2018 L.A. Auto Show . . .
. . . missed it, last year. But my buddy Dave and I are headed there, this Friday . . .
https://laautoshow.com/
Breakfast at The Pantry --- give my pancreas a work-out . . .
http://www.pantrycafe.com/
. . . then spend the rest o' the day at The Show
Hope the beer 's cheap --- 'cause I think I'm gonna get me juuuust a little trashed
Bringing two cameras --- + LOTS o' batteries, too, so . . .
. . . watch-out, Pirelli Girls
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Gotta kinda late start --- ~0730-ish . . . and/so were treated to L.A. Friday-AM traffic. Woulda taken pics, but . . .
. . . nothing to really show/tell. Every time I'm in a mess like that, I know why I left. Get the heebie-geebies jus' thinkin' about it
Anyways --- swung by The Pantry . . . did the 'number 2' --- = ham (sorry, piggies --- I was expecting chicken), eggs (over-easy), a foothill of potatoes (dosed with a consonant amount of sriracha + bad judgement), pancakes (w/ syrup, 'course) + coupla glasses of milk . . . left looking/feeling a lot like a zeppelin . . . + just as explosive . . . maybe more
I'm sure some of those calories are still stuck to my circulatory system. Oh well --- once every other year . . .
And, after wandering over to the West Hall, made our entrance . . .
. . . where The Porsche Palace beckoned
Didn't stay long. Not much to see . . .
. . . no Caymans or Boxsters, no GT3s or 4s . . .
. . . just the Panamera GTS + 'New 911'
Zzzzzzzzzzzz
All 'at's missing from their line-up now? . . .
. . . is a pick-up truck
With product like this? ---- Singer will be in business FOR EVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER
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Think this car was previously critiqued, here?
Couldn't get close enough for an ID, but is this the car that was restored by Porsche Classic?
Anyways --- niiiiiiice touch w/ the surf board . . .
. . . only ever see these mounted at car shows
And what's with the glass barrier?
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. . . Karlmann King
http://www.karlmannking.com/
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Honda . . .
. . . Civic --- Type R? . . . I guess
I'm sure you can get this with a financing . . . some warranty . . . even insurance
:rolleyes:
Brilliant concept, here . . . = a fifty-thousand-dollar $10k car. (And to think that Ford + GM gave up building cars to do just trucks*) I give this body-kit about 5 seconds in my trailer park. Then/again --- this is prolly exactly what the Demographic this little buggy is targeting wants to see? . . .
. . . oh --- but they're not here
Needs more wing!
* Honda builds trucks, too . . . = ruh-roh!
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Mitsubishi . . .
. . . Evolution Concept
I admit --- I still get a little warm/nostalgic every time I hear Mitsubishi + Evolution in the same sentence . . .
http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...l=1#post483583
. . . but now a little apprehensive/nauseous when I see what Mitsu applies those words to these days
What happened to These Guys, anyway? IMO --- most o' their product is total shyte . . . I mean they couldn't give their stuff away, few years back
Didn't stick around for 'the Pitch' on this, but --- I've always had a soft-spot for small/agile/get-me-dirty kinds o' cars, anyway, so . . .
. . . this got me thinking about the ol' Meyers Manx --- another one of my favs . . .
http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...l=1#post483212
And anybody 'member the Pontiac Stinger? . . .
http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...l=1#post669600)
Anyway --- we'll see where all this goes . . . = stay tuned? . . .
. . . just --- somebody please fix 'at face! . . . ugh
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. . . Nissan Skyline GT-R
Not sure which spec this one is . . . 'pure,' 'premium,' or 'track edition'. Or, could be a Nismo . . . note the tags oh-so-carefully lined-up on all four wheels
Twin turbo DOHC V6 + awd. Been around since 2007, started-out w/ ~500hp, now = ~600 --- hence its nickname 'Godzilla' . . . but/still 4000 lbs
(聖なるたわごと!)
Not sure how many get built each year, but --- after 10 years in production . . . not exactly a common sight --- even here in car-choked SoCal
Looks pretty tame, but supposedly super-capable. Future collectible, maybe?
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