Dog Days - August

[bobo]

A Wrangler Unlimited with license plate: (heart)LESBNS

[XP715]

A 1940 Ford coupe (hot rodded) parked next to a 1940 Chevrolet coupe (original) at a local donut shop. Very cool.

[Cory Wolfe]

God damn Brookville has to be boring if that's a spot.

Why not mention the 1998 Camry LE in beige with the gold package and a missing hubcap.

This is just what I see go by my house, which is in the middle of nowhere. So yes, it's quite boring. Anything that isn't a Ford Focus, Chrysler minivan, Ford fullsize truck, Chevy fullsize truck, GM J-body, S10/Blazer, or a random domestic sedan from the 80s.. I constitute as a spot.

[ToniCipriani]

2005 Pontiac GTO with New Jersey plates. The guy swapped the Pontiac GTO badges at the back with Monaro badges, front still had the Pontiac nose and GTO badges...

[Robert Hall]

I saw a Cobalt coupe this morning that didn't have the gold bowtie on the deckid, but instead, C O B A L T spelled out across the decklid in chrome letters. Interesting..haven't seen one like that.

[Sixty8panther]

- That ridiculous International CXT medium duty crew cab pickup...

- 1957 Chevrolet in red (red 2dr sedan)

- Very rough 1974? Dodge Dart 2dr hardtop squareback

- Green Ford Model-A pickup (late 20s)

- 1987-8-9 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham in tripple blue !!!MINT!!!

- 1941 Ford 4 door sedan, gunmetal gray

- Austin Healey Sprite (early 60s?)

Some lucky bastard took delivery of a yellow Z06 today:

Edited August 11, 2007 by Sixty8panther

[Cory Wolfe]

A riced N-body Malibu with an odd exhaust system. It wasn't a typical fart-can sound. It sounded... German, if that makes sense.

[XP715]

-1970 Pontiac GTO

-1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

-1953 Chevrolet coupe

[Sixty8panther]

1/2 hour ago in front of the Cadillac showroom...

[Robert Hall]

Mmmmmm...'72 Riv...drool. If I had to pick a favorite Buick, it would have to be the boattails..what a design.

[Sixty8panther]

That Riviera was a 1972. It was MINT!!! Beautiful inside & out.

French guy owned it, (slight accent so I asked) he's had the car

for about 7 years, he just finished the restroration. He offered

to trade it straight up for the 2006 Corvette (manual, coupe) we

have with 15K miles, I was tempted to say "uhhh.... sure" give

him the keys to the late-model Chevy & take off the in the Rivi.

Others today:

- 1970 Buick GSX in saturn yellow... at Autozone w/ the hood up.

- 1949? DeSoto 4-dr in battleship gray

- 1965 Mustang notchback hardtop in burgundy :yawn:

- 1967/8 Mustang ragtop in baby blue/white roof

- 1954 Chevrolet Corvette, 99% original (but I see it everyday, it's on the 3rd floor)

- 1960 Oldsmobile Super-88 four door hardtop "flattop" in white (ex-neighbor's)

- 1973 Mercury Cougar hardtop in red (have not seen this gen. Cougar in 6+ years)

not the car I saw but to illustrate the bodystyle:

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[Robert Hall]

I saw a black '79 AMC Spirt AMX today..very clean condition. Didn't have a camera w/ me.

[Robert Hall]

I saw a base model new Tundra today..regular cab, short bed..silver w/ steel wheels, black bumpers. Pretty homely. I haven't seen any work truck/base versions of the '07 Silverado or Sierra yet, w/ black bumpers...I assume they exist?

[the_yellow_dart]

Saw an Audi R8 today. Dealer plates.

Was going over a rough set of railroad tracks right next to it - the thing rattled A LOT, I could hear it from inside my car with the window up. Is this just because of the carbon fibre? Because of a taught sport suspension? What gives?

[Sixty8panther]

Broken down baby-blue 2nd gen. Prius.

Car was on the side of the Everett turnpike with its

hazzards on while a very bitchy looking broad was

walking away from it & screaming into a cell phone.

- 1976? Chevrolet Corvette RED

- 1948 Ford pickup

- 2004 Buick Park Ave ULTRA in white diamond.

- 1982 Ford Mustang (auto, powered by inline-6) $1300 obo, with 110K miles...

oh, almost forgot: a MINT late '80s Toyota Cressida.

Edited August 14, 2007 by Sixty8panther

[vonVeezelsnider]

- 2004 Buick Park Ave ULTRA in white diamond.

Beautiful Car! Did it have chrome wheels?

[Robert Hall]

- 1982 Ford Mustang (auto, powered by inline-6) $1300 obo, with 110K miles...

