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Famous Vehicle Sightings In The Wild...

Started by thenetwork, May 23, 2014, 07:25:12 PM

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CNGL-Leudimin

Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on May 26, 2014, 10:31:44 AMI've also seen the Street View car twice, but on different days.

Three times now :sombrero:. The latest was yesterday at 7:00 a.m. Eastern.
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hbelkins

Rich Piehl posted on Facebook that he saw a car with no signs, but a telltale camera array, go by his house yesterday. The popular speculation was that it was Bing's vehicle.

(Not sure if Rich is a member here or not. If he is, I don't know his nym.)
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doorknob60

I've seen the Google Street View car 2 or 3 times. I found it parked at a grocery store in Bend and got a picture. Also passed it somewhere along US-97 south of Bend, and on a local street in Bend.

jbnv

Saw the Pikachu car in person.



I have also seen the Weinermobile on the road.
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SSOWorld

Quote from: formulanone on May 27, 2014, 06:07:51 PM

Quote from: allniter89 on May 27, 2014, 02:30:58 AM
The Goodyear blimp flew past my home a few months ago. It was very very loud. I heard it coming 7 minutes before it flew by. Didnt get a picture tho, Mrs Allniter misplaced my camera :pan:

I used to work in Pompano Beach, Florida; so it was a very common sight during the winter and spring months, to the point where I didn't even think of that! I even saw it about an hour before it crashed back in 2005.
I've seen a couple GY Blimps last year - one near LA Harbor/Long Beach and one over Dodger Stadium.

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jbnv

Quote from: SSOWorld on June 13, 2014, 05:01:20 PM
For those asking if the Prez was on Marine One?  Here's a tip.  If the president is not on Marine One, the vehicle is not Marine One. (same for the other vehicles). ;)

They should have a "Marine One" magnetic sign that they can just slap on there as needed so that people won't be confused about this any more.  :spin:
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briantroutman

Quote from: hbelkins on June 11, 2014, 12:44:43 PM
Rich Piehl posted on Facebook that he saw a car with no signs, but a telltale camera array, go by his house yesterday. The popular speculation was that it was Bing's vehicle.

Of course they might not have a standardized fleet, but I ran into Bing street view vehicles around San Francisco, three separate times on the same day. They were all identical, current-generation RAV4s with Bing logos on the doors.

jfs1988

Scooby and the gang were on their way to solve a mystery on Easter Sunday this year. I saw the Mystery Machine traveling along the HOV/Carpool lane of the 60 freeway eastbound in Riverside, California. Too bad I got caught on the small traffic jam that builds itself right after merging from the transition ramp of the 215 freeway. The right 2 lanes end too soon.

It was a Volkswagen bus (van), which ended production last year after all these decades.

Laura

When I used to work in downtown Baltimore, I spotted Brad Paisley's tour bus and entourage coming down I-395.

spooky

Quote from: briantroutman on June 13, 2014, 06:22:57 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on June 11, 2014, 12:44:43 PM
Rich Piehl posted on Facebook that he saw a car with no signs, but a telltale camera array, go by his house yesterday. The popular speculation was that it was Bing's vehicle.

Of course they might not have a standardized fleet, but I ran into Bing street view vehicles around San Francisco, three separate times on the same day. They were all identical, current-generation RAV4s with Bing logos on the doors.

I ran into a bing camera car on Sunday morning, it was a current-generation RAV4 with a bing logo on the door.

hbelkins

I would love to have a job driving a Bing or Google map car.
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Scott5114

Quote from: spooky on June 16, 2014, 07:36:07 AM
Quote from: briantroutman on June 13, 2014, 06:22:57 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on June 11, 2014, 12:44:43 PM
Rich Piehl posted on Facebook that he saw a car with no signs, but a telltale camera array, go by his house yesterday. The popular speculation was that it was Bing's vehicle.

Of course they might not have a standardized fleet, but I ran into Bing street view vehicles around San Francisco, three separate times on the same day. They were all identical, current-generation RAV4s with Bing logos on the doors.

I ran into a bing camera car on Sunday morning, it was a current-generation RAV4 with a bing logo on the door.

Hopefully not literally! Though that would make for some pretty entertaining Street View imagery...
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spooky

Quote from: Scott5114 on June 16, 2014, 06:56:41 PM
Quote from: spooky on June 16, 2014, 07:36:07 AM
Quote from: briantroutman on June 13, 2014, 06:22:57 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on June 11, 2014, 12:44:43 PM
Rich Piehl posted on Facebook that he saw a car with no signs, but a telltale camera array, go by his house yesterday. The popular speculation was that it was Bing's vehicle.

Of course they might not have a standardized fleet, but I ran into Bing street view vehicles around San Francisco, three separate times on the same day. They were all identical, current-generation RAV4s with Bing logos on the doors.

I ran into a bing camera car on Sunday morning, it was a current-generation RAV4 with a bing logo on the door.

Hopefully not literally! Though that would make for some pretty entertaining Street View imagery...

Haha no. It was making a left hand turn at a 4-way intersection, which made me think it wasn't taking pictures.

bing101

Well there is
Quote from: briantroutman on June 13, 2014, 06:22:57 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on June 11, 2014, 12:44:43 PM
Rich Piehl posted on Facebook that he saw a car with no signs, but a telltale camera array, go by his house yesterday. The popular speculation was that it was Bing's vehicle.

Of course they might not have a standardized fleet, but I ran into Bing street view vehicles around San Francisco, three separate times on the same day. They were all identical, current-generation RAV4s with Bing logos on the doors.

That was me I saw an unmarked Bing Maps or subcontractor of Google Maps driving around Fairfield and Vallejo, for many GPS services out there.