Jun 29, Ford GT, Murci Roadster, SLR, CGT, SL65, Elise etc

[T-Bird]

OK Today I went to Fox Valley Motorcars i.e. Chicago Lamborghini
well when I got there I saw about 20 Lotus Elises and various other nice cars...

first thing the traditional Lamborghini wall with a Murcielago and Gallardo
http://img293.exs.cx/img293/7615/dsc029403db.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029403db.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/5261/dsc029423qd.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029423qd.jpg)

next a nice Tubi for a Murcielago (only $7000 usd installed)
http://img293.exs.cx/img293/7162/dsc029415yj.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029415yj.jpg)

next we have this beautiful Diablo 6.0 VT (last one imported to the US)
http://img293.exs.cx/img293/4448/dsc029441qf.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029441qf.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/1791/dsc029458bo.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029458bo.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/8720/dsc029463qm.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029463qm.jpg)

Now this nice Shelby 427 Cobra
http://img293.exs.cx/img293/3208/dsc029473hp.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029473hp.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/2995/dsc029493wq.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029493wq.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/9512/dsc029507ji.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029507ji.jpg)

Ford GT delivery miles only supposedly all problems fixed. I asked if all the recall work was done and he said it was produce after all that.
http://img293.exs.cx/img293/3691/dsc029517cq.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029517cq.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/862/dsc029215qh.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029215qh.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/7558/dsc029222mb.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029222mb.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/6418/dsc029249je.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029249je.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/6775/dsc029255mc.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029255mc.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/3101/dsc029268zu.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029268zu.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/9909/dsc029274uj.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029274uj.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/6505/dsc029290tg.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029290tg.jpg)

now some stuff outside...
http://img293.exs.cx/img293/9510/dsc029523dy.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029523dy.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/4599/dsc029548sm.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029548sm.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/3764/dsc029553wg.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029553wg.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/6850/dsc029562et.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029562et.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/4540/dsc029573qk.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029573qk.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/6743/dsc029592lu.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029592lu.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/8339/dsc029606up.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029606up.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/9449/dsc028954if.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc028954if.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/5964/dsc028962hz.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc028962hz.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/1654/dsc029143nm.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029143nm.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/662/dsc029159sg.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029159sg.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/9121/dsc029162yc.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029162yc.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/3111/dsc029183iz.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029183iz.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/6170/dsc029196kc.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029196kc.jpg)


A Qvale you don't see these too often in the US.
http://img293.exs.cx/img293/4449/dsc029613hc.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029613hc.jpg)

A nice pair of 993 Turbo's the silver convertible had some nice BBS rims aswell.
http://img293.exs.cx/img293/8372/dsc028973db.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc028973db.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/8400/dsc029093es.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029093es.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/3361/dsc029124op.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029124op.jpg)

A nice Bentley Red Tag
http://img293.exs.cx/img293/7671/dsc028985jw.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc028985jw.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/6228/dsc028997hf.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc028997hf.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/5445/dsc029004nl.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029004nl.jpg)

The exact one I would buy if I had the $46K to blow on it. Lotus Elise
http://img293.exs.cx/img293/4198/dsc029014xl.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029014xl.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/8649/dsc029024kc.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029024kc.jpg)

Nice C55
http://img293.exs.cx/img293/2750/dsc029034ah.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029034ah.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/3513/dsc029051xp.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029051xp.jpg)

A Ferrari 456 GTA with some nice HRE's
http://img293.exs.cx/img293/9047/dsc029112ei.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029112ei.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/9978/dsc029109np.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029109np.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/9047/dsc029112ei.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029112ei.jpg)


Gallardo with the glass engine cover.
http://img293.exs.cx/img293/41/dsc029307rh.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029307rh.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/4297/dsc029318je.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029318je.jpg)

Nice color combo on this Gallardo
http://img293.exs.cx/img293/2223/dsc029325ik.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029325ik.jpg)

Now this beauty a Murcielago Roadster.
http://img293.exs.cx/img293/3496/dsc029353eg.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029353eg.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/3223/dsc029362xz.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029362xz.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/710/dsc029379ay.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029379ay.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/2277/dsc029391zy.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029391zy.jpg)
Nice Gallardo with color matched rims on the way back.
http://img293.exs.cx/img293/2448/dsc029628dr.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029628dr.jpg)

OK after that trip I thought I should see what MotorWerks had and well...

