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

kyfdx

I have no fond memories of the Powerglide.

stickguy

My first car (67 Camaro) had a 6 cal and power glide. Guess it worked ok. One day I decided to shift manually. Wound it out in low, and shifted to high (or whatever the gears were called). All heck broke loose. Though the engine blew up. Never tried that again.

Wasn’t long before I sold it and got a stick, then was manual only for 34 years.

ab348

Looks like there was a caravan of folks going to a station wagon convention back in the 1950s:

uplanderguy

What a wonderful photo! I wish I could step right into it.

Reminds me of one of the best lines Bob Seger ever came up with: "Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then".

Amazing how the two Plymouths are near-duplicates.

xwesx

Probably just the drop off line for an elementary school day.

At least, that looks a lot like my daughter's school did this morning, substituting the wagons for "SUVs."

texases

I'm thinking there's a ball diamond behind the photographer. I pass long lines of parked cars near those during little league season.

fintail

Six figure Supra from BaT is being flipped I kid you not

stickguy

What did it hammer for at BaT? The asking price has to be nuts.

Mr_Shiftright

First Amendment Rights. The dealer can ask whatever he wants.

texases

$121,000 : https://jalopnik.com/the-1994-toyota-supra-that-sold-for-121-000-on-bring-a-1831800363

stickguy

NM. found it. 121k. So only 4x markup! If trailer only got that high, where did they come up with half a mill?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1994-toyota-supra-19/

fintail

Speculation is that it is a stunt to get people into the dealer, and maybe it is insured for the new price for nefarious reasons. Still pretty wacky.

stickguy

So a display piece for the showroom “museum”, and someday they can sell it off for a realistic price.

xwesx

stickguy said:

So a display piece for the showroom “museum”, and someday they can sell it off for a realistic price.

Yeah, $500K (in 2040)!

texases

May be part of a plan to bring in folks to see the new Supra. What do you think of it?

stickguy

Seen worse. Actually looks like an evolution of the 2004. Even though it’s just a BMW coupe.

Michaell

stickguy said:

Seen worse. Actually looks like an evolution of the 2004. Even though it’s just a BMW coupe.

It looks like it has the 37 pieces of flair from Office Space.

fintail

I think it is a bit overstyled too, par for the course for both the main brand (Toyota) and recent direction of the contributing brand (BMW).

uplanderguy

Almost looks like it has a continental kit, LOL.

Mr_Shiftright

Looks annoyingly "busy" but it's not awful. Some of the lines are quite nice, but the whole package? I got problems with the headlight array and the center grille. I really like the profile on the car, seen from 3 or 9 o'clock--roof line, window glass, etc. The spoiler looks a bit too fat for my tastes--the entire back end lacks "grace".

xwesx

Mr_Shiftright said:

the entire back end lacks "grace".

As a Toyota, that was a brand requirement! :@

texases

Mr_Shiftright said:

Looks annoyingly "busy" but it's not awful. Some of the lines are quite nice, but the whole package? I got problems with the headlight array and the center grille. I really like the profile on the car, seen from 3 or 9 o'clock--roof line, window glass, etc. The spoiler looks a bit too fat for my tastes--the entire back end lacks "grace".

I agree, the back view is the worst to me:

stickguy

oh, yuck. that is flat out nasty. And they finally got a front end that was not too bad!

Mr_Shiftright

Here's how Ferrari does it:

round lights "pick up" exhaust outlets. Trunk blackout mimics back glass.

ab348

New Supra is ugh-ly.

andre1969

The problem with that Supra is that it follows the "Let's throw a bunch of crap at the mockup and go with what sticks" design philosophy. All of a sudden, a '58 Olds doesn't look so bad. Hell, suddenly an Aztek looks like Masterpiece Theatre!

berri

Supra back end looks like it got plowed into. The front end has too many pieces and the vehicle has perhaps a few too many lines. But I do like the greenhouse. As for the Ferrari, the taillights look like a 60's Ford show car. Just sayin'...

omarman

I liked the Toyota Way when it looked this way.

stickguy

that was my dream car when I got out of college. Sadly it was about double my budget! Should have just bit the bullet and gotten one, or at least a GTI.

I would buy one like that today if it was a decent price, problem is, even that generation (and I would be fine with a 4 cyl GTS) has gotten too pricey if they are clean. And they did like to rust!

uplanderguy

Those early Supras--I never understood those big add-on pieces around the wheel openings; reminded me of early '60's GM buses.

