I'm gonna guess a 1972 Holden Monaro? Front-end makes me think of a '70-72 Monte, but also a bit of '71-72 Chevelle. Looks like it has Pontiac Rally 2 wheels on it. My grandparents' '72 Impala was a shade of green close to that, which is probably why 1972 was the first year to pop in my head.
Magnette got it, by reading the plate :P It does resemble an early Monte Carlo, as Holden would typically borrow their styling cues from whatever Chevy was doing a few years previous.
And also, IIRC, the donor platform for my current ride .. 2003 Saturn L-series, which has the unique distinction of combining American depreciation rates with European repair costs.
Sold here as the Vauxhall Omega - just a re-badge of the Opel, of course.
Loads of these were used as police patrol cars by various county constabularies, filling the gap left when the Rover 800 series and the Ford Scorpio finished.
I thought the L-series was sort of derived from the Saab 9-5? I remember seeing an L-series wagon and a 9-5 wagon parked at the curb once, one behind the other, and they bore more than a passing resemblance to each other.
As for the Catera/Opel Omega, I think the Pontiac GTO is essentially a modernized, 2-door version of it.
I thought the L-series was sort of derived from the Saab 9-5?
Nope, my understanding is that the L-series is a cousin to the Omega .. same 3.0L 60-degree V6 as found in the Catera - the Caddy made 200 HP, while my Saturn only puts out 181 HP.
Nope, my understanding is that the L-series is a cousin to the Omega .. same 3.0L 60-degree V6 as found in the Catera - the Caddy made 200 HP, while my Saturn only puts out 181 HP.
Right on the engine, wrong on the donor car. The Cadillac Catera was based on the rear-wheel drive Omega. The Saturn L-Series was based on the front-wheel drive Opel Vectra. And the 3.0L Catera/L-Series V6 was a 54-degree engine, not 60.
As for the Catera/Opel Omega, I think the Pontiac GTO is essentially a modernized, 2-door version of it.
Approximately, yes. The Omega was the basis for what became the 1997 Holden Commodore. Holden made a lot of alterations to suit the Australian market, though the styling remained largely intact. The Commodore, of course, would go on to spawn the revived Monaro coupe that was rebadged as the ill-fated Pontiac GTO.
Well, nobody wanted my little black sports car... It's a Quantum, made in the late 80's/early 90's, it was offered either as a kit or fully built - mechanical bits from a Ford Fiesta, so FWD, and most of them had 1600 engine from Fiesta XR2.
They built several hundred, including some coupes, and I think the design was sold on to a firm in Iran in the early 90's.
I'm off down the pub now, once I finish work, so I thought I would tell you what this one was before I left...
The BS6 has just been introduced in Europe. The maker says it has been extensively re-engineered since the disastrous results in the crash safety tests illustrated.
Caddy Series 75, as the limit here is postwar I will say 1946-47
Pretty close, it's a 1948 Cadillac Series 75. There was one still doing Limousine duty in Midtown Manhattan back in the 70s. It so outclassed every stretch Lincoln and pretentious Roller that I decided if I could ever afford to be driven around, I'd get one and have it fixed up with an up-to-date Northstar V8 drive train.
We were in central London some weeks ago on a Friday night, and walking back to the tube we passed the side of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. There are usually various limos around this part of town - including stretched Lincolns, Benzes and the usual Rollers, but there was one car that stood out - a real classic. It was a 1938 Rolls Royce Phantom III - the V12 one from the late thirties. I talked to the driver, although he wouldn't say who he was waiting for. It looked so classy, compared with modern tin...
Same chassis, but the one we saw was a razor-edged beauty, Freestone & Webb, I think, with at least some attempt at streamlining. I wish I'd had my camera, although it was late evening so it would have been difficult to shoot.
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Kinda odd from up front, too...
Sorta looks like a cross between a '58 Imperial and a '61-62 Cadillac.
Leonid Brezhnev is the guy standing on the left, I don't recognize the other Commie.
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Sigh.
Loads of these were used as police patrol cars by various county constabularies, filling the gap left when the Rover 800 series and the Ford Scorpio finished.
As for the Catera/Opel Omega, I think the Pontiac GTO is essentially a modernized, 2-door version of it.
Nope, my understanding is that the L-series is a cousin to the Omega .. same 3.0L 60-degree V6 as found in the Catera - the Caddy made 200 HP, while my Saturn only puts out 181 HP.
Right on the engine, wrong on the donor car. The Cadillac Catera was based on the rear-wheel drive Omega. The Saturn L-Series was based on the front-wheel drive Opel Vectra. And the 3.0L Catera/L-Series V6 was a 54-degree engine, not 60.
When I first bought my L-series, I had a parking lot attendant mistake it for a Cadillac.
So then did the Opel Vectra of the time have anything in common with the Saab 9-5?
Approximately, yes. The Omega was the basis for what became the 1997 Holden Commodore. Holden made a lot of alterations to suit the Australian market, though the styling remained largely intact. The Commodore, of course, would go on to spawn the revived Monaro coupe that was rebadged as the ill-fated Pontiac GTO.
That's right, the Holden Espace ForTwo :P
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They built several hundred, including some coupes, and I think the design was sold on to a firm in Iran in the early 90's.
I'm off down the pub now, once I finish work, so I thought I would tell you what this one was before I left...
Cheers....
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I love those italian names. Everything sounds cool.
It's probably an Alfa Romeo Duetto Spyder Capuccino Bambino Rigatoni.
Something like that.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Sorry about the pedestrian name, Juice, the 1750 GTV was a direct descendant of the more exotic-sounding Giulia Sprint Veloce 1600.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
It's a '74 to be exact, but I don't think they changed much over the years.
I Facel-Vegas.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Movie still from "Strangers on a Train (1951).
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Pretty close, it's a 1948 Cadillac Series 75. There was one still doing Limousine duty in Midtown Manhattan back in the 70s. It so outclassed every stretch
Lincoln and pretentious Roller that I decided if I could ever afford to be driven around, I'd get one and have it fixed up with an up-to-date Northstar V8 drive train.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Very elegant, but I think I prefer the Caddy. I have a weakness for cars and speedboats with split-Vee windshields.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93