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Post by dapellegrini on Oct 30, 2022 20:33:55 GMT -8
When 3 Veyron's crash an otherwise composed gathering: I believe the front two were Floyd Mayweather's - for sale at the time - or just sold...
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Post by dapellegrini on Oct 30, 2022 20:35:21 GMT -8
For those who like the 2005/6 re-edition of the Ford GT - it would be Mecca here... Here's one looking lost:
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Post by dapellegrini on Oct 30, 2022 20:36:09 GMT -8
And for those that believe windshields are overrated ...
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Post by dapellegrini on Oct 30, 2022 20:37:09 GMT -8
Another #if-you-know-you-know:
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Post by dapellegrini on Oct 30, 2022 20:37:53 GMT -8
And a nod to JDM...
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Post by dapellegrini on Oct 30, 2022 20:39:35 GMT -8
Lost in the middle, my car, when it was still new with stickers: (apologies to the purists, but I love Launch Control on the PDK)
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Post by dapellegrini on Oct 30, 2022 20:42:50 GMT -8
I think I am perhaps 25-30% through my stack.. any one else? There must be some others who have snapped a photo of a cool car or motorcycle... I have tried to demonstrate quite a range here, but just incase it is too top heavy here's a 2CV in its native lands: And another more colorful one: And a compatriot scouter of some sort:
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Post by dapellegrini on Oct 30, 2022 20:47:35 GMT -8
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Post by dapellegrini on Oct 30, 2022 21:25:24 GMT -8
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Post by dapellegrini on Oct 30, 2022 21:27:54 GMT -8
Here's my puppy "Enzo" when he was very little - next to his namesake:
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Post by dapellegrini on Oct 30, 2022 21:28:34 GMT -8
As I understand it, the more windows, the more these are worth...
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Post by dapellegrini on Oct 30, 2022 21:35:55 GMT -8
These are also not common around here, except at auction... still looking for a photo or two of the locally owned purple one. I believe this one sold last year at RM for serious cash: Perhaps the best modern JDM to be had
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Post by dapellegrini on Oct 30, 2022 21:37:21 GMT -8
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Post by trilo on Oct 31, 2022 0:04:25 GMT -8
Nice cars! I spotted Citroen C6 on Friday. When I see Citroen C6, it goes something like this: "That is HIDEOUS!" "Wait a minute..." "Hmm... It's not THAT bad" "It's actually rather nice" "Remember, they say it's nice to drive as well..." "It's actually quite pretty... no, beautiful" "I wonder if there's any of them for sale" There is truly some strange appeal in it, and I always go through the above process in my head when I see one. I think that's the reason why I like it so much, it manages to move something inside me every time. I would have one even non-running, so that I could just watch that car all day. And the C6 concept is just out of this world! img source: monamicitroen.blog/2017/10/24/citroen-c6/
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Post by inboost on Oct 31, 2022 4:09:45 GMT -8
dapellegrini - these are fantastic photos, I'll have to dig into some of my archive to find a small handful I feel might be worthy of the caliber of car and composure you're treating us to. I find the photo of the red Citroën so cool I think it could be a poster! I'm no fan of the car but the photographic composure and the vintage feel is spot on.
trilo - I understand your feelings, and share them for a DMC DeLorean DM-12. I understand there are gearing up to offer a brand new version of this car. I'm just not interested. At all...
But i might not be able to hang on to my wallet if I got the chance to buy one of these in good shape!
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Post by small on Oct 31, 2022 4:15:39 GMT -8
I believe it was perhaps the following year at the Bonham auction (we are one of the 3-4 main car auction venues in the USA) they had this Aston Martin Lagonda... Just take in the dashboard! Not sure how accurate it is but I read that when this was made it was the most expensive production car on the market...Seeing the dash lit up beings back memories of what we thought the future would hold...I still like my analog gauges. I also preferred my sliders and knobs in the e34 over the push buttons on the e39, yet they are better still than having to navigate a touch screen to try and change the fan setting... I have a portable HD that has years worth of car photos. There is a Father day show at a local shopping mall that I have gone to since I was being pushed in a stroller. Some pretty neat cars there, saw a Tucker once which was not something I figured I'd see in person. The biggest draw to the show are the prewar cars. Over the years more and more modern cars have been presented. Between this thread and BAT I seriously regret some of my life choices over the years...I remember looking at mid 80's 911's with 100,000+ on eBay going for mid 20's thinking man they have held their value. Seeing sale prices on BAT has me thinking what a wonderful investment a few would have made.
