Fall in Montreal

We've had variable weather this fall so far, but all in all, there seems to be more sun than rain and it's not terribly cold. We had a gorgeous day on Thanksgiving last Monday and enjoyed a long walk to Old Montreal as a family. We even ate lunch outdoors. 

The boys sitting on a huge downed tree in Mount Royal Park... it was a cold morning last Saturday!

Although many people seem to have put away their exotic cars, there are still a lot of interesting machines out there...

The new S-class Coupe looks nice, but not terribly original

It's the Great Pumpkin!

In grey, the RS7 looks like a mean whale.

I keep spotting this 635csi, and I still love it. It has an aftermarket exhaust, but the sound is not that great.

This Mustang is crying out for attention...

I'm getting a bit sick of flat/satin black, but I love these Viper coupes

It has a lot of presence

The shape is very similar to the original Viper GTS of the 90's, but that's not a bad thing.

With all the boring-looking Mercedes on the road these days, I have a new appreciation for the previous generation SL's.

A rare and distinctively shaped Infiniti, which was not at all popular in its time

Another mean-looking Evo. I like the Enkei wheels and the absence of rear wing.

I still think these ISF's look great.

A first-gen TT with very 90's style wheels. I like the look.

Even a small SUV can look cool with the right wheels.

This Audi S6 Avant also has the right wheels

As does this Brabus-badged SLK. Are those Lorinser wheels?

This Maserati does not have the right wheels, but it's still a lovely-looking, and sounding, car

A super-clean original Mini

Cars around town...

All-weather performance: 991 Turbo S

Great colour and condition for this Alfa

Another CTS-V, with quite nice wheels

Mean-looking Evo spotted on Beaver Hall street yesterday

Hopefully this car sees some track time!

Why is the 370Z so rare? Is there no real market for a 300 hp 2-seater? 

Another 991 Turbo, not an S, ugly wheels

I spotted this Euro-market BMW 520i in my neighborhood. Manual tranny, cloth interior.  

The 996 is now pretty much the only affordable 911 these days. It's still quite a nice car. This one features 997 wheels.

I had to laugh when I saw this Forester outside my house, with the wood-look fuel door and hood.

Winter is not here yet

There is still a lot to do outdoors before the snow falls. After a pretty cold week last week, it has warmed up a bit this week. I even took my bike to work today!

Clean Del Sol with a carbon fiber trunk lid.

Satin black Aventador in Old Montreal

Very clean 944S2

Wow... I can't believe someone is driving this! At least it's turbo...

A clean XJS in a relatively rare colour

I would like to try one of these cars to see what it's like to have absolutely no power.

I'm in the minority, but this is my favourite generation of Land Cruiser

Again, not my thing, but this old Mercury was impressive

Jules enjoyed the sculpture garden at the Musée des Beaux-Arts

Oscar enjoyed it too, in his own way.

A lovely Ferrari 612 Scaglietti spotted downtown

There are a lot of cool cars in Old Montreal.

All of these cars were spotted in the space of 20 minutes in Old Montreal:

This Spitfire is not a beauty, but it's still cool...

One horsepower vs. 565 horsepower

Before there were 700 hp sedans, 400 hp was a big deal...

Excellent choice of wheels for this Volvo V70R

Same MGB as the other day, still looking great

I've spotted this very clean Shelby many times over the years. 

A rare Aston Martin Vainquish

That's a lot of wing for a production car... maybe too much

Other cars spotted near home of work:

If you're going to have a loud exhaust, might as well have loud paint too.

I know the new Miata is coming out, but I still quite like the "old" one, especially with a hard top

Alpina B7 on the way to work this morning

Challenger Hellcat on Laurier street 

I don't love the Targa, but this one was quite tasty-looking

Cool Defender 90 in Old Montreal

Not badged as an Alpina, but it has the wheels...

Another real Alpina, that's two spotted within 24 hours.

I like that they brought back the little M-badge for the grill, like in the 80's. Is this a factory item?