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Spotting thread! Did you see any special cars on the road today?

Discussion in 'Other Cars' started by Leadfoot J. McCoalroller, Jul 3, 2023.

  1. Trollbait

    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    Like The Game.

    Dammit I just lost.
     
  2. Trollbait

    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    In my travels yesterday.
    Hummer EV SUV
    Pontiac Solstice
    Later 1950s Corvette
     
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    i'm still winning! daughter is out, she saw one in nyc. does it count if i looked at the pic she sent me?
     
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    On my way back from Yellowstone on US-20, I became grumpy at first when I encountered a poorly-signed detour around the middle of Greybull, Wyoming. I ended up going full-circle and a little more, because there was no obvious sign showing where to get off the detour and rejoin 20 E.

    When I went by a bunch of horses and riders in a staging area pointed into the middle of town, I figured out that instead of getting grumpy, I should get out of the car and take in the Greybull Days of '49.

    Which included a classic car show.

    I can't recount all the cars I spotted, up and down both sides of the street. But I'm pretty sure I had never seen an Isetta before.
     
  5. Leadfoot J. McCoalroller

    Leadfoot J. McCoalroller Senior Member

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    No, you're safe.

    Has to be a real Tesla Cybertruck, seen in person with your own eyes*, outdoors in public.

    Doesn't matter if it is parked, moving, crashed, abandoned, on fire etc.

    *we can probably work out an ADA accommodation for the vision-impaired
     
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  6. bisco

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    I’m surprised I haven’t seen one, there are so many Tesla around here.
    But then again, I just saw my first gen 5 Prius
     
  7. Leadfoot J. McCoalroller

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    Although with The Game you can just start playing again, at least if you are careful. My best play was 1996-2012. I lost that round to a graffiti in a pub restroom in Knightsbridge, London.
     
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    Two intriguing cars seen today, out an’ about for Father’s Day; no clue about either, welcome enlightenment.

    IMG_4488.jpeg IMG_4487.jpeg
     
  9. Leadfoot J. McCoalroller

    Leadfoot J. McCoalroller Senior Member

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    The first appears to be a Porsche 356 but I couldn't say which year or version.

    The second is a 1973 Volkswagen Thing with some interesting mods.

    ...almost cousins!
     
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    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    I’m going to have to double check my dashcam but I’m sure I saw a Rolls Royce Spectre EV (had dealer plates).
     
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    Yep - didn't bother posting re it because like the 64½ convertable Mustang - there are more kit replicas than originals running around the landscape.
     
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    I agree.
     
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    Yup, looks like I spotted my first Rolls Royce Spectre! Cool!
     
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    Saw a guy pulled over by the fuzz. - let me guess - failed to signal?

    early 70's ish Z28 ?

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    1st gen GS300 (haven't seen those in ages)

    1st gen Alphard

    What I think is a Daihatsu Hijet van (Saw it twice and still can't catch the name but the Hijet is the most popular Daihatsu kei van)
     
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    I saw an auto transporter with 7 kei trucks on it yesterday, I-5 in Oregon.
     
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    4th Gen Camaro convertible (red with white stripes). Z28 trim??

    Lotus Elise

    1st Gen HiHy with plates that are older than the car! (So, likely the original owner)

    Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600

    And a Hummer H2 (rare given gas prices. Ppl would rather have a newer European SUV if they were getting that kind of mpg around here)
     
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    Driving around in the rented Prius in South Orange County for just one more day & nary a one in sight. You'd think around here ..... whoops never mind

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    dang I'm out
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