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OT - For Car Lovers: Some Recent Exotic Spottings

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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 11,508
    Gulfcoastguy said:
    I think this is Barbie’s Dream Car, a pink Cadillac SUV.
    I can show you the house to match. Around the corner from us, there is a house we call the “Barbie Dreamhouse”. My kids sometimes say it too loudly as we walk by. 
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,883
    Looks like a “Mary Kay” caddie, I used to see them around RDU.
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,329
    edited August 9
    alaskanassasin said:
    Looks like a “Mary Kay” caddie, I used to see them around RDU.
    Mary Kay!  THAT was it!  I was trying to remember what business did this; it wasn't Avon, it wasn't Tupperware, it wasn't xxx <I'm trying to remember this last one, it came in a square bottle... it'll come to me in the shower tomorrow.  
     
    EDIT:  And just as my finger hit "Send", it came to me: Amway!  
    But it wasn't Amway, it was Mary Kay.  
     
    I'm going to bed.  

    "First method of estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him."
           - Niccolo Machiavelli

    Ogden, UT, USA

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  • Begger
    Begger Posts: 607
    My company owned a pre WWI Baker Electric.     Ran like a whirring top.    Motor case had never been cracked and my company had installed a solar panel on the roof, predating APTERA by decades......
    It had rotating 'thrones' so the front 2 passangers could talk to the rear couple, one of whom was actually the driver......tiller / pedals.    Interior mostly red velour.     Jay Leno helped with a few items since he had one JUST LIKE IT in his collection....and I think some documentation.....
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  • Begger
    Begger Posts: 607
    The company I worked for owned a pre WWI Baker Electric.
    Jay Leno helped us get it back running since he owned one, too.
    Driven from back seat!    Front seats are rotating 'throne' type so the front persons
    can turn to converse with the back seat people.......And since you can not really exceed
    maybe 15mph?    Fairly safe and NO seatbelts!    
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,131

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,329
    Braggart said:

    They'd love that on the Dull Men's Club® on farcebook, except, no banana for scale.   ;)
    "First method of estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him."
           - Niccolo Machiavelli

    Ogden, UT, USA

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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,521
    INEOS Grenadier


    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • ColbyLang
    ColbyLang Posts: 4,385
    WeberWho said:
    INEOS Grenadier


    Neighbor has one. No dealerships in LA but he got his in Houston. Said they have about 50 “used” ones on the lot from women thinking they’re getting a rugged G wagon and turn em back in inside of 6 weeks lol
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,883
    Had to google that one! I wonder how the B58 performs wrapped in a turd?
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,521
    alaskanassasin said:
    Had to google that one! I wonder how the B58 performs wrapped in a turd?

    Yeah, I'm surprised they went with BMW and not some V8. It gets awful fuel mileage. I think it's something like 16 city/highway. I love the look of it but I'm not sure I'd want a B58 in it. It must be halfway decent if Toyota is using it. 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,883
    WeberWho said:
    alaskanassasin said:
    Had to google that one! I wonder how the B58 performs wrapped in a turd?

    Yeah, I'm surprised they went with BMW and not some V8. It gets awful fuel mileage. I think it's something like 16 city/highway. I love the look of it but I'm not sure I'd want a B58 in it. It must be halfway decent if Toyota is using it. 
    We have a b58 in our car and I thought it would be a lot to ask of it to be in a suv but apparently they put them in the x5, x7 
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,521
    alaskanassasin said:
    WeberWho said:
    alaskanassasin said:
    Had to google that one! I wonder how the B58 performs wrapped in a turd?

    Yeah, I'm surprised they went with BMW and not some V8. It gets awful fuel mileage. I think it's something like 16 city/highway. I love the look of it but I'm not sure I'd want a B58 in it. It must be halfway decent if Toyota is using it. 
    We have a b58 in our car and I thought it would be a lot to ask of it to be in a suv but apparently they put them in the x5, x7 

    I knew it was a popular option for BMW/Toyota for their cars but I didn't realize it was also used for their X5 and X7. Since INEOS is a European company, using the b58  makes sense as I'm sure a good portion of their sales are in Europe and parts available here in the US. 

    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,646
    WeberWho said:
    alaskanassasin said:
    WeberWho said:
    alaskanassasin said:
    Had to google that one! I wonder how the B58 performs wrapped in a turd?

