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

[Boffin]

Its an awesome place, but I hate the idea of it. Much like Monte Carlo or Dubai, it just makes them less special.

Like, for instance, those two GT3s. They look less special when together like that for sale, then if one where to pass you in a back street while your having your morning black on the way to work. Same with the Merc GL on that site.
I hate that front pic on the site with the guy clambering over a 430. It looks like he's hugging it like a teddy bear - and too me, it isn't something to be hugged. I dunno, maybe I'm weird, but it's maybe because you see more of them (apparently) in HK aswell.

 

[Dac_Xint]

First and foremost, we don't hug cars here, no matter how much they cost.

Yea the website is almost satirical in the way it display these cars, but that's just the way advertising works in HK... everything is so mellow (Not that I'm complaining, from a social standpoint it encourages more good behavior than bad). But a lot of times guys in adverts may appear borderline homosexual, lol.

I love these Porsche, any Porsche with a RR powertrain really. Yes it does feel diluted in a dealership of such conditions, but they are nevertheless still amazing cars wherever you see them.

 

[Rue]

I saw that green Focus RS blatting past my place in Sai Kung a couple of weeks ago but it was too quick to get a photo. I don't think a car is made less special if you see lots of them, the car is the same car no matter what. I still get excited when I see a Ferrari or a hot Porsche (even a GTR) even if I do see 2 or 3 of each a day.

 

[84SSccc]

Took the El Camino to a car show last night. It was raining so a lot of folks stayed home but a few cars showed up.

 

[Rue]

Took the El Camino to a car show last night. It was raining so a lot of folks stayed home but a few cars showed up.

A few?! There's more US muscle there than I will ever see in my lifetime. Great stuff! Awesome photos too! 👍

 

[Dac_Xint]

Do you have a web gallery with hi res images of those cars? I'd love to use them for wallpaper...

 

[Jim Prower]

Cossie. Vega. :3

By the by, was that ranger a 4x4x4? (did it have rear-wheel-steer?)

 

[84SSccc]

A few?! There's more US muscle there than I will ever see in my lifetime. Great stuff! Awesome photos too! 👍

If you think thats alot you should see it during the Summer when it's nice outside. There can be anywhere from 400-600 cars there. It's one of the largest Cruise-Ins in the South-Eastern United States IIRC.

By the by, was that ranger a 4x4x4? (did it have rear-wheel-steer?)

I really couldn't tell you but the chassis looked just like a monster truck shrunk down (Driver sat in the middle) so I would assume it did. They trailered it up there to.

Do you have a web gallery with hi res images of those cars? I'd love to use them for wallpaper...

Unfortunately, I don't but if you will let me know which picture you want in a bigger size, I can try and PM you it.

 

[buickgnx88]

Might as well post my pictures from the 2009 Lake Superior Pro Rally.

Pics of cars in action here.

 

[Dac_Xint]

Need Original Rims

 

[exigeracer]

Won't we let him get away with a niiice set of OZ Superleggeras?

And I'm glad to see that yellow Suzuki Swift still throwing fists with the big boys. It could actually hold its ground when I saw it three years ago at Defi.

 

[SPhilli911]

I LOVE those Quattros.

 

[Philly]

Found this pretty awesome VW dealer up by the Magnificent Mile in Chicago:

I was too shy to ask the lady to sit in the LP-560. Oh well. In total, I think there were 2 Murcielagos, 3 Gallardos, 4 430s (two Scuderias, don't know why I didn't get a shot of the white and golf one. It looked awesome), 4 Phantoms, 2 599s and maybe like 7 Continentals. And then they had more stuff upstairs.

And yes, a bunch of them were street parked. It was pretty awesome. I spent the better part of an hour just looking around at those cars.

 

[SPhilli911]

This pretty much sums up a recent car show.

 

[zonderf]

Found this pretty awesome VW dealer up by the Magnificent Mile in Chicago:

Please tell me you took more pictures of this since it is 1 of 50 in the world.

 

[lpb-nissan-gt-r]

Whats special about it? it looks like a normal lp640 roadster.

 

[Dragonistic]

Whats special about it? it looks like a normal lp640 roadster.

I think he thinks it may be a Reventon, although it clearly says Murcielago on the... the word has left me, but under where the door would be.

 

[zonderf]

Whats special about it? it looks like a normal lp640 roadster.

I think he thinks it may be a Reventon, although it clearly says Murcielago on the... the word has left me, but under where the door would be.

Are you kidding me? It's the LP650-4 roadster...

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20090313/carnews/903139994

 

[Dragonistic]

Are you kidding me? It's the LP650-4 roadster...

I mean no offence by this, but some of us don't have time to keep track of every single supercar to be released.

Good spot though, you would certainly appear to be correct from what we can see.

 

[exigeracer]

I think he thinks it may be a Reventon, although it clearly says Murcielago on the... the word has left me, but under where the door would be.

... door sill.

