A pretty interesting trip home from dinner this evening. . .
A white supercar, possibly a Lambo Aventador. It was waiting to turn at the cross street so I couldn’t make a positive ID.
A yellow 1970 VW 1600 Type 3 with a big hood scoop, which was interesting for a car that was originally rear engine.
A 86-88 White Yugo, reflecting the cutting edge of Serbo-Croation technology. Despite being parked in a place that might get a visit from Mike and Frank from American Pickers, it appeared to be in pristine condition with no visible rust.
Finally, a restored 1970 Buick LeSabre convertible.
Must be a car show somewhere near this weekend. Saw many interesting cars on the way home from work. Most interesting, in the liquor store parking lot, a red 1970 Chevelle SS454 with a blower. Other than the stuff sticking through the hood it looked pretty much correct.
I spoke too soon when I posted in this thread earlier today. Because this evening I got passed by a Ferrari Portofino. And apparently a nearly new one, since it still had its temporary paper license plates from the dealer, along with a license plate frame from Ferrari of San Francisco.
I’ve had several to choose from so far today. A brand-y new Jaguar F-type that was shinier than aluminum foil, a Mazda RX-7 with the logo branding from 91-96 (or thereabouts), and a Bel Air, very similar to the one in @Bullitt photo above.
Weird coincidence yesterday on the way to work. I pulled out of my side street onto the main highway. 6:30 AM-ish, just starting to get fully light out. There are a couple vehicles behind me, haven’t paid much attention. I turn off on the road that leads to the interstate, there is a traffic circle on the way and as I approach, there is an SUV that is there before me, thus having the right of way. I look at the front of it as it pulls into the circle and can’t identify it. I observe that it has a vaguely 80s look but is obviously a new vehicle. Still, totally unfamiliar to me. As it proceeds through the traffic circle I see the rear end and it is a Lincoln. Huh, I think… wasn’t sure Lincoln was still in business. Certainly never noticed this particular model before. (Wasn’t a Navigator, more like Ford Explorer). I pulled out behind it and as I did just happened to look in the rear view mirror and there was an exact same model, in a different color, right behind me.
IDK, seemed like a weird coincidence to me in the moment.
Today was a big day for 1960s convertibles. The last one was a mid-60s Ford Galaxie in green. The first was a Plymouth Fury, also of mid-60s vintage. The middle one was too far away and I only saw for a few seconds, but I’m guessing it was a Chevy based on the grill.
I saw a 1958 Chevy Impala today. I would have liked to take a picture, but there was a truck next to that made it hard to get a good angle, and when I went back later the Chevy was gone. But I did take pictures of the exact same car several years ago (I can tell by the personalized plates). So here’s the car I saw today from back in 2018.
An all black Camaro stopped at a light. Not sure if an authentic first generation or the modern imitation of the first gen, light changed before I could get a look at the front. Tailights could’ve been either '69 or the modern ones.
I’ve seen it around the neighborhood before, but the local Land Rover Defender went by me while I was on a biking, and it’s a right hand drive. I’m guessing it’s a very early model, or possibly a Series III. I’ll look closer next time I see it.
