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

[ExigeEvan]

I didn't think you could copyright numbers.

You can't, but you can copyright 'how it's said'.

For example, the peugeot 1007, a small car on the same chassis as the Citroen C1 and Toyota Aygo.

Originally it was named the one-double-o-seven. But then the makers of the bond movies found out and demanded it was changed as they owned the double-o-seven copyright. So, now it's the one-thousand-and-seven.

 

[Metar]

So the 901 was supposed to go "Nine-o-one", and now it's "Nine-Eleven"?

Always made me wonder - after all, Peugeot didn't produce a 901, did they?

 

[TsLeng]

1st time i've seen this.

 

[X5.]

Bloke down my road has got a new Turbo! He also has the new M5 and Cayenne which he brings back now and then. Will get pics when i see them next!

 

[Famine]

Somebody on another forum spotted this while on the bus.

I must first, however, post an image size and indeed porn warning.

WARNING! REALLY BIG IMAGE AND PORNO.

 

[X5.]

Thats way too much p0rn for me at this point in the early afternoon!

 

[Bram Turismo]

Saw a Jaguar E-Type yesterday (1961?). It was on somekind of festival in Seljord yesterday but I didn't expect any cars there, hence I haven't got any pics 👎

Together with the E-Type, some other cars were there as well: Volvo Amazon, old DAF's, Stingray Corvette ('71-73?), and some old Chevy's. Meh, looks like I always forget my camera on the moments the cars appear, how ironic

 

[Joey D]

Ignore this post.

 

[Joey D]

This was at the golf course this morning.

**I just noticed the Saab with eye glasses in the background.

 

[Keef]

There's also a Lincoln Zephyr in blue to the right. Somebody did buy one.

 

[Joey D]

What? Those things are everywhere.

 

[1X83Z]

There's also a Lincoln Zephyr in blue to the right. Somebody did buy one.

Saw one on the road the other day and was forced to face the same astonishing fact.

 

[McLaren]

Saw one on the road the other day and was forced to face the same astonishing fact.

Isn't there another Lincoln that looks just like it available on the market?

 

[Dougboy]

I saw this last night. Once again, Im not very good at taking pictures at night (my crappy camera)

 

[bennyrrr]

Saw these at the Country club yesterday.

Trailblazer SS. Michigan plates TIRA 1. Hmm Odd. Especially since im in cali.

NEW Mary Kay Caddy. One of 2 at the course that day. Weird...

Audi S4.

Redline Sky.

 

[YSSMAN]

This was at the golf course this morning.

**I just noticed the Saab with eye glasses in the background.

Hey, an Aura!

 

[Slicks]

Chevy truck carrying two barrels of Wisers whisky.

Original Mini. Pretty rare in my area.

That is all.

 

[TopHat]

Isn't there another Lincoln that looks just like it available on the market?

Yep. Its its replacement, called the MKZ.


Here is what I saw today....:

BMW M6. First one I've seen.

Custom Hot-Rod, can anyone tell me what this is?

'66 Chevelle SS, sounded fantastic.

996 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabrio

Porsche 964

Thar she blows! This ESV is flippin huuge!

w00t El Camino!

Merkur XR4Ti, first one I've ever seen.

I absolutely LOVE how this shot came out, totally unintentional. 69 Charger R/T.

Volvo P1800 ES, its been sitting there for a while.

 

[Joey D]

I drove around today because I was bored.

Jag XJ6, I can't remember the last time I saw one.

BMW 745Li

BMW M6 with Canadian plates

I saw two of these with in minutes of one another

335i Convert

 

[Dougboy]

I see there are lots of Canadia's everywhere. Probably because of the victoria's day long weekend.

Anyways, talk about my bad picture taking skills

 

[TopHat]

Thats a nice Aston Martin there Joey.

 

[Joey D]

I see there are lots of Canadia's everywhere. Probably because of the victoria's day long weekend.

Anyways, talk about my bad picture taking skills

No kidding I saw a ton of Ontario plates today.

Aston, Jag...they are all the same

 

[Cap'n Jack]

Thats a nice Aston Martin there Joey.

Please tell me you're joking!

 

[TopHat]

No, I'm not Jack. I'm dead serious. That Jag.... Er Aston Martin is very nice.

 

[1X83Z]

It's only funny when you call the Aston a Jag - that's when the Brits come out of the woodwork to yell at you.

 

[Keef]

Speaking of woodwork, I think England is where that saying came from. I mean, they used to build their cars from wood. That's why whenever a wire sparked the cars would go up in flames.

 

[YSSMAN]

Aston, Jag...they are all the same

...Those are fighting words, and I'd watch your step with that one...

That would be like telling the idiot in the ES350 that he's driving a Camry. Oh wait...

 

[harrytuttle]

Continually surprised at how infrequently you guys see Envoy XUVs. I don't photograph them on 'too common' grounds. One day I'll have to prove this claim...

Same here. I thought they just dumped them all together in NYC or something. Found the Allroad, though (see below).

I figured it out a few weeks ago.

By watching the movie?

Are you suggesting that it has nothing to do with my photography skills?! I'm hurt!

No, not at all. Definitely not considering my masterpeices in the last few posts. But a yellow ~2006 Viper seems to be extremely photogenic. It has to be if I can make it look good.

Decent advice - although the last thing I want to do is get on the bad side of the valets by pulling out a manuscript when they ask me what I'm doing. They control my car spots, to a degree - I need them to like me.

