Supercars spotted, some rarities (vol 7)
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NDA said:
Always lovely shots from the Japanese correspondent... helps having a great camera and lens - very natural looking shots. Fab.
Makes me want to dig out my Leica rather than my iPhone!
Cheers! Although I wish I was a Japanese correspondent, that'd be Voxy. He lives in Tokyo.Makes me want to dig out my Leica rather than my iPhone!
I was just fortunate to spend a few months there a couple years ago and have been wanting to go back ever since.
giblet said:
It’s time like this I wish Tigerkoi was still posting on this thread!
He does still grace us with his spots and write up every once in a while.
EarlofDrift said:
How do Japanese numberplates work, it seems like having a 1 is like having a personalised plate. I assume they are done per Prefecture since they all seem to be 4 digits.
Everything here:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registrati...
You can choose (or be allocated) a registration when buying a new or used car. I have a 4 digit number on mine which was chosen by the kids and cost about US $109.
A “1” plate is considered desirable and costs the same, but due the popularity they are assigned by lottery - albeit it seems most (strangely or not?!) end up on luxury sports cars...
STIfree said:
NDA said:
Always lovely shots from the Japanese correspondent... helps having a great camera and lens - very natural looking shots. Fab.
Makes me want to dig out my Leica rather than my iPhone!
Cheers! Although I wish I was a Japanese correspondent, that'd be Voxy. He lives in Tokyo.Makes me want to dig out my Leica rather than my iPhone!
I was just fortunate to spend a few months there a couple years ago and have been wanting to go back ever since.
giblet said:
It’s time like this I wish Tigerkoi was still posting on this thread!
He does still grace us with his spots and write up every once in a while.I’ve been lazy and not uploaded many recently - I’m still taking them so will post an update soon.
Nice photos as always. What’s the vertical rod on the front corner of the Merc 500E? Is it to help him get a better idea of the car’s extremities when parking? Like the old S Class reversing antennae? Also that Lotus Elite is a great spot. Did you know that Japan is currently the world’s largest market for Lotus? Even bigger than the UK.
LotusOmega375D said:
Nice photos as always. What’s the vertical rod on the front corner of the Merc 500E? Is it to help him get a better idea of the car’s extremities when parking? Like the old S Class reversing antennae? Also that Lotus Elite is a great spot. Did you know that Japan is currently the world’s largest market for Lotus? Even bigger than the UK.
Thanks, good that you like them.Yes, the rod is basically to act as a parking guide - but they ruin a car for me and I’m not sure how much help they really are.
I see a lot of Lotus so it doesn’t surprise me that Japan is now the largest market. A near neighbour has four - an Evora GT, 2-Eleven, Esprit 300 Sport and ‘70s Europa JPS. I wonder how the Evija will be received here.
Voxy said:
The 3 piece alloys make me think that could be an E60 rather than an E500. Mercedes only approved 12 of the Limited versions for the ROW (back when AMG were a different company), but the local Mercedes and AMG facilities in Japan made a few more, but never the less, very rare and a great spot. Go for strong money now. Check this:
https://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id...
Voxy said:
I’m still here in Tokyo, although my photos are mostly iPhone shots and nowhere as good the ones STIFree posts.
They may only be iPhone shots, but the sheer quantity of quality spots, with surprisingly good quality for a phone, it doesn't matter!Voxy said:
This for me is 
Dapster said:
Yeah... Not that strong. 
Here are the two rarest cars I have ever (knowingly) seen on the road.
The first was on a cold winter's morning when I was driving to work - shame I was driving so I couldn't get a clearer image. Sorry.
The second was on my one holiday in Dubai where these things may not be so rare. My daughter is standing next to the car but wants to remain anonymous, hence the badly blurred face. Sorry about that too, but at least the Veyron is clear.
The first was on a cold winter's morning when I was driving to work - shame I was driving so I couldn't get a clearer image. Sorry.
The second was on my one holiday in Dubai where these things may not be so rare. My daughter is standing next to the car but wants to remain anonymous, hence the badly blurred face. Sorry about that too, but at least the Veyron is clear.
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