Mystery car pix

fintail · December 2005

One of those prehistoric Russian SUV style things that is probably still in production. UAZ? Some kind of acronym name.

andys120 · December 2005

Correct, it's the 1987 version of the Russian Jeep, a UAZ 469.

andys120 · December 2005

kyfdx · December 2005

Lincoln Town Coupe...

By the high grill, it has to be '77 or later...

fintail · December 2005

Lincoln Town Coupe, ca. 1978

imidazol97 · December 2005

Sad to say the styling is a little like the Aztek-lots of angles, pieces, shapes.

andys120 · December 2005

it's a '78 Town Coupe.

andys120 · December 2005

Sad to say the styling is a little like the Aztek-lots of angles, pieces, shapes.

Id there's one thing you can say about the UAZ, it's that there isn't even the pretense of styling, unlike the [non-permissible content removed]-Tek which was ALL pretense. :P

andys120 · December 2005

lemmer · December 2005

sterling 825SL

kyfdx · December 2005

Way back when, you could just get a Lincoln Coupe.. the "Town" thing was an upgraded trim package..

My mother had a '72 coupe that I learned to drive on, and she and my stepfather both had '76 coupes (not Town) in red and blue..

I knew that was post-'76, because the grill on the '76 and earlier models stopped short of the top of the hood.. there was body colored sheet metal on the front of the car over the grill...

andys120 · December 2005

Sorry Lemmer, that's not a "Sterling", it's a bloomin' 1987 Rover 820E (note RHD, Limey plates) :P

andys120 · December 2005

nice car>>

fintail · December 2005

Some kind of 356 derivative, I am not sure of all the names. Somehow it looks older than most, I'll guess late 50s

andys120 · December 2005

Pretty good, the tacky color is another indication it's from the late 50's, it is in fact a 1958 Porsche 356A Cabriolet

andys120 · December 2005

kyfdx · December 2005

Cortina?

fintail · December 2005

Escort ca. 1975

steine13 · December 2005

Yes, Ford Escort fromt he 70s.
Here's what strikes me about this picture:

(i) This is likely a Ford Co. picture, note "K" license plate.. that's for Koeln (Cologne), where Ford Germany has its headquarters.

(ii) Check out the dude's hairdo!

(iii) My grandma had one of those, with a 4sp stick and the wickedest clutch you ever drove. It also had leaf springs and a solid axle in the rear... rwd, of course.
Very unlovely car.

(iv) One of these made the news recently; Pope John Paul II had one when he was younger and it got auctioned off. Heck of a popemobile, eh?

I've got time on my hands, can you tell?
-Mathias

andys120 · December 2005

Yep, it's a '75 Escort and I figured it was a Koln (Koeln?) product from the German plate and the LHD.

andys120 · December 2005

firemanjack · December 2005

Okay, okay...sheesh..Hehehe Jack

fintail · December 2005

Yeah I noticed that Escort drivers hair too...it screamed "1975" at me

The handsome old boat/convertible is a ca. 1951 Frazer Manhattan

firemanjack · December 2005

Very interesting..First thought was..'49 Hudson...Then..I'm looking at the frontend and thinking..maybe 49-50 Packard..
Okay..give it to us...Jack

andys120 · December 2005

It's a '49 Frazer.

andys120 · December 2005

firemanjack · December 2005

Old Saab...60's?

andys120 · January 2006

Old Saab...60's?

Nice try Jack,can someone be a little more specific?

stickguy · January 2006

'1967 model 92?

fintail · January 2006

Saab 92 was an early model with suicide doors.

That's probably a Saab 95 from around the year you guess.

imidazol97 · January 2006

Does that Frazier need something like a youthful Kathryn Hepburn sitting next to one of the male idols of the era to fit right into a classic movie?

fintail · January 2006

I think that would work. Although I think that car is derided by some, I think that Manhattan convertible is very elegant in a ca.1950 way - like the very early hardtops that GM especially was unveiling around that same year.

andys120 · January 2006

Yep it's a Saab 95 (that's Ninety Five not Nine Five) which had an amazingly long production life having been sold '59 thru '78. It was the only Saab wagon until the 9-5 wagon was introduced in the late '90s.

andys120 · January 2006

kyfdx · January 2006

Austin-Healey?

streetster · January 2006

Austin Healey for sure

andys120 · January 2006

Well of course it's an A-H but it's not the well-know Austin-Healey 3000 but it's predecessor
the Healey 100-6 (MY '59). AFAIK there's no cosmetic difference between a Healey 100-6 and a 3000 MkI.

andys120 · January 2006

firemanjack · January 2006

Early Ford Mustang...65-66? Looks like a rebuilt engine..
Really clean..

andys120 · January 2006

Exactly, that's the K-Code 289 rated at 271hp, the same as the small block Cobra.

andys120 · January 2006

jaserb · January 2006

Love the invisible rear door handles. They're even better on the 147 5 door.

-Jason

andys120 · January 2006

Close Jason, it's the Alfa Crosswagon, I belive it's based on the 155.

andys120 · January 2006

stickguy · January 2006

although not really my specialty.

A Jaguar, from the mid-50s. How about an XK-120 DHC?

andys120 · January 2006

A Jaguar, from the mid-50s. How about an XK-120 DHC?

Not bad for an amateur , the beautiful green car is an XK-120 FHC. FHC=Fixed Head Coupe.

A DHC would be a Drop Head Coupe, what we think of as Convertibles while roadsters had only temporary tops with clear side curtains instead of windows .

andys120 · January 2006

fintail · January 2006

Doh I missed the Jag

The woody is a ca. 53 Mercury, I am unsure of the model name - maybe some kind of "squire"

andys120 · January 2006

The woody is a ca. 53 Mercury, I am unsure of the model name - maybe some kind of "squire"

The chrome surrounds on the tailights indicate that the Merc is a '52 model, otherwise very similar to a '53.

The model name is "Custom". The Squire name (as in Country Squire was used for Ford models.

andys120 · January 2006

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