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

[MedigoFlame]

My brother took me out to some dealerships in NY. Here's what I got.

Porsche 911 Cabrio 991

First close ups of the 991 for me, five on the lot

Audi R8

BMW M6

BMW 1-Series that almost fooled me into thinking it was a 1M...

Lexus IS-F

Mercedes Benz SLS AMG (My brother's first ever close up)

First close up of the new Golf R

First sighting of the Fisker Karma at a Fisker dealership!

 

[Tommi]

Looking at the website for the event looks like they had some great cars there. Ironically I just saw this video, did you happen to see it in person?

Nope, I didn't realise that had happened until you showed me. I did manage to see the car on another run though.

 

[Dennisch]

Did you know that the P1800 is also Volvo's only sports car? And it had a V8 that Volvo was also using for their trucks at the time.

I was not aware they made a wagon version of it until this week.

They build a couple of prototypes with a Ford 289. But they never went into production.

The Volvo P1800 V8

The P1800 wasn’t really a sports coupé but more a GT (Gran Turismo). To make it a real sports car the P1800 needed more power. Robert Cumberford (a famous car designer from the USA) had a great idea: he took a Volvo 1800S and he put a Ford 289 V8-engine under the hood. The 289-block is a 4,7 litre V8-engine which delivers 196bhp. Volvo liked the idea and it solved its problem of production capacity. Ford had a overstock of the 289-engines so a prototype was to be build. But a lot of work had to be done to create a nice balanced car: the engine must be fitted more to the back, the automatic gearbox (C-4, also made by Ford) must be fitted. Because the engine and gearbox shared some space with the interior itself the car was very noisy (it seems the rear spark plugs should be changed by a special hole in the cabin instead of under the hood). Also the heat of the engine came into the cabin. After months these problems were solved. Gunnar Engellau took a testdrive but wasn’t told what has been changed to the car (besides the automatic gearbox). But Volvo pulled the plug out of the project because the engineers weren’t capable of replacing the engines or modify it if needed and Volvo had problems with the warranty of some components which weren’t build by itself. Of course there are a lot of custom-made P1800 V8′s.

Click.

The V8 that is in the current models is the first Volvo V8, build together with Yamaha.

 

[ildd]

I would like to point out MOST of these were not taken today, this year, or last year., and that all were taken at car shows. But, I know you guys want to see this.
All Hail Houston.

The owner said it was a Ford "RV" from I think the 1920's. It was over 3 years ago, i really don't remember.

The famous Hennessey Venom GT.

In my opinion, the most beautiful Chevy Bel-Air I have ever seen, although far from original.

I have another... 900 pictures on my dads computer, These are just some of the nicer cars(not including the supermod cars) on my computer.

 

[Bom15]

That 55's sweet. Same with the Cobra Daytona.

Here some archives cos I'm bored.

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2009

1938 Hispano Suiza H6C Xenia

1965 Jaguar XJ13

1968 Alfa Romeo Carabo

1979 Aston Martin Bulldog

1987 Ford RS200

2004 Mercedes SLR Mclaren & family

2009 A.D. Tramontana R

2009 Rinspeed ichange Concept

2009 Stile Bertone Mantide

2009 Mercedes SLR Mclaren Stirling Moss

1937 Auto Union Type C Streamliner

1961 Ferrari 250GT 'Breadvan'

1952 Aston Martin DB3

1966 Ford GT40 MK2

1968 Howmet TX1

2009 Audi R15 TDi

2009 Lola-Aston Martin B09-60

2009 Pagani Zonda R

2009 Jesse James Trophy truck

2009 Audi R8 LMS

 

[Bom15]

Some more from Goodwood 2010 road cars & concepts.

1935 Auburn 851 Supercharged 'Slow Burn'. James Hetfield's from Metallica

1948 Cadillac Sedanette 'Cadzilla'

1955 Mercedes 300SLR Uhlenaut

1965 Ferrari 250 GT California. Chris Evans £5.5million car

1961 Cadillac Coupe De Ville. Jimmie Vaughans.

1965 Willment Cobra

1967 George Barris Voxmobile

1968 Marcos-Buick Mantis XP

1969 Alfa Romeo Iguana

1969 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33.2

1991 Italdesign BMW Nazca C2

2009 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Pur Sang

1993 Ferrari F.Z.93 Zagato

2010 Citroen Survolt Concept

2010 Ford Focus RS500

2010 Koenigsegg Agera

2010 Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera

2010 Lamborghini Reventon Roadster

2010 Noble M600

2010 Peugeot SR1 Concept

2010 Spyker C8 Aileron

 

[Madertus]

Both sets are amazing, hats off to Bom15!

A little correction there, Superleggera is 570-4, not 560

 

[Bom15]

Thx Madertus. Correction has been applied. Too many LP Blah blah Lambo's. I'll add a 2010 Race car post at some point. My sig's a link to my all my pictures. Have a look if you've got time. There's quite alot there.

 

[FordMKIVJ5]

1966 Ford GT40 MK2

Lovely colours on that MKII GT. 👍


I like the Auto Union and the "Breadvan" too.

 

[Bom15]

That GT40. I think it's one of the 3 in the famous photo when they crossed the finishing line at Le Mans in 66. That Auto Union is a replica commissioned by Audi. I think the original was there to that year. It does look as though it's the same car. But they stuck it up on Audi's statue along with an R8. It reached 230mph+ in 1937. It's also another car I miss in GT. It was in GT4 If I remember correct.

 

[Jar31Lar]

^ Yes, that is right. GT4.

