Back in May, I was touring some twister damage in Kirksville, Missouri.
We made a quick stop at walmart for some baby formula, and as we were leaving, I saw this yellow Lamborghini Countach:
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l110/fordtruckfreeek/vehicle%20pics/DSC_2528.jpg)
(disregard the PT, it was a rental that my mother came to visit in...lol)
She actually did try to get me closer for a better pic, but apparently the driver caught a green light out of Wal Mart, as we didn't see it again :hick:
Anybody else got some pics of rare, very cool, or ed uncommon cars they've managed to spot out and about?
I see late model Porches and M3s on a regular basis for some reason. It must be the local dealerships.
When the weather is nice, I've been a few Maseratis, Bentleys, Ferraris, and Bugattis - all old and new.
Same here, a ton of cars like that come from Canada.
while I was driving a couple weeks ago, I got passed by an Aston Martin like I was standing still doing 70.
There is an '85 928 without an engine at a tow company down the street from me.
there was an Audi R8 down the street the other day.
And dad says he saw an Enzo Ferrari on the way home from work. :eek:
One day we had just pulled into our driveway and a fleet of 5 Lancer EVO's (all different colors) drove by.
And there is/was an Alfa Romeo in the Junkyard.
My Mom and Dad own a 1967 Checker Marathon A12E, not exactly a supercar but rare all the same.
When we were in Boston a few weeks ago I saw:
2 Aston Martins
3 Maseratis
1 Ferrari
2 Lamborghinis
I gotta ask myself, what person that can actually afford that sort of car really thinks about how much repairing something like that is going to cost? Just because you can buy one doesn't mean you should.
Only rare looking car I would buy if I won the lotto would be a Detomaso Pantera. Although I do really want a Porsche 928.
What do you mean rare? I see Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Aston Martins, and Maseratis on an almost daily basis in Chicagoland. Hell I've been passed doing 75 on an expressway here by more of those cars than I care to remember :hick: The guy a block over owns a Bently Continental....and I'm still driving a 15 year old T-bird daily and have a 22 year old one in the garage :mullet:
Hell, rare to me is a late 90's Corvette, or a Lightning.
(Remember, I live near a town of 4800...:hick:)
Of course, a mechanic at my work drives a Porsche, and there is a '93 Cobra in that same town, as well.
Hell, the ONLY '87-'88 TC I've ever seen in my county was the one I bought from the salvage yard in 2006...well, till Graham visited that weekend lol.
I live in the sticks though...people here can even carry a gun at any time of the year, and nobody bats an eye.
Ehhh, I live in the sticks though. :bowdown:
I live in the sticks too...the other day I was mowing my yard and I always keep an eye on the road to see who is driving by. Its not uncommon to see a new Corvette, new Camaro, Mustangs, Muscle cars, etc. But that particular day some type of bright red new Ferrari drove by. And even though I was on my mower with the engine/deck running I could hear the thing. That real high-pitched raspy small displacement v12 sound that all the rich boys like. V8's sound better to me...
All I gotta do is walk out back...
(http://mysite.verizon.net/turbocoupe50/lightning.jpg)
Daaaaaamn that thing is clean. I really like those, maybe even more than the newer lightnings. Very nice Tom :bowdown:
I live in a part of the country where "exotics" are not all that rare. I probably see 3 or 4 Bentleys a week. Porsche's are a daily occurrence, Ferrari's -- weekly.
I'm more interested by something that I normally DON'T see. An early '50's pickup for example.
Hey Paul how about my Dad's 36 Ford Pickup: :D
(http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu309/Mercury-man/Old%20Cars/IMG_1460.jpg)
(http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu309/Mercury-man/Old%20Cars/IMG_1462.jpg)
(http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu309/Mercury-man/Old%20Cars/IMG_1458.jpg)
ooooohhhhh nice trucks!
That works.
Chop it. Channel it. Throw a Nailhead in it ;)
How about this pickup too....
(http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu309/Mercury-man/Burdette%20Park%20Carshow/IMG_3954.jpg)
This "THING" is also very rare:
(http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu309/Mercury-man/Burdette%20Park%20Carshow/IMG_3981.jpg)
Meh -- there's a Volkswagen club that meets not too far from me. I see those regularly enough.
