Mother May I?

[ocnblu]

I asked your mother, she said you may post all your kick-ass car spots right here. Those were her exact words, so post away!

[Intrepidation]

Yesterday I saw not one but four Porsches.

an red older 911

a black Cayman

a silver Boxter

an orange 911 GT2

Today I saw a Dodge Dakota convertible

[caddycruiser]

A few goodies out running around.

About to turn on Rt. 1, saw a stunning metallic black on black brand new '10 Lincoln MKS Ecoboost, the chrome wheels sparkling and red "S" on the trunk really visible. Followed it into a shopping center & then snapped some shots. What a looker, in this trim, colors, these wheels, and the Ecoboost specific look bits.

Same place after I did some shopping, came out & a brand new pristine black on black GMC Sierra crew was parked against my Av, with PA tags. Nice truck, really nice truck. Great seeing it next to my also new Av, black & white in more than one way.

Beside the trucks was an also brand new, temp tagged navy blue Nissan Armada. They've made upgrades over the years, and with the chrome wheels, trim and mucho upgraded interior, this thing was also a looker. Don't see new ones lately, only once in a while like this.

Also again in the same lot, a white '07/08 Avalanche Z71 twin to mine, but 4wd, a black pinstripe and filthy beyond belief. Eck. 2 little dogs sitting inside with a window part way open, in the heat, too. Local truck, but I've never seen it before.

Edited May 1, 2010 by caddycruiser

[Camino LS6]

This morning on the way to Wawa I saw:

-That nasty pro-street Mopar again.

-An early Nova convertible ('65ish), top down cruising.

-A Smart in the lot at Wawa, looking stupid.

Yesterday:

A Chrome-bumper era 911 making the most of an on-ramp.

[caddycruiser]

A Smart...now I remember those...it's been SO long since I've seen one...

[ocnblu]

On my way home from daytripping to the campground, I saw two ladies with long gray hair standing on the opposite shoulder of the highway, arms folded. Their tattered yellow '69 Firebird convertible sat motionless... hood up. I just got this weird vibe that they were spinster sisters, recluses, who bought the car new.

[Camino LS6]

A Delorean out for a cruise this morning.

[ZL-1]

Opel Insignia CDTI on top of a tow truck...

[ocnblu]

Well I hope it didn't lose its Regal stature up there.

[trinacriabob]

What else, but a Grand Le Mans!

Not a nice 75 or 76 coupe, but the downsized 78 sedan. It was the medium cream and looked a little frumpy, but, hey, it was turning on a major intersection in Portland.

My eyes would have popped out of my head had it been a mint-condition 75 or 76.

Grand Le Mans, baby!

[ZL-1]

Well I hope it didn't lose its Regal stature up there.

it still looked good

[Robert Hall]

Saw an extremely strange SUV Saturday night in downtown Denver, in a dimly lit parking lot. It was an Isuzu Axxiom, lifted on large tires (maybe 35 inch), chrome wheels, chrome bull bar on the front, chrome side bars below the doors, and chrome roll-bar style bars up and over the roof, outlining the rear hatch and windshield..connected on top w/ a chrome roof rack w/ a pair of large spare tires. Had a chrome air filter snorkel stack on the front fender.

The oddest detail, though,was the lack of Isuzu badging--it had Subaru Outback badging on the rear hatch and rear quarter panels. Truly wierd...wonder what the story w/ this one was.

Edited May 3, 2010 by Cubical-aka-Moltar

[caddycruiser]

Followed this black '88 Chevy crew cab truck home. Don't see too many of this era lately, especially crew cabs or diesels, and the 6.2L badge caught my eye. For Sale sign in the back window said '88, 75k miles, 6.2L, and $5,000.

Edited May 3, 2010 by caddycruiser

[Lamar]

^ That can't have been an '88; I used to drive one. That was a redesign year for the pickup.

To answer the original post, I saw a disconcertingly high number of new Lexus RXs yesterday on my way to work, each one as bland as the other.

[Robert Hall]

^ That can't have been an '88; I used to drive one. That was a redesign year for the pickup.

Only the light duty Silverados were redesigned for '88..the heavy duty (3500?) models kept the '73-87 style through '91...

[Drew Dowdell]

Since BlackViper's Cobalt bit the brakes and ate a rock and the VeeDub is not yet in da house.... i picked out a car for him to be a daily driver until his two other love muffins are out of the hospital.

[Z-06]

A Blue exterior and Blue Interior Impala SS from the 60's.

A red 1970's El Camino.

A 1950's GMC Pickup.

A Ford Fairlane. No clue what year.

