Cars!
Today I got together with Glenn in CBD, and we decided to go check out some car dealerships. First one we came across was the Maserati dealer, so we dropped in.
Maserati Dealer
As expected, there were the new Coupes, Spiders, and Quattroportes...
Maserati Coupé
Maserati Quattroporte
...as well as the older 3200GT's which were never sold in Canada.
Maserati 3200GT
They also had an old Maserati motorbike - I never knew until today that they had even made motorbikes.
Maserati motorbike
The real shocker, though, was an older Shamal sitting in the back. The Shamal was an extremely limited production car with a twin-turbo V8, simple 5-speed gearbox, and rear-wheel drive.
Maserati Shamal
Maserati Shamal
Continuing on, we saw a Ford dealer, but since the Fords here are mostly different from Canadian Fords, we went in an had a look around. They had a Falcon GT there - the Aussies are so lucky that they get the big Falcon instead of the bland Taurus we get in Canada.
FPV Falcon GT
As, over the past few years, I've had an unexplained passion for Rovers and MGs, so I was ecstatic upon finding an MGRover dealer. I took a couple pictures of the ZR160 they had outside, after which the salesman asked if it was the first one I had seen. I wasn't sure why he asked me that - as if he knew that I was from Canada - but it turns out the ZR160 doesn't even officially come out in Australia until next week. After I chatted with the guy for a while though, he let me roam around the dealer and sit in whatever I wanted to.
MG ZR160
I've fallen in love with the MG TF.
MG TF120
MG TF120
They also had this old MG TC there...
MG TC
...which was equipped with an aftermarket vintage Boyle MotoMeter, which is an early coolant temperature gauge from before they incorporated them into dashboards.
Boyce MotoMeter
MGs and Rovers
Afterwards, we went to the Alfa Romeo dealer. The young salesman seemed thrilled to chat with me about Alfas, and showed me all around. I was happy to see they had a 147 GTA there - the world's fastest hatchback. Just think, this 3.2L V6 with 250hp in a hatchback about the size of a Ford Focus!
Alfa Romeo 3.2L V6
Alfa Romeo 147GTA
Finally, we went to the Lamborghini dealer, where the salesman was very pleasant and joking. He was great!
Lamborghini Murcielago and Porsche 911GT2
Maserati Dealer
As expected, there were the new Coupes, Spiders, and Quattroportes...
Maserati Coupé
Maserati Quattroporte
...as well as the older 3200GT's which were never sold in Canada.
Maserati 3200GT
They also had an old Maserati motorbike - I never knew until today that they had even made motorbikes.
Maserati motorbike
The real shocker, though, was an older Shamal sitting in the back. The Shamal was an extremely limited production car with a twin-turbo V8, simple 5-speed gearbox, and rear-wheel drive.
Maserati Shamal
Maserati Shamal
Continuing on, we saw a Ford dealer, but since the Fords here are mostly different from Canadian Fords, we went in an had a look around. They had a Falcon GT there - the Aussies are so lucky that they get the big Falcon instead of the bland Taurus we get in Canada.
FPV Falcon GT
As, over the past few years, I've had an unexplained passion for Rovers and MGs, so I was ecstatic upon finding an MGRover dealer. I took a couple pictures of the ZR160 they had outside, after which the salesman asked if it was the first one I had seen. I wasn't sure why he asked me that - as if he knew that I was from Canada - but it turns out the ZR160 doesn't even officially come out in Australia until next week. After I chatted with the guy for a while though, he let me roam around the dealer and sit in whatever I wanted to.
MG ZR160
I've fallen in love with the MG TF.
MG TF120
MG TF120
They also had this old MG TC there...
MG TC
...which was equipped with an aftermarket vintage Boyle MotoMeter, which is an early coolant temperature gauge from before they incorporated them into dashboards.
Boyce MotoMeter
MGs and Rovers
Afterwards, we went to the Alfa Romeo dealer. The young salesman seemed thrilled to chat with me about Alfas, and showed me all around. I was happy to see they had a 147 GTA there - the world's fastest hatchback. Just think, this 3.2L V6 with 250hp in a hatchback about the size of a Ford Focus!
Alfa Romeo 3.2L V6
Alfa Romeo 147GTA
Finally, we went to the Lamborghini dealer, where the salesman was very pleasant and joking. He was great!
Lamborghini Murcielago and Porsche 911GT2
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