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

[exigeracer]

Those duets would be great for the old GTP scavenger hunt.

 

[Vince_Fiero]

Yesterday was good again:

The Ferrari California on the way home came out again:

Then a Lotus Elise passed:

At lunch came across this:

Porsche 928 S4:

A bit before I saw this Aston Martin Vantage Cabrio:

Shopping in the evening I drove passed this Mercedes 220 SE coupe, with quite a special brown top:

At lunch had already come across this tuned Seat:

And also at lunch someone pretending to have a Cosworth?

Edit: I certainly appreciate the input from some countries like India, Cuba and Mexico in this and the event thread. Gives a complete image of around the world, in my opinion not only the bling, bling from Dubai and the likes is interesting ...
Still did not see a post of a TATA Nano, just read the area where I live is interested to become the European production site for the European release of the Nano in 2011.

 

[Event]

And now, your moment of zen:

You may never see this, but I live 15 minutes from there 👍

 

[harrytuttle]

You may never see this, but I live 15 minutes from there 👍

I live further away than that, but I'm no stranger to the area. I think that's actually been there a while. It's a 5 minute walk from Dysfunction Junction (which I also posted many months ago).

 

[Dac_Xint]

From yesterday afternoon:

Evo X with some nice modifications (I couldn't get a good clear shot of the wheels, check our Rue's photos for them)


And later on in a wonderful studio, or car park

An immaculate Volvo 850 T-5R, 2500 units worldwide, turbocharged engine with the help of Porsche engineering, first car with 4 airbags as standard, and first commercial car using Alcantara on interior trims.

AP1 S2000 on gold rims

Facelifted Quattroporte

2010 Subaru Legacy Wagon

Alfa Romeo GT

Mercedes CLS

Bentley Arnage

Mazda RX-8 in a funky body kit

And lastly a 2010 Mercedes CL, these are really growing on me too. Very handsome car

 

[Turbo Lag]

I'm digging your photo's Paul, especially the first CL. 👍

 

[Dac_Xint]

Thanks, I finally got around to getting a tripod (left most of my gear back in the UK) so I was able to take my time and get some decent shots. It's amazing how good photos can be when you can leave the shutter long enough to draw some light, I'm falling in love with my old trusty 30D all over again.

I'll be on the road again very soon, traveling through China and Europe over the next few months, so expect lots of posts

 

[Vince_Fiero]

@ Dac_Xint I do believe a tripod is a generally underappreciated piece of technology

The last days I was driving around a bit more since Monday morning I saw a beautiful TVR Tuscan in Bordeaux, but I did not see it around anymore.

Yesterday best find: Alpina roadster S

Audi RS4 just a bit before:

a BMW 135i a bit earlier still:

Still before a Lotus Elan:

On Tuesday:

Honda CRX

At lunch Yesterday:

Driving away from work: Lotus Elise

At the restaurant a less common white Maserati Gran Turismo

Driving a bit around near work:

BMW Z8

Triumph

Renault Megane Renault Sport

Nissan 370Z

On the way home:
First time for the new Opel Astra

Vauxhall lost, it should be in the UK only not?

Shopping in the last days:
Mercedes CL600

 

[Dac_Xint]

@ Dac_Xint I do believe a tripod is a generally underappreciated piece of technology

Renault Megane Renault Sport

Absolutely, there are too many people doing point and shoot these days with all the inexpensive D-SLRs, most of whom still wonder why their photos lack that little something. All it takes is a bit of reading and practicing composition, safe the money from a flash light and get yourself a sturdy tripod and your photos will look times better.

I love the new Megane Sport, anyone in Europe who sees one please take some good shots of it, yellow would be a 👍

 

[exigeracer]

Thanks, I finally got around to getting a tripod (left most of my gear back in the UK) so I was able to take my time and get some decent shots. It's amazing how good photos can be when you can leave the shutter long enough to draw some light, I'm falling in love with my old trusty 30D all over again.

I'll be on the road again very soon, traveling through China and Europe over the next few months, so expect lots of posts

Your great photography give a lot of value to this thread - keep it up!

 

[Dac_Xint]

I'm flattered, in fact I'm just trying to keep up with your photos. Keep that camera on you, I'm always looking forward to seeing your spots too

 

[exigeracer]

I just got slaughtered by the past semester at school, so I haven't been able to get out on the road to shoot anything. I finished up on Tuesday, so expect more from me. Maybe even today!!!

 

[NISM0_SKYLINE]

My dad found this yesterday, all he had was his cell phone so it's not the best.

 

[SPhilli911]

OH HAI!

 

[Rue]

As you can see, me and Dac_Xint were out the other night so a couple of these pics are of the same cars, but it doe't really matter.

