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

[Dolph Drago]

Unfortunately I couldn't get any pictures, but I spotted an abundance of interesting cars today despite the cooldown in temperature. The more common ones were a C8 Vette convertible and Tesla Cybertruck (Cybertrucks are almost a daily appearance nowadays in my area). It started on the way in to work when I saw a Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. Then on the way home a Nissan GT-R in the opposite direction. But probably most interesting to me was the Nissan Silva S15 I drove alongside for a distance after the GT-R spotting. I'm not overly into JDM cars, but it really did look quite nice in person. I think it's the first one I've actually seen in the flesh as opposed to racing in Gran Turismo.

 

[inCloud]

Oldies, but goodies

 

[VinylRichie]

The Ferrari is a driving school car, which is a terrible idea in my opinion😅

 

[VinylRichie]

 

[GranTurNismo]

Tastefully modified 4th gen Prelude

Levante Trofeo

Reatta

DB11 Volante

Mexican market Fiat Palio Adventure with US diplomat plates

Audi RS7 with Chinese plates parked in a no parking zone at my university.

GR Supra in yellow

‘91 boat tail Riviera

996 Turbo

Mazdaspeed Protege

M3 Competion

 

[inCloud]

Two 911s in Tbilisi,Georgia

720S and Alpina in Qatar airport. There was sexy old 911, but I was too tired to reach it.

 

[TrdScionxB2]

Some screenshots from my dashcam footage.
Caught a R35GTR and a Cybertruck in the same shot.

 

[sirjim73]

Some screenshots from my dashcam footage.
Caught a R35GTR and a Cybertruck in the same shot.
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That's a good looking vehicle in the top pic. And no I don't mean the Cybertruck

 

[Chris30]

I saw a car this late afternoon similar to this, take a look at this old classic thing. It's a 1964 Mustang Convertible. Apparently, some folks still hold on to these old cars. I was stunned when I saw it today, OMG. Durn I'd love to grab one of these to ride around town in.

 

[VinylRichie]

And now to something completely different..

 

[MIE1992]

I think this is a first-generation Studebaker Lark!

 

[GT_Tuga]

And now to something completely different..

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"Hey, I'm an ecologicaly aware person! I care about climate change!"

Yeah right... what do you REALLY do about it?

Well, I drive a freakin gas-powered import which has grass growing on its panels, b*tch!
How's that for ecological awareness!

🤣🤣
This is probably the most "green" car on the whole planet, not only it is painted in green, but it also has grass growing on it!

 

[VinylRichie]

"Hey, I'm an ecologicaly aware person! I care about climate change!"

Yeah right... what do you REALLY do about it?

Well, I drive a freakin gas-powered import which has grass growing on its panels, b*tch!
How's that for ecological awareness!

🤣🤣
This is probably the most "green" car on the whole planet, not only it is painted in green, but it also has grass growing on it!

Yeah I also thought that someone got something wrong about this called green mobility😀

Would’ve been even better if it were a VW Golf because of the grass

 

[GT_Tuga]

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Would’ve been even better if it were a VW Golf because of the grass

Nissan Leaf would also work pretty well here 😂

 

[GranTurNismo]

Mint condition late 1980s Jetta still on the road, 1-owner car.

AMC Hornet

Z31

Questionably modded f-body

LC 500

Hummer H1

 

[VinylRichie]

Mint condition late 1980s Jetta still on the road, 1-owner car.

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AMC Hornet

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Z31

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Questionably modded f-body

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LC 500

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Hummer H1

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That F-Body (it’s Camaro, right?) looks like it belongs to some kind of gang in a post-apocalyptic world

 

[VinylRichie]

Porsche 911 T (love that color)

Volvo 244 DL

 

[Korvregn]

Porsche 911 T (love that color)

Hnnngfhmgggggh (the muffled sound i give out while my brain overheats). So beautiful. And also, it’s the somewhat rare 1972 Ölklappe-model (the only year with an external oil lid, placed on the rear right fender).

 

[VinylRichie]

Hnnngfhmgggggh (the muffled sound i give out while my brain overheats). So beautiful. And also, it’s the somewhat rare 1972 Ölklappe-model (the only year with an external oil lid, placed on the rear right fender).