A Porsche Carrera GT in black!
http://img293.exs.cx/img293/7742/dsc029638cs.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029638cs.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/186/dsc029641tv.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029641tv.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/715/dsc029657ov.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029657ov.jpg)

Then I turned around and there was this bitch, Alpina Z8.
http://img293.exs.cx/img293/2130/dsc029668cq.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029668cq.jpg)

Next I see this over in the next showroom, A Black SLR!
http://img293.exs.cx/img293/989/dsc029670cq.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029670cq.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/3327/dsc029681ux.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029681ux.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/6008/dsc029690wh.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029690wh.jpg)

just to humor it an E55. They had an S55, C55, CLK55, SL55 sadly no SLK55 or G55.
http://img293.exs.cx/img293/8823/dsc029704se.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029704se.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/897/dsc029718as.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029718as.jpg)

Oh they had this Maybach 57 aswell.
http://img293.exs.cx/img293/3293/dsc029725ot.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029725ot.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/1258/dsc029732tg.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029732tg.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/9765/dsc029748ou.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029748ou.jpg)

And the next "special car" a debadged SL65!
http://img293.exs.cx/img293/2415/dsc029750zk.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029750zk.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/7676/dsc029766kr.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029766kr.jpg) http://img293.exs.cx/img293/4476/dsc029775xg.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029775xg.jpg)

oh this is a shot of the dealer as I pulled out to use my last pic.
http://img293.exs.cx/img293/1720/dsc029782vm.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029782vm.jpg)


There were many top notch cars at both of these places but only after I left did I realize I had only a 32MB card with me so I had to sacrifice some guality since I finally sat down and figured this camera out further. And I couldn't take pics of the "normal cars" like the few 360's and a testarossa, all the AMG 55's, an old M5 etc... I will be returning soon and with a stop over to Lake Forest Sports Cars in the same day.

[sentra_dude]

Cool, I wish there were some dealers like that in New Orleans! :shock:

Never seen a Gallardo with the clear engine cover, looks pretty cool. Those Elises must be popular if they have that many. Out of all those I'd take the black CGT. :D

[a007apl]

TKX for the LBs pics :mrgreen:

[TT]

Thanks for the pics, but what's up with your camera? All the pics seem overexposed and a lot of light coming in, lot of grain and bad contrast. I am talking about the ones took outside. Did you maybe set it manually for inside pics and forgot to put back on auto mode? Yes I know, I always moan, but while it is a bit normal to have "bad" pics inside without a tripod, it is weird outside

[vakpemil]

Tnxk for sharing!!! The GT is awesome!!!! :twisted:

[SPEEDKILLAR]

O God, I love that black SLR sooooooooooooooo much, thank you 8)

The SL 65 for work and etc,... and the SLR for the weekend, i'm off dreaming :D

[T-Bird]

Thanks for the pics, but what's up with your camera? All the pics seem overexposed and a lot of light coming in, lot of grain and bad contrast. I am talking about the ones took outside. Did you maybe set it manually for inside pics and forgot to put back on auto mode? Yes I know, I always moan, but while it is a bit normal to have "bad" pics inside without a tripod, it is weird outside

You know I think I might have done that :oops:
Afterall this is just a camera for taking quick candids etc... but I'm about half way to having a nice SLR then we'll be in business. :D

[Wutputt]

That's a really nice dealership. Love the Cobra, the 993 Turbo's, the black CGT and the black SLR. Those Qvale's aren't only rare in the US, they are also rare in Europe ;) I never saw one of those on the roads. Great sighting!

[T-Bird]

as a side note its cool to see that someone who drives an american muscle car appreciates a car like the elise. my friends who have V8s talk shit about the elise cuz of its small engine.

Hey I respect anything that deserves it.

[stmoritzer]

What a number of nice cars you saw ! :D

Thanks dude for the pictures. The black SLR is awesome.

I assume you uploaded the pictures without any "postprocessing"'
The quality of the pics could be improved with just a little adjustment of brightness, contrast, ... I did to samples with the simple PhotoEditor from MS, clicking AutoAdjust (which change the brightness, the contrast and the gamma) and the result is:


http://img293.exs.cx/img293/710/dsc029379ay.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029379ay.jpg)http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5267/dsc029379ayedit2ix.th.jpg (http://img40.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc029379ayedit2ix.jpg)
http://img293.exs.cx/img293/715/dsc029657ov.th.jpg (http://img293.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img293&image=dsc029657ov.jpg)http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/7512/dsc029657ovedit8iu.th.jpg (http://img40.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc029657ovedit8iu.jpg)


Keep up sharing these nice cars !