Martin's crashed Roadster?!?

[stopcrazypp]

Looks like we're really becoming a news source lately:

Martin Eberhard's Tesla Roadster spotted - AutoblogGreen

Yes I noticed that too, so good job :tongue:.

Off topic:
What I found ironic was that we were referred to as "forum fan-boys" for the last bit of news on the whitestar, but Tesla considers this forum as "hostile".
Tesla Model S: Tesla Whitestar Sedan Powertrain Mule Caught Lurking About, Wearing Dodge Magnum Skin

Based on this sentence:

Even with its carbon-fiber front end shattered, the car was something to behold.

I think this picture was probably taken before the accident, though of course we hope it's after repairs (which would mean it is pretty much fixed).
Either way, hopefully Martin gets his car soon.

 

[doug]

ABG has an update:

UPDATE: According to Tesla, this photo was taken pre-crash. The car is still being re-assembled and should be ready next week. As long as there no more surprises.

 

[tonybelding]

I like the stripes. I am pondering how one would look in white with Electric Blue racing stripes.

 

[vfx]

Wow, Tony is waffeling on orange...


A red (orange?!) letter day.

 

[TEG]

Tony, I was surprised how good the orange looks in person.
Assuming you are OK with a "loud" (not audibly) car, it seems like orange would be a good choice.

 

[TEG]

Mocked up example of what his Roadster might look like in front of some Solar Panels in Palo Alto:

(Credit: me)

 

[WarpedOne]

Damn, for the first half a second I already thought: At last!

Someone somewhere mentioned it could happen this week.

 

[doug]

More thread drift: The part is on the wrong side of his head, and he has a UK/Japan spec car.

 

[vfx]

Martin = Martian?

This shows a conspiracy of intergalactic proportions.

The real Martin would never park on the wrong side of the road.
If he did, he would not allow the corner of his car to cross the double yellow line. Real humans care about Electric Cars.
The figure shown here is clearly Right handed and Martin is Left handed. What other proof do you need?
Why is it's left hand hidden? Is the appendage a claw or are there salt suckers on the "fingers"? People want to know!
The being here has a slightly misshaded eye color leaning towards a deep green black. Based on what we have learned at Roswell, we know what that means!
Due to the different gravitational forces it can be seen that this creature is holding onto the car as not to float up.
It's clear by the photo that the music on the radio is heavy metal. Humanoid shaped aliens love that stuff.
And what's with that hair?!!

 

[TEG]

US spec fake roadster, US spec Martin, flipped reality:

 

[Chris H.]

Hey, Martin! Watch out for the fire truck!!!

 

[Martin]

You guys are having WAY too much fun with this :smile:

 

[Kevin Harney]

so, do you have a delivery date yet ?

 

[Martin]

No, not yet.

 

[Bradleybang]

SpaceX

To have made the picture more real :wink: looking, you should have put the SpaceX logo on the building behind Martin's roadster and a caption of "Martin stopping by to drop off application to become SpaceX astronaut"

Martin, I do hope you get your car this week!

 

[DaveD]

The fire truck is actually waiting for Martin. He kept doing high-speed "testing" runs up and down that road, and then stopping for picture taking in the middle of the road! They figured it was just a matter of time before they got the call ...

 

[doug]

Apparently, Owner Ken Jacobs had spotted Martin's car while it was still in Hethel.

Tesla Motors - hear

...we did see a couple of nearly finished products, including Martin Eberhard’s vehicle, and quite a beauty it is! It’s now in the US and hopefully will soon be in Martin’s garage – or on the road!

 

[doug]

Martin's Car!!

Hey, this must be Martin's car:



How cool is that!

Edit: There are no real interior shots yet, but it looks like the headrests have orange inserts.

 

[WarpedOne]

I cannot stop myself thinking it was well worth the wait! It is supercool!

Where was this pic taken?

 

[doug]

Where was this pic taken?

Hmm... not sure. It was uploaded to flickr yesterday.
Not many useful clues. This picture was taken from inside a glass window. Also not many clues in the other pictures in the person's photostream:
Flickr: marliemars' Photostream
There's one picture that looks like it might be at Oracle headquarters.

So we can guess it's in the Bay Area. But we already knew that Martin's car was up here.