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Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Stealth on February 06, 2005, 12:48:25 am
went to the car show on saturday... it's a pretty big deal down here... i took 269 pictures, and i could've taken 269 more... it was amazing.  here are some pictures i thought i'd share with you, just in case you're into cars for some reason :)

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image001.jpg)
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image002.jpg)
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(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image006.jpg)
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Stealth on February 06, 2005, 12:49:18 am
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image007.jpg)
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Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Stealth on February 06, 2005, 12:51:55 am
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image014.jpg)
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Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Stealth on February 06, 2005, 12:53:09 am
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image021.jpg)
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Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Stealth on February 06, 2005, 12:54:21 am
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image028.jpg)
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Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Stealth on February 06, 2005, 12:55:22 am
sorry about the poor quality of the pictures... i had to resize them and drastically shrink the quality... they were 1600x1200 originally, at around 350 KB/picture.  eventually i'll somehow upload all the pictures i took if anyone's interested.  also sorry that some of them are blurry or appear out of focus: with all the people walking around, it was hard to get a picture of a clear view of the car(s), so sometimes i just had to hold up the camera and take the picture.  most of the pictures are without a flash, which would've removed the 'blur' and made it sharper, but it was hard to adjust the camera, because everything was so shiny and polished.
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Nuke on February 06, 2005, 01:51:23 am
bah, i wish theyd bring back the pinto. :D
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Clave on February 06, 2005, 03:41:02 am
There's some real uglies there...

The Aston looks nice though :cool:
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: MatthewPapa on February 06, 2005, 07:28:50 am
I am gonna go to that show later. It is always pretty cool to see whats coming.
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Unknown Target on February 06, 2005, 07:36:30 am
I'm all for that Ford GT.

Did you get to see the new Mustang? Is it as good in real life as in the pictures? :D
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Taristin on February 06, 2005, 07:39:09 am
As much as I hate to say it, that Ford GT is pretty nice looking... :shaking: (The world must be ending soon, I like a Ford)

But like Clave said, there's alot of uglies in those pics. That Lexus... is... strange. To say the least.

Why did Toyota have an MR2 there? I thought the 06 model year was supposed to be it's last? Like the Celica?
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Fractux on February 06, 2005, 08:31:50 am
The Carrera GT is one car I would love to drive (or just sit in since they would take one look at me a say "No test drive for you!" :). I've been drooling over it since the first time I saw a picture. Never seen one in person though as  I missed the car show this year in Montreal. Ah well.

Thanks for the shots!
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Swamp_Thing on February 06, 2005, 08:36:45 am
Would you please not torture me with pictures of unobtainable beauty? Post a Volkswagen, or a Pinto. Those are more in the line of what i can manage with my current possessions.
:D
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Stealth on February 06, 2005, 09:14:15 am
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Originally posted by MatthewPapa
I am gonna go to that show later. It is always pretty cool to see whats coming.


better hurry, today's the last day :p

Quote
Did you get to see the new Mustang? Is it as good in real life as in the pictures?


yeah i've seen dozens of them on the road, and i go past a Ford dealership every day on the way home, and they've always got them on display.  but yeah, they had them at the show :)

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image007.jpg)
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image037.jpg)
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Stealth on February 06, 2005, 09:18:49 am
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That Lexus... is... strange. To say the least.

Why did Toyota have an MR2 there? I thought the 06 model year was supposed to be it's last? Like the Celica?


the Lexus, i assume (as well as many people at the show) is supposed to look like a fish. if you look at the body lines, and the "blue" lights, and the blue lights in the interior.  it's very unique though... none of those fancy gauges or anything.  the whole design of the inside is like nothing i've seen before

i don't know about the MR2... they only had one, and it wasn't being showed off like the rest, i mean it wasn't on a turntable or anything, and it was open, so you could get in and test it out
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: vyper on February 06, 2005, 09:19:13 am
Which version of the lancer is that? *points way up to the first set of posts*

