OT - For Car Lovers: Some Recent Exotic Spottings

500 · June 21

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LetsEat · July 5

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Why? Just, why? Am I missing something?

GrateEggspectations · July 5

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lousubcap · July 5

^^^^What styling excellence!

Botch · July 6

LetsEat said:

Why? Just, why? Am I missing something?

Pretty much guaranteed no parking lot rash/door dings.

dbCooper · July 7

So yesterday morning I'm mowing the yard, move from the back to the front and the normally empty street has many vehicles parked on both sides. In front of my place is a Bentley and scattered about are Lexus, Range Rover, BMW, etc. These are not the kind of vehicles people in this neighborhood own. Turns out the Baptist church located down the alley had way overflowed their parking for the funeral of an apparently well-heeled member. I put off mowing between the curb and sidewalk until the Bentley mourner had left.

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GrateEggspectations · July 7

dbCooper said:

So yesterday morning I'm mowing the yard, move from the back to the front and the normally empty street has many vehicles parked on both sides. In front of my place is a Bentley and scattered about are Lexus, Range Rover, BMW, etc. These are not the kind of vehicles people in this neighborhood own. Turns out the Baptist church located down the alley had way overflowed their parking for the funeral of an apparently well-heeled member. I put off mowing between the curb and sidewalk until the Bentley mourner had left.

Nice sighting. Burnt orange and tan would not be my choice of colour combo.

DoubleEgger · July 7

GrateEggspectations said:

dbCooper said:

So yesterday morning I'm mowing the yard, move from the back to the front and the normally empty street has many vehicles parked on both sides. In front of my place is a Bentley and scattered about are Lexus, Range Rover, BMW, etc. These are not the kind of vehicles people in this neighborhood own. Turns out the Baptist church located down the alley had way overflowed their parking for the funeral of an apparently well-heeled member. I put off mowing between the curb and sidewalk until the Bentley mourner had left.

Nice sighting. Burnt orange and tan would not be my choice of colour combo.

Having money doesn’t mean you have good taste.

dbCooper · July 7

I had the same thought about the color. It actually looks better in the pics than in person.

fishlessman · July 8

WeberWho said:

I can see where he was going with it but I'm not sure it works with this generation of Challenger.

I’ve seen a rusted out of dessert ppf wrap on a brand new cooper a few years ago…..WHY

GrateEggspectations · July 8

fishlessman said:

WeberWho said:

I can see where he was going with it but I'm not sure it works with this generation of Challenger.

I’ve seen a rusted out of dessert ppf wrap on a brand new cooper a few years ago…..WHY

Because it frees you from stress about dings in the parking lot. 😂😂

CPFC1905 · July 10

Heads-up that it is Goodwood Festival of Speed weekend.
Try this for a taster : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIfZGCTsXsM

Full details here, https://www.goodwood.com/grr/ along with live stream

And to think this all happens in one chap's back garden - but not all of it, because one of his tenants is Rolls Royce Motor Cars.

GrateEggspectations · July 10

CPFC1905 said:

Heads-up that it is Goodwood Festival of Speed weekend.
Try this for a taster : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIfZGCTsXsM

Full details here, https://www.goodwood.com/grr/ along with live stream

And to think this all happens in one chap's back garden - but not all of it, because one of his tenants is Rolls Royce Motor Cars.

That’s quite an event.

Love the Volvo at 1:45 (driver door open at 2:25!).

dbCooper · July 10

CPFC1905 said:

Heads-up that it is Goodwood Festival of Speed weekend.
Try this for a taster : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIfZGCTsXsM

Full details here, https://www.goodwood.com/grr/ along with live stream

And to think this all happens in one chap's back garden - but not all of it, because one of his tenants is Rolls Royce Motor Cars.

Nice to see the drift cars having fun, especially the Volvo wagon. And the Subaru Brataroo is there! More on that can be seen here . . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daYgg2YSA2g

lousubcap · July 10

@CPFC1905 Thanks for posting. Some amazing cars and power plants although lap times would have been nice to see.

CPFC1905 · July 10

lousubcap said:

@CPFC1905 Thanks for posting. Some amazing cars and power plants although lap times would have been nice to see.

