Sightings SPOTTED TODAY - Part 7

[hoffmeister_fan]

Mercedes-Benz 280SE Convertible with towing hook at the...

Tow hook or not, it looks beautiful. Lovely spec combo too with that Zebrano wood trim.

Lately, classic Benzes have been more appealing to me as of late. I don't think my 20 year-old self would have thought that possible. The 280SE in particular is such a pretty car, and apparently one in decent condition is fetching a pretty penny these days.

 

[cawimmer430]

Audi RS4 Avant (B5), only made from 2000–2001. So rare and beautiful!

Stunning Mercedes-Benz 250SL "Pagoda" (W113) in Tunis Beige!

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

Audi RS4 Avant (B5), only made from 2000–2001. So rar...

Because the only floormats befitting a car like this are mini Persian rugs.

 

[cawimmer430]

Porsche 944 Racer

 

[cawimmer430]

Current Renault Megane RS in a stunning metallic orange - one of the best driving and handling FWD cars on sale in Europe today. Parked my A250 in the background since these cars are in the same class, but the Megane RS is faster and handles better than my ride.

 

[cawimmer430]

Mercedes-Benz A45S AMG 4Matic (W177) - too gaudy for my tastes, the less powerful A35 AMG looks better.

Mercedes-Benz G500 4x4^2 - when you gotta compensate for something, do it properly!

Jensen Interceptor III

 

[Centurion]

Mercedes-Benz A45S AMG 4Matic (W177) - too gaudy for my...

The Jensen is stunning. I have seen a few yellow A45. They really stood out as hyper hatchbacks.

 

[cawimmer430]

Original Citroen CX Pallas with Electronic Fuel Injection! Gorgeous.

1979 (according to the info plaque) MAN truck in Bundeswehr camouflage. I actually saw this truck a few days ago but the sun was so bright that I could not get proper shots. The owner was working inside the massive compartment and I got to glance inside: he's converting it into an RV! The truck had historical plates.

 

[Deleted member 1071]

When I was a young lad of 11 through about 13, I managed to accumulate quite a collection of Roco 1:87 scale military vehicle models. The Bundeswehr introduced the first series of that MAN truck back around then (1966-ish) and I recall having bought several of the !:87s'. I also had a good number of Unimogs, DKW Mungas, various Magirus-Deutz, Hanomag, Büssing, Faun and M-B military vehicles as well. Somehow, over several decades, they unfortunately were broken (passed down to young brother) and got lost over a series of relocations.

 

[cawimmer430]

Mercedes-AMG GT-S Roadster

Rolls-Royce Corniche

GMC Sierra Classic 1500. Digging the patina and the skulls.

 

[cawimmer430]

When I was a young lad of 11 through about 13, I managed to accumulate quite a collection of Roco 1:87 scale military vehicle models. The Bundeswehr introduced the first series of that MAN truck back around then (1966-ish) and I recall having bought several of the !:87s'. I also had a good number of Unimogs, DKW Mungas, various Magirus-Deutz, Hanomag, Büssing, Faun and M-B military vehicles as well. Somehow, over several decades, they unfortunately were broken (passed down to young brother) and got lost over a series of relocations.

I still have a small collection of Herpa 1:87 cars and trucks and figures. And in my spare time I work on 1:35 Tamiya, Italeri and Dragon-Kirin military vehicles and figures.

 

[cawimmer430]

Jaguar XJ220

 

[Yaz]

At the car wash:

 

[cawimmer430]

Was cycling through Munich and entered a really expensive neighborhood. This house had a Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG in the driveway and a BRABUS Mercedes-Benz G-Class and Porsche 911 Turbo out on the street.

Two-For-One! Porsche 944S and a lovely Volkswagen T2. I am digging that green and the plaid green seats!

Absolutely perfect BMW 3.0 CSi Coupe (E9)

Mercedes-Benz 230SL "Pagoda" (W113)

Ex-military Mercedes-Benz G-Class SWB

Land Rover Santana Especial. Me gusta!

Aston Martin Vantage and Porsche 911 Turbo

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

Loving that E9, and in a beautiful, classy spec to boot.

 

[cawimmer430]

1977 Cadillac Eldorado. The letter on the front windshield reads, "The car broke down on me, will pick it up in March..."

 

[cawimmer430]

Mercedes-Benz 230C Coupe (C123)

Rare survivor: Audi 80 Quattro

Euro-spec 1990s Honda Accord

Volkswagen Golf Country

Renault 4

Something from the UK. No idea what it is...

 

[Matski]

Something from the UK. No idea what it is...

An MEV Exocet MX-5 based kit car.

https://mevltd.co.uk/kit-cars

 

[Deleted member 1071]

Cool memories revived.

I owned a B2 Audi 80 GL back in 1980-81-with the carburated 75HP 1.6 iL 4. A much better ownership experience than that with its' shitbucket predecessor B1. Unfortunately, it got rear-ended by a taxicab on the Ingolstädterstrasse north of Munich/Schwabing. Totalled and replaced by a second-gen VW Scirocco.

I loved those old Renualt R4s'. So funky with the "Revolverschaltung" gearshift. 0-100 km/h by sometime around sunset, but still, fun to drive with more body roll than a drunken elephant.

 

[cawimmer430]

Thanks, Matski and awesome stories/memories as usual, Jimmy. Spotted today, BMW 502 V8 "Baroque Angel".