Did You See Anything Good Today? [Read First Post]
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Found:
Pontiac Fiero GT
Desperately tried to pull away from my STi. Not. Gonna. Happen.
Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG
Magnificent engine in a lackluster cabriolet.
Ferrari 430
The owner walked into that 7-Eleven. At least he's got his priorities right. (Do the yellow calipers indicate ceramic brakes?)
Audi RS4
At this point I started wondering if all my spots were going to be black cars.
Mazda RX-7 Efini
Nice to see an RX-7 on the road, even if this one's a but run down.
Pontiac Fiero GT
Desperately tried to pull away from my STi. Not. Gonna. Happen.
Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG
Magnificent engine in a lackluster cabriolet.
Ferrari 430
The owner walked into that 7-Eleven. At least he's got his priorities right. (Do the yellow calipers indicate ceramic brakes?)
Audi RS4
At this point I started wondering if all my spots were going to be black cars.
Mazda RX-7 Efini
Nice to see an RX-7 on the road, even if this one's a but run down.
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That Ferrari's the real deal! 👍
On the other hand, good job on beating a Fiero... I'm sure it took real effort...
Merry Christmas!
On the other hand, good job on beating a Fiero... I'm sure it took real effort...
Merry Christmas!
Ferrari 430
The owner walked into that 7-Eleven. At least he's got his priorities right. (Do the yellow calipers indicate ceramic brakes?)
Are you aware that in the second shot, there is a 1992-2002 Cadillac Eldorado convertible behind the F430? You know - an Eldorado convertible which was not manufactured! The F430 is a good shot, but the Eldorado convertible is so much rarer that it's scary! I believe I'm yet to see one - there were a VERY small amount of aftermarket conversions, like this one. So so cool - that's the real spot!
For the record, I'm pretty sure yellow calipers are an option and do not signify carbon ceramic brakes.
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Love the fuel filler door.👍Found:
Mazda RX-7 Efini
Nice to see an RX-7 on the road, even if this one's a but run down.
EDIT: I was trying to figure out why the hood looked so flat and square in the fiero shot.
Then I realized it was the massive scoop.👍
The Barchetta (one of 448) was the 550 model. The 575 model's open-top version was called the Superamerica; 559 of those were made.
Spots today:
Fantastic color on the R8 - black with a black "stripe," though being carbon fiber it was a little lighter than the rest of the car. No one on the road noticed it but one guy at the valet stand took a picture of it with his camera phone. The sound was pretty cool, but not too special. I did drive behind it for some time.
The new Bentley Azure. The guy driving seemed unsure of why I was taking photos, which is weird considering what he was driving. Only 400 of these are going to be made - this is the first one I've seen.
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nice daan.
McLaren
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Nope. CC brakes can have any color calipers.
Those aren't. The carbon ceramics on Ferrari's are much bigger.
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I just realized that all 3 roadsters in that pic have hartops fitted
McLaren
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i didnt say THAT car pictured had carbon ceramics
And I'm saying it isn't new enough....
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You're right of course. I also saw a 575 Superamerica today in black, but it was in a showroom I drove past (I think I posted a pic of it before). Anyway to the spots from yesterday...
In my village...
- A souped up Honda Fit (Note central dual exhaust)
- Despoilered Supra (HK and China plates)
- Evo V (Not my village)
- Mitsubishi Legnum VR-4
Central, Hong Kong Island...
- Subaru WRX (This is very much a Kowloon car - Japanese and modified, looks a bit out of place amongst all the Bentleys and Porsches of the Island)
- Porsche Turbo (Don't usually post this model as they're ten-a-penny but this one slipped through the net)
- 997 Turbo (Still badass)
- Mitsubishi Colt Ralliart (IMO these are cool)
- Maserati Quattro. Sport GT
- 996 GT2 (Interestingly enough, I just found out that this car was designed by a Hong Kong born designer Pinky Lai - um, he also designed the Ford Scorpio...)
- Alfa 147 GTA (Super sexy)
- SL55 (Vader Edition)
- Big old Roller
- Porsche 997 (Is that a GT3 bumper hanging on the front?!)
- V8 Vantage (Phhhwwwoooaaarrr!)
- Mitsuoka New Viewt (Based on a Nissan Gloria)
- Nissan Elgrand (A-Team for the noughties)
- A4 Convertible (Taken for the colour scheme)
- Unless anyone can enlighten me, then I'm just going to say this is a standard 997 with an odd body kit
- Honda Civic Type-R
- Toyota Chaser
- Another big old Roller
- Toyota MR-2
- Audi RS4
- What the hell is this?!
- Z4 Coupe (Me likey)
- Daihatsu Move Turbo (In all it's 660cc engine revving, Turbo spooling, dump-valve whooshing glory - these are cooler and more fun than any Smart or Mini)
- AMG E-class (Ages better than a fine wine)
- Brabus S-class (You've seen Vader's ride, now see the Emporer's)
- Rolls Silver Seraph (Oatmeal)
- Another big Roller
- VW Touareg (Some kind of hot version? Anyone?)
- Alfa 147 GTA and Alfa Brera (Father and son)
- Aston V8 Vantage
- Aston DB9 (Hey, Im getting the hang of this!)
- Daimler
- Skyline GT-T (with GT-R badge on back - fool!)
- Ferrari 360 Spider (Apologies for my friend licking the wing. It's kind of a non-sober tradition)
and that's about all...
...well, there is this I guess...
Lamborghini Gallardo SE
..and that really is all.
... Oh, go on then...
Ferrari 550 Barchetta (1 of 448)
I can post any of the above pics at much higher resolution (3072x2304 pixel). If you want something just give me a shout.
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Do you work on a bridge? Or do you just hang out there to take shots...
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The latter. I have to travel between opposite ends of Hong Kong two days a week, so I stop off half way to have lunch on a bridge for an hour with my camera. Good lord, I'm sad!
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Yeah, it's a great city. Have you ever seen Ghost In The Shell? It's the same. In fact I think it was 100% based on Hong Kong.
Ghost In The Shell - Hong Kong
It's all concentrated around one main area though. The rest of the land is undevelopable (is that a word) due to the rock. I live in a quiet peaceful part of HK near some beaches, but only a 10 minute bus ride from one of the most densely populated areas in the world.
Sorry, back on topic...
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What did you kerb? That is some rough ramage.
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Wow, thanks for pointing that out. There's been more than one occaision when you point out something lurking in the background of my photos (the Civic Si sedan comes to mind). Even now, looking at the image again, I thought it was a laundau top. You could make a drinking game with that word: laundau!
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Yeah, and getting a good look again, the discs are too shiny to not be steel.
I think it's the only one not held together by zip ties & duct tape. Must have been cared for lovingly for all of its 20 years.
Isn't that the 300E Hammer or something?
Are you kidding? I'd do that all the time, too, if I could!
Speaking of Mercedes:
Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG
Supercharged!
Mercedes-Benz S55 AMG
Not supercharged!
Honda CRX Si
I think it's a badge job. Am I right?
Land Rover Range Rover/Sport/Supercharged
This is not at a dealer of any kind, just a group of owners who perhaps enjoy parking together. I see a Sport Supercharged, a Supercharged, another Supercharged, and then one more Sport Supercharged. There's gotta be a $250,000 of LR right there.
Citroen DS
Rustbucket of the day. Probably just as comfortable to drive now as it was then. Love those bias-ply tires, too.
All of the above listings except for the S55 were all in one car lot. I'll be going again to see what else shows up.
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The crx si does exist, it could be real. It's not that rare either.
