OT - For Car Lovers: Some Recent Exotic Spottings

DoubleEgger

Ozzie_Isaac

kl8ton said:

WeberWho said:

alaskanassasin said:

WeberWho said:

I missed a pic of the 720S Spider but I did manage to get one of the Ford Show. The Show is probably more rare than the 720S Spider given that it's still around being in a salt belt state. 

You are such a midwesterner.

Haha. Yeah, I'm usually more impressed with a 30+ year old clean rust free car than I am a $300K exotic. 

Same. My kids think I'm ridiculous. "Wow! Look at that Buick Reatta... So clean!"

Rust?  We get Patina in the desert.

GrateEggspectations

Ozzie_Isaac said:

kl8ton said:

WeberWho said:

alaskanassasin said:

WeberWho said:

I missed a pic of the 720S Spider but I did manage to get one of the Ford Show. The Show is probably more rare than the 720S Spider given that it's still around being in a salt belt state. 

You are such a midwesterner.

Haha. Yeah, I'm usually more impressed with a 30+ year old clean rust free car than I am a $300K exotic. 

Same. My kids think I'm ridiculous. "Wow! Look at that Buick Reatta... So clean!"

Rust?  We get Patina in the desert.

Pardon my ignorance. I have never lived in the desert. Is that a patina created by sand?

alaskanassasin

GrateEggspectations said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

kl8ton said:

WeberWho said:

alaskanassasin said:

WeberWho said:

I missed a pic of the 720S Spider but I did manage to get one of the Ford Show. The Show is probably more rare than the 720S Spider given that it's still around being in a salt belt state. 

You are such a midwesterner.

Haha. Yeah, I'm usually more impressed with a 30+ year old clean rust free car than I am a $300K exotic. 

Same. My kids think I'm ridiculous. "Wow! Look at that Buick Reatta... So clean!"

Rust?  We get Patina in the desert.

Pardon my ignorance. I have never lived in the desert. Is that a patina created by sand?

Sunburn.

Ozzie_Isaac

alaskanassasin said:

GrateEggspectations said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

kl8ton said:

WeberWho said:

alaskanassasin said:

WeberWho said:

I missed a pic of the 720S Spider but I did manage to get one of the Ford Show. The Show is probably more rare than the 720S Spider given that it's still around being in a salt belt state. 

You are such a midwesterner.

Haha. Yeah, I'm usually more impressed with a 30+ year old clean rust free car than I am a $300K exotic. 

Same. My kids think I'm ridiculous. "Wow! Look at that Buick Reatta... So clean!"

Rust?  We get Patina in the desert.

Pardon my ignorance. I have never lived in the desert. Is that a patina created by sand?

Sunburn.

Sunburn and blowing sand.

Lack of moisture allows it to really develop over time.  Plus no winter salt.

WeberWho

It looks to be a Ford Falcon that was converted into a coupe. 

GrateEggspectations

Ozzie_Isaac

Saw this gentleman living his best life today wringing out a Porsche 912.

alaskanassasin

WeberWho said:

It looks to be a Ford Falcon that was converted into a coupe. 

There were Tudor Falcons… what am I missing?

lousubcap

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Saw this gentleman living his best life today wringing out a Porsche 912.

Timeless body style but not a whole lot of wringing with the 4 banger 912.  Still a sweet ride.
Looks a bit slow off the line!!😎

Botch

WeberWho

alaskanassasin said:

WeberWho said:

It looks to be a Ford Falcon that was converted into a coupe. 

There were Tudor Falcons… what am I missing?

If you look at the middle window the framing around the window appears to have an outline of where the door would open if the door wasn't welded and blended with the body. 

Ozzie_Isaac

lousubcap said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Saw this gentleman living his best life today wringing out a Porsche 912.

Timeless body style but not a whole lot of wringing with the 4 banger 912.  Still a sweet ride.
Looks a bit slow off the line!!😎

That is what makes them so fun!  When you "give'er all she's got Captin'" you are just barely at the speed limit.  He was ducking and weaving in Sunday morning traffic, then we both got some open road and he hung with me (I was in a VW Atlas, so that isn't hard to do) and we cruised on up into the foothills.

