Cars

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Well this is a most welcome development: last year a couple of guys started a Cars & Coffee in my town of Bedford, and in a year's time it's really grown to be quite an event -- 197 cars showed up this past Sunday. At first the selection was pretty limited to some muscle cars and pricey newer stuff like Porsches or WRXs or Land Rovers, but now it's really matured into a show that has a bit of everything. And the best part is it only takes me 4 minutes to get there 💪

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Look at this duo

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Lastly for now, Lucid Motors was there with a pair of cars anyone could take for a test drive. I didn't get behind the wheel but I rode along on two drives and the dude freaking hooned it. 0-60 in 2.2 seconds is sheer violence, and the thing stops just as maniacally. It has an 88 mph limiter in test drive mode and it takes no effort at all to smack into that thing.

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If anyone is interested, it's held at Revolution Hall in Lexington on the last Sunday of every month 9-11 am. You can find them on Facebook and Instagram at "Bedford MA Cars"
 
Starfire! My dad had a 1962 that was his first car. He wrapped it around a light pole on Morrissey Blvd. and has been chasing one ever since. Mom rolls her eyes every time he finds a new one for sale.

I have a new appreciation for the F355 after seeing a Top Gear article on Jeff Segal's extremely well done "Modificata" restomod: https://www.topgear.com/car-news/retro/can-you-possibly-make-ferrari-f355-better
 
Starfire! My dad had a 1962 that was his first car. He wrapped it around a light pole on Morrissey Blvd. and has been chasing one ever since. Mom rolls her eyes every time he finds a new one for sale.

I have a new appreciation for the F355 after seeing a Top Gear article on Jeff Segal's extremely well done "Modificata" restomod: https://www.topgear.com/car-news/retro/can-you-possibly-make-ferrari-f355-better
That Starfire definitely won my personal award for favorite pre-1980 car at the whole show. The level of detail to all the body- and brightwork was insane.

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Also that Ferrari 355 Modificata sounds like complete heaven. And my kind of build.... all the right chassis bits upgraded but still looks mostly stock.

And speaking of '90s Ferraris, I freaking saw a complete unicorn on 128 going through Waltham at rush hour at the beggining of April..... say hello to 550 Maranello :love:

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I'm guessing it's been 15 years since I last saw one being driven on the open roads, and it very well could be that long until the next time. Ahhhhh I wanted to follow it so bad but I resisted.

Anyway, here's my other sightings from April.

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In case y'all haven't noticed I love the JDM and/or original 1980s-90s stuff 🤗

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Spotted this thing driving around Lexington quite a few times and finally got some snaps of it... W H A L E T A I L

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I know these things were poorly made but I positively love the styling of all the LH platform cars, and one in this good of condition is a complete rarity these days

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Last for now, another late '90s survivor beating the odds.... a first gen Audi A6 Allroad THAT IS STILL RUNNING 🙃🙃🙃

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Those LH Chryslers still look great. I remember how cool the Intrepid looked, both generations. The Charger is a vastly superior car, but it never looked as good as the Intrepids.
 
Those LH Chryslers still look great. I remember how cool the Intrepid looked, both generations. The Charger is a vastly superior car, but it never looked as good as the Intrepids.

Both gens of Intrepid were far and away the best looking affordable sedan of their era. Especially the second gen, they are right up there with DB9s or XKEs for most gorgeous curvy voluptuous car designs ever. And yes I know I just compared an Intrepid to a XKE.
 
Do I spy Pebble Beach?? Gorgeous car. Also that Alfa behind it falls into the category of "so ugly it's beautiful"
 
Do I spy Pebble Beach?? Gorgeous car. Also that Alfa behind it falls into the category of "so ugly it's beautiful"
Rough Point in Newport. Certainly could have passed for Pebble that day though. By the time we got there most of the best cars were either under plastic or being taken up the street for judging at the Tennis Hall of Fame.

I gather this 911 Dakar is kind of a big deal too.

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Ah, the CA plate threw me off and then I convinced myself those were California coastal oaks in the background, derp.
 
A couple randoms from this month

Entry level Yakuza boss sighting

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And I've spotted this around town a number of times and got to chat with the owner... 2001 740i fully loaded in Biarritz blue with all sorts of Sport bits

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That tan carpeting was in *perfect* shape

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Also the Bedford Cars and Coffee has now gotten massive, with somewhere around 240 cars showing up this past Sunday

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I've been going to Lime Rock's Historic and SVRA weekends for a few years now, hoping to see one of these, and one finally showed up: a real, no-joke mid-1990s SCCA Trans-Am monster. Sounds like hell unleashed and goes just about as quick, too...

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The exhaust routing is a work of art.

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One of the unique quirks of vintage racing is how fitting in all the different groups of cars can put very different machines on track at the same time. About 30 years difference between these two Mustangs.

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Also, shoutout to this perfect GTI.

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Those exhaust headers look so lovely. That thing must sound absolutely insane.
 
I love all of that EXCEPT for that last picture
 

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