Cars of Coolhaven

An exploration of extraordinary cars in an ordinary neighborhood

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Jaguar XJS

February 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

One of the first cars I posted here, was a XJS cabrio. Now I spot this nice coupé in the city center of Rotterdam. Well, now… quite some time ago, actually. I have had a hard time dating this model. The back lights still are a mystery to me, so anyone who can help me [...]

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Tags: Jaguar

Lamborghini Murciélago

February 10th, 2008 · No Comments

I know, I know. The pictures aren’t that good. But hey, when a car like this comes along, you don’t think: ‘I’ll come back tomorrow morning when the light is better, it will probably still be here‘. Nope. You take some shitty pictures, and hope for the best. I probably could have improved the pictures [...]

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Tags: Lamborghini · Nice cars

BMW Z4 Coupé (E86)

February 6th, 2008 · No Comments

The Z4 isn’t that rare a car to spot, but I seldom see a coupé version. It is on the roads since 2006, and I haven’t got that much else exciting to say about it, really… It looks like a fun car. Design by Chris Bangle, but that’s rather common knowledge. Hey, anyone with interesting [...]

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BMW 645ci (E63) – 2004

January 27th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Well, normally I don’t stop to take pictures of these cars, but this particular one had such nice alloy shoes he immediately draws your attention. When a BMW 645 is parked, you tend not to notice the nice 4.4 liter V8, and start looking at the details. And since lots of you consider pictures of [...]

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Maserati Biturbo (1981-91)

January 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Well, you love this car, or you ridicule it… One thing is for sure, it is hardly a Maserati! That is, as Maserati was known before this era. For some reason, owner De Tomaso thought it a good idea to stop making super cars, and start making, well, this: The Biturbo is a two-door coupé [...]

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Tags: Maserati · Stupid cars

Ford Capri GT (Mk1)(?)

January 13th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Once famously promoted with the slogan ‘The car you always promised yourself‘, but I don’t recall promising myself a heavily pimped, overstated, orange two-seater European style Ford Capri coupé… Obviously, the current owner of this car is a dedicated Capri driver, and has spend much time and effort in creating a car that is both [...]

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Tags: Ford · Stupid cars

Ford Mustang Coupé (1967-1968?)

January 9th, 2008 · 6 Comments

We haven’t seen a car on Coolhaven for a while now, so let’s go back to my lovely neighborhood. Fellow author Waizfisz is in the market for a nice first generation Ford Mustang, so you would expect that he would be posting American muscle cars here all the time. However, he seems to be enjoying [...]

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Tags: Ford · Nice cars

BMW 3.0 CS (E9) (1971-1975)

January 8th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Sometimes a car spotter gets lucky… By sheer coincidence, I spot this classic BMW in a group of parked cars. Design by Karmann, this beauty is old school BMW brilliance! This four-seater coupé really looks the part, the detailing is superb and one would not call it a slow and dodgy car for its time [...]

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Tags: BMW · Nice cars