@Richard_W_1 Pleased to see you back because you seem to see a host of awesome supercars. Although, it might be a good thing that I only see them rarely, because car lust.
Haha, thanks! It’s mostly down to the areas I live and work in, really. The actual place I live is a bit of a dump (or at least, rather mixed), but it’s close to some of the most expensive areas in the UK. Not sure what the US / rest-of-world equivalent would be, but if there’s somewhere near Beverly Hills that all the heroin addicts end up in - the ones that can’t afford houses in Beverly Hills, I mean - then that might be close. So there are nice cars that drive past a lot. And lately (when not stuck at home through the pandemic) I’ve been working in nice bits of London, which are also probably some of the best places to see these cars…
I spotted a classic BMW R100RS motorcycle, with the old airhead engine, like this.
A beautiful MGB in cherry red, and a 1920s Oldsmobile touring car.
And a Lamborghini Aventador coming out of the club at my parent’s retirement community.
This afternoon I saw a 1933 Ford Coupe based hot rod. It looked somewhat similar to the ZZ Top “Eliminator” car, although the car I saw was a bit more understated – it was just painted solid red with no stripes or graphics.
A friend of mine just completed the restoration of a 1969 Camaro and it looks fine. It sounds fine too. burble burble burble.
As for me, I’ve always loved the sound of a V8 with a high overlap camshaft at idle:
“Lub Lub Lubbity Lub Lub Lubbity…”
Saw a Lambo Huracan in Bozeman MT. Tiny little thing!
The cup holders are oddly shaped.
Another Ferrari SF90 parked near Marylebone station (got a closer look this time) on the way home last week, and today a silver Aventador parked under the Shard. It’s a while since I’ve seen one of those.
My brother-in-law would love to own that! He collects such things; he’d have to change the logo to Shell, though – he retired from them.
Two Ferraris today while driving my dad to his appointment at the VA. I’m not great at Ferrari ID but I think one was an SF90 and the other a 296. Maybe it was just the color (or I got the ID wrong) but the SF90 in gold looked positively subdued compared to the bright red 296.
I saw a 1950s era International Harvester R-110 pickup today. I took this picture of the same truck in someone’s driveway several years ago. Today I saw it being driven, being used to haul home the family’s Christmas tree.
Yesterday I saw a 1952 MG convertible, just like this on the back roads in rural Tennessee.
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Plenty of interesting cars at the end of this parade:
Vintage MGs, Jaguars, a Rolls, a Mercedes, etc.
An Aston Martin DBX. Their new SUV. New for the 2021 model year. MSRP will set you back about $177,000.
On a walk in the neighborhood, a boat-tail Riviera (71-73). A friend had one in high school, fond memories of that beast.
An Audi RS6 Avant.
Walking home from the store I saw a Tesla Model 3 that I’m pretty sure was being driven on auto pilot. It was moving rather slowly (albeit on a residential street with a 25 mph speed limit, so it might have just been going exactly the speed limit). To emphasize how slow it was going, there was a Jeep behind it tailgating. And I looked at the driver as it passed – he had no hands on the steering wheel.
Also, earlier in the day I saw a Karmann-Ghia with a lowered suspension. In terms of appearance it looked stock otherwise, but who knows about the drivetrain.