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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,391
    a magnificent 1946 Buick Roadmaster.

    Not sure if that's a '46 or a '47.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,391
    Some familiar faces and some not so..

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 57,164
    To pick off a few - 180/190 MB Ponton beside an uncommon Sunbeam-Talbot convertible at left. At right what looks like an Austin A30/35 estate with maybe a taxi sign on it.
  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    Even after zooming in 400% I could not see the red lettered "BUICK" on the circular part of the rear bumper crossbar which the 47 had so I went with 46.
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,154
    The small car behind the A35 van is an Opel Kadett A, and on the other side of the 55 Chevy convertible is a cream Fiat Nouva 1100 with a Ford Zephyr behind it. That white car beside the LandRover is a Toyota Crown
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,391
    Good job Magnette and Lostwrench but nobody has named the white car heading away near the Toyota Crown. Anyone?

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    DKW?
  • jlindhjlindh Member Posts: 282
    Morris Minor 1000.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,391
    edited August 2013
    Morris Minor 1000.

    Sure looks like it to me (back window isn't wide enough for a DKW).

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,391
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  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,154
    edited August 2013
    Autobianchi Primula - and an interesting blue estate car in the right background (or at least, its one you don't get in North America...)
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 57,164
    Is the estate car a Dacia Logan?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,391
    Yup, that's the two-door version of the Autobianchi Primula. The coupe shared the pioneering transverse motor/fwd layout of the five door version but not the big hatch in the rear.

    Both versions are handsome cars that are surprisingly modern-looking. The Coupe in that photo even has an au courant shade of neon blue.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,391
    Sure looks like it. I'd forgotten that the Estate looks completely different than the sedan version of the Logan.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,391
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  • johnmoorejohnmoore Member Posts: 3
    '53 or '54 Chevy BelAir on left. '46,7 or 8 Buick convertible, '49 or '50 Ford on right.
  • johnmoorejohnmoore Member Posts: 3
    Maserati
  • johnmoorejohnmoore Member Posts: 3
    Morris.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,391
    Maserati

    Aw come on, you'll have to be more specific johnmoore!

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  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    Certainly early 1960's. I think possibly successor to 3500 which was named after a US race circuit. Not Laguna !

    Cheers

    Graham
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,391
    Certainly early 1960's. I think possibly successor to 3500 which was named after a US race circuit. Not Laguna !

    Not an early 60s model, that was the 3500GT, this was indeed the follow-on which used the same engine but had Vignale coachwork in place of the earlier Touring bodies. Yes it was named for a U.S. race track.

    Hint: the same name has been used for Plymouth and Chrysler models.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 237,075
    Sebring?

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  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    As a kid, I was slightly mystified why Italian car manufacturers would want to name their cars after American places.

    No real idea why!

    Cheers

    Graham
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,391
    As a kid, I was slightly mystified why Italian car manufacturers would want to name their cars after American places.

    Several reasons-

    It was important for them to sell in the world's largest and richest car market

    Celebrating racing successes in places like Sebring and Daytona (there were Italian cars dubbed LeMans and Mille Miglia as well).

    Sounds cooler than Bathurst, Adelaide or Mallala ;)

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,391
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  • michaellnomichaellno Member Posts: 4,120
    Looks like a late-70's or early 80's Porsche 924.

    Guards Red, originally?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,391
    edited August 2013
    Actually it's a late 80's Porsche 924S and yes undoubtedly it was once Guards Red.

    The 928 style wheels are the giveaway. The S , unlike other iterations of the 924 used the same Porsche-built motor as the 944 rather than a Volkswagen or Audi-sourced engine. It was not very successful despite selling at a discount compared to the 944 which had more aggressive bodywork and wider tires.

    Ironically I almost bought one in 1987 but had to wait so long for delivery I gave up and bought something else.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    ah, "Volkswagen performance at Porsche prices".
  • michaellnomichaellno Member Posts: 4,120
    ah, "Volkswagen performance at Porsche prices".

    When I was in 8th grade, I did a school report on the 924. Essentially, I got my dad to take me to the dealer and get a brochure, then cut the pictures out and put them onto poster board.

    The one fact I remember about the car was the cD - .36. Which was good for 1978!

    (at least, Porsche was proud enough about it to specifically call it out in the brochure!)
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,391
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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,391
    "Volkswagen performance at Porsche prices".

    Read my post again Shifty. The 924S was a real Porsche with the same exact motor as a 944.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Well okay fair enough. 150 HP is better than the original 95 or so. Mea culpa.

    I was referring also to the price of parts, like the rear hatch glass.

    To my mind, there is only one 944 worth considering---the 944 Turbo.
  • uplanderguyuplanderguy Member Posts: 16,101
    edited August 2013
    Not sure of the year ('52-55), but that's a Willys Aero-Lark I believe. Cute little car built in Toledo, OH.
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  • benji13benji13 Member Posts: 1
    I saw a b&w pic of large 1930's roadster at a restaurant. Being an old timer and living 1 hour from Auburn, Indiana I am quite familiar with what a "classic" automobile looks like and this is one of them. One unusual thing is the wheels. They are solid rather than spokes. It has two large headlamps, with twin chromed horns under the headlamps and it has dual sidemounts. The car looks somewhat like a Duesenberg with the large headlamps, chrome grill and long classic look, but the most unusual part is the grill. It is a vee shape like a Duesenberg's grill is but unlike every 1930s car I've ever seen the grill fins extend back toward the hood at the top and also extend forward under the grill up curving up to the front bumper. The radiator "shell" is not wide like most cars (I used to have a 1931 Ford so I know what a wide stainless shell looks like!) Any ideas? I Googled "1930 automobile grilles" but I saw nothing that even faintly resembled this cars grille. If the photo wasn't up anout 10 feet off the floor I would have snapped a shot of it.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,391
    Franklin?

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,391
    edited August 2013
    Yup, it's a 1953 Willys Aero Falcon.

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  • uplanderguyuplanderguy Member Posts: 16,101
    It's funny they had "Aero" models called "Lark" and "Falcon".
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  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    And Eagle, Wing, Ace, and Bermuda.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,391
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  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    1954 Buick Roadmaster with the new Panoramic wrap-around windshield.
    I wish we had those windshields today. The A pillars of new cars are so far forward and thick resulting in a reduction of visibility. I know, it's for roof strength.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,391
    Close, imcdb.com IDs it as a 1954 Buick Super, not a Roadmaster.
    You aren't the only one who misses the wraparounds, I loved 'em and still do.

    GM introduced them in on the Caddy Eldorado and the Corvette, some lesser GMs got wraparounds in '54 but Chevy and Pontiac didn't until 1955 by which time Ford & Chrysler did as well. They started going away after 1960.

    1953 Eldorado-
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  • uplanderguyuplanderguy Member Posts: 16,101
    I think the maroon car is a '67-69 Plymouth Barracuda fastback.
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  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,154
    edited August 2013
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    With thanks to Claire S at Edmunds who sent me an email showing me how to circumvent the image posting problem....
  • myav07myav07 Member Posts: 2
    Renault Fregat SW?
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,154
    That didn't take long - I think this version of the Fregate Estate was known as the Domaine but I am not sure...
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 50,539
    buttons are back! :blush:

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 50,539
    But they are gone again! darn, that was quick. the blue box above was an emotorcon.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 50,539
    now, this is odd. The buttons/links show up on the main page, but disappear when I hit reply.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,391
    edited August 2013
    The buttons/links show up on the main page, but disappear when I hit reply.

    Format helpers are working but emoticons do not. That's better than the other way around but right now I really need an emoticon for exasperated.

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  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,154
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