***CARS FROM MUNICH***

[cawimmer430]

Some pictures from an eventful day in Munich. Quite some interesting cars sighted!

Aston Martin DB9





This dog looked like it wanted to kill someone! Badass! 



Porsche Cayenne and a Mercedes SL



Lamborghini Gallardo





Audi A6 Taxi



Bentley Continental GT





Porsche Carrera and Mercedes S-Class



LEXUS LS430!!!!! HOLY CRAP! That's the first LS430 I've seen in a year! 



Mercedes S55 AMG



Aston Martin Lagonda. Damn! The second one I've seen in my life!











Audi RS4 Convertible





Classy Mercedes W126 S-Class



BMW 7-Series Taxi



B-Class Taxis and a W210 E-Class Taxi



Mercedes CLS63 AMG! HOT!!!!!







Hummer H2. Do the doors open like this normally!?





New BMW X5



BMW Z1





What an eventful day! 

[Eye of the Tiger]

This city... where one can take a walk down to the corner-store and just happen to see a few Lagondas, Gallardos and Z1s... I must live in this city.

[nickdrinkwater]

Nice pics, It's been a while since a Cars From... thread!

[chevyguy06]

Wow I love that RS4! Great pics Wims.

[Secret Chimp]

I rarely see cars that scream "I'm a monstrous douchebag" like that Hummer does.

[280Z Turbo]

Reminds me of a Delorean:




I'm not too fond of that color though.

[TheIntrepid]

Great pics Wimmer.

A couple points

-Why did you take a pic of the LS430 if you hate it so much? :P

-That Hummer's got Lambo doors but no "bling" 30" rims?

-That W126 is crouching in the back as if John Candy's body is in the trunk

-Blacked-out tails on the Gallardo? Ew.

-How rare are Chrysler Voyagers there? You can see one on the left of the LS430 pic.


Great pics though

[saxonyron]

Nice bunch of cars, Christian!  Thanks for posting them. 




Yikes!  Looks like the love child of a Volve 850 and a Cadillac Allante.  Glad that style didn't stick around long.  I guess Aston Martin went on a tiny little crack binge, but recovered!

I love the RS4 convertible - never seen one of those.  But that H2.  What can I say?  What a horrific display of audacious putrosity!   

[Eye of the Tiger]

I think the Lagonda is one of the best-looking cars of all time. 

[CJ]

Next to the Esteem, right?

But really, the Lagonda is a timeless design.

[JYODER240]

I think thats a V8 Vantage and not a DB9.

[BMWDave]

Awesome pics!!  When I was in Munich I saw a Z1 of the same color, but with different wheels and a different license plate.  Pretty cool, huh.

[saxonyron]

Next to the Esteem, right?

But really, the Lagonda is a timeless design.

So are Birkenstocks, but they don't look sexy!

[Raghavan]

The Lagonda looks like a 5 year old designed it.

[chevyguy06]

But really, the Lagonda is a timeless design.

If by timeless you mean ugly, I guess you're right.

[280Z Turbo]

But really, the Lagonda is a timeless design.

What are you talking about?! That's as dated as any design I've seen!

That's got 1970's written all over it!

[Michael Estorol]

The Lagonda looks like a 5 year old designed it.

William Towns designed it, and he was definitely a grown-up.
Having designed the beautiful (curvy) Aston DBS/V8 line he went all 'folded-paper' stylee.  He was the height of fashion for a while and feted by all the magazines, as I recall.  When origami supercars lost their appeal he started applying the style to little city-car concepts and stuff.

Now, I like the Lagonda, but if you think that looks horribly dated, have a look at his Bulldog...



("fastest car in the world", it was claimed).

[saxonyron]

William Towns designed it, and he was definitely a grown-up.
Having designed the beautiful (curvy) Aston DBS/V8 line he went all 'folded-paper' stylee. He was the height of fashion for a while and feted by all the magazines, as I recall. When origami supercars lost their appeal he started applying the style to little city-car concepts and stuff.

