car sightings

[danmangt40]

ok, I've been a car freak for years. I now drag myself to the detroit and chicago shows every year (I go to purdue, in west lafayette, indiana, usa), I remember chasing a lamborghini Diablo alongside london traffic until I tripped and busted my leg in 1995, I later saw a mclaren f1 in the flesh in the mclaren dealership in london near hyde park... everything since then isn't really even worth noting, except for one special afternoon. it was classic, it could have been in a freaking sit com. I'll describe it for you. I was taking physics in a summer school program for spoiled kids at harvard after my junior year in high school, and my gf was bitching at me, while we were sitting on a bench in cambridge just north of harvard square. She told me that I paid more attention to cars than her, and wanted to know what I had to say for myself. Well, this was th girl who'd done me the great honor of taking my virginity as well as being drop dead gorgeous and a responsible, brilliant girl to boot, so the last thing I wanted to do was disappoint her by saying anything other than, "my god, darling, I'm so sorry, ILOVE YOU!" But, as I was about to defend myself and try to calm her fury and disappointment (I'd been reading Autocar and hadn't heard what she'd said about something), I swear to god, what comes barrelling down massachusetts avenue/ mass ave (over her shoulder), but a porsche 911 turbo S... I shake it off, she's more important. I try again, and then, a caravan of supercars barrels by: a lotus esprit V8, followed by a dodge viper GTS, ferrari f355, a heavily modified vette, and a jag xk8, and lets just say by that point I was lost. My gf was hollering at me about something, but I couldn't hear her... I was running down the street to get a better look at those wonderful cars. I don't know what was happening that weekend in boston, but damn something cool must've happened. I really blew it with that girl tho, she hasn't spoken to me much since we left harvard.

Oh well, I've learned my lesson. if the girl isn't enough to keep you from turning your head if that happens, then she isn't the right one for you. I would say that if the girl doesn't look too, then she isn't the right one, but I've reconsidered that statement. if the girl looks up and stares the way I did, reach down her shorts and check to see that she doesn't have a bigger cock than you do! lol. I seriously doubt there is a woman that cares as much about cars to behave that way.
hope you all enjoyed my story.

[Chris]

Adam, I hope your kidding.

danmangt40: I hate you! Are you rich? Are you spoiled? Whatcar do you or your parents have? And if I were in your position, I would have chased the cars to Pretty sad, huh
I feel danica patrick is the girl for me, adn maybe you too. check her out, and read the site and visit all the links. She is REALLY hot, and, ahhh. Here is her site : here

[danmangt40]

wow, she definitely sounds like a winner. Too bad I'll probably never meet her. Yeah, you might say I've been spoiled. I've tried not to let it affect me, but its hard not to make it sound that way when talking about how I encountered a mclaren f1 and a story about how I managed to blow things with a gorgeous girl in such a wonderful but pretentious sounding place as cambridge, mass... hope you don't really hate me. I really try not to let my resources make me someone people can't talk to. I wear jeans and t-shirts, wear nikes and live on a student's budget in the basement of a fraternity house. I just happen to have a backup plan a bit deeper than most people should I forget my goals in life and become a loser, pothead, snob, or worse.... write back dude, but lets try not to corrupt the meaning of this forum. Its about car sightings, and today:

I saw a jeep liberty for the first time. I'm sure in a matter of weeks they'll be everywhere, but I was quite pleased by its appearance. It may be a true successor to the old cherokee which so many enthusiasts were loyal to. Now, I'm not a 4x4 freak, but I know an icon when I see one, and that car was in danger of being replaced by something as mundane as a CRV. I'm glad to see that while DaimlerChrysler is raping all the former Chrysler brands of their talent, Jeep has still managed to produce the best "Jeep" in the cute-ute category and not lost its way in pursuit of the cute-ute ideal to appeal to the tiffany's who want a blue liberty to match their new nokia cell phone and favorite nail color.

you know, the way I've come off the last couple entries, I don't want to sound sexist. I really love women, and I am a true equalist. If I've made any anti-women comments above, I would like to clarify not that women are not involved with cars in as passionate manner as men, but only to point out that they are handicapped by the structure in which they are raised. Example: you can get almost any car today in blue, how many in pink? (pink being a color used to label the difference between boys and girls from birth) Women have just as much talent and reason to be involved in cars, just like Danica, the young racing goddess that Chris pointed out above. The man "behind" the plymouth prowler was in fact a woman, There are just too few of these special ladies out there not to point out that there is a more logical connection between oil and testosterone in todays society. For more proof, look down the list of names who replied to this forum. See many women? sadly, no. If only we could inform "tiffany" of the virtues of differentials and variable-length intake runners and just how bitchin anti-roll bars are.... you get the drift. Reply people! lol

[Morpheus XIII]

Recent one-of-a-kinds I've seen:

-Porsche 959 (no its nots a replica) (white)
-De Tomaso Pantera (black)
-Austin Mini-cooper (left-hand steering) (green)
-Prototype Ford Explorer/Expedition/something else? (hard to tell; black with black masking)
-Prototype Lexus LS430 (before debut, light purple?)

