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Old 06-29-22 | 12:00 PM
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So we randomly found this car collection parked in the basement of our garage the other day. A few of us walked down today and took some pictures. The guy who owns the building has a spot in the lobby where he rotates out a classic car, my guess is these must be his. Right now theres a Jensen Interceptor in the lobby.

The collection is pretty....eclectic lol.

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Originally Posted by SW17LS
So we randomly found this car collection parked in the basement of our garage the other day. A few of us walked down today and took some pictures. The guy who owns the building has a spot in the lobby where he rotates out a classic car, my guess is these must be his. Right now theres a Jensen Interceptor in the lobby.

The collection is pretty....eclectic lol.

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I've only ever seen one of these out in the wild driving around.
Is this an older Ferarri?


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Looks exactly like my late 1980's Camaro Berlinetta with the V-8.
Gimme keys, I'll take this one!
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I've only ever seen one of these out in the wild driving around.
Is this an older Ferarri?
Pantera GT-5 from the mid-80s
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Diverse collection for sure!!! Some nice Caddy's there, and I believe I see a XJ-S too.
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That was fun scrolling through the pictures. It was interesting to see which cars were covered. Very diverse indeed.
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Pretty cool collection there. Very different cars and not much of a theme. Interesting that you never knew these cars were there. I wonder how mint that SC430 is, I bet it’s really clean. I also love the Stealth since I grew up and became interested in Japanese sports cars around that time even though it was technically a Dodge.
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Yeah very interesting collection! He did have a few Ferraris that were under full cover, there was a 360 Modena, a few old 911s, there was an old Dino, there were 3 Corvettes…

The SC looked REALLY mint
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Yeah very interesting collection! He did have a few Ferraris that were under full cover, there was a 360 Modena, a few old 911s, there was an old Dino, there were 3 Corvettes…

The SC looked REALLY mint
Was it a Ferrari Dino or a Fiat Dino?
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Awesome collection! I'm loving this Caddy!

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Was it a Ferrari Dino or a Fiat Dino?
Ferrari Dino
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Originally Posted by Margate330
I've only ever seen one of these out in the wild driving around.
Is this an older Ferarri?
No......Ferraris aren't (usually) painted white. I think that is a De Tomaso Pantera.


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No......Ferraris aren't (usually) painted white. I think that is a De Tomaso Pantera.
There are definitely white Ferraris
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There are definitely white Ferraris
Yes, but very few. Most seem to be yellow, black, or the classic Italian fire-engine-red.

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Yes, but very few. Most seem to be yellow, black, or the classic Italian fire-engine-red.
That doesn't mean you can look at a car and say its not a Ferrari because its white. That car isn't a Ferrari, but seeing a white Ferrari wouldn't be odd at all.
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No......Ferraris aren't (usually) painted white. I think that is a De Tomaso Pantera.
It was years ago buy I'll never forget this car.
I was out of town on vacation and saw it pull up next to me at a stop light and he floored it and he must have hit 100 mph in seconds.

Don't know what it has under the hood or what mods it had done but that car was insane fast!



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