Did You See Anything Good Today? [Read First Post]

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Unfortunately I couldn't get any pictures, but I spotted an abundance of interesting cars today despite the cooldown in temperature. The more common ones were a C8 Vette convertible and Tesla Cybertruck (Cybertrucks are almost a daily appearance nowadays in my area). It started on the way in to work when I saw a Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. Then on the way home a Nissan GT-R in the opposite direction. But probably most interesting to me was the Nissan Silva S15 I drove alongside for a distance after the GT-R spotting. I'm not overly into JDM cars, but it really did look quite nice in person. I think it's the first one I've actually seen in the flesh as opposed to racing in Gran Turismo.
 
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Oldies, but goodies
 
I saw a car this late afternoon similar to this, take a look at this old classic thing. It's a 1964 Mustang Convertible. Apparently, some folks still hold on to these old cars. I was stunned when I saw it today, OMG. Durn I'd love to grab one of these to ride around town in.


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And now to something completely different..

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"Hey, I'm an ecologicaly aware person! I care about climate change!"

Yeah right... what do you REALLY do about it?

Well, I drive a freakin gas-powered import which has grass growing on its panels, b*tch!
How's that for ecological awareness!


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This is probably the most "green" car on the whole planet, not only it is painted in green, but it also has grass growing on it!
 
"Hey, I'm an ecologicaly aware person! I care about climate change!"

Yeah right... what do you REALLY do about it?

Well, I drive a freakin gas-powered import which has grass growing on its panels, b*tch!
How's that for ecological awareness!


🤣🤣
This is probably the most "green" car on the whole planet, not only it is painted in green, but it also has grass growing on it!
Yeah I also thought that someone got something wrong about this called green mobility😀

Would’ve been even better if it were a VW Golf because of the grass
 
Porsche 911 T (love that color)
Hnnngfhmgggggh (the muffled sound i give out while my brain overheats). So beautiful. And also, it’s the somewhat rare 1972 Ölklappe-model (the only year with an external oil lid, placed on the rear right fender).
 
Hnnngfhmgggggh (the muffled sound i give out while my brain overheats). So beautiful. And also, it’s the somewhat rare 1972 Ölklappe-model (the only year with an external oil lid, placed on the rear right fender).
😀yeah it really is a beauty, a timeless shape. Some designs needed time till they reached perfection like the Alpines culminating in the A110 for example, but the original 911 already is perfection, still the best iteration of all 911s stylewise in my opinion.

You are an expert about 911s it seems, I would‘ve never knew that, but considering the rims it makes sense that it’s from the 70s👍
So is the lid for oil and not for gasoline?
 
So is the lid for oil and not for gasoline?
Yes, the gas lid is always on the front left fender, and for 1972 Porsche added an exterior lid for filling oil, placing it on the rear right fender.

This was at a time when the engineers at Porsche had more power than the economists, so to get better weight distribution they moved the oil tank in front of the rear wheel and added this lid for easier access, but also making the production cost slightly higher.

HOWEVER… in 1972 full-service gas stations were common, and as I understand it, quite a few unlucky gas station clerks accidentally and unknowingly filled gas in the oil tank… Apparently gas doesn’t lubricate as well as engine oil. 😬

By model year 1973 Porsche went back to placing the oil filling in the engine bay once again and never went back, making the 1972 model a bit more interesting for collectors and also the easiest 911 to decide what year it is from! 🙂
 
Yes, the gas lid is always on the front left fender, and for 1972 Porsche added an exterior lid for filling oil, placing it on the rear right fender.

This was at a time when the engineers at Porsche had more power than the economists, so to get better weight distribution they moved the oil tank in front of the rear wheel and added this lid for easier access, but also making the production cost slightly higher.

HOWEVER… in 1972 full-service gas stations were common, and as I understand it, quite a few unlucky gas station clerks accidentally and unknowingly filled gas in the oil tank… Apparently gas doesn’t lubricate as well as engine oil. 😬

By model year 1973 Porsche went back to placing the oil filling in the engine bay once again and never went back, making the 1972 model a bit more interesting for collectors and also the easiest 911 to decide what year it is from! 🙂
Ha, that’s actually a really interesting fun fact for such a small feature, especially the part with the gas station clerks😀
Thanks for sharing👍
 
Speaking of Porsches. Coworker brought in his today.
Every time I see a 944 it makes my mind cast back to a time (couple of decades now), when I was working in a builders yard in North London. Owner of said Porsche had just neatly stacked a pile of bricks he'd just bought, in the boot. However he'd failed to notice he'd stacked them slightly proud of the deck. So you can imagine the horror on his face when he proceeded to slam the glass of the hatch shut. The whole thing shattered into pieces. I felt really bad for the guy in his misjudgement.
 
Every time I see a 944 it makes my mind cast back to a time (couple of decades now), when I was working in a builders yard in North London. Owner of said Porsche had just neatly stacked a pile of bricks he'd just bought, in the boot. However he'd failed to notice he'd stacked them slightly proud of the deck. So you can imagine the horror on his face when he proceeded to slam the glass of the hatch shut. The whole thing shattered into pieces. I felt really bad for the guy in his misjudgement.
Im very sorry for that guy, but it’s also hilarious😬😅
 
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