I spotted an (insert obscure car name here) classic car today! (Archived)

texases

Here the scooters are electric. The CDC just started a study on the safety of all these electric scooters. I can't imagine that the results will be favorable.

ab348

These were the kind that kids use, where you stand on them with one leg and push yourself along with the other. Except the people using them weren't kids.

texases

The new electric ones look just like the those:

xwesx

texases said:

The new electric ones look just like the those:

Scooters. These are not your children's toys!

omarman

Gif is named "cardog" and the movie wasn't friendly to either. Still funny tho.

fintail

Not to mention what happened to Dinkums...

A couple sightings at A-C-D this time:

First, another Zephyr, this being the three window coupe variety that might be the most desirable style:



And something fairly obscure:

tjc78

Almost looks like a lifted Horizon/Omni

xwesx

Wow; I've never seen that Scout before. Man, if they would have built that? It would have felt so futuristic for 1979, particularly in that class.

PF_Flyer

Not a spotting really... but remember when there was some "stock" in stock cars? How 'bout them fins

berri

Looks like a 60 Ford leading the pack, followed by a 60 Chevy and then 60 Plymouth rounding out the top 3.

explorerx4

I'll take Lee Petty in the 43.
I have to take it back, it's Richard.
Could be Darlington, Ned Jarrett drove the Courtesy Ford in that race and finished just ahead of Richard Petty.

berri

Back in the day when there were some actual brand differences in the race cars. I liked NASCAR much better back then personally.

fintail

Now on to NATMUS, adjacent to A-C-D in Auburn, IN. There's quite a truck collection in the basement, here's another International with a period banner:



And upstairs, a Futureliner (very hard to photograph):

xwesx

Sweeet! Both of those are fantastic!

A high school friend had a mustard yellow International Scout eerily similar to the one pictured. Quite a hardy little beast!

fintail

When I was a student in the late 90s, someone in my apartment complex had a Scout diesel. I remember it being a bit smoky.

xwesx

fintail said:

When I was a student in the late 90s, someone in my apartment complex had a Scout diesel. I remember it being a bit smoky.

Yikes. Ya, diesel in those days was a whole different animal. That said, I suppose one could say the same thing about gas engines!

texases

Nothing I hated more than following a smoky diesel. Much worse that gassers of the day.

fintail

I remember this thing would let out a cloud, worse than any old MB diesels I know. Can't recall the last time I noticed a Scout diesel, that might have been the last one I saw. There are still a few Scouts running around here, now sunny day Sunday driver special interest cars, I think.

xwesx

texases said:

Nothing I hated more than following a smoky diesel. Much worse that gassers of the day.

I still hate it! I sniff diesel fumes from full-size trucks regularly. Not that they need to spew that crap, but apparently de-regulating your big diesel is the thing to do. I missed the memo.

fintail

There's an inbred "rolling coal" movement out there that has probably done as much or more to harm diesel image than dieselgate. I know some legislation has been made against it, but I suspect enforcement is very lax. I see some awfully stinky 21st century diesel pickups on the road even here.

thebean

explorerx4 said:

I'll take Lee Petty in the 43.
I have to take it back, it's Richard.
Could be Darlington, Ned Jarrett drove the Courtesy Ford in that race and finished just ahead of Richard Petty.

I don't believe that is Ned in that Ford. It's number is 26, and I think Ned ran #11 for most of his career. I'm not sure who would be running 26 in 1960.

PF_Flyer

Photo is from 1963 Daytona

explorerx4

Ever drive behind a Vega? You would have those were all diesels.

sda

Fun memories. My Vega burned oil badly. A friend was following me and I noticed he had his headlights and wipers on. It wasn’t raining. He said I was fogging him out!

explorerx4

A what?!
https://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/d/2010-rossion-q1/6772095141.html

fintail

Now on to the Henry Ford. What better to be seen at the Ford museum than an Accord (first Ohio-built car, I think). These things can still be seen on the road here now and then:



And a bus, the Rosa Parks bus. The exact bus from history, you can even walk in and sit in it:



For obscure cars today, saw a tin top Samurai in evening rush hour traffic, and just saw an early Cougar drive off a cliff on CHiPs, it didn't explode, wow.

ab348

Now here's something you don't see every day. Thank goodness. I have no clue what they were thinking.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2000-mercedes-benz-e320-pick-up-truck/

fintail

I can't say that I hate it Nice condition, respected builder, weird, you'll be a hit at your local Mercedes Club event or even a C&C.

