Fabrica Nacional de Motors, Rio de Janeiro. They made lorries in the 50's, then introduced what my book calls the FNM-200 in 1960, which was also known, apparently, as the JK after President Juscelino Kubitschek (!) - not many were made and most of those went to the Brazilian government. There were quality problems - production ended 1963.... The Alfa it was based on was the 2000, type AR00200 which didn't do too well in native Italy, and was mainly bought by their government.
Hello André, In 1957 Nash and Lincoln did have quad lights but if you look closely you'll see that the top light was the standard 7" sealed beam while the bottom light was a smaller 5" light. So they were within the law inasmuch as they had the required 7" fixture and they were at the same time able to offer "quad" lights.
Aw c'mon, it's not some ultra rare brand, although it isn't one of their well known models. IIRC a few were imported to the US in the early 50's (clue).
Magmax, thanks for that explanation on the '57 Lincolns. I always knew that the upper headlight was bigger than the lower on them, but I guess it just never registered with me.
However, on the 1957 Nash, it looks like both the upper and lower headlights are the same size.
I think they only sold around 5,000 of the big Nashes in 1957 though, as that would be the last year for both Nash and Hudson, so maybe they just didn't ship these to the states that hadn't legalized quad headlight setups yet? Considering that the compact Rambler was really taking off and even the little Metropolitan was selling respectably, I'd imagine that most dealers wouldn't exactly be crying over being deprived a big Nash or two to sell.
I suggest you do some more research. The 68 and later marks were Lincolns, The '56 through 60 marks (II to V) were Continentals, not Lincolns. If you look at the front fender of both the 58 and 60 above you can see the Continetnal badging on the front fenders.
It is true that the 58 through 60 Lincolns (Capri and Premiere) shared styling with with the Continetals, but then the Mercury pickup above shares its body with Ford.
When Lincoln began making Marks, they started at 3, becuase they didn't consider the III to V worthy, as they were to close to Lincolns. As you can tell by this 58 Lincoln Capri, the only real differance was trim.
"How did that happen is an apt" title. Let's see if I have this right. There were Continentals that weren't Lincolns, Lincoln Marks that weren't Continentals the first Lincoln Continental was a '68 Mark III.
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The Alfa it was based on was the 2000, type AR00200 which didn't do too well in native Italy, and was mainly bought by their government.
This situation lasted for only one year.
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I wanted to say Duster, at first.. but looks too long for that..
EDIT: Maybe a '71 Roadrunner?
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IIRC a few were imported to the US in the early 50's (clue).
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I found the 3-wheeled Davis easy but I don't do well outside the U.S.
However, on the 1957 Nash, it looks like both the upper and lower headlights are the same size.
I think they only sold around 5,000 of the big Nashes in 1957 though, as that would be the last year for both Nash and Hudson, so maybe they just didn't ship these to the states that hadn't legalized quad headlight setups yet? Considering that the compact Rambler was really taking off and even the little Metropolitan was selling respectably, I'd imagine that most dealers wouldn't exactly be crying over being deprived a big Nash or two to sell.
It does have Touring coachwork like many A-M's of the era.
You can see below why I didn't show you the front of the car.>> :P
Can you say "1951-55 Alfa 1900 Sprint?"
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
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http://www.users.qwest.net/~ubbermotor/histp/58MarkIII.JPG
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
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Nope it's not a Conti, the Continental Mark III came out in '68 and looked like this>>
http://www.autocentre.ua/ac/04/45/images/06/Yakokka_1968_markIII.jpg
The Wikipedia article on Lincoln Marks
The yellow car may be a '58 Lincoln Mark III but it is not a Continental Mk III.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
It is true that the 58 through 60 Lincolns (Capri and Premiere) shared styling with with the Continetals, but then the Mercury pickup above shares its body with Ford.
When Lincoln began making Marks, they started at 3, becuase they didn't consider the III to V worthy, as they were to close to Lincolns. As you can tell by this 58 Lincoln Capri, the only real differance was trim.
Have I got this right?? :confuse: :sick:
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:confuse:
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