My hobby: Seinfeld car spotting

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02/08/2015 at 20:07 • Filed to: virtual car spotting

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Watching the episode where the gang gets lost in a mall parking garage in New Jersey. I wasn't born till '94, so it's very odd seeing late 80's/early 90's cars looking so new. There's some weird kind of jalop things, too.

Take this delicious SVX, for example.

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Oh, and there's a freaking syclone!

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There's also this pair of ragtop Geo's

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I just love this color for some reason...

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I see you back there, Mr. red 'n gold

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Of course the SL is double parked. I love it anyway, such a tasty color combination.

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Pimpin' ain't easy. Dat sheep skin wheel cover tho

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Blue plymouth laser, this is the exact car my girlfriend drives nope it's a C4 vette

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Can someone identify the red thing? I kinda like it

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MMMMM TWO TONE CRRXXX

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I'm enjoying this way too much. This is way I miss big chunks of plot in movies that have a lot of scenes with cars in them. It's a disease, I can't stop!!


DISCUSSION (46)


Kinja'd!!! For Sweden > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/08/2015 at 20:09

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Merkur XR4Ti/Ford Sierra


Kinja'd!!! this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > For Sweden
02/08/2015 at 20:10

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Oppo comes through again! I knew I recognized that back window shape...


Kinja'd!!! Schaefft > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/08/2015 at 20:11

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Geo Storm!


Kinja'd!!! D > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/08/2015 at 20:12

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I feel like Geo sponsored this episode. Check out this screencap:

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Kinja'd!!! this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > Schaefft
02/08/2015 at 20:12

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Oh yeah, I forgot, there's two of those too, and a yellow tracker

I sense product placement


Kinja'd!!! this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > Schaefft
02/08/2015 at 20:14

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Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/08/2015 at 20:14

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If that parking lot isn't a set, I'm a giraffe.


Kinja'd!!! this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > jkm7680
02/08/2015 at 20:15

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I'm fairly certain you're not giraffe.


Kinja'd!!! TheHondaBro > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/08/2015 at 20:15

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And that asshole Kramer defiled it with his nasty AC box.


Kinja'd!!! this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > TheHondaBro
02/08/2015 at 20:16

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I like how they got something kind of rare and interesting just for him to prat fall on.


Kinja'd!!! Schaefft > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/08/2015 at 20:17

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Yeah, now that you mentioned it, it appears there's a surprising amount of Geo's in that small parking garage.


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/08/2015 at 20:17

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NO FUCK YOU FOR RUINING MY DREAMS. I AM A GIRAFFE GORRDAMNIT.


Kinja'd!!! crowmolly > Schaefft
02/08/2015 at 20:18

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I was just thinking the same thing! They sure didn't sell THAT well.


Kinja'd!!! this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > Schaefft
02/08/2015 at 20:18

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I mean it is like 1992... but even so. They clearly got a dozen cars and moved them around for each shot. I'm pretty sure half of them were Geo's


Kinja'd!!! Clay...Bill Clay > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/08/2015 at 20:19

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They actually used mirrors to make the set look more like a proper garage. There are a few scenes where you can see some of the parked cars' reflection.


Kinja'd!!! Flavien Vidal > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/08/2015 at 20:19

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T-Top 2nd period C4 Corvette... Rounder angles so I'd say 1991 to 1996. It can't be a 1990 Zr-1 as it doesn't have a the third brake light.


Kinja'd!!! this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > jkm7680
02/08/2015 at 20:19

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Hey, good for you. A giraffe that can type? There MUST be a TV deal in that.


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/08/2015 at 20:21

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Yup, I'm a giraffe that can type. It's quite nice actually.


Kinja'd!!! this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > Flavien Vidal
02/08/2015 at 20:23

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Shit, you're right. Quarter panel is too square.


Kinja'd!!! m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/08/2015 at 20:24

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I think that they may have just gotten cars from Geo, Subaru, and Honda, as there were quite a few of each in that episode.


