Did You See Anything Good Today? 'Event and Showroom Edition'

[05XR8]

Chillinn in the Hunter Car display - (Hunter Valley wine region)

 

[ScottPuss20]

Barbagallo Motors Perth

I could've taken more if I charged my camera battery.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

I went to a car show last week and saw these:

1st Gen Chevrolet Camaro, I think it's a 1967 model with the RS Package (since it has hidden headlights)

Saleen Mustang S302

2013 Ford Shelby GT500

Ford Shelby GT350R

Toyota Soarer

BMW 318Ti Compact

Cadillac CTS-V Coupe

Chevrolet Corvette C5 Z06 Commemorative Edition

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR Edition

1998 or 1999 Subaru Impreza WRX STi Version Type R, I really have a hard time telling the difference.

Toyota GR86

Nissan Z Nismo

Chevrolet Corvette C3 Stingray Convertible

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE

Roush Mustang Stage 3 (S550)

Mercedes-AMG GT Coupe

Toyota Corolla GR

1959 Chevrolet Biscayne

Nissan GT-R R35

Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat

Dodge Challenger SRT Demon

1964-66 Ford Mustang Fastback

BMW M2 Coupe and VW Golf MK.7 R

Chevrolet Pickup

Ferrari 612 Scaglietti

Nissan 180SX

Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06

Mazda Efini RX-7 FD3S

Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

So, I went to Ft. Launderdale as I had a job interview in the area, I'm not there now. After the interview, I went to go look at cars.

Lamborghini Huracan LP580-2 Spyder

Ferrari F8 tributos

Huracan Sterrato

Huracan STO, first time I've seen one.

Huracan Super Trofeo Evo 2

Another first, Countach 25th Anniversary Edition.

Koenisgegg Regera, the first time I've seen a Koenigsegg.

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, finally saw a Veyron!

Even better, 2 Veyrons! Bugatti Veyron Super Sport

Bugatti Chiron!

Mclaren Senna

Another Huracan STO.

Bentley Continental Flying Spur, though this could be a customer car.

Another Huracan Sterrato

Huracan Technica

Mercedes AMG G-Wagons, Brabus, and I think a Ford Bronco Raptor

Porsche 963 LMDh, hope to see this in GT7 eventually.

Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS

Porsche 911 GT3 (992)

Porsche 911 Dakar (992)

Porsche 911 Targa 4S Heritage Edition

Porsche 991.2 GT2 RS

Mercedes-Benz 300S

Early Fiat 500

Ferrari Monza SP2

Ferrari La Ferrari, another first!

Porsche 918 Hybrid!!! Finally got to see one of Porsche's own hypercars.

Lamborghini Centenario

 

[MIE1992]

I was at the NYIAS today, and I like how this shot of a GR Supra came out.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Okay, that wasn't exactly it on my car pictures during my Ft. Launderdale trip.

Spoiler: cars

Porsche 911 Turbo (930)

More Lamborghini Huracan STOs

Redline Motorsports Corvette

I haven't seen a Nissan GT-R with the most recent facelift before.

and I like the BMW M8, so I took a picture of this one. I saw 2 other convertibles being driven around the same day, but didn't take any pictures due to driving.

My first time seeing a 992 Porsche 911 GT3 RS.

A 718 Cayman GT4 RS

Maserait MC20

I like the yellow on the MC20.

One of the newer Maserati Gran Turismos as I haven't seen one of these before.

Chevrolet Corvette C7 ZR-1

Dodge Challenger SRT Demon

I like the blue on this M3.

Porsche Taycan Turbo S

Mercedes-Maybach S-Class

Okay, I held these off. Here's some more classic cars in the dealership.

Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce

1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America PF

1957 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz

Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet

Ferrari 328 GTB

Ferrari 512 TF

and back to more modern cars:

Ferrari Roma

Ferrari 812 GTS

Ferrari 812 Competizione

Ferrari F12 TDF

Also a Ferrari F12 TDF, but in blue!

Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta

Ferrari 488 Pista

Ferrari 488 Pista Spider

Ferrari Monza SP1

Another Ferrari LaFerrari!

Dodge Charger King Daytona

BMW Alpina XB7

Audi RS7 and 2 RS6 Avants

 

[MIE1992]

Other cars I saw at the NYIAS yesterday:

Ferrari LaFerrari - owned by Tracy Morgan
Ford Mustang GTD
Genesis G80 Magma
Genesis X Gran Berlinetta VGT
Hyundai Elantra N
Hyundai Ioniq 5 N
Infiniti QX80
Kia K4
Koenigsegg Gemera
Lamborghini LM002
Lamborghini Revuelto
Lexus LC 500
Lexus RC F Track Edition
Lexus RC F GT3
Nissan GT-R Nismo
Nissan Z Nismo
Porsche 911 Dakar
Porsche 911 GT3 RS Tribute
Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7
Porsche 912 Targa
Rimac Nevera
Rolls-Royce Spectre
Subaru BRZ tS
Toyota GR Corolla
Volkswagen Beetle (Type 1) '49

I didn't really think I'd have as much fun as I did, between pretty much every German automaker pulling out aside from VW, and then all of Stellantis leaving, too, but it was even better than last year's!

