Exotics @ RTC Photos

"RPM esq." (rpm3) 04/02/2016 at 17:40 • Filed to: SEATTLE, PNW, PORSCHE, BMW, FERRARI, ALFA ROMEO, CORVETTE, VIPER, NISSAN, SKYLINE, NSX, R32, SHELBY, COBRA, LAMBORGHINI, QVALE, MANGUSTA, MUSTANG, FORD, CADILLAC

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Went to the Exotics @ RTC show this morning, where I saw many cool cars and a lot of people, but failed to meet up with any of the other !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! who went too. In addition to the veritable flood of Lambos, Ferraris, and Porsches, there were some rare and unique things there—I think my favorites were a Rauh-Welt Porsche (a few shots near the bottom) and a chrome Shelby Cobra—and some rarities like a Qvale Mangusta. Also, among many other Oppo-popular models, I particularly noticed a matte-purple Cadillac CTS-V, a brown E63 AMG wagon, a kei van (parked next to a Jaguar E-type—see below), and a surprising number of NSXs. As Dr. Zoidberg noted, it was hard to get good pictures with all the people, but that was just as well because I was feeling the colors and details a lot more than the crowd. Something about a long week and not enough sleep, I think. The only people I really talked to were a couple younger guys who had some questions about my M3 right when I parked.

It’s about to get reeeeaaaal Instagram-y in here, because closeups were the only way to get pictures without people in them.

This is a dumb wrap on a Corvette.

This iridescent R32 Skyline had bronze wheels on one side and silver on the other.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > RPM esq. 04/02/2016 at 17:49

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Mmm so you took the bimmer. I was keeping my eyes peeled for an SQ5!

Definitely an improvement from last year — I had no idea how busy these can be. No S4s this time :D

$kaycog > RPM esq. 04/02/2016 at 17:51

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Great closeups! I especially like the first one. :D

TractorPillow > RPM esq. 04/02/2016 at 17:51

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Man I miss going to these since I left WA. Such a great event.

RPM esq. > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/02/2016 at 17:54

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Yeah me neither—much bigger than I expected. Yes, I took the M3, with a for-sale sign in the window, and parked it in the normal lot by BJs next to some other E46 M3s, a bunch of stanced Audis, and the crazy one-inch-ground-clearance NSX show car.

Blondude > RPM esq. 04/02/2016 at 18:01

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Mmmm, Cobra

TheHondaBro > RPM esq. 04/02/2016 at 18:01

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This one?

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > RPM esq. 04/02/2016 at 18:02

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What’s that brushed aluminium thing? Some kind of Jaguar?

slipperysallylikespenguins > RPM esq. 04/02/2016 at 19:48

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I’m gonna have to make it up there. What was that Lenco hiding in?

RPM esq. > TheHondaBro 04/02/2016 at 19:49

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Yeah that one...That picture wasn't today was it? Unless you were there way early. That Supra was there too but parked somewhere else.

RPM esq. > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 04/02/2016 at 19:49

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I actually couldn't figure that out...looked like some kind of Jaguar race car though. It was awesome.

TheHondaBro > RPM esq. 04/02/2016 at 20:01

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No that was from the last time I went.

RPM esq. > slipperysallylikespenguins 04/02/2016 at 20:44

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Factory Hurst lightning rods in and Oldsmobile!

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > RPM esq. 04/02/2016 at 21:16

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WAIT. HOLD UP. HOLY SHIT. YOU’RE THE GUY WITH THE E46 M3!!!
My buddies and i talked to you right before you left about your E46! Jeez it’s a small world!

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/02/2016 at 21:16

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YOU WERE THERE??? I WAS LOOKING FOR THE CELICA AND COULDN’T FIND IT

RPM esq. > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 04/02/2016 at 21:50

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Haha awesome! Enjoyed talking to you guys. Small world indeed. Turns out I did meet up with some opponauts after all.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 04/02/2016 at 21:57

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I was parked by Bear Creek Parkway. Probably the furthest allowable parking spot in that radius.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 04/02/2016 at 22:12

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yep! when I saw the plate on the car I was like “huh, that seems familiar....” but didn’t connect the dots!
and I was the only opponaught in that group, but my buddies are all car guys (as you could tell) and they new their stuff! you planning on coming next week as well?

feather-throttle-not-hair > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 04/23/2016 at 16:13

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I think its an Aston DBR1.

Also, hilariously my friend who is a curator for a local billionaires car collection, brought a Ferrari California (Maybe the vent photo sandwiched between the Porsche wheels??) but the organizers assumed it was a replica and made him park away from the really exotic stuff, in the normal parking lot. May well have been the most valuable car there ...parked right next to a lowly Ferrari 308!