Mystery car pix

andys120

magnette said:

Oh - Andy - I didn't see your video entry - until now but the Gordon Keeble is the only car I know of that has a tortoise on its badge.

Got a good picture of that badge? I was wrong about the coachbuilder, it was Bertone, not Touring.

berri

For some reason I thought there were actually several Bullet Mustangs used in that filming?

ab348

Here's a car that is slightly slower than the Gordon Keeble:



In a bizarre move, Firefox on my Dell PC which almost always would post images, suddenly went out on a wildcat strike! And the Asus which almost never worked is back on the job to let me post this pic.

ab348

andys120 said:

magnette said:

Oh - Andy - I didn't see your video entry - until now but the Gordon Keeble is the only car I know of that has a tortoise on its badge.

Got a good picture of that badge? I was wrong about the coachbuilder, it was Bertone, not Touring.

andys120

A tortoise, really? belongs on VW Beetle , not a V8 GT car.

andys120

ab348 said:

Here's a car that is slightly slower than the Gordon Keeble:



In a bizarre move, Firefox on my Dell PC which almost always would post images, suddenly went out on a wildcat strike! And the Asus which almost never worked is back on the job to let me post this pic.

NSU Prinz?

ab348

andys120 said:

ab348 said:

Here's a car that is slightly slower than the Gordon Keeble:



In a bizarre move, Firefox on my Dell PC which almost always would post images, suddenly went out on a wildcat strike! And the Asus which almost never worked is back on the job to let me post this pic.

NSU Prinz?

Right make, wrong model.

andys120

Ok, it's an NSU 1200

ab348

Yep, a 1200C.

fintail

Corvair styling with a somehow Soviet looking front clip.

andys120

stickguy

toyota MR2-spyder. early 2000s, no clue if you can tell the years apart. i test drove one when they first come out in about 2000. Fun car. No cabin storage at all.

andys120

Yup, it's a Gen II Toyota MR2 MY 2000.

andys120

Couldn't load via Safari or Firefox, this is via Chrome.

omarman

Early 2nd gen Camaro RS. Maybe 1970.

ab348

And a member of the VIP parking club.

andys120

stickguy

early 90s Subaru SVX.

when they first came out, my neighbor was a regional service manager for Subaru and got one to try out, and let me drive it. At the time, it was the most exotic car I think I had every driven. really quick.

andys120

Yup, MY 1992. It looked futuristic then and it still does.

tjc78

I don’t believe those are the correct wheels... still a cool car. Typical 90s color.

andys120

Mystery dash>

fintail

I believe that's a Subaru XT6

tjc78

Sounds right.

Lots of right angles in there! So much different than today's designs.

fintail

Steering wheel is the giveaway for me, shaped like a gun.

ab348

fintail said:

Steering wheel is the giveaway for me, shaped like a gun.

A reminder that the engine will likely go "Bang!" eventually.

andys120

Extra credit if you know where this is.

Michaell

andys120 said:

Extra credit if you know where this is.

I'm of the opinion that the picutre is of Santa Barbara

berri

57 or 58 Chrysler (or maybe DeSoto) coupe in the foreground and a big 60 or 61 Dodge wagon across the street. Location, all I can guess is somewhere in CA

PS - the lady is wearing shades, where is Broderick Crawford and the Highway Patrol, I smell a robbery

fintail

Light colored likely W111 fintail facing the camera partially blocked by the signpost.

stickguy

Red 68 Firebird in front of the VW bus

andys120

There's a '61 Falcon wagon behind the Microbus.

bhill2

I think the Falcon's a '63.

andys120

tmart

Pontiac Fiero mid to late 80’s.

thebean

Maybe a Fiero GT? Perhaps 1988?

andys120

thebean said:

Maybe a Fiero GT? Perhaps 1988?

Yup, it's a 1988 Pontiac Fiero GT, the last and best version, packing V6 power

andys120

bhill2

It's an Alfa Romeo Spyder, but I don't know what further designation it has or what year it is.

texases

AKA "Duetto" and "boat tail".

andys120

texases said:

AKA "Duetto" and "boat tail".

Yup, it's a 1967 Alfa Romeo Spider Duetto. Alfa like most Italian makers spells Spider with an i. The notable exception is Maserati. The Duetto name was chosen after a write in contest according to carsfromitaly.com. It didn't last long being dropped in favor of Spider Veloce.

After only a year the boat tail was changed to a squared off Kamm-style rear in 1967.

andys120

kyfdx

Pretty!

texases

The Duetto name was informal, copyright issues prevented it from being official.

ab348

Fiat Dino coupe, a very pretty car with a Ferrari-design 2 liter V6 and the usual Fiat build quality of the era. One of the better Wheeler Dealers episodes was done featuring one of these.

andys120

ab348 said:

Fiat Dino coupe, a very pretty car with a Ferrari-design 2 liter V6 and the usual Fiat build quality of the era. One of the better Wheeler Dealers episodes was done featuring one of these.

Yes, it's a 1967 Fiat Dino Coupe with styling by Bertone. It was common practice then to have different Carozzeria style the Coupe and Spider versions of the same car. This often resulted in great designs on both.
IIRC the Dino V6s were 2.4 liters.

As for build quality, I notice that the hood doesn't line up w the fender.

thebean

Which Alfa model was the so-called “Graduate” model? Anyone know without looking it up? I mean the one used in the movie, not the marketing exercise from the ‘80’s.

texases

thebean said:

Which Alfa model was the so-called “Graduate” model? Anyone know without looking it up? I mean the one used in the movie, not the marketing exercise from the ‘80’s.

It was the first-gen Spider (the "Duetto").

ab348

thebean said:

Which Alfa model was the so-called “Graduate” model? Anyone know without looking it up? I mean the one used in the movie, not the marketing exercise from the ‘80’s.

It was the Spider Duetto like the one shown in the pic here, but in red IIRC.

thebean

Bingo @texases & @ab348. Also known as 1600 Spider Series 1.

andys120

ab348 said:

thebean said:

Which Alfa model was the so-called “Graduate” model? Anyone know without looking it up? I mean the one used in the movie, not the marketing exercise from the ‘80’s.

It was the Spider Duetto like the one shown in the pic here, but in red IIRC.

Your memories are good, I looked at stills from the movie and the distinctive boat tail of the Duetto Spider is clearly there in the scene where Hoffman drives his gradation present over a Bay Area bridge. . Unfortunately the download programs aren't working today on any of my three browsers.