Kinja'd!!! this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > jkm7680
02/08/2015 at 20:25

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I'm sure. You must be a hit on OK Cupid


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/08/2015 at 20:26

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Sure, why not.


Kinja'd!!! Flavien Vidal > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/08/2015 at 20:28

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Yeah, I'd kind of recognize a C4 Corvette pretty much anywhere ;)


Kinja'd!!! this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
02/08/2015 at 20:29

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Yeah I'm sure there's some deals there somewhere. But I also saw some older stuff, and the occasional volvo.


Kinja'd!!! this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > Flavien Vidal
02/08/2015 at 20:30

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I can't imaaaaagine why that would be.


Kinja'd!!! Boxer_4 > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/08/2015 at 20:34

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I believe that's a 1990 Geo Prizm Base in Light Blue Pearl Metallic.


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02/08/2015 at 20:35

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Dat LTD though. If it's a 5 liter, it's a winner. Probably a V6 though.


Kinja'd!!! ranwhenparked > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/08/2015 at 20:40

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Kramer had probably the most interesting car in the series. One of the 1,000 '73 Impalas built with an airbag.


Kinja'd!!! ranwhenparked > jkm7680
02/08/2015 at 20:42

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It is, supposedly it was built on their normal soundstage, but required the apartment and Monk's sets to be dismantled to make room. It was really small, they just played around with the filming angles and moved cars around. Given the limitations, it actually worked pretty well.


Kinja'd!!! Boxer_4 > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/08/2015 at 20:43

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Ebony Pearl was the only color to remain during the entire production run, making it more difficult to pinpoint a year. However, this episode originally aired in 1991, making this SVX a 1992.


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > ranwhenparked
02/08/2015 at 20:49

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That's pretty cool actually!


Kinja'd!!! 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/08/2015 at 20:56

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Oh the parking garage episode, I remember that. Aww my friend has an SVX, its nuts, I love it.


Kinja'd!!! 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Schaefft
02/08/2015 at 20:57

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LA dealer must have brought them.


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02/08/2015 at 21:05

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I've lusted after an SVX for a long time.


Kinja'd!!! cuts_off_prius > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/08/2015 at 21:13

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It's amazing how corrosive road salt is and how it completely transformed car landscapes every 5-10 years or so. Most of these cars are probably rusted out and in junkyards now. Unless you live in the Pacific Northwest, then they would be mint.


Kinja'd!!! Rico > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/08/2015 at 21:16

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One episode has a drifting NSX.


Kinja'd!!! rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S > Schaefft
02/08/2015 at 21:22

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Was this episode sponsored by Geo? That's about as many Geos as you'd see in a week even when they were new.


Kinja'd!!! this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > cuts_off_prius
02/08/2015 at 21:32

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Yupp, I DO see a lot of these on the road in Seattle :)


Kinja'd!!! this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > Rico
02/08/2015 at 21:34

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Ooooh, I'm excited now. I'm finally getting around to watching the whole show, on season three.


Kinja'd!!! DrScientist > For Sweden
02/08/2015 at 23:57

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when did they acquire that second wing half way up the hatch glass?


Kinja'd!!! DrScientist > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/08/2015 at 23:59

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another sign this show was set in ny but filmed in la? no parking lot in ny would have that many clean cars.


Kinja'd!!! For Sweden > DrScientist
02/09/2015 at 00:09

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idunno


Kinja'd!!! saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars > DrScientist
02/09/2015 at 02:36

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As far as I know, some had them, some didn't.


Kinja'd!!! Coty > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata
02/09/2015 at 16:04

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That a Pinto?


Kinja'd!!! this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > Coty
02/09/2015 at 16:05

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Yeah I'm pretty sure


Kinja'd!!! Boxer_4 > Boxer_4
03/19/2015 at 11:14

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On second thought, it's a 1991 or 1992 base model based on on the body colored door frames.