 

[Dac_Xint]

SPhilli911 that is one kick-ass shot

 

[Sniffs]

that does it, I'm taking the damn camera with me tonight. some guy out here has a 944 for sale in his yard. I also passed the first Smart I've seen in a dog's age.

 

[balang_479]

that Hong Kong skyline looks stunning!!

 

[MazdaZXi]

Here's some from the past few days.

Rarer than the Avant, an RS6 saloon, yes it had a disabled permit in the window:

Vauxhall VX220 Turbo:

And a weird car/wheel combo. A bog standard Skoda Octavia, aside from being lowered and fitted with Corvette wheels!

 

[benzoboy]

Re: Octavia with Corvette rims, glad to see he uses it daily.

 

[Vince_Fiero]

Went car hunting to the Casino on my big twin

Forgot the tripod

Best find Peugeot 404

A Blue Nissan 350Z

Big dissapointment

But on the way I had seen this one go to the resto where I had the white Maserati earlier this week

Ferrari F430

Before this week driving home

Mercedes Cabrio in red

Scoda with cool rims and Nuerburgring sticker

 

[Joey D]

GM Fuel Cell Equinox

Audi RS6

Infiniti M37x

Ford Gran Torino in Starsky & Hutch trim. Sorry for the mobile phone picture, I didn't have my camera on me.

Dodge Charger Shelby Edition (L-body)

 

[NISM0_SKYLINE]

I saw an L-body Charger yesterday. Not the best looking car around.

Le Mans

Impala

Two Fiat 500s

Evo

360

Normal Mustang GT, but the Cobra like wheels aren't too bad

Judge

Grand National

Maserati Qbigword

Corvette

Looked like an Alfa GTA, but this is all I got.

EDIT:

A little teaser for the show I went to. Will post rest when I get home. It's an auction so this was the best one of them all.

EDIT 2:

Home Depot gets the best cars.

AMG CLS 63

Opel/Buick Insignia Turbo X

'55 Studebaker Pick Up

Another, or the same, Equus

And saw this a few days ago. Not too rare, just cool.

 

[Nicksfix]

A little teaser for the show I went to. Will post rest when I get home. It's an auction so this was the best one of them all.

Altered wheelbase '65 Dodge 👍 . Thats a survivor car. Curious as to how much this piece of Mopar history brought at the auction.

 

[Cano]

man, absent for a week and Skyline posts a yellow Judge just the day I come back. I love you too dude. Awesome car. Lets see what the back pages have for me...

EDIT: HOLLY FREAKING CRAP. Vince Fiero's post with Citroens as if they were made yesterday and you'd see them all around takes the win. TEH WIN. Got damn I cannot begin to say how much cool win there is on that post. Also, it's awesome that you've gotten so dedicated to this car-spotting thing Vince, really welcome to the crazy club. Your pictures of the blue and black Traction avant are really, really cool. they fit the car perfectly.

And!

Dac Xint, got dang you and your pretty safe city where you can walk around with a DSLR hanging from your neck and a tripod in your hands. ENVY. Those are SOME pictures. Amazing stuff, and the Volvo is awesome.

 

[Vince_Fiero]

Hello Cano, we like your input too.

Putting it on here is just a logical sequence, I always looked at all cars. I wanted to share with some people living in "car deserts" what a "car heaven" I landed in. This is just a way of expressing a thing that is rooted since long in me.

This weekend, Whisky in Limburg Germany, so did not take camera, this morning car maintenance, so did not take camera = BIG mistake.

So from the phone (5 Mpix + Carl Zeiss objective anyway):

Limburg at Lunch in old town:

A Fiat Topolino 500 C from the 50ies (older then the best known one, owned by a restaurant)

A Jaguar E-type in superb condition:

Then this morning (see also event, showroom thread):

A Rolls Royce Phantom (rare sight here):

 

[Rue]

Wasn't actively looking around for cars but I took these last night and today.

One of a couple of Scags. Any idea why the second one has a black roof? Is that a glass roof?

Nice Type-R that was unfortunately half obscured by a pedestrian

Maser GT

Fun little Mini Cabriolet

Matte Fairlady with a dodgy front end that I saw a couple of days ago

996 Turbo. Droolworthy wheels.

Mansory Bentley Flying Spur - I see this around all the time and while I hated it at first it has grown on me a lot

 

[Cano]

Ok, since I was mostly absent this week from anything GTP (due to camping in order to see Muse), it deserves a post from me. It’s pretty pedestrian but come on…

First, a mid 70s Lincoln Continental in absolutely pristine shape, complete with those way cool wheelcovers, round side windows and semicontinental kit in the trunk. Who doesn’t love these big old boats? I’d so daily rock this thing. The owner, btw, is a big American sedan fan, and owns a 1964 Imperial, a 1967 Cadillac and a 1970 Impala, all of them mint.

