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I spotted an (insert obscure car name here) classic car today! (Archived)
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I guess they toned it down to appeal to the widest demographic possible.
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Back then Honda was the sensible logical one...today the roles have reversed as Honda at least sometimes tries to have some handling.
Can you tell that I like them?
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2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
I guess one of ten built qualifies as obscure, eh?
As for the Jag convertible, that is an interesting story. The removable window setup sounds kinda flimsy to me though.
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Funny you'd mention that, Shifty. When I was reading the article, I just sort of skimmed through it quickly, and initially read that line to be "Jaguar never made such an ugly car!"
I don't think they're hideous, but do find them awkward. Kind of a clumsy blending of 60's and 40's styles, and the thing just looks porky to me. In comparison, the XJ6 just looked perfect, and even to this day seems timeless.
Even in the UK, the motherland, you 'd be lucky to get 3000 pounds sterling for a 420G that had way more than that sunk into it.
"Coachbuilt" doesn't mean pretty
"One-of-a-kind"....I hope!
Goddess
Drive it to K-Mart to buy boxer shorts
Another glorious motorhome
Rare
Camelot style elegance with a little 50s wackiness left
Good name for a car
Surprisingly not a woody
Whoa
Not many of these left in decent shape
Is "Ninety-Eight" the width, or length? (in feet)
I think it's the tonnage! Considering that car's red with a red leather interior, I don't find it to be as pimpy as that may sound! Maybe because it's a darker red, rather than a brighter, flashy one? And I think the leather seats actually look tasteful, with just the one button in the center of each position, rather than having the whole seat go for that button-tufted look. I always thought that year had a handsome "face", too, with the flatter front-end and the round quad headlights. I never cared for the little peaks between the headlights that the '71-73 models had.
That '83 LeSabre wagon is kinda odd looking, with cloth seats up front and vinyl in the back. I've seen wagons where the third row is just vinyl, but usually the second row would match the first!
I like that '61 Caddy a lot. I like its clean, angular looks with the slight forward thrust. I always thought there was something just a bit Ford-like in the style, but I liked it anyway. :shades:
I'd say the "98" is the score for this car out of 100. It's one that I see and just say, "That's a good example of the best from that era."
I wish the poster in Ebay had used a better locale for the pictures. It looks like it got stuck crosswise in the road. I'd like to see some closeups as well. But we got what we got on Ebay. Someone asked for more pictures and he didn't acknowledge their request.
For $2000 that car deserves a home with someone who appreciates the quality and style of good US built iron. It would look good next to a couple of Chrysler products and a Catalina in a garage!
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The 1973 Dart... wasn't the Dart the mid-sized chassis. Why didn't they use the Polara or whatever the full-sized car was built on? I look at this and ask "Why"?
'49 Roadmaster is good. Car is great; color doesn't work for me. Seeing it with top down would help in the photos.
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1962 was sort of a weird year for Dodge. That was when they came out with those shrunken cars on the 116" wheelbase, but they classified them as full-sized cars. For that year, the Dart and the Polara were the same car, just different trim levels. The Polara was a miserable seller, so Dodge quickly threw together the Custom 880, which was a 1962 Newport with a 1961 Dodge front end clip. It was a more "proper" full-size, on a 122" wheelbase, and probably around 216" long, compared to 116" and around 205" for the Dart/Polara.
The scary thing is, they made more than one of those airport limos! My mechanic has some pictures of a '62-63 Dodge airport limo on the wall in his shop. Unless it's the same one? He also has a 1958 Chrysler airport limo, that's in storage out in Arizona or someplace like that. He wants to have it shipped out here, but has been having problems because of its size!
I think that '73 Centurion would look a lot better with the Buick mag wheels that were common in that era. Other than those wheels, I love the car. I know that green's not to everybody's taste, but I could hang with it!
It's partly that the green looks more pea-soup green while I like the many variations of a grey-green or seafoam green that was on some cars of the era, primarily high line cars.
When I see a car like that, there's a click in my head that says yeah that was a popular color or that car for the year and that clicks with the memories. And yes, the right wheels for Buick were always a distinction item separating it from the usual Chevy and Pontiac high performance versions of their cars.
This would be one color:
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In its defense, at least the proportions, although very LARGE, are basically correct.
I like that old Eldorado from Petersen, especially how low it's sitting.
I llike the 73 Buick Centurion too, but I don't think the wheels match it.
Doidge Dart limo: "used to transport nuns" Did they try to kill these nuns in this heap? lol
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Overall though, I think my dream Buick from that era would be a '75 LeSabre convertible, with a 455 putting out a whopping ~205 hp. In that light blue non-metallic that seemed to be a '75-only color. I always called it "baby blue", but I'm sure it had a real name. Looks really good with a white interior, white top, and the Rally wheels. Here's a pic of one, which is too big to post here.
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Shoulda bought it, but at the time I didn't have the money for something like that. I also didn't have the place to store it. Now here it is, 6 years later and I STILL don't have the money for it (thanks, Wall Street :mad: ) or the place to store it (although I would if I hadn't bought that LeMans and NYer #2 in the intervening years)
Check my edit to 14948 to see how to shrink pictures. You insert the new size after the last quote but before the greater than sign.
It' s difficult to type the example because the html code affects the post.
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not only was that dart extended, it had a hitch ball out back.
did they tow the arc of the covenant around with them?
when i saw the 98 across the road, my immediate thought was sheriff
buford t justice saying "that bandit won't get by me this time".
It's kind of the kiss of death in auto design. Very few automakers have ever attempted it.
Another one is a long heavy overhanging grill way past the front wheels (the old "locomotive nose") .
Anyone posting obscure cars with grillework that looks like it's about to fall into the street?
i do agree that is was not as pronounced as the jag, but i like it on the jag.
maybe bmw and jag were behind the curve of where design was headed.
ps, i ran over and checked out my latest R&T to make sure your illustration didn't have a forward leaning grille.
And I agree with you about the 420 Jag, it's a homely car. From the side, it could be any ugly '50s car.
And the owner, who paid for the expensive repaint... should have raised holy-hell about the front mirrors, and had them removed.
To touch on a few other thoughts....the Eldo Brougham would be a car for a lottery winner garage no doubt. Lots of fun gadgetry in those, and massive restoration costs to go with. Imagine restoring an S65 or Maybach in 50 years.
All of those old Buicks would look much better with the period Buick wheels. Those were a classic design and they look good on GM cars from a wide span of years.
I think that forward slant is supposed to give the car a look of motion, and like it's ready to slice through the wind like a knife. Even if in reality, it might not!
As for that Jag 420, I think the front-end of the car is fairly attractive. It's the rest of it I don't care for. It just has a porky look to it, and I don't think the rear quarter panel area or the C-pillar look very well thought out.
Is it a co-incidence that the BMW you posted remains one of the least valuable old BMWs today?
Ball in your court :P
As for low value, old BMWs, let me play the "Eta" card.
And then there are the 7 series cars.
So tell us, why are old 6ers relatively cheap?
Expensive maintenance?
Heavy handling?
Why are 6-series so undervalued?
Good question. It's a lot of car for not much money.
Yeah I think the styling hurts the car. It's very dated to the modern eye. The same year Porsche as a 635 will bring 3X the money even though the 635 was lower production by half.
That being the case, you can't say maintenance costs deter buyers, nor reputation. It has to be the styling, and to some extent the heaviness and size of the car.
If you made a Porsche that big, it might look very good either.
1952 Plymouth ' FASTBACK ' sedan
(I mean something positive)
I believe that car is even older than I am, by a bit.