I had a 4 banger Doge Dakota, with a 5-Spd.  I used to absolutely drive it like a raped ape, and nobody had any clue.

alaskanassasin

Good catch @WeberWho

Ozzie_Isaac

WeberWho said:

alaskanassasin said:

WeberWho said:

It looks to be a Ford Falcon that was converted into a coupe. 

There were Tudor Falcons… what am I missing?

If you look at the middle window the framing around the window appears to have an outline of where the door would open if the door wasn't welded and blended with the body. 

Wagon style from that era or worth way more than their sedan counter parts.  Chevy Nomad?  Pretty cool conversion in my mind.

WeberWho

WeberWho said:

I missed a pic of the 720S Spider but I did manage to get one of the Ford Show. The Show is probably more rare than the 720S Spider given that it's still around being in a salt belt state. 

Look what showed up on Marketplace:

kl8ton

WeberWho said:

WeberWho said:

I missed a pic of the 720S Spider but I did manage to get one of the Ford Show. The Show is probably more rare than the 720S Spider given that it's still around being in a salt belt state. 

Look what showed up on Marketplace:

MSRP on the base model in that year was just over $13,000.

Ozzie_Isaac

Mark_B_Good

Took her in for a recall. She met her twin sister. Lol. 

Foghorn

@Mark_B_Good - or anyone - for those of us who are fast car ignorant and just look as this pics for the pretty cars, why would someone pick a Maserati over any of the other exotic fast cars we see pics of here.  I'm not criticizing the choice in any way - I just honestly don't know.  Why Maserati over a Porsche or Audi R8 or Ferrari or Lamborghini or McLaren, etc.

I don't know the price points of any of these cars so I get that anyone looking is trying to find the sweet spot of "most bang (speed and style) for the buck" within their range of resources.  Is there a price hierarchy?

Just curious and trying to learn.

Mark_B_Good

Foghorn said:

@Mark_B_Good - or anyone - for those of us who are fast car ignorant and just look as this pics for the pretty cars, why would someone pick a Maserati over any of the other exotic fast cars we see pics of here.  I'm not criticizing the choice in any way - I just honestly don't know.  Why Maserati over a Porsche or Audi R8 or Ferrari or Lamborghini or McLaren, etc.

I don't know the price points of any of these cars so I get that anyone looking is trying to find the sweet spot of "most bang (speed and style) for the buck" within their range of resources.  Is there a price hierarchy?

Just curious and trying to learn.

Good question.

There was much research in my choice of car ... started from pretty much any option in a price range (which did include the Porsche GT3 RS, GT4 RS, Lambos, Ferraris, Aston Martins, McLaren Artura, 720s, etc).  

My reasons:

- Best value for the money ... I would be getting a 6 to 7 year old, outdated Ferrari or Lambo for the same money, and one's that would not perform at the same level of the MC20.
- It's a masterpiece ... the MC20 has stolen the hearts of many performance drivers for incredible acceleration, handling, versatility, and design beauty.
- It is exotic and rare ... only 2000 of these in the world.  You simply don't see them on the road, whereas, you will see TONS of Porsches and even Ferrari's and Lambo's. The are unique.
- Maserati has a legacy, and this car in particular, the MC20 is hand made in Modena, Italy in a state of the art factory, with outstanding quality.  The vehicle has a remarkable reliability ... after 3 years of sales, every owner I know of has stated the car is robust.  McLaren's on the other hand, have a huge reliability issue.

In summary, compared to other options, there is no option ... it has the best combination of price point, design beauty, performance, reliability and rarity.

Any person who does know supercars becomes very excited when they find out I have an MC20 ... it is a well-respected vehicle out there in the realm of enthusiasts ... and those who know. It will serve as part of "collections" due to the rarity (one day ... right now the last of the coupes are being sold off, so there is availability). I think once the coupes are all gone, the value of the MC20 will go through the roof ... it's predecessor ... the MC12 (although even more rare) is now worth a whopping $3.5 million a car.