 

[sirjim73]

Other cars I saw at the NYIAS yesterday:

Ferrari LaFerrari - owned by Tracy Morgan
Ford Mustang GTD
Genesis G80 Magma
Genesis X Gran Berlinetta VGT
Hyundai Elantra N
Hyundai Ioniq 5 N
Infiniti QX80
Kia K4
Koenigsegg Gemera
Lamborghini LM002
Lamborghini Revuelto
Lexus LC 500
Lexus RC F Track Edition
Lexus RC F GT3
Nissan GT-R Nismo
Nissan Z Nismo
Porsche 911 Dakar
Porsche 911 GT3 RS Tribute
Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7
Porsche 912 Targa
Rimac Nevera
Rolls-Royce Spectre
Subaru BRZ tS
Toyota GR Corolla
Volkswagen Beetle (Type 1) '49

I didn't really think I'd have as much fun as I did, between pretty much every German automaker pulling out aside from VW, and then all of Stellantis leaving, too, but it was even better than last year's!

That Genesis VGT is one good looking car. I hope you've got some pictures 👌

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Alright, this should be the last of the car pictures I'll share from my trip.

Spoiler: cars

Delorean DMC-12

Ferrari 812 Superfast

BMW M8 Coupe

On my way home, I stopped by an auto museum. I've been here years ago, but the pictures I took was bit blah. I wanted to come back and see if I could take better shots.

Ford Thunderbird NASCAR

Duesenburg Model J

Chevrolet Nova SS

1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS/RS

1970 Chevelle SS

1968 Plymouth Roadrunner

1969 Pontiac GTO Judge

Dodge Viper RT/10

Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (C4) Conv.

Ford GTs

Shelby Series 1

Plymouth Prowler

Delorean DMC12

Tucker 48

1955 Chevrolet Bel-Air

1956 Chevrolet Nomad

1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air

C2 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 427

A winking Cord 810 Phaeton.

Apparently I wasn't done seeing Bugattis. I don't remember this here last time, love the purple. It's a 1936 Type 57

Crosley Super Convertible

Rolls Royce Corniche

1948 Lincoln Continental

1950 Packard Super 8

Cadillacs

AMC Jeep M422 Mighty Mite

Willys Overland Jeep

1962 AMC Jeep

VW Karmann Ghia

Pontiac Fiero GT

Chevrolet Impala Wagon

Batmobiles

Tucker 48 Stunt Car

Amphicar

Studebaker Avanti II, still a wierd styling choice for me.

Imperial

1969 Yenko Chevrolet Camaro

Chevrolet Corvair

Ford Mustang Convertible

 

[05XR8]

On our way to taking my daughter and niece out for their shared birthday, a DB6 passed the opposite direction. Forgot it was All British Day in my neighbourhood.(pic from Jaguar Club on FB)

On our way back home saw this gold nugget. Same one in the pic above. I said very enthusiastically “Nice TVR!” He said “Good eye!” With a big smile I respond “Oh I know what that is! Enjoy your ride!” He smiles revs it up and takes off.
Forgive the angle. Just got my phone out my pocket in time to hand to my daughter.

 

[sirjim73]

I was at Brooklands in the UK on Saturday for their annual "Italia Car Day". A few teasers below. I can post more pics if anyone is interested...

A Fiat 500 and a Fiat 500...

"I only follow Ferrari"

Prize if you can pronounce the name...

Selfie in an F40

Can you guess this one... it's chassis number 26 of 52 sold...

And, because it's Brooklands...
(What is this, the FH4 thread?)

Lastly, Piquet's 1992 Benetton running around the MB World track next door (didn't get a great shot from that distance, sorry)

 

[Aaronhuang]

These are some very old pictures from I took on a trip to Scottsdale Arizona a long time ago. Had a little time so I had to get a few pictures.