But they look like a supermodel next to that latest one, yecch.

kyfdx

My friend had an '84, I think. It was the model pictured, but maybe the first year it came out?

A couple of years later, we were talking about it, and I was expressing my admiration. He said, "My wife's Saab 900 turbo with a slushbox will blow my doors off."

That really bummed me out..

kyfdx

Brass era car... needs ID

https://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/54026/general/x/identify-car#latest

ab348

When I moved into this house in 1997 there was a red Supra like the one pictured in the driveway of the house across the street. The first year or two I was here it was very occasionally started and driven, but not very often. After that it just sat there for years, decaying. One day I was walking past and witnessed the owner and another man in discussion. The fellow wanted to buy it and the owner responded with the infamous "I'm a-gonna fix it up someday" line. Of course he never did and after about 10 years of sitting and rusting it got flatbedded away. Hopefully some of the parts went to a good home.

fintail

I think the fenders on those wedge Supras are indicative of the 80s widebody craze. I always thought those were cool, too. I recall rust was most likely here in the rear hatch area, at the bottom of the window, and still might take 25+ years to develop.

texases

The base model Supras didn't have those wheel well extensions. They were added because of the wider wheels/tires on the sport version (and for looks), kind of like how that era GTI had the wheel well extensions added.

kyfdx

texases said:

The base model Supras didn't have those wheel well extensions. They were added because of the wider wheels/tires on the sport version (and for looks), kind of like how that era GTI had the wheel well extensions added.

That is my friend's model, down to the color.

I remember the rear panel below the trunk was black.

imidazol97

ab348 said:

Looks like there was a caravan of folks going to a station wagon convention back in the 1950s:

Looks like a group of parents taking boys to a camping trip or trip of some kind. And all
the parents with wagons were recruited to drive. Amazing that two cars are identical.

berri

Station wagons are popular with some collectors these days because there are actually old station wagon groups.

explorerx4

@ab348,
Saw this at BAT and thought of you. Not sure it is road legal, though.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2000-oldsmobile-intrigue-osv-concept-car/

texases

Interesting, but one would have to be a REAL Olds nut to buy a non-streetable car like this (if that's the case), at any price.

xwesx

explorerx4 said:

@ab348,
Saw this at BAT and thought of you. Not sure it is road legal, though.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2000-oldsmobile-intrigue-osv-concept-car/

That's a cool car! Needs a five-speed MT, but quite a head-turner for an Oldsmobile!

thebean

explorerx4 said:

@ab348,
Saw this at BAT and thought of you. Not sure it is road legal, though.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2000-oldsmobile-intrigue-osv-concept-car/

I like that shape a lot.

ab348

Yes, I saw that when posted on BaT and forwarded the link to the Olds Club of America page on FB. Some of the ppl there know everything about it. Apparently there are 2 of these. Can’t see it bringing big $.

stickguy

Not classic, but something I really liked when they came out, and you just rarely see now. An Infiniti G20. Still a sharp looking little car. And could be had with a stick!

fintail

Speaking of W116, saw a 280SE (base model for a couple years), brown, nice condition, in afternoon traffic. It had a personalized plate of my zip code, odd.

Michaell

stickguy said:

Not classic, but something I really liked when they came out, and you just rarely see now. An Infiniti G20. Still a sharp looking little car. And could be had with a stick!

My sister and BIL had a gen I G20 - green over tan. Was a sharp little car. Kind of a grown up SE-R.

Amazing that we thought 140HP was all that, back in the day.

fintail

This is an interesting one - those oscillating vents.

I wonder if all of the 4WS cars had white wheels? When I was in high school, a friend/acquaintance had a 626 of this era, one of those lucky kids who got a hand me down late model car from his parents. It was white with white wheels, just like this, although I have no memory of it being a 4WS car, and I can't believe I would miss such a detail. It seemed like a really nice car even in the mid 90s. 4WS is a funny thing. I remember also in high school, I knew a girl who's mom got a new 93 or so Prelude with 4WS, which seemed like an insanely nice car.

kyfdx

More ID help needed

https://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/54043/general/x/identify-2nd-car#latest

stickguy

I liked that Mazda review. Fond memories of my '91 LX 5 door (same generation). Really was a great car. Not 4WS or turbo though. Fantastic seats.

fintail

Went for an early morning jog and saw a very clean MX6, red, V6 badging I think.

The old Motorweek reviews are classic. Those and the Thames reviews on Youtube are enjoyable viewing, not everything on the interwebs is crap.