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if anyone who wanted the thread would PM him, like myself, and give him the reason we want it back aand what it would be used for, we might be able to bring it back-maybeYeah I see them every month or two. That one was actually running Belgian plates on both the front and rear, though the number (HCB-226) is characteristic of a Colorado plate issued in 1990 or so in the next county over. Still quite illegal, and I'm not even sure if that number is in fact a Colorado plate - it just might be.Master_YodaWOW M5 a 2CV! I've never seen one in person in my life. But as a little kid I thought they were the coolest things >.< I was 3 mind you. And the reason I loved it was becuase I saw it in a flood picture. So ithough it was a car boat thing.
ultrabeat
That's my problem with it - not aggressive enough. It's gorgeous, yes, but its styling would better suit something that's not a Ferrari. Of course, this is in comparison to a 355 - I love all of the mentioned vehicles.
EDIT: ironically, all three vehicles are presently in my signature for comparison.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j76/81401/Cars/agy-f430.jpg - F430 (Spider)
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j76/81401/Cars/agv-3602.jpg - 360 Modena
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j76/81401/Cars/agz-f355.jpg - F355 (GTS)
I think the F430 can't be the best - it's just too much of a continuance of the 360. It comes down to whether you like the 360's rounded lines or the 355's sportier ones.
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I would rank them: F355, F430, F360
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decent pic of that M6
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looks like someone is richer than they should be, a number plate like that in the uk costs thousands!
thats a pretty hot M6 too
thats a pretty hot M6 too
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owner of national express,several other coach companys,every car dealership in hamilton and some in east kilbride and his own personal underground garage.....id think he has a few £££bondy_1625looks like someone is richer than they should be, a number plate like that in the uk costs thousands!
thats a pretty hot M6 too
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Surprisingly yes - a nearby town has the only Morgan dealer between Chicago and Los Angeles, so I see them every now and again. The last one I saw in Denver (or, in the Denver area) was on the highway a bit south of town:
January 7, 2006 - Denver, Colo.
I also saw one in mid-June in Aspen (which produced a slew of awesome cars and is home to one of three Enzos registered in Colorado), but I can't find that picture right now. I'm not a huge Morgan fan, but I'll photograph them when I see them. On the topic of odd British cars, the other day I saw a Lotus Super 7! Couldn't get a picture though - he was coming the other way and though I did attempt to track him down, I never did.
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Funny you should say this. I just found a .PDF written by a lawyer that neatly sums up the rights & limitations of public photography. I wanted to attach it, but it's 50KB over the limit. Anywhere I can post it?
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2CV -- nice! 👍
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I find most Ferrari's to be attractive, but their GT's usually are the ugly duckling: 400i, Mondial, 599, 612. And believe it or not, I hate the way the 70's Daytona looks. It's too 70's, and didn't date well at all.
The 308GTS, to me, is the stereotypical, if not ideal, Ferrari (no surprise for an American, really). The 360M (which I also like) is the first of the current age of Ferrari styling, which doesn't seem to have gone the way I hoped it would (599, 612). The 355 & 348 just seem like...transitional cars, I guess, between the 328 and 360.
But who am I to talk? I would have a hard time maintaining even a 308GTB.
About Daan's post on photographs-while-in-motion, it's no worse than cell phones, eating, Blackberry-ing, in-dash navigating, or engaging in otherwise "adult activities". It's all a distraction, and while practice can make you better at it, I don't recommend it to anyone. I try to take my photos at less than 10MPH, preferably on foot in the parking lot.
Below are:
Bentley Continental Flying Spur (first one I've seen)
BMW Z Coupe 3.0 (didn't the M Coupe outsell the standard one? I have an even older model Z Coupe photo somewhere)
Mercedes-Benz 500SEC (turns out it's the 600SEC that's the big deal, although this is okay)
Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG (first?
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nopharrytuttleMercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG (first?
63 AMG has quad exhausts that only has twins 
harrytuttle
I don't know - I'm interested to hear it though.
I agree (strongly) with your first point and disagree with your second. The GTs are indeed the ugly ones. I personally don't find the 400 or Mondial ugly but they definitely flopped, and the 612 is hideous. I'm not sure how I'll react to the 599 yet. That said, the 456, which is a Ferrari GT, is among my favorite-looking cars ever (and probably the highlight of my summer as far as photographing cars goes - I'd never seen one until a few months ago). So I guess I'm split. I personally love the Daytona and think it looks quite modern, especially for a Ferrari.
But who am I to talk? I would have a hard time maintaining even a 308GTB.
Who wouldn't?! The M Coupe did strongly outsell the base model. Very good sighting - I've seen four or five basers in my lifetime, though I'm blessed because a gray one lives less than a mile from me. That one's photograph is the icon on my Windows XP sign in thing.
Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG (first?
Definitely the first - and a rare convert. I've been looking on all the E-AMGs I see, and they're always E55 - I wasn't even aware the E63 was out yet. Thanks for that picture.
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Spectacular. Try looking at the photograph.My Wednesday night sightings were average, but for a Wednesday I'm not complaining.
August 9, 2006 - Denver, Colo.