Ferrari Portofino M

Interesting choice of wheels on a Rolls Royce Ghost

Ferrari 812 Superfast

Ferrari Roma with a Ferrari 296GTB

Ferrari 812 GTS

Max Verstappen's Porsche 911 GT2RS Clubsport Training Car

Ferrari F8 Tributo

Maserati MC20 (3 including the one all the way in the back)

 

[Quakebass]

This is now almost a month old at this point, but here’s what I took on my phone from Exotics at Redmond Town Center opening day 2024:

(I was doing exclusively video on my DSLR so unfortunately mostly amateur type shots)

Extreme widebody 996:

Ancient Bentley, couldn’t identify year or model, but owner left in period-correct racing attire:

Alpine A310 & GT:

R34 GTR:

Ferrari F355 Challenge:

Replica GT40 with Andretti’s signature:

(Owner was going around telling everyone it was the real deal that raced and retired early in ‘66 for some reason )

F1 Edition Aston:

Mclaren 750S (first one I’ve seen in person despite living ~40 mins from a dealership):

Local YouTuber’s psychotic twin turbo SEMA Huracan:

Sea of 911’s, this 993 popped:

2 Audi RS6s, one “regular”, one ABT:

Lancia Delta with a Murci in the background (for some reason I didn’t get a picture of that on its own????):

Retired past-gen Aston GT4 race car, ft. Gray Newell (he didn’t drive this one):

Gray races for Heart of Racing’s GT4 squad and occasionally their partner SPS GT3 program (I believe only some of the 24hr Series rounds). I’ve met Gray a couple times at this show, but this time I actually got to chat with him armed with a lot more knowledge of IMSA and WEC than I had in previous years. With the Valkyrie coming in next year, many of the team’s pro drivers will be getting a shot in those cars (yes, plural), and their whole program is getting an up-cycle - likely opening a promotion up for Gray to join their Amateur GTD squad in IMSA next season. While founded in Seattle, they actually operate and store the cars in bases in Arizona and Florida (which makes sense, it’s almost never dry out here ), but they may be bringing their race-spec cars for a showcase out here sometime, which would allow me to check them out on display. He confirmed there will be three racing chassis ready for 2025 - one in IMSA, two in WEC, with two more chassis for spares. What I wasn’t clear on was if the spares were AMR Pros, or if they also have two AMR Pros in addition to two spare LMH-spec chassis - they are very well financed so it really could be either or. They’ve finally gotten their paperwork in order to start selling team merch as well, it took forever because the title sponsor is a non-profit charity for Seattle Children’s, so if they accidentally generate a cent of profit the IRS will nuke the whole operation.

I further pestered about the possibility of current or former F1 drivers hopping in for Le Mans through the Aston or RedBull/Newey connection, he didn't seem to really know, but it also seemed like some PR training got activated when I asked, so he could know something is afoot in that market, but ultimately all he was able to give me was something along the lines of “the team weighs a lot of factors and ultimately picks who gets to drive based on who fits the best for the role at the time”. Super cool chat, I hope we can both be in the right position for me to get his autograph at Daytona next year.

Here’s his GT3RS with some Manthey kit:

 

[Quakebass]

Edit: delete, duplicated somehow

 

[sirjim73]

This is now almost a month old at this point, but here’s what I took on my phone from Exotics at Redmond Town Center opening day 2024:

(I was doing exclusively video on my DSLR so unfortunately mostly amateur type shots)

Extreme widebody 996:

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Ancient Bentley, couldn’t identify year or model, but owner left in period-correct racing attire:

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Alpine A310 & GT:

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R34 GTR:

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Ferrari F355 Challenge:

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Replica GT40 with Andretti’s signature:

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(Owner was going around telling everyone it was the real deal that raced and retired early in ‘66 for some reason )

F1 Edition Aston:

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Mclaren 750S (first one I’ve seen in person despite living ~40 mins from a dealership):

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Local YouTuber’s psychotic twin turbo SEMA Huracan:

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Sea of 911’s, this 993 popped:

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2 Audi RS6s, one “regular”, one ABT:

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Lancia Delta with a Murci in the background (for some reason I didn’t get a picture of that on its own????):

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Retired past-gen Aston GT4 race car, ft. Gray Newell (he didn’t drive this one):

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Gray races for Heart of Racing’s GT4 squad and occasionally their partner SPS GT3 program (I believe only some of the 24hr Series rounds). I’ve met Gray a couple times at this show, but this time I actually got to chat with him armed with a lot more knowledge of IMSA and WEC than I had in previous years. With the Valkyrie coming in next year, many of the team’s pro drivers will be getting a shot in those cars (yes, plural), and their whole program is getting an up-cycle - likely opening a promotion up for Gray to join their Amateur GTD squad in IMSA next season. While founded in Seattle, they actually operate and store the cars in bases in Arizona and Florida (which makes sense, it’s almost never dry out here ), but they may be bringing their race-spec cars for a showcase out here sometime, which would allow me to check them out on display. He confirmed there will be three racing chassis ready for 2025 - one in IMSA, two in WEC, with two more chassis for spares. What I wasn’t clear on was if the spares were AMR Pros, or if they also have two AMR Pros in addition to two spare LMH-spec chassis - they are very well financed so it really could be either or. They’ve finally gotten their paperwork in order to start selling team merch as well, it took forever because the title sponsor is a non-profit charity for Seattle Children’s, so if they accidentally generate a cent of profit the IRS will nuke the whole operation.

