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That Enzo looks good in blue, I've only ever seen one and it was under a car cover:tdown:
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Also a conversion? I don't believe it had the RUF logo anywhere apart from the wheels.
I'd forgotten... Exige, can I have this REALLY big? thanks
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Hey TsLeng, awesome post!!! some nasty cars there, I speacially like the Supra, EVO and the 2CV of course. The enzo is relevant because of it's very rare colour...
Lets put something in:
This is a 1953 chevy 4 door wich seemed to be in good shape and being restored, tough I doubt itll ever get finished.
Check out this taxi, hahaha, very typical of Mexico, to have your VW Bug and transform it into something more classy...
1969 Plymouth Belvedere 4-door, rare because these were not sold here in Mexico, finding one is rare and these are sought after to restore the very few same-year Road Runners and GTXs that exist here.
This Civic picture meant the death of my old camera, you can see why. The car was more or less clean.
A Seat Leon Cupra Copa Edition with its exclusive orange on black patern, 100 were made for Mexico, 50 more for Germany and thats it. 285 hp front driver, very fast; the scratch was made in a track day, I know it, I was there, then later found it in the street. Unlikely that another one has the same injury in the same place.
Cruising with the Leon Copa was this mean-sounding Focus ST, its turbo sounded wicked and the exhaust note was roary, very cool:
I think I had already posted this Turbodiesel Benz, but the pictures were way worse. Its rare to see these big Mercedes around here because they were never officially sold in Mexico, but its WAY rarer to see a turbodiesel version. Only one ive ever seen. It has since disapeared. If you look real close, you can see its exhaust laying on the ground.
Dig this 1961 Galaxie thats seen better days, yet it is still driven daily. The car is falling apart, but who cares? Its cool to see these things still on service despite its rough shape, a testimony of how well-made these things were.
I think I have posted this oval window bug a zillion times, but an oval is an Oval so its always cool. Ragtop too.
Rare Ducatti, its not easy to see one around here, so every time I see one (or a Cagiva or something like that) I snap it; this was rarer because it was in the middle of a moving market.
Very nice MGB!!! I really like the aesthetic treatment the owner has given it with its mostly monochromatic treatment and the black BBS-ish wheels, really cool. Anyone could help identify if its a V8 model, or a weakling?
Aaah this was too cute!!! Check out all the stuff over this Vespa!! Im a big Vespa fan so when I saw this I went mad, the thing was immaculate and very well equiped! Dig the windshield, multiple luggage trays and mirrors, and bumperettes. Nice.
This little MGA popped near my house in a shop where they usually have old Mustangs; it was in pretty good shape and is quite a rare spot here, none were officially sold in Mexico.
Gargantuan and pristine 1976 Impala, its rare to find these in such a good shape, most of the time they are pretty picked over and with plenty of rust. This even had its original wheelcaps!
Loaded VW Bus, complete with luggage rack and other tidbits of stuff that got my attention:
Then, another VW Bus, this time a Tipe 2 Transporter with some awful banana-paint scheme and in restoration process... I wonder if its ready, it was near my house where I got this picture.Weird, the rear window has bee cancelled...
Very nice Mustang Fox Coupe, a spot in its own because this year mustangs were never sold in Mexico. But this one was pretty cool and not stock at all, I was waiting for it at a stoplight and when it launched the rear tires screeeched pretty badly, the guy banging gears, he went by me at second, blew by and hit third, with another chirp of the tires. Sounded great and looked cool with the late-model Cobra wheels.
PINK CADILLAC!!!! A 1955 I think, four door but who cares? You just need some scallops, moon caps and low to the ground, and voilá, cool pink cadoo... come on, what other car would you drive in pink other than a 50s Cadoo and a 70 panther-pink Challenger or Cuda?
Just behind the Cadoo, a 1970 Falcon with some really wide and real Cragar wheels, Id have just for the wheels, but I wouldnt mind having the car either:
1931, I think, Plymouth three-window coupe badly turned into a street rod... come on, who does this? The car has potential but needs a lot of work and a HEMI to be a really cool street rod.
An engine-less mid-70s 911 Targa in a trim shop I wander by because of the rare cars they sometimes have. This thing seemed pretty rpugh, but a good car none the less, and very very rare here.
In the same place, this mid-60s bug with Porsche wheels and low to the ground, which is a proven formula for a cool Bug.Nice colour too, but horrid light for it. Also, check out the rare reverse lamps.
