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

[jeffgoddin]

Drove around for a couple hours this evening, scouted a garage at dusk, and got a late surprise!

Just on the way home, after a decent day but nothing really standing out, after dark (which happens at just after 5pm here now!) I'm in the left turn lane to leave downtown SF via 3rd St and I hear a NOISE!! coming from beind. Heart beating faster now, check the mirror, it's a Ferrari, and it looks like a good one. Screw it, I jump out of the left turn lane back into straight ahead traffic soon getting on 280, about 3 cars behind him, then 2, then behind him. Made many attempts to get a decent photo. Got this one while hanging off his tail for a good minute trying to get the dang camera to focus. Then he decided that was enough of me there and gave it the beans.

I've always been a little, well, meh on the F430. Maybe that's because I've never heard one scream, and dance in anger between lanes as it escaped my weak attempt to keep up... Looked tight and fast. Guess it's just a F430, maybe modified, who knows, but wow, I was impressed.

ferrari f430 night highway action by spotterjeff, on Flickr

supposedly one of only 25 in the US? or maybe wikipedia is confused...

mercedes c43 amg by spotterjeff, on Flickr


dodge a100 pickup late 1960's flatnose front by spotterjeff, on Flickr


dodge a100 pickup late 1960's flatnose rear by spotterjeff, on Flickr


studebaker 1952 by spotterjeff, on Flickr


tesla roadster white front by spotterjeff, on Flickr


tesla roadster white by spotterjeff, on Flickr


vw karmann ghia by spotterjeff, on Flickr

what's this?

unsure classic street scene by spotterjeff, on Flickr


toyota celica early by spotterjeff, on Flickr

thought this was cool, old SAAB

saab 99 gle by spotterjeff, on Flickr


porsche 911 991 turbo s by spotterjeff, on Flickr


old porsche 911 of some sort by spotterjeff, on Flickr


nissan 300zx z31 turbo 1984 datsun front by spotterjeff, on Flickr


nissan 300zx z31 turbo 1984 datsun rear by spotterjeff, on Flickr


mg mgb gt i think by spotterjeff, on Flickr


mercedes sl65 amg by spotterjeff, on Flickr

like the photo-op here with the old SL

mercedes old sl by spotterjeff, on Flickr


jaguar xf-r and alcatraz by spotterjeff, on Flickr

long distance torpedo

jaguar e-type roadster by spotterjeff, on Flickr

BLING!! I liked it.

honda s2000 customized by spotterjeff, on Flickr


ford fiesta st by spotterjeff, on Flickr


dodge challenger srt-8 by spotterjeff, on Flickr


citroen 2cv6 charleston front by spotterjeff, on Flickr


citroen 2cv6 charleston rear by spotterjeff, on Flickr


bmw z3 m coupe by spotterjeff, on Flickr


bmw z4 m coupe by spotterjeff, on Flickr


bmw m5 f10 by spotterjeff, on Flickr

1st S3 I've ever seen!!!

audi s3 red by
spotterjeff, on Flickr

and then my 2nd 3 spots up! this is when I was esploring the parking garage at dusk, obviously.

audi s3 black by spotterjeff, on Flickr

Spotting in San Francisco is frustrating. I see 3x more than I catch. Sometimes I chase, but dang the traffic and confusing layout of everything, I rarely catch if I give chase. DBS today. 599, Gallardo, California, Pantera, etc, etc. Did catch the Triumph Sport 6 yesterday, though!

 

[playnthru]

MG thingy is a VW Type III fastback.👍

 

[Rue]

^ Epic spots Jeff!

Aroogah!

 

[Katiegan]

^ Epic spots Jeff!

Aroogah!

 

[ilikewaffles11]

Saw this Silver Seraph at the least likely place possible, in a parking lot for Bed Bath and Beyond. Glad the parking lots well lit and the photos came out good!

And somebody drew swastikas on it for some reason...

 

[playnthru]

Ferrari California by playnthru, on Flickr

Mercedes Benz SL 65 AMG 45th anniversary edition, 1 of 45 built. by playnthru, on Flickr

Mercedes Benz S55 AMG by playnthru, on Flickr

Porsche 997 911 Turbo by playnthru, on Flickr

nearly missed this one. My first M4!

F83 BMW M4 by playnthru, on Flickr

SHELBY GT500 Mustang by playnthru, on Flickr

Mercedes Benz w114/115 by playnthru, on Flickr

Toyota FJ60 by playnthru, on Flickr

Volvo Amazon by playnthru, on Flickr

Ex-military 6x6 by playnthru, on Flickr

VW baja bug by playnthru, on Flickr

VW Thing by playnthru, on Flickr

these two are racing.

Vespas by playnthru, on Flickr

 

[ilikewaffles11]

@playnthru That 911 is a 997.

 

[playnthru]

Thank you.
I can't hardly tell them apart.

 

[Minty]

Crossfire SRT6

Corvette C2

The guy was actually really cool and showed me around the car. It's even prettier in person than in photos, especially in the shade of blue he's got.

