Old Phone Car Photo Retrospective. (Pic Dump)

"interrogator-chaplain" (interrogator-chaplain)
02/27/2014 at 21:09 • Filed to: None

Two Saturdays ago, my old LG Optimus 7 became obsolete with the introduction of my new Nokia 1020. For two and a half years, the little workhorse served me reliably and managed a few car photo's along the way. These are a few of the cars that my old Optimus captured across the years in all of its 5 Megapixel glory. Without further ado, we'll start off with one of my most spectacular random encounters, 3 Deloran DMC-12's that just stopped to meet up with each other:

Don't you want me, baby?

1995 Porsche 911 (GT2?)

Austin-Healey 100M

Volvo P1800

Nissan Figaro (I almost knocked on the door and asked to buy this right there and then, even though I didn't have the money.)

Audi R8 at Pfaff McLaren

British Airways 747

Renault Twizy during my trip to Belgium. Basically the perfect car for any teenager learning to drive. (Ask me in the comments if you want to hear my argument for.)

Austin-Healey Sprite Hardtop

Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher (Get well Schumi!) at the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix.

McLaren MP4-12C at Pfaff McLaren

2012 Dodge Viper SRT-10 ACR

Lewis Hamilton's McLaren helmet

Jenson Button's McLaren helmet

Volkswagen Beetle limousine

2012(?) Porsche 911 Turbo from Pfaff Porsche.

1974 Dodge Charger

1968 Dodge Monaco

Volkswagen Eurovan, It thinks it's a GTI, I chuckled for 10 minutes about this.

(Above) The ill-fated VPG MV-1. (Kinja'd)
2013 McLaren MP4-12C Convertible first one in Canada.

Maserati Quattroporte just sitting in my neighbourhood. (Fanciest car is an Audi A4.)

1998 BMW 318ti

McLaren MP4-12C at Pfaff McLaren

Charity Muscle Car Show

C1 Corvette convertible and Austin-Healey 100M

1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo

2012 Ferrari F430 Scuderia

Nissan GT-R at Pearson International Airport

1975 MG MGB Cabrio.

DISCUSSION (18)

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > interrogator-chaplain
02/27/2014 at 21:17

That viper. ugghhhh

Kinja'd!!!

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > interrogator-chaplain
02/27/2014 at 21:17

your old phone has cataracts

Bad Idea Hat > interrogator-chaplain
02/27/2014 at 21:18

Two things:

1) Those are some nice cars.

2) You have the best of usernames.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > interrogator-chaplain
02/27/2014 at 21:26

Super nice cars. I'm also insanely jelly of your new phone. I'm rockin' a Lumia 521 and the camera is fantastic for what it is, but that's like saying "this pile of shit tastes better than that pile of shit"

vdub_nut: scooter snob > interrogator-chaplain
02/27/2014 at 21:27

I'll take one of each. Heck, I'll even DD the Human League van till the day I die, just to have the others 2-3 days a week.

interrogator-chaplain > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard
02/27/2014 at 21:32

Towards the end it was getting a little dirty on the lens and I really didn't realize it.

interrogator-chaplain > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
02/27/2014 at 21:33

As someone who saw it in person, agreed. 100% agreed.

interrogator-chaplain > Bad Idea Hat
02/27/2014 at 21:36

They are!

And thank you, do you also wander the Imperium in search of worthy foes?

interrogator-chaplain > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
02/27/2014 at 21:37

Oh man, it's above even my best point and shoot. Heck it's taking pictures better than my brother's older SLR. The thing is fantastic, but hey, you just need to capture the moment and let your mind take you back there.

Bad Idea Hat > interrogator-chaplain
02/27/2014 at 21:40

I've never had the time or money to do the 40K thing, but I appreciate a good Warhammer name (and there are a lot of them).

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > interrogator-chaplain
02/27/2014 at 21:41

yeah my old phones did the same thing, with scratches and hand grease it all ads up.

You got some sweet seats for the GP !

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > interrogator-chaplain
02/27/2014 at 21:53

Yeah, I missed out on getting an off-contract Lumia 925 for $220 because I procrastinated for a day. Really pissed about that; I've lusted after that delicious aluminium body since it came out :(

interrogator-chaplain > vdub_nut: scooter snob
02/27/2014 at 22:27

That'd be a fine trade off. Hell it'd be fine even if I had that Nissan Figaro. I should've offered to buy it, never gonna let that one slip past me if I have the opportunity again.

GRawesome > interrogator-chaplain
02/27/2014 at 22:50

Great cars, you come across a lot of cool rides.

Is it hazy a lot where you live? Seems to be always foggy, but finally cleared up by that last picture.

interrogator-chaplain > GRawesome
02/27/2014 at 22:55

That was actually one of the first pictures I took with the camera, hahaha! Towards the end of the life cycle of the phone, it had accumulated a lot of dust so that's the "haze" you're seeing.

I've been lucky enough to see a lot of these. Most are random encounters, and a good portion are just "Down on the Street" style. I never got a picture of the kick ass Ford Ranchero that used to be down by the waterfront, and that makes me sad.

GRawesome > interrogator-chaplain
02/27/2014 at 23:05

I figured as much, but thought I could try to be funny.

I like how you saved up the pictures and posted them all at once. I am always taking pictures of cars I see with the intent of posting them on Oppo and then never get around to it (unless it is something really special). I should just do a monthly car spotted post.

interrogator-chaplain > GRawesome
02/27/2014 at 23:12

Oh damn, it's hard to infer tone in text, didn't know you were going for a set up there! Next time!

Yeah, I think I'm tapping into the pulse of Oppo being relatively new here. Since I was backing up my photo's I thought I'd kill two birds with one stone and share the eclectic mix of cars that you can find here in good old Ontario, Canada.

Dsscats > interrogator-chaplain
02/28/2014 at 10:05

I hate to be the one to say this...but that Figaro is for sale.
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/cto/434794…
All joking aside, there is seriously one for sale in the US