don't turn over. I looked for them on other RRs I saw and they all had that feature.

It reminded me of those "spinner" wheels that were all the rage ten or fifteen years ago...about the same time that clear rear taillight housings were in style for a couple years, if I remember correctly.

[XHawkeye]

Saw an R32 Skyline and CTS-V wagon in the space of 5 minutes.

The R32 was a hot ride. Didn't have a/c or wasn't working because the windows were down and the temp was 98.

[Tom Servo]

I am totally cheating as this is not my spot, but someone on the /r/LosAngeles subreddit caught Leno driving his LM Bentley Speed Six down the 101.

https://i.redd.it/6zt7uff67xj71.jpg

[Cam]

A weathered Honda Accord from about 1980.

[CudaMan]

someone on the /r/LosAngeles subreddit caught Leno driving his LM Bentley Speed Six down the 101.
That is so freakin cool.

[Cam]

Leno is often out driving. When I worked in Burbank, co-workers would see him out and about. "I saw Jay Leno at lunch time. He and his guys pulled into In-n-Out burger in an old fire truck and had lunch."

[Tom Servo]

Saw an old Renault Alpine A110 in West LA the other night. Well, that or a convincing replica. Unfortunately not enough time to get a picture.

[George]

Saw a 1976 Chevrolet Vega Kammback this weekend. I wouldn't have known it was a '76 except for the personalized license plate.

https://i.postimg.cc/8NhGjJHS/IMG-7640.jpg

Here's a similar car on BaT: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1976-chevrolet-vega-7/

[JoeW]

Saw my first Polestar today. Actually a nice looking car on the road.

[speedpimp]

Last night as I worked my way back to work I spotted THREE exactly the same white Hummer EV pickups within ten minutes of each other. I spotted them near Benton Harbor, MI and US31 which made me think they had been testing at Tire Rack's skid pad in nearby South Bend, IN. I like the looks of them, I wonder how they'll look in ten years or so.

[Kchrpm]

Some kind of wild, fire breathing Mazdaspeed 3 that tried to get me to race it on the highway. I passed it getting on the highway, then it caught up, got just in front of me in the next lane, and when there was a gap in traffic dropped into a lower gear and sat there waiting for me to accept the challenge. I just stayed at the same speed, and they eventually got tired of waiting and fired off like a rocket, including the sound, smoke, and flames.

[Cam]

A Chevrolet Equinox with drive (steering wheel, etc.) on both sides. Never seen something like that before except on a street sweeper.

[George]

A student driver car, perhaps?

When I was in high school, the driver's ed cars had a brake pedal on the passenger side for the teacher to stomp on if necessary, but no other controls.

[CudaMan]

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I laughed at this plate I saw at a light yesterday. I'm sure it's supposed to have a different meaning, but I'm still surprised it made it through the censors.

[dodint]

https://media.giphy.com/media/Lcn0yF1RcLANG/giphy-downsized-large.gif

[Freude am Fahren]

I'm trying to imagine what it could mean other than the obvious.

Also, how it got past the DMV.

[CudaMan]

Only thing I could figure is a married couple with first initials C and T.

[Ashie]

There is a lady that takes her small child to eat at the restaurant above our PT office. She drives a Roll Royce Cullian. My boss geeks out every time, but I find it to be ugly.

[dodint]

Only thing I could figure is a married couple with first initials C and T.

Maybe they're an accountant or bookkeeper? "Count forever."

I had never heard of a Rolls Royce Cullinan until Ashie mentioned it to me. It is a touch out of place sitting in front of the sports bar/restaurant across from our main strip mall. ;)

[SportWagon]

A student driver car, perhaps?

When I was in high school, the driver's ed cars had a brake pedal on the passenger side for the teacher to stomp on if necessary, but no other controls.Before I left England, cars with complete dual controls were absolutely standard for driver instruction.

Of course, I left England in 1963, and things may have changed since then.

P.S. in order to be able to post this reply, I needed to change my personal forum settings so that images are not displayed by default. I think a greedy animated image a few posts down was hijacking everything.

