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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,454
    88 was also the last year of the Maxima wagon.

    The RWD style was until MY 1984, not sure what year the dual Datsun/Nissan 810/Maxima badging stopped, maybe a year or two before.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670

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  • omarmanomarman Member Posts: 2,702
    1964 Chevelle SS convertible with 283 V-8 emblem, but who knows what's under the hood now. :)
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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,748
    omarman said:

    1964 Chevelle SS convertible with 283 V-8 emblem, but who knows what's under the hood now. :)

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    omarman said:

    1964 Chevelle SS convertible with 283 V-8 emblem, but who knows what's under the hood now. :)

    327 L79 w Fuelie heads!

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,431
    edited May 2018
    1988 pontiac sunbird?

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    stickguy said:

    1988 pontiac sunbird?

    It's a 1983 Sunbird

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    … a little body flex in those ;)
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,748
    i just looked at that ad, so I am exempting myself. ;)

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,431
    Peugeot. 504? Mid 70s someplace.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    stickguy said:

    Peugeot. 504? Mid 70s someplace.

    1979 Peugeot 504.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,314
    That looks like a Peugeot 504. But I am suspicious it is a special Poojoe of some sort.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    ANOTHER one of my favorite cars!
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    ab348 said:

    That looks like a Peugeot 504. But I am suspicious it is a special Poojoe of some sort.

    Well it has a nice set of alloys, probably an option. Here's a coupe wearing them>


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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,454
    The sedans were virtually unchanged outside for around a decade.
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,122
    Odd mirrors:

  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,748
    edited May 2018
    Mr_Shiftright said:

    ANOTHER one of my favorite cars!

    Well, less than 8 hrs to go, no reserve, and only at $1500 currently. Have at it!

    https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1978-peugeot-504/

    It is an automatic diesel, however. Yuck.

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,122
    No guesses? Here's all of it:
  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,748
    Looks like all the worst parts of a Merkur, Cavalier, and homemade aerodynamic attempts thrown together.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    edited May 2018
    qbrozen said:

    Mr_Shiftright said:

    ANOTHER one of my favorite cars!

    Well, less than 8 hrs to go, no reserve, and only at $1500 currently. Have at it!

    https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1978-peugeot-504/

    It is an automatic diesel, however. Yuck.
    No, no, that's what I want--an automatic diesel Peugeot is the *perfect* combo for that car. Damn thing is in Texas, though---otherwise I would bid on it right now. Thanks for the heads-up everyone, at any rate.

    These were great cars--incredibly sturdy, and oh, so comfy. The diesel is a bit noisy but once you get up to highway speed, it starts to purr, and that Peugeot suspension just gently bounces you up and down a little. You just get so mellow out there, let everyone pass you, wave them by, smile, snuggling into that poofy seat.

    Nice change of pace.

    Of course, if you think it's hard to find a mechanic to work on your Saab---hah, try a Peugeot.
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,122
    edited May 2018
    "Looks like all the worst parts of a Merkur, Cavalier, and homemade aerodynamic attempts thrown together. "

    And the maker thought it was a match made in Japanese/Italian heaven!
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,229
    That red thing is by Zagato I think judging by the logos on the hub caps.

    I have found it in a book and it is a one off I think - I will leave the name for now in case anyone else can find it without cheating like I did...
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,122
    edited May 2018
    Yes, the Italian half of the partnership was Zagato. I just noticed the "NACA" ducts in the wheels - that's a first.

    Not a one off, 104 made.
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,122
    Last hint: this is its basis:

  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Is that a Soarer?
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,122
    edited May 2018
    No, a Nissan product, sold here for a couple of years...
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    Skyline?

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,122
    ...as the Infiniti M30 (there the Leopard).

    OK, the mystery car is a "Autech Zagato Stelvio AZ1", Autech was a Nissan subsidiary during the 'bubble' years.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    texases said:

    No, a Nissan product, sold here for a couple of years...

    Oh, yeah, a Soarer is Toyota, aka Supra over here right?

    I'm not very sharp on Japanese-y stuff after the early 1980s.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,454
    Soarer became the Lexus SC here.
    Mr_Shiftright said:


    Oh, yeah, a Soarer is Toyota, aka Supra over here right?

    I'm not very sharp on Japanese-y stuff after the early 1980s.

  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Yes, that's right when it came over here. I was thinking of previously, when it debuted in Japan. I think it was on the Japanese Supra platform then (1980s?).
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Here's a car that I don't think I've actually ever seen on the road---or maybe I just didn't notice. Remember this?


  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,454
    Chrysler Aspen. I've seen a few, maybe literally. Expensive Durango planned during the Bush era housing bubble, and hit the market right as it was about to pop. Only 2 or 3 model years for that one. I think there was also a hybrid.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Yes, and that hybrid would be a unicorn! Not to be confused with the Dodge Aspen, which is not to be confused with the real Aspen.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670

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  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    1959 Plymouth Savoy. (Negative was printed wrong side down.)
  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    Mr_Shiftright said:

    Yes, and that hybrid would be a unicorn! Not to be confused with the Dodge Aspen, which is not to be confused with the real Aspen.

    I need an aspirin.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,454
    Looks like a 52-54 Ford in the driveway of the red house.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    edited May 2018
    lostwrench1 said:

    1959 Plymouth Savoy. (Negative was printed wrong side down.)

    fintail said:

    Looks like a 52-54 Ford in the driveway of the red house.

    Correct on both counts and down the block on left what looks like the nose of a '55 Chevy. This photo gives a good idea of how quickly styling evolved in the 1950s

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,122
    And house paint colors!
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    That town needs some hills.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    That sure is an odd color combo on that 59 Ford. Looks like another white one across the street and similar vintage Lincoln Continental behind it, with a Mercury wagon across the street.
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,314
    I don't think Ford offered 3-tone combinations of any sort from the factory in '59. That looks like a blue-and-white "Style-Tone" 2-tone that someone at the dealer decided to jazz up with a "Geranium" (coral red) roof.

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  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    edited May 2018
    Ah, a 1959.5 Galaxie with the Thunderbird roof.
    I think the dealership added the red and dark blue to match the colors of the Ford logo on the sign as a sales promotion.
    The white and Wedgewood Blue colors were original on that car.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    I guess the Studebaker-Packard dealer didn't get around to changing his sign. Maybe this was late in 1958?
  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    I forgot that the Galaxie initially was a version of the Fairlane with a delayed introduction. I like the roofline.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    ab348 said:

    I don't think Ford offered 3-tone combinations of any sort from the factory in '59. That looks like a blue-and-white "Style-Tone" 2-tone that someone at the dealer decided to jazz up with a "Geranium" (coral red) roof.

    lostwrench1 said:

    Ah, a 1959.5 Galaxie with the Thunderbird roof.
    I think the dealership added the red and dark blue to match the colors of the Ford logo on the sign as a sales promotion.
    The white and Wedgewood Blue colors were original on that car.

    berri said:

    I forgot that the Galaxie initially was a version of the Fairlane with a delayed introduction. I like the roofline.

    Wow, you guys know your '59 Fords. The 3-tones are not likely a factory offering perhaps it was done by the dealer to match the Ford emblem colors

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