What did you see on the road today?

[Rodent]

I think that's a Fiesta RS.

I saw a new Maserati today down by the U of O, one of these days I'll have to go down there and take some pics- the rich Asian students are all about displaying their economic clout, even if they can't drive, LOL.

Nope. 2009-ish Focus RS MKII. 300 hp 2.5 5-cylnder. Not sure how a Euro hot hatch with Mexican plates wound up at a hobby store in the Kapital of Kalifornia, but it was cool.

[Tom Geiger]

Nope. 2009-ish Focus RS MKII. 300 hp 2.5 5-cylnder. Not sure how a Euro hot hatch with Mexican plates wound up at a hobby store in the Kapital of Kalifornia, but it was cool.

Maybe a Mexican modeler who made a kit run to his nearest hobby shop?

It's interesting to see the Mexican market cars, some makes and models not imported or sold in the US, plus local variations of US cars. For instance, they used the model designation "Dart" on Kcars, as well as their Chrysler LeBarons were "Phantoms", no doubt because the name was already owned by some other company in the US. Also things like in the US they didn't produce a Valiant hardtop, but Mexico did, as well as some interesting Mustang / Capri mash ups.

Edited March 11, 2015 by Tom Geiger

[Crazy Ed]

Not sure how a Euro hot hatch with Mexican plates wound up at a hobby store in the Kapital of Kalifornia, but it was cool.

Via I-5 I'd guess................

[Petetrucker07]

I saw this today. You don't see very many hot rod Mavericks. This 1 sounded very healthy.

[unclescott58]

Cool Maverick above.

Scott

[Jaguar man 21]

Awsome maverick but. That's awsome to see a real rs, for the last three years at all ford nationals in carlsile there's been one that ford racing brings its one nasty littile car I want one sooooooo bad

[Jaguar man 21]

Saw an 1970s light blue 911 targa, what looked like a coronet 4 door in Orange

[Joe Handley]

Saw a GMC Typhoon black with gunmetal ground effects, looked really clean too!

[Rob Hall]

Saw a sharp silver '63/64 Riviera, a white '80s Ferrari 308GTS, and pale green '49-50 Ford Fordor in solid shape.

[Joe Handley]

Saw one of those Ferraris in dark blue when I left work today too!

[Tom Geiger]

Saw a full trailer load of new lime green Toyota minivans, complete with taxi logos. It was on the NJ Tpike headed towards the PA border. I was headed the opposite direction but all that color got my attention

[Art Anderson]

Cars and trucks on Interstate 65.

[Jon Cole]

Yesterday, I saw a car that was actually quite clean. No salt. No grime.

[Belugawrx]

was it yours

[Foxer]

that would be impossible .. Jon's a New Hampshire resident

.. either someone bought a new car or someone else bought a new car

[Earl Marischal]

A ratty looking matt black Lamborghini Countach on the M62 heading east.

It looked really cheap and nasty.

steve

[Agent G]

A ratty looking matt black Lamborghini Countach on the M62 heading east.

It looked really cheap and nasty.

steve

My wife and I saw a new (14) BMW 320i that had been repainted matt black. It looked the same.

G

[Rob Hall]

My wife and I saw a new (14) BMW 320i that had been repainted matt black. It looked the same.

G

Matte black wraps (not paint, usually) seem to be all the rage in recent years..seen quite a few cars ranging from Challengers, Mustangs, Raptors to Audi R8s and Merc sedans done this way. Other matte colors are also catching on.

Edited March 15, 2015 by Rob Hall

[Sixx]

I seen a Polaris Slingshot sitting on the square, downtown Valparaiso IN. I also saw a metallic orange '51 Ford pickup

[Agent G]

I didn't think about it being wrapped. I'm too old skool apparently, LOL.

Still I feel it ruined the looks of the car. Those lines were made for glossy paint.

G

[Joe Handley]

Seems to me that the only real use for wrapping or dipping is police evasion ala Cannonball Run 2 or the US version of the movie series Taxi.

[landman]

There are wrapped ones here, GN's test cars. There was a Corvette-like car running around in a black & white paisley pattern this winter. Some are checker, others zebra, all black & white. Sometimes it seems like it isn't enough camouflage, so they stick bras on both ends. Of course, I never have a camera when I spot them.

[landman]

That was supposed to read GM.

[Jaguar man 21]

Saw a very mint looking light blue 49 ford

[Tom Geiger]

There are wrapped ones here, GN's test cars. There was a Corvette-like car running around in a black & white paisley pattern this winter. Some are checker, others zebra, all black & white. Sometimes it seems like it isn't enough camouflage, so they stick bras on both ends. Of course, I never have a camera when I spot them.

Back when I lived in NJ and worked in NY state, I'd pass through Montvale, NJ every day. That's home to Mercedes, BMW, Mini and Volvo USA. We'd see masked cars all the time. Sometimes cars not imported to the USA and competitors like new Peugeots, all running NJ Manufacturers licenses plates. Montvale Police had at least two Mercedes patrol vehicles with "Courtesy of Mercedes Benz" lettered on the tail gates. Mercedes also had a lot of Smart cars tooling around, even before they were sold in the US, and including ones never sold here....

Target promotional vehicles

Sports model, one of the Mercedes employees took this one home a lot!

NYC Marathon official vehicles

Smart 4 door

This was in 2005 and none of these were US models, all Euro cars used for promotional purposes. All photos taken on the Mercedes headquarters parking lots.

http://public.fotki.com/ModelCitizen/11_car_reference_library/smart_cars/

Edited March 17, 2015 by Tom Geiger