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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13440 on: October 26, 2020, 03:27:10 pm »
Quote from: KD on October 26, 2020, 03:02:45 pm
Took my truck in for service this morning and this old Standard Vanguard was sitting on the lot.  Odd looking thing for sure, and had to use Google to find out what it was.  Can't be too many of these around.  :-\

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Vanguard

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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13441 on: October 26, 2020, 06:51:10 pm »
Quote from: KD on October 26, 2020, 03:02:45 pm
Took my truck in for service this morning and this old Standard Vanguard was sitting on the lot.  Odd looking thing for sure, and had to use Google to find out what it was.  Can't be too many of these around.  :-\

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Vanguard

Interesting sighting. The Vanguard was the first car my dad owned when he first came to Canada in the mid fifties. :thumbup:
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13442 on: October 26, 2020, 07:03:44 pm »
Vanguard do pop up for sale every once and a while. Seems never when I have a free spot in the garage. There is one in town that someone half restored but they want real money for it.

I do have one now. I do have a line on a Triumph Mayflower or Beardmore taxi that might go cheap enough. We'll see.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13443 on: October 26, 2020, 07:58:08 pm »
Quote from: Seafoam on October 26, 2020, 06:51:10 pm
Quote from: KD on October 26, 2020, 03:02:45 pm
Took my truck in for service this morning and this old Standard Vanguard was sitting on the lot.  Odd looking thing for sure, and had to use Google to find out what it was.  Can't be too many of these around.  :-\

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Vanguard

Interesting sighting. The Vanguard was the first car my dad owned when he first came to Canada in the mid fifties. :thumbup:

Wow, that's cool!  I never knew they existed until today.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13444 on: October 29, 2020, 12:35:54 pm »
Saw a welfare spec Audi A3 sedan yesterday, its the first non sporty model I have seen. Gotta say, with the el cheapo rims, no bulging fenders and tiny exhaust, looked really, really cheap.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13445 on: October 29, 2020, 12:49:07 pm »
Nice MB van  ;D
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13446 on: October 29, 2020, 01:06:04 pm »
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13447 on: October 29, 2020, 01:30:54 pm »
Terrible timing. I need to see the rims  :rofl2:
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13448 on: October 29, 2020, 02:09:51 pm »
Quote from: EV Dan on October 29, 2020, 01:30:54 pm
Terrible timing. I need to see the rims  :rofl2:

Vmango didn't mention his light was green when he took the pic.  Look at the lineup behind him!   :rofl2:
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13449 on: November 02, 2020, 10:49:23 am »
Quote from: kevlar on November 02, 2020, 10:45:29 am
Need I say more?    8)

Must be Hercules tires to grip completely vertically like that  :rofl:
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13450 on: November 02, 2020, 12:48:51 pm »
Quote from: kevlar on November 02, 2020, 12:19:16 pm
Quote from: Gurgie on November 02, 2020, 10:49:23 am
Quote from: kevlar on November 02, 2020, 10:45:29 am
Need I say more?    8)

Must be Hercules tires to grip completely vertically like that  :rofl:

Corrected!   Ha. If you don’t take a pic landscape the website rotates the photo

I know! does it to me all the time as well  :rofl:
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13451 on: November 02, 2020, 01:24:32 pm »
^^ Saw a same-gen Pontiac Parisienne this morning, white sedan with burgundy vinyl top. Drove to the actual, physical office this morning for my first sit-down-at-the-cube day since March. IT finally decided to upgrade my dead work-provided laptop  ::) While downtown I caught a glimpse of another big Pontiac, this time something from the mid-sixties, long and low.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13452 on: November 02, 2020, 06:35:31 pm »
Quote from: kevlar on November 02, 2020, 03:54:53 pm
Quote from: Blueprint on November 02, 2020, 01:24:32 pm
^^ Saw a same-gen Pontiac Parisienne this morning, white sedan with burgundy vinyl top. Drove to the actual, physical office this morning for my first sit-down-at-the-cube day since March. IT finally decided to upgrade my dead work-provided laptop  ::) While downtown I caught a glimpse of another big Pontiac, this time something from the mid-sixties, long and low.

I bet the back of that wagon has a row of seats that face backward. 

There’s also a guy who lives close to my girls’ school who drives around in a Nissan Figaro.  my girls thought it was really cute & were surprised that the driver was on the wrong side of the car. Ha

It's just a Nissan Micra in an anime skirt.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13453 on: November 03, 2020, 11:53:43 am »
Get to see the sunrise again on the way in to the office:

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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13454 on: November 03, 2020, 12:00:00 pm »
^^ Ooh, nice!
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13455 on: November 03, 2020, 12:07:08 pm »
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13456 on: November 03, 2020, 02:04:57 pm »
First one in Canada I think. Driven by the auto group owner, he always drives the fast stuff. What a beast.

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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13457 on: November 03, 2020, 03:39:54 pm »
^WOW, didn't even know we were getting those in Canada!!

And why didn't Vman get one of these then?  :rofl:
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13458 on: November 03, 2020, 04:10:46 pm »
Quote from: Gurgie on November 03, 2020, 03:39:54 pm
^WOW, didn't even know we were getting those in Canada!!

And why didn't Vman get one of these then?  :rofl:
If he wants, I can put in a word. Had a good chat with the big boss about the car today. It is for sale, but probably not for long.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13459 on: November 03, 2020, 04:27:26 pm »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on November 03, 2020, 04:10:46 pm
Quote from: Gurgie on November 03, 2020, 03:39:54 pm
^WOW, didn't even know we were getting those in Canada!!

And why didn't Vman get one of these then?  :rofl:
If he wants, I can put in a word. Had a good chat with the big boss about the car today. It is for sale, but probably not for long.

What model is it?
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