Mystery car pix

andys120

fintail

Probably replaced by condos for tech/financebros, residency-purchasing money launderers and capital parkers, and airbnb speculators.

berri said:

Alaska Way is an abomination of the city skyline and a beautiful waterfront. But my money bets instead of beautification, once the viaduct is torn down the property will be converted into a mass of more buildings. It may be very liberal downtown, but more buildings means more property tax revenue to blow Ka-ching!

kyfdx

andys120 said:

That’s the new C8 mid-engined Corvette!

(no, not really)

andys120

kyfdx said:

andys120 said:

That’s the new C8 mid-engined Corvette!

(no, not really)

Not even close, it's not new and not a Corvette.

Michaell

andys120 said:

kyfdx said:

andys120 said:

That’s the new C8 mid-engined Corvette!

(no, not really)

Not even close, it's not new and not a Corvette.

Looks like a McLaren of some sort.

andys120

Michaell said:

andys120 said:

Looks like a McLaren of some sort.

Now you're getting warm. I should've told Kyfdx that,yes, the engine is in the middle (so is the steering wheel).

fintail

Probably the best investment one could have made in a 90s car.

Michaell

andys120 said:

Michaell said:

andys120 said:

Looks like a McLaren of some sort.

Now you're getting warm. I should've told Kyfdx that,yes, the engine is in the middle (so is the steering wheel).

Ah, the original McLaren. Can't remember the model name.

andys120

Michael it's the McLaren F1 named for McLaren's successes in Formula One racing. It was their first streetable car and an incredible tour de force capable of outperforming other all other cars of the era, albeit at great expense. It was the fastest production sports car for many years and is not far behind current cars in its class. Power came from a 6.1 liter BMW V12.
The F1 was made from 1993-98 and pioneered a generation of Supercars such as the Bugatti Veyron, The Ferrari Enzo and La Ferrari and the Porsche 918.

A racing version, the F1 GTR won the LeMans 24 hrs in 1995, beating prototypes built from the ground up specifically for endurance racing.

Michaell

andys120 said:

Michael it's the McLaren F1 named for McLaren's successes in Formula One racing. It was their first streetable car and an incredible tour de force capable of outperforming other all other cars of the era, albeit at great expense. It was the fastest production sports car for many years and is not far behind current cars in its class. Power came from a 6.1 liter BMW V12.
The F1 was made from 1993-98 and pioneered a generation of Supercars such as the Bugatti Veyron, The Ferrari Enzo and La Ferrari and the Porsche 918.

A racing version, the F1 GTR won the LeMans 24 hrs in 1995, beating prototypes built from the ground up specifically for endurance racing.

I'm familiar with it … 248MPH top speed, IIRC.

andys120

ab348

This is such a pretty thing:

kyfdx

andys120 said:

Another McLaren?

stickguy

it is. a 570S. road and track this month had a test of the 600LT, sounded like a fun little grocery getter.

fintail

Alfa Giulietta SS

lostwrench1

Where is everyone? Did I again miss the annual Mystery Car Pix reunion and cruise to Tahiti?

kyfdx

lostwrench1 said:

Where is everyone? Did I again miss the annual Mystery Car Pix reunion and cruise to Tahiti?

We are all drinking Mai Tais on the beach!

Mr_Shiftright

Just saw one of these yesterday!

stickguy

No clue, but I like it!

I will guess it’s a Simca.

Mr_Shiftright

No, but that's not a bad guess given the lines of the car. Some Simcas did get a little "finny".

ab348

Looks like a restomod to me.

stickguy

Back end reminds me of a sunbeam alpine.

Mr_Shiftright

C'mon you guys. You're better than this!

OK--hint. It's not French and it's not British.

stickguy

Italian?

Mr_Shiftright

Nope. You're running out of European countries. It's not Norwegian or Latvian either.

stickguy

Well, last guess is German.

Mr_Shiftright

Ja! I can't give you a front or rear angle because the badging gives it away.

stickguy

NSU?

Mr_Shiftright

Someone give Stick a hand here. He's exhausted.

omarman

German. Finny.

edit: I don't know what the other car is but it's the same color as a VW Squareback that my neighbor used to drive in the early 70's.

berri

Ahoy mates, One of those Amphicars, but I don't know which specific one.

omarman

Aye! Amphicar 770

Mr_Shiftright

Yes, that's an Amphicar but the Mystery Car isn't related.

berri

But it made a splash

omarman

In the car pool?

omarman

Speaking of mystery cars, German engineering and VW in particular (no relationship to the mystery car) I found this pic of a glass elevator used for visitors to the VW parking lot towers in Wolfsburg. What is the little blue car with tiny tires seen at the upper left of the glass elevator?

berri

In the car pool?

Ha,ha - let's not go there again

Hope that tram works more reliably than at some of the airports here!

stickguy

Looks like the Carvana vending machine.

bhill2

Mr_Shiftright said:

Yes, that's an Amphicar but the Mystery Car isn't related.

OK, I'll take a shot. It looks like one of the small BMW coupes I saw in pictures a while ago. Do I get even partial credit?

Mr_Shiftright

Yes, you do. It's a 700 series BMW coupe, circa 1959.

bhill2

Oh wow. I sometimes surprise even me. Did it share DNA with the Isetta?

Mr_Shiftright

Basic powertrain was similar to the Isetta 600 but the 700 was a "real" car and drove much better. They actually made a boatload of these cars, but not many survive due to rust. I'm pretty sure there were many differences from the Isetta in terms of suspension, steering and brakes. The gearbox was still clunky, though.

andys120

BMW 700?

Mr_Shiftright

Late to the game, but yes, a 700! I'm going to see one next week. Never even sat in one before.

andys120

tmart

Imperial, Plymouth, Mercury, Chevy, Comet

stickguy

I like the bi lingual stop sign.

fintail

Cars in that climate aged fast.

I think there might be a 61 Pontiac at the front of the line, 4 cars ahead of the Comet.

ab348

stickguy said:

I like the bi lingual stop sign.

Odd that the stop sign was bilingual but the other sign just says "No Parking". That would not be the case in Montreal today.

Michaell

ab348 said:

stickguy said:

I like the bi lingual stop sign.

Odd that the stop sign was bilingual but the other sign just says "No Parking". That would not be the case in Montreal today.

And, all the cars would be manual transmission hatchbacks with no AC.