Notable car sighting thread - Page 6

JST · 08-20-2010, 06:42 AM

My guess is that's a paint-to-sample car. It's pretty bad; hope the owner never plans to sell.

FC · 08-20-2010, 07:26 AM

Yikes. That's pretty nasty.

Terri Kennedy · 08-20-2010, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by JST

My guess is that's a paint-to-sample car. It's pretty bad; hope the owner never plans to sell.

What, the owner had it matched to his 1950's in-ground swimming pool?

ZBB · 08-20-2010, 10:24 AM

Saw this on the way to work the other morning.

An early 70s Cadillac Eldorado cum El Camino conversion. Actually looked like it was decently done...

SARAFIL · 08-20-2010, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by ZBB

Saw this on the way to work the other morning.

An early 70s Cadillac Eldorado cum El Camino conversion. Actually looked like it was decently done...

Not my cup of tea, but it does look well done.

SARAFIL · 08-20-2010, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Terry Kennedy

What, the owner had it matched to his 1950's in-ground swimming pool?

Hopefully that matches his 1950's swimming pool and not his 1950's bathroom.

Reminds me of many of the apartments I saw when I moved up to Boston last year. I used to try and guess before I walked in if the bathroom would be teal, aqua, or pink.

TD · 08-20-2010, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by BahnBaum

Notably ugly IMO. Is this Porsche's version of Phoenix Yellow?

Alex

What's with the extra wing?

SARAFIL · 08-20-2010, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by TD

What's with the extra wing?

Looks like it extends up at speed.

FC · 08-20-2010, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by SARAFIL

Looks like it extends up at speed.

Yes. You guys didn't know this? All TT's since the 996 do this.

ZBB · 08-20-2010, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by SARAFIL

Not my cup of tea, but it does look well done.

Nice touch keeping the rear side windows -- even though they are now outside on both sides...

Not my cup of tea either. Although my dad had two types of cars that he had multiple versions of:
- Porsches -- he had a '56 Speedster, a '62 Roadster, and an '89 Speedster
- El Caminos -- he had at least two when in the early 70s (one he crashed after falling asleep at the wheel). Then he had one of the last 80s-era El Camino SS's in the early 90s...

I understand the P-car obsession, but never got the El Camino one...

08-20-2010, 10:24 AM	#54
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08-20-2010, 06:42 AM	#51
JST 195 Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 24,611	My guess is that's a paint-to-sample car. It's pretty bad; hope the owner never plans to sell.

08-20-2010, 07:26 AM	#52
FC Solving problems Join Date: Oct 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: M5 / 718 GTS / Cooper S / GTI / LR4 Location: Metro Boston Posts: 25,263	Yikes. That's pretty nasty.