I have pics of a 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2. Very rare car. I just happened to see it parked this summer..... thought it was a cutlass or monte carlo at first. LOL
heres (http://"http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?t=22971&highlight=flyers+cougar") an old one i posted up a while ago, flyers edition cougar. i think we established there were 3 made? some kinda dealer option...
Dad says he saw a rolls phantom today.
The used car dealer next to the boneyard has a 66 or so Fairlane for $4600.
There you go, a PERFECT example that "rare" does NOT equal "desirable"!!!!!! :D
If it was a mid-engined car, or the new California Spider, it was a V-8. The sound has more to do with the flat crank than small displacement.
Shiny Side Up!
Bill
More than likely it was a 360 or a 430
I don't know what it was. It was red and it was a Ferrari. Actually, I kinda take pride in the fact that I know basically nothing about rich boy exotics. Ferrari:fart:
Not really exotic, but not something you see parked together every day - 36 Ford Coupe (with Ford interior and Ford running gear), 03 100th Anniversary Harley F150 and 08 Saleen (1 of only 4 supercharged automatic convertibles built in 08).
Did you get a new truck ?
Yeah, about seven years ago. lol.
I dunno... they are very interesting vehicles. And their owners are usually pretty cool. I went to a Ferrari show a few months ago, and even though it rained all morning, the number of guys that drove their $80K-$200K Ferraris for hours in the rain to attend the show was very impressive. We get upset about driving our 1 of 30,000 built cars in the rain, yet they were driving their 1 of 50 or 100 built with no hesitation.
Shiny Side Up!
Bill
Here's another rare auto...49 British Triumph :poke:
(http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu309/Mercury-man/Woodmont%20Cruise-In/IMG_4032.jpg)
I bet someone else does their detailing... :D
Yeah why worry about driving it in the rain when your "help" cleans it up for you.
Well, in some cases you would be correct. Of course, you are talking detail services that cost thousands of dollars, and even though these guys can afford a Ferrari, money is still money.
On the other hand, many of these guys do detail their own cars. Plus, it's not like Ferrari 330GT 2+2 parts are a dime a dozen. Want a new windshield? Wait until there is enough demand for a company to make a run of 10 more, then pay 3K for it. Want a new fender because of a "little mishap?" You have to have someone make it! No "reproductions" out there!
When is the last time someone at a muscle car show told you to "go ahead and sit in it!" Several told me to do just that at this show.
Don't get me wrong, I love American cars! I'm just saying that these guys are gearheads just like us. Only a set of pistons for their cars are priced in the thousands :eek:
Shiny Side Up!
Bill
A few more...
The Blue car is a Ferrari 400. They can be picked up for around 30K, but watch out if it needs engine work! A complete rebuild can run you another 30K or more!
The gray car is a DeTomaso Longchamp, powered by a Ford small block. The owner actually worked on the De Tomaso assembly line in Italy as a young man, and helped build this actual car!
Shiny Side Up!
Bill
I work at UTSW Medical center, I run the valet service. We park around 2,000 cars a day. Due to my job I have an impressive list of cars that I have driven.
several porsche carrera 4s, cayennes and a butt load of boxters.
about 5 to 10 bently convertables, 2 Bentley Arnages, and a Bentley Brookland(my favorite bently)
3 mazarati 4 doors, and one 2 door.
1 Mercedes McLaren SLR
1969 rolls royce
audi r8 with the v12
more amg benz's than I can recall
one very impresive older AMG benz built by AMG before Benz owned them. The car was one of 50 ever made an one of two left in existance.
almost every bmw ever made.
and the list keeps going...........
It's realy the only thing that keeps me in the business.
RARE CARS? got a early 60's fiat 500 on a post here @ work lmao, then a customer 1/2 mile down the road has a freshly restored hemi orange superbird, a '70 jet black super bee and he has a viper.
Guy about 15 min from me has about every rare Mopar ever made, he restores alot of older ones and resells them. Makes alot of coin doing it too.
Does he have a '71 HemiCuda vert? lol, those are slightly scarce
How about in the color green go?
Guy around by me has one. He drives it fairly often. The car was featured in Hot Rod sometime in the early '90's.