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is that bentley photoshopped? the reflections dont seem to match
Did You See Anything Good Today? [Read First Post]
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There's a very nice car showroom near to where my parents live.
I've been there a few times to drool, but they wouldn't let me have a test drive
There are generally a couple of Enzos or SLRs for sale in there along with various other expensive pieces of kit.
click here to visit their website.
If you click on show all you will see their current stock list.
And for those of you who don't believe that I've been there, look up their address on a map. About 8 miles away is a town called Reigate where my parents live.
EDIT: Just thought I'd mention this isn't the showroom I work near - that one's in Sevenoaks
I've been there a few times to drool, but they wouldn't let me have a test drive
There are generally a couple of Enzos or SLRs for sale in there along with various other expensive pieces of kit.
click here to visit their website.
If you click on show all you will see their current stock list.
And for those of you who don't believe that I've been there, look up their address on a map. About 8 miles away is a town called Reigate where my parents live.
EDIT: Just thought I'd mention this isn't the showroom I work near - that one's in Sevenoaks
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Taken from a Ford Fiesta forum I visit. This picture was taken in the car park of the Dorchester Hotel in London.
Hey pimpin_t - long time no see. What ever happened about your brother (?) brother-in-law coming to HK?
Anyway, to the point in question. What is the number plate on the Benters? Is that Middle Eastern?
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I think it's more Anti-Christian than Middle-Eastern
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Yeh he went over on a six month contract. Found it to be even more expensive and has come back for 6 months. I think if he gets offered another six months he will go back. He also came back with million & one gadgets.
An airline pilot perhaps? They make loads of money.
chaser_fan
Take my DB9s - but don't send back your Porsches - I have more than my fair share of that poo.
That is - unless you have a 996 GT2, in which case please - gimme. Mark T
Wow. Phenomenal photograph. The plate on the Flying Spur does indeed appear to be Middle Eastern based on the writing on its left - it's certainly not British - but I've no guesses as to where it's from.
How about this sighting today:
August 23, 2006 - Denver, Colo.
Interesting story about this one. I was driving along in the area where I normally take photographs and noticed this vehicle coming towards me. I'd never seen one before but I immediately recognized it as a Panoz Esperante. For those of you from overseas, the Esperante is sort of like an American TVR except without any of the badass street cred.
Anyway - it was coming towards me and I flipped a highly illegal and marginally dangerous U-turn to catch up. The U-turn was so sharp that it took my camera and threw it against the car-side door. This happens a lot and I wasn't too worried. The driver - a woman in her 20s who looked stunningly like Rachel Bilson - became acutely aware I was photographing her the second I made the U-turn and parked in a bank parking lot. When she went in the bank I begin taking photos - not one of which turned out clear. Seems when I made the turn, I temporarily wrecked my camera's Auto Focus, so all the other pictures of the vehicle turned out a lot like this:
August 23, 2006 - Denver, Colo.
Still folks - crappy pictures or not, it's a freaking Panoz Esperante. Every year they sell between 80 and 170 vehicles, and it's only been out six years - so there's less less than 750 nationwide. Says Pistonheads, "Ferrari makes more cars in a month than Panoz does in a whole year."
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Well, people probably don't need to wonder why when they find out its price and that it has a Ford engine.
Nice car in coupe version, esp. that special version they made (JP something).
Today, saw a Saleen S281 like this.
That's probably the only Mustang bodystyle I'd buy from the last gen. excluding the Cobra R (with engine modifications to follow of course).
He was going the other way though, and I couldn't catch him fast enough.
Nice car in coupe version, esp. that special version they made (JP something).
Today, saw a Saleen S281 like this.
That's probably the only Mustang bodystyle I'd buy from the last gen. excluding the Cobra R (with engine modifications to follow of course).
He was going the other way though, and I couldn't catch him fast enough.
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Ah! Then it's do-able. I should be back before lunch is over, right?
HK is a city everyone should go to someday, anyway.I think I'm being misunderstood here. I don't mean shows like the NYIAS or Geneva. I mean shows like local gatherings, club meets...stuff like that. In those cases, nothing's really inside anyway.
But dealer showrooms (direct or specialist) are out. At least for me. Too easy.
M5Power
I think the DS is the first because it is the first:
Wikipedia
Just ask LJK Setright. Until the day he died, he proclaimed it was the most modern car ever made.
http://www.motorsnippets.com/auctionlots.asp?Lot=68229&Auction=12+Jun+2004Cheffins
I know, I know. Read, read...words, words. But it's all in there. <CTRL-F> to search.
M5Power
I think the WRX looks best in WRC blue, but it's just not me. I had to have something gray. Maybe that makes me an old man, too...
I think it has to do with wanting the car, but not the attention. As if a ridiculously oversized wing on one car and open wheels on the other car can be features hidden by painting it grey.M5Power
Yeah, but it's just so nice looking.
M5Power
You wish.
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Today in my neighborhood I spotted Mk. 4 Polo. You can't even register these babies in America.
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Outside or inside an auto show should be fair game. A showroom or dealership is probably not.But if you see something on the ultra-rare list (classics, 959, McLaren F1, XJ220, Skyline GT-R in the US, etc.) then I'm all for it, no matter where it's found.
There you go then - XJ220 (took it a couple of moths ago, but hey)...
And there's three more Ferraris 360M, 360M Spider, 550M (Three colours covered in that one)
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So, I tell a lie. I did in fact see a GT-R, but I've seen it only a couple of days ago so it doesn't really count...
Added the bodykitted / headlight covered 996 from the other day just to keep the yellow theme alive...
