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

[Omnis]

Omnis, if you're friends with the driver of that then you'd better buy a gun and a padlock.

No worries. It's not drug money. He makes custom controllers for people with too much money. Basketball players, etc. I was gonna ask him how business was with the next generation systems, and he brought me outside to see his car.

 

[Cano]

Got to see my friends ride to Prom
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Skip prom, go to the drags. Fully suited up. Yup.

 

[poolhaas]

I like Belgiums new personalised plates.
Aston Martin Vanquish Volante by poolhaas1, on Flickr

 

[Wiegert]

Someone still drives a Mk3 Escort GL?

Alpina D3 Biturbo

BX16 TXi Auto. Only one left in the UK apparently (the plate check says it's a TXS Auto, of which there are 5 left on the road).

M135i

Celica GT-Four

V70 R AWD! The model year and engine size suggests it's a phase 2 (i.e. a very limited production run).

Ram 1500

Unmolested 300ZX

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

Abarth taking a shower.

 

[RocZX]

Unmolested 300ZX

Slightly unmolested.....
It's a MY1990 2+2 non turbo with a '94 -up turbo wing on it.
Still a nice spot

 

[xXKingJoshXx]

Slashstang

Oldsmobubble Toronado

Thundercock

 

[Slash]

Wow to see a 69 Mustang with factory wheels on it still is a rarity!

 

[ilikewaffles11]

Sitting in traffic and... holy crap an Alfa Romeo 164!!!

And a G63 AMG, which are pretty rare here

 

[xXKingJoshXx]

And a G63 AMG, which are really rare

FTFY.

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Caught my neighbor out in his Z06 again. For those of you who aren't in the private Car Spotting chat, he's been modifying it. First he put some godawful (IMO, but some people like them) wheels on it. Today I was driving past and saw him opening god damn scissor doors on it in his garage. If I ever get a pic of it with the doors open I'll post it in the questionable modifications thread, but for now, there's this. Also, there's a Jake sticker on the back window like what @ND4SPD has on his C6.

Model T or A? I can never get it right with these.

 

[Johnny_Clash]

Model T or A? I can never get it right with these.
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Model T, judging by the flimsy fenders, squared-off cab, and wooden wheels.

The A had noticeably wider steel wire wheels, and the spare wouldn't have been just rim and tire that bolts onto a wheel. The fenders of the A were also more integrated with the body. This bodystyle T is comparable to the A Tudor or Fordor which was nicely rounded-off around the top.

Source: my dad owns an A (in pieces), my father-in-law owns a T (a driver).

 

[Wiegert]

Slightly unmolested.....
It's a MY1990 2+2 non turbo with a '94 -up turbo wing on it.
Still a nice spot

The reg check had it down as a '97 model. And I believe it's a recent JDM import since it was registered a few months ago. Though it's by far the closest to a stock example I've seen in a long time.

 

[Zyla]

This is really off-topic, but I'd like to share it.

Around 11:00am today, I was at the intersection of Redwood Road and 7800 S heading back to school, when I saw this:

Now, that's not the off-topic part. That's the Z06 that turned left and unleashed its wicked race exhaust as he flew past me. I mean, it was loud and beautiful.

What I'm getting at is, where you see the Corvette sitting is Redwood Road, and he's facing south. Facing me on the other side of Redwood road was a green Z32 300ZX, who turned left onto Redwood and headed north.

He comes out of the turn and guns it just before clearing it, and I hear screeching from what I perceive to be a legit powerslide around a cleared-out street corner. Then it all went wrong. The screeching gets louder, and I notice the 300ZX is swinging the rearend out way too far, and he was. He overcorrects, and the backend whips leftward, and makes him try to correct again. He overcorrects another time, and smacks into the raised concrete median with his front left tire and the car lifts into the air, and now the car is straddling it. The car comes back off of the median, and shoots across all three lanes while still trying to gain control. It happened so fast I didn't react until it was over. The traffic behind him stopped, but kept going after he picked back up and continued on, probably embarrassed out of his mind, and pissed about damaging his car. I felt bad for him, but I kinda thought it was a douchey thing to do, even if drifting is badass. I know these kinds of incidents are funny on YouTube, but in real life, it's actually pretty shocking to see. I was a little bit scared for the guy after I saw him hit the median. Be safe out there guys.

