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Rather than have a new one of these every month, lets just all pile into this one thread and keep it going. I'll start with a recent RARE spot I made here in Pittsburgh that has gotten super popular on CheersandGears's Facebook Page. I spotted this super rare Saab 9-4x running around Pittsburgh the other day. Built off the same Theta-Premium platform as the 2nd Generation Cadillac SRX, this one seems to be used as a daily driver. It was built in Mexico, and only 814 copies were ever made.

I love it. No surprise there. Sure, an Oregon plate, because they appreciate their Subarus and Volvos more than American iron. I'm going to say '83 or '84 because we knew someone with an '83 Eldorado in that nice shade of medium to dark metallic blue. That color also stuck around for '84 Cutlass and its GM stablemates. - - - - - @Drew Dowdell Some of those photos are interesting, but there are only a few I'd be excited about. The "problematic" ones have beltlines that are too tall, grilles that are beyond exaggerated (and making the '04 to '08 GP grille look tasteful), bodies that are too long, rear ends that look like rocket fire should be spewing out of them, and even some weird kinks in the simpler volumes. What I notice is that the experimental renditions are more daring and, then, when the car is released, they take some of that edginess off. I'm going to say that I like about 3 or 4 of them - - - - - I saw this yesterday ... I pulled over to get the photo. The care of the lawn carries over into the care for the car. When Riv/Toro had their short period of stubbiness, I'd say I liked the Riv (above) more, save the trestle shifter in the Toro. When they got lengthened in ~1989 (through ~1992), I preferred the Toronado. Yep ... light driftwood metallic, beige (cloth) bucket seats, vaned alloy wheels, and a 3800 V6 that wasn't quite Series II.

RENTAL!!!!! This will be interesting; since I had a 2016…..

My wife gets starter trees for landscaping, and we use 5-gallon plant buckets that have the holes already, but you could use a normal 5-gallon bucket and drill some holes and put it in a planter plate to hold water to help with feeding. We always just use miracle grow soil and the trees are doing really well. We have a bunch of Leyland Cypress trees to be planted once I finish the yard retaining wall and new fence.

The successor to my first "real" favorite car, F430. The first car I really remember being my favorite was a 360, not a spider/convertible though. We saw this on our way home from a dealership. I'll post about that elsewhere. I caught this at the front of a stoplight to our right, but the light changed as soon as I saw it and I couldn't get my phone out quick enough. I was a little disappointed I couldn't get the front pictured, but it was in motion almost as soon as I saw it. Sorry if the 2nd pic is still rotated. I changed it on my computer, but it still seems to rotate when uploading it.

Beautiful weather this weekend after a stormy few days. Went for a scenic drive yesterday, saw a sharp apple green '69 Chevelle 2dr and a bright blue '65 Chevelle 2dr sedan. Also a very clean late 90s Camaro Z-28 in dark red w/ a black roof. Parked at a couple overlook parks on Lake Erie, stormy and windy, big waves.

I'm grouping the next two AI prompts together since they ended up similar. I think in this case, the AI nailed it with each one. This prompt was for a 2025 Lincoln Town Car. I think it's pretty natural to expect an extended length updated Continental. 7 out of 10 (only because it's not that imaginative over the existing car) I like what it did with the trunk and rear glass line here. It gives great headroom to the rear occupants without doing the formal upright style of the old Town Car. I'm betting that the trunk would need to open in two pieces like the Audi A7. 8 out of 10. Now THIS is a 2025 Town Car Limo. That would look absolutely badass pulling up to the Oscars in. I could see some highly esteemed actresses stepping out onto the red carpet. 11 out of 10. The next prompt was for a 2025 Lincoln Mark 9, and again, I think the AI got it right.l I like that it kept most of the size of the Continental. The Mark 9 was always a personal luxury coupe and never meant to be a sports car. This looks like it would come straight from Lincoln design. I bet the rear quarter doors are suicide style too. 10/10 I like this evolution on the grille. It's a bit of the current grille with a bit of throwback to the split grille of 15 years ago. 10/10 This is a bit too big for a coupe, and I'm not thrilled with that grille, but it could be massaged into something workable. 7 out of 10.

80 or 81 I can’t see the grille clear enough

Calling all Auto Fans Any Idea the year? I am pretty sure this is a Toronado, but not sure of the year. My coworker who knows I am into auto's took the picture of his neighbors dads car in their barn and sent it to me.

Next up, an AI 2025 Buick Riviera. What's funny about this is that I used two different AI tools, but with the exception of the retro example, both Davinchi and CoPilot seem to agree pretty closely on what the front end should look like. This looks Alpha platform based, but on the larger CTS/CT5 wheelbase. This feels more appropriate than the Alpha-based Toronado above. Aside from the absurd concept-car wheels, I could see something like this being produced. I have mix feelings about the trunk, but if it was modded into the pointed shape from the 60s, I could see it. 8 out of 10. Another coupe with a half door. Could AI be telling us how we'll get coupes back in an EV age? It did get the sweep spear in. 8 out of 10 Cartoonish. This is the first CoPilot generated image. But there's something about the grille and lights that speaks to me. 6 out of 10. Another very cartoonish one from CoPilot, but all the right elements are there, 7 out of 10.

AI Carspotting. I was playing around in Davinci, an AI graphics generator. I have a bunch of cars that I had it make. Most were duds, but some came out hawt! I'll post them here over the next few days and see how you like them. I'm debating if I should make this its own thread or not. Let me know what you think. First up, what AI thinks a 2025 Oldsmobile Toronado would look like. I'm digging the shooting brake style with the long hood. Also props on the new logo. 9 out of 10. Another shooting brake style that looks like it came from the GM design department. I can see this being platform shared with a Cadillac based on the lighting and grille details. 7 out of 10. Not sure what's going on here, but it must be an EV with the cab being that far forward. I do like the grill opening though. 4 out of 10. Probably too retro for the general public, but proof to Tesla that you don't have to be boring to be aero. 8 out of 10. This looks like it would be Alpha platform based, shared with the Camaro, and thus likely too small for my tastes in a personal luxury coupe. The grille is "intriguing" though. 7 out of 10. A rear half door! But unfortunately, the proportions are wrong and that grills says Riviera rather than Toronado. Still, if it brought Olds and the Toronado back, I'd buy it. 7 out of 10. 10 out of 10. No notes. Which ones do you like? I'll have more tomorrow.

Looks like a Cupra. Spin-off brand of SEAT...yet another VWAG brand.

Saw these two interesting versions of Jeep and Honda. Jeep Avenger Honda 2 door civic type S

You need to cruise down to Pittsburgh! I want to take that front plate off though