[Kchrpm]

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AM-JKLVivq5bo2wwA2t8QGzi1nxIb70NSXBGqJhUAoxoxxZwMVDMJ 2Drk38W-h-bgqRsK6AZ_7aWMjo4Cqc35fbC4-uuCz4snTk5Pj4OyJtctBV6M7TB9G3em6BgHQLPsqIdiyRdBdMh U2MLMGf7hzrQIdb-kQ=w1303-h977-no?authuser=0

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AM-JKLVUURMYsKb55oeg0Xa4nTc9sJuu0axiseSncIoTvZ67tdtSA 79zalJnocfeijFOkKv9tHxlZRMJaVCUGeik3kvz--92e657QKruyxdbm-MDQEnNrlndt5iXJTff6xF-TCaQh2pVONJ1lwrBJeZ_NLewtA=w1303-h977-no?authuser=0

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AM-JKLVvIwENcbnkQ3ornCnPRRwEJOZAYmWR-_onpUaRgk4JL8gqGs6W_7zWssbi5H4het23Ga7BzGvPoieVUT9 hKVwLaWoW2sKig8aLA339JIkEZNmu0hMjDkfRPAMNhYQXX4xgt qVcGU8PC74zipiJaE_YqA=w1303-h977-no?authuser=0

[21Kid]

I saw a Rivan pickup truck near my house the other day. It was going the opposite direction, and I couldn't get a picture.

[Tom Servo]

Saw one of the new 911 GT2s on my street coming home from lunch. Sadly, once again, not able to get a pic in time.

[XHawkeye]

New 911 Turbo S, at a gas station near a good road to open the taps, but I was in too big a hurry to wait and see if the owner was there to do triple digits.

[Tom Servo]

I saw a Yugo on Pico. And it was running!

[George]

I saw a lowered Honda Fit with aftermarket (I'm assuming) body panels - the fenders, specifically. They were what used to be called fender flares but these were really odd - they covered the front of the wider-than-stock tires but not the back. It was a very strange looking thing that I'll assume was very JDM-influenced. Wish I had snapped a picture.

[Cam]

Saw a car with a fur steering wheel cover. When I say it was fur, I mean thick, at-least-three-inches-long fur. It was so huge it partially blocked the driver's view. :lol:

[Tom Servo]

Pretty certain I saw the arse end of a Koenigsegg Regera down the street from my place, but I only saw it for a second in traffic up ahead.

[Cam]

There is a mechanic shop in town that I pass by once in a while. Every time I pass, there is a mix of Pacific muscle parked outside; Skylines, Supras, RX-7s, etc. along with a plethora of proletariat imports. Today, there were two Skyline GT-Rs (R32) parked next to each other.

[Tom Servo]

Nice, I wish I knew of a spot like that out here.

[TheBenior]

I'm not sure if it's still like this, but at least for a while, SC was one of the states with more lax registrations of grey market imports.

[Cam]

A guy I worked with on the Simpsons had an unmolested Supra. He may still have it, I don't know. I have not talked to him in a decade. He was hoping it would get him chicks. It only attracted dudes. :lol:

[JoeW]

Seeing a lot of cars around here with Holden badges. Must have been a sale at Penneys.

[Cam]

There is a mechanic shop in town that I pass by once in a while. Every time I pass, there is a mix of Pacific muscle parked outside; Skylines, Supras, RX-7s, etc. along with a plethora of proletariat imports. Today, there were two Skyline GT-Rs (R32) parked next to each other.

Out of curiosity, I looked this place up on Google Street View. There are three, nearly identical, black R32 Skyline GT-Rs parked next to each other and another R32 Skyline four-door parked nearby.

[JoeW]

Awhile ago I posted about an SUV I saw on the road and could not identify what it was. Well I finally saw it again and here it is…

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https://www.rezvanimotors.com/tank-gallery-new

No wonder I couldn’t ID it.

[Tom Servo]

Went to Julian outside of San Diego over the weekend and saw lots of people driving like dipshits up on the mountain roads in expensive machinery. The most notable one was a Lamborghini Aventador SV Roadster that was stuffed head-on into the side of the mountain after apparently illegally crossing the double yellow to pass people, losing it, and hitting a group of motorcyclists. Thankfully nobody died.

[JoeW]

Cars like that give people a false sense of awesome. They think high end sportscars are like slot cars.

[Tom Servo]

They do. What sucks is that people like that have been taking over mountain roads out here in So Cal (and presumably elsewhere) on weekends and basically just ruining it for everyone else. There are hikers crossing the road, people on bikes, and families going to campgrounds, but a bunch of people with a lot of money and not a lot of talent have decided that that's their playground.

[speedpimp]

Too bad they're not smart enough to do a track day or take a class to learn how to handle their vehicle.

[JoeW]

Pfft! You don't need to learn how to drive anymore...it's ABS, TCS, BTS, CBS, NBC and all the other driving aids. It's impossible to crash it right? I mash that pedal and turn this wheel and it just happens.

[Godson]

Pfft! You don't need to learn how to drive anymore...it's ABS, TCS, BTS, CBS, NBC and all the other driving aids. It's impossible to crash it right? I mash that pedal and turn this wheel and it just happens.

