For the car guys

[ryoder 1,382]

I took the motorcycle up Mt Evans today. I saw several of these, but I just happened to have the camera running when I encountered these two. Took me a bit to realize what I was seeing.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[turtlespeed 212]

ryoder

I took the motorcycle up Mt Evans today. I saw several of these, but I just happened to have the camera running when I encountered these two. Took me a bit to realize what I was seeing.

Foil?

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[ryoder 1,382]

Camouflage.
It is a swirly black and white pattern.
Appears to be vinyl sheets.
I need to get a higher res camera;
This is only 720p.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[ryoder 1,382]

2nd car a bit closer;
Maybe the pattern will show better.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[quade 3]

Vinyl wrap. You are correct in that this is to camouflage. Not blend in with the background, but makes it far more difficult to determine the shape and curves of the body parts.

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The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[oldwomanc6 38]

My guess is that these cars are a not-yet-released version.

lisa
WSCR 594
FB 1023
CBDB 9

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oldwomanc6

My guess is that these cars are a not-yet-released version.

That would be the general reason for doing this and especially since the designs might not be finalized.

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[oldwomanc6 38]

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***My guess is that these cars are a not-yet-released version.

That would be the general reason for doing this and especially since the designs might not be finalized.

And there are big bucks in leaking a new generation/design to the press.

lisa
WSCR 594
FB 1023
CBDB 9

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oldwomanc6

******My guess is that these cars are a not-yet-released version.

That would be the general reason for doing this and especially since the designs might not be finalized.

And there are big bucks in leaking a new generation/design to the press.

Yep. Just like TMZ and paparazzi, the car porn magazines have their own version always on the look out for them rolling on the streets.

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[JerryBaumchen 1,048]

Hi ryoder,

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I took the motorcycle . . .

http://www.polaris.com/en-us/slingshot?wt.mc_id=46E244EA-A200-E411-8E83-0050569A00BC&wt.mc_ev=sem&wt.srch=1

JerryBaumchen

[normiss 622]

Looks Eye-talian.

[JohnnyMarko 1]

I see those all over Colorado...there's a new Jag rolling around downtown Denver covered in that shit

[Remster 24]

normiss

Looks Eye-talian.

Actually, it looks more Jaguarish than Italian to me... (notice I didn't call it English, Or Indian.. who knows ho owns them these days!)

Remster

[normiss 622]

I was thinking a new Dodge hot rod.
They all look like electric shavers these days.
Yawn.

[HighJB 0]

quade

***My guess is that these cars are a not-yet-released version.

That would be the general reason for doing this and especially since the designs might not be finalized.

Whan you see this kind of camo car on the road, the design is finalized but not revealed to the public.

I would guess Mercedes (the round shape of the logo + front light shape ...)

ça passe ou ça frotte

[baronn 111]

These are test mules for an auto maker. An attempt to disguise a new model on the road prior to production. Saw these all the time in suburban Detroit. Often have Michigan manufacture plates on them.

[shropshire 0]

Where I go in Spain to fly paragliders, the car companies use the road up above Granada to test - they often 'camouflage' new models so that people can't easily identify them.

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[ryoder 1,382]

shropshire

Where I go in Spain to fly paragliders, the car companies use the road up above Granada to test - they often 'camouflage' new models so that people can't easily identify them.

Is it a high elevation or something?
Mt Evans here in CO has the highest paved road in the country (~14,000'), so I can see why it would be a good place to test for altitude-related issues.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

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HighJB

Whan you see this kind of camo car on the road, the design is finalized but not revealed to the public.

Pretty much nothing is ever final until it's offered for sale.

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[Rick 67]

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***Whan you see this kind of camo car on the road, the design is finalized but not revealed to the public.

Pretty much nothing is ever final until it's offered for sale.


or after the last recall

You can't be drunk all day if you don't start early!

[shropshire 0]

ryoder

***Where I go in Spain to fly paragliders, the car companies use the road up above Granada to test - they often 'camouflage' new models so that people can't easily identify them.

Is it a high elevation or something?
Mt Evans here in CO has the highest paved road in the country (~14,000'), so I can see why it would be a good place to test for altitude-related issues.

I believe so

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[HighJB 0]

quade

***Whan you see this kind of camo car on the road, the design is finalized but not revealed to the public.

Pretty much nothing is ever final until it's offered for sale.
It depends what you mean by design. The shape of the car is frozen long time before the first sale. Any idea of the lead time to launch and tune the toolings of the body in white ?

ça passe ou ça frotte

[turtlespeed 212]

ryoder

2nd car a bit closer;
Maybe the pattern will show better.

I was thinking some radar/laser beating cover - I'm so cynical.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[ryoder 1,382]

Hmmm...Mercedes/AMG just unveiled a new model today.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[PLFKING 3]

You should be on a first-name basis with those camo drivers by now.

Don

"When in doubt I whip it out,
I got me a rock-and-roll band.
It's a free-for-all."