The first of these series of posts was very well received. Unfortunately, most of you chose not to participate in this awesome game and therefore this week’s post is slightly weak.
Yes, there are some unusual cars, some crap cans, and some home-made conversions, but I’m generally disappointed – I expected more.
Regardless, keep ’em coming, send all your not-huge-sized photos to kamil@hooniverse.info. See ya next week, same place, unknown time.
48 responses to “V.I.S.I.T. – The cars YOU have seen in traffic”
Devin
In my defense, cool stuff doesn't generally show up during snowstorms.
I did see a knackered old '70s yellow Toyota in my travels, but my camera wasn't on me.
I haven't seen anything cool buried in snow, however. I think this year's mysterious Canadian Tire abandoned car was something boring like a J-body too (last year it was an '80s Cougar.)
Oh, of course, you thought I meant the orange car. Naturally I can see that is a mid-70's Corolla, I mean, that's clear as day. I meant the object on the balcony, but upon further enhancement, it seems to be a pair of outdoor plastic chairs.
The wheels almost look like Mercedes / AMG wheels, but I'm probably on crack.
I bet it's a one-off, home or hand built car. It is pretty well put together, styling-wise, for that though. I wouldn't say it's a good looking car, exactly, but it doesn't have the hammered together from 1000 different styling cues look of most home builds. Those do look like Celica headlights.
There were several PPG cars that looked damn close to this.
I thought it may have been a Chrysler (The Wraith) or maybe some strange version of an Olds Aero.
A worthy exercise.
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MVEilenstein
I feel kinda bad. I see tons of cool stuff almost every day, but getting a shot worth sharing is tricky when I'm driving. I'll do better next week.
My area sucks. The best thing I've seen on the road in weeks was a clean RA Celica. Stupid snow has people keeping their awesome things under cover.
But on to happier things. That Trabant 2 door wagon fills me with lust. Serious question time: Anyone know a good source of Trabants in America? I quite seriously want one. Is there some crazy (awesome) person somewhere importing and selling them? I really really really want one, especially that 2 door wagon.
Still about $5000 or so just for shipping from Germany to the US, even for something as small and light as a Trabi. I just can't see paying 5 times the cost of a cheap car to get it here 🙁
About Trabant: "THERE WERE ONLY TWO, I THINK, THIS AND THE “SEDAN” WHICH WAS REALLY A COUPE"
I'd like to point out that the correct term here is Limousine. That's what this body style is known in German, and also what the manufacturer called them.
I live outside a tiny California farm town, and drive 25 miles to another tiny California farm town every day for work. So I normally don't see a hell of a lot of extraordinary cars.
This is the reason I did not have my phone out and ready when a silver Ferrari Mondial drove by at lunch today, with blooming almond orchards in the background. Sorry 'bout that.
Madison sucks for cars during the winter, it's all Accords and Subarus right now. At best maybe an old Volvo. When spring comes around I'll have some good stuff. There is a BMW 2002 and Alfa Spider a few blocks form where I live, as well as some other sweet rides, all fairly well kept.
LA STEVE YO! here… interesting to see nobody has come up with an answer for that orange car yet. I first shot that pic almost 6 years ago and I have yet to find anyone who can identify it.
Seriosuly… show them a blurry photoshopped pic of a '53 one-off concept car and they get it within 15 minutes… this, two days and not a clue. I has disappoint.
I've been meaning to post some cars I've seen but I'm not comfortable with the idea of ogling them with the camera on my iphone4s. It has to covert I suppose.
There's an interesting Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback that I've been meaning to photograph twice. It's a nice red color and resembles a half-arsed shooting brake.
Will smartphone photos work? I just bought one, but haven't shot cars with it yet. Or does "not-huge-sized" photos mean smaller versions of digital camera photos? I always carry 2 digital cameras because of the manufacturer plates out here. (road rage/import hate/fleeing the scene of an accident as well)
I see all kinds of neat vehicles in the Detroit area. Yesterday there was a convoy of military vehicles from the National Guard base, I believe. I probably couldn't photograph those, just an example of course.
Any requests?
Yep, even the cheapest smart phone will take good enough photos for VISIT. Heck my photos of that 300 SL at night with my Galaxy Nexus.The trick is to make your phone focus before taking the photo.Typically all that takes is a screen tap on most smartphones.
Kamil, do you mind if the photos are taken years ago? I have some decent pictures of cars parked on the street but haven't wandered around photographing random stuff in a few years…
No camera but today was a decently interesting day from a cars seen in traffic point of view… Two Defenders(one with snow-plow), G-wagen, Gallardo LP 560-4(does a hotel lobby count?), Hyundai Equus with diplomat plates… Also a dozen or so new Skoda Octavias yesterday.
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