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  1. #1306
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    Not counting the cars seen at Schlumpf's museum, the past week:

    Alfa Romeo Spider Series 2
    Alfa Romeo Spider Series 4
    Alfa Romeo 1750 (2000?) GTV
    Aston Martin DB9
    Aston Martin Vanquish S
    Autobianchi Bianchina
    Chevrolet Corvette C5
    Chevrolet Camaro 2nd Gen
    Citroen DS
    Ferrari F430 Berlinetta
    Fiat Nuova 500
    Lamborghini Gallardo
    Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder
    Lancia Thesis (lots of them)
    Maserati Quattroporte V (various)
    Maserati Coupé 3200 GT
    Maserati Coupe GT
    Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG
    Porsche 930 Turbo
    Porsche 911 (996) Turbo
    Porsche 911 997 (various)
    Rolls-Royce Phantom

    The past week I was in Maranello/Rome/Mulhouse (we did 3500km in 6 days ) and I maganed to see all those cars and maybe a couple more that I can't remeber. I'd like to point out two things of the journey.

    The first is the number of road signs reading "electronically controlled speed". At least 50 I'd say, but only 5 speed cameras, and hugely marked at that. No wonder italians drive massively fast... we did too...

    And the second one is a 60-65 year old woman we encountered when leaving the car at the Rome hotel's car park. Would you want to guess which car she had? A Punto? A Panda... perhaps? No. A 190bhp V6 engined Alfa Romeo 166. That's the kind of woman that overtakes you in the motorway doing 150mph...

    I love italians...

    PS. I promise pics of some (and of the museum too) eventually.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferrer
    Not counting the cars seen at Schlumpf's museum, the past week.
    One of the best places to visit, I'm going for my second time in a couple weeks.

    Today on road an 850 CSi, 993 something special and some ****ing idiot in his ute racing out of a street, getting on the gas and fishtailing into another car coming in the other direction.

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    saw a 993 Turbo and the first Shelby GT500

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    996 Gt3
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    Quote Originally Posted by 2ndclasscitizen
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    wow me too
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    I've sawn an Audi RS4 with german transit plates. But he wasn't really flooring it or willing to...

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    Also an RS4, a 575M, a TVR of some sort, a Venturi of some sort, an M3 CSL, a Cayenne Turbo and a 997 Turbo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by clutch-monkey
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    Bastard. If you don't bring that thing down here, I'm coming up there and I'm going to slam your head in the door. Actually, that sounds like a pretty good idea anyway.
    Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death...
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    Saw 2 MGBs and an M5

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    Well not today, but yesterday I almost sh!t my pants full when I saw 3 gallardos (including a yellow spider), 3 F430 spiders, and an orange murcielago with an awesome looking spoiler. These were all driving in a row. My region rarely or almost never sees cars of that calibre, so it was quite an overdose for me. I couldn't believe it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RobPorsche
    Well not today, but yesterday I almost sh!t my pants full when I saw 3 gallardos (including a yellow spider), 3 F430 spiders, and an orange murcielago with an awesome looking spoiler. These were all driving in a row. My region rarely or almost never sees cars of that calibre, so it was quite an overdose for me. I couldn't believe it.
    Yeah I saw them, too. In Downtown Vancouver.

    Guess what...there was a 900 BHP SALEEN S7 TT, too. Along with Lambos, Novitec Ferraris etc.

    They drove from Calgary to Vancouver, and then to Okanagan (sp?) Valley.

    I have pictures of all the cars there if anybody's interested to see.

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    Plymoth Prowler, Porsche 356 speedster, Jag E-type, and a Smart Car in Freeport, Maine.
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    2 M3 CSL's yesterday

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    I saw a little red electric car with Ferrari badges all over...
    I didn't drive the Ferrari we could have raced....

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    We just got back from a week at the beach. Sights from the past week:
    - a blue Yugo hatchback
    - a black and red two-tone Chrysler Prowler
    - a brand-new red Ford Shelby GT500 convertible
    - several classic American cars, including a primer-gray 1956 Chevy station wagon that we were behind for a while

    EDIT: I forgot; I also saw a red Dodge Ram SRT-10 QuadCab. We were parked in the same parking lot, and the owner left just before we did. I got to hear it start up and drive off. Mmmm....
    Last edited by Timothy (in VA); 08-13-2006 at 03:26 PM.
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