Where do you see such beauts? Growing up around Rolling Hills, CA, you will see all sorts of rarities, oddities, prototypes, besides modern exotics. Here, I laid my eyes on several other precious stones in the past:

-Prototype BMW Z3 Coupe (before it became labeled as M Coupe; orange with black masking)
-Ford GS90 (with the funky polka-dot taillights; blue with white striping)
-The first Motorex R33 Skyline GT-R vspec (white)
-Lamborghini Countach (white)
-Lamborghini Miura
-Austin Mini-Cooper (right-hand steering; yellow)
-MB S600 Cabriolet (special order german import)
-Lexus IS300, Prius (both before debut; Toyota's headquarters is located in Torrance)
-Nissan Altra EV (Nissan's headquarters is located in Torrance)
...and many others if I could remember the past 2 decades.

[Chris]

You will not see a 959 here. Bill Gates spent millions upon millions trying to get one, and its still sitting on a dock in Florida. If anyone can shed light on this, please help.
danmangt40- I dont really hate you. I just am upset I'm not you. I also wish women everywhere would get into cars, then they wouldn't get mad when you say "Its not that I love the car more than you, I love the car in a different way".

I say a Viper RT/10 yesterday, in Norland, population 200.
In Daytona beach on spring break, I say a Testarossa convertible on the beach. I got my dad to recorcd it on the beach.
I also so an Impala a few days after a mag did a report on it, which was neat cuz' my local dealer didn't have any.

[danmangt40]

correction: real 959s are legal in the us under a clause for importation that is called "display and show. " it currently only covers 6 cars, the mclaren f1, the bugatti eb110, the jaguar xj220, the porsche 959, a special peugeot rallying car, and one other one. Bill gates does have a 959. Autoweek wrote about the display and show clause back in february. Gates, who wanted a 959, helped influence its being legal...

[Morpheus XIII]

That EB110 is a monster. 4 turbos? Good grief... I have yet to see one. Heck, I rarely see it in magazines either. That new 16-cylinder 1Khp heavyweight is an eyesore though... maybe its that corporate nose that I find distasteful.

[Chris]

I had heard of the Bugattis coming over. Myself, I like (ok, LOVE)the new Veyron. I think its good those cars can finally come over. I head of that clause too, and in theory, any car can come over (the one I'[m thinking of may be different) You can only drive it for 2500 miles a year, though. Still, better than nothing.
Its good to see these cars here.

[S Brake]

Dan, i know exactly how you feel, the girl i'm with hates cars and she is always talking about how all of our serious conversations end with "did you see that porsche?" but i wasn't going to change but now she is starting to see some other guy and its driving me nuts, so i'm going to hold off on the car stuff around her, i think you should do the same. now to the cool stuff
Ferrari
-360 Mondena
-550 Maranello
-456 M
-Testarossa spider and coupe
-numerous 308's
-F40
-348
-355 spider and coupe
Porsche
-numerous turbos, 911's, boxters, carrera 4's, cabriolet's
Corvette C5's
Corvette Z06
Lamborghini Diablo's Vt, SV...
Lamborghini LM002
BMW
-M3
-Z3
-and regulars, but nice
lots of Acura NSX's
lots of Dodge Vipers, i got to sit in an RT/10
a couple of Lotus esprit's
some Panos Roadsters
I raced an Audi TT coupe
there are just too many to to name for now, i will post some important ones when i think of them later
also for my birthday i am going to the lamborghini and ferrari dealerships!
Dave
:sun:

[Chris]

I'm pretty sure I've seen a Dino (not a Ferrari, like many people think)
Honda CART racecars (at an autoshow, up real close)
sat in a Viper ACR, rowed through the gears
Chevy SSR
" Borrego,
" most of this years concepts
T-Bird (new one)


If I remember more, I will post them.

[Adam]

Originally posted by Chris
Adam, I hope your kidding.

you bet your life on it

[S Brake]

Oh yeah, i work at a waterpark and last week before we opened i heard a huge rumble and the squeal of tires, i turn around and there it is, a shelby cobra, probably a replica but i didn't care, it was so nice. if you want to go window shopping you should check out the car dealerships next to the car rental places like hertz and stuff by the honolulu airport. within one block there was a lambo dealership, corvette, porsche, maserati, and the list goes on.:flash:
Dave

[Chris]

A maserati in Hawaii- they havent sold them here in a LONG time.

[S Brake]

I was just a surprised as you my friend, but it was there. i hear maserati is making a comeback though.

[Chris]

They are making a comeback, starting with a spider of teh 3200gt. (here, probably 4 liters, so 4000gt.) Maybe they currently only sell old ones, or for the show and display loop-hole.