What are the rarest cars within about 5 miles of where you live?

"Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur" (velocity860)
10/08/2013 at 22:13 • Filed to: None

For me it would be my friend's mom's SAAB 9-4x (573 or so made, and my friend is a Jalop who posts on oppo sometimes. His family has 3 SAABs because why not) , an Audi R8 GT Spider (no idea exactly how many are in the US. I've heard anywhere from 50-90), and maybe a Ferrari Testarossa and a Porsche 911 GT2 (owned by the same guy, who's son has a 244,000 mile Acura NSX) Edit: I just remembered that my neighbor has a DeLorean DMC-12

DISCUSSION (63)

vdub_nut: scooter snob > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:16

Rich dude near me owns a golf course, thus, owns a McLaren alphabetsoup, some $kaybait, and a Lambo with some stanknasty hood rims.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > vdub_nut: scooter snob
10/08/2013 at 22:17

Niiccee.

MIATAAAA > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:19

One of my neighbors has this (exact one not pictured - but same model and color):

Kinja'd!!!

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:19

There was a VR6 Corrado near my house until last year, The owner had 3 other cars from VW AG, one being an old Audi A4, and a MKIV Jetta.

I also pass by a red AW11 MR2 on my daily commute to college.

PRBot II > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:19

I've seen a Tesla Roadster a few times around my town.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > PRBot II
10/08/2013 at 22:20

There's a Model S or two somewhere around where I live

Jazz Cat > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:21

The rarest (I'm cringing as I write this) is a Daewoo Leganza. I think that is the model. Not many of those in central Florida. That or a plymouth prowler owned by my next door neighbor.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:24

Seeing as I live by Zakira's Garage , Indian Hill, and Porsche of the Village (Also a Maserati dealer), I couldn't tell you.

PRBot II > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:25

Isn't it beautiful in person? I saw a white one the other day and it reminded me of a Maserati.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
10/08/2013 at 22:26

Not bad.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > PRBot II
10/08/2013 at 22:27

Absolutely! One around here is white, and the other one that is closer is black with black wheels. It looks absolutely menacing. I saw it with my dad the other day, and was really surprised that it was a Tesla

stuttgartobsessed > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:29

Its hard to say... Theres a bunch of old metal in varying condition around where I live. Theres an Alfa Milano thats around sometimes, and a guy a few blocks away had a Citroen DS but it seems to have dissappeared (hopefully in a shop somewhere getting restored). Oh and theres an Opel Manta thats around sometimes as well. Also a Peugeot 505 Turbo. So I guess "rare" may not be the right word but there are a bunch of interesting old cars close to me. For example, theres one block about 2 miles away that consistently has a Volvo P1800 ES, 2 Studebaker Lark sedans and one Lark wagon, and 1 or 2 AMC Gremlins. Theres also an Alfa Romeo (and all things Italian) shop within the 5 mile radius. At any given time it is full of rare alfas, ferraris, and Lambos. I was there the other day to pick up my car ('77 Alfa Spyder Veloce) and there was a Muira in pieces waiting to get put back together, 2 512 TR's with engines out, a '50's Giulia Spyder, Lotus Elan mk 1, and other such rarities. And this is all without mentioning the countless American relics from the '50's-'70's.

PRBot II > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:30

Makes me wonder what a Karma looks like in person. I'll bet it's breathtaking.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:31

I've seen an orange McLaren MP4-12c Spyder, a couple different R8's, a Diablo, a couple Tesla Model S's, a Gallardo Superleggera, a Flying Spur. There is a surprising amount of sweet wheels around Dayton, Ohio.

Oh, and of course there is my and my buddy's SVT Foci. :)

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > stuttgartobsessed
10/08/2013 at 22:31

Wow, that's really impressive. You've got me beat, haha

rabbitman > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:32

Guy about 6 house's down has 2 of these, neither in the best condition

Kinja'd!!!

And one of these, also not in the best condition.

Kinja'd!!!

I think he may like Opel just a bit
Another guy a few years back at a friends down the block was like I got this car in the garage any one want it, it's a 62 come and get it it's yours. I am kicking my self in the ass for not having a place to take it... It was a 62 Saab man I was stupid.

Kinja'd!!!

We lack a lot of cool cars in the state like Lamborghini's and R8's think it is the winters.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
10/08/2013 at 22:32

Dayton? Psh. Northern Ohio is awful, I used to live there, and visit my family there every year. Oh well, cool cars still!

LeadfootYT > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:32

Ruf RGT Cabriolet (one of two Cabrios in the US, and I think three or four in the world):

Others include a THE Daytona 24h-winning Porsche 914-6, Euro E24 M6, a GT-R Black Edition (which a kid drives to high school), and a little while ago, one of the first ten new Minis ever built, ever. A weird bit of trivia, I know, but a collector approached the woman who owned it (who was unaware of its heritage) and offered her a brand new Mini of her choice in exchange for her car. She accepted.

