Mystery car pix

andys120 · September 2005

navigator89 · September 2005

Yep, it is indeed a Seat Alhambra.

boomchek · October 2005

That's a Bitter SC from 81 or so. I think Andys posted one of these a while while back.

andys120 · October 2005

somebody must know it.

navigator89 · October 2005

"#2919 isn't that hard"

I think you mean #2917, but anyway....

Here's my guess, 1950s Chevrolet, or Ford.

Sorry I can't be specific, but cars from that time period kinda look the same to me :confuse:

andys120 · October 2005

Yes I did mean 2917. Navi is getting warm but perhaps some one could be a little more specific.

fintail · October 2005

I'll guess a 53 Chevy, probably something like a Bel Air sport coupe

PF_Flyer · October 2005

But I thought we might give you a tough test :P

Here are 4 cars, all spaced out several model years apart. Put them in chronological order and name the year and model if you feel up to it.

Oh the things I think of while mowing the lawn...LOL

andys120 · October 2005

Bingo, except it's not a coupe, it's a four door Bel Air Hardtop sedan.

andys120 · October 2005

-D is the oldest, a late 80s Honda Accord.
-B is a Mazda Protege, early 90s.
-A is a Nissan Sentra, mid 90s.
-C is a Honda Civic, 1997-2001 or 2 (I can't remember when they changed).

fintail · October 2005

A = 96ish Sentra

B = 92ish protege

C = 96ish Civic

D = 90ish Accord

I can never get the model years right on those, just the generation

PF_Flyer · October 2005

Missed it by THAT much!

Models right, order wrong, years...umm... close

fintail · October 2005

Am I seeing a different pic? I see one door handle. IIRC there wasn't a 4 door HT until 56

kyfdx · October 2005

D) Accord... either '92 or '93.. which are last two years for that model..

A) Sentra... This is the tough one... I want to say '94

Protege... '95

C) Civic... '96 or '97

andys120 · October 2005

Pure beauty.

I see that and think even new Ferraris are not worthy.

Juice, I don't think any new cars let alone Ferraris can compare to the voluptuous
lines of the Pininfarina Ferraris of 1958-1969.

andys120 · October 2005

My apologies Fin. What I thought was a second doorhandle was only a reflection.

I should've remembered that '55 was the first year for the Bel Air HT.

navigator89 · October 2005

OK, here's what I think.

1 - the oldest, probably the Honda Accord (D), that generation was dropped in 1993-1994 I believe

2 - the Mazda Protege is second oldest, generation dropped in 1994-1995 I think

3 - Nissan Sentra, lasted from 1995 - 1999 I think, the new generation came in 2000

4 - Honda Civic, lasted from 1996-2000, then the 2001 came in....and now it's gone

boomchek · October 2005

1: Accord (1990-1993)
2: Protege (1992-1995)
3: Sentra (mid 90's)
4: Civic (the one in picture is a 1999 or 2000)

PF_Flyer · October 2005

Nobody with quite the right chronological order yet :surprise:

freak show · October 2005

accord is definately 1993 ( guessing the aniversary eddition tht came out) and looking closely no motorized seat belts they were frm 1990-1992
protege/323 1994 or 95
sentra/sunny 1996 (reworked front bumper) if ma memory is rt
civic anywhere frm 1998-2000 they all look the same 1996 had diff headlights/taillights front bumper and different HAVC desigh inside
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andys120 · October 2005

kyfdx · October 2005

Okay... tell us what year that Sentra is.. and, we'll take another stab at it...

PF_Flyer · October 2005

He also correctly has the Accord as a 93 and has the Civic in the right range. But the Protege seems to be throwing folks off :confuse:

rsholland · October 2005

A fun one.

Bob

andys120 · October 2005

Phantom Corsair, ca. 1937. It really looks like something out of Tim Tyuler's Luck or some other 30s movie serial.

Remember we're supposed to stick to post-1945 cars.

navigator89 · October 2005

That's a neat car, I've even got a Hot Wheel of it.

andys120 · October 2005

fintail · October 2005

Chopped and lowered Armada?

