What's the most fantastic car you've ever seen just drivin' around??

[Tristan]

I saw a wonderful sight walking into University today. A silver dart in the shape of an AMG SL55, German plates and an Arab inside. Quite simpley, a stunning car. To the uninitiated eye it resembled the new up-coming McLaren SLR. Indeed, at first glance (from behind) that is just what I thought it was: an undisguised prototype or summat.

Of particular interest were the brakes, the biggest I've seen on any road car. Massive disks the size of most cars wheels. Even with the Z-roof up it looked great.

So what's the best car you've seen lately on public roads just driving around OR, better still, doing something reaaly cool!!

For example, I was in Brussels a few years ago when a scarlet-red F50 came bombing (and I mean TRAVELLING!!) towards us down one of the leafy boulevards there. The noise and the sheer velocity of this thing convinced me on the spot with regards the "F50: is it any good?" debate. Phenomenal.

Another incident I can recall is a ferrari F40 going down St Steven's Street in Norwich, a major shopping street, over speed humps and past hundreds of gawping shoppers. The thing that made it even more incredible was that because it was SOOOOOO slow over the speed tables, it left a large, clear gap in front of itself to the next hump.

The guy in the car being clearly a man of ENOURMOUS penis (??!!) gassed it each time between the humps creating a PHENOMENAL noise, two black rubber lines and, best of all, a HUGE lick of flame out of the back!!! I never new the F40 did that, but it does!! FIRE!! I turned green. Visably.

So, what's your story??

[Francesca]

I saw a Datsun 240z in Islington the other day - looks so sexy!

[TimD]

I did get involved in a stoplight Grand Prix with a name racing driver in a Ferrari F40 a little while back. I was in a Rover 216GSi, and I did not win the race.

More recently, I passed a lovely vintage Vauxhall 30/98 on the A14 a few weeks ago.

[woodyracing]

A few months back I saw a metallic purple Lamborghini Diablo in my home town. Great car, it just looked so out of place there and everyone were stopping and stairing at it.

[josvandeperre]

Bizzarini Strada burbling down the Kings Road in a Friday night traffic jam - must be twenty years ago now

[josvandeperre]

Oh and one year I got stuck between two McLarens for about thirty miles on back roads coming home from Goodwood - they are so wide effectively I could see neither forward nor backwards

[StuiE]

well, ive got a 11sec LAncer GSR that lives near me


ive seen a sweet RS200 Esky a while ago


its easy here, just go down to the coffee strip in Freo, sit down, and watch the cars

[Big Stu]

The best sight ever was seeing a McLaren F1 not hanging about on a motorway and about 2mins later a Volvo T5 police car tanking along with lights and sirens going..... He had no hope of catching up...... Oooh, and ending up nose to nose with an XJ220 in a wide country road, unfortunatley the 220 was soooo wide I had to revers nearly 1/2mile for a passing point!

[elephino]

jos, why would you want to look beyond either of the mclarens?

It's a lot harder to find these cars in australia. But outside of the GP rally, I've seen a Diablo VT quite happily parked in Double Bay (commonly known as Double Pay). But the most interesting would have to have been a Bugatti EB110 many years ago now. I was passing a car dealership with a truck parked out front. The side door was open and the distinctive blue door of an EB110 was showing. Looked great, just a shame I couldn't stop and have a look at the rest of the car.

[Airhead]

OK - First of all I live in a coastal village of about 300 people and six streets. At the local shop next to the creek in about 1990 I saw a F40 parked with a local real estate developer inside.

My friend who owned the shop at the time has some embarressing photos of himslef and his kids all over the car.

Now it just reminds me of Miami Vice for some reason.

[Spinner]

Audi Quatro Sport. (short one), One of the most stunning cars in the world. So ugly, yet so beautiful, if you know what I mean!!

[Alan Jones]

Saw a Limited Ed Black WRX Hatch yesterday which had the full spoiler kit and alloys and looked a treat. And last week a Midnite Blue Skyline GTR with a custom interior that was absolutely gorgeous. I should add I'm not a big fan of Jap cars! Save the best to last but...... About once every 2 weeks the dude who runs the cleaning business where I work drives his Maroon ( 1970 I think) Mustang into the city. It is fully restored and i must have spent hours perving at it and dreaming while counting off the hours at work.

[elephino]

Saw a strange one on Thursday...a Miura, silver, on the side of the road. So tempting just to stop and look...I really should have despite it being a freeway.

[TimD]

Coming away from the 1994 Coys Historic Festival at Silverstone, I was passed in quick succession on the A43 by a black Lamborghini Countach LP500S, a blue Bugatti EB110 and a silver Cizeta-Moroder V16T.

Love the Miura though - I don't think I've ever seen one on the road, although there was a red one at the same show.

That was a good year in the Coys car park. I gave up counting E-Types when I saw 50....

[TimD]

Ooh - nearly forgot. There's a red Iso Grifo 365GT which lives in Twickenham, and can occasionally be seen burbling through Richmond high street.

I've wanted an Iso Grifo ever since I had a little blue Matchbox one in the late 1960s.....