C63 AMG

Really impressive sound, and the BMW in front of it isn't bad, either.

Bentley Continental

And then sitting right behind it...

A Rolls Royce Ghost(?)

Fun story: As I was pulling past it going the other direction the woman in the back threw open the door, almost causing me to ding it. I came ---->..<---- that close to hitting a car that's more expensive than the house it was parked next to.

Infinity M56S

I have no idea why I find this thing as drop dead gorgeous as I do. It just looks so aggressive.

This cute little Fiat 500

so cute

This very old Mercedes that was sitting behind it.

They're both almost always parked right there, so my guess is they belong to someone who works at the gas station.

Maserati Gran Turismo

The sound was amazing.

And one last thing, and this one is special.


The most expensive and most powerful car I've ever seen outside of a car show or other event.


Producing a sound that I hear from 2 blocks away before it even came into view.


Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4

The guy that owned it was pretty cool. Just kinda asked if I could take pictures of it when he parked it at a valet spot. I was parked next to it(I got permission from the valet guy standing there), but I forgot to get a side by side photo with my car in the shot. This thing is amazingly low, it only comes up to about half the height of my window. It's amazing, and the vents are larger in person, it almost looks like I could fit my 6'2" self into them.


And the sound was amazing.
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[Gotbeefboy564]

The rolls is a phantom,
Got a 300zx turbo before my shift ended

 

[jeffgoddin]

I went and stood on the pedestrian walkway of the SF side of the Golden Gate Bridge for an hour and 15 minutes...

lamborghini aventador roadster black by spotterjeff, on Flickr

first AMG GT!

mercedes amg gt by spotterjeff, on Flickr

V8 or V10?

audi r8 coupe not sure v8 or v10 by spotterjeff, on Flickr

teeny tiny but you can tell, my first MP4-12C!

mclaren mp4-12c by spotterjeff, on Flickr

on the way home

citroen ds 21 by spotterjeff, on Flickr

old and new!

porsche 911 991 turbo and 912 old and new by spotterjeff, on Flickr


fisker karma by spotterjeff, on Flickr


lotus elise by spotterjeff, on Flickr

not one but two!

lotus elise dusk by spotterjeff, on Flickr


aston db9 by spotterjeff, on Flickr

not one but two!

aston db9 number two by spotterjeff, on Flickr


ferrari 308 i think by spotterjeff, on Flickr


maserati quattroporte number two by spotterjeff, on Flickr

different one!

maserati quattroporte by spotterjeff, on Flickr


bmw m3 matte by spotterjeff, on Flickr


datsun z car by spotterjeff, on Flickr


old cadillac maybe by spotterjeff, on Flickr


maserati grancabrio by spotterjeff, on Flickr

ducktail?

porsche 911 991 turbo i think by spotterjeff, on Flickr


chevy 1960s by spotterjeff, on Flickr


dodge charger rt 1968 or so by spotterjeff, on Flickr


audi rs5 by spotterjeff, on Flickr

 

[ilikewaffles11]

@jeffgoddin The first Aston is a Vantage of sorts, I think a V8.

Also had no idea the AMG GT was even out yet.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

A Rolls Royce Ghost(?)
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I think that is a Rolls Phantom actually.

 

[cmbeal317]

And one last thing, and this one is special.


The most expensive and most powerful car I've ever seen outside of a car show or other event.


Producing a sound that I hear from 2 blocks away before it even came into view.


Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4
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The guy that owned it was pretty cool. Just kinda asked if I could take pictures of it when he parked it at a valet spot. I was parked next to it(I got permission from the valet guy standing there), but I forgot to get a side by side photo with my car in the shot. This thing is amazingly low, it only comes up to about half the height of my window. It's amazing, and the vents are larger in person, it almost looks like I could fit my 6'2" self into them.


And the sound was amazing.
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I thought that looked familiar...

The grey one on the other side of the crowd used to belong to a friend of mine, he has since replaced it with another one. This time a black roadster, although I've yet to have seen it in person.

 

[GranTurismo916]

Some unimportant crap compared to everything else being posted on this page:

Charger Daytona

Evo VIII

Ferd #1

Ferd #2

 

[poolhaas]

Porsche 997 GT3RS by Kristof E., on Flickr

 

[jeffgoddin]

Also had no idea the AMG GT was even out yet.

I guess it's not out until next spring... and only a couple production models have been confirmed seen, in Germany, on the roads. This may be the first one in the States, possibly for a commercial?

 

[ilikewaffles11]

I guess it's not out until next spring... and only a couple production models have been confirmed seen, in Germany, on the roads. This may be the first one in the States, possibly for a commercial?

Huh, that's interesting, hell of a find. I'd assume you're right, something along those lines.