Slant6 > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:32

Some family friends of ours have a Pulse Car. Their grandfather bought out part of the company and tried to keep production open but it never really worked. They inherited it a few years ago. It's in their garage on a custom trailer with the engine on a hoist and all the interior striped out.

Kinja'd!!!

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Slant6
10/08/2013 at 22:33

What in the world? Never heard of it but it certainly looks cool!

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > LeadfootYT
10/08/2013 at 22:34

I think you win. I'm assuming you live in either New York or Southern California

stuttgartobsessed > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:34

Its really weird... I live in Tacoma, WA and you wouldn't think that there'd be a lot of interesting cars here. I mean the summer's are fantastic and perfect for classic cars/rare cars but the rest of the year is dismal, dark, and wet. Really wet. Constantly wet. And many of these cars can be seen year round being used as daily drivers. Plus its not uber affluent like Malibu or Greenwich or Monterrey or Miami aka places one would think theres be a lot of nice cars.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:36

Northern Ohio is pretty terrible, and I have family up there as well.

Dayton, however, is not in Northern Ohio. It's in the Southwestern (read awesome) portion of the state.

Slant6 > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:36

If anything just look at the pictures

http://www.autocycles.org/empty.html

SonorousSpeedJoe > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:37

There's a Monster Auto (formerly Auto Showcase) dealership in my town that has higher-end Benzes, Bentleys, and other brands, though Lamborghinis and such seem to be over at their Baltimore dealership. There's also a tuning garage close to the nearby railway station in my town where I've seen a modified NSX and a modified Mk. IV Supra. I might've also seen a stock Mk. IV Supra and maybe a classic Charger there.

In terms of more pedestrian rare cars, there's a 5th-gen Hurst Camaro (Hurst-Equipped badge, wheels, and any other enhancements) and Isuzu VehiCROSS in my neighborhood. On my street, there's a house with a Trans Am (probably a WS6) and an AW11 MR2, though they used to have a second Trans Am in a different color. There was also a Lotus Evora in Solar Yellow that parked at a house up the street two years ago.

There's a Porsche tuner I know of, though it's most likely further than 5 miles away.

Gimmi-Sagan-Om-Draken > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:38

I would like a Saabaru

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
10/08/2013 at 22:38

Ah crap, you're right. I was getting Dayton confused with Akron, somehow.

LeadfootYT > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:42

Vermont. Nowhere near anything major car-related, but it's full of people who moved here from NYC and CT. And I just listed the strangely rare stuff, too. There are plenty of incredible British cars, like E-Types (a classmate of mine's father has a pristine Series I roadster and an almost as nice Series II coupe) and Healeys, plus some awesome racing Porsches. There was an R8 V10 in my town, and there will be an E55 AMG Wagon (owned by the Ruf guy) here soon, and an RS7 to replace the R8 V10 (the R8 was sucking dust into the intakes from dirt roads, so it had to go). There was a man in my town a few years ago who had an actual Ferrari 250TR, but he passed away and it was only after his death that the contents of his collection were revealed. He had some beautiful Jags, too. No one knows what happened to the 250, but I'm assuming it'll cause quite a stir when it does turn up.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > LeadfootYT
10/08/2013 at 22:43

Damn.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > SonorousSpeedJoe
10/08/2013 at 22:46

I've seen one of those Hurst Camaros, only like 50 of them exist right? Also my friend's dad has a 1979 Trans Am 6.6 in kinda poop condition, dunno how rare it is though

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:46

A guy used to tool around in one of these:

Kinja'd!!!

One of 333 ever, and this dude daily drove it to Starbucks.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
10/08/2013 at 22:48

That's an R8 GT Spider, which as I stated, there is one that lives near me. It's black like that picture too. I've seen it about two times, and yeah there are 333 made, but only like 90 in the US, maybe only 50.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:49

His had a license plate of TRNSFRM

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
10/08/2013 at 22:52

It could be the same car, but it doesn't have that plate anymore, obviously. I live in Knoxville, TN, so its not that far from Cincy.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:53

Black? And yes only 50 in the states.

Firewrx234 > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:54

Kinja'd!!!

I saw a 1966 Type 2 Volkswagen Single Cab for sale for 4k the other day. I attached the best pic but it was night and raining.

I also have an Olds 442 in my neighborhood.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Gimmi-Sagan-Om-Draken
10/08/2013 at 22:55

There are a couple around here

Mathias Rios > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:55

That Saab is so cool. I like the final production saabs. Everytime I see a 9-5 I take an extra second to look at it because it is so good looking.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Mathias Rios
10/08/2013 at 22:58

Well then you'll like my friend's family. He has an '07 9-3 Aero Sportcombi, his dad has a 2012 9-5, and then his mom has that 9-4x. His car came first, then his dad decided he wanted to replace his Tundra with something more fuel efficient, so my friend convinced him to get the 9-5, and then he convinced his mom to get the 9-4x as a replacement to her 2005 SRX, which had been in 4 accidents.

