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I saw a DB9 Volante almost get hit by a Continental GTC today on the way back from the hardware store. That would have been an interesting accident.
 
man the Mosler on the street is quite the spot, amazing!!

Nice Miata Rue.

Anyway, post time, starting with a cool row of very vintage looking motorcycles, actually they are newlly built bikes with amazing build quality, of course made to look like old 50's style choppers. It's a new company that just opened up and that happens to be very near my job.
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1967 Ford Galaxie ragtop with a 390, inside some kind of classic car dealer that usually has Ferraris and Porsches but now had this. I had seen this car about 8 years ago (one of my first street-spots) ner my previous house south of the city, it was in a shop where they wer redoing it's top I think. Stellar car and awesome to find it again.
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mid-60s fin-Mercedes left fr dead inside a parking lot. Notice all the stuff sitting over it, including it's bumpers, and how the top is torn down... but also notice that it doesnt have -or at least it isnt noticeable- any serious rust. resto? you bet... if there was any interest in these things.
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1954 Plymouth Savoy two door, extremely rare car to find, I was fascinated by it because I had never seen one. Notice the 1985 license plate. One of these was used to form Troy Trepanier's Viper-chassised and powered Sniper.
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An XR7 T-Bird!!! these cars were never sold in here, I was amazed to find one lurking around, complete with white-line tires and those lovely "hole" aluminum wheels. Cool little turbo-4 cars, I'd like to yank that engine on a Pinto.
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publicity in the back of a bus, It was really cool, haha:
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1959 Chevrolet Biscayne inside a house, it seems to bee in pretty good shape, hope it gets driven from time to time. I love the bat wings of 59 Chevys.
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F1 Ford Truck still hard at work, I remember it sounded like it had a Diesel motor swapped in, who knows... but it was awesome to see such a relic still at it.
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same rural road as the F1 truck held this jewel of a T2 Bus, incredibly ugly but charismatic at the same time:
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same place, a fully charged, turbine-wheeled VW Sunagon, rare in here because this was never officially sold in Mexico.
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RS Camaro in decent shape, I had never ever seen such rear window slots!! blacked-out taillamps are extra:
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nice 47 Ford inside a car wash, it seemed to be a mildly-street-rodded car:
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Oval Window Bug in great shape, with whitewalls and uncappers in the rear wheels. If I ever get to own a VW toy I sure hope it will be an Oval Window bug, but it's hard to believe the prices these things are commanding right now...
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Nearby sat this nice Maverick with false Cragars and fake rear discs but otherwise nice shape, 289 power, too.
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one of the very few times I have seen one in the street, and the only one I have snapped:
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this little awesome VW Bug blew by me, it was in excelent shape and for sale. Written in the rear window was: "Special Edition - 1969"... I can't see why it was a special edition, but oh well, rarity sells I think, even if it's false.
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when was the last time you saw a Dodge Shadow in such a good shape? Turbo too, and those wheels really rocked the socks. The fact that it's a ragtop makes it even more rarer. Awesome little car.
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mid-70s VW Bug in pretty good condition! People, that is the original paint... or so it seemed. It has a small fender-bender but it's otherwise in great shape. I love that green.
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Now the spot of this post, this seemingly abandoned 1980 (I think) Chevy Corvette... these cars were never sold here (Vettes started to sell in here about 1991, when the LT1 kicked in) so it's a very very rare car in here and higly sought ater. Alas, this car has not moved in years (I frequent this place, there is a mall nearby where I hunt hot wheels down) and is starting to show it slowly. Tires are going down and the headlamps stayed up from last time.
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It really surprised me to find such a rare car in such a state of abandon... it's owner must know what he's got, but of what use is that if the poor car doesn't even move?
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I'd drive this thing daily. Automatic, well-cared-for interior, everything there, T-Tops...
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and finally, the only rice-mobile we have is quite relevant if it is what it seems to be:
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You see, VW Mexico and Mattel teamed up about two years ago to produce two limited edition Beetle, a Hot Wheels version (Stickers, tubo wheels, stupid stuff) that was a limited edition, but not as limited as the Barbie Beetle, of which about 20 or so were made and all were sold out in about two hours. If this is indeed one of those, then this guy has just ruined a very collectible car.
 
Yes, my dad was asleep on the sofa when I was filing the pics and I didn't want to disturb him.

Cano, once again a truly legendary post. I just love your pics and comments, it's like getting an education all over again. XR7 T-Bird looks like it could be a Grand Theft Auto car and I really like that Maverick. Looks similarly proportioned to a UK 70's/80's Capri. In other news, my girlfriend loves the Barbie Beetle ... I'll show her out.
 
man the Mosler on the street is quite the spot, amazing!!

Nice Miata Rue.

Anyway, post time, starting with a cool.............
AWESOME Post, there seem to be lots of cool old cars in Mexico, love that '54 Plymouth and the Oval Window Bug!
 
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Thanks for posting that Shadow, it reminded me of how awesome turbo Dodges were, and how it's tragic that they only made a couple thousand Turbo IIIs. If Chrysler still had Carroll Shelby collaborating with Lotus to design engines of that caliber they wouldn't seem to be as behind technologically as they do now.
 
2 days ago on my way to college I saw a "Ferrari F430 GT2" in a big truck. I had no idea where was the truck going but sadly I had no chance to take a pic of it as I was driving fast. I was too shocked that it was the first time I've ever seen a race car!!
 
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Oh herro StreetView GTRs.

