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[Encyclopedia]

Awesome to see such a monster in such a far away place! looked pristine too.

Like I've said earlier in this thread, older american cars are big here in sweden.

Vauxhall PA Cresta

Cheers!

BMW 3.0 CS

Same model I spotted, that's awesome! 👍

 

[jag65]

First off, sorry for the terrible cellphone picture. It's a Nissan Silvia with a roll cage and other performance modifications. I'm not sure how many of these have been imported into the US, but I think its safe to assume that its a rare spot up here in the northeast of the US.

 

[Rotary Junkie]

Not necessarily a proper Silvia; The normal 240SX was sold with the pop-up lights and the "Silvia" rear body; a nose conversion later and you won't detect the cheat so much aside from the side the steering wheel is on... And even then there's conversions been done.

 

[Joey D]

Woody convertible, in pretty good shape too.

A very orange limited edition Porsche Boxster S, only 250 made.

 

[jag65]

Not necessarily a proper Silvia; The normal 240SX was sold with the pop-up lights and the "Silvia" rear body; a nose conversion later and you won't detect the cheat so much aside from the side the steering wheel is on... And even then there's conversions been done.

The car was RHD and I don't believe it had pop up lights.

 

[Rotary Junkie]

The car was RHD and I don't believe it had pop up lights.

Right, the nose conversion is easy (swaps to the proper Silvia front panels + headlights and bumper).

So it *could* be a proper S13 Silvia but there's perfect possibility it could be a well-converted 240SX.

 

[Cano]

Woody convertible, in pretty good shape too.

WOW, a 1947 Ford Sportsman!!! INCREDIBLE!!! one of the rarest of rare spots of the thread, awesome!!!

heck, I'm so excited I'll post again, this car is way cool. Making up for my last post’s poor quality, here are a couple of cool cars that work, for a change.

I went to a mall looking for Hot Wheels, and in the entrance was this small display of Mustangs from a local club called Mustang Performance. Funny thing is, most of their cars are punny originals and none of them actually resembles anything performance related. But they were quite a show none the less. First, a completely original (even paint) 302 inch Mach I Mustang II, I know so because I know the owner. The green and black GT351 with stock wheelcovers is his dad’s, this car still boils the rear tires with aplomb every chance it gets.

This black with red stripes 1970 hardtop is the closest the club gets to actual performance, but it only has another carb and some headers… heck, I don’t even know if it has headers, stock brakes, suspension, everything else. At least it looks good with the front lip. False Cragars also. The green 67 looks nicely restored.

This one was the most modified of the lot, and was also pretty much stock, just really low. Monochrome mint paint looked garish 80s, in stark contrast to the late-Mustang wheels. If I were him, I’d have waited for a fastback at least.

Yet another GT351 hardtop Rustang in intact stock condition, dogdish wheelcovers and whiteline tires and all.

And my favorite of the cars that were displayed, a 1970 GT351 hardtop in dark green-grey with steel styled wheels, front lip and minor custom touches, looks way better than, say, the mint-colored one.

This thing wasn’t on the display, but could have been, it was pristine and arguably, was the car of a club member. It shows just how ugly a late-first-gen Mustang can look.

More Ford, this time in the form of an extremely rare here 1964 Falcon two door wagon, never sold here, this one is already scorched with rust, check out how the roof panel is actually separated of the body in the rear upper part because of the rust.

This Renault 12 is nothing special but is still sad to see it such decay, these cars are very roadworthy, my dad had one when I was like 7, and they were pretty good. This is something like a nostalgia spot. That and also, I’ve been thinking about getting a wagon model as a first car, but I dunno…

Then, one of the most extraordinary spots I’ve ever found, this gigantic vintage crane used for God knows what, in what seems to be good shape, for sale. Needless to say it’s still there, Id love to get it and transform it into a photo car, you know, adapt a place where I can stand and take car to car shots. Yeah, right.

Saw this nice Seat Leon 1.8 Turbo with aftermarket wheels and bike rack come close in a Wal Mart parking lot, but when it turned around, duh, had the spare tire on. Bummer.

