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Luke
Luke SuperDork
5/17/10 1:27 a.m.

Immaculate Rolls' Silver Shadow in primrose, like this one...

With a set of gold-painted "truck nutz" dangling from behind...

Seen anything odd lately?

grimmelshanks
grimmelshanks Reader
5/17/10 1:53 a.m.

i saw a viper in primer and no left tail light. usually people take care of those

Jay
Jay Dork
5/17/10 2:34 a.m.

Luke: any hillbillies near you have a high-profile lotto win lately? Because that's really the only explanation.

I bet they traded up from a 1976 Holden Ute.

Luke
Luke SuperDork
5/17/10 3:13 a.m.

You're probably right, Jay.

The driver was wearing an 'Akubra' hat, and pretty much looked exactly like this guy, stupid grin and all.

Autolex
Autolex HalfDork
5/17/10 9:51 a.m.

that primer viper was probably a kit... they made them for a while. it's a whole body package that drops over a C4 vette...

Grtechguy
Grtechguy SuperDork
5/17/10 10:01 a.m.

I heard, then saw a new white lambo under full throttle out my office window on Friday.

alex
alex Dork
5/17/10 3:17 p.m.

Spotted a black(!) DeLorean last week in traffic.

And witnessed a balls out run down an onramp by an orange Gallardo, which is about the last thing I expected to see in my neighborhood at 8am on a weekday. Matter of fact, we get so many open-piped sportbikes on this section of highway that I almost didn't look back when I saw it, thinking it was some squidly assclown - and I guess it could have been, just with a different vehicle. Needless to say, I was surprised to connect that high-pitched wail to a V10; never heard one being driven in anger before.

My favorite vehicle sighting in recent history, though, was a few weeks ago. I have been beating myself up ever since for not being able to get a picture. Let me leave you with a few words to form the epic mental image yourselves: Ford. Escort. Pickup. The Escortamino.

Claff
Claff New Reader
5/17/10 3:41 p.m.

Saturday afternoon in beautiful downtown Tysons Corner, VA I spotted a good-looking late 70s or early 80s Aston Martin in period correct metallic brown. Don't see those every day.

93celicaGT2
93celicaGT2 SuperDork
5/17/10 3:42 p.m.
alex wrote: Spotted a black(!) DeLorean last week in traffic. And witnessed a balls out run down an onramp by an orange Gallardo, which is about the last thing I expected to see in my neighborhood at 8am on a weekday. Matter of fact, we get so many open-piped sportbikes on this section of highway that I almost didn't look back when I saw it, thinking it was some squidly assclown - and I guess it could have been, just with a different vehicle. Needless to say, I was surprised to connect that high-pitched wail to a V10; never heard one being driven in anger before. My favorite vehicle sighting in recent history, though, was a few weeks ago. I have been beating myself up ever since for not being able to get a picture. Let me leave you with a few words to form the epic mental image yourselves: Ford. Escort. Pickup. The Escortamino.

ARG. I have pictures of that thing on my home PC i think.

alex
alex Dork
5/17/10 3:45 p.m.

I flipped so hard over that Escortamino that my girlfriend figures all her suspicions about my craziness are now solidly confirmed. Her barely-bemused glances have increased in frequency and length. All because some guy had the nerve to keep his beer and his sawzall in the same place near his Escort.

fiesta54
fiesta54 New Reader
5/17/10 3:49 p.m.
alex wrote: My favorite vehicle sighting in recent history, though, was a few weeks ago. I have been beating myself up ever since for not being able to get a picture. Let me leave you with a few words to form the epic mental image yourselves: Ford. Escort. Pickup. The Escortamino.

yea there was an escort wagon in a chumpcar race a few weeks back that was turned into a pickup

eastsidemav
eastsidemav Reader
5/17/10 4:06 p.m.
alex wrote: Ford. Escort. Pickup. The Escortamino.

There's a Buick Century (FWD) Camino I see somewhat often around my area. Saw it this weekend broken down on the side of the road.

Autolex
Autolex HalfDork
5/25/10 12:07 p.m.

I saw a tesla yesterday, I was driving from STL to FL and was getting gas in birmingham... he got on the onramp in front of me and turned into a beam of light... that damn thing accellerates so fast my xterra (floored!) couldn't even keep him in view going up the ramp! JEEZUS I R WANT TORQUES AT 0 RPMS!

slantvaliant
slantvaliant HalfDork
5/25/10 1:25 p.m.

I saw a 4WD Karmann Ghia.

Grtechguy
Grtechguy SuperDork
5/25/10 1:52 p.m.

I saw one very similar to this

Giant Purple Snorklewacker
Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
5/25/10 1:56 p.m.

I saw a "big" girl in very high heels and some seriously stressed spandex fall down a half a flight of stairs. I almost had to call an ambulance. I was laughing so hard I couldn't breathe.

benzbaron
benzbaron HalfDork
5/25/10 2:03 p.m.

A couple days ago I saw a Morgan aero. Real weird looking car.

81gtv6
81gtv6 GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
5/25/10 2:20 p.m.

I have seen these in the last few days:

Something very similar to this

Lesley
Lesley SuperDork
5/25/10 2:31 p.m.
Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: I saw a "big" girl in very high heels and some seriously stressed spandex fall down a half a flight of stairs. I almost had to call an ambulance. I was laughing so hard I couldn't breathe.

You do realize you're going to hell for that, don't you? At least you'll be in good company.

turboswede
turboswede GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
5/25/10 2:54 p.m.

Saw a pristine 2CV and a 64 'stang DD (complete with hitch!) on the commute to work this morning. Gotta love this town sometimes:

Keith
Keith GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
5/25/10 3:43 p.m.

I saw a duallie Expedition in California. Kind of awesome, actually. And a Ferrari with side strakes (348? Mondial?) which is probably the second Ferrari I've seen here in a decade.

Dr. Hess
Dr. Hess SuperDork
5/25/10 4:16 p.m.

I saw an Esprit Turbo, a Europa TC Special and a Locost Seven.

turboswede
turboswede GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
5/25/10 4:27 p.m.
Dr. Hess wrote: I saw an Esprit Turbo, a Europa TC Special and a Locost Seven.

Cheater....

Keith
Keith GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
5/25/10 4:28 p.m.

Yeah, but how many of those were on the road?

Jay
Jay Dork
5/25/10 5:33 p.m.
turboswede wrote: Saw a pristine 2CV and a 64 'stang DD (complete with hitch!) on the commute to work this morning. Gotta love this town sometimes:

Just to pick some nits, that Mustang looks like a '67 or '68.

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