...and one for luck...
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your right the yellow 993 is a wannabe GT2 as there was only 2 RHD 993 GT2's ever made.
this being one spotted at knockhill a couple of weekends ago
this being one spotted at knockhill a couple of weekends ago
Indeed - I still concur on the dealer showrooms bit - but I still disagree on shows. Anyplace where cars gather with intent to be displayed is off-limits. Of course, I say that now and yet my own sightings for today don't reflect that viewpoint, but the point is, I don't count shows. Either way, to each his own - I'm not sure if "car spotting" has hard and fast rules.
I think the WRX looks best in WRC blue, but it's just not me. I had to have something gray. Maybe that makes me an old man, too...
Fair - I wouldn't want ten zillion tickets either. It's also a good reason to consider a Ferrari in a color other than red or yellow. I mean, a silver 575M will never get noticed as a Ferrari. I'm not sure though - if I bought an STi, with all its power, or paid $200k for a 575, I think I'd want to get noticed.
I'd probably get the vehicles in blue and red respectively - but I'd probably eventually regret it.You wish.
I'm not sure - she became acutely aware I was photographing her almost immediately. Most people never even notice. That sort of thing made me think she was used to being photographed. The car had Colorado plates but given the celebrities who hang out in Colorado, it could've been anyone. Or it could've been no-one. Who knows.
Duke
What did you think?
Diego440
Indeed - I've seen that done before, even in the US, though it's not the law here. Fantastic pictures as always, chaser_fan!
Well folks, the first of my last two evenings in Denver before leaving for college yields the following cars:
August 24, 2006 - Denver, Colo.
Needless to say, I yearned for more. I had a date tonight but afterwards I headed down to the three exotic dealers in the city: Ferrari/Bentley/Maserati Denver, Lamborghini Denver, and Paragon Motors, which is an incredibly high-end car dealer offering sales and service - their motto being "you bought it, now drive it." I didn't expect to see anything too special, but I was quite surprised to see this vehicle:
August 24, 2006 - Littleton, Colo.
It's at a dealer so for me, it doesn't count - if anyone asks if I've seen one, I'd say no - but I figured I'll probably never see one outside a dealer (or maybe a show) so I might as well photograph it while I can. Plus I wanted to show it to you guys. The vehicle was silver over red and had an asking price of $499,000. Had I seen it on the street it would've been the second most valuable car I'd ever seen (following the ~$550k 365 GTS/4 I saw being driven in Aspen). A sign on the vehicle proclaimed that it was one of 1,450 ever produced. Though I'd love it to be sold into the Denver market and driven often, my guess is it'll be sourced elsewhere and garaged as these things aren't for sale too often. Regardless, it's a fantastic vehicle and was in great shape. Pablo Picasso owned one, for god's sake.
Lamborghini Denver had a couple of Lamborghinis, and Ferrari/Bentley/Maserati had a good set of cars including a few 575s, a Vanquish, and a rare Maserati GranSport. Paragon also had a 996 GT2, the first one I've ever seen in person, which you can see in one of the photos of the 300SL.
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Just seeing the car(S) like that reminds me of "gone in 60 seconds"
A few good ones out today:
An SC430 and a red C5 in the backround
TRD performance Scion tC
And for sheer randomness, the CNN weather truck (only 5 in the US)
Also saw a old alfa , maroon prowler, 2 celica convertibles, a dodge SS/T( the V-10 one with stripes)
A few good ones out today:
An SC430 and a red C5 in the backround
TRD performance Scion tC
And for sheer randomness, the CNN weather truck (only 5 in the US)
Also saw a old alfa , maroon prowler, 2 celica convertibles, a dodge SS/T( the V-10 one with stripes)
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Fair - I wouldn't want ten zillion tickets either. It's also a good reason to consider a Ferrari in a color other than red or yellow. I mean, a silver 575M will never get noticed as a Ferrari. I'm not sure though - if I bought an STi, with all its power, or paid $200k for a 575, I think I'd want to get noticed.
It's not just the police attention, it's the attention from meatheads who want to race. I currently get enough crap as it is. If I could have a fleet of cars (like, 5) so I wouldn't be stuck with the same car every day, then the STi would have been blue. And any Ferrari I could afford would be red.
It's not just the police attention, it's the attention from meatheads who want to race. I currently get enough crap as it is. If I could have a fleet of cars (like, 5) so I wouldn't be stuck with the same car every day, then the STi would have been blue. And any Ferrari I could afford would be red.
Hey - don't call us meatheads! All we want to do is see the capabilities of your vehicle! I rev at every Evo I get next to at a light. My Volvo is quick, but it's not that quick (or anywhere near). Once I came up next to an MR at a light and revved. I power-braked and took off at least a car-length ahead. I was in heaven. He then shot past me so fast I can't describe it. I used to race at the dragstrip, so I know quick. This was absurd. For the record I've never revved at an STi - though that's because I've never been next to one at a light - but I'm sure it's the same deal. I imagine it'd get boring for you, but for us (the non-STi-owning crowd) it's fun.
The last group of sightings from Denver:
August 24, 2006 - Denver, Colo.
Next stop Atlanta - sightings will be sporadic at best (but assuredly at least once a week) until next spring, when I return to Denver for another summer.
The last time I was in Atlanta I saw four Phantoms, a 360, a CL65, and a Maybach in the space of an hour so I'm pretty stoked. I guess we'll see what happens...EDIT: one thing I'm ready to get away from:
August 22, 2006 - Denver, Colo.
"High altitude gas."
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