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ColHannibal posted:You sir have not been to certain parts of LA. When I lived in Calabasas there was always a gaggle of super cars parked in the local supermarket parking lot. Quite right, I happened to be in OC for all of a couple of hours and picked up shots of these at the Irvine Spectrum. Not shown: SLS 'vert my phone was too slow to pick up.  
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Cross-posting from TFR, can anyone identify this vehicle: I'm thinking some kind of airport vehicle.
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cheese-cube posted:Cross-posting from TFR, can anyone identify this vehicle: I've never seen an airport vehicle that looks like that, it looks more like a rail car conversion of some awesome kind.
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The Banana Splits theme music is playing in my head looking at that thing.
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Linedance posted:I've never seen an airport vehicle that looks like that, it looks more like a rail car conversion of some awesome kind. I was thinking the same thing (converted, motorized railroad handcart). But, after some digging it looks like the South African army likes to rely on Gecho 8x8 ATVs. http://www.lmt.co.za/gecko.php http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forces_de_d%C3%A9fense_d%E2%80%99Afrique_du_Sud https://www.google.com/search?q=Gec...iw=1440&bih=814 
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Dec 31, 2013 14:19
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Ferrari FX by Pininfarina based on the 512 for the Sultan of Brunei
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Dec 31, 2013 17:23
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Doesn't Clapton have something similar? a one off rebody 430 or 456 that's supposed to be like his old 512TR? Either way, I'm always stumped when I see a Ferrari that's anything but Ferrari Red or rear end in a top hat Yellow
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Dec 31, 2013 17:29
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458 to look like the 512BB, not 512TR
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Dec 31, 2013 17:45
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neckbeard posted:Ferrari FX by Pininfarina based on the 512 for the Sultan of Brunei I dunno. the front end screams 4th gen Firebird to me for some reason. I don't like it. 
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Dec 31, 2013 17:46
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I dunno, I'm getting a kind of Saturn SC1 vibe off of it. Though I agree, I don't like it.
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Dec 31, 2013 17:52
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All I can see is this. But that actually looks way better.
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Dec 31, 2013 17:54
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Judging by the wheels it may have started life as a F512 M. If so then that re-body is, at worst, a lateral move.neckbeard posted:458 to look like the 512BB, not 512TR No matter how many times I look at this I just can't figure out whether or not I like it.
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Dec 31, 2013 17:56
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Q_res posted:Judging by the wheels it may have started life as a F512 M. If so then that re-body is, at worst, a lateral move. I think it's the other way around - started as an FX and now looks vaguely like a 512. But yes, it looks a lot more "melted '90s GM product" than anything else to me.
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Dec 31, 2013 17:59
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What do you mean "started as an FX"? Regardless, some quick research says that they built 7 of these. They are indeed rebodied 512Ms, with Williams F1 gearboxes no less.
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Dec 31, 2013 18:08
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Well then I just plain misread it as FXX and assumed that it started as one of these  
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KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:If you're ever in DC again and want to gawk at some supercars, show up in Georgetown on a Saturday night. One time I saw an F40, a Gallardo, and two Benz SLSes in the space of about an hour. Yes, you can see all the fastest cars in the world sit in stand-still traffic so drunk rear end in a top hat college kids can mock the rear end in a top hat millionaires showing them off. This was taken on a Saturday night night in Georgetown:  I was reminded of it today because I was behind a Rav4 with the plate 8B88888. Edit: also I like Clapton's Ferrari
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Q_res posted:Judging by the wheels it may have started life as a F512 M. If so then that re-body is, at worst, a lateral move. I really like it. I think it captures an old school Ferrari look and feel while still keeping it modern. I'm not even remotely bothered by the two tone paint either.
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neckbeard posted:Ferrari FX by Pininfarina based on the 512 for the Sultan of Brunei 
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Wow, Even those awful five-spoke swirly rims are reminiscent of 90s GM glurge. I was thinking bad McLaren F1 kitcar but that nails it.
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anonumos posted:I was thinking the same thing (converted, motorized railroad handcart). The driver looks like he's straight out of a cartoon.
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Dec 31, 2013 23:44
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Ford's solution for the Mustang when the legal limit on speedometers was 85mph.
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I think I'm okay with this.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Well then I just plain misread it as FXX and assumed that it started as one of these you can buy an FFX now in Greenwich CT, http://www.millermotorcars.com/2006-ferrari-fxx-evoluzione-c-1259.htm?make=FERRARI& I am sure restrictions apply
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craig588 posted:Ford's solution for the Mustang when the legal limit on speedometers was 85mph. Also 5-digit odometers, aka "Yeah our cars probably won't last 100k, deal with it."
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13 INCH DICK posted:I think I'm okay with this. There's a whole bunch of articles about this car and the guy who owns it up on Jalopnik. Saw him and the car at a show, they are both completely loving ridiculous but he owns that ridiculousity.
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Jan 1, 2014 11:24
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For the 4x4 lot:
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bought an xbox 1 from a new friend earlier today, he showed me his 335i he claims that it was fftec's test mule for their single turbo kit, this one is actually a record holder at just under 800 hp... pretty crazy.   
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kalvick posted:you can buy an FFX now in Greenwich CT, http://www.millermotorcars.com/2006-ferrari-fxx-evoluzione-c-1259.htm?make=FERRARI& The white car/black projectors looks terrible.
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Sudden Infant Def Syndrome posted:The white car/black projectors looks terrible. I saw it and thought "Whoa, the Zonda Cinque has an ugly sister."
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Sudden Infant Def Syndrome posted:The Yeah, I said it. 
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drukqs posted:bought an xbox 1 from a new friend earlier today, he showed me his 335i 800hp? Jeez, totally unassuming
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Hallowed Turban posted:800hp? Jeez, totally unassuming Till it turns on I'm guessing.
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Not sure if this is for here or SAS, but I mainly lurk this forum the last while. This is the Jimco my dad had built to compete in the Dakar in a couple days. They did some trials in California (pictured, this is before they put the decals on), and then shipped the car to Argentina. Also, after the decals were added: 
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Hallowed Turban posted:800hp? Jeez, totally unassuming No poo poo. That is the best kind of 800hp. A car that looks almost completely stock, even when you pop the hood.
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ChloroformSeduction posted:Not sure if this is for here or SAS, but I mainly lurk this forum the last while. This is the Jimco my dad had built to compete in the Dakar in a couple days. They did some trials in California (pictured, this is before they put the decals on), and then shipped the car to Argentina. Yeah, I'm gonna need about a million more pictures and breakdowns please!
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I was going to post a pile of photos as per your request but then realized a link to the facebook albums will give you more to peruse: https://www.facebook.com/martillo2dakar/photos_albums I haven't seen this one in person (the Durango), since I have a 3 month old. The smaller Jimcos are still super fun to drive (not that my giant pregnant belly could shoehorn in them lately), but they needed to go up a bit for the Dakar. It was a quick build, since he just decided last minute to enter. I wanted to go down for the whole thing, but work commitments and baby meant taking a month off was pretty impossible, but I'm heading down in 2 weeks to see him cross the finish line.
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craig588 posted:Ford's solution for the Mustang when the legal limit on speedometers was 85mph. My '84 Z28  Becuase I have the trip meter, it just pegs against it at 85, but on the base models without it the needle just keeps going around again 
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