I further pestered about the possibility of current or former F1 drivers hopping in for Le Mans through the Aston or RedBull/Newey connection, he didn't seem to really know, but it also seemed like some PR training got activated when I asked, so he could know something is afoot in that market, but ultimately all he was able to give me was something along the lines of “the team weighs a lot of factors and ultimately picks who gets to drive based on who fits the best for the role at the time”. Super cool chat, I hope we can both be in the right position for me to get his autograph at Daytona next year.

Here’s his GT3RS with some Manthey kit:

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Some great shots 👍

Re the Bentley, its a UK registration, so I looked it up on the "MOT Check" website which says it was registered in 1926. No info on the model though (all cars over 3y old require an "mot" in the UK to confirm roadworthiness, but classics are exempt from this).

https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/results?registration=Yf+9093&checkRecalls=true

Only one Delta? . This was the line up at Brooklands on Saturday

 

[sirjim73]

Sorry for the double post, but here's my drive at Goodwood circuit from today...
This was my cough-tieth birthday present and was a fantastic day, plus the weather was perfect 😎
The adrenaline hasn't worn off yet!

The GT40 was too much for me to handle, but exhilarating!
The E Type was good fun but very heavy steering (you get spoilt by modern cars)
The DB5 was perfect though, power steering in a car from the 60s was a big surprise, and together with lots of feedback from the tyre squeal meant i could power through the corners 😀

 

[-Fred-]

I met a bit of Japanese royalty this morning.

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

High octane Detroit.

 

[sirjim73]

MOPAR Day at Brooklands today.
@Populuxe should like these i think?:

 

[Populuxe]

MOPAR Day at Brooklands today.
@Populuxe should like these i think?:

I can’t say you’re wrong.

 

[MIE1992]

I’m off to the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance at the moment, so you can expect a sizable amount of photos getting posted either later today or tomorrow.

 

[ScottPuss20]

I didn't think I'd ever see this car again. It's one of 2 Chimaeras in Melbourne, originally built in Malaysia! Yes, really! Some were assembled there because TVR didn't have enough room to produce it alongside the Cerbera (this is my assumption as the company was rather small). TVR didn't want to stop selling the Chimaera due to strong sales. I need to do a bit more research on that though.

The exhaust manifold/headers are arranged in an odd way: instead of going backwards down the side of the block like most cars, it goes forward and then underneath the engine. TVR did this to ensure that they were the same length, which supposedly gives it more power than a conventional arrangement.

 

[05XR8]

Quick ride with the Fam to Nelson Bay. Had to narrow it down cars not seen all the time. Big turn out and had to be quick with the snaps.

$500,000 XU-1 trailer queen wasn't coming out of the transport.

 

[Barra333]

That is quite a meet for a place the size of Nelson Bay. I spent several Christmases there as a kid with my cousins.

 

[05XR8]

Definitely a big turn out. Yeah, love the area and love taking a drive in the summer. I lived up the top of Nelson Bay back in 2010. Still looks the same.
Me and my wife had a chat with the 1967 Iso Grifo owner. He drives it a lot. Hence no historic number plates.

 

[sirjim73]

I have about 200 pics and videos from today.
Here's some highlights...
Some Gran Turismo staples...

All 19 Red Bulls made were present. 7 were driving up the hill, 12 on static display:

Max Verstappen's first ever attendance at Festival of Speed:

Jimmy Broadbent's car!:

The world debut of the new M5:

 

[MagpieRacer]

Went to a cool show in Norfolk, UK at the weekend. Saturday of Speed at the Royal Norwich golf club. Lots of supercars and some classics, huge Porsche display and hospitality, presence from Mclaren, Rolls Royce, Lotus, Bentley and Aston Martin as well. Lots of privately shown cars too. There were parade laps in the grounds and a Goodwood style hill climb up the clubs drive later in the day (which I missed sadly, my children were getting very hot and cranky). F1 simulator and my favourite part, Le Mans golf buggy time trials, which was hilarious fun.

Didn't get loads of car pics but enough to be relatively interesting.

 

[05XR8]

I participated in All Japan Day

 

[05XR8]

Type 1 on display at Newcastle Museum, converted to EV.

 

[05XR8]

General meet up this afternoon.