 

[jeffgoddin]

audi rs7 by spotterjeff, on Flickr


audi r8 coupe by spotterjeff, on Flickr


maserati grancabrio mc i think by spotterjeff, on Flickr


ford f-150 lightning by spotterjeff, on Flickr


audi rs5 by spotterjeff, on Flickr

 

[playnthru]

Pinzgauer by playnthru, on Flickr

Mini by playnthru, on Flickr

Porsche 964 Turbo by playnthru, on Flickr

Cadillac CTS-V by playnthru, on Flickr

 

[AlvaroF]

Bentley Continental
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And then sitting right behind it...

I might be confused but that isn't the back of Bentley badged Silver Seraph? That car's back end desing looks so much like the one @jeffgoddin posted above.

 

[Legro]

I might be confused but that isn't the back of Bentley badged Silver Seraph? That car's back end desing looks so much like the one @jeffgoddin posted above.

It's Bentley Arnage. Which actually is related to Silver Seraph.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Just a couple of decent car pictures.

Yeah, I saw yet another car in that same college parking lot; a Volvo V70 R.

There was also a Ford Shelby GT500 at a Gas Station that I saw on my way home from school.

And I saw this Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG with silly glare on my phone.

and I'll of course end this post with a spoiler containing my worst quality pictures for people that don't care for quality at all.

Spoiler: Bad Quality Pics

Another Ford Shelby GT500!

And a blue Dodge Charger SRT-8

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

Old Ford

At toys r us saw a Beetle from Arizona, my first blue one too
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After that saw a F100
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My first Macan Turbo, was at a Costco
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Then at a target next to the Costco a 🤬 toyota corona
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This was clean.
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Never seen one before.

 

[Dagger311]

We need a new page...

Chevelle. Missed a green one with torque thrusts, but oh well.

 

[playnthru]

MG TD by playnthru, on Flickr


Cadillac CTS-V coupé/V RAVEN by playnthru, on Flickr

Toyota Cressida by playnthru, on Flickr

 

[Minty]

These are mostly older shots, but some are newer. I had a big batch and decided this was better than a single massive post. I've been seeing more and more rare cars in and around Annapolis, lately. Everyone is enjoying the weather while they can.

I thought that looked familiar...

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The grey one on the other side of the crowd used to belong to a friend of mine, he has since replaced it with another one. This time a black roadster, although I've yet to have seen it in person.

Well this is a neat coincidence. Where did you see it at?




Camaro SS

Corvette Z06

Normally super common and nothing special, but this dude had 150k miles on the thing, and he actually used it to bring in 3 old batteries weighing about 300lbs collectively. Something about a 200mph sports car being used as a practical daily driver makes this special.


BMW i3

These are cool entirely because they're weird, but

Spoiler

this is only foreshadowing things to come

Maserati GranCabrio

Porsche 911. Not really sure the exact model, if only there were some kind of sticker to tell me.

Porsche 911 GTS

This photo was taken as an after thought to what was sitting just to the left out of frame. More on that later.

GMC 6000

This thing is absurdly huge, and I love it.

Dodge Challenger SRT8 Yellow Jacket

The guy was in to buy a battery for his other challenger. Also, excuse the parking job, someone else was in the spot to his left when he pulled in.

Land Rover Defender

People looked at me weird when I stopped to take a photo. People don't understand how rare this is.

BMW 1M(I think?)

It's either a de-badged 1M or a modified 1 Series, but I want to believe it's a true 1M. Would the brakes on the 1M say "BMW" or "///M"?

Mutha f:censored:in Trans Am.

This thing was in perfect condition inside and out. The rims were clean, the body looked new, and even the headlights are clear as day. This thing was drop dead sexy.


And something I've been looking to see ever since I found out it existed, a BMW i8

Just look at the damn thing...

A spot just happened to open up behind the guy just as I was searching for one, so I took another photo while I was there.

And then while I was walking around enjoying the day and doing some car spotting, he passed by the street I was on. I love this thing despite the fact that it appeared to be pooping out a Porsche.

And then the last thing in this post, and the rarest thing I've ever seen...


It's not nearly as desirable as the BMW...


Or as powerful...


Or as nimble...


Or as sleek...


Or as advanced...



But on the list of things I never expected to see in my life, let alone on this side of the ocean, a Citroen 2CV

Seriously, it blew me away when this pulled into the lot. The guy says he imported it himself, and judging by the condition he keeps it in I wouldn't doubt it. Seriously, I see rare exotics of various types fairly often, but this is a car that is special entirely because of it's rarity.

 

[disinfected]

Your 1M is just a regular 1-series with black wheels. Awesome spots though.

 

[cmbeal317]

Well this is a neat coincidence. Where did you see it at?

It was at Super Cars on State Street in Harrisburg, PA this August.

I've got a bunch of pictures here - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.449384545203750.1073741845.245216385620568&type=3


Today's spots:

I posted this Murcielago a few months ago, and this time I got to me the super nice owner as well. I was a little surprised to when I looked in the mirror and saw he was behind me. When I turned off to go to our house, he gave it the beans and it sounded glorious!

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Saw this nice looking GTO too!

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Some more recent spots:

F100

Golf R

Quattroporte

EcoBoost 'Stang

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

@Minty your first 911 is a GT3 RS.