[A Horse With No Name]

A bunch of stuff...two survivor Chevrolet's a 1937 Maroon 4 door and a dark grey 1940 two door Deluxe, being towed on a trailer east of Columbus. Caught up with the guy at a truck stop, and other than a little paint work, both cars were all original and really kind of nice.

blue 1958 Chevrolet Cameo Truck, nice.

A whole strong of GM cars in black, two unrelated but identical Auroras in the front, followed by a black HHR, a black mid 70's Camaro, several Black Suburbans, another olds, a late model Vette, a silverado...and a bunch of other cars...all GM, all black. Odd.

Usually do my own oil changes, but work has been picking up and I've been lacking time, got the oil changed at the local Ford garage. Mint, perfect, one owner 1975 Maverick, in the garage with my Miata...flawless shape, babied...haven't seen that nice of a Maverick since the 70's...

[vonVeezelsnider]

What else, but a Grand Le Mans!

Not a nice 75 or 76 coupe, but the downsized 78 sedan. It was the medium cream and looked a little frumpy, but, hey, it was turning on a major intersection in Portland.

My eyes would have popped out of my head had it been a mint-condition 75 or 76.

Grand Le Mans, baby!

My dad had a 1975 Grand LeMans coupe in that powder blue color for a long time.

Edited May 6, 2010 by vonVeezelsnider

[§carlet §wordfish]

3rd gen Firebird with KITT kit

Red/black vinyl roof '69 Chevelle SS followe by a light blue '70 El Camino.

Black 4th gen Camaro with ugly chrome trim all over it

[ocnblu]

Blue last-gen Jetta wagon, lowered with chrome rims, chrome door handles, and an Acura emblem hanging underneath the rear end like truck nutz, cute brown boy driving with a sideways hat and bumping speakers.

Synergy Green Camaro coming at me in the opposite lane on a grass median-divided avenue, exchanged glances with the proud driver, noticed the temporary registration in the back window. Wickedly cool.

[caddycruiser]

Maroon '95/96 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham, all stock and great shape, Vogue tires on the factory chrome wheels. Roared forward, ahh, LT1.

On the road south, a black 2LT/RS Camaro blacked out a bit more with emblems and such. Menacing. Love watching these things go down the road, even our own.

[Lamar]

Only the light duty Silverados were redesigned for '88..the heavy duty (3500?) models kept the '73-87 style through '91...

Then I have learned something new today.

[caddycruiser]

Parked beside a blue base model Lincoln MKT at the liquor store today. All stock, aside from a nasty green & silver pinstripe...cue old guy...

By the time I came out, I saw the driver's door open & the apparent owner showing it, an older guy who just got out of a Grand Marquis quizzing him about everything, and then an older lady walking from it with a big smile. She passed me, said "did you see that new Lincoln? It's absolutely beautiful. But $45k!" I just smiled back and said, yep, but it is a Lincoln, so...

Interesting encounter I never expected. My big white still temp tagged Avalanche right next to it didn't get a blink from the oldies;-)

[Robert Hall]

Went past the neighborhood BPGC store, had not one but two Grandpa edition '10 La Crosses---a white one and a maroon one--both w/ tan carriage tops, gold trim, white wall tires and chrome wheels. I wonder if they have AM radios also..

[caddycruiser]

Went past the neighborhood BPGC store, had not one but two Grandpa edition '10 La Crosses---a white one and a maroon one--both w/ tan carriage tops, gold trim, white wall tires and chrome wheels. I wonder if they have AM radios also..

Dealer name please? I will report them. Seriously.

[Robert Hall]

Dealer name please? I will report them. Seriously.

Coulter Cadillac, the oldest Cadillac dealer in AZ. Report them for bad taste?

Edited May 7, 2010 by Cubical-aka-Moltar

[Robert Hall]

Another sighting today was a clean lt blue & white '57 Ford 2dr wagon.

[SAmadei]

Went past the neighborhood BPGC store, had not one but two Grandpa edition '10 La Crosses---a white one and a maroon one--both w/ tan carriage tops, gold trim, white wall tires and chrome wheels. I wonder if they have AM radios also..

Would have liked to see pictures. I like the carriage tops on some cars.

[ocnblu]

*gasp*

[vonVeezelsnider]

I don't know why those AZ dealers are proud of those butchered up grandpa-editions. When I was in AZ at Christmastime I stopped into Kachina Cadillac on Scottsdale Road and they had a tarted up white DTS in the showroom of all places- sharing real estate with the CTS-V, CTS Wagon and SRX. I have absolutely nothing against the DTS, I quite like it in fact, but all that crap just spoils the lines of the car. I mean this thing had a white cloth top, pinstripes, and those stupid aftermarket chrome door trim pieces- and they didn't do it to just some base DTS- it was Lux IV version with Nav and Walnut trim.