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Post by small on Oct 31, 2022 4:32:18 GMT -8
As the story goes... Lamborghini was a tractor builder in Italy - so successful that he bought himself a Ferrari. After a brief ownership he was so disgusted with the quality of the car, he wrote to Enzo with suggestions on how to improve it. Enzo didn't take well to the advice, and as a result Lamborghini decided to build his own car.... The Muira is perhaps my favorite, and subject for a future post or 3... Here is an early tractor up for auction: There is a guy who started out selling floormats, from his mom kitchen table, to the back of a memorabilia shop, that has a Porsche Tractor in his show room, down the street. The showroom has a bunch of awesome things to look at while waiting for your order to be picked...I guess he bought one of the more expensive Ferrari's a while back... Kind of interesting the people you see commenting on cars over there. Heck one of the owners of Pelican Parts joins in from time to time. I recall him explaining how to rebuild a ABS module on a BMW, saying it was the same basic unit on one of his Porsche and how he had started rebuilding his own because of cost or wanting to get it working himself...But he was just helping out the car community. Pretty cool. Then there was a Dino that had undergone a $400k+ restoration where by comment 10 it was pointed out they used the wrong tail lights? by comment 100 one of the guys chimed in that he had gone out to his garage to check his and sure enough they were wrong! Wow.
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Post by trilo on Oct 31, 2022 4:58:37 GMT -8
Ooooh, tractors! This one is my absolute favorite. 4 WD Fiat 1500 DT. EDIT: About the name. It ofc means Fabbrica Italiana Automobili di Torino, but in Latin it also means (quote from Merriam-Webster): "a command or act of will that creates something without or as if without further effort." Those clever Italians! img source: www.tractorfan.fi/picture/734118/
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Post by small on Oct 31, 2022 5:42:26 GMT -8
Ooooh, tractors! This one is my absolute favorite. 4 WD Fiat 1500 DT. EDIT: About the name. It ofc means Fabbrica Italiana Automobili di Torino, but in Latin it also means (quote from Merriam-Webster): "a command or act of will that creates something without or as if without further effort." Those clever Italians! img source: www.tractorfan.fi/picture/734118/Between a Ford 8N and a 924 I learned how to drive stick...well mostly the 8N...In my much younger days when life was simpler. My dad was having some work done on the 8N by a guy about 15 miles away. Dad had it towed there. Not sure what it was there for. I imagine I was about 11 or 12 when he took me and a spare gas can to go pick it up. He left me said I'll see you at home, and I managed to stay off main roads most of the time...Quite the memory...The odd looks from people in cars at the time...I doubt anyone could get away with that now around here.
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Post by victor on Oct 31, 2022 6:19:42 GMT -8
Another Twizy (I think), getting some juice in Tokyo.
And the thing no one wants to see, but if you own an old car long enough, you will
BTW, the rear spoiler is not correct (added by the previous owner) but it, along w/ the front spoiler, really aids traction in the twisties when going quickly.
I keep on getting asked why I don't upgrade to a new (or at least newer) model. And maybe I will at some point. But the directness of the old tech gives a feel for the road and a connection that you just can't get from a modern (and much faster, sleeker, convenient and reliable) sports car. I simply don't believe a car built today will still be on the road 40 years from now (unless it's a Porsche). And the thrill of driving something like this is unbelievable - it's still respectably quick and handles like a dream.
Still one has to accept that odd bits do fail, metal fatigues and some parts are becoming difficult to source. So it goes. Just as it's worthwhile to have a relationship with a good watchmaker, it's the same with a specialist mechanic for old sports cars.
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