Then caught another one at speed in pretty bad light conditions, but the photo turned out decent… ok so it sucks and I was just playing with the camera trough the back window of the Voyager, but bear with me.

An old picture of a mid-70s Ford Thunderbird, tough I have not been able to find the exact year. It wore real and very deep Cragars and was heavily dented and abandoned there for quite some time. I guess it ended up in a scrap yard, as the building behind it was being completed at that time. The new management surely would not want any abandoned car nearby…

Check out how extremely straight and in such good shape this mid 50s VW Oval Window Bug is! I’d so ROCK this thing everyday… and it has decent Porsche wheels and those small taillights… man this thing ruled. Too bad it’s gone now, to a better shape I hope. It was a perfect candidate for a serious Cal-Look number.

Aaah, THIS!! Mexican ingenuity at it’s finest, this VW Combi is now a kid-carrying vessel that gives rides around a touristic park in the City. Check out it’s construction, it actually has a second floor built into it, all painted with copyright-inflicting Disney characters. This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen.

Way, WAY, WAAAAY rare 63 (I think) Chevy Nova ragtop. Never seen one before, this Nova model was never sold here, so catching one is difficult, but a convertible one? In good shape? With mag wheels? Once in a lifetime.

Very nice and sturdy 1955 Chevy 4 door with two tone paint and steel wheels, used as daily driver it seems, it’s been outside that place for… YEARS, but it’s not abandoned, on the contrary, it always has been well maintained, and that is awesome. Needs wide whites.

Like a 76? model Dodge Charger, which is like a Granada with a Charger badge. Rare here, Chargers were only sold here ‘tween 1971-1974. Decent shape, but gruesome car. It would be a damn challenge to do something interesting with one of these, maybe I’ll try to draw something along the lines. Big billets and black paint, leather, new-gen HEMI swap, low to the ground…

Uncommon here but very common and pedestrian Berlinetta Camaro with rare wheels, they seemed to be real-deal Cragar Keystone Classics, but that was about the only thing worthwhile in the entire car. Maybe it could work as a parts car for a better thing like an RS, Z28 or Iroc. But finding those in here is difficult.

Finally, the rice, starting with this idiotic Chevrolet Chevy/Opel Corsa everywhere else with cheap tidbits of shame, like the wheelcovers, the stickers and… well…

Finally, a pseudoCalifornian chevy Pickup with the garish paint split by asomewhat of a wave. Ugly wheels too.

 

[Rue]

I was in a car being followed and then following an Aston Martin DBS...

...but was shamed out of getting a photo by the rather attractive female I was travelling with.

I know, I suck.

That's never stopped me! Besides if they don't like it, they're not worth it! I actually went out with a girl the other day and the first thing she said was 'Wow, look at that Maserati Granturismo!' 👍

Sorry I haven't been contributing to the thread for eons, but I have had so much on my plate with work I haven't had a chance of getting out and about with the camera. In fact I'm not even sure where the camera is! The only cars I have taken pictures of have been on my crappy Nokia E71 camera. I will upload a few soon, but there's nothing to get excited about.

Some very cool spots on recent pages, especially love the 6-Series on the previous page and the photo of the white Gallardo and that black Cobra is quite possibly one of the best things I've ever seen right up there with that grey 16M on the last page too. In fact, this post...

996 Turbo

16M!

Black Series

996 Turbo again

SLR Roadster! First I've seen in the wild.

Maserati Bora? idk

Vantage

599

is just plain amazing!!! And all seen unexpectedly on public roads too by the look of it 👍 👍

Which brings me onto a little gripe - I used to not mind seeing the odd car from an event or showroom, but it seems there are so many posts of these cars now that they get in the way of the proper day-to-day 'in the wild' spots. I know I have been guilty of it on one or two occasions (Lexus LF-A / Lotus Europa in showrooms) but I think this stuff would be better off in a designated thread. If there had been one I would have put those in.