[the_yellow_dart]

Unbelievable what I was beside in the usual traffic jam on the way home yesterday (for you Ontarians: westbound 401, just east of the 404/DVP)

In order:

Mercedes/McLaren SLR

Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead (aka convertible)

Bugatti Veyron

Lamborghini Murcielago

Here are some photos people took once they got where they were going:

photos

[Camino LS6]

All those nasty graphics....

[Z-06]

Beige Landau Top White 2010 CTS. I feel like hammering those guys.

[balthazar]

I have never seen a 'carriage top' on either gen of CTS- nor on a LaC. A number of camry carriage tops, tho.

'68 Cadillac Coupe deVille, black primer, a bit rough, parked.

circa '68 Corvette, dark blue, great shape, rollin'.

'circa '53 Plymouth 2-dr sedan, black primer, a bit rough, parked.

[Lamar]

While getting out to enjoy the sun, I saw an Aston Martin V8 Vantage.

[SAmadei]

1959 Edsel wagon. May have been a 1960. A bit rough, but being fixed. Too bad it was smoking blue pretty bad.

[Lamar]

Oh yeah... almost forgot.

Thursday while on my way to DC, we passed a Buick Grand National.

[Lamar]

Also, yesterday, I saw the two ugliest CUVs to come out of Germany yet... the MB GLK and the BMW X6. Both on a truck.

At least the X6 was an M.

[balthazar]

'86 Olds 98, dark gray, tired, rollin'.

'76 Cadillac Seville, same bronze color as the '68, parked.

'68 Cadillac, deVille Convertible, VERY nice, bronze w/ cream top, parked.

'66 Mustang, med blue, ass end poking forlornly out of garage.

[ocnblu]

In St. Michaels, MD today... my first Lexus 250h, in pearl white. What a pathetic little box of a car.

[A Horse With No Name]

In St. Michaels, MD today... my first Lexus 250h, in pearl white. What a pathetic little box of a car.

...agreed...saw a Pinto in a parking lot today...in a sea of Lexus, Camry, Accord, Hyundai et al...it was the most graceful thing in the parking lot...other than a dark blue G8 GXP...

Oh yeah... almost forgot.

Thursday while on my way to DC, we passed a Buick Grand National.

I love the Grand National!

[caddycruiser]

In St. Michaels, MD today... my first Lexus 250h, in pearl white. What a pathetic little box of a car.

Saw the same car, same color, yesterday, crossing paths with me on the road. Jersey tags, older couple inside, just cruising along. Such a luxury piece

Black '07+ Avalanche Z71 glimpse yesterday, passing down the street. Nice. Later driving down Rt. 1, a Diamond White Avalanche LTZ pulled onto the road beside me, lady driving. Nice. Later, another one, identical, ended up beside me, guy eyed me, I nodded back. Av nod

Opal White '10 Lacrosse CXL cruising through Rehoboth. Looked like a piece of art rolling in the sun, amidst the Camry's, robo-ccord's, and dime a dozen Benz's.

[Robert Hall]

I don't know why those AZ dealers are proud of those butchered up grandpa-editions.

They have a large retiree population in AZ, so their probably is a lot of demand for the geezer bling..probably the same in S. Florida and other retiree hotspots..

Saw a maroon DTS done that way today--it went even further w/ the fake continental kit on the rear..

[pow]

BMW X1 xsqwertyDrive20id(iot)... what a pointless vehicle.

[balthazar]

One of those alfa-romeo 8Cs, parked.

circa '48 Dodge sedan, grey primer, no eyes or glass, parked

circa '62 Chevy Suburban, twin condition & location to the Dodge.

[Lamar]

Saw a current-gen Acura TL, all black. Even the grille and wheels.

MUCH better than the... thing that they have going now.

[Robert Hall]

Today at lunch--

Saw a base '10 Camaro..first I've seen on the road w/ the steel wheels. Dark blue.

Saw two current-style CTSes--one in the dark, dark red (black cherry) that I really like, and the other in a medium purplish blue--never seen that color.

Saw a current style DTS in Mary Kay pink w/ Mary Kay graphics...

Saw a minty clean triple gold '77-79 Lincoln Continental coupe (not a MK V, but the regular Lincoln). Love those 5000lb '70s land yachts.

Edited May 13, 2010 by Cubical-aka-Moltar

[balthazar]

'69-70 GP, silver w/ black top, factory wheelcovers, nice driver, original.

'69 Baccaruda convert, blue w/ black top, nice driver.

'68 Camaro RS hardtop, stock & mint.

'53 Chevy Bel Air 2-dr sedan, white over blue, mint w/ Cragers.

[Drew Dowdell]

GM FTW?