Timed runs shootout on Sunday, with 'qualifying' on Saturday - both around 1600(ish) local time. Hot weather forecast so should be quick. EV have changed the game in the last few years.

CPFC1905 · July 11

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ks6qu40Sts

a taste of things to come at FoS

lousubcap · July 11

CPFC1905 said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ks6qu40Sts

a taste of things to come at FoS

Good fun right there. Lando Norris behind the McLaren wheel. Plan to tune in for the timed events.

alaskanassasin · July 11

dbCooper said:

CPFC1905 said:

Heads-up that it is Goodwood Festival of Speed weekend.
Try this for a taster : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIfZGCTsXsM

Full details here, https://www.goodwood.com/grr/ along with live stream

And to think this all happens in one chap's back garden - but not all of it, because one of his tenants is Rolls Royce Motor Cars.

Nice to see the drift cars having fun, especially the Volvo wagon. And the Subaru Brataroo is there! More on that can be seen here . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daYgg2YSA2g

RIP Ken Block

Gulfcoastguy · July 12

I couldn’t get a real good picture but this is a green Fisker EV. It was heading in the direction of the Tesla Supercharger.

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DoubleEgger · July 16

GrateEggspectations · July 17

I should have snapped a pic, but our electrician has a fun-looking F-150 Platinum Roush that he has modified. Uses it as his workhorse. I’m not a truck guy, but it’s a neat vehicle that catches eyes every time he’s over. One of my neighbours texted to ask if this was my mid-life crisis.

Gulfcoastguy · July 17

GrateEggspectations said:

I should have snapped a pic, but our electrician has a fun-looking F-150 Platinum Roush that he has modified. Uses it as his workhorse. I’m not a truck guy, but it’s a neat vehicle that catches eyes every time he’s over. One of my neighbours texted to ask if this was my mid-life crisis.

No it’s the midlife crisis that you are paying for though.

GrateEggspectations · July 18

@Gulfcoastguy

😂 “Agree” was mine!

fishlessman · July 22

arrived at a local car lot last week, 2002 viper acr. mind boggling how they fit an 8 liter v10 in such a small car.

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GrateEggspectations · July 22

fishlessman said:

arrived at a local car lot last week, 2002 viper acr. mind boggling how they fit an 8 liter v10 in such a small car.

Have always loved the Viper. Just so unique. Thanks for sharing.

fishlessman · July 22

GrateEggspectations said:

fishlessman said:

arrived at a local car lot last week, 2002 viper acr. mind boggling how they fit an 8 liter v10 in such a small car.

Have always loved the Viper. Just so unique. Thanks for sharing.

its hardly been driven, about 7500 miles. says 8 liter but i thought they were 8.4. theres a 2024 vette next to it and its put to shame

Foghorn · July 22

fishlessman said:

GrateEggspectations said:

fishlessman said:

arrived at a local car lot last week, 2002 viper acr. mind boggling how they fit an 8 liter v10 in such a small car.

Have always loved the Viper. Just so unique. Thanks for sharing.

its hardly been driven, about 7500 miles. says 8 liter but i thought they were 8.4. theres a 2024 vette next to it and its put to shame

How so? I don't know much about cars but I just did some googling and I don't see much difference in performance between the two. Are you talking about the appearance?

fishlessman · July 22

Foghorn said:

fishlessman said:

GrateEggspectations said:

fishlessman said:

arrived at a local car lot last week, 2002 viper acr. mind boggling how they fit an 8 liter v10 in such a small car.

Have always loved the Viper. Just so unique. Thanks for sharing.

its hardly been driven, about 7500 miles. says 8 liter but i thought they were 8.4. theres a 2024 vette next to it and its put to shame

How so? I don't know much about cars but I just did some googling and I don't see much difference in performance between the two. Are you talking about the appearance?

corvettes are a dime a dozen around me. largest corvette dealer in the world is a short drive from here. if you want a corvette, save some money and have it shipped from nh. appearance, rarity, and its a dodge

in a crash, do you really want the engine mounted behind you in the back seat.....well it helps stick the car to the ground, maybe as well as the aerodynamic downforce of the viper design

Foghorn · July 22

Thanks.

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