Did You See Anything Good Today? [Read First Post]

[opendriver]

Does anyone know what the deal is with this ranchero?

I shat a brick when I saw this:

Im a little confused on weather or not they really made one of these, or someone took a "500" badgefrom something else and put it on there

 

[1X83Z]

That was a trim level of the Ranchero. It has nothing to do with the engine's size, if that's what's concerned you.

 

[Slicks]

Same idea as say... A Fairlane 500. Just a trim level. I believe that would be a very high trim level, and it probably has a big block of some sort weighing the front down. Possibly a 428 or 429.

 

[1X83Z]

Same idea as say... A Fairlane 500. Just a trim level. I believe that would be a very high trim level, and it probably has a big block of some sort weighing the front down. Possibly a 428 or 429.

For a while the 500 was the most basic trim level, but I don't know too much about the vehicle.

 

[Sakiale]

I saw the same Acura TL Type-S for the second time today. I'm so pissed that I didn't have my real camera, as it was beautiful. I'd waste the time trying to upload the pictures, but my dad's cameraphone is crap... and I don't have time... Sorry.

But really, dark carbon gray with the Type S trim, at 4 in the morning when the sun is rising but it is still dark, in front of lit red Chinese New Year's lanterns on top of a mountain in California... that car was teh sex.

I've changed my mind. I'll try to upload the pictures.


HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!!

 

[samj_13]

Saw an '06 Viper, blue with white stripes on Wednesday.

With all of its body panels torn off I asked the guy at the collision center and he said the owner spun it on a wet road and tore all the panels off on the guardrails. It had 1216 miles on it if I remember correctly.

Noticed too that the rear bumper is composed of bicycle helmet grade Styrofoam. Oh why Dodge, why? Aluminum would have been better.

Would have been a great time to have a camera phone

 

[1X83Z]

Noticed too that the rear bumper is composed of bicycle helmet grade Styrofoam. Oh why Dodge, why? Aluminum would have been better.

5mph bumper rules. They're all like that.

 

[samj_13]

Never heard of that, but I'll take your word for it.

 

[1X83Z]

Haven't you seen a car driving around without its bumper on?

 

[samj_13]

Nope, can't say I have. I gotcha now.

 

[Sakiale]

Nice videos, CCX!

 

[1X83Z]

If you ever do take notice. It's really odd what's under the bumper. The plastic bumper portion is just for style - the function bit under the bumper is disgusting but, indeed, functional. It's quite interesting.

 

[samj_13]

I asked the man there and he said that it's a lot more effective than metal bumpers too because they're very lightweight and easy to fix too if they get ruined. Strange, but still great idea.

 

[harrytuttle]

<lots of very impressive photos>

Wow. Totally forgot the CCX is topless. The other stuff pales in comparison. Where is Puerto Banus? By the way, very nice layout of the photos. 👍

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j76/81401/cars/infiniti/g35s-021707.jpg
Infiniti G35S - what the hell is this?

That's the "S" from a "Corolla S":

It looks so aftermarket, it had me fooled. Had to look through Infiniti's gallery to see if they really did that.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j76/81401/misc/old_car-021707.jpg
Something. Anyone?

The hood ornament looks like a 30's Cadillac, but the grille looks like it's from a same-era Duesenberg. There's dozen's of high-end manufacturers from that era that don't exist any more, and I'm really not up on my chrome-age cars. Do you have a better image of the hood ornament? Those are pretty distinctive, and could at least help narrow it down.

Cadillac XLR-V

Beautiful. 👍

 

[1X83Z]

Wow. Totally forgot the CCX is topless. The other stuff pales in comparison. Where is Puerto Banus? By the way, very nice layout of the photos. 👍

W00t!

Puerto Banus is the marina area of Marbella, Spain. Marbella's for the rich - Puerto Banus is for the crazy rich. It's on the Mediterranean coast:

The hood ornament looks like a 30's Cadillac, but the grille looks like it's from a same-era Duesenberg. There's dozen's of high-end manufacturers from that era that don't exist any more, and I'm really not up on my chrome-age cars. Do you have a better image of the hood ornament? Those are pretty distinctive, and could at least help narrow it down.

Indeed but alas that's the only photo I've got. I only photographed the car because it looked interesting and I thought someone here might be interested; I'm not big into cars before 1980 as everyone is aware.

Beautiful. 👍

I'll get a better shot next week; I see one weekly. In fact I saw two on Saturday, but the other one was driving so fast I couldn't get a shot. I didn't even try. They're good cars; very rare.

 

[Revheadnz]

It was at a dealer but to see a 996 GT3, a 996 GT3 RS and a brand new, black/orange 997 GT3 RS was quite a sight.

 

[opendriver]

The hood ornament looks like a 30's Cadillac, but the grille looks like it's from a same-era Duesenberg. There's dozen's of high-end manufacturers from that era that don't exist any more, and I'm really not up on my chrome-age cars. Do you have a better image of the hood ornament? Those are pretty distinctive, and could at least help narrow it down.

Yeah. The closes thing I could find was the 34' 452D fleet wood sedan:

http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z12018/Cadillac/default.aspx

Nice looking car:tup:

 

[Slick Rick]

Today was a good day,
I saw two Almera GTi's, A silver Aston Martin Vanquish, Merc CLS AMG and a stunning Merc SL65 AMG in a car park.

The best feature was the sexy wheels and huge disks, the picture doesn't do it justice.

 

[Alex.]

not even I saw a 65 in marbella!

 

[1X83Z]

a stunning Merc SL65 AMG in a car park.

They're incredible, aren't they? The wheels show the discs perfectly too - it's one of the best OEM wheel/brake combinations in existence.

not even I saw a 65 in marbella!

Marbella's not the place to see them - 65s go for so much money and yet show off so little that the only people buying them are interested in subtle wealth - the exact opposite of Marbella. Fortunately, that's what Denver's all about; I've seen seven or eight SL65s in Colorado plus a CL65 and four or five S65s. I've also seen two or three examples of each SL and S plus one CL here in Atlanta. Very cool cars - 604 horsepower and 738 pound-feet; I'll let those numbers do the talking.

 

[Brett]

I have always liked that particular set of wheels on the SL65. The gunmetal is a great color and a color more manufacturers should use on wheels.

 

[Casio]

Pretty good sight down here. Only the second I've seen, first soft top.

 

[1X83Z]

Pretty good sight down here. Only the second I've seen, first soft top.

Are they on official sale?

 

[Tornado]

SL65 = Best car Mercedes has ever made. Period.

 

[1X83Z]

SL65 = Best car Mercedes has ever made. Period.

Too expensive. But I feel the sentiment. It's one of the classiest. I wouldn't mind picking up a used one in about ten years.

 

[Tornado]

Too expensive.

I could broaden it up then:
R230 SL Class = Best Mercedes ever made.

 

[1X83Z]

I could broaden it up then:
R230 SL Class = Best Mercedes ever made.

I know I won't get anyone to agree to this, but in my view, the best Mercedes ever is this one:

That's only because it fits my tastes perfectly though. I love the SL, but I hate the prices. It's worth a lot, but not what they charge. Unfortunately, the buying public appears to disagree, since it's continually one of the vehicles with the highest resale value in the US.

 

[TopHat]

I just remembered I have a picture of a Jaguar XJR on my dads camera... I'll get it over the weekend, mmkay?

 

[Casio]

Are they on official sale?

No. Because you can't get them RHD can you? Can they be converted?

Usually Left-hand drive cars can't be registered here as far as I know.

 

[1X83Z]

No. Because you can't get them RHD can you? Can they be converted?

No idea, which is why I asked you.