Hmmm...interesting..the Fox Mustangs started out with the 2.8 V6 in '79, then switched to the 3.3L inline 6 mid-79. The 3.8L V6 replaced the 3.3 in '83 (according to Wikipedia). I don't think I've ever seen a straight 6 in a Fox Mustang, didn't realize they were offered with one (I'm more familiar with the 5.0s).

Edited August 14, 2007 by moltar

[Sixty8panther]

Yes, the Park Ave. had chromies...

"Theyz only six-teens but I keeps 'em clean!"

The B.P.A. was driven in by a lady who was interested

in the CROSSOVER Cadillac, NOT the SUV. (her words)

She thought the Escalade was VULGAR and disgusting.

The SRX seemed to please her but she was still a bit

ill tempered about the graystone metallic.

Hmmm...interesting..the Fox Mustangs started out with the 2.8 V6 in '79, then switched to the 3.3L inline 6 mid-79. The 3.8L V6 replaced the 3.3 in '83 (according to Wikipedia). I don't think I've ever seen a straight 6 in a Fox Mustang, didn't realize they were offered with one (I'm more familiar with the 5.0s).

It's at a $h!-show gas station in Dracut Mass.

when I lifted up the hood and gazed at the six

spark plugs all in a line was the moment I

stopped thinking the guy was B.S.-ing me. To

be honest I had NO idea the Fox-body EVER

came with a inline-six.

If the Mustang's asking price was closer to

"actual cash value" I'd probably seriously

consider it for a cheap "fuel efficient" winter

beater, even though the automatic trans.

dissapointed me. It had a GHIA emblem on

the trunklid.

Actual cash value for that car is (IMO) $350

[Sixty8panther]

Just a second ago a silver late '80s Ferrari Testarossa rolled by.

The guy was not driving in a spirited manner at all... I did not

evennhear any detectable exhaust note.

[DetroitNut90]

A Sienna, marooned in the far left lane of the Beltway. Apparently, it's radiator exploded: coolant was everywhere. The new Tundra's also becoming popular around here. I saw several examples that ranged from the vulgar base-model regular cabs to the Limited CrewMax 5.7L's.

On the bright side, I saw a boat-tail Riviera, and the white '65 Cadillac Sedan deVille that recently appeared near my work is still there. I can look out the window at my leisure and admire it.

[Sixty8panther]

On the bright side, I saw a boat-tail Riviera, and the white '65 Cadillac Sedan deVille that recently appeared near my work is still there. I can look out the window at my leisure and admire it.

PHOTOS?!?!

[AxelTheRed]

One AMC Pacer station wagon.

[XP715]

-1976 AMC Hornet coupe (with sunroof!)

-1960's Checker Marathon with the tops of the rear quarters literally rotted off (but had current registration!)

-1972 Monte Carlo

-1977 Monte Carlo

-1980 Camaro Z28

-1969 VW Beetle

-Ferrari 360

-Bentley Continental GT convertible

[Sixty8panther]

- 1969 Oldsmobile Toronado in black.... NEXT to a 1968? Cadillac Eldorado in gold

(both for sale on the front lawn)

- late '60s MG roadster, orange

- 1970 Chevelle SS, daytona yellow.... for sale

- 1970s Triumph TR6, red

[XP715]

-1971 Chevelle, black with white SS stripes

-1970 Oldsmobile 442, red

[Sixty8panther]

Aformentioned International "My Weiner is Extra Small" CXT pickup.

Razor cameras suck to begin with, in backlit situations they're useless.

And some jerk parked his old beat up Buick right in the middle

of the Brand New Cadillac line at work next to a 2008 DTS.

[Satty]

Does a bunch of Segways count as a sighting? 2 Police units, one camouflaged one (??? I dont get it) and one plain 'ol Segway.

[XP715]

1971 Cadillac Sedan DeVille, on the lift at the transmission shop next door to me at work

[Sixty8panther]

I will bet my right arm it has less rust in the rear wheel

wells than the current T!GH+ WH1P$ company car....

[XP715]

I will bet my right arm it has less rust in the rear wheel

wells than the current T!GH+ WH1P$ company car....

You may or may not be right. It was treated to very $h!ty paint and recent THICK bodywork that has made that awesome bodyline that comes to a point at the back a lot less pronounced. Actually, the horrible quality of both body and paint and quantity of bondo used reminds me a lot of the bodywork (and I use that term quite loosely) on my $200 beige house paint special '67 Eldorado parts car. At least it's still around, right?

[loki]

there's been a CXT sitting in front of the area's international building for a while.

saw a, i'm guessing, 66 or so impala 4-door...maybe a 70's? had circle lights, 3 pairs, tops looked barely flattened. (not good at impala year guessing.)

[NOS2006]

Dude, I saw a T-Rex going down I-696 today!