Aaahh, what an awesome sight, we dont get many of these, so it was cool to see this lowered M3 ragtop with some aftermarket wheels, it looked pretty damn nice:
Nice stance, and thank God it was under some shade, it would have looked horrible in plain sunlight:
Meter ahead, I barely caught this one, I tought it was another M3, but nah, just a 3-series ragtop with humongous wheels:
Yeah, theres new rice too, check out this lemon Civic with stupid airbrushing in the hood and general cheap-rice vibe:
Then the Black Diamond or so says in the windshield of this poor VW:
And there it goes. Ill post more next week, for now, enjoy (:
Did you notice theres just one abandoned car in my entire post? :0
Lets put something in:
This is a 1953 chevy 4 door wich seemed to be in good shape and being restored, tough I doubt itll ever get finished.
Check out this taxi, hahaha, very typical of Mexico, to have your VW Bug and transform it into something more classy...
1969 Plymouth Belvedere 4-door, rare because these were not sold here in Mexico, finding one is rare and these are sought after to restore the very few same-year Road Runners and GTXs that exist here.
This Civic picture meant the death of my old camera, you can see why. The car was more or less clean.
A Seat Leon Cupra Copa Edition with its exclusive orange on black patern, 100 were made for Mexico, 50 more for Germany and thats it. 285 hp front driver, very fast; the scratch was made in a track day, I know it, I was there, then later found it in the street. Unlikely that another one has the same injury in the same place.
Cruising with the Leon Copa was this mean-sounding Focus ST, its turbo sounded wicked and the exhaust note was roary, very cool:
I think I had already posted this Turbodiesel Benz, but the pictures were way worse. Its rare to see these big Mercedes around here because they were never officially sold in Mexico, but its WAY rarer to see a turbodiesel version. Only one ive ever seen. It has since disapeared. If you look real close, you can see its exhaust laying on the ground.
Dig this 1961 Galaxie thats seen better days, yet it is still driven daily. The car is falling apart, but who cares? Its cool to see these things still on service despite its rough shape, a testimony of how well-made these things were.
I think I have posted this oval window bug a zillion times, but an oval is an Oval so its always cool. Ragtop too.
Rare Ducatti, its not easy to see one around here, so every time I see one (or a Cagiva or something like that) I snap it; this was rarer because it was in the middle of a moving market.
Very nice MGB!!! I really like the aesthetic treatment the owner has given it with its mostly monochromatic treatment and the black BBS-ish wheels, really cool. Anyone could help identify if its a V8 model, or a weakling?
Aaah this was too cute!!! Check out all the stuff over this Vespa!! Im a big Vespa fan so when I saw this I went mad, the thing was immaculate and very well equiped! Dig the windshield, multiple luggage trays and mirrors, and bumperettes. Nice.
This little MGA popped near my house in a shop where they usually have old Mustangs; it was in pretty good shape and is quite a rare spot here, none were officially sold in Mexico.
Gargantuan and pristine 1976 Impala, its rare to find these in such a good shape, most of the time they are pretty picked over and with plenty of rust. This even had its original wheelcaps!
Loaded VW Bus, complete with luggage rack and other tidbits of stuff that got my attention:
Then, another VW Bus, this time a Tipe 2 Transporter with some awful banana-paint scheme and in restoration process... I wonder if its ready, it was near my house where I got this picture.Weird, the rear window has bee cancelled...
Very nice Mustang Fox Coupe, a spot in its own because this year mustangs were never sold in Mexico. But this one was pretty cool and not stock at all, I was waiting for it at a stoplight and when it launched the rear tires screeeched pretty badly, the guy banging gears, he went by me at second, blew by and hit third, with another chirp of the tires. Sounded great and looked cool with the late-model Cobra wheels.
PINK CADILLAC!!!! A 1955 I think, four door but who cares? You just need some scallops, moon caps and low to the ground, and voilá, cool pink cadoo... come on, what other car would you drive in pink other than a 50s Cadoo and a 70 panther-pink Challenger or Cuda?
Just behind the Cadoo, a 1970 Falcon with some really wide and real Cragar wheels, Id have just for the wheels, but I wouldnt mind having the car either:
1931, I think, Plymouth three-window coupe badly turned into a street rod... come on, who does this? The car has potential but needs a lot of work and a HEMI to be a really cool street rod.
An engine-less mid-70s 911 Targa in a trim shop I wander by because of the rare cars they sometimes have. This thing seemed pretty rpugh, but a good car none the less, and very very rare here.
In the same place, this mid-60s bug with Porsche wheels and low to the ground, which is a proven formula for a cool Bug.Nice colour too, but horrid light for it. Also, check out the rare reverse lamps.
Aaahh, what an awesome sight, we dont get many of these, so it was cool to see this lowered M3 ragtop with some aftermarket wheels, it looked pretty damn nice:
Nice stance, and thank God it was under some shade, it would have looked horrible in plain sunlight:
Meter ahead, I barely caught this one, I tought it was another M3, but nah, just a 3-series ragtop with humongous wheels:
Yeah, theres new rice too, check out this lemon Civic with stupid airbrushing in the hood and general cheap-rice vibe:
Then the Black Diamond or so says in the windshield of this poor VW:
And there it goes. Ill post more next week, for now, enjoy (:
Did you notice theres just one abandoned car in my entire post? :0
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I think your 911 needs an engine...
