Mystery car pix

imidazol97

The two planes were EC 135E and C17 Globemaster III

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/197557/boeing-ec-135e-aria/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_EC-135

andys120

ab348 said:

Michaell said:

andys120 said:

Looks to be a VW Passat, 80's vintage.

The blue oval on the grille would suggest otherwise. But remember that Ford and VW did some model sharing in South America.

A Brazilian Ford Versailles, early '90s.

Yup, it's a 1993 Ford Versailles which as you suggest was based on the Brazilian VW Quantum pursuant to a joint production agreement they had

andys120

stickguy

Well, definitely a Rolls Royce!

fintail

Silver Cloud II, I beieve a James Young LWB

texases

imidazol97 said:

Michaell said:

imidazol97 said:

texases said:

A10 Warthog, C130 Hercules, and maybe a KC135 tanker? Don't know the high tailed one.

The white plane has a round protrusion on the lower part of the front of the body, like a witch's wart chin; it may stick out 6 feet or so. . I assume it has sensors in it or radar of some type.

P-3 Orion? Although that sounds Navy. A squadron of those were stationed at the naval air base by my home town. The base golf course was next to the runway.

Here's the plane in question... courtesy of the virtual tour app on the website of the Air Force Museum:
https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Virtual-Tour/

That's a Boeing EC-135e Aria (based on the C-135, like the KC-135), built for the Apollo program:
https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/197557/boeing-ec-135e-aria/

berri

Thanks Ima - didn't realize the C-17 had such a tall, thin tail. I don't know if they fly the C-141 anymore.

andys120

fintail said:

Silver Cloud II, I beieve a James Young LWB

You have it exactly, MY 1961.

imidazol97

berri said:

Thanks Ima - didn't realize the C-17 had such a tall, thin tail. I don't know if they fly the C-141 anymore.

I just looked up and found this that indicates they are all out of service. I did get to fly one decades ago sort of, when they were being updated to extend their life--must have been middle 90s. I crashed it however. LOL. It was a flight simulator used for training for the c141. Now they have been replaced by C17 transports. \\

https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/c-141.htm

ab348

Firefox still on strike against images, and it spread to Chrome for a short time too, but a refresh of the page convinced the wildcatters there to go back to work.

magnette

This is an Autobianchi A112 I beleive - circa 1975

magnette

Viewed as always on Safari - I haven't had a ny problems doing so although haven't tried posting a photo yet

thebean

What a great greenhouse. No problem seeing out of that little beauty.

texases

Are all of those Abarth versions? That one is (scorpions on the wheels).

ab348

Yes, that is a 1983 Autobianchi A112 Abarth "Smash" edition. Currently on BaT here:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1983-autobianchi-a112-abarth-smash/

The story of the Smash model as related there (and discussed in the comments by the seller and others) is intriguing. I really like this little car.

andys120

thebean said:

What a great greenhouse. No problem seeing out of that little beauty.

Being able to see out of a car wasn't frowned on in the 1970s. Tall side glass was common



Posted via Firefox @ 5:23 EDT.

magnette

We get Bring a Trailer sometimes although as they seem to customise cars sometimes I am not so interested in some of them (I view customising as not appropriate for old cars as I prefer the original ones where possible)

andys120

tjc78

70 Grand Prix?

stickguy

I really like the styling on that year. just looks right. Way too big for my tastes of course to drive.

kyfdx

I was going to guess '71-'72.

My step-brother had a brand new '73 SJ in triple maroon. As a 14 yr old, I thought that was the greatest thing going.

ab348

I liked the '71/'72 refreshed styling a bit better, mostly for the rear end design. Though going to single headlights and a more ornate center grille up front wasn't a bad change either.