Tell me something - was a Ford Probe every released state side?
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Stealth on February 06, 2005, 09:25:43 am
didn't see a Ford Probe at the show

my first set of posts i didn't post a lancer... the only lancer on the page is this one:
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image023.jpg)
which is a 2005 Evo MR VIII
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Stealth on February 06, 2005, 09:44:31 am
ummm here's a list of the cars, in case you're wondering

First post:
-- Cadillac CTS-V
-- Cadillac  Sixteen (top five cars at the show)
-- Cadillac STS
-- Corvette Z06
-- Hummer H2
-- Hummer H1

Second post:
-- Mustang
-- Ford GT
-- sport track
-- lincoln zephyr
-- Volvo S60R
-- Jaguar XKE
-- Volvo S60R

Third post:
-- Maybach (top five cars at the show)
-- Mercedes SLK 350
-- Mercedes 55 AMG Kompressor
-- Lexus LF-C Concept
-- Lexus LF-C Concept
-- Chrysler ME Four-Twelve (top five cars at show)
-- Chrysler ME Four-Twelve

Fourth post:
-- Chrysler ME Four-Twelve
-- ummm Toyota Tacoma i think... not sure about this one
-- Lancer Evo MR VIII
-- Porsche carrera GT
-- Aston Martin Vanquish
-- Aston Martin Vanquish and DB9
-- Chrysler 300 customized

Fifth post:
-- ummm looks like a customized Dodge Magnum, not sure though
-- BMW M3
-- ummm Buick LaCrosse i think... not sure
-- SLK 350 again
-- Dodge Magnum
-- Toyota MR2 Spyder
-- Pontiac Solistice
-- Chevy Cobalt SS
-- Cadillac Sixteen again
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: vyper on February 06, 2005, 10:08:10 am
Quote
Originally posted by Stealth
didn't see a Ford Probe at the show

my first set of posts i didn't post a lancer... the only lancer on the page is this one:
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image023.jpg)
which is a 2005 Evo MR VIII


Thot so. Just curious.

I know it wasn't in the first post, I meant the first series of posts u made. :)
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Clave on February 06, 2005, 10:32:39 am
Maybach are making cars again?  I'm sure they haven't been around since WW2...strange...:doubt:

Edit: I just found thier site - and the little tiny Mercedes logo in the title says to me that this is thier luxury baby, the same as Lexus is to Toyota...

http://www.maybachusa.com/
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Taristin on February 06, 2005, 10:55:01 am
Quote
Originally posted by vyper


Thot so. Just curious.

I know it wasn't in the first post, I meant the first series of posts u made. :)


Vyp, the VIII was the first lancer evo brought to America. So that's all you'll see here, until the IX and X are made in the next few years.
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Stealth on February 06, 2005, 11:19:45 am
Quote
Originally posted by Clave
Maybach are making cars again?  I'm sure they haven't been around since WW2...strange...:doubt:

Edit: I just found thier site - and the little tiny Mercedes logo in the title says to me that this is thier luxury baby, the same as Lexus is to Toyota...

http://www.maybachusa.com/


yeah they're making cars.  there are 7 maybachs in Houston, and they cost in the high $300,000s to get apparently (i was speaking to the Maybach representative).  it really is an amazing car though.  here's some more pictures i took of it:
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image039.jpg)

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image040.jpg)

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image041.jpg)

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image042.jpg)

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image043.jpg)
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: vyper on February 06, 2005, 11:27:33 am
Now that I like.
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Taristin on February 06, 2005, 11:35:30 am
Y'know... I'm starting to like that lexus. :p
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Japong on February 06, 2005, 11:41:34 am
My first thought: Damn, those cars have some nice shine maps.

