Random Roadster Sightings

[doug]

Don't tell me that! I was digging the idea of "Doug, Tesla Stalker"... :biggrin:

Yeah, me too. :wink:

 

[doug]

Very Orange Roadster in Hwy 1 in Pacifica.
Tesla Roadster on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

[vfx]

Did some Picasa mining. A Tesla search finds there are many individual shots. Here are some interesting ones and albums with the Roadster in different places.

Picasa Web Albums - Scott - Tesla
Picasa Web Albums - Scott - Tesla-Dealership

Picasa Web Albums

Picasa Web Albums - Kai - 2008-06-19, S...

Picasa Web Albums


Picasa Web Albums - Steven - Random Google

Picasa Web Albums - KLV & ADS - Concept & Sup...


Picasa Web Albums

Picasa Web Albums


Picasa Web Albums

Picasa Web Albums

Picasa Web Albums - Tony - Cool vehicles...

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/view?q=tesla+drive&uname=netsavior&psc=G&filter=1#

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/view?q=tesla+roadster&uname=netsavior&psc=G&filter=1#

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/view...picasaweb.google.com/RyanBooth1/TeslaPictures

edit*
looks like the URLs named Picasa Web Albums are just showing the fist image on the search page. the image pages have smatterings of Roadsters up to page 10 or 12.

 

[doug]

Old, but interesting. EP6 (I'm assuming) over a year ago in NYC, apparently needing a push.

 

[doug]

Parked in Miami Beach, FL.
miami beach on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

[graham]

Great license plate! :smile:

 

[doug]

Spotted in downtown Palo Alto:

 

[doug]

Tesla on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

A Tesla in Portman Square... with a note to tell traffic wardens that it really is electric (in London, electric vehicles can park anywhere for free...)

 

[dpeilow]

That's one of the new marketing VPs (as seen at the MPH show). Wonder what was going on in Portman Square on Tuesday?

 

[doug]

Elon spotted in a silver Roadster in San Francisco in front of the Palace Hotel. He was there for the Web 2.0 Summit.

 

[doug]

"Spotted on Townsend in SF"
The lack of a badge near the rear wheel means it's probably a marketing car, likely VP24.

 

[graham]

Huh... I wonder if that picture goes along with this story: WorldChanging: The Geography of Hope & The Greening of Silicon Valley

This was a Tesla Roadster, the turbo-charged all-electric dream car of the green-minded geek millionaire. Out in public, parked in North Beach like any other stylish ride. (Tesla’s been hard hit by the economic storm since my visit, but seems to have weathered it alright.)

We were soon joined by a knot of twentysomething hipsters, who instantly recognized the Roadster and started circling it in naked fanboy awe. The owner showed up just then – a Tesla exec, it turned out – and the hipsters started peppering him with questions and asking after the company’s founder (who they referred to by first name like an old pal or beloved guru). Turned out they were all employees of Solar City, one of the young installation companies driving California’s solar boom.

Townsend is not that far from North Beach, and a Tesla Exec probably means it was one of the VPs... maybe it was VP24! (The story does not mention the color).

 

[dpeilow]

Is this supposed to be ironic?

 

[doug]

Nerdspotting: Whose Tesla is this at our favorite bar?

 

[doug]

Glacier Blue Roadster parked at Microsoft's Mountain View campus:
Signature 100, #9
Interior - premium two-tone, rally 1, black/light gray, black head restraint

 

[graham]

The passenger seat is interesting. Is that just a baby carrier on top of the normal seat, or is it a different seat altogether?

It looks like it has non-dealer plates, but it also looks like it is missing the badge for Founders, or Signature 100 series. I wonder why?

I used to work at that Microsoft campus for many years... I wonder if I know the owner?

 

[doug]

The passenger seat is interesting. Is that just a baby carrier on top of the normal seat, or is it a different seat altogether?

It looks like it has non-dealer plates, but it also looks like it is missing the badge for Founders, or Signature 100 series. I wonder why?

I used to work at that Microsoft campus for many years... I wonder if I know the owner?

The seat looks like one of those booster seats for toddlers. The car actually does have a Founders' or Sig100 badge, it just doesn't show up in the last photo because of the reflection of the white parking line. It's worth noting, however, some owners do request not to get that badge for whatever reason.

 

[doug]

Twilight Blue and Very Orange Roadsters parked outside Mahalo.com's headquarters in Santa Monica, CA.



The orange car, of course, belongs to Jason Calacanis. I'm guessing the car on the left is F27 (not sure, though).

 

[doug]

Glacier Blue Roadster parked at Microsoft's Mountain View campus:

Saw this Roadster (sans passenger booster seat, along with a blue Tango) parked outside of this event I attended last night at the Stanford business school. Turns out it's Signature 100, #9. It's manufacturer's ID (the first 3 characters of the VIN) is SFZ, which indicates a UK manufacture. Sig#12 and later appear to use 5YZ, which indicates US manufacture (don't know about #10 and #11). I wonder what determined that change over. Perhaps it correlates with cars that started out with DT1.5.

 

[TEG]

I think that is Jorg's wife's Tesla.
So, she and Jorg apparently each came in their own EV to the event...