Mystery car pix

kyfdx

BMW 318Ti

bhill2

Mr_Shiftright said:

No that's an Amphicar--looks like they're just about to launch....

Well it DOES look like a motorboat, doesn't it?

Close. An Amphicar is a car that can serve as a boat. This is an Amphibarge.

andys120

qbrozen said:

An E36 coupe. Given the wheels, lack of sunroof, and black rocker panels, I think it must be a low-end model. I'll guess '92-'93 318i.

You're skating in the right pond but that is a 1995 BMW 318ti, a model which anchored the low end of the US lineup but offered more utility than the 6 cylinder E36 2-doors by virtue of it's hatchback>



A similar hatchback was offered in the E46 series and was sold in the US as a Three-series "Compact">

tmart

andys120 said:

55 Ford across the street.

kyfdx

andys120 said:

qbrozen said:

An E36 coupe. Given the wheels, lack of sunroof, and black rocker panels, I think it must be a low-end model. I'll guess '92-'93 318i.

You're skating in the right pond but that is a 1995 BMW 318ti, a model which anchored the low end of the US lineup but offered more utility than the 6 cylinder E36 2-doors by virtue of it's hatchback>



A similar hatchback was offered in the E46 series and was sold in the US as a Three-series "Compact">

I don't think that E46 ever sold in the US

fintail

Yep we never got the E46 Manx cat.

fintail

Name the basis for the car in the foreground (front clip is custom):



Bonus for surrounding cars.

Michaell

fintail said:

Name the basis for the car in the foreground (front clip is custom):



Bonus for surrounding cars.

Renault 11?

bhill2

Mr_Shiftright said:

No that's an Amphicar--looks like they're just about to launch....

Well it DOES look like a motorboat, doesn't it?

Close. An Amphicar is a car that can serve as a boat. This an Amphibarge.

bhill2

NB: When I originally tried to post this it wouldn't post. Looks like it tried to make up for it by posting it twice.

fintail

Nope

Michaell said:

Renault 11?

omarman

So the Maserati trident is not a clue to origin.
Lancia?

andys120

fintail said:

Name the basis for the car in the foreground (front clip is custom):

Bonus for surrounding cars.

The surrounding cars all look Eastern European/Russian with one exception. At the far right is a GAZ (Volga) Pobeda. At the far left you can see the headlight of a Mercedes W114/115.

I think the sedans parked in back are Moskvitchs of the late 50s. I'm thinking the car with the fake Maserati grille is a Lada Riva/Nova.

fintail

The Maserati trident is a red herring - that's a custom job by someone with a lot of spare time, and a sense of humor.

Good call on the W114/115 headlight, and you are on the right track with the Pobeda - think of that car with a different badge, which also relates to the smaller cars near it.

Also on the right track with the Fauxerati, but not Fiat-based.

andys120

fintail said:

The Maserati trident is a red herring - that's a custom job by someone with a lot of spare time, and a sense of humor.

Good call on the W114/115 headlight, and you are on the right track with the Pobeda - think of that car with a different badge, which also relates to the smaller cars near it.

Also on the right track with the Fauxerati, but not Fiat-based.

None of that is very helpful Fin. I'm well aware that the "Maserati isn't really one. Is it perhaps a Moskvitch 412?

As for the Pobeda I can't find what badges they wore aside from GAZ or Volga. It's interesting that a country with supposedly no interest in a Western-style consumer-oriented automobile industry would have such a plethora of brands and sub-brands.

fintail

Bingo! It's a Moskvitch 412.

Due to the multiple Syrena at left, I wager the Pobeda is actually a FSO Warszawa, which is effectively the same car, but built in Poland.

andys120 said:

As for the Pobeda I can't find what badges they wore aside from GAZ or Volga. It's interesting that a country with supposedly no interest in a Western-style consumer-oriented automobile industry would have such a plethora of brands and sub-brands.

andys120

Michaell

BMW X2

I drove one in mild anger on an autocross course a few weeks ago. It was way more fun than you might think for an SUV.

omarman

Lol. But without the anger, how much fun then?

kyfdx

I didn't think I'd like it, at all. Because I'm not a fan of the slope-back SUV "coupes". But, this looks more like a hatchback.

stickguy

That’s because it is. Just like the outback is a station wagon.

kyfdx

stickguy said:

That’s because it is. Just like the outback is a station wagon.

I think I like it, because they downplayed the SUV angle. No cladding, etc...

stickguy

I like it too. They just need to cut price in half so I can afford it.

ab348

Is a vehicle (X2) I see advertised on TV a "mystery car"?

Michaell

stickguy said:

I like it too. They just need to cut price in half so I can afford it.

I priced one out - low $40's, equipped the way I'd like

stickguy

Like I said....

Michaell

Shooting brake?

ab348

Highly secure for cargo too - just like nobody inside can see out of one of those, people outside will not be able to see what's inside.

texases

A custom, right?

tmart

The plate says Nomaro, but looks like the love child of a Camaro and a Volvo P1800,

stickguy

That’s real? Not photoshop?

Mr_Shiftright

Michaell said:

BMW X2

I drove one in mild anger on an autocross course a few weeks ago. It was way more fun than you might think for an SUV.

https://youtu.be/jgNMFA2ulQc

Michaell

texases said:

A custom, right?

Yep, one off that showed up at the Woodward Cruise.

Michaell

stickguy said:

That’s real? Not photoshop?

Yes, look it up on Jalopnik.

Mr_Shiftright

Well I guess it takes a certain amount of genius to make a Camaro even harder to see out of.

andys120

Mr_Shiftright

Brought to you from the folks at the Simulated Wood Grain Forest Preserve.

imidazol97

Probably not much of a mystery to folks on here, I'm sure. But I have no idea as to how unusual or common this vehicle is. This puppy looks like something a few professors drove when I was in college.

tmart

The wagon is a 62 Ford Country Squire, with the “ antenna topper” option with matching wheels!

fintail

I'll guess with those hubcaps, that's a 356B.

thebean

tmart

Not a bad looking Edsel Citation!

thebean

I'd drive it. Apparently it is 1 of 2 built. Alfa said "no fair, you're copying our front end".

ab348

It could be yours. Coming up at the Sotheby's auction.

https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/AF18/Auburn-Fall/lots/r0204-2008-edsel-50th-anniversary-tribute/695076

Mr_Shiftright

Are there any "Edsel fanatics"? I thought they were all depressed.

thebean

Mr_Shiftright said:

Are there any "Edsel fanatics"? I thought they were all depressed.

Or deceased.

kyfdx

Mr_Shiftright said:

Are there any "Edsel fanatics"? I thought they were all depressed.

We have 5000 posts on Studebakers. I'm sure there are at least a few Edsel fanatics..

texases

More than you'd think. Here's LOTS of Edsel info -
http://www.edsel.com/
http://www.edsel.com/registry/index.html
http://edselclub.org/
http://www.internationaledsel.com/
http://www.edselworld.com/

berri

...or is that a Mercury Edsel copying a BMW
Edsel is a very interesting marketing case involving far more than looks at the time.

Andys - 62 Ford Country Squire

bhill2

A '62 Ford Country Squire that IMHO deserves better. Not an exceptional vehicle, but it should at least be allowed to retain its self-respect.