Not bad for one picture. A closeup of the only vehicle in that photo worth a closeup:
August 9, 2006 - Denver, Colo.
It's really the "in" car of the moment, at least here in Denver. Here's another one:
August 9, 2006 - Denver, Colo.
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I always take special note of cars on the back of car carriers, mainly to find any special export Holden models, Today I spotted a semi car carrier truck as it was turning at in intersection and it was full of Mitsubishi 380's except up the top was a new Volkswagen Golf, it was a blue colour I hadn't seen before with a silver grill which I also hadn't seen, as it went past I noticed it had huge wheels on it and it looked great, I knew it must have been something special but regular GTI's have the black grill with red outline and I thought R32 was awhile off yet.
I just remembered about it talking to a friend on MSN so I checked it up and yep it is a New Volkswagen R32
Exactly the same as this blue one
http://www.seriouswheels.com/top-2006-Volkswagen-VW-R32.htm
I see from that link the wheels are 18's but damn they look huge on a golf seen in person, How long have they been on the market now?
I just remembered about it talking to a friend on MSN so I checked it up and yep it is a New Volkswagen R32
Exactly the same as this blue one
http://www.seriouswheels.com/top-2006-Volkswagen-VW-R32.htm
I see from that link the wheels are 18's but damn they look huge on a golf seen in person, How long have they been on the market now?
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The coupe does, but this is the convertible:
http://www.autonews.com/files/2006_geneva/mercedes/clk/pages/03.htm
Don't know why there's a difference, but there is.
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fair enough that pic didnt come up on google images 
maybe something to do with the roof? not enough space for the quads
maybe something to do with the roof? not enough space for the quads
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Holdenhsvgtsrfair enough that pic didnt come up on google images
maybe something to do with the roof? not enough space for the quads
or maybe they just wanted to give the coupe a sportier look.
Thats all it takes for changes like that to be made you know
about the 500SEC, i see one most days, parked up in a driveway so i cant get a shot of it, w hile back however a 500SEL drove past on the same road.
I thought the SEC was big, the SEL is about half a foot longer and looks a lot better
Today's theme was "V8 American cars that didn't sell for ****." Unbelievably I captured the two most recent flops in one photograph. The other was a few miles away.
August 10, 2006 - Denver, Colo.
I hope the American trend continues and I see a Saleen S7 tonight! (actually I try to keep very close tabs on the registered supercars in the area, and to my knowledge the S7 is the only one we haven't got - though there was once an unconfirmed sighting about twenty miles west of here)
August 10, 2006 - Denver, Colo.
I hope the American trend continues and I see a Saleen S7 tonight!
(actually I try to keep very close tabs on the registered supercars in the area, and to my knowledge the S7 is the only one we haven't got - though there was once an unconfirmed sighting about twenty miles west of here)
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Thanks, Famine. The "US laws about photography" PDF:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=86CF92597107A6EA
Holdenhsvgtsrfair enough that pic didnt come up on google images
maybe something to do with the roof? not enough space for the quads
That's what I think, too. I thought AMG was to be all-quad exhaust since the introduction of the SLK55 and C55, but I guess it proves that the quad-look is just that: a look.
Today's group (none actually from today, ironically):
BMW M3 E30 (I want this car. Not just an M3, but this car. It's some guy's train station commuter car, it's in mint condition, and it's the right color.)
Porsche Carrera GT (Almost lost sight of it through the suburbs, but the guy was nice and gave 👍 )
Pontiac Solstice, Saturn Sky
---> Arguably the most beautiful US cars ever made, if only on the outside. Crap interiors, crap to drive, but they make awesome driveway furniture.
The last one I can not figure out for the life of me. I see it every so often, in this semi-covered state, at some garage after it closes. The only thing I can tell is that it's tiny, and that's not a Porsche badge.
Also, thanks for the overwhelming responses (zero) about the HRM Lotus. Apparently, "HRM" means "go faster stripes".
http://www.lotusofgreenwich.com/cars.php?cat=lotus&carid=1433&subcat=elise
One of the few cars that looks good in neon green. 👍
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My favorite supercar. I don't know why, but I've fallen deeply in love with this car. I think it has something to do with the fact that it just seems so normal. I've seen three now on five different occaisions and at no time has anyone but me ever taken real notice of the car. And the owners drive it like it's a 911, not a $450,000 supercar. Red is an interesting color - I like it very much. Thanks for the photo; Carrera GTs never grow old.
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Oh I didn't mean that it was a flop - I was just saying I hope I keep seeing American cars so that I might see an S7. Which of course I didn't - in fact, tonight's sightings were total crap:
August 10, 2006 - Denver, Colo.
The Porsches are the only cool cars in that lot - the Defender 90 is only included because it had Hawaii plates (a D-90 is rare, but a Hawaiian one?) and the Rocky, though superbly rare, is not cool. Of note, though, is the fact that the Rocky was a one owner. Believe it?!
August 10, 2006 - Denver, Colo.
Look close and you can see a Maserati Spider and a Mercedes S65 AMG - nothing to get excited enough about to get out of my car and take a picture of. The red convertible is just a C3 Corvette before anyone asks.