PF_Flyer

explorerx4 said:

Ever drive behind a Vega? You would have those were all diesels.

My '73 Vega wasn't a diesel, but it DID run on oil

tjc78

Looks like a flower car. In some sick way I kinda like it.

Michaell

And it's a crew cab. Lose the rear two doors, and it becomes a ute!

Mr_Shiftright

I think it's rather tastefully done for what it is. Someone could have done a Full Vegas on it.

kyfdx

They did the same thing with my model vehicle:

Michaell

kyfdx said:

They did the same thing with my model vehicle:

Now they need to drop an LS2 into it.

fintail

On to Gilmore. I call this one "design purity", 1934 Airflow is best Airflow:



This design is 25 years old now, old enough I guess:

tjc78

I’d take one of the Marks.  Great driving cars. 

berri

Still looks fresh

roadburner

My dad had a Mark VII LSC. I loved it. The Mark VIII leaves me cold.

kyfdx

roadburner said:

My dad had a Mark VII LSC. I loved it. The Mark VIII leaves me cold.

Ditto.. my aunt had a VII LSC, as well.

xwesx

I like the Airflow. They could have done better with the lights, but the rest of the design fulfills its name designation.

fintail

Headlight/fender integration was still in an experimental stage. The amazing Tatra 77 had a similar look in early iterations (yes, that's an air intake behind the sunroof, for a rear mounted V8):



This is at the same time as the Airflow, concurrent evolution.

Compared to a 34 Chevy, it must have been like looking at a Buck Rogers spaceship:



The two door Airflow is even more flamboyant than the sedan in its roundedness:

tjc78

roadburner said:

My dad had a Mark VII LSC. I loved it. The Mark VIII leaves me cold.

The VII was certainly more like a sports cars than the VIII. If I had the choice I’d take an VIII, but I lean toward luxury anyway.

fintail

Back to Volo, a couple of 64 Galaxies under the tent on a rainy day. One was red, windows down, not my choice for skirts and headlight visors but otherwise nice:



And a blue one, I like this color more, no skirts, but ditch those wheels for stock caps stat:

berri

Couple of 63 Galaxie 500 XL coupes. Several Ford fans I know claim the 64, like the 55, were some of the better quality and reliability years for postwar Ford's.

ab348

The 2-door Airflow is just gorgeous. A shame it didn’t sell.

ab348

berri said:

Couple of 63 Galaxie 500 XL coupes. Several Ford fans I know claim the 64, like the 55, were some of the better quality and reliability years for postwar Ford's.

I always liked the ‘64 Ford. It had a solid, substantial look to it.

imidazol97

ab348 said:

The 2-door Airflow is just gorgeous. A shame it didn’t sell.

I have never seen a two-door Airflow in person. An area owner has a four door.

imidazol97

fintail said:

The blue on the Ford is relatively rare in this area. Much more common is the aqua color on those. A friend has a convertible with a 289 engine in the aqua. And with the full wheel covers.


https://www.macsautoparts.com/assets/macs/images/size/600x/sku/371741.jpg

Mr_Shiftright

berri said:

Couple of 63 Galaxie 500 XL coupes. Several Ford fans I know claim the 64, like the 55, were some of the better quality and reliability years for postwar Ford's.

That's not saying much. The Fords of that era just never ran right IMO--not sure if it was the carburetors or engine breathing, but they loaded up, idled poorly and got just awful MPGs.

fintail

I wonder if the blue is a stock color. It looked period correct to me, but I don't know the Ford color chart. It looked good anyway. Aqua is a good color for those, especially a convertible (white top?).

imidazol97 said:

The blue on the Ford is relatively rare in this area. Much more common is the aqua color on those. A friend has a convertible with a 289 engine in the aqua. And with the full wheel covers.