Did You See Anything Good Today? [Read First Post]

[E38]

Is this a Legit Alpina or just some wheels and a wing?

Definitely not a legit Alpina B5. The front and rear bumpers and the boot spoiler are wrong.

And the biggest give away is the missing quad exhausts

 

[Strittan]

I actually saw a black Ferrari F430 the other day. Ok, it may not be special to some of you, but I live in a **** hole with a population of only 10,000 people. It was the first time I saw a Ferrari outside of Stockholm, and even there they're rare. I looked up the license plate number and he actually lived here. There is another guy here who owns a Porsche GT3.

I don't know about you, but I think it's pretty amazing there are two exotic super cars in a mid Sweden village with only 10,000 people. I mean, the snow is not even gone here yet!

 

[Dac_Xint]

Good for you Strittan, trust me I know the feeling (places in China where no rich people lived, or taste, seeing a Mercedes S class would have been a big deal)

I'm applying an MA degree in transportation design at Umea later this year... so even if the car scene isn't that exciting I'll know the course will

 

[exigeracer]

I'm applying an MA degree in transportation design at Umea later this year... so even if the car scene isn't that exciting I'll know the course will

Schwiing. You'll have fun, I know a couple people who've gone through there.

 

[E38]

2008 Nissan GT-R

1952 Morris TD (with original Black Plates) - Excuse the dirty window...

 

[boiltheocean]

This is why you have a Ferrari in Red! I love the 599.

 

[Rue]

I agree the 599 is a brilliant car. I think Ferrari should do a Spider version of it though, I think it would look lovely. A real California and not the piece of poo that is the current Cali.

... and a natural progression in the open-top V12 lineage ...

 

[Dac_Xint]

Want a topless 599? You will all love Vandenbrink then:

Vandenbrink GT Convertible

Also based on the 599: the Vandenbrink GTO

 

[Vince_Fiero]

Where I live I don't see alot of cars to post here

On Stijns remark, I took some pictures on 27th March, where I had some things to do all around Belgium:

It started when I was getting out of Brussels (coming from the AutoWorld Museum, see later events thread):

an Alfa Romeo

A limo:

On the motorway:

Nissan GT-R

At this stage I thought, Stijn needs to get out more.

Audi A8, Honda CRX

Did a bit of shopping in Ieper (near a regularity criterium of a classic car club I belong too):

A Porsche Boxster S with red top and silver paint:

A Toyota Supra:

A tuned Peugeot 206 Cabrio:

A Mustang, regular but liked the paint, stickers and rims:

A Seebring hardtop cabrio (did not see a lot of these here):

An Opel Manta

Germans even made a film about the next version of this car


This was followed up by the Opel Calibra (picture near my summer home in Belgium):

The evening (Gent, getting some bottles from my whisky club):

A bit to fast taking this picture, Aston Martin DB7:

Porsche 911 4S Targa

This one is actually from Luxembourg a few days before, but I did see a Maserati GranTurismo in Gent, just could not get a good angel and thus did not even try having this picture still to publish:

 

[Dac_Xint]

That Alfa is sweet!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Strittan]

Good for you Strittan, trust me I know the feeling (places in China where no rich people lived, or taste, seeing a Mercedes S class would have been a big deal)

I'm applying an MA degree in transportation design at Umea later this year... so even if the car scene isn't that exciting I'll know the course will

Cool, my dad lives up there, and I've been to the design school. Some amazing stuff they have there. 👍

 

[Dac_Xint]

Schwiing. You'll have fun, I know a couple people who've gone through there.

Cool, my dad lives up there, and I've been to the design school. Some amazing stuff they have there. 👍

I'm really hoping that I'll be accepted... just sent out the application today and crossing my fingers...

 

[Vince_Fiero]

Some people were trying to get a VW Scirroco, some of those I saw from the last 24h, 2 are company cars of colleagues (actually considered a lower grade car in our company):

P.S.:
* I actually missed 4 white ones and 1 bright green one, and no pretty Ladies in them when I saw them.
* I was always intending to send them but was waiting for a good shot at an R. Still on the program.

The point I'm trying to make is:
* Some cars are more common in some parts of the world then in others, this does not degrade that you can like the car you see and that you can post it
* Hong Kong, the fancy hotels of Miami, Dubai, Beverly Hills, ... you might have very expensive cars, its a fact of life
* Some cars are exclusive (still did not see 1 Tata Nano on here)
* People from Mexico, India etc rarely post these very new expensive cars, but I do believe their contribution with old and special cars is appreciated by most, it certainly is by me.

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Nice one, Paul. And from me...

Nice GTR

Should this not have gone in the showroom/events thread? Who made the showroom/events thread again, oh yes a guy called Rue.

 

[Dac_Xint]

Well played Vince_Fiero, well played indeed. Rue get your butt in here and explain your sorry ass!

 

[Vince_Fiero]

Catching up a bit, although should be busy at work:

Mini, love the racing stripes (the back had no stripes and was uninteresting)

Fiat 500 (flaming colors)

These showed me with the old camera and bad light, need to take the tripod out and it still works, originally took it out for this Bentley GTC:

Had seen one earlier this week:

Then there is this Jaguar XJ8:

With in the background a Bentley Flying Spur (a lot less common, although rushing to an appointment I saw an other one today):

A Cadillac Escalade with open back? That was a first.

Seen this one a few time, still no clue what it is:

The sound was very clear Mercedes C63 AMG, whow the V8 sounds sweet:

Quite liked it when this 911 popped up:

Mercedes SL 55 AMG (my god the driver was old, but again that V8 sound)

Aston Martin Vantage V8:

Finally a Volvo C70 (not uncommon) in the copper color was originally presented:

P.S.: Stijn, I understand your point that you do not see and SL 55 AMG, Aston Martin, 2 Bentley GTCs and 2 Flying Spurs in a week. I still thought the 500 and Mini made my day more then the others.

