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

[Slicks]

No pics to show for it, but I saw a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder today.

 

[Sakiale]

I saw Herbie No pics though...

 

[ND4SPD]

Nothing to special, but I saw a new Chrysler 300C. Nothing great, but the license plate read: "ORLY" Made me laugh, wish I had my camera.

 

[Danny]

I saw Herbie No pics though...

I imagine it was along the lines of...

 

[kikie]

That's nice, I still like beetles

 

[Sakiale]

Yep but differnet drivers and no softtop

 

[Brett]

I saw a nice Rolls-Royce. It had a two tone paint job, though I could not tell the two different colors because of it being dark out. I also saw a nice 911 Turbo, I want to say 964; but I cannot remember the different generations right now, at least pre-993 that is.

 

[Perfect Balance]

I saw a silver Ferrari 430 Spider, and a yellow Ferrari 360 Modena. A couple BMW 6 Series cars, and Mercedes SL55 AMG. I'm not sure if it's rare, but I havn't seen one before. I have a pic of the Modena, but it's more or less of a yellow blur.

 

[harrytuttle]

Hasn't M5Power announced leaving GTP at least three times already over just the last couple years?

Off and Up Out
Well everyone


In fact, I have to say.. after looking over M5Power threads, and many of his posts... it has left me quite confused. I lost track of the number of different cars he has claimed to own (Suburban, BMW 740i, Mercedes CLK55, Mercedes ML430, Mercedes ML500, Range Rover, Porsche Cayenne Turbo, Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI, and more)

I am equally confused over his reported location, which has been mentioned as being Texas, NY, Michigan, Colorado, and others (yes, folks move... but)

He has also posted contradicting information on his age and that he was married and had a child.

I had no idea about that. It certainly puts some things about him in perspective.

- HK folk love their Benzes and this classic Mercedes convertible was a breath of fresh air

That, uh, your girl in the picture?

Is that GTV modified? I've never seen the rear view look like that, although I may be thinking of another model.

Check out all the guys looking at it in the 2nd photo!

Priceless! I've noticed that few people will even give a first glance at a nice car on the street. After I've stopped to take a photo, the scene resembles that picture.



Considering that it's winter and I've been busy indoors, this is a surprisingly large number of finds for only three days. Some nicer than others, but New England winters don't encourage people to drive their Italian exotics, 60-degree-F weather or not. So, in the order I found them....

Mercedes-Benz CL600

It just oozes class...I think. The wheels caught my eye again, even at 65 MPH on the highway, same as the S600 from a few days ago.


Jeep Compass

Not exactly special, but since it's been out this is the only one I've seen. I think New England has one thing other areas don't have when it comes to cars: good taste in SUVs. (And that strip mall keeps having odd cars tucked away in the back end of the lot. Viper, E-Type, this thing....)


Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8

If I see one more of these, I'll have to consider it "not special". Fast, yes; cool, yes; rare, increasingly no. But proof of my earlier statement about New England. Also right around the corner from the Compass.


Chevrolet Corvette Z06 2007

There aren't many US cars that I really like and truly covet, but this is one of them. Totally American, and totally fierce. Even "cruising" at 80, it felt like it was just waiting to clear the traffic. Not tailgating, just...tense, anxious.


BMW M5 2006

Just here because it's an M5. The Land Rover doesn't hurt either. I try not to repeat myself, and although it's a different black M5, I've already posted two other black M5's. I don't think I'll do one again unless it's some nice maroon or something. Still looking for M6's.


Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG 2007

Not even at NYIAS did I see one. The smoked rear lenses exuded menace from across the parking lot. And that mirror finish (check out the Audi in the door!) is perfect.


Pontiac Firebird 1971

Anything special about this Firebird (other than being a Firebird, and other than being mint-clean)?


Cadillac STS-V

👍 Cadillac, just 👍. Oh, and more of the same, please. Only better.


Lincoln Continental 1947

This spot keeps showing really nice classic cars. This is the third one in six months, including the two Packards (180, 160). Just beautiful.


Mini Cooper S Works GP

I didn't think these were available in the US, so at first I thought it was an aftermarket kit. I actually saw this before the Lincoln, but the Lincoln was on the way for me to loop around.


Ford Taurus SHO (late-1990's)

Not a special car to most, but some consider it a fantastic sedan. I think of it as the most unattractive, reasonably fast, sweet-handling front-drive car ever. A bit pigeon-holed, but nice nonetheless. Never noticed the "Taurus" in the SHO logo before.

 

[kikie]

Are you a car chaser (like a tornado chaser)??? Nice pics by the way 👍

 

[Sharky.]

Bright yellow Mark 2 Honda S2000.

And, er, a Fiat 500.