It worked for Max Verstappen, why not for another rich prick?

[Yw-slayer]

No excuse for people to behave like that in a country with a ton of space and motor-racing tracks in every(?) state.

[Cam]

Unfortunately, you can’t buy good judgement.

Saw an Oscar Mayer wiener car.

[SportWagon]

Excellent sequitur.

[MR2 Fan]

no photo but I've seen a car around here, looks like the cross between an Ariel Atom (frame) and a Super 7 (front end)...wonder if it's a one-off or a specific kit

[Cam]

I've seen a late-model Subaru Forester around our part of town several times now with a Dukes of Hazzard General Lee paint job. :erm:

[Yw-slayer]

There are definitely some odd people around.

[Tom Servo]

no photo but I've seen a car around here, looks like the cross between an Ariel Atom (frame) and a Super 7 (front end)...wonder if it's a one-off or a specific kit

Donkervoort, maybe? (https://www.donkervoort.com/en/cars/donkervoort-d8-gto/)

[George]

Speaking of Generals Lee, yesterday I saw a gorgeous '69 Charger in a reddish-orange color. It had a black vinyl top, an aftermarket pop-up glass sunroof (open, or I wouldn't have noticed), and old-school aftermarket wheels with painted centers that probably matched the car at one point but are now faded to a more pinkish color. It crossed in front of me at an intersection after I stopped for a red light. I rolled my window down to hear that glorious muscle car roar as it passed, but I couldn't hear a thing as it accelerated. What a shame. I think that driver should get a ticket for Faulty Equipment. :lol:

[MR2 Fan]

Donkervoort, maybe? (https://www.donkervoort.com/en/cars/donkervoort-d8-gto/)


No, unless there's a version with the Ariel Atom frame style like this:

https://cdn.motor1.com/images/mgl/Y9zbJ/s1/2010-ariel-atom-500.webp

The one I saw was definitely not as "clean" looking frame as the Atom, but very similar setup

[Godson]

Saw my first McLaren Senna.

It definitely looks like a fucking bug. A fast bug, but a bug no less.

[Leon]

There's an MX5 kit car, that goes for the external frame, but looks a bit fugly because the nose has to cover a Mazda twincam engine sitting in the front.

Exocet

https://www.exocet.co.nz/

Could it be one of those?

[Tom Servo]

Anybody happens to know what this is? For what it's worth, it was right-hand-drive.

https://i.imgur.com/u32AEAD.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/ITBj9Tc.jpg

(Sorry, I know image quality isn't great, but was trying to be surreptitious)

[CudaMan]

Nissan Figaro. Not originally a US car, maybe JDM only?

MR2 Fan, I was thinking you saw an Exocet also, like Leon.

[Tom Servo]

Oh yeah, that is 100% what it is. Thanks!

[Phil_SS]

Figaro is a Kei car. Probably came from this place. https://www.duncanimports.com/ They have like a jillian.

[JoeW]

Yeah there is the exact same car (color too) running around here as well.

[XHawkeye]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS1FlKwtS9Y

[Yobbo NZ]

I got blocked on instagram by these guys with this car.
https://www.japaneseclassics.com/vehicle/1994-nissan-s14-silvia-ks/

Called them out on the obvious poorly repaired damage and corrosion.
Have a good look at the underneath pics, especially the rear, see if you can spot it.
Thing that drew me to it, was the L/H tail light is the original, the centre garnish and R/H light are face lift ones.
Oh and the fact it'd been resprayed since arriving in the USA gave it away too.

Just hope I helped someone to not buy it.

[CudaMan]

The thing that looks like a long crack along the spare tire well? Other than that I'm not seeing much of concern, but I don't have any familiarity with rust repair methods. Looks like they may have painted over some surface rust on the diff cover recently, but I can't see obvious evidence of that on the subframe or suspension arms or anything. The pics are a little small for me to make out details.

[Yobbo NZ]

Where the rear panel meets the boot/trunk floor, its all wavy and uneven. Should be a clean, straight panel.
Also the boot floor is far too new and shiny, from memory of my black S14, the paint was very sparse in there, showing more of a green/grey of the bare panel.
I also spotted a few rust spots around the front strut towers, which is a common place on these.

[TheBenior]

I saw a Nissan Cedric just outside of Chicago on the I-294 this past weekend.

[Kchrpm]

BMW iX looks like a futuristic movie vehicle on the road.

[Tom Servo]

Saw an Ariel Nomad on the 10 right near the border of Santa Monica and LA. I never expected to see one of those, and especially not there.