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Published 20/12/2017 @ 19:47:08, By Baube
seen yesterday
1995-1996 Ford Escort LX , getting kind of rare ( even the last ones i can spend a few days without seeing one ) and a clean example ( well, if you don't look at the horrible white thing on it ) is even rarer
The " No Worries " car
Latest Edition: 20/12/2017 @ 19:47:47
1995-1996 Ford Escort LX , getting kind of rare ( even the last ones i can spend a few days without seeing one ) and a clean example ( well, if you don't look at the horrible white thing on it ) is even rarer
The " No Worries " car
Latest Edition: 20/12/2017 @ 19:47:47
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 23/12/2017 @ 21:06:14, By Purzel89
The red car is an FSO Polonez. Or like we germans call it a "Polonäse": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FSO_Polonez
Dodge Grand Caravan, complete with red indicators.
Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. It was stripped down to a civilian version but had the P71 rims. First time in my life that i saw a Crown Victoria actually driving (out of USA). He almost lost control, drifted around the turn.
Usually i dont publish crash pictures (except of whom i was involved) because i not support rubbernecking. But this one... i ask myself: How did that happen? Why didnt they stop their cars in a way that makes it easier to exit their cars. The black wagon had a person with a wheelchair inside. It must have been tough to exit the car if you need a wheelchair and three wheels of the car are in the air.
The white Volkswagen Golf Variant was also damaged.
(There was a second separate crash just one kilometer behind this one. Maybe a rear-ender in the traffic jam caused by the first crash.)
Latest Edition: 23/12/2017 @ 23:36:05
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 26/12/2017 @ 06:05:35, By Reg1992
Found a very rare 1978 Dodge Monaco Crestwood wagon for sale on craigslist. We only have two listed on IMCDb.
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 30/12/2017 @ 20:30:26, By Gamer
Very blurry as I was only able to take a passing pic of it - here's a US-spec Golf IV wagon. Driven by a young Turkish couple.
Latest Edition: 30/12/2017 @ 20:30:51
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interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 31/12/2017 @ 13:09:13, By atom
Seen yesterday just outside my apartment:
Donfeng on temporary import plates.
License plate: YJC852
Make: DONGFENG MOTOR AX3
VIN: LGJE3EE26FM343673
Owner Name: DONGFENG MOTOR CORPORATION
Address: NOHABG 11E/T-ENGINEERING AB
City: TROLLHÄTTAN
Vehicle status:
In traffic (2017-09-04)
VIN decoded:
L = China
G
J
E
3
E
E
2
6
F = 2015 MY
M
343673
Donfeng on temporary import plates.
License plate: YJC852
Make: DONGFENG MOTOR AX3
VIN: LGJE3EE26FM343673
Owner Name: DONGFENG MOTOR CORPORATION
Address: NOHABG 11E/T-ENGINEERING AB
City: TROLLHÄTTAN
Vehicle status:
In traffic (2017-09-04)
VIN decoded:
L = China
G
J
E
3
E
E
2
6
F = 2015 MY
M
343673
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 31/12/2017 @ 15:53:38, By Baube
VW wagon IV wasn't the Jetta only for us ?
Latest Edition: 31/12/2017 @ 15:53:58
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Published 31/12/2017 @ 18:50:51, By atom
@atom: Looks like Dongfeng is doing some winter tests. As the car was already introduced, i guess they are planning an european release.
It's owned by T-Engineering in Trollhättan, a company formed in 2012 by ex-Saab employees it's now owned by Dongfeng. They develop engine management systems. I'd guess it's a testbed for ECUs.
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 01/01/2018 @ 11:45:43, By antp
VW wagon IV wasn't the Jetta only for us ?
In Europe we got both Golf and Bora (=Jetta) as wagon, which were nearly identical except the headlights, grille and bumpers.
But indeed I thought that only one of the two existed in North-America... (and rather the Jetta).
Latest Edition: 01/01/2018 @ 11:48:46
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Published 01/01/2018 @ 19:37:35, By night cub
And this generation the Jetta had rectangular headlights, so this wagon is not US-spec.
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 01/01/2018 @ 21:34:23, By Gamer
Very odd, because the bumpers had sidemarkers (that's not just a motion blur) and the front license plate was US size.
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 01/01/2018 @ 23:06:30, By Purzel89
US Side markers and the european front fascia seems to be not so odd:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/54736619@N06/7173416519 (it also has the american plate space on the rear)
You could add the side markers if you have a scratch on the fender (this black part) and you want to replace it. Or because it looks cool. Its not possible to put the Jetta bumper under the Golf head lights, so it can only be the black part that was changed.
And the rear plate space is part of the trunk lid, thats also an easy change.
Latest Edition: 01/01/2018 @ 23:10:21
https://www.flickr.com/photos/54736619@N06/7173416519 (it also has the american plate space on the rear)
You could add the side markers if you have a scratch on the fender (this black part) and you want to replace it. Or because it looks cool. Its not possible to put the Jetta bumper under the Golf head lights, so it can only be the black part that was changed.
And the rear plate space is part of the trunk lid, thats also an easy change.
Latest Edition: 01/01/2018 @ 23:10:21
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 05/01/2018 @ 11:03:54, By Reg1992
#1 unknown (could have sworn this was a Lincoln but nothing matches)
#2 1964 Ford Fairlane 500
#3 1968 Pontiac Firebird
#4 1976-78 Datsun B210 (owner was sleeping inside!)