So, can we not have another thread for cars at shows/meets/track days/showrooms etc. and leave this thread for the really special on the road stuff? Thoughts?

BTW: That is the best picture of a 599 I have ever seen. Stunning!

 

[Joey D]

WOW, a 1947 Ford Sportsman!!! INCREDIBLE!!! one of the rarest of rare spots of the thread, awesome!!!

Wow after looking it up on the net I can see it really is pretty rare. Funny, I just thought it looked cool.

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Anyways

New 2010 Buick LaCrosse on the Epsilon II platform, I didn't think they were out yet.

Corvette Grand Sport

 

[Serge.D]

CL63 AMG.




Elise.


R8.




Citroen Traction Avant.

 

[bennyrrr]

The 8C on the last page is owned by Jim Glickenhaus, owner of the Ferrari P4/5. He still has the blue Gransport and that is his new daily driver, pretty sweet DD and glad it gets used!

 

[SPhilli911]

Thanks Rue! Glad you like that 599 shot. I took it with my new Nikon D90.

Also, I like the idea of a separate thread. This one really should be just for cars in the wild, rather than showrooms and events.

 

[Rue]

Thanks Rue! Glad you like that 599 shot. I took it with my new Nikon D90.

Also, I like the idea of a separate thread. This one really should be just for cars in the wild, rather than showrooms and events.

Okay, so that's two on board. Anyone else?

 

[Dac_Xint]

Okay, so that's two on board. Anyone else?

I'm on board!

Hi people, long time no see. Just finished my degree and going on a break, I've been taking pictures of cars on roads and at track days, but haven't had the time to sit down and upload them. I like the idea of a separate thread for those dedicated occasions, that way I can upload them guilt free :-P

Who would like to be in charge of this new thread?

 

[Joey D]

I still say events, shows, etc. should have their own thread based on the event.

 

[exigeracer]

 

[///M-Spec]

Wait... what's this up ahead?



..could it be...?


Yep, a ZR-1

I guess heavy traffic is good for SOMETHING.


M

 

[SPhilli911]

Was that ZR1 pic taken anywhere near New York? By any chance...

ps Nice spot!

 

[Rue]

Sounds like people want a separate thread. I'll make one.

Done https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=118094

I'm on board!

Hi people, long time no see. Just finished my degree and going on a break, I've been taking pictures of cars on roads and at track days, but haven't had the time to sit down and upload them. I like the idea of a separate thread for those dedicated occasions, that way I can upload them guilt free :-P

Who would like to be in charge of this new thread?

Good to see you back again!

 

[homeforsummer]

I like the idea of a separate thread 👍

And @ Serge, great spot on the Citroen TA 👍

I saw this yesterday, a Mk II Jag (sorry for the crappy pic, I was quite a distance away so it's on max digital zoom on my phone):

 

[Joey D]

That picture is kind of cool though, it fits the Jag by giving it a really old school photograph look.

 

[land sea air]

That picture is kind of cool though, it fits the Jag by giving it a really old school photograph look.

👍 it looks like it could be the tittle card for an old British crime show

 

[homeforsummer]

That picture is kind of cool though, it fits the Jag by giving it a really old school photograph look.

Thanks It's part of the reason I took it at the angle I did. It catches some of the city's features in the background.

👍 it looks like it could be the tittle card for an old British crime show

Like... Get Carter maybe? Which was filmed in this very city And the film's a good example of how grim it was here back in the 70s, in comparison to the lively, pretty, student-filled city it is today.

 

[Thatman]

Clean Corrado, Not too many of these things around town also his plate cover made me do it.

 

[Glanza-V]

Is that kitted ?

 

[Nicksfix]

A very clean '57 Chevy

 

[Glanza-V]

No idea what this car is doing where I live.. muppet left it unlocked aswel.. sorry for bad picture its off my phoen.

 

[DaddyVDUB]

Very nice and rare spot on the Corrado,one of my favorite VDubs.

 

[MinoltaMan89]

Glanza-V: How would you know if it was unlocked?

 

[Joey D]

A drunken leprechaun told him.