Jump to content
News
Reviews
Discussons
Activity
Create New...
Close

March Car Spotting Thread

Robert Hall

By Robert Hall
in The Lounge

 Share

Recommended Posts

Robert Hall Veteran

Robert Hall

Posted
Posted

The pizza delivery guy tonight had an unusual car...a Geo Storm Wagonback...haven't seen one of those in ages, looked to be in good condition...kind of a purplish blue color..

Robert Hall Veteran

Robert Hall

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Saw a worn 90s 4th gen Camaro Z28 today with a chain connecting an oversized chrome tailpipe tip to a hole in the right rear taillight...weird.   Also saw a very clean two tone blue '90s GMC Sierra--what I noticed was a detail I forgot from the 90s--it said 'GMCtruck' on the rear badging, w/ 'truck' spelled out beside GMC....I forgot they did that, anyone remember what range of years GMC used badging like that? 

Robert Hall Veteran

Robert Hall

Posted
  • Author
Posted (edited)

Saw a new dark red '17 Challenger GT in a parking lot this afternoon, first of these I've seen.  No AWD badging that I noticed.  Appropriately, it's cold and gray with light flurries...

 

Edit: apparently the color is called Octane Red Pearlcoat.  Nice dark red.

Edited by Cubical-aka-Moltar
Robert Hall Veteran

Robert Hall

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Saw a '90s Ford Ranger in teal today..what made it unusual is it looked like a low trim level with a step side style bed...never seen one like that, thought the faux step side bed was only used on the 'sporty' stripe packages like the Splash.

ocnblu Newbie

ocnblu

Posted
Posted

I've seen a few of those XLT Flareside Rangers.

 

Light green '67 Chevelle sedan in beautiful shape... being driven on our wet roads with salted remnants.

balthazar

balthazar

Posted
Posted

Wife asked me today 'Does mercedes have some sort of partnership with Tesla?' I told her no, none, why do you ask?
She said she saw a mercedes, a small hatchbacky thing, really clean, but the lettering across the back said "TESLA POWERED".

I assume it was one of those C230 shitboxes.

Robert Hall Veteran

Robert Hall

Posted
  • Author
Posted

At the coffee shop this morning, I saw a guy at the grocery next door putting groceries in the trunk of his car..dude looked a bit like Clint Eastwood, in his 70s.  The car?  A bright green Challenger Hellcat.   Never too old to rock and roll. 

oldshurst442 Grand Master

oldshurst442

Posted
Posted
On 2017-03-18 at 5:51 PM, balthazar said:

Wife asked me today 'Does mercedes have some sort of partnership with Tesla?' I told her no, none, why do you ask?
She said she saw a mercedes, a small hatchbacky thing, really clean, but the lettering across the back said "TESLA POWERED".

I assume it was one of those C230 $h!boxes.

That got me thinking, so I googled "Tesla powered Mercedes Benz".

This is what got me postin' and linkin'

http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/27/autos/mercedes-tesla-b-class-electric/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

http://jalopnik.com/the-tesla-powered-mercedes-b-class-is-coming-to-the-u-s-1569161110

 

Robert Hall Veteran

Robert Hall

Posted
  • Author
Posted (edited)

That's what I thought.  2014 B-Class Electric Drive used Tesla hardware.  (Was googling whilst sitting here at airport waiting) 

Edited by Cubical-aka-Moltar
oldshurst442 Grand Master

oldshurst442

Posted
Posted (edited)

I did not know that. Plus the 2nd link I posted, the Jalopnik one, states that in 2014 at least, M-B had/has a 0.14% percent stake in Tesla. I did not know that either...

 

Edited by oldshurst442
ocnblu Newbie

ocnblu

Posted
Posted

Wow, at that rate, it's a wonder I don't see one on every corner.  :AH-HA:

 

Triple black Lincoln Mark III, bounding through the streets of Lancaster.  A welcome sight!

ocnblu Newbie

ocnblu

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, dfelt said:

BOLT's are on sale in Washington state. Saw my first one today. :D 

Excuse me you said you sawr your first one on March 18th in this very thread.   Radiation again?  Are you dreaming... or fibbing at us?  :o

G. David Felt Grand Master

G. David Felt

Posted
Posted
6 hours ago, ocnblu said:

Excuse me you said you sawr your first one on March 18th in this very thread.   Radiation again?  Are you dreaming... or fibbing at us?  :o

LOL, too much wine, but saw another one today. :P 

Went with son to the ford dealer today and test drove both an xlt and sport edition of the Explorer. Sport is the only way to go. Way awesome over the xlt explorer.

Saw 2 Focus RS, one in racing blue and one in gray. Awesome auto's.

ocnblu Newbie

ocnblu

Posted
Posted

That's one of those taxi things, I forget what they're call, bro.  I wonder if they're still in bidness?

Robert Hall Veteran

Robert Hall

Posted
  • Author
Posted
5 hours ago, ccap41 said:

All of these posts and @Drew Dowdell is the only one to post a pic??? 

I saw this thing this past week. Wtf is it? 

 

IMG_3703.JPG

Wheelchair accessible van...I've seen a few in AZ...can't recall the name of the company that builds them...pretty ugly. 

  • Agree 1
ocnblu Newbie

ocnblu

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, Drew Dowdell said:

It uses a substantial amount of Econoline parts. It used the 4.6 liter V8, a Ford transmission. The dash cluster, center stack, and steering wheel are all Ford.

Cherry picking parts here and there do not qualify as being "based on the Econoline".

balthazar

balthazar

Posted
Posted

'Based on', IMO, means someone took an E-Series and modified it.
It appears the MV-1 (or whatever it's called) merely uses a number of components that the E-Series uses, but not the chassis or body. A clear distinction in my book; akin to a Shelby Cobra not being a 'Ford'.

Drew Dowdell Grand Master

Drew Dowdell

Posted
Posted

Yesh, I defer to that definition then.  I looked it up.  I thought the chassis itself was an Econoline frame with an MV-1 body... but apparently it's not. 

ocnblu Newbie

ocnblu

Posted
Posted
2 minutes ago, Drew Dowdell said:

Yesh, I defer to that definition then.  I looked it up.  I thought the chassis itself was an Econoline frame with an MV-1 body... but apparently it's not. 

Nevertheless, it appears to be a very useful vehicle for its intended purpose.

G. David Felt Grand Master

G. David Felt

Posted
Posted
14 hours ago, ccap41 said:

All of these posts and @Drew Dowdell is the only one to post a pic??? 

I saw this thing this past week. Wtf is it? 

 

IMG_3703.JPG

 

8 hours ago, Cubical-aka-Moltar said:

Wheelchair accessible van...I've seen a few in AZ...can't recall the name of the company that builds them...pretty ugly. 

 

7 hours ago, ocnblu said:

LOL no they're not  http://www.mv-1.us/history

Yup, We discussed these vans back about 2 years ago when we were talking about handicap accessible auto's. MV-1 butt ugly but they do the job for those that have special needs.

Ocnblu hit it on the head.

Join the conversation

You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing


×
×
  • Create New...

Hey there, we noticed you're using an ad-blocker. We're a small site that is supported by ads or subscriptions. We rely on these to pay for server costs and vehicle reviews.  Please consider whitelisting us in your ad-blocker, or if you really like what you see, you can pick up one of our subscriptions for just $1.75 a month or $15 a year. It may not seem like a lot, but it goes a long way to help support real, honest content, that isn't generated by an AI bot.

See you out there.

Drew
Editor-in-Chief

I've whitelisted
Continue without support

Write what you are looking for and press enter or click the search icon to begin your search