What I meant by that was Rambler Cross Country

rsholland · October 2005

Remember we're supposed to stick to post-1945 cars.

We are? That's news to me.

Bob

imidazol97 · October 2005

Nash Rambler wagon and Chevelle.
Years?

fintail · October 2005

Oh I forgot this...MB 319 van

I discovered one of these locally last year. Unfortunately it was beyond redemption.

andys120 · October 2005

Re pre 1945:

Reread the first post, Bob. If a lot of you want to include prewar cars, I guess I can hold my own.

Was I right about the Phantom Corsair?

andys120 · October 2005

If you ID both cars in this picture=>

Mr_Shiftright · October 2005

Morris Minor convertible for sure and Dart, looks like a ....um....63/64 and probably a GT being a convert. Something a little funny about it though....

rsholland · October 2005

Right on both counts.

Bob

fintail · October 2005

I notice the Dart is RHD, Aussie built or UK export

andys120 · October 2005

I notice the Dart is RHD, Aussie built or UK export.

Sharp eye, I got it from a South African website.

andys120 · October 2005

imidazol97 · October 2005

navigator89 · October 2005

You must mean 2944, not 2544.

Anyway, 2945 answers that, a Rambler Cross Country.

fiatowner · October 2005

Like the idea of random selection of cars to identify, but you guys will be far better than me - especially with anything from your side of the pond. Like to have a go at #2955 - it's a Bentley Mk 6 circa 1945 - 51 (although I imagine very few made before 1947).

andys120 · October 2005

Welcome aboard, Fiatowner (I used to have a 124 Spider), That's a bingo on the
Bentley Mk.VI.

fiatowner · October 2005

The 124 spyder wasn't available here in Britain, I believe, although we did get the coupe, and of course the saloon, estate etc. I think they were worried then about the competition from native sports cars- MG, Triumph etc. - how times change!
My Fiat is actually a little smaller than a 124, because it is a Seicento Sporting - , 1107cc engine, ten foot six overall length, but about 50miles per gallon which makes sense here, and I can park anywhere which helps as I live in London. Not very fast on motorways though - about 88 flat out, which means I get passed by anything less than a large truck.
Please excuse any glitches in my less than perfect computer skills - I'm using the machine at work, pending a new one at home, so bear with me!

andys120 · October 2005

What year is your Seiciento (IIRC that's 600 in English)?

I think they were worried then about the competition from native sports cars- MG, Triumph etc. - how times change!

Ha! I owned a TR-4A before the '71 Spider. The Fiat was a whole generation ahead of contemporary Brits with a 5-Speed, DOHC motor and 4-wheel discs all standard.
The prices were about the same in the US.

If only they'd included minimal rustproofing

!

andys120 · October 2005

andys120 · October 2005

It was a pretty rare bird.

steine13 · October 2005

I demand an answer!
I still say it's a Golf I on top of an Iltis chassis.
-Mathias

ateixeira · October 2005

That Protoge is earlier than most people seem to think

That model actually came out in 1990!

-juice

fiatowner · October 2005

I can't open this

fiatowner · October 2005

My Seicento is 2001 model - they had just facelifted it.
Also have an MG Magnette ZA, 1955, but thats in bits at the moment (fairly long term).
Re the Fiat/Brit sportscar thing, I think Fiat were faced with a reluctance to buy foreign sports cars in the UK - they were more expensive -tariffs on Euro imports before we joined EU in 1973 - and they were perceived (wrongly) as more unreliable while they rusted even worse than MG/Triumph. The 124 saloon was sold as a sporting option to compare with Rapier, CortinaGT, etc because of disc breaks and DOHC -I think I used to see more 124Sport saloons and the coupe than basic saloons, until they sold the thing to Russia and we got the VAZ Lada which was really cheap. Even in US where prices were the same I think MG were the best selling imported sports car until the 240Z - which we also got, but not in huge numbers.

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