Random car thread.

[Slowhand]

I really dig the Escort and the red Quattro. I can't believe how similar the blue Aston Martin looks to a Cobra II.

Those old Vantages really are almost exact, English equivalents of a vintage Mustang.

I'd like to bitch about you posting a stanced E9, but your other posts more than make up for it.

[motoman]

Those old Vantages really are almost exact, English equivalents of a vintage Mustang.

Any idea what year model that is?

[motoman]

[Slowhand]

Any idea what year model that is?

Hard to pin down, partially because they built them for so long (late 70s through the mid-80s) and partially because that car is modified some. If it's just a regular V8 that's been hopped up with Vantage parts then it could be as early as '73 or '74, but it looks like a Vantage to me, so late 70s/early 80s would be my best guess.

[MattB]

I remember when I first saw one in a Bond movie(View to a Kill?), I thought that was a badass car. Come to think of it, I don't ever recall seeing one in person.

[Slowhand]

Opel DTM, AM V8, Escort Cosworth, 300 SEL AMG? Yes, my pretties, yes! This thread is taking shape!

Continuing on the theme of Astons:

Zagato V8 Vantage. Beautiful from the front, disaster from the rear



Virage, which once came with a twin-supercharged, 650 HP V8:


Virage shooting brake, which I think is beautiful:



And one-time Aston owner David Brown's personal DB5 shooting brake:

[Slowhand]

I remember when I first saw one in a Bond movie(View to a Kill?), I thought that was a badass car. Come to think of it, I don't ever recall seeing one in person.

There's a guy running around with one in Highland Park (at least 6 or 7 years ago) that I used to see with some regularity.

[motoman]

[Slowhand]

I really want to hate that GT300 CRZ, but that's a kind of nice looking race car

Nice Price or Crack Pipe: Porsche 914 with a 327 - $4500

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/cto/3732976744.html

[naynay]

crack pipe

[Slowhand]

Baja Bug? How about BajaThing or BajaGhia:

[motoman]

[motoman]

[naynay]

bajaGHIA

someone needs to spend a lil more time with a grinder

another shot of the ghia me and my buddy built

[CJ]

lol HARIBO C6? The gummi bear company?