Sweet spot! There needs to be more of them in Michigan. Kinda funny to see one posted here seeing that they're a dime a dozen around here.
Sweet spot! There needs to be more of them in Michigan. Kinda funny to see one posted here seeing that they're a dime a dozen around here.
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I think your 911 needs an engine...
I just saw it sitting there so I thought why not. Of coarse the next day I see 2 R32s but not enough time to get a picture.
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Ah. Sorry. Thanks for the correction.
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Heh. Well, maybe he just doesn't want to scrape the sump on the driveway.
Thinking NY only has so many F40s (one of which is an LM replica), I looked through my pics and found this. Same F40.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2444/3609279576_4109c5b7b2_b.jpg
Was that in NY or CT?Yeah, looking at it again today, it seems like a very expensive and faithful replica. That shop gets some interesting cars, but not that interesting. So: an Alfa single-seater replica it is.
More, though; in typical fashion, I dump too many at once.
Piaggio MP3
I thought I was looking at a modified Segway. I doubt this is much better, though.
Ducati 996
Sometimes I wonder if I'm not starting to get into bikes.
Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe 1954
He parked two spots over from me, realized how close his neighbors were, then thought better of it. Good move.
Chevrolet Bel Air 1955
So very mint, wheel package and all.
Ford Tunderbird convertible 1959
I had trouble figuring out what this was for some reason. I think it was the little "teeth" in the grille throwing me off. After the 1955, my favorite Thunderbird.
Chevrolet Camaro RS convertible 1967
Well, what else would you do with a car like that?
Mercury Cougar 1967
Aside from the rather inoffensive 2000 Cougar, this year is the only Cougar I see. Not that I mind, of course.
Pontiac Trans Am 5.0 1979
A mullet-mobile, but far, far cooler than any Pontiac in the last 7 years.
Pontiac G3
Pontiac's last gasp, but still not what should have been. What could they buyer have been thinking? "At least it's cheap"? "It'll be a collectible some day"? Both, I think.
Aston Martin DB7 Vantage Volante
Seen at the Home Depot. The owner then proceeded to load 47 8' x 8' plywood sheets on the back seat. JUST KIDDING! But he was actually at the Depot.
Aston Martin DBS
Posted earlier with dealer plates, but now with private ones. Given the state of the economy and the backlog of DBS's on the local dealer's site, I'd say this is the same one. Good to know test drives work.
Porsche 911 GT3 996.2
I was sitting with a coworker in a shop when this rolled all the way around the building (making an U-turn?). Maybe I was too confused by the rotational motion to get decent photos.
Ferrari 430
Part of a soon-to-be mentioned convoy.
Ferrari 430
Stopped at a red light, I just pulled the camera out and turned to get this.
Ferrari 430 Scuderia
Last time a Scuderia suprised me, it was the Spider 16M. This time, he happened to be next to me and I had no idea until I saw him just barely ahead of me. He was turning to the left there, and thus stopped travelling alongside. Two Scuderia's, two side-mirror photos.
Ferrari 575 SuperAmerica
Another in-traffic capture. I thought it was a basic 550 at first, but was pleasantly surprised. At least I didn't confuse it for a 612....
Lamborghini Gallardo
Monsey, NY, has a huge Hasidic community. Travel along NY-306 through it; it should take half an hour to go the mile or so to the end. Turn left on NY-59 and be presented with run-down strip mall after run-down strip mall, heavy on the Kosher. For some reason, in the middle of all this, is a huge -- I mean huge -- Ferrari/Maserati dealer.
Then there was this Gallardo hanging out in some closed unknown-brand car dealership. What exactly are those staid men in black hiding from the rest of us?Lamborghini Gallardo + suprise
I was returning from my previously mentioned "journey" to Monsey and saw a group of Italian exotics going...somewhere. As they were going in the opposite direction from me, I had little time to get a shot of the leader. I missed. Completely. I was happy to get this one, though, and the Ferrari mentioned earlier. There were a few others, but while they were nice, they aren't on my hotlist. Once home, however, I noticed a neat little surprise in this photo. It turns out I got the leader after all: a bright orange Lamborghini Murcielago LP640. Moving quite fast, I should add. But best of all was the fact that my girlfriend was in the car with me, totally getting into my geekdom overload. She's so wonderful!
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Been out today..got some piccies
My Favorite Vauxhall XD
That's Vauxhall's VXR8 Bathurst S press demonstrator.
How do I know? The number plate is DE51 RED, or 'desired', which has appeared on other Vauxhall press cars in the past. So that's the same VXR8 that appeared on Top Gear and has been in all of the UK car mags.
