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Old 01-29-2007, 11:08 PM
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Old 01-30-2007, 01:14 AM
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Here the Pics of the Audi R8 I saw in Tampa, pretty rare , not even suppose to be in the states yet. I think this was a test car.
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Old 01-30-2007, 02:41 PM
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I think a mint condition Pacer would be kick a$$. That, and a Pinto. Throw in toasted almond or olive green matching oven, stove top, vent hood, and fridge - I'm there.

Originally Posted by Jay H
Don't laugh, but it's rare:

About a year and a half ago, I was driving to work and noticed a '70's AMC Pacer driving along. I was lucky enough to stop along side it at a traffic light and really looked at it. The weird part was it was absolutely MINT with the wood paneling on the side and white wall tires. Bumpers and chrome trim we all intact and in very nice shape. No dents, no rust, etc. It was so weird to see such a POS still running and in near showroom condition. A '70's time capsule. I've never seen it again since.
Old 01-30-2007, 03:20 PM
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Toss us between an Arnolt Bristol Bolide and a Ferrari 275/GTB6C competition car.
Old 01-30-2007, 05:55 PM
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I have a couple of good spots. quite rare but not as rare as some others has posted. lets see

Just remembered Pagani Zonda F last year. nearly made a mess in my pants. I think the bloke thought I was going to mug him but I just stood there like a fool dribbling

others include
XJ220
F40 and F50 owned by same guy
Lancia Hyena(awsome quite rare)
Aston Martin lagonda ( my god it was awful)

My mate owns a Clan crusader does that count? only a few of those arround. this isnt his just to give you an idea


Cusse pee, I once saw 2 alfa sz'z in a drive in Austria. awsome. I nearly bought one a few years ago but was put off by bad talk of reliabilty and expensive bills
Old 01-30-2007, 06:20 PM
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I've got you all beat with this Roadrunner and a couple others I saw on the road. I think some people are getting confused with actually seeing the car on the same road you are driving on and just seen the car at a show or something. Was at the Moneterey Historic races at Laguna Seca last year and there was a crazy amount of rare cars.



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Johnny on the spot! Great photos!
Old 01-31-2007, 05:14 AM
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Now thats what I call a spoiler!!! And that ZZ top thing looks great!
Old 01-31-2007, 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by skruggs964
Oracle.....for our southern neighbours in the US....probably the Smart Car would be a weird sight for them. Here...they're a dime a dozen!
I've seen a couple of these in DC and MD....too small...
Old 01-31-2007, 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Andial951
I've got you all beat with this Roadrunner and a couple others I saw on the road. I think some people are getting confused with actually seeing the car on the same road you are driving on and just seen the car at a show or something. Was at the Moneterey Historic races at Laguna Seca last year and there was a crazy amount of rare cars.




I guess you have to put a time frame on it also.

I had a friend that had a road runner almost Identical to the one in the picture. I drove it twice and it was the silliest thing I had ever driven. Absolutely no traction and too much torque. No matter how hard you tried you couldn't keep the back wheels from spinning and it didn't go too fast because of lack of traction.

What is the second car? My neighbor down the street has this identical car in the identical color. Didn't know what it was and never gave it much mind. We also have 2 Delorean's on the block why I couldn't tell you they were awful cars..
Old 01-31-2007, 10:01 AM
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I was at a local restoratoin shop several years ago. They specialized in full restoration of Mopar cars. They had two Superbirds that they recently had finished. One was identical to the lime green car in this thread. The owner of the shop told us (a PCA group for a tech session) he wanted $350,000 for one of them and $325,000 for the other. They were almost over restored. I doubt they left the factory that way.

It seems you need lots of money for a rare muscle car...
Old 01-31-2007, 10:13 AM
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Bugatti Veyron on a showroom floor. Nice looking car.
Old 01-31-2007, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Jay H
I was at a local restoratoin shop several years ago. They specialized in full restoration of Mopar cars. They had two Superbirds that they recently had finished. One was identical to the lime green car in this thread. The owner of the shop told us (a PCA group for a tech session) he wanted $350,000 for one of them and $325,000 for the other. They were almost over restored. I doubt they left the factory that way.

It seems you need lots of money for a rare muscle car...
The one I drove was back in 1979 and IIRC he paid $6k which was a ludicrous sum at that time. My friends and I laughed at him, although he did own a 928 also. The car had 40 or so thousand miles and it was so poorly built. Things were falling off all over and it rattled and shook like a MB 300 Diesel. They had a hard time selling those cars new and to think people are crazy enough to throw good money away on them now.
Old 01-31-2007, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by cobalt

What is the second car?
I believe that is a '66 Plymouth Barracuda.

I used to know this guy when I was in college who was a WW2 Marine Ace (in Corsairs). He still flew gliders, and, desperate to build time, I would (very slowly) tow him up in this beat-to-hell straight tail Cessna 150. He had '66 Barracuda, and he drove it one of two ways - gas on the floor, or brake on the floor. There was no in between. The speed on the airport road was 30, and it was not uncommon for him to hit 90!
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You are almost right.....but I would bet money that its a 64 Plymouth.......check the plate


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