    Yeah, I'm surprised they went with BMW and not some V8. It gets awful fuel mileage. I think it's something like 16 city/highway. I love the look of it but I'm not sure I'd want a B58 in it. It must be halfway decent if Toyota is using it. 
    We have a b58 in our car and I thought it would be a lot to ask of it to be in a suv but apparently they put them in the x5, x7 

    I knew it was a popular option for BMW/Toyota for their cars but I didn't realize it was also used for their X5 and X7. Since INEOS is a European company, using the b58  makes sense as I'm sure a good portion of their sales are in Europe and parts available here in the US. 

    On occasion I’ve wondered if BMW’s business model wasn’t to make engines with the goal of selling more parts.  
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • Corv
    Corv Posts: 560
    Problem there is that the Aztek and the Cybertruck, although they don't share the look, are equally beautiful. That is to say, not. Just my opinion....
    Somewhere on the Colorado Front Range
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  • BigreenGreg
    BigreenGreg Posts: 600
    Hey, Walter White drove one, you can pack a bunch of meth in one.
    LBGE, 36" Blackstone, Anova Pro
    Charleston, SC
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 11,508



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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,131
    That’s awesome @Begger. That’s as exotic as it gets. 
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  • SamIAm2
    SamIAm2 Posts: 1,997
    edited August 31
    Bought a used red Datsun 1600 Sports with twin SU carbs in 1972 that sat in the Florida sun most of it's life, purchased when the USN transferred me from Mayport to PAFB, for a little project in support of a competition between Westinghouse and Gould for the next fleet Torpedo. No longer have the car or even a photograph but man, it was a fun daily driver. A1A from Patrick to the Cape was a great, morning wakeup drive.

    Edit- that model car was the predecessor of the Z-car. 
    Ubi panis, ibi patria.
    Large - Roswell rig, MiniMax-PS Woo; Cocoa, Fl.
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  • Begger
    Begger Posts: 607
    Datsun 1600 turned into the improved Datsun 2000 which later morphed into the 'FairLady' which came to OUR (USA) shores as the Datsun 240Z.........


    From a 'car show' near my house......2 miles and a tick.......This small club featured ALL late model Chrysler products.   This one a Beaut.......
    Though in the years since this was taken, Chrysler has abandoned these guys.......
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 11,508
    SamIAm2 said:
    Bought a used red Datsun 1600 Sports with twin SU carbs in 1972 that sat in the Florida sun most of it's life, purchased when the USN transferred me from Mayport to PAFB, for a little project in support of a competition between Westinghouse and Gould for the next fleet Torpedo. No longer have the car or even a photograph but man, it was a fun daily driver. A1A from Patrick to the Cape was a great, morning wakeup drive.

    Edit- that model car was the predecessor of the Z-car. 
    Great memory shared. My father always spoke highly of Datsuns, but never owned one. But in his youth, he worked in a garage and was exposed to many cool cars. 
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  • Begger
    Begger Posts: 607
    One of those crazy, perfect cars?     DATSUN 510.    A clone of the Ford Cortina.     Similar look and dimensions, even.   But no oil leaks like the Brit and certainly was as reliable as a rock.   
    Not 'cool' but just good transportation.  Even had an IRS so you could make it handle!     The 4cyl was shall I say.....adaptable?   My buddy had a pair of sidedraft Webers.....and he raided the dealership for Euro tail lights, tach kit (plugged right in) and a new dash.     
    It may be possible to fit a 5 speed manual.....
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  • Corv
    Corv Posts: 560
    Had a 510 wagon.... It wasn't THAT reliable. Had a radiator leak, a worn-out clutch and later, a massive electrical fault that led to the car being sold, all in about 12 years. 
    Somewhere on the Colorado Front Range
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  • BeanHead
    BeanHead Posts: 734
    You folks are missing out. I had a Datsun B210 79 fastback as my second car. It was amazing. You could change the oil without any effort and with all the back seats folded down I could get most of the tennis team to games (clearly without seatbelts). 
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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 7,316
    My dad bought a Datsun B210 wagon for my mother in 1979, a standard, and he traded in her automatic. Then he immediately left on a 2 week business trip. Fun times!
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  • BeanHead
    BeanHead Posts: 734
    Mine was a standard. Didn’t even know they came as an automatic 😂
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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 7,316
    Not that I know of but the Chevy Impala 🍋 that she had been driving was. As well as the previous 2 cars. 
    I was actually driving a B210 sedan myself, at least before I crushed it like a coke can. 
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