 

[opendriver]

Wow, that all I have to say:

My first M6 At first I thought it was a 745i but the exhaust didn't sound right, so I rode as fast as I could to a stoplight were I only got a chance to take one picture of it. Some 25 years guy was driving it!

 

[Rue]

Last night - 360 Spider
This morning - M5 (anyone else seen one in white?)

 

[GT4_Rule]

Is that M5 from China? Pretty cool, man.

 

[harrytuttle]

Are you a car chaser (like a tornado chaser)??? Nice pics by the way 👍

Thanks! I'm not really a chaser, but sometimes I do take the long way to wherever I'm going, and I try to always keep my camera with me. It also helps to know the "hot spots". You'll probably see recognizable backgrounds in all my photos.

 

[Rue]

Is that M5 from China? Pretty cool, man.

HK car with China plates to allow him to drive across the border. Prolly got a house there...

 

[SndyDrver]

I know this isnt a big deal if it was just that i mentioned it, but it is to me just yesterday and I saw a 1986 Toyota MR-2, a P.O.S. but wow, how is a car never sold in north america suddenly popping up here, I would not mention it if it was and american P.O.S. they are just tasteless, also a Nissan 180SX , not POS, just faded and dusty but wat a site to see it in real life.

Ironically the norm of cars from me is Beemers 3series-5series-7series, Mercedes Eclass-SLclass-Cclass, and Landrovers, Cadillacs, and H2/ H3 here and there (once I even shared a lane with Ferrari Enzo-left hand turn lane and Carrera GT- highway offramp before we parted), so seeing those two old japanese names really put a smile on my face , sorry though no pic, gotta keep both hands on the wheels. (proud driver of my spirited Jetta GLi ; 💡 what if there was an FR Jetta )

 

[Roo]

I was in Paris this last weekend, and whilst wandering around the Place de la Concorde (the start line for the Opera Paris GT4 circuit, to you and me), there was a loud V8y sort of noise; and lo and behold, a pair of Ferraris appeared! A red Testerossa that drove round and stopped right in front of me, and a black 599 that unfortunately kept going when the Testerossa stopped.



Then some of his friends showed up:



And were swiftly joined by:



Having regrouped and had a 5 minute natter, they promptly left in old-school Le Mans fashion, and headed down the Champs-Elysees.

Having just missed photographing a blue Ferrari 456, I spotted this on the Champs-Elysees, a Brabus CL:



Also on the Champs-Elysees, in the Toyota dealership (I know, dealerships are technically not supposed to be posted here, but this was so unusual I felt it was worth sharing):

 

[ExigeEvan]

Great spotting 👍

What's your opinion of the 599 in the flesh?

 

[Roo]

Great spotting 👍

What's your opinion of the 599 in the flesh?

Thanks!

It's impressive up close (seen at Goodwood) but fairly subtle on the road - I nearly didn't notice it; I saw and heard the Testerossa first, and then saw the 599. I didn't see it for more than a second or two though - in the first picture of the red Testerossa, on the left hand side there's a 5 series and a Laguna; between them is a silver car going towards the left side of the picture. That's where the 599 was, and it was moving fairly quickly

 

[eg6_dude]

Brand new Corvette Z06 (black)👍

 

[Tornado]

The 348 was the car that made me wish that the Testarossa's front clip was body colored instead of black that it was initially (I believe the 512TR fixed that problem, but that wasn't until 1992).

 

[harrytuttle]

Is that a 355 Challenge, or just a modified 355? Either way, seriously nice photos. 👍 Right place, right time.... And anytime you see a one-off concept not at an auto show seems like a photo op to me.

 

[kikie]

Ferrari testarosa is the ugliest ferrari ever exited.

 

[Rue]

Ferrari testarosa is the ugliest ferrari ever exited.

Kindly stick the nearest blunt implement into your eye!

 

[kikie]

Kindly stick the nearest blunt implement into your eye!

That won't change my mind.

 

[Danny]

Ferrari testarosa is the ugliest ferrari ever exited.

I beg to differ...

 

[McLaren]

Is that a 355 Challenge, or just a modified 355? Either way, seriously nice photos. 👍 Right place, right time.... And anytime you see a one-off concept not at an auto show seems like a photo op to me.

I believe it's a F355 Berlinetta. F355 Challenges came with spoilers. The only racing models of this body style that didn't were the 348GT Competiziones.

 

[///M-Spec]

My wife and I were having dinner in Greenwich Village (NYC) Saturday night and I saw one of these:

Sorry for the crummy picture. My cell phone camera sucks.


M

 

[Danoff]

Doesn't look like a crummy picture to me. That's actually fairly difficult lighting, I think the cell phone did a decent job.