Pretty good, Fin, it's a 1954 Bentley Type R, they're highly prized in the UK among the collector set. Some came with special body work but the standard Mulliner coachwork was very nice indeed=>
At a first glance, this should be blatantly easy considering its name is on the hood, but there's something "special" about this car. Fintail might get it pretty quickly.
'56 Canadian Dodge. It's sort of a cross between a Dodge and Plymouth. The front is clearly Dodge, but the side chrome trim is Plymouth. The tiny (again Plymouth) fins are a tip-off that it's a '56 model.
these cars were often known as "Plodges"...basically it WAS a Plymouth, with a Dodge front-end clip. This model was called a Mayfair. Chrysler also had an export model called the DeSoto Diplomat, which was a Plymouth with a DeSoto grille and some different trim put on. Main reason they did these rebadges is because big cars won't cut it in overseas markets, and back then a Plymouth body was smaller than a Dodge, and way smaller than a DeSoto.
Here's a pic of a '56 DeSoto Diplomat...
In looking at these pics, the Dodge and Plymouth must've been identical in '55-56 from the cowl forward, with the Dodge's extra length somewhere further back. Reason I'm thinking this is because for the Dodge version, they were actually able to fit a whole Dodge clip up there, fenders and all. On this DeSoto Diplomat, they just fitted a grille that resembled a '56 DeSoto's onto a Plymouth, using Plymouth fenders and everything, and just called it a day. And in that timeframe, a DeSoto/Chrysler was definitely longer than a Dodge or Plymouth, ahead of the cowl, so the whole front DeSoto clip never would've fit.
I've always liked the '55-56 Plymouth, but now, looking at the pic, I think the Diplomat front end actually looks a little better!
Still, it was on a 115" wheelbase, and probably around 200" long, if not more, so I doubt most foreign buyers considered these things "small" cars! :surprise:
It really struck me as odd when we saw it at Carlisle. We were walking up the hill, and I probably said something like "oh cool, a '56 Plymouth". But then I got distracted by something else when we got up there, and then looked back, at the front of the car, and was like, "cool, a '56 Dodge...hey, WAIT a minute!" It took me a few seconds to realize I wasn't seeing things!
I had never seen a DeSoto Ute before! BTW, did anybody ever come up with a "correct" term for that type of body style? I see that DeSoto was calling it a "coupe-utility", and I've heard Aussies just refer to that style as a "Ute". And here in the US, they usually just got called by their brand name...El Camino or Ranchero. I've heard them called "car/trucks" or "car-based pickups", but never did hear a technical term for them.
I think in Australia the name started out as "coupe utility," but just like "station wagon" (wagon) and "sport utility vehicle" (SUV), just over time got shortened to "UTE."
I think those early coupe utilities were based on our "business coupes," which were 2-door coupes with no rear seat, a small cab. but with a huge trunk. They were used by travelling salesmen back in the 1950s.
In Australia with thousands of square miles of rugged Outback, they like car-based utes but here in the USA we use 4wd pickups to go to the mall on paved super highways....in Florida!
Dodge trucks were sold as DeSotos in Europe as well. I came across a '54 DeSoto panel truck in Switzerland recently.
Good call Navigator. The funny thing is that when I posted it I was thinking of the name they sell it under in the UK which is Honda FR-V 2.0. I had to Google "Honda Edix" to see if it was the same car, apparently that's it's handle in the JDM.
I'm guessing there's a lot of CR-V underneath that nice bodywork but it sure eats the CR-vs lunch for looks. Beats me why they don't replace it with the Edix. :confuse:
That didn't last long, not that I thought it would. Interesting car though in that if it had a wraparound windshield it would be a 7/8th scale '56 Chevy.
They do have a following too, yes. When I am around Vancouver I see them now and then.
There are some Lada nuts out there, much like the people who like Yugos, I think. There's been in ad in Vancouver area free classifieds off and on for some time from a guy who will apparenly buy any Lada.
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http://www.corvair.org/chapters/corvanatics/
http://www.mindspring.com/~corvair/fc1.html#models
Bob
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Speaking of car photos, Here's a really cool site devoted to the cars owned by a Swiss family over a period of about 70 years
Period shots are always interesting
At a first glance, this should be blatantly easy considering its name is on the hood, but there's something "special" about this car. Fintail might get it pretty quickly.
Bob
Here's a pic of a '56 DeSoto Diplomat...
In looking at these pics, the Dodge and Plymouth must've been identical in '55-56 from the cowl forward, with the Dodge's extra length somewhere further back. Reason I'm thinking this is because for the Dodge version, they were actually able to fit a whole Dodge clip up there, fenders and all. On this DeSoto Diplomat, they just fitted a grille that resembled a '56 DeSoto's onto a Plymouth, using Plymouth fenders and everything, and just called it a day. And in that timeframe, a DeSoto/Chrysler was definitely longer than a Dodge or Plymouth, ahead of the cowl, so the whole front DeSoto clip never would've fit.
I've always liked the '55-56 Plymouth, but now, looking at the pic, I think the Diplomat front end actually looks a little better!
Still, it was on a 115" wheelbase, and probably around 200" long, if not more, so I doubt most foreign buyers considered these things "small" cars! :surprise:
It really struck me as odd when we saw it at Carlisle. We were walking up the hill, and I probably said something like "oh cool, a '56 Plymouth". But then I got distracted by something else when we got up there, and then looked back, at the front of the car, and was like, "cool, a '56 Dodge...hey, WAIT a minute!" It took me a few seconds to realize I wasn't seeing things!
http://www.roadkillontheweb.com/truck.html
Bob
I think those early coupe utilities were based on our "business coupes," which were 2-door coupes with no rear seat, a small cab. but with a huge trunk. They were used by travelling salesmen back in the 1950s.
Bob
Dodge trucks were sold as DeSotos in Europe as well. I came across a '54 DeSoto
panel truck in Switzerland recently.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
panel truck in Switzerland recently.
Africa too.
Bob
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
http://www.allsportauto.com/english/ac_aceca_bristol.php
Bob
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Bob
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Bob
This is what we'll be driving when gas is $4.00/gal
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Indeed but according to CAR (UK) it's simply called the "Chevy Matiz".
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Bob
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Ps this a fit? A jazz?
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Good call Navigator. The funny thing is that when I posted it I was thinking of the name they sell it under in the UK which is Honda FR-V 2.0. I had to Google "Honda Edix" to see if it was the same car, apparently that's it's handle in the JDM.
I'm guessing there's a lot of CR-V underneath that nice bodywork but it sure eats the CR-vs lunch for looks. Beats me why they don't replace it with the Edix. :confuse:
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/richa306/pictures/thumbs/pages/04-Fc_jpg.htm
Bob
wraparound windshield it would be a 7/8th scale '56 Chevy.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Bob
Bob
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Red car = Maserati Biturbo
http://home.att.net/~mabc/
Bob
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
They do have a following too, yes. When I am around Vancouver I see them now and then.
There are some Lada nuts out there, much like the people who like Yugos, I think. There's been in ad in Vancouver area free classifieds off and on for some time from a guy who will apparenly buy any Lada.