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Absolutely brilliant pics as always Cano, you really do see some fantastic stuff.
Not today (last weekend, in fact), and not nearly as good a picture:
Yup, a Renault Avantime. Unfortunately by the time I'd spotted it and my phone cam was ready, it was too far away and hidden behind other cars. Still absolutely love these things.
Not today (last weekend, in fact), and not nearly as good a picture:
Yup, a Renault Avantime. Unfortunately by the time I'd spotted it and my phone cam was ready, it was too far away and hidden behind other cars. Still absolutely love these things.
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Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe 1954
He parked two spots over from me, realized how close his neighbors were, then thought better of it. Good move.
Chevrolet Bel Air 1955
So very mint, wheel package and all.
Ford Tunderbird convertible 1959
I had trouble figuring out what this was for some reason. I think it was the little "teeth" in the grille throwing me off. After the 1955, my favorite Thunderbird.
Chevrolet Camaro RS convertible 1967
Well, what else would you do with a car like that?
Mercury Cougar 1967
Aside from the rather inoffensive 2000 Cougar, this year is the only Cougar I see. Not that I mind, of course.
Pontiac Trans Am 5.0 1979
A mullet-mobile, but far, far cooler than any Pontiac in the last 7 years.
Aston Martin DBS
Posted earlier with dealer plates, but now with private ones. Given the state of the economy and the backlog of DBS's on the local dealer's site, I'd say this is the same one. Good to know test drives work.
SMASHING POST!!! awesome cars dude, the 55 Chevy is IMMENSE!!! Alas the Camaro, and the Trans Am is way cool but and very rare to see a 5 liter T/A with a shaker scoop! The Cougar looks like a cool street freak with the Ansen wheels.
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Thanks Home for Summer, I'll ad more soon, there's way more from where these came from, and I just keep finding more! its cool, because there was a time when I actually stopped looking for cars and just caught what went by, today and thanks to this thread I sometimes go: "what the heck, lets walk a few kilometers and see what pops", damn, I even have the idea in my head of bringing back my webpage. its cool (:
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Cano your shots are always very much unique for people like me... makes me want to fly to Mexico to check out the cars there myself.
A few lamer shots from recently:
R34 GT-T
Mazda 2 in HAECO Livery (thought it looked very nice, and a good friend of mine claims he designed the ENTIRE car, so I'm posting this to mess with him)
Beautiful Celica GT, reminds me of the good old GT 2 days
Corrected, how silly of me
A few lamer shots from recently:
R34 GT-T
Mazda 2 in HAECO Livery (thought it looked very nice, and a good friend of mine claims he designed the ENTIRE car, so I'm posting this to mess with him)
Beautiful Celica GT, reminds me of the good old GT 2 days
Corrected, how silly of me
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Yup, a Renault Avantime. Unfortunately by the time I'd spotted it and my phone cam was ready, it was too far away and hidden behind other cars. Still absolutely love these things.
Prince of Wales roundabout?
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And today I saw this:
Yup, a Noble M12. Apologies for the bad picture, by the time my phone camera woke the hell up, he'd already driven past me and half way down the street
Yup, a Noble M12. Apologies for the bad picture, by the time my phone camera woke the hell up, he'd already driven past me and half way down the street
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I didn't get a picture of either one of these but yesterday I saw 2010 Mustang GT500 and a 2010 Corvette Grand Sport. I have a feeling it was for a magazine because they were four minutes apart out in the middle of nowhere.
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This is in reply to the several requests I've had for bigger versions of some photos/other angels of the De Soto. I hear y'all, but I've been pretty busy and haven't had time to dig through the originals and post them. I'll get on it tomorrow, along with some new, not as pretty images, of something styled by Bertone.
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Absolutely brilliant pics as always Cano, you really do see some fantastic stuff.
Not today (last weekend, in fact), and not nearly as good a picture:
Yup, a Renault Avantime. Unfortunately by the time I'd spotted it and my phone cam was ready, it was too far away and hidden behind other cars. Still absolutely love these things.
Theres on where I live, didn't know they were thread worthy ?
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There's like 20 in the UK according to Top Gear.
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Given that we probably see a dozen Ferraris a week in this thread and an Avantime about once every year, I'd say they're more than thread-worthy.
(In fact, after a quick search it appears that mine is the only picture of one in this thread - though two others have said they'd seen them... in 938 pages)
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Was walking around the city tonight when I seen this little gem.. hope somebody enjoys it. xD
Cobra II. Not that bad looking to be honest.
AWESOME!!! These things are much rarer than anybody could seem to care, really really cool car, such a unique paint treatment! The white 4-spoke wheels fit it nicely. ¿Day pictures please? and BIG ones!!!
Also, very VERY good shots Dac Xint. The Celica one is very good for not having control over the situation, alá Exige Racer. 👍