These are virtually unseen around here now. I don't think they sold many here new although I remember trying to convince Dad (who was a Pontiac man) to go look at a '69 that was advertised in the local newspaper for a low low price by the dealer where he bought his cars. No dice.

andys120

tjc78 said:

70 Grand Prix?

Yup, I miss those red-stripe tires.

berri

Saw more than a few of those early 70's GP in green with a vinyl top. Kind of funny because green seemed to be the signature color for Mopar fuselage cars back then.

imidazol97

fintail

Capri converted by ASC/McLaren?

fintail

Not much mystery in this old pic

ab348

Clearly a factory press release/ad/brochure shot:



(Firefox surprisingly no longer on strike against images, at least temporarily!)

fintail

Looks like a retouched shot of an Opel Manta ~1980

ab348

fintail said:

Looks like a retouched shot of an Opel Manta ~1980

Almost totally correct, source says it is a '78.

andys120

No luck getting Firefox to work this AM this is via Safari>

andys120

Is this thing on? No one wants to idea the two cars in front of the funky little dealer? My Grandpa had one very much like them.

berri

54 Oldsmobile?

lostwrench1

1953 Olds 98.
(It is good to be back. There was a 15 day internet outage around here. When service returned, we had 97 emails waiting to be read.)

andys120

lostwrench1 said:

1953 Olds 98.
(It is good to be back. There was a 15 day internet outage around here. When service returned, we had 97 emails waiting to be read.)

Sorry Berri, lostwrench is right, it's a pair of 1953 Olds 98s. My grandpop's was the same blue with a darker blue on top instead of the white.

There's a little blister above the rear fender, it's the intake for the (rare in 1953) air conditioning option. My family didn't get a/c in a car until 1967 and I didn't get it on mine until 1983. Hard to believe today when the cheapest little cars have it.

andys120

sda

1987-89 VW Fox. I had a ‘88 Fox GL 4dr w/ac and radio prep. it listed for $8165, my first new car!

andys120

sda said:

1987-89 VW Fox. I had a ‘88 Fox GL 4dr w/ac and radio prep. it listed for $8165, my first new car!

Keerect, my brother bought one and had lots of problems w it, dumped it for a Honda after a couple of yrs. The "Fox" was made by VW Brasilia.

andys120

From Down Under>


Firefox still on strike, delivered this via Safari.

ab348

All I recognize are the VW and what looks like a Mini roof corner in the lower left. The Australian auto industry has always been a mystery to me. When Collectible Automobile used to run articles on those cars I always tried to read them and almost always lost interest part way through. Not sure why.

andys120

ab348 said:

All I recognize are the VW and what looks like a Mini roof corner in the lower left. The Australian auto industry has always been a mystery to me. When Collectible Automobile used to run articles on those cars I always tried to read them and almost always lost interest part way through. Not sure why.

The Aussie auto industry was also a mystery to the major carmakers. GM, Ford and (Fiat)Chrysler abandoned it about a decade ago. Not sure if there are some non-American companies making cars there (Nissan? Mahindra?)

Going away on the left is a tailfin that looks like a '57 Chevy's. Probably a Holden of some kind. Another Holden is the white trucklet w the sunvisor that looks like a 3/4 scale Suburban.

The Beetle is pre-1958 when they still had small oval rear glass.

bhill2

The bluish car parked tail-in on the right has a vaguely Dodge Dart look to it, so I guess some Chrysler product, and the white one next to it has Fordish tail lights and a kind of gen one Falcon look, so I'll say a Ford product. OK, I've shot my wad.

omarman

At first glance I thought they were both Ford Falcons. 1964 maybe.

ab348

omarman said:

At first glance I thought they were both Ford Falcons. 1964 maybe.

Likewise.

andys120

Yup, 2nd car from the right is a Ford Falcon, a very popular nameplate in Oz, for much longer than here. The MoPar on the extreme right is probably a Chrysler Valiant, another model name that lasted longer than it did here.

That leaves the small white unit next to the Holden wagon/ute...it looks like one of those Austin Farina deals perhaps.

ab348

andys120 said:

Yup, 2nd car from the right is a Ford Falcon, a very popular nameplate in Oz, for much longer than here. The MoPar on the extreme right is probably a Chrysler Valiant, another model name that lasted longer than it did here.

That blue car on the right is also a Falcon.

andys120

There's certainly strong similarities but I'll note that the grille surround in your photo car is wider but that could be due to MY change. Some Chrysler Valiants were quite similar at the time.

ab348

Looks identical to me.

omarman

On my monitor both the mystery blue car and the blue Falcon posted by ab348 look like 1964 models with the same trim surrounding the grille.

That 1967 Valiant reminds me of a guy I knew who bought a new 1968 Valiant sedan, slant six and 3-speed when he got out of the US Navy. He said he paid $1,998 for it and was still driving it daily when I met him in 1978.

imidazol97

fintail said:

Capri converted by ASC/McLaren?

That didn't take long to identify...