I think you're in a very different location. The New York area tends to be a bit more paranoid; can't imagine why, though.

By the way - Las Vegas will be great - pulling a casino job? You'd better come back with some Maybach shots!

Yes, I, George, Brad, and the others are going to be a bit busy. Not sure if Maybachs will feature all that heavily, though. I think VAG is supplying the ad revenue this time around. I have a new camera, though (not mine, but she lets me use it), so hopefully I can be a bit faster on the draw...er, click...or whatever.

Folks.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j76/81401/cars/ferrari/330_america-051607-5.jpg

This is a 1963 Ferrari 330 America. I spotted it in my neighborhood. I was on a walk and did not have my camera, as I had presumed I would not see a 1963 Ferrari 330 America on the walk. But I did. 50 were made and purportedly around 20 exist. I later went around the neighborhood looking for the vehicle and unbelievably I found it in a garage. A woman answered the door and after I explained myself she let me take some photos of the vehicle in the garage.

Super-nice. Something like that would only be seen in car shows. Much props for going through the effort of tracking it down (and to the owner for letting you take photos).

Somebody on another forum spotted this while on the bus.

I must first, however, post an image size and indeed porn warning.

WARNING! REALLY BIG IMAGE AND PORNO.

Whew. If I loaded that at work, I'd be looking for a new job...

EDIT: Totally forgot to add in the new photos. Alphabetical order this time, because I just can't think of a theme.

Acura NSX

This street usually has something parked along it. The nonexistent traffic lets me stop and take good photos like this "winner". The Packard shots from a few months ago were exactly opposite of this house.

Audi Allroad 4.2

As promised. They really are just as common as regular Allroad's. This is the first Allroad of any spec that I've seen in a while.

BMW M5

I still can not find an M6. They just don't exist around here. Actually, that's not true -- I totally forgot my camera for a fantastic blue one in, of all places, Flushing. Not the poorest areas in NYC, but it's basically the "second Chinatown", and if it's not a Lexus, these people simply don't spend money on anything. But no photos of M6's for me.

Saleen Mustang S281 Convertible

Not sure of the spec, but it did have a rear diffuser, so it's probably at least a Supercharged model. Black works well on any Saleen Mustang.

Saleen Mustang S281 Supercharged

Seen before, but this is confirmation of the spec level. Now to find the yellow one....

Mercedes-Benz C55 AMG

Neat, V8, fast...still an automatic. If MB wants this to be taken seriously as an M3-competitor, it either needs to buy into the SMG-style transmission, or just use a decent manual. Heck, any manual would help.

Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG

I see this so often, you'd think they could be purchased at Costco. Never has such a good car been so common.

Mini Cooper S Works GP


My second one, but this has "GPO300" on the side. It didn't look ricey or anything (well, no more than factory), so does this mean anything? I figured it could just be a local car club thing.

Porsche 911 SC

Another local home-to-train-station commuter car. Better than the Maserati on the other side of the tracks.

Porsche 928

Not a GTS or anything, but cool enough in itself.

Toyota Land Cruiser

Goin' fishin'!

 

[1X83Z]

By watching the movie?

Wikipedia.

Although Wikipedia's description of the movie intrigued me enough to add it to my 'rent' list, though that's a list that hasn't grown anything but longer in months.

I think you're in a very different location. The New York area tends to be a bit more paranoid; can't imagine why, though.

You northeasterners - so damn uptight!

Yes, I, George, Brad, and the others are going to be a bit busy.

I think VAG is supplying the ad revenue this time around.

I'm reading that to mean 'I promise at least one Veyron photo.'

Acura NSX

Early plate number - probably a one-owner. Looks bone stock - perhaps the only stock NSX on the Earth today. Good spot. 👍

Audi Allroad 4.2

Usually we can go AWD car for AWD car as our markets' desire for AWD is very similar (anecdotally proven by the drivetrains of our respective cars), but I absolutely cannot see the V8 Allroad. In fact, since taking that photo last (in Atlanta) I have seen zero, despite having spent the last two weeks in Denver. Very rare cars - I swear your spots of it are the exception and not the rule!

Mercedes-Benz C55 AMG

Neat, V8, fast...still an automatic. If MB wants this to be taken seriously as an M3-competitor, it either needs to buy into the SMG-style transmission, or just use a decent manual. Heck, any manual would help.

...even a Tiptronic automatic would help some, however Mercedes is hell-bent against allowing drivers to have any sort of fun in their vehicles. The best they can give us is 'ShifTronic' which means it's in manu-matic and drive at the same time - so you can shift, yes, but the automatic over-rides you constantly. Not very 'performance' if you ask me - but its predecessor still tops the list of a college graduation present to myself. They're just so damn fast.

EDIT: might as well include my spot. Spent the day at a very long baseball game (11 innings and relatively high scoring; the game eventually went 12 and we lost) so I didn't get out, but it wouldn't have mattered since much of the day (and six of the innings) were wet and windy. However the weather cleared up enough in the evening to allow this:

I get the feeling, though, that even if the weather wasn't clear this guy would've driven his Bentley - temporary plates suggest a purchase date of yesterday.

 

[TopHat]

YSSMAN, I see an FJ40, actually 2 of them everyday, they are owned by my dads friend (Who happens to run a repair shop/gas station). Ones a project, and one is totally mint.