 

[playnthru]

1968-72 GMC

VW Beetle

Another Beetle

Plymouth Valiant

Porsche 944

BMW 2002

Morris Minor Traveler

Sprite/Bug-eye

Alfa Romeo Giulia

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

I'm sorry, I just lose it whenever I see a GT Four.

 

[ildd]

Sorry about these absolute potato pics. I must have touched my lens without realizing it.

1962? Ford

Probably the same SL63 I saw earlier this week.

GT500

Datsun 280Z

Ford Ranchero

Acura TL RS

Really bad pictures of a Cutlass/442. I blame the asshole who wouldn't pull up to let me in the turn Lane when he had 3ft...

2006 GTO with LS2 engine

 

[ilikewaffles11]

FTFY.

Except California.

So some spots, cruising around and saw this old Tercel, don't see these much anymore...

Some promenade shop spots, R8 V10

Nice Camaro RS

Probably the same CLS63 AMG I saw a little while ago

And an S7

 

[RocZX]

The reg check had it down as a '97 model. And I believe it's a recent JDM import since it was registered a few months ago. Though it's by far the closest to a stock example I've seen in a long time.

My mistake I didn't even notice it was a JDM model
It's a unmolested Z32
Reason I said it was '90 cause I was thinking it was a US/Euro, it has a Z emblem on it which was only on the '90MY but JDM had it for all years and then it had front fascia unpainted which was from '90-'94 but JDM had it from '90-'97.

 

[Wiegert]

Models built for export didn't come with the Fairlady Z branding on the rear AFAIK. So I assumed it was a JDM import before the reg details confirmed my suspicions. 👍

 

[jeffgoddin]

Excellent post, @Wiegert !

And, 164! And @Zyla's giving me flashbacks... it's always been my practice to push my car until it's past its limits when in a safe environment, so if something goes wrong I know what it feels like. And yeah, one day pushing it on the bendy bits near home with heavy snow on the road at 40mph I had a very similar experience, though after 3 swish/swish/swish oversteer and over corrects I was safely thought. Very memorable, and know I know what it feels like. Nobody around, of course, late at night.

And, I had one of them Tercels, my 3rd car, 1st manual. Pretty nippy.

So, I was like, ooo! A C5 with some sort of badge! What does it say, I can't remember... feel free to help if you know. But then as I was editing the photo noticed, finally, the MUCH more interesting XR-7 behind it! Yay!
chevy corvette c5 with some sort of package and a much more interesting mercury behind it by spotterjeff, on Flickr

pontiac gto thru the pass window by spotterjeff, on Flickr

hmmm... I kind of approve.
mazda rx-7 fb with a new face by spotterjeff, on Flickr

combo! I saw the Mustang and was trying to get a good shot of it, then I saw my new friend the FD, and combo it is.
ford mustang convertible 1st gen and mazda rx-7 fd by spotterjeff, on Flickr

mercedes ml63 amg by spotterjeff, on Flickr

ford mustang shelby gt500 by spotterjeff, on Flickr

 

[ildd]

@jeffgoddin this is seriously so cool. Excellent picture.

 

[Omnis]

Driving a Model T on public roads is a death wish.

 

[JrDarknes]

Saw a nice lotus

 

[playnthru]

VW Phaeton

1965 Mustang

Jaguar F-Type R

 

[ProjectWHaT]

Mercedes SL55 AMG

Sorry if it's oriented the wrong way. I blame GTP and Apple products.

 

[Davis]

GNX. Sorry about the dirty windshield and glare.

 

[Clark]

 

[xXKingJoshXx]

Edit: Well that's embarrassing. I guess it's a Rambler American.

A trike for @Slash

Triumph TR6 while making a quick run home today.

 

[Slash]

She's a big trike for sure!

@playnthru's had some sweet trike spots though

 

[ilikewaffles11]

Couple promenades spots, a Quattroporte

And a Defender 90