Usually a strong seller, my ancestor was actually once rebadged as a British car for that market. Over time I appeared in all forms including sedans, coupes, wagons, and hatchbacks, in potent forms, 4 wheel drive versions, and thrifty fuel miser editions. I am built all over the world. My parent company is not from here, but I am more domestic than some domestics. What am I?
These were mounted in pairs and they were called "Appletons".
The loud DING DONG bells weren't electric. They mounted underneath the cars. You had to drill a hole in the floorboard and to operate them you stepped on a plunger. They were super loud and they were called Bermuda Bells.
I once bought an old Chevy that had one. A cop pulled me over when I set it off at 2AM in a quiet neighborhood. He didn't find it amusing.
You really are giving us some tough ones. I remember the spotlights (mainly from car model kits, not actual cars -- except those in shows much more recently). I do not remember Bermuda Bells at all. However, I've no doubt there was a lot more customization and hot rodding done in SoCal where you grew up.
Yep, 1911. One of the hudreds of American brands that came and went between 1900 and 1941. Lots of memories. He found it in a barn (honest!), towed it home, fixed it up (it required no major work, still had the original leather). Unfortunately, he never got title, the barn owner asked for it back after we had it about 20 years for his nephew. They came and got it, then stored it in a garage that burned down :mad:
I have a very close cousin who is an iconic American. I am a bit more edgy looking but am as fast as he is, and priced a tad higher. I sell in fewer numbers but that doesn't mean I'm any worse or less potent.
I was intended to be a modern rendition of an icon, but the fanbase revolted and I was given a rather unfortunate name instead. It's just as well; my forced induction, lack of cylinders, and foreign origins would have incensed them anyway.
Jeez, there's only a bazillion other cars it could be: Chevy Lumina, Pontiac G8, HSV Clubsport, Vauxhall VXR8, Chevy Caprice, Buick Park Avenue, Daewoo Veritas, HSV Grange, HSV W427, etc.
My history's rich, and my genes are quite old But my name is misused all over the world It became a general term for that type of a car That will go anywhere and get you quite far
I bear a rather famous name Of a car once associated with wealth and fame But on me, most thought it a veil of shame Since this marque's prestige I had no right to claim.
I'll say the Cimarron, but now I'm not sure if you're looking for the name of a model that used to be a brand (Zephyr, etc.), or the name of a model that gave a brand a bad image.
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I'll give credit to Shifty for a good guess which technically could also be applied to this riddle.
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What were they called?
Bonus question...I sound like a loud doorbell. also popular in the 50's and 60's.
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The loud DING DONG bells weren't electric. They mounted underneath the cars. You had to drill a hole in the floorboard and to operate them you stepped on a plunger. They were super loud and they were called Bermuda Bells.
I once bought an old Chevy that had one. A cop pulled me over when I set it off at 2AM in a quiet neighborhood. He didn't find it amusing.
A high speed bump caused it's demise.
They had split manifolds and loud pipes.etc.
I decided to "google" Bermuda Bell and you can still get one! They even sell 12 volt versions now!
If you "google"" Hot San Pedro Nights" you may be able to still see a film clip of our last yearly cruise in. It was like stepping back in time.
What am I?
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I also supplied that car with its engines.
That ought to be enough.
Figuring out Hyundai was easy, but the Precis (that is the correct spelling) was a rare bird.
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Another hint: fast, powerful and 2 doors still in production.
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Bill
I didn't know they stopped producing them. Gotta catch up on my auto news!
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God knows I tried to help them
But my name is misused all over the world
It became a general term for that type of a car
That will go anywhere and get you quite far
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In Brazil some truck models are called "Jipe", sort of like you'd say Kleenex instead of tissues.
Of a car once associated with wealth and fame
But on me, most thought it a veil of shame
Since this marque's prestige I had no right to claim.
Who am I?
That might apply to more than one make.
I'm thinking X-Type.
HINT: domestic car, after WWII and before WW III
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
Sometimes you can even hear it in rap songs "I drive a Lexus Jeep" :confuse:
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I'm gonna guess Zephyr as well, with the current MKZ or whatever they call it being as the offender when it was called a Zephyr.
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Weren't they using the Stutz name for one of those Excalibur-like monstrosities?
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Give up? Cry uncle?
HINT: It's one of the cars always singled out to describe the decline of the American automobile industry.
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