Mystery car pix

berri

The 59 Galaxie with the T-Bird like roofline was quite popular when it came out in the Chicago area, maybe partially due to the batwing Chevy. But the Squarebird was also popular, so I think that may have been the driver. Honestly though, the Chevy and Ford were both a bit out there in design overall. Plymouth was actually the conservative looking model that year, while the Dodge got rather exaggerated styling as well. Fun year to be a car fan kid.

andys120

magnette

Lancia Aurelia B20 coupe - mid 50s - they sold them here from about 1954-58 and the last few were a 2500GT I think although everybody always calls them a B20.

That British number is an age related one from an unused series originally allocated to Leeds (Yorkshire) but re-allocated to the Norwich office of the national Licensing office in 2010 - either for a re-registration or as an imported car.

magnette

These three are all of the same make

andys120

Gilbern Invader on the right with two Gilbern GTs

Mr_Shiftright

One of the very few automakers based in Wales. There were approximately 580 GTs made and about 600 Invaders.

The company's history is convoluted and kind of interesting. The name comes from GILes Smith and BERNard Friese (a German). The company was taken over by Ace Holdings, Ltd, Britain's largest maker of slot machines. Both founders were gone by 1969. Ace Holdings became part of the Mecca group, which ran dance halls and organized the Miss World competition. The carmaking business was something they just inherited, and weren't much interested in.

Most Gilberns were delivered in kit form, but the coming of VAT in 1973 killed that off. The company expired in September 1973.

The Invader, the last model, had a Ford V-6.

magnette

Yes - I don't recall seeing three Gilberns together that often - and I'm from Wales. There was a fourth one present as well although parked elsewhere on the field.

magnette

Another rarity in the UK

lostwrench1

I think that nose lightning bolt is Nissan.

magnette

Yes - its a model which was never imported here new - Nissan Silvia. It must have come in as a grey import I suppose.

andys120

Michaell

Plymouth Cricket?

Early to mid 70's.....

texases

Looks a lot more Chevette/Kadette to me - '75ish Kadette or one of its many relatives?

kyfdx

magnette said:

Yes - its a model which was never imported here new - Nissan Silvia. It must have come in as a grey import I suppose.

I think we got the Silvia as a 240 SX

andys120

texases said:

Looks a lot more Chevette/Kadette to me - '75ish Kadette or one of its many relatives?

That's it, it's a mid-70s Chevy Chevette for the Brazilian market where it first appeared
although first designed in Germany as an Opel Kadette. Eventually it was sold all over the world by GM. A rental Chevette was the worst car I have ever driven, it's hard to believe that a single one ever sold in Germany.

andys120

It's good to be the Prince>

berri

From what I read about that Jag - electrifying

tmart

I thought it interesting that the Jag was left hand drive, not counting that it had been converted to electric.

lostwrench1

0 to 60 in 5.5 seconds, faster than with its original 6 gasoline engine.
$471,000.

andys120

lostwrench1 said:

0 to 60 in 5.5 seconds, faster than with its original 6 gasoline engine.
$471,000.

I'm not sure about that, speed is nice, so is less pollution but I've driven a Series I E-Type
with the 4.2 twin cam and it's the nicest car I ever drove and I'm not sure having no real transmission, more weight etc would be an improvement in how it was to drive.

Incidentally it's known as the Jaguar Concept Zero. I don't believe it's a one-off as suggested in places on line. I think Clarkson tested one on Top Gear a coupla years ago and that J/LR will sell one to you if you can afford it.

I'm not sure if the blue car is a rental or a wedding gift.

lostwrench1

Rental.

tmart

The announcers said it was Harry’s car.

texases

Yep, rental.

andys120

ab348

Is that the '61 Lark convertible that was over on BaT? If so we were talking about it on the Postwar Studebakers forum last week. @uplanderguy called out all the things about it that should give a buyer pause.

omarman

That looks like the same one. I read some posts on Bat questioning the VIN tag not matching the title.
1 day left on the auction.

