Cars and More Cars!!

I went to the LA Auto Show and didn't see too many cars that I liked.  I just got back from another car show and saw SOME cars I liked.  So this post is to combine both and hopefully have something worthy to make a post.

First up is the LA Auto Show.

This is the new 2017 Ford GT

Every angle looks good!  600+ HP

Sorry for the crappy angle.

You should know what this is.

1967- 1968 Mazda Cosmo!  

For the uninitiated, this was one of the first Japanese sports car.  

Today it is super valuable at 1.5m.

Say Hello to the Aston Martin DB10.  Yes, this is the car seen on the latest James Bond movie Spectre.  They actually built the car for the movie and made 10 more for some extremely lucky individuals.

Back side.

1965 Alfa Romeo TZ2  Super rare.

One of the original supercars.  

1988 Countach 5000QV

Horatio Pagani is the designer of this car.  He believed in the material carbon fiber so much that he encouraged Lamborghini to buy a super expensive autoclave but they didn't listen to him.  So he believed in this direction so much that he ended up mortgaging his own house and buying it himself and starting up his own auto company in 1992.  Don't worry, I got some pics of his cars!

You have to open the passenger door to get to the fuel filler.

The fuel filler is in the doorjam.  The interior is crappy.  

Such a striking car has a depressing interior.

So next up was an auto show/ toy drive at the Santa Anita Race Track parking lot.  This was pretty neat.  I saw some neat cars and some crappy ones also.  

This is the 1997 CLK GTR.  

These cars are super rare, only 25 have been built and this is the first one.

Big step to get in.  Ordinary Mercedes dash.  

Super cramped inside.

I can't believe this car is street legal.  The owner is Ben Chan.  He actually drives this car.

Even the car carrier is cool.

This is the Pagani Huayra (Pronounced why-ra).  These cars are super rare.  Only 100 exist.  This one is company owned and is a prototype for development.  The car is made completely from hand out of carbon fiber and does 235 Mph.  

The interior is really funky.  There are some compartments that you get custom luggage matches the seats.  No cupholders!  

Passenger side, closer look.

Mercedes 6.5L Twin Turbo powered!  730 Hp.

Rolls Royce Wraith for sale with some extra tacky options.

Check out the 75k in ugly options.

Lamborghini LM002

I ran into something I have never EVER seen before on the streets: a Lamborghini SUV!  I have only seen photos of the Lamborghini LM 002 (also known as the "Rambo Lambo") because there were only 328 produced.  That makes this ugly SUV super rare!

I was heading North on Van Nuys Blvd in the lovely city of Van Nuys.  Then I heard this strange sound and noticed this bright red SUV.  This car actually has a V-12 Lamborghini Countach engine and makes this shriek like no other suv.  I got some more photos of it.

The thing that struck me the most was the bright red like from an expensive sports car.  Then as you approach it you see how enormous it is.  You are talking about Hummer H1 proportions.  Speaking of which, this Lambo was supposed to be a military vehicle initially. 

The tires are enormous and extremely expensive.  

Sorry for the crappy color from my phone.  This car is cherry red.  The owner was super cool.  I talked with him for a few and he appreciated that I knew about his car.  I asked him if he is going to take it off road and he replied yes to Pismo Beach.  That would be definitely a sight to see and to hear as well.  I can only imagine a Countach engine whailing constantly to go up and down on the dunes.  The last fun filled fact about this car in that the last time it was in the news was in 2004 where the US forces found one in Iraq... which belonged to Uday...

 

Lamborghini Roadster Diablo VT

I was in the South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa Saturday the 16th of February and I saw this Lamborghini all by itself.

 

This one was not parked in the valet but all by itself.  This Diablo is actually a convertible from Montana.  I took this picture because there are not a whole lot of these in existence.  From 1995- 1998 only 200 were made. 

 

Here is a side profile view.

 

 

These cars were notoriously hard to drive but were considered luxurious compared to its predecessor the Countach which was pretty crude in many aspects.  The VT means Viscous Traction which translates that it is four wheel drive and when you have 492 HP under your right foot, that definitely helps things out!  This car was the fastest car in the world at 202 MPH besting the previous title holder the Ferrari F-40 (which could do 201 MPH).

 

Here is the rear view.

 

 



 





One thing you will notice is the gargantuan tires.  335 width.  That would be the widest tires you can purchase.

 

Here is the interior.  Note the warning for the airbag.