What car did i see?

[Branderson]

Ok, this is off topic for this forum but i didn't know where else to put it. My girlfriend and I were at the giant hh gregg looking for a new head unit for her car and in the parking lot we spotted this sweet car. right now im kicking myself for it but try my damndest i can not remember the name or make of it and i dodnt have a picture. i've been searching the web and cant find anything about it. the car was brand new, still had the temporary tags and wheel shine. it was a 2 seater and appeared to be italian from looks, and i remember the front badge said modena, no it's not a ferrari. the make begins with an m, not a maserati. i vaguely remember seeing something in a european car mag but my memory is a little shady. the car also had a hard top but i didnt pay attention to whether it was a targa or retracting. i can;'t believe i'm having this brain fart we looked it all over for like 5 minutes and waited to see if the owner would come out of the store. the mirrors were greatly styled as they appeaded to grow out of the side of the car in a straight edge fashion. i know this description of the car is not very good but maybe someone will know what i'm talking about. make starts with m, badge said modena at the bottom.

[redgrandam]

did it look like this car???

http://www.berlinettamotorcars.com/sales%2099%20360%20modena.jpg




cause that is the only modena I can find, and it is by Ferrari...

[redgrandam]

or is it a Morgan?

[Jordon'sGrandAm]

Yeah i know i want to know what kinda car he talking about but when he said modena I thought Ferrari, but what other car out there could look like this?

[Wallflower]

The Qvale Mangusta from DeTomaso.

http://popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars_trucks/2001/4/international_intrigue/images/tb_0104AUNCWFDA-LEAD.jpg

http://popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars_trucks/2001/4/international_intrigue/images/0104AUNCWFDEa.jpg

Your mystery bagde perhaps ...

http://popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars_trucks/2001/4/international_intrigue/images/0104AUNCWFDC.jpg

[Branderson]

YES! That's the car wallflower. thanks for your help, i was racking my brain for a while on that one. i didn't realize detamaso's were still available in the US.
redgrandam- i saw a nice one of those on the street and later in a steak n shake parking lot.

[XtremeGrandAm]

Originally posted by Wallflower
The Qvale Mangusta from DeTomaso.

http://popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars_trucks/2001/4/international_intrigue/images/tb_0104AUNCWFDA-LEAD.jpg

http://popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars_trucks/2001/4/international_intrigue/images/0104AUNCWFDEa.jpg

Your mystery bagde perhaps ...

http://popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars_trucks/2001/4/international_intrigue/images/0104AUNCWFDC.jpg
Man..thats some car I wish I wish I was at hh greg to see it

[Night Wolf]

damn, there is NEVER any exotic cars around here..... maybe the occasional 60's muscle car, or alittle more often a Vette....but that's about it.