 

[NISM0_SKYLINE]

MG PA Airline Coupe

Rolls

Aston Martin Le Mans

Stutz H

Mercedes 500K

Mercedes 300 Sb

Tesla

1936 Curtis Aero trailer and custom International Truck

962

E-Type Lightweight

Trans Am Mustang

Norton EF1

Cooper

Cayman Interseries

GT2 Ferrari

M1

3.0 CSL

Triumph

Tupolev 007

Old NASCAR

Tucker

Mercedes 300SL

Swallow

Lincoln Zepher

Cossie Vega

Iso Grifo

Peter Greg's 911

Alfa Giulia Nuova Super 1300

Alfa GTV/FTAm

Mercer Runabout

Some tiny thing

AC Bristol

I have plenty more, but It would take forever to upload.

 

[Dragonistic]

... door sill.

Thanks, my brain was just dead at the time I got to that point in my sentence.

 

[Murcie_LP640]

Mount Gambier's annual Legend Of The Lakes Hillclimb is/was on today and tomorrow. I went there today and went to the pits to take some pics of the cars, tomorrow I'll be going to the last corner to get action shots. Excuse the links, pics are a bit big.

Saleen S281:
http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=fVoSkrnCCycAPuDgAbcvCIh4l5k2TGxc

Merc 500SLC:
http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=fVoSkrnCCyduVJUg1Aipg4h4l5k2TGxc
http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=fVoSkrnCCyf/KLx/sYzlc4h4l5k2TGxc

Supercharged R31 Skyline (I'm probably the only one that finds this interesting...)
http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=fVoSkrnCCyftAk596R2SgIh4l5k2TGxc

R32 GT-R:
http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=fVoSkrnCCycoiIsq8eHwWoh4l5k2TGxc

FC RX-7 Savanna:
http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=fVoSkrnCCyfvsaLEls/Lzoh4l5k2TGxc

The Mini Club:
http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=fVoSkrnCCyf9dCfe4f553oh4l5k2TGxc

Dream garage:
http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=fVoSkrnCCydo7PY3Wfxry4h4l5k2TGxc

Torana A9X:
http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=fVoSkrnCCye8tu2FkLYQ/Yh4l5k2TGxc
http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=fVoSkrnCCydnRP6BWuZdzoh4l5k2TGxc

Ford Falcon XY GTs:
http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=fVoSkrnCCycYwQYkqtyHOYh4l5k2TGxc
http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=fVoSkrnCCyehaABB1I/eb4h4l5k2TGxc

Chevrolet Corvair Corsa:
http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=fVoSkrnCCyeGC+QJt41fi4h4l5k2TGxc
http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=fVoSkrnCCyeRYS+yjAOvnoh4l5k2TGxc

 

[SPhilli911]

I went around to check the plate on this Murcielago to see if I knew the car... aw snap.

One of 2 Escort Cosworth RSs in the US.

1 of 6 289 Competition Cobras. It's real and worth $2.5 million.

300SL Gullwing. It's real. Everything was real.

Pre-356 Porsche. I forgot the year, but no, it's not a 356.

964 Turbo

 

[Watchman]

 

 

[NISM0_SKYLINE]

What a day, it started as a trip to our regular monthly car show but we had a wild guest.

Datsun 510

Chevy Spark, must be new

Nice Elan

Two E-Types

Lasalle

A couple 512BBs

Nice Jag Coupe

Works Mini

H1

Austin 1100

New Grand Sport

Shelby Daytona recreation

Daytona and a rebuild GT

Not sure what this is, some kit car. The Ferrari looking badge says S-S-Z

But this was the biggest surprise. The guy bought the B.A.T 9 when he was 17 , and then sold it to help his wife with her breast cancer. She sadly lost the battle and he then talked with Alfa and Bertone to make another one and use as a way to promote his foundation. He is currently trying to get the B.A.T 11 into production and be built here in Michigan.

 

[Joey D]

Nice spots Eric 👍!

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A Weego Whip, basically a Chinese knock off electric Smart car all for $19k.

SVT Raptor, seriously the thing has 315 tires on it! I wanted to drive it but the dealer was closed.

Mini

Frog Eye Sprite

Lotus Elan

V8 Esprit

Europa

 

[zonderf]

A Weego Whip, basically a Chinese knock off electric Smart car all for $19k.

Wheego is actually based here in Atlanta, I've seen their test car driving around town a few times. It's not a very practical car as it only goes up to 25mph though.

 

[Joey D]

Wheego is actually based here in Atlanta, I've seen their test car driving around town a few times. It's not a very practical car as it only goes up to 25mph though.

Oh the company is American but they use the Shuanghuan Noble as a base platform to make it.

And supposedly the car does 70mph, but due to crash testing it's limited to 25mph for the LSV and 35mph for the MSV.

 

[Murcie_LP640]

What a day, it started as a trip to our regular monthly car show but we had a wild guest.

Datsun 510

Speaking of Dattos:
http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=fVoSkrnCCycwQjJ74wWDjIh4l5k2TGxc

This was at the hillclimb today. There were two almost identical 510s there. This one, with the numberplate "SSS 510", stuffed it up on the chicane before this corner which is the final corner of the circuit. So he straightened it back out and span the wheels the rest of the way. 3rd outright was also a 510, but in orange rather than white.