Two Hour Drive Car Totals.

"Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif" (lumpy44)
05/25/2015 at 10:37 • Filed to: None

I drove from Calgary to Lethbridge yesterday and decided to keep track of all the cool rides I saw along the way.

Hopefully I don’t miss any! Ferrari FF, Ferarri 458, Porsche Carrera(x3), Boxter(x4), ‘57 Chevy Gasser, Chevelle with blower, Maserati Quattroporte, Ford Falcon, Full restore F100, M3, Stingray (original), Stingray (new), F650, and a black everything r32.

Yesterday was a good day, I also need a dash cam!

DISCUSSION (12)

fhrblig > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
05/25/2015 at 10:45

I love long drives where there’s nothing to do but car spot. I drove my parents’ old F-150 to Alamosa for them on Saturday, which is about a 3.5 hour drive from where they live now. They’re retiring there next month. I didn’t see many cars worth mentioning, but I did see a huge brown bear on the way. That was the first time I’ve ever seen a bear in the wild, and I’ve lived in Colorado for 36 years. I’ve seen every other kind of wildlife but had never come across a bear. It was cool.

Oh, I did see a truckload of new Honda HR-V’s. It’s not a bad looking little vehicle.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > fhrblig
05/25/2015 at 10:52

I grew up in what is called “Canada’s Sarengeti” so bears where at least a monthly occurrence, we would never have snow days but there was bear days or cougar days where all the kids who walked to school had to either get a ride or wait until the bus’s could pick up everyone else after their usual route. They are awesome animals, watched one eat my lunch while I was tree planting one summer too.

Some of the new Honda’s are pretty slick looking, I think the new Civic SI’s look ahead of their time design wise.

BJ > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
05/25/2015 at 11:28

Sounds like you saw some great stuff.

I did 820km over the weekend and saw some a few neat things, the coolest being a Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4. I also saw a broken-down Volvo 240 wagon being helped by a guy in a Saab 9-3, a beautiful blue VW Golf R, a big purple Chevelle (or something like it) and perhaps 1 million Subarus (which is normal, because I was in Vermont).

Because it’s Memorial Day weekend in the US, I also saw a bunch of biker rallies, one of which was unfortunately stopped on the Interstate for a downed rider. I didn’t take a close look as I went by but it seemed like he’d be OK, and help was already on the way.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > BJ
05/25/2015 at 11:32

I did!

You saw some sweet things too! Always wonder how more don’t fall when they are all riding in formation like that.

Echo51 > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
05/25/2015 at 11:43

Doubled sided tape in an old GPS suction cup mount and your phone works for makeshift dashcams. You can also do a hyperlapse!

not for canada - australian in disguise > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
05/25/2015 at 11:43

Damn, on 5 hours from Edmonton to Lethbridge about a month back all I saw was a 458 and an XJ.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > not for canada - australian in disguise
05/25/2015 at 11:46

Ya I likely won’t see much of that again.

OH YA THERE WAS A MONSTER TRUCK IN NANTON!

BJ > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
05/25/2015 at 11:48

I passed 3 of these groups (including the stopped one), and their speeds were all over the place within the group. 50-65 MPH in a 65 zone, dangerous work getting by. And big, maybe 75 bikes?

They’re followed up by a state transport truck with flashing lights and an arrow, which makes things much safer.

not for canada - australian in disguise > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
05/25/2015 at 11:51

The consellation for me was that just this morning I saw an F-Type V8S, and a JDM Evo IV.

Also, monster truck or extreme brodozer? The world may never know. It is Alberta after all.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > not for canada - australian in disguise
05/25/2015 at 11:53

Monster truck, it was the dinosaur looking on that gives out rides.

Mmmm F-type

pdish > not for canada - australian in disguise
05/25/2015 at 20:37

Ah yes, the great bro truck nation. The number of lifted trucks I see on my walk home in downtown Calgary never fails to crack me up.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
05/26/2015 at 06:29

on the weekend i had a 2 hour drive , saw NOTHING of note.

and it was along the main highway too.