Which in my mind is totally not cheating as I drove past them yesterday. Although there was only 1 when I was there, so just sort of... pretend the other 2 aren't there.
 
Heh. My local Nissan dealership is more interesting in person than it is in Street View. On google it only has a bunch of Terranos or something in the window. In "real life" it has a GTR and a couple of 370Zs :D
 
Poor Integrale. Here are a few shots from yesterday. Low light and far away moving subjects meant pretty crappy pics. Anyhoo...

Not often your Bentley Arnage is outvalued by your number plate
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Number plate's gotta be 10 times more valuable than the car
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I agree with Exige Racer, both black Porsche shots are epic. Also, WRX wagon = massive win. And, care to elaborate how a 888 license plate might be more expensive than a freaking Bentley... or the whateverthatis econobox?

And, as for the comments about my post:

Rue: Well, you are getting automotive education that will only be useful in Mexico... I guess you can call it trivia, haha; and yeah, the Maverick is pretty much along the lines of the Capri but it has what the Capri always lacked: a proper V8/4 speed drivetrain (:

And I'll look for and scan the article our mag ran about the Barbie Beetle, it featured a bearded, fat guy dressed as a girl posing with the car. Your girl oughta like it, haha.

Random Username: If you go back trough this thread and look at my posts, you will see that every post of mine looks quite like this one, lots of old, often abandoned cars and a lot of oddities I know you'll like. Heck, there are posts comprised entirely of abandoned cars.
and about the Vette being manual: DAH, haha.

Cheers everyone.
 
Some things, mainly small cars, but I'm a bit behind on administration:

First:
SweetshopUnion I believe you on the Maclaren, but try to get a picture, be ready.

For those that posted the supersnakes, thanks, I missed to thank you till now.

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I remembered these, but can not find the make or model anymore, anybody? => Mercury Capri, see below
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Nice to see the real old things in a land of big cars
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Lexus SC, was thinking recently it had been a while
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Clio Sport (a blue one taken this morning is in the queue):
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Bad picture, but this Swift Sport looked quite good for a little city slicker:
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A tuned seat:
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An other small fast one, VW Polo GTI (most people with that money switch to the Golf):
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A green C3 picasso, gave a spot of colour to a gray day:
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Wanted to challenge this one, show a picture or you do not have one:
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I think I would prefer those cars to be on the road, rather than rotting in some overgrown patch of dirt.
 
R8 in black is rather nice, but Speedy Samurai, you're in Japan, show us the cool JDM scene! I'm planning a road trip there for next year so I can't wait to snap hundreds of photos a day on the road...
 
R8 in black is rather nice, but Speedy Samurai, you're in Japan, show us the cool JDM scene! I'm planning a road trip there for next year so I can't wait to snap hundreds of photos a day on the road...
or the USDM scene in Japan!
 
Some pics from today. Particularly liked the Wald S-Class and the M5.

Slammed and kitted Toyota Alphard
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Modded Toyota Aristo
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Starlet Glanza-V with meaty intercooler
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Nice agressive look for this Scirroco
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GTR
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Clean S15 Silvia
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Nice Porsche 993 Targa. I have often wondered about the shutline at the base of the roof. What's that then?
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996 Turbo with BBS wheels you'd seel your grandma for
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Porty? Not Sporty? Anyway, 996 with GT3 parts
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Hardcore Gemballa 997 Turbo. I wonder if the plate reflects the power output?
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Funny, I was just reading about this plate on the HK license plate entry on Wiki. Was pondering which car it would be on. Answer - dull 997. Disappointed. Also the plate is all well and good on the back, but slightly loses its relevence on the front
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Porsche Cayenne
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Nice Panamera
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Recession? What recession?
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Phantom in the bushes
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Lovely old S-Class
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Deadly Wald S-Class. I just love this car and colour combo
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SL55 AMG with confusing SL65 front bumper (another SL55 parked behind)
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Could and should have got a much better front view of this but my camera settings were off whack so only managed this
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Mini Cooper on gold Minilites
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Fairlady Z - One of the few that I have seen that I have liked
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GTR's
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Awesome BMW M5. Cheeky GRIS number plate means 'grey' in French if my memory serves me correctly
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575M
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F360 - Funny how that here, nobody even notices cars like this
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Clean Accord Wagon
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Honda Civic
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Evil Lamborghini Gallardo
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In your face S1 Lotus Elise
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Lovely Merc 280SL
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Tidy Mercedes 300CE. Such a sharp looking car
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C63 AMG. The popularity of these here is immense. Outselling the M3 by far
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Audi S5
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Audi TT
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I must have seen 30 Bentleys around the CBD yesterday, but here are the highlights. Bentley Continental GT Speed
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Continental with a special number
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Conti GTC
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Flying Spur Speed
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Is there something special about this FS? I have never seen those wheels before.
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Bentley Turbo RT Mulliner - 1 of 18 produced
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6-Series Convertible
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I'm thinking BMW Baur 323i?
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Nice M3
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Absolutely immaculate Alfa GTV. I don't think I have seen a car so prone to rust etc. in better condition.
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Aston Martin DB9
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R8 in black is rather nice, but Speedy Samurai, you're in Japan, show us the cool JDM scene! I'm planning a road trip there for next year so I can't wait to snap hundreds of photos a day on the road...

How does one take a road trip from one island to another? :lol:
 
That's a 280SL but the 230SL looks the same, they are often referred to as the Pagoda Roof. My friend who recently passed away also had a white one here. The foldable roof is stored under the removable hard top. Lovely cars.
 
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