Category Archives: Sightings

The Devil’s in the details…

Posted: Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 by: Chris

For me what really makes cars of all vintages interesting is the details. Older vintages seem to have elements that pull me in, I can’t speak to why, but there’s something about certain awful plastic or even bakelite knobs, buttons, dials and gauges that is incredibly tactile… The details of these cars evoke so much [...]

SIGHTING: Downtown Dino

Posted: Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 by: Chris

Spotted this Ferrari Dino sitting downtown outside a hotel recently. These are beautiful cars, and while not rare they’re every bit as beautiful as their counterparts like the Testarossas. The Dino name was actually a sub-brand originally; an attempt by Ferrari to find a way to produce more cars at a lower cost and keep [...]

SIGHTING: Really Red 997 GT3

Posted: Monday, May 17th, 2010 by: Chris

Just thought I’d share a little bit of autoporn to pass the time. Met the owner of this GT3 at a recent event and he was really friendly. Full of great advice too as this car, while street driven, is as much a track car as any I’ve hard of! This car unlike so many [...]

EVENT: Gumball 3000 Pt1: Shannonville

Posted: Wednesday, May 12th, 2010 by: Chris

Here we go kiddies, car nerds all over the GTA (myself included) have been muttering quietly about this event for the past few weeks since the route was formalized. Gumball 3000 came through Canada this year bringing with it the cars, some glitz, and a lot of crowds! The cars on the Gumball see a [...]

SIGHTING: One Badass RSX

Posted: Thursday, April 29th, 2010 by: Chris

I ran into this rather distinct RSX last season at Mosport and felt the need to share it. Most of the RSX’s you’ll see running around suffer from a serious case of rice. And I don’t mean that as a compliment like I normally would. Underglow kits, slammed ridiculously into to the ground, superfluous stick [...]

SIGHTING: Nicely Set Up LS460

Posted: Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 by: Chris

Half VIP, half sport sedan? Looks like this Mark X has a bit of an identity crisis. Endless brakes, and what appears to be brand spanking new Work 11R rims in matte black really set off this car. A nice subtle double spoiler along the trunk and rear roofline keep it just this side of [...]

SIGHTING: Some Classic AWD Action

Posted: Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 by: Chris

I was surprised at the lack of Subarus and Mitsubishis (Mitsubishii?) on the streets of Tokyo. I saw one EvoX and a couple of GD and GR series STI’s but that was it for the most part. Thankfully I ran into a couple of more classic AWD contenders parked up among the usual GT-Rs, RX7′s [...]

SIGHTING: Super Clean FD @ Daikoku PA

Posted: Saturday, April 24th, 2010 by: Chris

Here’s quick a random shot of a beautiful and tasteful FD3 I spotted at Daikoku PA. I love the look of these cars without a wing on them, the profile is so clean!