Mr_Shiftright

lostwrench1 said:

0 to 60 in 5.5 seconds, faster than with its original 6 gasoline engine.
$471,000.

Good Lord. That's something a Windsor would do to an E-Type. Blasphemous. The purr of the exhaust. The smell of hot oil. The tickety-tack of the upper engine, the whirr..whirr...whirr of the gears, the tachometer bouncing up and down, the poppety-pop of deceleration into a curve.

Gone...all gone...

Now it's a...a....mail van.

texases

A recent Tesla 3 review said it was like driving an iPhone. Fast? Yes. Fun? Nope.

Mr_Shiftright

This is what I would feel like in a Model 3:

berri

Fun Times !

Oh, forgot to ask Shifty; is the analogy the electric power or the "bump"

Mr_Shiftright

The undercurrents running through that photo are complex. 

andys120

fintail

Captive import Dodge Challenger, likely 1980-83. Based on a Mitsubishi. Kind of cool cars in their own way.

andys120

fintail said:

Captive import Dodge Challenger, likely 1980-83. Based on a Mitsubishi. Kind of cool cars in their own way.

Yep, AKA Mitsubishi Galant. Methinks perhaps Dodge has overused the "Challenger" name.

fintail

It arguably got worse in terms of using once-venerated names:

andys120 said:

Yep, AKA Mitsubishi Galant. Methinks perhaps Dodge has overused the "Challenger" name.

omarman

Dodge overused and overreached in many ways. But salesmanship can make all the difference.

Only 5 days left on this Dodge Shelby auction

andys120

tmart

Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe

berri

A '55 Chrysler. I'm probably one of few who preferred the 56 and its taillights.

andys120

berri said:

A '55 Chrysler. I'm probably one of few who preferred the 56 and its taillights.

Yup, it's a '55 Chrysler New Yorker. I agree, the '56s were nicer looking, in fact they're my favorites of that era.

berri

Car design preferences are personal, but for me I liked the 55 Dodge and DeSoto better, but the 56 Chrysler and Plymouth better.

andys120

This is a postwar car (MY1956!)>

fintail

Citroen 11CV/15CV - houses in the background give me the vibe of a cardboard 'n plywood PNW residential tract.

andys120

fintail said:

Citroen 11CV/15CV - houses in the background give me the vibe of a cardboard 'n plywood PNW residential tract.

Correct, 1956 Citroen 11CV.

Mr_Shiftright

Love those cars. Back in the day, when the engines blew up, people would put Ford flatheads in them, which seem to fit nicely.

andys120

tmart

Roger Moore and his Volvo 1800.

Mr_Shiftright

Those are quirky cars--not very fast, very nose heavy, but sturdy as a rock. Worst part is the sitting position--you are way , way down on the floor, so the window sill is about ear level. With overdrive, improved SUs and a B20 fuel-injected cylinder head (you plug the injector holes up) and an IPD camshaft, and a set of aftermarket gauges under the dash or in a console, it becomes a really nice driving car.

andys120

tmart said:

Roger Moore and his Volvo 1800.

Well originally (1961) they were P1800s and that's Roger Moore as The Saint

Mr_Shiftright said:

Those are quirky cars--not very fast, very nose heavy, but sturdy as a rock. Worst part is the sitting position--you are way , way down on the floor, so the window sill is about ear level. With overdrive, improved SUs and a B20 fuel-injected cylinder head (you plug the injector holes up) and an IPD camshaft, and a set of aftermarket gauges under the dash or in a console, it becomes a really nice driving car.

Yes, they had the rep of looking faster than they were.

Mr_Shiftright

It's just an Amazon 122 powertrain. The sturdy B18 engine with, alas, a rubber camshaft.

But you can build that engine to be fairly lively. Many are running with flat cams, carburettors badly adjusted or leaking air like crazy, and sloppy timing gears---no wonder they have a reputation for being lazy engines.