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I got my fill of sightings this past weekend between the cars on track, in the paddock, and in the car corral at barber motorsports park.
Everytime I read this thread title it makes me think of a dead head sticker on a cadilac...I didn't see it, but I hotlinked it anyway.
I saw what apeared to be a '40 ford coupe done up like a early '70's short track modified a week ago. I always thought that would be the coolest ride.
alex wrote:I was surprised to connect that high-pitched wail to a V10; never heard one being driven in anger before.
you ought to have one pass you at WOT on the front stretch at VIR.... just the sound , not even counting the wind force, shock my CRX... 
Spotted a Maserati GranTurismo(?) today shortly after noon on rt13 in Ithaca, NY.
Not exactly a Maserati, but the first Chevy Cruze I've seen in the wild was at the Oshawa Holiday Inn on Thursday morning with Michigan manufacturer plates. Nice looking car, actually: dark gray with two-tone gray interior.
Last Wed. I saw a right hand drive 280z parked on the street in downtown Columbus Ohio. I would love to know the story behind that.
Last Wed. I saw a right hand drive 280z parked on the street in downtown Columbus Ohio. I would love to know the story behind that.
In reply to alex:
Seen that Orange Gallardo in STL myself. (Well, it was an orange Gallardo; can't be that many of them). I, too, was surprised to hear a V10 scream like that. I got to follow it down 64/40 for 15 miles and I had the radio off the whole way.
We had an interesting auction here yesterday. Bugatti Veyron, Lambo Murcialago, tw F430 Ferraris, 67 Vette 427, MB SLR McLaren, Bentley, two Rolls, stretch Excursion limo. 55' Yacht, 33' Riva, two 210hp wave runners. One guys cars, for the benefit of IRS and unhappy investors. He's going away soon for a long vacation at Uncle Sam's country club.
Had another strange Rolls Royce sighting about a week back.
This time a mint Silver Cloud (I think), towing a grimey trailer full of plumbing supplies, (bits of PVC pipe and things like that.)
saw a classic autsin mini the other day... '63ish I think the guy said... happend we where stopping at the same shop... guy let me and the kiddies get in it (prob funny seeing a 6'5 300# guy get in) but he was an enthusiast and understood :)
the big thing was our kids have car names... Camber Elise... and then Cooper... 1st time Coop ever got to see a REAL mini :)
cwh wrote:We had an interesting auction here yesterday. Bugatti Veyron, Lambo Murcialago, tw F430 Ferraris, 67 Vette 427, MB SLR McLaren, Bentley, two Rolls, stretch Excursion limo. 55' Yacht, 33' Riva, two 210hp wave runners. One guys cars, for the benefit of IRS and unhappy investors. He's going away soon for a long vacation at Uncle Sam's country club.
I saw the ad for that auction. Assumed it was a whole heap o' drug dealers. That was one dude's garage? Keyrist... I was gonna put a bid in for the SLR, that's my wife's dream car, but she said don't bother cuz it just doesn't look good in bright yellow...
Do you have any idea what the high bids were?
Spotted not on the road but in a condo parking lot. Drivers side rear tire was flat and the chrome trim looked like he got it from JC Whitney.
Don't see many Pantera's on the road anymore.
Don't see many of these in my hometown of less than 7k people.
When I was working 10-6:30 on sundays there was always a green XJS 'Vert in the parking lot. Just seeing it was the highlight of the day
this afternoon on my way home from the Junkyard, I spotted a big truck towing a mini Traveller wagon in primer. looked slightly "clapped", but prime candidate for a restoration.
Who here recently got a mini?
"I saw the ad for that auction. Assumed it was a whole heap o' drug dealers. That was one dude's garage? Keyrist... I was gonna put a bid in for the SLR, that's my wife's dream car, but she said don't bother cuz it just doesn't look good in bright yellow...
Do you have any idea what the high bids were? " 06 F430, 6k miles,165k; MB SLR, 692 miles, 301k; 10 Murcialago, 298 miles, 382k; 09 Maserati GT, 12k miles, 90k; Veyron, 801 miles, 858k; 07 Rolls, 5k mile, 240k; 08 F430, 400 miles, 199k; 09 Bentley, 2300 miles, 179lk;
And my favorite- 55' Nor-Teck Supercat boat with twin Lycoming 1400hp gas turbines, 187,500
Big Ponzi scheme, Scott Rothstien. One of his co-conspirators was a Mr. George Levin of Classic Motor Carriage and Street Beast fame.
saw this on the road
last fall...beautiful - sorry for the shoddy pic.
I saw a jdm Saturn the other day. Right hand drive sw1. Weird.
Joey
jlm_photo wrote:Don't see many Pantera's on the road anymore.
Theres definitely a red one for sale on the side of the road in West Chester Ohio along Oh 42...I will try to snap a pic on the way home tonight and check the details on the card in the window.
joey48442 wrote:I saw a jdm Saturn the other day. Right hand drive sw1. Weird.
Joey
Postal carrier.
Luke wrote:Had another strange Rolls Royce sighting about a week back.
This time a mint Silver Cloud (I think), towing a grimey trailer full of plumbing supplies, (bits of PVC pipe and things like that.)
If you live in Pasco county Florida it was Dennis Denny.
Dennis was a West Virginia hillbilly that struck it rich during West central Floridas housing boom in the '80s. To say Dennis was a fun rich car guy was an understatement. He placed a Rolls on blocks in his front yard, had a stripped to glass big block 1963 Corvette that he hooned around town in, his wife drove a Rolls as a mail truck. Life has been good to him and he has always been a fun guy to watch.
