Most eye catching cars where you live
Most eye catching cars where you live
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Codswallop

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5,258 posts

223 months

Sunday 15th June 2014
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There are certain cars which you just can't help but notice. They might stand out because of their rarity, mods, or many other factors.

There are two particular cars that I see driving around pretty much every time I drive through my town (I'm fairly sure they aren't tailing me...). One is a P38 range rover with a high lift kit and roof rack full of supplies at all times for an impending zombie apocalypse/ g4 challenge, and the other car I always notice driving about the place is a tatty old Subaru Brat, in faded red with an off white canopy on the back.

What cars grab your eye on a regular basis in your area?

Stu R

21,636 posts

244 months

Sunday 15th June 2014
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Within 2 streets of me there's the following:

- Totally immaculate 1968 Mustang
- Buick Regal GNX with a seriously lumpy idle, obscenely loud exhaust and fat drag radials
- Oldsmobile Cutlass drag car
- Ford 32 hot rod, dog knob red, chrome everywhere and totally immaculate

There's a bunch of other eye-catching stuff like lifted trucks, off road stuff etc, but nothing especially exotic. The 32 is the most eye catching of the lot by a long shot.

TobyLaRohne

5,790 posts

235 months

Sunday 15th June 2014
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This Panda P1 often brings a tear to my eye. Usually seen at a hotel I frequent.

Mastodon2

14,323 posts

194 months

Sunday 15th June 2014
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There is a nice red MK1 MR2 in pretty good condition that I see near my house occasionally, I can't help but have a stare at that, it's an amazing piece of car design.

Another car I often look at, for the curio value is a Mazda 121. Not exotic in the slightest, it's just a rebadged Fiesta, but how often do you see the Mazda version? I can't recall ever seeing another one other than the one I see parked near my house.

iva cosworth

44,044 posts

192 months

Sunday 15th June 2014
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Not a lot locally TBH,oh apart from I live near a Romans.

shirt

25,394 posts

230 months

Sunday 15th June 2014
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There's a totally immaculate xj220 in my apartment car park. Not seen it move yet, crying shame!

MGRik

677 posts

178 months

Sunday 15th June 2014
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Quite a few near me!

Fellow pher crestaracing's - Vauxhall Monaro VXR

Also interesting neighbours cars include MGB Roadster chrome bumper, Volvo 850 TWR T5, Subaru impreza P1! Plus the selection of fancy motors that also reside outside our house - Jag XF, Volvo V70R, Golf GTI! Quote a petrol heady street in my opinion! biggrin

P5Nij

675 posts

201 months

Sunday 15th June 2014
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The old boy round the corner has a primrose yellow E-Type V12 fixed head on Wolfrace alloys, very noticable and much better looking in the flesh than it sounds on paper!

Not seen for a while now, but we used to see a corker of a Ford V8 hot rod almost every Sunday morning go past the house.

motorhole

692 posts

249 months

Sunday 15th June 2014
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I‘ve seen a couple of nice looking Capris knocking about. One is pale yellow, the other matt black. Both Mk3.

A few interesting cars in the car park for the office block where I work. A Rover P6, driven by a woman. An L-reg Cavalier - notable only by its rarity now - also driven by a woman. A tidy looking red MG Midget, used as a daily.

Then there are the exotics - a Ferrari 458, Lamborghini Aventador and a McLaren MP4-12C.

I don‘t know what these people do for a living, but it‘s certainly not radiation shielding.

Welshbeef

49,633 posts

227 months

Sunday 15th June 2014
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Not far from me I see two very old RR, no idea which model but they look 1930's or pre War at the oldest only ever seen it on the road once it was huge.

mike9009

10,834 posts

272 months

Sunday 15th June 2014
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We live in a very middle class area - not overly affluent, but just round the corner someone has an Audi R8 and sometimes a Bentley parked up outside. I always admire that.

Just down the road there is a huge '1960s' car, probably a Cadillac of some description. It is not in great nick, parked on the road, pale blue and massive. Will get a picture for positive ID.

Mike

vikingaero

13,233 posts

198 months

Sunday 15th June 2014
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Maidstone: A fur covered Volvo 850 with rally badges. Makes me smile.

aspirated

2,540 posts

175 months

Sunday 15th June 2014
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Camaro IROC-Z and an old Westie

aspirated

2,540 posts

175 months

Sunday 15th June 2014
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Camaro IROC-Z and an old Westie

aspirated

2,540 posts

175 months

Sunday 15th June 2014
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Camaro IROC-Z and an old Westie

CHN

2,348 posts

283 months

Sunday 15th June 2014
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Are those all owned by the same guy?

Jasandjules

72,584 posts

258 months

Sunday 15th June 2014
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I live in a village in Suffolk. The most eye catching car is a f***ng MX5, it is that exciting out here..

rehab71

3,362 posts

219 months

Sunday 15th June 2014
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A guy in the next village has a a lovely 911 964 (I think!) which I have never see move, it's normally under a cover.

My next door neighbour has a MG B V8 which sounds lovely.

MG511

1,754 posts

270 months

Sunday 15th June 2014
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vikingaero said:
Maidstone: A fur covered Volvo 850 with rally badges. Makes me smile.
Do the rally badges say 'Maidstone to Monaco'? If so it belongs to my mates brother and did make it from Maidstone to Monaco and back, just!

GeordieInExile

733 posts

149 months

Sunday 15th June 2014
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There's a lovely eighties Bentley Turbo R a couple streets over from me. Up for sale, I wish I had five grand (and was 20 years older so I could get insured on the bloody thing...)!