Watch this video ... EVO CAR OF THE YEAR 2022 ... against Ferrari, R8, McLaren, Porsche GT4 ... it came out as the car of the year. This review is no joke, it's the most respected car review in the world, and the drivers are well respected, non-bias reviewers.

https://youtu.be/rgESfH3_4Pc?si=MuJdRRU6AcDfgA3Q

Ozzie_Isaac

Mark_B_Good said:

Foghorn said:

@Mark_B_Good - or anyone - for those of us who are fast car ignorant and just look as this pics for the pretty cars, why would someone pick a Maserati over any of the other exotic fast cars we see pics of here.  I'm not criticizing the choice in any way - I just honestly don't know.  Why Maserati over a Porsche or Audi R8 or Ferrari or Lamborghini or McLaren, etc.

I don't know the price points of any of these cars so I get that anyone looking is trying to find the sweet spot of "most bang (speed and style) for the buck" within their range of resources.  Is there a price hierarchy?

Just curious and trying to learn.

Good question.

There was much research in my choice of car ... started from pretty much any option in a price range (which did include the Porsche GT3 RS, GT4 RS, Lambos, Ferraris, Aston Martins, McLaren Artura, 720s, etc).  

My reasons:

- Best value for the money ... I would be getting a 6 to 7 year old, outdated Ferrari or Lambo for the same money, and one's that would not perform at the same level of the MC20.
- It's a masterpiece ... the MC20 has stolen the hearts of many performance drivers for incredible acceleration, handling, versatility, and design beauty.
- It is exotic and rare ... only 2000 of these in the world.  You simply don't see them on the road, whereas, you will see TONS of Porsches and even Ferrari's and Lambo's. The are unique.
- Maserati has a legacy, and this car in particular, the MC20 is hand made in Modena, Italy in a state of the art factory, with outstanding quality.  The vehicle has a remarkable reliability ... after 3 years of sales, every owner I know of has stated the car is robust.  McLaren's on the other hand, have a huge reliability issue.

In summary, compared to other options, there is no option ... it has the best combination of price point, design beauty, performance, reliability and rarity.

Any person who does know supercars becomes very excited when they find out I have an MC20 ... it is a well-respected vehicle out there in the realm of enthusiasts ... and those who know. It will serve as part of "collections" due to the rarity (one day ... right now the last of the coupes are being sold off, so there is availability). I think once the coupes are all gone, the value of the MC20 will go through the roof ... it's predecessor ... the MC12 (although even more rare) is now worth a whopping $3.5 million a car.

Watch this video ... EVO CAR OF THE YEAR 2022 ... against Ferrari, R8, McLaren, Porsche GT4 ... it came out as the car of the year. This review is no joke, it's the most respected car review in the world, and the drivers are well respected, non-bias reviewers.

https://youtu.be/rgESfH3_4Pc?si=MuJdRRU6AcDfgA3Q

MC20 is such an absolutely amazing car!  Gorgeous performance machine!

Probably their only current car with Maserati history and DNA in it!!

Mark_B_Good

I don't write this next sentence to boast, but to demonstrate what this car does in real life ...

One thing I forgot to mention, a few weeks ago, I drove the car to a hotel and parked in front of the hotel, next to a Ferrari California (white one, looked nice). NO ONE took any photos of the Ferrari ... there were tons of people who took photos next to the Maserati.

Foghorn

Thanks for that explanation and the video link.  It explained a lot.

Now I just have to resist the urge to buy the Toyota that was in that video.

Mark_B_Good

Foghorn said:

Thanks for that explanation and the video link.  It explained a lot.

Now I just have to resist the urge to buy the Toyota that was in that video.

It came 2nd! Imagine being able to say it beat out a McLaren and a Ferrari (and a Porsche GT4 and R8)!

kl8ton

WeberWho

812 Superfast

lousubcap

@Mark_B_Good - thanks for the video.  Livin well right there.  Beautiful. Continue to enjoy as I am sure you do. 

kl8ton

So this has been in my driveway several times in the last week. I finally identified the feeling I get when I see one going down the road.  I was at a restaurant last night dining outside.  A cyber truck rolled past pulling a landscaping trailer with some large plastic yard toy or hot tub on it or something like that.   The feeling I get is that aliens have arrived and are dwelling among us.  This is what they choose to drive.  There are not many of them, but they are here and we have to learn to adapt.

lousubcap

So with all the above, @kl8ton why was it in your driveway?  Edit: Detailer son or am I missing the mark?