Did You See Anything Good Today? [Read First Post]
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Nice Testarossa 👍
From the last few days:
Daihatsu Midget
DB9 Volante
From today:
Plymouth Prowler
Maserati GT
Vanquish
Alfa Romeo Spider
From the last few days:
Daihatsu Midget
DB9 Volante
From today:
Plymouth Prowler
Maserati GT
Vanquish
Alfa Romeo Spider
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Not sure if this counts since they weren't caught 'on the street' but I saw a couple of very nice BMW race cars over the weekend at the local M Power Tour. There were plenty of M3s, M5s and M6s there, but the race cars were the real rare spots.
First is an ultra-rare BMW M1 Group 4/ProCar racer, driven by David Hobbs.
Next is the new ALMS Rahal Letterman M3 GT2, #92; which debuted (and failed to start) at Sebring earlier this year
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First is an ultra-rare BMW M1 Group 4/ProCar racer, driven by David Hobbs.
Next is the new ALMS Rahal Letterman M3 GT2, #92; which debuted (and failed to start) at Sebring earlier this year
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^ Thanks! They were being shown at a BMW event called the M Power Tour. Basically, they invite current and past M owners to come out, eat their food, and drive the new M3 with M DCT. Probably trying to tempt us into wanting to buy one.
It worked on most of us
Here are a few other pics, reasonably sized and tweaked to look less crappy.
Their M5 on display, plus some rare motorcycles. It wasn't available for guest drives when I was there.
Guest parking. M6 vert is a respectable spot. Can you spot the two interlopers?
Mrs. M and I drove the Alphne White M3 on the right. They had an M3 in each color. Someone broke the Interlagos Blue one
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It worked on most of us
Here are a few other pics, reasonably sized and tweaked to look less crappy.
Their M5 on display, plus some rare motorcycles. It wasn't available for guest drives when I was there.
Guest parking. M6 vert is a respectable spot. Can you spot the two interlopers?
Mrs. M and I drove the Alphne White M3 on the right. They had an M3 in each color. Someone broke the Interlagos Blue one
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Anyone seen an Evora yet? 'Cos now I have:
Apologies for the photo quality, was taken as I was driving and it was moving!
Also saw this today. Second Silver Shadow in a few days:
Apologies for the photo quality, was taken as I was driving and it was moving!
Also saw this today. Second Silver Shadow in a few days:
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Funny that in the last couple weeks I've started seeing those Camaros and new Mustangs everywhere. Definitely a sales success for both companies. They're far more common than the Challengers.
I've also been seeing the three or so 599s that live near me all the time as well.
I've also been seeing the three or so 599s that live near me all the time as well.
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When you average 4 hours of sleep a night, it's hard to keep up with this thread (or any other). I'm ever so thankful for holidays.
Ducati ???
A Ducati of unknown model, but the tubular framework really draws me to it.
Moto Guzzi ???
Can't tell the model of this one either, as it doesn't resemble anything on Moto Guzzi's website. Any ideas?
Suzuki GSXR-1100
Rare? Not sure. Tacky graphics? Most definitely.
Fiat 500
No, not the new one; a genuine original, rag top and all.
Austin Healy 3000
Kind of inspired me to rent a convertible and ride from the middle of New York City to somewhere upstate, non-stop with the top down.
Packard 1947
This makes Packard #4 outside that same dentist's office. If I weren't in a rush, I would have gotten out of the car to photograph it. I probably should have anyway.
Morgan ???
Another clueless one for me. It looks Morgan-ish, has a Morgan logo on the front, but has a dual-twin exhaust, has modern-size tires, and moves *fast*. I'm starting to think it's a kit car.
unknown unknown
I need to know what this is. A Bristol? An AMC? I have no idea, but I'm sure it's going to be obvious after someone tells me.
Chevrolet Camaro SS 2010
First Camaro I've seen on the road and he was driving it like he stole it. Black suits it well, but those rear wheels look narrower than even a pre-2000 Camaro. The exhaust looked right, but could this have been just an RS with an SS badge?
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Commemorative Edition
Not too sure how rare it is, but I would have left it a little rarer if given the choice between it and the standard C5 Z06. Those stripes are...not good.
Dodge Durango R/T 5.9
Almost powerful enough to get out of its own way. The Shelby version was much better, and much more comical when the only one near me is bright blue and driven -- quickly -- by an 80-year-old woman.
Honda S2000 CR
I posted an image of this car before, but it was of poor quality and the car was almost out of view. I think this makes up for it some.
Lexus IS-C
Not sure if it's a IS350 or IS250, but it was in the process of being handed over to a new owner. Gives me the same reaction I get from the IS coupe: meh.
BMW 650i
I normally wouldn't care about a 650i, but is this one a particular aftermarket/pre-sale version? There was no badging on it at all.