 

[ilikewaffles11]

I'll post some pictures of what was at a Porsche/Audi/Mercedes dealer on the weekend. If you wanna see what's there now here's a link.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/72637915@N03/7310805234

 

[xXKingJoshXx]

Those are some epic pics!!! Did anyone else see the Citroen GT thing in the Veyron pic?

 

[Bom15]

@ ilikewaffles11 - Some nice cars u've seen there. Nice California, De Tomaso Pantera and some Audi's. Your Lancia with a ? is a Beta Spider btw.

@xXKingJoshXx - The GT by Citroen. I think I've posted it before. Anyway here it is if I haven't. 2009 & 2010. 2010 it was running. If I remember right. It was Mustang V8. Definitely a V8. One of the better sounding cars that year.

 

[OtakuTaikun]

LOL i wonder how good the visibility is outa the real one. I personally have never loved the way it looks.

There's a shop by my wife's work that has a competition GT2 996 (i believe... don't quote me on that). It looks mean. i gotta snap a shot one day

 

[ilikewaffles11]

@ ilikewaffles11 - Some nice cars u've seen there. Nice California, De Tomaso Pantera and some Audi's. Your Lancia with a ? is a Beta Spider btw.

Do you know the name of the other Lancia?

By the way, I forgot to say that if anybody goes to that link the only bad picture is of the GT3 RS, the rest I could get an actual picture of.

Also, I got to sit in the Cayman R.

 

[Bom15]

@ ilikewaffles11 - It's a Lancia Beta Monte Carlo. And in case you wanted to now. You've spelt Merak wrong on the yellow Maserati.

 

[Dooblewasur]

Saw a Vector 3.5 years ago...Barrett Jackson in Scottsdale, AZ, US.

Pics later, cos I'm on mobile.

That is, if I have a good pic.

Also saw Spykers, loads of muscle cars, and a ton of other sweet wheels!

 

[Bom15]

Well... I said I'd make an archive post for Goodwood 2010 race cars. So here it is. Btw the post may be a bit long. So I apologise.

1938 Alfa Romeo 2900B LM Coupe

1952 Siata 208CS

1953 Kurtis-Chrysler 500S

1953 Porsche 550 Coupe

1963 Chevy Corvette Grand Sport

1961 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso SWB

1964 Dodge Coronet Super Stock

1966 Ford GT40 MK2.

1968 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33-2 Daytona

1970 Mclaren M8D Can Am

1970 Porsche 908-3

1970 Porsche 917K

1973 BMW 3.0 CSL 'Batmobile'

1974 De Tomaso Pantera Grp.4

1974 Lancia Stratos

1981 Lancia Beta Monte Carlo Grp.5

1984 Porsche 956B Grp.C

1985 Mazda RX-7

1985 Renault 5 Maxi Turbo

1988 Alfa Romeo 164 Procar. Ferrari V10 F1 engined.

1991 Jaguar XJR-14 Grp.C

1991 Alfa Romeo SP 048 SP

1995 Mclaren F1 GTR

1997 Mclaren F1 GTR Longtail.

1999 Toyota GT-One TS020 LMP1

2000 Dodge Viper GTS-R

2009 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP

2010 Audi R15 TDi Plus

Mcrae R4

2010 Jeff Koons BMW M3 GT2 Art Car

 

[Brett]

With only second hand knowledge of Goodwood, it must be automotive nirvana.

 

[Bom15]

I personally think it's the best in the UK. But I haven't been to the Goodwood Revival yet. That's more track action and you don't have as much access to the cars or drivers. The Festival of Speed usually caters for most peoples tastes. And you definitely need more than one day there nowadays.

 

[FordMKIVJ5]

1966 Ford GT40 MK2.

Again:

But my god is that door close to the neighboring car.

 

[exigeracer]

2009 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP

A 908 just sold for 1.68m Euro I believe:

http://www.rmauctions.com/FeatureCars.cfm?SaleCode=MC12&CarID=r347

 

[poolhaas]

Dat Toyota GT-One livery

 

[Bom15]

Again:

But my god is that door close to the neighboring car.

Another 1966 Le Mans car. Failed to finish though. Graham Hill and Brian Muir were driving.

Sometimes space is an issue. Idk what's worth more though The GT40 or the car next door which is an Iso Grifo A3C.

@Exigeracer - That red ones got quite a good race history. Idk if the blue one pictured is a demo car or whether it raced.

 

[Madertus]

Tomorrow I'm going to Wola Park mall in Warsaw since there's gonna be a Child's day celebration - with over 70 Porsche cars! I'll surely have some pics for you guys

Also... Bom15 *insert a wave of rainbow pukes here*

 

[FordMKIVJ5]

Another 1966 Le Mans car. Failed to finish though. Graham Hill and Brian Muir were driving.

Sometimes space is an issue. Idk what's worth more though The GT40 or the car next door which is an Iso Grifo A3C.


@Exigeracer - That red ones got quite a good race history. Idk if the blue one pictured is a demo car or whether it raced.

Chassis #XGT-2 I believe- campaigned by Alan Mann Racing.

Whereas the previous one was a Holman and Moody car (#1016) that finished 3rd.

Think that's all correct.

Nice pics anywho. 👍

 

[RocZX]

1938 Alfa Romeo 2900B LM Coupe

1985 Mazda RX-7

1988 Alfa Romeo 164 Procar. Ferrari V10 F1 engined.

Nice:tup:

 

[poolhaas]

Decided to go see the Renault World Series in Spa today (nice weather, free entrance...)
Here's a first batch of cars.

 

[Bom15]

Nice. I like the Alpines and that Clio V6 looks rather tasty in white. Do you know what that yellow Renault is between the Red alpine and white Renault 5 GT Turbo.