Other Vintage  |  Spotted in Downers Grove, Illinois

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Other Vintage spotted in Downers Grove, Illinois

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    Downers Grove, Illinois
  • Description
    After missing a 918 Weissach earlier in the day, I was convinced my spotting luck was gone. Then at about 6:45 that same night, this insane Lotus Seven snuck up on me in downtown. I almost missed it but luckily the owner stopped at the light for a split-second before turning onto Main. I didn't see him again. P.S. Sorry about the quality, my finger got in the way so I cropped it in a bit.
  • Spotted by
    Lamborarri
  • Date spotted
    09/05/15
  • Tags
    Lotus Seven Red/Silver Track Car  
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21Luke21 said:
Exactly. Same with New Zealand. All dealerships are within walking distance of each other. The main ones (Lambo, Porsche, Aston, McLaren, Bentley) are in Grey Lynn. Then, 35-45 minutes walk from there are (Ferrari, another Porsche dealership, Rolls Royce, Mercedes, Lotus, Maserari). So, when I go spotting, I always visit the dealerships, and get photos, and get photos of cars on the road too. There is also a service garage which sometimes services supercars, so when I go spotting, I always check there. The service garage is no public access, but there are windows I look through, and get photos there. A little bit sneaky lol.
Posted:  09/07/2015 23:51:19
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Lamborarri said:
Stated perfectly. Downers Grove also has a Bentley dealer (shared with Lamborghini) and an Aston Martin dealer. A little further west down Ogden Avenue is a Porsche dealer (Westmont), and one of the nation's leading Ferrari/Maserati dealers (Hinsdale).
Posted:  09/07/2015 23:46:22
 
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21Luke21 said:
Exactly. There are Lambo, Aston Martin, Porsche, Ferrari, McLaren, Maserati, Rolls Royce, Lotus etc dealerships in just Auckland alone. There are about 9-10 exotic car dealerships, maybe more. So, the more people that move over here, the more rich people will spend on cars, means I will see more exotics :)
Posted:  09/07/2015 23:43:14
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Lamborarri said:
Same with Downers Grove, we got a Lamborghini dealer last year (1 of 26 in the country I might add) and since then I've seen a bit more than usual. I hope they get a Veyron at some point, seeing one here would make my day! And I know of about 15 i8s in this state LOL
Posted:  09/07/2015 23:00:08
 
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21Luke21 said:
I've seen at least 6-7 I8's but they are rare. More and more supercars ar being imported into NZ though. Can't wait to spot more.
Posted:  09/07/2015 22:57:38
 
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Lamborarri said:
I have only seen one McLaren on the road this year. I've only ever seen one other McLaren on the road, a white 12C that I've seen and missed twice. For me in my area, spotting a McLaren would be like seeing a Bentley in Wyoming; not likely to happen, but as evidenced by my page (at least the Bentley part LOL) it's possible. Sucks about the i8 too, been a while since I've seen one.
Posted:  09/07/2015 22:55:20
 
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21Luke21 said:
Same with me. I always keep my phone in my hand with the camera app open, hopefully trying to see something, but there's the odd time when I forget, and that's when I miss a lot of supercars! I've missed Ferrari's, Lamborghini's, McLaren's, Lotus's and many more. Most recently, I missed an I8 driving on the highway, which kind of pissed me off lol
Posted:  09/07/2015 21:55:24
 
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Lamborarri said:
I wouldn't be able to even look at a chrome car to get pictures on a sunny day, at least if I was on the road. And just as a tip, my phone is always in my lap with the camera pulled up. If I hadn't, there wouldn't be a Scuderia, Aston Martin DB6, Ariel Atom, and more on my page.
Posted:  09/07/2015 21:51:07
 
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21Luke21 said:
Usually I see it when I have my phone on me, but I can never pull the phone out in time as it is always driving way too fast for a photo. Maybe next time I'll see it, I'll get a photo. It is very vibrant on a sunny day, believe me.
Posted:  09/07/2015 21:47:47
 
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Lamborarri said:
Luke I surprisingly had never seen a Lotus Seven before last Saturday, though I had seen my first Caterham version back in May. Hopefully you'll see it again, this time armed with your camera! :)
Posted:  09/07/2015 21:28:16
 
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21Luke21 said:
I've seen quite a lot of these over here. There is one not too far from me and it is fully chrome. Have seen it about 6-7 times, I just haven't been able to get photos.
Posted:  09/07/2015 21:26:08
 
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Lamborarri said:
That is really cool! Green and yellow is a nice color combo on these, hope I see one in those colors soon!
Posted:  09/07/2015 21:23:51
 
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Mustang1 said:
silver and yellow
blue and silver
and the third was at a museum and it was green and yellow
Posted:  09/07/2015 19:45:15
 
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Lamborarri said:
Well I guess it's been moved for me. Jackson that is amazing! What colors were they?
Posted:  09/07/2015 19:34:50
 
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Mustang1 said:
I saw 3 of these at a show saturday
Posted:  09/07/2015 19:33:16
 
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Lamborarri said:
Thanks Blake! The sound was amazing. What did you think of the sound when you saw yours?
Posted:  09/07/2015 19:20:38
 
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Nice spot!
Posted:  09/07/2015 18:46:24
 
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Lamborarri said:
Thanks Luke! I do respect your opinion, but I want to wait for a few others. I have seen them put in the Evora category before, but that doesn't mean I won't move it if I have to.
Posted:  09/07/2015 18:32:26
 
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21Luke21 said:
I'd change the category to other vintage, just because this isn't related to the Evora at all. Nice find though!
Posted:  09/07/2015 18:10:54
 
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