Yeah, I think it's time to lay off the SCP for a while.... do you know how many gun mounts they have? Missile capacity?
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Mongoose on February 06, 2005, 12:36:39 pm
Most of those cars are the pure definition of sex on wheels. :D

The Lancer has one of the most ridiculous ricer wings I've ever seen, though. :p
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Stealth on February 06, 2005, 03:39:45 pm
you think that's a bad wing?  look at this one:

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image044.jpg)
roadrunner baby :D
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Unknown Target on February 06, 2005, 03:44:07 pm
Stop posting ass-end pics, gives us some sides and fronts! :D

And what is that sexy car in the background? The red one? Looks like a Ford muscle car.
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Stealth on February 06, 2005, 03:53:59 pm
that, sir, was the muscle car section... the whole show was new and concept cars, but they had one section dedicated to the cars that started it all:  the 60s and 70s muscle cars... there were too many to take pictures of all of the muscle cars, but i took of the ones that stood out i think.  still, i'm not entirely sure what kind that red one is.  here's some more pictures:

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image045.jpg)

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image046.jpg)

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image047.jpg)

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(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image050.jpg)

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image051.jpg)

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image052.jpg)
this is the inside of the Lexus concept car... note the projection of the road by the gauges... :)

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image053.jpg)
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Stealth on February 06, 2005, 03:57:21 pm
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image054.jpg)

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Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Stealth on February 06, 2005, 04:00:34 pm
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image062.jpg)

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Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Stealth on February 06, 2005, 04:01:49 pm
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image068.jpg)

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Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Stealth on February 06, 2005, 04:03:14 pm
these are for Unknown :D

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image073.jpg)

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image074.jpg)

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Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Unknown Target on February 06, 2005, 04:15:01 pm
*drools*

Thank youuuuuu....

*stares* :D
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Stealth on February 06, 2005, 06:11:26 pm
by the way, that orange car you liked... it looks like a 68 barracuda
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Taristin on February 06, 2005, 07:17:19 pm
Have any more shots of the all new eclipse? Looking at it in a colour that isn't that pissy green or orange colour makes it look a little more attractive than the blob it was.
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Stealth on February 06, 2005, 09:02:22 pm
these are the only pics i took of the Eclipse:

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image081.jpg)

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image082.jpg)

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image083.jpg)

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image084.jpg)

EDIT:  "pissy green and orange blob"?  are you sure you're talking about the right car? :p

here's the first generation eclipse:
http://rds.yahoo.com/S=96062883/K=eclipse/v=2/SID=e/TID=I016_80/l=IVI/SIG=12nos35qa/EXP=1107831818/*-http%3A//www.engine-power.com/img/specs/mitsubishi_eclipse_gsx_03.jpg

second generation:
http://www.canadiandriver.com/news/02images/eclipse.jpg

EDIT 2:
if you want, i can send you the full res (1600x1200) pictures of the eclipse.  let me know :nods:
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Taristin on February 06, 2005, 09:14:08 pm
All of the concept images I've seen were this orangy yellowy red colour. Ugly. Ugly ugly ugly. I absolutely hated the concept images they showed.
The front end of the car is nice. I may even go as far as to say i like it. But the rear... the lights are too small and too high on the 'ass' of it.

And trust me, I know very well what the first, second and third gen's look like. And how to differentiate between years. ;)

1) Laser, Talon, Eclipse
2) Talon, Eclipse
3) Eclipse
4) Eclipse

I want the Talon back. :(
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Stealth on February 06, 2005, 11:23:34 pm
see, i didn't even know how many generations there were :p  i was just going by the two types i've seen on the road... the two body stlyles (see the links in my above post)

:)
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Stealth on February 06, 2005, 11:31:19 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Japong

Yeah, I think it's time to lay off the SCP for a while.... do you know how many gun mounts they have? Missile capacity?


forget laying off SCP.  i think it's time to get a life :nods:

j/k ;)
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: WMCoolmon on February 06, 2005, 11:36:32 pm
Some of those cars are pretty sexy. To satisfy the geek in me, this is your car on...

Yoper Linux
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image072.jpg)

And THIS is your car on...

Gentoo Linux
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/hostedpictures/houstoncarshow/image059.jpg)

Now if only they were priced the same...:sigh:
Title: Houston Car Show (images)
Post by: Stealth on February 07, 2005, 08:10:04 am
huh?  i'm confused