Now, I like the Lagonda, but if you think that looks horribly dated, have a look at his Bulldog...



("fastest car in the world", it was claimed).

Wow!? That angular era of car design was not a high point for the automotive world.? Reminds me of what the Brutalist style of building did for architecture.? Both seem like they were designed by a hormone-charged 14 year old boy with a bad attitude in study hall.? Where's the projectile vomit smiley??

The architectural equivalent to the "folded paper" cars - the Brutalist Boston City Hall.?

[Michael Estorol]

hmmm; I actually like Boston City Hall -- never seen it but I've studied it on paper; funnily enough in Birmingham City Library which was obviously inspired by it.



I'm a huge fan of Le Corbusier who was the father of this style.  Contrary to popular belief I think it's very humane and honest.  Of course its misunderstood, for the very good reason that it was/is beyond most folks terms of reference for what buildings 'should' look like. And the 'Brutal' connotation doesn't help even though it's an unfortunate mistranslation of the French 'brut' meaning raw - as in the use of raw concrete.

[/hijack]

[850CSi]

Is that a parking ticket I see on the Galardo? 

[cawimmer430]

This city... where one can take a walk down to the corner-store and just happen to see a few Lagondas, Gallardos and Z1s... I must live in this city.

Plus the women are hot too. 

[cawimmer430]

Nice pics, It's been a while since a Cars From... thread!

I had to stop posting "Cars from ...." threads because otherwise some folks here would have an easier time in the "GUESS WHAT CAR" European Edition" thread.

[cawimmer430]

Wow I love that RS4! Great pics Wims.

Thanks. 

Same here, I thought that RS4 was stunning in white!

[TheIntrepid]

Would you Europeans be interested in a Cars from Toronto thread? I guess I could start clicking and make a thread of some cool cars in a couple weeks.

[cawimmer430]

-Why did you take a pic of the LS430 if you hate it so much? :P Well it's like an exotic car here. You never see them, and when you do, you're like "Wow what's that?" - then you fall asleep. 

-That Hummer's got Lambo doors but no "bling" 30" rims? Cool, eh? 

-That W126 is crouching in the back as if John Candy's body is in the trunk The guy in the back must have had a weight problem. 

-Blacked-out tails on the Gallardo? Ew. I think it looks quite sporty and aggressive. 

-How rare are Chrysler Voyagers there? You can see one on the left of the LS430 pic. Quite common overhere, especially with some unknown 2.5-l Italian turbodiesel engine. I drove one of them too! 


Great pics though

[cawimmer430]

Would you Europeans be interested in a Cars from Toronto thread? I guess I could start clicking and make a thread of some cool cars in a couple weeks.

Please do. But....

-NO CAMRY'S

-NO LS430's

Thanks. 

[cawimmer430]

Nice bunch of cars, Christian!  Thanks for posting them. 




Yikes!  Looks like the love child of a Volve 850 and a Cadillac Allante.  Glad that style didn't stick around long.  I guess Aston Martin went on a tiny little crack binge, but recovered!

I love the RS4 convertible - never seen one of those.  But that H2.  What can I say?  What a horrific display of audacious putrosity!   

Anytime Ron.

Agreed. The RS4 is hot in white and a hot car in any color. The Lagonda is ugly as hell, but it's a classic and a legendary car and with those, design doesn't matter. The Lambo Countach is ugly as sin, but it's a legend. 

[cawimmer430]

I think thats a V8 Vantage and not a DB9.

I don't know my AM's.

[cawimmer430]

Awesome pics!!  When I was in Munich I saw a Z1 of the same color, but with different wheels and a different license plate.  Pretty cool, huh.

Munich is the place to be for rare BMWs! 

You need to plan another trip here. The summer is the time when people are out with their supercars.

[cawimmer430]

Is that a parking ticket I see on the Galardo? 

Nope. It was some bullshit letter from those retarded tree-huggers asking the owner if he knew how damaging his car was to the environment. 

Tree-huggers need to be beaten hard with a metal baseball bat.