[Satty]

VW Bus that I really want.

Another Seqway (or maybe the same normal one from yesterday) that I really really really want.

[Chris_Doane]

-Imola Red Ferrari F430 Spyder. In my garage....my....communal garage.

-Red Ford GT w/white stripes. The paint, not the band.

-A bunch of other cars that won't see the light of day, without camouflage, until 2008/2009.

Edited August 18, 2007 by Chris_Doane

[Satty]

Rain...that counts as a spotting, right?

[Cory Wolfe]

My first Z06 while killing myself on a bike. It has quite the presence, I must say.

[Satty]

I imagine you on a bike is quite the presence.

[XP715]

1977 Pontiac Grand Prix LJ

[Intrepidation]

Gray Maserati Coupe

Black Dodge Viper R/T 10

a blue `89 Cavalier with blue painted hubcaps, wood grill, and 3 Impala badges on said "grill"

[Sixty8panther]

(Late 1940s?) Dodeg PowerWagon, with great patina

MINT lookign Buick Reata coupe, red. (vanity plate said RE-A-TA)

[Cory Wolfe]

I imagine you on a bike is quite the presence.

Hah.

Local ad I saw:

1996 Impala SS

Black with grey leather interior. Super clean. 8 way power seats, 5.7 fuel injected engine W/overdive Transmission, AC, power windows, remote door locks. Premium Sound System is the best I've ever heard. Kelly Bluebook retail value listed at 11,255. This car is a steal at $8,000.00.

http://godubois.net/classcaffe/cc/index.ph...p;link_id=54580

Edited August 18, 2007 by blackviper8891

[LosAngeles]

Let me get to my own and catch up:

-'59 Buick done up whiteboy-lowrider style, First time ever seeing one live on the road

-STUDEBAKER TRUCK!!

-the newest Aston Martin, kinda sexy

-'56ish Pontiac

-A 50's luxury coupe I couldn't discern whether the make was Lincoln or Studebaker (had the badge "Gran Turismo")

-'69 Buick Electra 225 in the slummy part of downtown, FOR SALE!! $1500! (albeit packed with junk...the guy called me back but didn't leave his number)

-'72ish CDV, FOR SALE!! $3000! (87.5% more than the '72 SDV for sale back in February, but body looked straighter)

-'69 Bel Air wagon (had me wishing someone had a Delta 88 version)

-'72ish Ninety Eight dubbed up (like it should be, it's 2007, stock or dubbed up is what should be up)

-'82ish Imperial

-'69 Imperial sedan

-A Chysler coupe for somewhere in the mid-60s, I can't find the pic of.

-Ford Galaxie 500 fastback.

[ocnblu]

'08 G6 GT coupe in goodlooking dark blue/black leather/chrome 5 spokes

Pearl dark gray '08 Canyon Crew

Several new Imprezas. One base, silver sedan, the rest were dark gray or black hatches... base, WRX and Outback Sport

'08 Mazda 3s. Looks like they got new bumpers and grilles for '08

Altima coupes, one 2.5S, one 3.5SE

(I went lot hopping in the gray drizzly afternoon)

[Oracle of Delphi]

I imagine you on a bike is quite the presence.

I'll go biking with you Satty. I bike most weekends, but then I have an IronHorse! :AH-HA_wink:

[ocnblu]

aww... isn't that sweeeeet? :AH-HA_wink:

[Oracle of Delphi]

KISS ME! :AH-HA_wink:

[balthazar]

'57 Lincoln 4-dr hardtop

'53 Buick Special 2-dr sedan

'55 Plymouth Plaza 4-dr sedan

'55 Chevy 4-dr sedan

'61 Olds 98 4-dr sedan

[toesuf94]

Saw a 'pristine' Subaru Justy yesterday...and in the paper this weekend: Pontiac T-1000 with 8k original miles!!! And a Citation X-11 with 88k miles!

1965 Corvette, all original...in bad shape with horrid 'cheese grater wheels'

Dodge Viper GTS - sweet car.

1977 Ford Torino in Lime Green...excellent shape, but double ugly.

Silver Buick Reatta with the top down Still a nice car on the road!

Edited August 22, 2007 by toesuf94

[ToniCipriani]

Porsche 911 in various flavours (Carrera RS, Cabrio, etc.), Ferrari 456M, Porsche Cayman S, Lambo Murcielago, Alfa 156 GTA, several Merc CLS, Bentley Flying Spur, several Rollers, Astra Cabrio, Vectra GTS, lots of Skylines...

Yes. I'm not in Canada.

[LosAngeles]

Saw a 'pristine' Subaru Justy yesterday...

Can't remember the last time I heard the NAME "Justy" let alone seen one.....