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  1. Fahfoofnik

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    Saw this car in front of me at a stoplight this morning:

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    I couldn't keep up with it to see what make/model it was. It was noisy, so I'm thinking a custom job. It's a soft-top convertible; couldn't tell if it was a Pontiac or…something else. At first glance I thought/hoped it was one of the new Alfa Romeo 4C cars, I know they're selling them not far from where I live.

    It's tough to tell, but anyone here have an idea what kind of vehicle this is? Just curious.
     
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    Looks like a Pontiac. Can't recall the name, Solstice perhaps. There was a Saturn twin, the Skyy, which had sharper angles and creases to the sheetmetal.
     
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    54 bonneville?:p
     
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    LOL @bisco!

    Ok thanks--yeah, maybe it was a Solstice. Definitely has had some work done--no badges anywhere--not on the rear of the car as seen, not on the sides…driver was in quite the hurry this morning--could hear the loud roar of his engine & I just couldn't keep up.
     
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    pontiac made some nice looking cars, without much success, apparently.
     
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    The convertible is worthless.....the coupe however is a collectible.
     
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    2008 pontiac solstice convertible
     
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    Jazz, the Autobot, in the Transformers movie.
     
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    I believe Jazz might be a convertible with a hardtop.
     
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    He also got ripped apart in the movie, maybe a precursor to what happened to the company.
     
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    I tried to clean up the photo a little and add some definition.

    Mystery Car.jpg

    Doesn't it look like the license plate has been smudged out ?
     
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    Yep--I did that. Out of habit…whether it's my car or someone else's--I always smudge out the license plate.
     
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    ETC(SS) The OTHER One Percenter.....

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    Solstice....sans badges.
     
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    ^^ If they are not twins they should be, although the red lights in the back look different. Perhaps a generation apart.

    My real intent in cleaning up the photo was to see if google could match the car in a photo search ;)
    Now I'm feeling lazy because you solved the question. Good job!
     
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    ETC(SS) The OTHER One Percenter.....

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    I used your picture to verify my guess.
    Good work with the cleanup!

    I really LIKE roadsters, and my old '94 Miata is/was the very best car that I've ever owned bar none ---so it wasn't hard for me to recognize an old friend.
     
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