Google Maps Street View Car Spotting Challenge

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Thought it would be a cool idea to start a thread for finding cars on street view. My friend once challenged me to find an Audi R8 on the road, and I spent the rest of that class trying to find it.

Rules:
1. You cannot take screenshots at dealerships, car shows, racetracks, etc.
2. You cannot take a screenshot of your own car or the car of a friend.
3. Any challenge car must have a production run of at least 500 units, as it may be impossible to find extremely rare cars.
4. When the challenge car is found and the screenshot uploaded, the finding user will list the next challenge car.
5. After 72 hours or 3 days, if a car is not found, it will time out and any user can list a new challenge car.
6. A new car cannot have already been in a challenge (see list below) The challenge car does not have to be a specific model, it can also be a certain type of car.

History: Cars and their finders.
Porsche 911 Turbo: @Dennisch
Daihatsu Midget II: @Wiegert
Volkswagen Phaeton: @Robin.
Saturn Sky: @JMoney689
Ford Taurus SHO: -NOT FOUND-
Jaguar XJ: @RocZX
Car with questionable modifications: @AJHG1000 (Mitsubishi Eclipse)
1970's Pickup: @JMoney689 (Dodge Ram)
Vehicle hauling/towing a lawn mower: @R1ch85 (Chevrolet Silverado)
Tractor: @xXKingJoshXx
Emergency Vehicle: @cbarbosa
Volkswagen Beetle: @Doog
BMW M5 (E39): @SniperRed3


Tips:
-Consider the challenge car's market, and where people who bought that car might live.
-Congested areas are easiest to search in.
-Refresh this thread often while searching for the car. Another player may have already found it.

I'll start off with the first challenge: Porsche 911 Turbo (of any year or subtrim).
 
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Imagine the despair one would feel having found the right car after days of searching. Only to be beaten by someone else moments before posting the screenshot.

Yeah... I might get in on that.
 
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It looks like a turbo, but I am not quite sure.

Edit. I am fairly positive it is a turbo.

Next car to find.

Daihatsu Midget II.
 
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This is awesome. I'm definitely going to be playing this. :D
 
Looking through Japan is tough.
 
Mini Stiggy
How?:eek:
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There's a very good reason why I chose that location. ;)

I still feel like I got lucky after 5 minutes when I expected it to take at least an hour. Since I have no idea how common they are in Japan nowadays.
 
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I spent way too much of my day looking for a Phaeton...
 
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Tried to drop the guy in Detroit, landed in Canada, and there it was!

Next Car: Ford Taurus SHO
 
JMoney689
Next Car: Ford Taurus SHO
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Any particular era... this is another car we don't get in the UK/Europe, so I'll have to google it to even know what it looks like!
 
MatskiMonk
Any particular era... this is another car we don't get in the UK/Europe, so I'll have to google it to even know what it looks like!
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No, the year doesn't matter.

I'm going to introduce a time out rule; if a car isn't found within 72 hours, it will time out and anybody can list a new challenge car.
 
Yes, it might be difficult...
 
Is this one? I'm not American so telling the specific trims apart isn't the easiest when I don't see them all the time.

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If this is correct, I'd like to see a Jaguar XJ 1994-Present found please!
 
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That's just a normal Taurus.
 
A Taurus G, more specifically

And the challenge has passed the 72 hours already, so I think we should pass to the next car, and @R1ch85 mentioned one

Jaguar XJ 1994-Present... :P

I think I've seen one or two while exploring Tijuana's Street View
 
Fair enough. I did some googling and thought the wheels and rear spoiler could be a match, but no. I thought searching around Detroit would be a good place to start!

Anyway, Jag XJ '94-present shouldn't be too hard I guess :) good luck!
 
Sorry 'bout that, for some reason I thought it would time out tomorrow. Not a very good challenge anyway. I'm going to put a list of cars that have been challenged, and their finders, in the OP so no cars get challenged twice.
 
R1ch85
Is this one? I'm not American so telling the specific trims apart isn't the easiest when I don't see them all the time.

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If this is correct, I'd like to see a Jaguar XJ 1994-Present found please!
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dat street.
 
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@JMoney689
I have a idea how to make it a little more quicker to find a car and maybe a little more fun. Instead of it being a certain make and model, it can be more elaborate like old muscle cars, lifted truck/SUV or car in odd color.
It just a suggest to help the thread to more active.

I will try it with me turn, if you not like the idea I will change it to a certain make and model.

Find a car with questionable modifications.
 
RocZX
Find a car with questionable modifications.
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I'm in Mexico, that'll be so easy to do, there's like two or three near my house, hopefully they were around when the photos were taken :)

Took me 4 minutes to find one

It's actually worse now than in the photo...

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It is questionable for me, is it to you guys?

If so, I dare you to find an 70's pickup truck
 
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@RocZX @AJHG1000 The new idea is fine, have at it. I'll change the OP appropriately.
 
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Next Vehicle: A vehicle hauling/pulling a lawn mower of some kind.
 
It's been over 3 days, but I found one finally.

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Next up, a tractor!
 
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