Aston Martin DB9 Volante
Not its best angle.
Aston Martin Vanquish
This cul-de-sac brings so many nice cars. Or, rather, it's the one guy who owns all those nice cars....
Ferrari 308GTS
Like the Esprit posted earlier, an 80's Ferrari in its native habitat.
Ferrari 550M
Can someone tell me what I'm really looking at here? I can't quite resolve why that trunklid looks too round and there's some type of ground effects diffuser.
Mercedes-Benz C43 AMG
I dig this car; I really do. A bit ahead of its time, considering the S4 and M3 still had six cylinders, and the C32 succeeded the C43, but this had the sleeper thing down pat even more than the S4. Now? It's all about the V8.
Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG
No SL65's? At all??
Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet
Considering how expensive these options add up, they are surprisingly common on the street. Must have been that fire sale when the 997 arrived.
Maserati Coupe 2006
I haven't even seen one of these in a while, so it was neat to see one again. Especially since the one I see at the train station all the time so mysteriously disappeared....
Alfa Romeo 8C
Hadn't seen one at all until just then, and it turns out to be a daily commuter...to be parked all day at a train station. This seems to be the replacement for a cobalt blue Maserati Coupe that was parked in the same spot last month. Every day, rain or shine, and it's been rain 20 out of 30 days this month.
Ducati ???
A Ducati of unknown model, but the tubular framework really draws me to it.
Moto Guzzi ???
Can't tell the model of this one either, as it doesn't resemble anything on Moto Guzzi's website. Any ideas?
Suzuki GSXR-1100
Rare? Not sure. Tacky graphics? Most definitely.
Fiat 500
No, not the new one; a genuine original, rag top and all.
Austin Healy 3000
Kind of inspired me to rent a convertible and ride from the middle of New York City to somewhere upstate, non-stop with the top down.
Packard 1947
This makes Packard #4 outside that same dentist's office. If I weren't in a rush, I would have gotten out of the car to photograph it. I probably should have anyway.
Morgan ???
Another clueless one for me. It looks Morgan-ish, has a Morgan logo on the front, but has a dual-twin exhaust, has modern-size tires, and moves *fast*. I'm starting to think it's a kit car.
unknown unknown
I need to know what this is. A Bristol? An AMC? I have no idea, but I'm sure it's going to be obvious after someone tells me.
Chevrolet Camaro SS 2010
First Camaro I've seen on the road and he was driving it like he stole it. Black suits it well, but those rear wheels look narrower than even a pre-2000 Camaro. The exhaust looked right, but could this have been just an RS with an SS badge?
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Commemorative Edition
Not too sure how rare it is, but I would have left it a little rarer if given the choice between it and the standard C5 Z06. Those stripes are...not good.
Dodge Durango R/T 5.9
Almost powerful enough to get out of its own way. The Shelby version was much better, and much more comical when the only one near me is bright blue and driven -- quickly -- by an 80-year-old woman.
Honda S2000 CR
I posted an image of this car before, but it was of poor quality and the car was almost out of view. I think this makes up for it some.
Lexus IS-C
Not sure if it's a IS350 or IS250, but it was in the process of being handed over to a new owner. Gives me the same reaction I get from the IS coupe: meh.
BMW 650i
I normally wouldn't care about a 650i, but is this one a particular aftermarket/pre-sale version? There was no badging on it at all.
Aston Martin DB9 Volante
Not its best angle.
Aston Martin Vanquish
This cul-de-sac brings so many nice cars. Or, rather, it's the one guy who owns all those nice cars....
Ferrari 308GTS
Like the Esprit posted earlier, an 80's Ferrari in its native habitat.
Ferrari 550M
Can someone tell me what I'm really looking at here? I can't quite resolve why that trunklid looks too round and there's some type of ground effects diffuser.
Mercedes-Benz C43 AMG
I dig this car; I really do. A bit ahead of its time, considering the S4 and M3 still had six cylinders, and the C32 succeeded the C43, but this had the sleeper thing down pat even more than the S4. Now? It's all about the V8.
Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG
No SL65's? At all??
Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet
Considering how expensive these options add up, they are surprisingly common on the street. Must have been that fire sale when the 997 arrived.
Maserati Coupe 2006
I haven't even seen one of these in a while, so it was neat to see one again. Especially since the one I see at the train station all the time so mysteriously disappeared....
Alfa Romeo 8C
Hadn't seen one at all until just then, and it turns out to be a daily commuter...to be parked all day at a train station. This seems to be the replacement for a cobalt blue Maserati Coupe that was parked in the same spot last month. Every day, rain or shine, and it's been rain 20 out of 30 days this month.
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Ferrari 550M
Can someone tell me what I'm really looking at here? I can't quite resolve why that trunklid looks too round and there's some type of ground effects diffuser.
