Other Random Car Sightings [Photo Required]

[Blind_Io]

it's a suprisingly-not-uncommon thing, even on high-cost, fully-custom paint jobs.

It makes sense on one car, though:

A reverse flame job on a Pinto is my new favorite thing.

 

[GRtak]

it's a suprisingly-not-uncommon thing, even on high-cost, fully-custom paint jobs.

It makes sense on one car, though:

I think that the example you posted was done for comedic effect.

 

[NecroJoe]

I think that the example you posted was done for comedic effect.

Indeed. I do see real examples all the time though. Not my photo:

 

[marcos_eirik]

BMW M3 convertible (E-90) parked outside a 24-hour gym:

Corvette Convertible (C5) parked outside the local bingo:

A 1950s Chevrolet truck:

 

[marcos_eirik]

An E-90 M3:

 

[lip]

Seen this month:

TVR T350

Fiat 500

Old School Land Rover

Lamborghini Gallardo

 

[marcos_eirik]

A 2-door 70s Toyota Corolla:

 

[CraigB]

A 4-n-1 here, from left to right, 1938? Chevrolet, 1960 Chevrolet, 1955 Chevrolet (gasser style), 1970 Olds Cutlass. Must be getting some barbeque before heading out to a cruise night. Though it is about 95f/35c today, not a day I'd want to be out without A/C.

 

[marcos_eirik]

A Lotus Elise S2 in the sunset:

And a Mercury Maurader and Mustang together at the McDonalds parking lot. 1960s and 1970s Mustangs have always been popular to import here, but this is the first time I have seen someone having gone through the trouble of importing a Mercury Marauder of that generation here, or it could be an ex-US-embassy car, they usually had those.

 

[CraigB]

I still want a Marauder. The last of the big cruiser sedans. I'd prefer silver or true blue, but wouldn't turn down black or maroon.

 

[lip]

Seen today,hardcore waterproof MX-5 man, he drove like this infront of me for some time while it came down in buckets:

 

[marcos_eirik]

A C6 Corvette convertible:

Lucid Air again:

An old Ford Thunderbird:

A C208 Mercedes CLK 55 AMG

Aston Martin DB7 Volante:

And finally, a Little Fiat 500:

 

[lip]

Saw a Estrima Biro today, one of the few Micro-EVs that's actually smaller than the Renault Twizy. And granted it's somewhat cute too by being basicly a cube of plexiglass. On the other hand because of that it looks even more like a old-people runabout, which stands in stark contrast to the young urban time-porn hipsters that are driving these sort of cars in all of the manufacturers avdert clips.

By the yellow plates this was the 45km/h (28mph) version, but there is actually a 60km/h (37.2mph) version on sale. Still not enough, and no match for the Twizy, but atleast one step better than the rest of the 45km/h rolling-roadblock cucumbers.

Btw, we are at 8'000km (4'970mi) with the Twizy, done in just 3 and 1/2 months! - In contrast my estimate when I bought it was just 5'000km (3'100mi) per year. - But hey back then I had no idea of how much fun this thing really is!

 

[Alasondro Alegré]

^ Nice one! I once saw one at an event and then kicked myself in the head for not taking a proper picture of it



or paying more attention to what it was called. I wanted to look it up and had no idea what to look for. Now I finally know!

 

[marcos_eirik]

A C5 Corvette, looks like it may be a Z06, but it lacks the cooling duct behind the door:

BMW 3,0 CS:

Lancer Evolution IX MR:

A classic Volvo fire truck:

I'm not sure what this is, Looks like an Isletta, but I'm not sure:

 

[CraigB]

A C5 Corvette, looks like it may be a Z06, but it lacks the cooling duct behind the door:

Looks to be a standard "fixed roof coupe" or "FRC". Which were not Z06, but shared the body. Honestly, of the C5s, with the regular FRC or ZO6 are my choice.

 

[Alasondro Alegré]

That blue microcar is a

Heinkel Kabine - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[marcos_eirik]

Looks to be a standard "fixed roof coupe" or "FRC". Which were not Z06, but shared the body. Honestly, of the C5s, with the regular FRC or ZO6 are my choice.

Ah, I didn't know those existed for the C5 generation. I thought the Z06 was the only one to have the rear window rather than the more aerodynamic glasshouse the regular Corvettes used to come with.

That blue microcar is a

Heinkel Kabine - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Thank you, I had never heard about those before. I just thought it looked a little bit like an Isletta, but I never found something that matched.

 

[marcos_eirik]

A lovely old 964:

An Audi RS Q8:

A very green Lada:

A Bentley Flying Spur:

A Mercedes G-class AMG:

A classic VW Van decorated to market a bar/restaurant:

 

[Nugget]

Green Italian day at our local race shop