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Here's one you don't see every day. Alpina B10 Bi-Turbo, supposedly the fastest production sedan of its day (89-94). 507 cars made:

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Originally Posted by Rick Lee (Post 12426460)

This was a wedding in Germany a few years ago.

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I need some alone time. Goodness.

Great thread.

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Originally Posted by speeder (Post 12426287)

...ran into a pal driving his Jag D-type...

OCTANE magazine ran a feature on that car in the Feburary 2025 issue.

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Saw this guy around town recently. Don't think he'd be my first choice for masonry work :rolleyes:

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In the right hands, a Borgward makes a very nice resto rod

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Great photos but let's keep it cars that we see on our daily rounds. We have plenty of threads here full of car show photos and cars we used to own, etc. :)

Until I saw "El Diablito" I doubt if I'd ever seen a Falcon Sedan Delivery; and the 4wd conversion makes it even more wonderful. I see this at least once a week.

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And here's a couple of Chevy II Hardtops in SS trim. Both powered by stovebolts; 230's if I recall correctly.

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I so miss California car culture.

Here’s a 912 that was just on the street in Capitola one morning years ago. Pretty distinctive and I’ve not seen it since.

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Originally Posted by astrochex (Post 12427801)

I so miss California car culture.

Well...

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Originally Posted by javadog (Post 12427829)

well...

Haha, well played. :)

I circled back and took photos of that BMW because it was really an odd sight; for sure, I have seen other stripped cars under freeway bridges and in the rough part of downtown but never an older european car like this. I mean, who needed all of the parts from this car and stole it and stripped it?

Also, it was parked facing the wrong way on a well traveled street adjacent to downtown...not the best neighborhood but also not the worst. Plenty of LAPD cruisers would drive past it in the course of an hour. It must have been stripped elsewhere and dropped there from a flatbed tow truck but then why the pallet and other support under it? :confused:

Truly strange sight. Stripped clean and it was there for multiple days.
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A paparazzi photo of the next offering by Mini? A pickup truck in the size and shape of a Mini.

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Cybertruck wannabe seen at the local Whole Foods. And to look even more convincing, it was parked at a TESLA charging station :D

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Originally Posted by speeder (Post 12427893)

That's what they do. Find a car they need, follow it home, steal it, strip the parts they need and dump it somewhere.

Happened to a friend of mine with a fairly rare, restored mid-50's Chevy. Some ******* needed parts for a similar restoration that were unobtainable, so he stole my buddy's car and took the parts he needed. If I ever find the ******* responsible, you'll be proud of me.

G 63 4x4 squared. Only 105 supposedly sent to the US for 2024, its final year.

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Originally Posted by Steve Carlton (Post 12428119)

G 63 4x4 squared. Only 105 supposedly sent to the US for 2024, its final year.

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Haha…that’s begging for a personal plate that says, “DUSHBAG.” :)

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Originally Posted by speeder (Post 12428155)

Haha…that’s begging for a personal plate that says, “DUSHBAG.” :)

Maybe but imo almost 600hp and portal axles should make for a legitimately capable vehicle.

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Originally Posted by pavulon (Post 12428176)

Maybe but imo almost 600hp and portal axles should make for a legitimately capable vehicle.

Oh for sure, it's a beast but it will be used to haul around some scumbag and never leave the pavement.

Can you tell that I have an issue with G-wagons? :)

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Originally Posted by speeder (Post 12428325)

Oh for sure, it's a beast but it will be used to haul around some scumbag and never leave the pavement.

Can you tell that I have an issue with G-wagons? :)

Had to look up portal axle. Cool.

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The two Rivian family. Mom and dad each have one. The overlanding stuff is new this week.

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I'm throwing this one in because it wasn't at a race or a car show, just sitting in the parking lot behind a restaurant :cool:

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