 

[buickgnx88]

A Cadillac Escalade with open back? That was a first.

Those have been around in the US since 2002. They're known as the Cadillac Escalade EXT.

 

[Strittan]

Seen this one a few time, still no clue what it is:

1965 Ford Galaxie. Beautiful car! 👍

 

[McLaren]

Nice GTR

Rue, more Balboni, NOW!




Please?

 

[Rue]

Should this not have gone in the showroom/events thread? Who made the showroom/events thread again, oh yes a guy called Rue.

Rumbled! Will edit...



These from last night. Public holiday today which means I will be snapping like a madman, shame the sun is struggling to come out though. Watch this space anyway...

BMW M3 with M3 GTR JGTC stylee bodykit

CS - Noise central

Accord Euro-R - These are starting to tempt me

C63 AMG

C63 AMG family hauler

Clean as hell R33 GT-R

GTR

Lightly warmed R35 (Note original GT-R badging on front)

 

[Rue]

an Alfa Romeo

An Opel Manta

Both brilliant spots. Get out more!

 

[Stiggy]

Spotted a Ferrari California and a Corvette C3 with Californian number plates today, however I didn't have my camera with me (yet again 👎 ).

 

[NISM0_SKYLINE]

Some of these were out side of a monthly get together, so they count

Jeep Pickup thing, awesome.

Most likely fake, but still worth a picture.

GT3

928 GT

Franklin?

Apparently a rare 1987 Jaguar XJ-SCV-12

Citroen

308

Prowler

Weird exhuast

Elan +2

Rolls

Malibu

Very blue 911

Roadrunner with a front I've never seen before

944

911

Raptors

WTH?

New Fords, for the U.S. anyway

Camaro

New BMW GT something

Nice Corvette Grand Sport replica thing

Mercury Comet, being towed not tailgating

R32, Eh

M5, I <3 these now

Cool Bronco

F430

360

M3 with a little splitter

Nova

Bentley, the only reason we found this is because the road we needed was shut down for a crash. Lucky, but not for the greatest reason.

M3

I like big Audis too

944 with some nice wheels

GTO

Z06

Street legal drag truck

Old Merc

Semi with sidepipes

Old Lincolns and Cadillacs

New Taurus SHO fixed up alittle

Old Firebird

Evo

 

[Cano]

POST OF THE CENTURY, NISMO!! I dont know where to start. Well, obviously on the abandoned cars. dude you NEED to go there and snapsnapSNAP!!! The Camaro, Vette and GTO in the street are awesome, specially the Vette, looks so mean with fat front rollers!! Drag truck is also nice in that it is a twin cab, and the ford bein' towed is no Ford but a very rare Mercury Comet, 1964 or 65. Do you remember if it had front-facing hood scoops? if so, that be a Caliente. The Roadrunner is a 1973-74 model, most of which go unnoticed and as such aren't as recognizeable as their earlier siblings, but I still think they look quite nice.

what a post dude, what a post...

 

[NISM0_SKYLINE]

POST OF THE CENTURY, NISMO!! I dont know where to start. Well, obviously on the abandoned cars. dude you NEED to go there and snapsnapSNAP!!! The Camaro, Vette and GTO in the street are awesome, specially the Vette, looks so mean with fat front rollers!! Drag truck is also nice in that it is a twin cab, and the ford bein' towed is no Ford but a very rare Mercury Comet, 1964 or 65. Do you remember if it had front-facing hood scoops? if so, that be a Caliente. The Roadrunner is a 1973-74 model, most of which go unnoticed and as such aren't as recognizeable as their earlier siblings, but I still think they look quite nice.

what a post dude, what a post...

All those Lincolns are a part of a place where they fix them up for basketball players and football players. I wanted to get more pictures, but they were behind a fence and I wasn't in the mood to get arrested /

It does look like it might be a twin cab, but I don't know much about pickups.Good to hear about my "Ford", but no I don't remember what it had since I was trying to get a picture and it passed by the time I could look.

 

[E38]

1928 Austin 12/4

 

[Serge.D]

I saw this Wednesday night.My first Panamera.









Panamera Turbo.Sorry for the dark pics.

 

[SPhilli911]

Greenwich Connecticut may be one of the greatest places in the US for cars that is not a track. All of these pics were taken in just one day at the place.

Vantage

997.5 GT3! First I've seen ever.

All black Scuderia

Viper RT10

575M

Jaguar XKR

Amazing black Superleggera

Gallardo

996 Turbo S Cabrio

Another 575M

16M

Panamera and Mustang

Can't tell if it's a real or fake Countach

DB9

997 Turbo

California

599

Granturismo S

Continental

Cool color on an R8

430 and 360 Spiders

997 Turbo Cab

996 Turbo

612

Another Panamera

Cayman S

Granturismo

GranCabrio or whatever its called

 

[zonderf]

^^that is one hell of a post right there. The picture of the Superleggera with the two Gran Turismos in the background is awesome and the Bentley GT looks to be some sort of special edition

 

[Rue]

GT Cabrio? I didn't even know they existed. Wonderful! The Countach is all kinds of authentic too. Great post. Great page.

 

[Stotty]

Passing through Birmingham on my way up to the in-laws on Friday I spotted the new Jag XJ. Sorry for the rubbish photo, but I only had my Blackberry with me, it was chucking it down and I was on my own!

Looked pretty good for a big ol' barge.