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Old 11-25-2005, 05:29 PM
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Hi Friends:

TGiving morning was a great morning to go to the Phoenix Auto Show. This show definitely is not a great auto show as most of the premier company's skip it. This year even Porsche was absent. Still, I shot up many megabites. The whole of what I shot is not interesting enough for an album. So, I'll just post some photos here. MB made the best showing in the top-end auto category. BMW's presentation was only fair. Despite trying to allow for the lighting with my Minolata DiMage G500, the photos often were very underexposed. And, almost all required some Photoshopping--sometimes some imaginative photoshopping. Enjoy.
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Old 11-25-2005, 05:47 PM
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My Son-in-Law just got back from the SF Auto Show.

From the looks of it the PHX was every bit as nice.....and the ZO6 was able to be touched and sat in unlike SF.

Very nice and
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Originally Posted by SFBimmer' post='203431' date='Nov 25 2005, 09:47 PM
My Son-in-Law just got back from the SF Auto Show.

From the looks of it the PHX was every bit as nice.....and the ZO6 was able to be touched and sat in unlike SF.

Very nice and
Thanks, and, yes, you could play in the Z06, the Mercs, and the M5.
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Originally Posted by SFBimmer' post='203431' date='Nov 25 2005, 08:47 PM
My Son-in-Law just got back from the SF Auto Show.

From the looks of it the PHX was every bit as nice.....and the ZO6 was able to be touched and sat in unlike SF.

Very nice and
where is the SF auto show?Is it still on till sunday?
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Very nice , I noticed you took a little bit more pictures of the M5
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Originally Posted by Ferdie' post='203460' date='Nov 25 2005, 10:56 PM
Very nice , I noticed you took a little bit more pictures of the M5
Almost right. I posted more photos of the M5--just for you guys and gals.
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Originally Posted by m5lover' post='203456
My Son-in-Law just got back from the SF Auto Show.

From the looks of it the PHX was every bit as nice.....and the ZO6 was able to be touched and sat in unlike SF.

Very nice and
where is the SF auto show?Is it still on till sunday?
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Check here.
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Originally Posted by vnod' post='203471
Very nice , I noticed you took a little bit more pictures of the M5
Almost right. I posted more photos of the M5--just for you guys and gals.
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My guess would be that the Z06 got more time through the lens than anything else.
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Originally Posted by vnod' post='203483
Originally Posted by SFBimmer' post='203431' date='Nov 25 2005, 08:47 PM
My Son-in-Law just got back from the SF Auto Show.

From the looks of it the PHX was every bit as nice.....and the ZO6 was able to be touched and sat in unlike SF.

Very nice and
where is the SF auto show?Is it still on till sunday?
Check here.
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Thanks!just found it as well.might drop by tomorrow
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Originally Posted by m5lover' post='203497
Originally Posted by m5lover' post='203456' date='Nov 25 2005, 10:41 PM
[quote name='SFBimmer' post='203431' date='Nov 25 2005, 08:47 PM']
My Son-in-Law just got back from the SF Auto Show.

From the looks of it the PHX was every bit as nice.....and the ZO6 was able to be touched and sat in unlike SF.

Very nice and
where is the SF auto show?Is it still on till sunday?
Check here.
[/quote]You are very welcome.


Thanks!just found it as well.might drop by tomorrow
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