Gimmi-Sagan-Om-Draken > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:58

I have too many cars and I will never get one but its a nice car to keep, not too many of them. It would be a cool rally car to build given the history of both manufacturers. A scary STI Saabaru.

Mathias Rios > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 22:59

That's awesome. Finding parts must be a bear for the 9-4x...

Checkin' Pockets > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 23:00

Kinja'd!!!

2 Noble m400s 1 gunmetal and 1 red. Those are the rarest ive seen. Oh and this is rare I think.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
10/08/2013 at 23:01

Yep, black.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Mathias Rios
10/08/2013 at 23:02

Probably, but nothing has needed to be replaced yet. Some idiot backed into the side of it once, but a shop just pulled the dent out and re-painted it (pretty well, actually)

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Mathias Rios
10/08/2013 at 23:06

Oh and what's funny is that the 9-5 is actually more comfortable on road trips than the 9-4x. Knoxville to Destin, Fl in the 9-5 was absolutely fine, but Knoxville to Chattanooga in the 9-4x was somehow less comfortable....Keep in mind, I was a rear seat passenger (most of the time) in both cases.

twinturbobmw > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 23:11

Not much near me. A black 1M, Audi R8 4.2, and a really nice gray on red 2nd gen civic with a manual. Not sure if an ML63 is rare or not, but if so, that too.

Where have all the lightweights gone? > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 23:12

Studebaker pickup and green Murcielago.

Deputy Kovacs > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 23:13

http://www.lfsc.com/2011-aston-mar…

Been for sale for at least two years now. My ponzi scheme isn't working fast enough.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Deputy Kovacs
10/08/2013 at 23:15

Well, good luck with that. (I noticed the dealer is on N. Shore Dr. There's a road right around me called Northshore Dr. Odd)

Deputy Kovacs > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 23:17

And it's on the North Shore of Chicago... Car is no more than 3 miles from me and I see it in the window when I drove by when home for thanksgiving/winter break/summer.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > PRBot II
10/08/2013 at 23:28

I saw one IRL once. It was in a grocery store parking lot, and it was being transported somewhere. The trucker took it off the truck to re-arrange it for some reason, and we (my friend, his dad, and me) helped him guide it back on. It is gorgeous in real life, and the paint is really sparkly (hah). Also, its low speed sound thing is like a spaceship, its awesome.

Kinja'd!!!

SonorousSpeedJoe > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 23:32

Now that I think about it, it might not be - all it has are the badge and wheels, but not the spoiler and graphics package of the Performance Series 4.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > SonorousSpeedJoe
10/08/2013 at 23:32

I don't know anything about them really, all I know is I saw one at a dealership in FL once

PRBot II > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/08/2013 at 23:37

Wow, SR20 and everything. That's awesome!

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > PRBot II
10/08/2013 at 23:38

I try. SR20s are always useful

Your boy, BJR > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/09/2013 at 01:47

Well there's a guy in my neighborhood who has a '63 chevy forest fire truck, another guy with an FJ40 (not rare but it is rust free so, uh, small miracles) Another neighbor has a Samba Bus, one more with a CJ3A, yet another with a VW Quantum Syncro, a Porsche 912, and a bertone volvo. Then there's my house with the 2k2, the viggen, and the 3 pedal'd YF Sonata. That's all i can think of off the top of my head, but i'm sure there's more. I guess my neighborhood was more jalop than I thought.

Your boy, BJR > Firewrx234
10/09/2013 at 02:10

Pretty sure that's an econoline.........

Your boy, BJR > Firewrx234
10/09/2013 at 02:10

pretty sure thats an econoline, dude........

Firewrx234 > Your boy, BJR
10/09/2013 at 06:39

Yeah upon further (non groggy) review def not Volkswagen.

Rory > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/09/2013 at 11:19

I live in a small country town in Ireland and locally there are a few rare cars.
I have an Imported 06 Mustang GT
A guy down the road has an original AC Cobra and a 05 Ford F250
There are a few weird JDM imports .. but they aren't that rare anymore.
There is a guy with an SLS, an NSX and oddly enough a UK registered Dodge Challenger. ( although that could belong to a friend as I have only seen it twice)
Lastly there is a woman with a Irish Registered Ford Street Ka
to the best of my knowledge they were never sold here officially.

getchapopcorn > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/10/2013 at 22:36

Growing up in NC — my neighbor had a CLK GTR with florida tags on it. That was certainly the rarest car I've probably ever been in the presence of, though I didn't realize it at the time. Now the rarest one in my neighborhood is a GT2 (though there is a veyron I see from time to time whenever I go home these days)

Local Miata Bro > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/12/2013 at 12:42

There is a guy down the street with a 1966 Shelby GT350H that has been in pieces since I moved here 13 years ago I also see a 250tr replica around here

Volkswagens4Life > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/12/2013 at 21:19

A white Subaru 360 ragtop for sale :)