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

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Eunos_Cosmo
Another one?

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So, RM just re-shared someone else who spotted the car on that truck arriving to the auction house w/ the plate now off of it. As you said, very odd that's how they chose to transport $20+ million,
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Saw these two near my office today. I really like the Porsche‘s color, it was a beautiful darker shade of green.

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I'm fairly certain you've shared this Urus twice before. What are the odds they're one of your co-workers. :p
 
McLaren
So, RM just re-shared someone else who spotted the car on that truck arriving to the auction house w/ the plate now off of it. As you said, very odd that's how they chose to transport $20+ million,

I'm fairly certain you've shared this Urus twice before. What are the odds they're one of your co-workers. :p
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Lol I wish we had company cars like that. I think the Urus belongs to a plastic surgeon but I'm not exactly sure. The 911 was a customer's car and the rosé colored Taycan in the background belongs to a lawyer.
 
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Found wandering around Littlehampton in the heat...
 
Walking around in some perfect weather.

Utes are always around, but now young people are jumping on these instead of JDM and euro cars.
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Holden Crewman
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Clean VY/VZ Commodore SS
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Finally got a snap of a Series 1. I'm usually driving when I come across one.
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EL XR8
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Kingswood
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Had a chat with the owner. 72yo, got it 6 months ago. Full 2.5" exhaust, wheels from a Corolla, factory laser cruise control
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Ever since my wife bought her AU, there have been AUs on the market and being snatched up by learner drivers.
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Walking around in some perfect weather.

Utes are always around, but now young people are jumping on these instead of JDM and euro cars.
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Holden Crewman
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Clean VY/VZ Commodore SS
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Finally got a snap of a Series 1. I'm usually driving when I come across one.
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EL XR8
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Kingswood
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Had a chat with the owner. 72yo, got it 6 months ago. Full 2.5" exhaust, wheels from a Corolla, factory laser cruise control
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Ever since my wife bought her AU, there have been AUs on the market and being snatched up by learner drivers.
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Awesome compilation of car photos.
 
I went to the Nürburgring for the first time in my life. It is car heaven there. I have never been to a car meet or anything like that. Therefore I had never seen as many great and interesting cars in one place before. Many of which you usually never see in the wild in Germany, especially JDM cars. Unfortunately I couldn't take pictures of all of them. There were two beautiful Silvia's that I missed for example. Had never seen one of them before either.

I was there because I got gifted a ride along in this following bad boy which was a lot of fun despite the driver deliberately staying far away from the limit due to a damp track and him just not doing it anyways to not endanger the passenger. Was a great experience anyways.

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Here are the pictures I took at the Ring itself or in the massive Nürburgring center car park:

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Bonus for vanity plate reasons:

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Afterwards we went to the Nürburgring Museum which has some great cars as well. Could have taken countless more photos. It's a must visit when you're there in my opinion. Great even for younger kids too if you happen to bring any.

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Unrelated bonus: I had seen this C3 Stingray in Berlin a couple of months back.

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I'm not a truck guy, but I can appreciate it when somebody's put some love into an older vehicle.

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Curious to know what it was, I asked ChatGPT, (feel free to fact check it):-

ID (anchored to what’s visible)​

Vehicle: Chevrolet Advance-Design pickup

Most likely: 1951–early 1952 Chevrolet 3100 (½-ton)

What I can see (confirmed):
  • Split windshield with a center divider → rules out 1954–55 and puts it in 1947–1953.
  • Five horizontal grille bars → also specific to 1947–1953 trucks (1954 switched to the “bull-nose” crossbar grille).
  • Hood/side emblem appears to read “CHEVROLET” over “3100.” That two-line style (“Chevrolet” with the numeric series below) was used late-1949 through 1952; 1953 switched to a numbers-only side emblem.
  • Looks like door vent wings (small triangular vent windows) → these were introduced for 1951 and continued after that. Combined with the emblem style above, that narrows it to 1951–1952.
Therefore: The safest call from the photo is ’51–early ’52 3100 (½-ton) in the Advance-Design series.

What’s uncertain (and how to nail it)​

  • Door-handle type (not visible):
    • Turn-down handle + vent wings = 1951 only.
    • Push-button handle + vent wings = 1952.

      If you can spot the handle shape, it settles ’51 vs ’52.
  • Side emblem authenticity: restored trucks often wear reproduction badges; if the emblem was swapped, it can mislead the year. (Common restoration practice noted across AD-truck guides.)
  • Chrome grille as a clue: during the Korean War years (late ’51–’53) many trucks were delivered without chrome grilles; today, restorations frequently add full chrome, so grille finish isn’t a reliable year marker.

Exclusions (based on the photo)​

  • Not 1954/1955 First-Series: those have a one-piece curved windshield and a different grille design.
  • Not 1947–early 1949: those typically carried “Thriftmaster/Loadmaster” wording on the side rather than the numeric series.
If you can grab a close shot of the door handle or the hood-side badge, I can call it down to the exact model year within that 1951–1952 window.
 

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