That's because it's a 612 Scaglietti
Your Morgan, like you said, is likely to be a kit. (I'm pretty sure Morgan have never made a four-door either)
The 'unknown' below it is interesting. I don't know what it is, but i'd guess it's a mid-late 60's Camaro or Mustang maybe, rebodied by one of the Italian design houses. It's possibly a one-off, but i could be totally wrong and it might be something much more mundane.
Bertone showed this rebodied Mustang in '65. You can see the similarities.
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I think i've found it. It looks a lot like a Ghia 450SS. Not a re-bodied Pony car as i expected, but it was built for the US market and it did have a Chrysler V8. Pretty rare too. One of 50 made and only one of 12 that survive apparently.
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Harry- that white 650i you saw is AC Schnitzer-tuned. ACS6 Sport, to be exact. Just some normal Atlanta fare today, Bentley's first:
My favorite Bentley of the day, Arnage:
CGT:
CGTC:
Maserati Quattroporte:
The best spot of the day was in front of my house-a red 355 Berlinetta. It's the 2nd exotic in 4 days that drove by my house- on Tuesday, an all black Ford GT drove by. I can hardly believe the two best spots of the week were in front of my house!! -kevin
My favorite Bentley of the day, Arnage:
CGT:
CGTC:
Maserati Quattroporte:
The best spot of the day was in front of my house-a red 355 Berlinetta. It's the 2nd exotic in 4 days that drove by my house- on Tuesday, an all black Ford GT drove by. I can hardly believe the two best spots of the week were in front of my house!!
-kevin
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:0 a 450SS ghia? No way.
look Harry, you may take horrible from-car pictures, but you are still the BESTESTEST spotter in this thread for me. You always seem to get such a nice balance of old, new, incredibly rare and quite-common-but-still-intresting stuff in every post, plus many muscle cars and rods and stuff. If only you just stepped out of your car and blew some pics...
BTW, sure it's a Packard? It stinks of Lincoln to me.
look Harry, you may take horrible from-car pictures, but you are still the BESTESTEST spotter in this thread for me. You always seem to get such a nice balance of old, new, incredibly rare and quite-common-but-still-intresting stuff in every post, plus many muscle cars and rods and stuff. If only you just stepped out of your car and blew some pics...
BTW, sure it's a Packard? It stinks of Lincoln to me.
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yea think it is a lincoln, those lights and bumpers
me and the Citroen GT had a fine photo session today i know it doesnt really count at shows but i just had to say, damn what a design
me and the Citroen GT had a fine photo session today
i know it doesnt really count at shows but i just had to say, damn what a design
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From the last week or so.
Lousy picture of a 300zx.
Ferrari 355 down on my street.
AMG Mercedes.
Corvette C5.
Corvette C4?
Can anyone help me ID this?
Porsche 9??
911.
Trans-am.
Old BMW 6-series. Lovely!
Another old BMW. Absolutely stunning! Anyone know what model it is?
Old Mercedes convertible.
Lousy picture of a 300zx.
Ferrari 355 down on my street.
AMG Mercedes.
Corvette C5.
Corvette C4?
Can anyone help me ID this?
Porsche 9??
911.
Trans-am.
Old BMW 6-series. Lovely!
Another old BMW. Absolutely stunning! Anyone know what model it is?
Old Mercedes convertible.
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Ok I saw these at some gatherings they weren't out on the street but still I saw them.
Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R
Aston Martin Vantage
NSX. I think its a Senna edition since it had Senna on the window.
Viper ACR. Apparently they only made 51 with the black stripes and yellow.
Cobra. I have a feeling its a real one but not positive.
Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
BMW 3.0 CS
Lotus 7 with a Cosworth engine
Detomaso Mangusta
Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R
Aston Martin Vantage
NSX. I think its a Senna edition since it had Senna on the window.
Viper ACR. Apparently they only made 51 with the black stripes and yellow.
Cobra. I have a feeling its a real one but not positive.
Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
BMW 3.0 CS
Lotus 7 with a Cosworth engine
Detomaso Mangusta
Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
and an Arnage right behind it
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From the last week or so.
Trans-am.
Awesome to see such a monster in such a far away place! looked pristine too.
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Can anyone help me ID this?
Vauxhall PA Cresta
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996 Turbo
16M!
Black Series
996 Turbo again
SLR Roadster! First I've seen in the wild.
Maserati Bora? idk
Vantage
599
16M!
Black Series
996 Turbo again
SLR Roadster! First I've seen in the wild.
Maserati Bora? idk
Vantage
599
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BMW 3.0 CS
One of the owners of the company I work for has one of those stored in the warehouse portion of the building the company is in. Definitely a good looking car. 👍