Then a very very nice VW Rabbit cabrio, rare car here because the ragtop was never officially sold in Mexico. Add a big slam, BBS-style wheels and subtle body accents and it becomes quite the cruiser.

This is all the contrary. By now you should be well aware if you pay any attention to my posts that Mexico is the country of odd antics with the VW Beetle. Here goes yet another example.

Ah, this is a Mexico-only Nova Malibu Rallye, a 350-powered offering that has some unique characteristics to this country. This one has been mildly modified to run the ¼ mile at something like 14 flat (I’ve seen it at the local track a couple times, tough this is outside it’s house), not bad considering that it does it on those tires… at more than two kilometers above sea level. It may touch 12s at sea level even with drag radials. The 70s style treatment with Ansen mags in black and gold accents is way neat.

Ah this little Renault 8 was behind this fence for years. It was actually an apartment building’s parking lot, then it just vanished. Behind it (and behind a VW Pöinter, so no picture so far) is an also abandoned Mini Cooper of which you’ll get a pic soon. Patience, patience.

See the vertical bars behind this cool Renault 18 in the front picture? That’s the garage that kept the previous Renault 8. I don’t know if this car is owned by the same guy, but the damn thing looked wicked with the multispoke mini wheels and stock paint. No turbo tough, no blown models were sold here.

Very rare here VW Vanagon with nice wheelcovers (yes, they are not wheels) and pretty solid all around. Yeah, I know there are parts of the world where these are used as trash cans, but in here they are very rare.

I had found this cool Cragar-laden Camaro years ago and far away from this final resting spot, it lives nearby a friend’s house. It was a surprise finding it again almost half city afar and in such a sad shape. The previous owner took pride in the car and could often be found cruising (with a heavy right foot) in it. Such a shame. I wonder if he knows if his former car is suffering such a disregard.

Anonymous Porsche (I don’t even know what model it is) peeking out of the already mentioned in other posts upholstery shop I frequently visit because they always have cool cars.

Nice lowered and big-wheeled Volvo S40 Turbo with one trim piece missing… oh well, it looks nice none the less.

I loved this odd custom bicycle that was attracting plenty of attention from people just walking by. Check out the design, it should be pretty damn comfortable to ride. Nice and clever.

I dont know if this is a real Shelby or not, I was too far Hawai to take a close look, this was taken with 15X zoom in the S2. But hey, what if it was? I could not pass up the shot, hehe.

In the same place as the supposed Shelby sat this 1969 AMC Javelin… how can I know? The wheelcovers are unmistakable. Who knows in what shape the car might be…

Yay, awesome Jaguar ragtop with those really cool “hole” wheels. This is a very very rare car to find in Mexico, Jaguar left the country in the late 60s (as many more due to a Mexican law requiring about 90 percent of the cars sold in here to actually be made here) so finding a later-model cat in here is rare.

Nicely done replica of a Porsche 956, right down to the “nipple” wheelcovers… it’s a replica, the proportions are a little off, but it’s decent. And that color.

Cherokee SRT8, the greatest parts car ever made:

And you thought my post was lacking old decaying cars, think again… starting with a very rare car here, a Datsun 260Z (or is that a 240?) that is pretty solid still and far from abandoned, but heck, if it were mine…

Then this 1960 Studebaker Lark that has already started the slow process of being abandoned. Its tires were actually going flat, and check out in what great shape the car still is. I just went by this car again and it’s still there (picture isn’t that old, but still… what, 6 months? It has not moved an inch. Slowly, as I said&#8230

Tattered but still used 1955 Chevy two-door wagon, another very rare car (all wagons are rare) in sad shape but with lots of potential. ‘Sides, there’s everything you might ever need to restore this thing from the aftermarket… I’d sure like to have one of these. But… I’d prefer a 1959.

Then, in the same street, this 1968 Galaxie fastback with “302” decals and a number on the window… but also in pretty bad shape. I’d sure like to know if this ever raced at the local ¼ mile bashes that were commonplace in the city many years ago… but for sure, with only a 302, it might have been slowwww… if it ever raced.

To close this post, a way cool 1969 Buick Riviera in good shape, it’s owned by a guy who does bodywork right there on the street and doesn’t like pictures of his car, so this was taken from faaaar away.

There goes.

 

[exigeracer]

Hai folks I'm back to the spotting and photography set-up now that school's out. I absolutely love riding in the city so here's a dose of what the summer may have to offer:

Couldn't decide between the two, even if this second one would need some more work in PS:

First time trying the whole sky gradient thing, seems to be the rage lately with Top Gear and all:

 

[Cano]

last picture = OMG. Amazing work as usual... but also as long overdue! welcome back, little brittish car.