😀yeah it really is a beauty, a timeless shape. Some designs needed time till they reached perfection like the Alpines culminating in the A110 for example, but the original 911 already is perfection, still the best iteration of all 911s stylewise in my opinion.

You are an expert about 911s it seems, I would‘ve never knew that, but considering the rims it makes sense that it’s from the 70s👍
So is the lid for oil and not for gasoline?

 

[Korvregn]

So is the lid for oil and not for gasoline?

Yes, the gas lid is always on the front left fender, and for 1972 Porsche added an exterior lid for filling oil, placing it on the rear right fender.

This was at a time when the engineers at Porsche had more power than the economists, so to get better weight distribution they moved the oil tank in front of the rear wheel and added this lid for easier access, but also making the production cost slightly higher.

HOWEVER… in 1972 full-service gas stations were common, and as I understand it, quite a few unlucky gas station clerks accidentally and unknowingly filled gas in the oil tank… Apparently gas doesn’t lubricate as well as engine oil. 😬

By model year 1973 Porsche went back to placing the oil filling in the engine bay once again and never went back, making the 1972 model a bit more interesting for collectors and also the easiest 911 to decide what year it is from! 🙂

 

[VinylRichie]

Yes, the gas lid is always on the front left fender, and for 1972 Porsche added an exterior lid for filling oil, placing it on the rear right fender.

This was at a time when the engineers at Porsche had more power than the economists, so to get better weight distribution they moved the oil tank in front of the rear wheel and added this lid for easier access, but also making the production cost slightly higher.

HOWEVER… in 1972 full-service gas stations were common, and as I understand it, quite a few unlucky gas station clerks accidentally and unknowingly filled gas in the oil tank… Apparently gas doesn’t lubricate as well as engine oil. 😬

By model year 1973 Porsche went back to placing the oil filling in the engine bay once again and never went back, making the 1972 model a bit more interesting for collectors and also the easiest 911 to decide what year it is from! 🙂

Ha, that’s actually a really interesting fun fact for such a small feature, especially the part with the gas station clerks😀
Thanks for sharing👍

 

[GranTurNismo]

Crossfire SRT-6

1st-gen Camry

Caprice Classic

Clean E92 M3

Phaeton

Early model Lexus SC

‘98 Integra Type R

E36 M3

Well-kept ‘92 Eclipse, base model too

Z4 M Roadster

Trailblazer SS

Taycan Cross Turismo

 

[VinylRichie]

 

[05XR8]

Speaking of Porsches. Coworker brought in his today.

 

[Nessy]

Speaking of Porsches. Coworker brought in his today.

Every time I see a 944 it makes my mind cast back to a time (couple of decades now), when I was working in a builders yard in North London. Owner of said Porsche had just neatly stacked a pile of bricks he'd just bought, in the boot. However he'd failed to notice he'd stacked them slightly proud of the deck. So you can imagine the horror on his face when he proceeded to slam the glass of the hatch shut. The whole thing shattered into pieces. I felt really bad for the guy in his misjudgement.

 

[05XR8]

Ouch

 

[VinylRichie]

Every time I see a 944 it makes my mind cast back to a time (couple of decades now), when I was working in a builders yard in North London. Owner of said Porsche had just neatly stacked a pile of bricks he'd just bought, in the boot. However he'd failed to notice he'd stacked them slightly proud of the deck. So you can imagine the horror on his face when he proceeded to slam the glass of the hatch shut. The whole thing shattered into pieces. I felt really bad for the guy in his misjudgement.

Im very sorry for that guy, but it’s also hilarious😬😅

 

[Nessy]

Im very sorry for that guy, but it’s also hilarious😬😅

I've got to admit although I did feel bad for him, I was shaking my head in disbelief at the same time, to why someone would do something so stupid.

 

[VinylRichie]

Ok it doesn’t look that spectacular, and it’s actually based on a Holden, but it’s the rarest I’ve ever seen in the wild, just came across me yesterday (the red sedan):

It’s called Velo Sport from German manufacturer Bitter, according to Wikipedia only ten of these have been built

 

[GranTurNismo]

I thought this was the questionable mods thread for a moment. Great spot, though.