What did you see on the road today?

[sfhess]

53 or 54 Buick 4-door sedan

 

[thatz4u]

yellow Ford 32 5 window coupe, Chevy V-8, always see this stuff when I have no camera..

[espo]

Yesterday, Sunday, on your way to the Heartland Model Car Nationales, I saw what I thought at first maybe a '70's Nova in my rearview mirror. Got on the main 4-lane road and it started getting closer and then past us. I'm driving so no pictures, but this was the cleanest '66 Malibu I've seen in a very long time. Clean white finish with a stock looking interior, Mag wheels, slightly down nose stance, and an unmistakable low rumble as it went by.  

[rattle can man]

bright orange early '80s Vette. And a Trans Am from this year's "Bandit Run". Fans of Smokey and the Bandit came to town to visit the Cora, the elephant from one of the sequels. But it suffered an issue. After driving behind it for maybe ten miles we caught up to it on the side of the road after we passed through a cloud of blue smoke. Plate number was EST BND.

[PatW]

On 6/7/2025 at 6:35 AM, 89AKurt said:

I'm just doing a drive-by post, leave everyone is suspense for awhile. 😏

That big Army looking thing is a 'Sherp' isn't it?

[PatW]

On 6/8/2025 at 10:53 PM, 89AKurt said:

A Miata based kit body.  I know someone who does other bodies for Miatas.

David:  Sherpa, designed for Arctic terrain, but I saw a video of one dominating a Mud Bog.

AH there it is!

[A modeler named mike]

Yesterday's encounters. 

[Rocketman455]

Many classic and Hot Rods leaving Indy for day 2 of the Hot Rod Power Tour. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[PatW]

On 6/10/2025 at 8:00 AM, PatW said:

AH there it is!

Yes a perfect flat shape vehicle for a Scratchbuild model!

[johnyrotten]

Big Lincoln boating down the road this morning 

[Calb56]

Actually my son saw it but I wish I had...

[Calb56]

On 6/8/2025 at 6:01 PM, oldcarfan said:

Bad pic but I caught a 4Runner in it's native habitat, the toll road. This one had the roof rack and the water cans, ready to brave the suburban wastelands!

My son's 4Runner in its natural habitat.

[Falcon Ranchero]

7 hours ago, johnyrotten said:

Big Lincoln boating down the road this morning 

Oh yeah those are nice. There are actually quite a few here in town, 6 that I know of and only one is a two-door. Plus back in the day my dad's aunt and uncle had one, and even a driver for it. And a same year Cadillac. 1979

[Falcon Ranchero]

No photos, but I saw a little blue Datsun truck, a red '61-ish GMC, and a brown '85-ish Olds Cutlass

[Calb56]

[FoMoCo66]

A right hand drive jeep in the states, and no it wasn't a mail jeep, it was customized as well.

[oldcarfan]

Someone at Walmart said when life hands you a license suspension, you make do.

[sfhess]

Pearl pink current-model Escalade.  Probably a big time Mary Kay seller.

[Perspect Scale Modelworks]

2 hours ago, oldcarfan said:

Someone at Walmart said when life hands you a license suspension, you make do.

Special Edition, with seat cover and storage compartment. 

[Falcon Ranchero]

19 hours ago, Calb56 said:

Ooh a Saab; the only European car I'd buy

[A modeler named mike]

While I was out and about I spotted this very nice '68 Impala cruise by.

[PatW]

23 hours ago, Calb56 said:

I'm 77 take away 60 years and my girl friend at the time had two big brothers who both had one of the 3 cylinder two strokes and were into rallying! They were tuned by a guy  at Leighton Buzzard about 10 miles away and they went like stink.

In fact the M1 motorway (three lanes each side) was opened in the early 1960's when the Very New Jaguar E Types were first released so one of the dealers ran one on the M1, to test the speed, as he was reaching 110mph one of the SAAB fully tuned three cylinder Two Strokes over took him! 

Edited 15 hours ago by PatW

[johnyrotten]

6 minutes ago, PatW said:

I'm 77 take away 60 years and my girl friend at the time had two big brothers who both had one of the 3 cylinder two strokes and were into rallying! They were tuned by a guy  at Leighton Buzzard about 10 miles away and they went like stink.

In fact the M1 motorway (three lanes each side) was opened in the early 1960's when the Very New Jaguar E Types were first released so one of the dealers ran one on the M1, to test the speed, as he was reaching 110mph one of the SAAB fully tuned three cylinder Two Strokes over took him! 

110+ in that old saab must have felt scary fast. 

[The Junkman]

4 hours ago, johnyrotten said:

110+ in that old saab must have felt scary fast. 

Along with tires speed-rated at far below that number. 😲

[Bainford]

10 hours ago, A modeler named mike said:

While I was out and about I spotted this very nice '68 Impala cruise by.

It never fails to amaze me how small older 'big' cars look in a sea of modern vehicles.