Rare Car Spotted!

Post by **complacent** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:17 am

wow, that is pretty wild! really looks like a very different exploder.

i kinda dig it.

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:11 pm

saw a yellow Volvo P1800S Coupe this morning but didn't have a camera handy. sweet little car

Post by **Sabre** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 10:53 am

Mr Kleen wrote:saw a yellow Volvo P1800S Coupe this morning but didn't have a camera handy. sweet little car

That is a cool car! Pretty interesting history too

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:17 pm

I know where there's a cream colored 1800 ES for sale, but the guy wanted waaaaay to much for it.

every time I see one of these, I have to wonder if a 2l flat 4 would fit in there...

WRXWagon2112 · Post by **WRXWagon2112** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 3:58 pm

Just saw a gray Ferrari 612 Scaglietti on the Beltway (web-sourced photos below as I couldn't get a picture of it):

--Alan

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 5:23 pm

I see a brown one fairly often on 395. I'm not a fan of the Scaglietti in general, and brown doesn't do it any favors.

Post by **Sabre** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:56 am

Mr Kleen wrote:I see a brown one fairly often on 395. I'm not a fan of the Scaglietti in general, and brown doesn't do it any favors.

Agreed on the brown, but I think it's a beautiful car in that gray.

Post by **complacent** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:01 am

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:00 am

Going antique

Libra Monkee · Post by **Libra Monkee** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:30 am

I love to see old timey vehicles still on the road.

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:33 am

I was following him for a while. You should have seen the looks he was getting from everyone.

Post by **Sabre** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 1:50 pm

Been meaning to post up with some of the ones I've seen recently. First, one I saw at my gym:

MG TF
Engine Capacity: 1796cc
Power: 136PS/99.3kW@6,750rpm
Torque: (NM/rpm) 165 NM@5,000rpm
0-60mph: 8.4 secs
Top speed: 127mph/205kph

Cars2.jpg

Second was today on the way back from Herndon, VA:

Ferrari 575M Maranello
Configuration: 65° V12 engine
Displacement: 5.7 L (5748 cc/350 in³)
Maximum power: 540 PS (400 kW; 530 hp) at 7,250 rpm
Maximum torque: 588.6 N·m (434.1 lb·ft) at 5,250 rpm
Maximum speed: 327 km/h (203 mph)
0 to 100 km/h (62 mph): 4.2 seconds

Cars1.jpg

Both absolutely beautiful cars. I also saw a Jaguar XKR-S, but couldn't get a picture

Sounded beautiful though!

Post by **complacent** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:12 pm

How the

did someone get an MG TF over here?!? I didn't think they were sold stateside?

Post by **Sabre** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:16 pm

complacent wrote:How the did someone get an MG TF over here?!? I didn't think they were sold stateside?

This was a right hand drive, so I'm guessing they had it shipped here when they moved. I have a couple of other pictures that I'll post up when I have a connection for my phone to go out of

Libra Monkee · Post by **Libra Monkee** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:27 pm

ELONA?! I've seen that plate before. Can't remember exactly where though.

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 4:45 pm

volvo.jpg

there was a coupe as well, but I like that classic shooting brake look.

I spent some time drinking an Octoberfest at Oktoberfest contemplating whether a Subaru 2.5 would fit in that engine bay...

schvin · Post by **schvin** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 8:52 pm

really cool old small fiat that an owner of a shop down the street from our apartment drives:

(not my photo)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmstaley/3875128857/

snaab · Post by **snaab** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:25 pm

complacent wrote:How the did someone get an MG TF over here?!? I didn't think they were sold stateside?

I just saw one from Mexico yesterday, come to think of it.

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 5:39 pm

I spotted a white GTR, a black Maserati Gran Turismo and a green Aston Martin DB9 on 66 this afternoon.

Post by **ElZorro** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:38 pm

Its about that time of year, go park at a overlook on Skyline Drive and watch the exotics roll by.

supasixfo · Post by **supasixfo** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 4:54 pm

New Silver Aston Martin DBS spotted in Falls Church, VA. I have a crappy cell phone picture, but dayam, Recession?! What recession?!!

This is basically what i saw when it was circling the block and I tried to keep up in my de-tuned diablo.

Needless to say, my jaw dropped to my pasty white ankles.

thermobox · Post by **thermobox** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:46 pm

Spotted a silver lambo mercy in manassas of all places? With staple deep dish rims.

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:59 pm

a red 550 Maranello Spyder rolled down 8th street today but was too quick for me to get a pic.
oddly enough it didn't sound that great.

WRXWagon2112 · Post by **WRXWagon2112** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 6:05 am

On the drive home yesterday I saw a black Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe. And yes, the centers of the hubcaps really do stay motionless.

As I couldn't get a photo, this'll have to do:

--Alan

Post by **complacent** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:38 pm

I was out for a brief ride yesterday on the bike when I ran across an honest-to-god 1971 Hemi Cuda Convertible. I couldn't believe it. Gotta love del ray!

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