Mystery car pix

lostwrench1

1959 Buick La Sabre. (One was used as the 1959 Indy 500 Pace Car.)

Mr_Shiftright

magnette said:

I think they were well known for pedal cycles in the late 19th century - many British makes around Coventry were originally bike manufacturers as that was the centre of that trade before WW1.

That's right. Many folks think that automobiles sprang out of the horse-drawn carriage trade, but a great deal of early automobile technology came from the bicycle industry--such as the early chain drives, the spoke wheels, the tiller steering, and the business capital to get started.

andys120

lostwrench1 said:

1959 Buick La Sabre. (One was used as the 1959 Indy 500 Pace Car.)

That's correct but how can you tell if its a LeSabre as opposed to a Roadmaster, Invicta, Electra etc.

That's either a superimposed car photo or they planted the convertible there via helicopter or blimp.

lostwrench1

The '59 Le Sabre had no side script on the front fender before the wheel well as did the Invicta and Electra.
There was no '59 Buick Roadmaster.

andys120

July 1st is Canada Day!

stickguy

guessing it is a Manic GT. Assume it is on a VW chassis?

andys120

stickguy said:

guessing it is a Manic GT. Assume it is on a VW chassis?

That's a pretty good guess (you can read!) but it is not VW based thought it does resemble the GT bodies that were put on Beetle chassis particularly in Brazil. The Manic (pronounced
man-eek) was based on this car>

Mr_Shiftright

Renault R8--one of my favorite little cars.

andys120

Mr_Shiftright said:

Renault R8--one of my favorite little cars.

I'm not a big fan of the R8/10. The Renault to have is this one>

fintail

This should be an easy association with the car above:

stickguy

Don’t know the car or the movie

iluvmysephia1

I kinda dig it's design but haven't a minor clue what it is!

Mr_Shiftright

That's a Renault R4 isn't it?

I don't like the R10 either, but the R8 was more like a much improved Dauphine--more room and more power, and if you were lucky you could find an R8 Gordini, the French equivalent of Abarth. The R8 rallyed successfully.

fintail

Yes, Renault 4. The car was driven by Danny DeVito (and later over a waterfall by Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner) in "Romancing the Stone".

Mr_Shiftright

Very popular car in France at the time.

fintail

Long production run well into the 70s at home and until around 1990 elsewhere.

Mr_Shiftright

8 million built!

tjc78

fintail said:

Yes, Renault 4. The car was driven by Danny DeVito (and later over a waterfall by Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner) in "Romancing the Stone".

I would have gotten that one. What a great movie.

fintail

The automotive star of the show was the "Little Mule":

tjc78 said:

I would have gotten that one. What a great movie.

tjc78

Pepe!

omarman

Got to like the side pipes

fintail

https://youtu.be/qezbAZ6v1wY

Can anyone identify Pepe, the Little Mule?

andys120

omarman

The thing with side pipes? Looks like an early 80s Bronco.

stickguy

Ford taurus SHO

stickguy

I always thought Pepe was a jacked up Ranger, but that picture does look like a Bronco.

ab348

stickguy said:

Ford taurus SHO

Still looks pretty good too.

fintail

Yes, Pepe is an 82 Bronco

tjc78

Love first gen SHO’s.  Great looking car 

fintail

My like of 80s movies has me thinking of something fun - name the car and the movie:

texases

tjc78 said:

Love first gen SHO’s.  Great looking car 

And one of the best looking engines, IMO
https://goo.gl/images/CKAnk2

andys120

stickguy said:

Ford taurus SHO

Still looks pretty good too.


And one of the best looking engines, IMO
https://goo.gl/images/CKAnk2


I had a '91 (Late Gen I), and found it good-looking and fast but ultimately a great engine in search of a good car. It was prone to brake trouble, switch trouble, electrical glitches and a marginal cooling system.

The current one is probably a better car but didn't sell very well.

ab348

Remarkable that the '89 SHO was lauded for its advanced 24-valve 220HP engine. My Intrigue 10 years later matched those specs and was just a family sedan.

omarman

Oldsmobile had the numbers but didn't have Samurai High Output.

omarman

fintail said:

My like of 80s movies has me thinking of something fun - name the car and the movie:

Name of the show was Shut Up Hippie, starring Ronald Wilson Reagan from 1980-1988.
The car was some K car derivative.


edit to add: happy fourth of july

andys120

I'm pretty sure that's a Mercedes 350S or 450S, probably a W116 (1972-80)

fintail

Yep it's a W116. IMDCB says a 280SE, but I swear I recall it as a 300SD in the movie. Any guesses to the movie? The sky color may be a clue.

Reagan wasn't in this one

fintail

I guess that was too tough. It's a scene from "Night of the Comet", the red pall being the dust from most of humanity turned to dust by the comet.

This one should be easier, car and movie:

qbrozen

movie is Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. Missy, I mean Mom, is driving. LOL

berri

I don't know they year so I'll guess around 86 Mercury Colony Park. I think that chrome around the fake wood decal and the carriage lights set it off from its competitors. I recall that it could be a 10 passenger with the dual facing cargo area seats. I actually like it.

fintail

Nailed it, imcdb says it is an 86 as well. Was hoping someone would guess Country Squire

That movie is a great memory, saw it again lately after many years - juvenile, but very amusing and nostalgic.

fintail

Another lighthearted one (the car doesn't fare well, hint):

andys120

Looks like Michael Imperioli of The Sopranos but the car's from an earlier time, a 1970s Cadillac (Fleetwood?).

qbrozen

Movie is License to Drive. Fun flick with the Coreys.
IIRC, the dad has a 5-series bimmer, possible e34, that also bites the dust in the film. And I think the mom had an early Audi. I'd guess maybe an 80 (model, not year).

Can't quite recall the year of grandpa's caddy. For some reason, '74 is in my head.

kyfdx

Looks like Richard Masur in the pic... Is he in it?

qbrozen

Yes, he is the dad with the bimmer. He swaps cars with his father, and his son, Corey Haim, takes the caddy out for a wild night.

fintail

Right on the movie, close enough on the rest. I can't believe that one lasted so long. I thought that movie was hilarious back in the day.

Per IMCDB, the Caddy is a 72. It belonged to the paternal grandfather, who loaned it to his son while he borrowed his son (the dad's) car.

Here's the mom's Audi, complete with lovely period correct sunset plates:



And dad's E24:

qbrozen said:

Movie is License to Drive. Fun flick with the Coreys.
IIRC, the dad has a 5-series bimmer, possible e34, that also bites the dust in the film. And I think the mom had an early Audi. I'd guess maybe an 80 (model, not year).

Can't quite recall the year of grandpa's caddy. For some reason, '74 is in my head.

fintail

Here's another fun one, car and movie:

andys120

'70s Caprice wagon, probably a boring movie too.

andys120

Now for something interesting>