#5 Volkswagen unknown
#6 1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria
#2 1964 Ford Fairlane 500
#3 1968 Pontiac Firebird
#4 1976-78 Datsun B210 (owner was sleeping inside!)
#5 Volkswagen unknown
#6 1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 05/01/2018 @ 12:24:29, By Gamer
The VW is a Fox.
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 05/01/2018 @ 17:56:35, By rjluna2
That looks like Buick Electra 225 to me
I see you found 1991 or later Brazilian made Volkswagen Fox
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 06/01/2018 @ 12:49:14, By Reg1992
That looks like Buick Electra 225 to me
Ah yes. It's a 1966. Thanks, that was bothering me!
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 07/01/2018 @ 00:45:19, By Exiv96
US Side markers and the european front fascia seems to be not so odd:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/54736619@N06/7173416519 (it also has the american plate space on the rear)
You could add the side markers if you have a scratch on the fender (this black part) and you want to replace it. Or because it looks cool. Its not possible to put the Jetta bumper under the Golf head lights, so it can only be the black part that was changed.
And the rear plate space is part of the trunk lid, thats also an easy change.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/54736619@N06/7173416519 (it also has the american plate space on the rear)
You could add the side markers if you have a scratch on the fender (this black part) and you want to replace it. Or because it looks cool. Its not possible to put the Jetta bumper under the Golf head lights, so it can only be the black part that was changed.
And the rear plate space is part of the trunk lid, thats also an easy change.
It is indeed not odd to see EU-spec Golfs and Jettas retro-fitted with US-spec bumpers and plate holders these days, because that's the trendy thing to do to your car in certain circles.
Along with large day-glo wheels, slammed suspension, a waste gate that goes PFOOOHHHRRRR with every gear change, an old-style roof luggage rack, a so-called "sticker bomb" on a fender, and rust on the hood. Sorry for the rant, but it's like the implausible mish-mash of every worst automotive trend ever.
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 07/01/2018 @ 23:22:36, By atom
Spotted yet another Dongfeng on temporary plates today.
License number: FBX856
Make: DONGFENG MOTOR CORPORATI
VIN: LGG8D3D19GZ455367
Date of acquisition: 2017-01-27
Owner
Name: DONGFENG MOTOR CORPORATION
Address: NOHABG 11E
T-ENGINEERING AB
City: TROLLHÄTTAN
2016 MY by the VIN.
Saw this customized 1967 Volvo Amazon Herrgårdsvagn at a car meet yesterday.
Made this picture in the summer last year.
This is an import as can be seen by the plate that starts with PC, it was probably imported in 1989 but it has never been allowed on the road since then!
License number: PCW476
Make: JAGUAR 2SXK 140
Vehicle status: Temporary deregistration (1989-11-13)
Model year: 1956
VIN: S814667
Engine output: 140 kW
Registered first time in Sweden: data not available
Import: Yes
Last MOT: data not available
Mileage: data not available
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 08/01/2018 @ 03:50:28, By eLMeR
(Maybe these pictures should be in the Funny Pictures from Email/Internet thread: they're not mine, but made and send by my mother who travels a bit and eventually understood that I prefer car pictures rather than bland post cards...)
August 2017 in Lithuania:
A 1967-86 Mercedes-Benz T2 "full Woodie"
(Pre-2004 registration plate from Vilnius)
USSR/Russian models:
A Cabriolet "D" (4-door) for sure, but is it a 1937-41 Typ 230 (W143) or a 1937-42 Typ 320 (W142)? Does the one-piece windshield make it a W143?
Next episode: Cuban vehicles.
August 2017 in Lithuania:
A 1967-86 Mercedes-Benz T2 "full Woodie"
(Pre-2004 registration plate from Vilnius)
USSR/Russian models:
GAZ Volga M-21 (1962-70 "Baleen" version) | ZIL 41047 (1985-2002) |
A Cabriolet "D" (4-door) for sure, but is it a 1937-41 Typ 230 (W143) or a 1937-42 Typ 320 (W142)? Does the one-piece windshield make it a W143?
Next episode: Cuban vehicles.
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 14/01/2018 @ 06:38:48, By night cub
interesting/funny/special cars sightings
Published 15/01/2018 @ 00:51:46, By CougarTim
I thought it was nice. Roomy enough for 4 people. My dad did all the driving. I thought the navigation system was pretty intuitive, my dad not so much; I ended up operating it from the passenger seat all week.
I saw that exact one in Brussels, back in the summer of 2015 ! Photobucket being what it is now, my pics can't be seen anymore, so I'll try to insert one from Facebook.
Hah! How about that? Cool.
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Cadillac ELR in Staunton - I think this is only the 2nd one I've seen, first up close
Alfa Romeo MiTo - Not sold here; I sometimes see non-US market vehicles with diplomat plates, but this just had an ordinary Virginia license plate
Ford CF - not especially rare, but I'm pleased with the picture taken from a moving Metro train
1964 Ford Thunderbird in Occoquan
Plymouth Prowler in Occoquan - Front bumpers removed, had Florida license plate
Porsche 356 - Real?
Rolls-Royce Ghost
Acura SLX - Still absent from the site
1987 Toyota Camry Wagon - Year from CarFax
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