A lot of it seems like decisions made because of previous decisions made, and so on and so on, until nothing really made sense.
I recall that the folks decided on a new '71 Dodge Monaco 4-door hardtop. The dealer they liked didn't have a suitable one in stock but was willing to do a factory order from Windsor. Mom fell in love with the color combo on a Chrysler Newport 2-door hardtop that was in the showroom: Tawny Gold metallic paint (code Y8, a pretty sort of dark green-gold) with a matching vinyl roof, and a gold cloth and vinyl interior, very '70s. I remember wishing they had just taken the Chrysler, but whatever. I was happy because the Monaco came with a 383-2bbl standard according to my car magazines. Imagine my surprise 6 weeks later when the car arrived to discover that it had a 318 under the hood. That was what came standard in them in Canada. I presume it was intended to make the price a bit cheaper in this market. Was still a good car.
Well, my new shiny PC was able to use the pulldowns here to post images and emotorcons for a whole day before they stopped responding again. Jeez. Back to remote hosting of pics.
Unknown (to me) USAF base around 1961, right click to view image to expand:
Renault dauphine down the row hiding behind a rambler
Wow, you have sharp eyes. Another couple of imports are closer to the Camera, a Fiat (600?) sandwiched between a '56-ish Olds two-tone and a '58 Chevy wagon. Just past that wagon you can make out the nose.
Oldest cars are bunched together in the row second from front. I see a pair of 52-54 Fords, two shades of blue between the Olds convertibles in that row. They are next to a '53-4 Chevy.
The newest cars are from the compact wave of 1960, a Ford Falcon in second row, just past a '61 Chevy wagon. Same row across from sign that reads "Civilian Personnel Office" is what appears to be a Pontiac Tempest.
Across the street in that lot, lurking near a fire hydrant, is some sort of Euro import compact. My first thought is a Simca or Opel wagon of some sort.
Interesting stuff. I should have thought of the link between a lot of RHD export cars and Canadian production, I think those odd 50s Mopars were also sold in RHD markets. And then in the 90s there were maybe a couple Chrysler badged cars in Canada sold in the US as Dodges, maybe.
A 71 Chrysler that wasn't green? Rare! Oh wait, green gold My grandpa had a 71 Newport 4 door HT, bought before I was born of course, but I have seen some pics. Green on green, a 383 according to my uncle. It wasn't trouble-free, lots of hard starting issues IIRC, apparently the 65 that it replaced was less temperamental.
A lot of it seems like decisions made because of previous decisions made, and so on and so on, until nothing really made sense.
I recall that the folks decided on a new '71 Dodge Monaco 4-door hardtop. The dealer they liked didn't have a suitable one in stock but was willing to do a factory order from Windsor. Mom fell in love with the color combo on a Chrysler Newport 2-door hardtop that was in the showroom: Tawny Gold metallic paint (code Y8, a pretty sort of dark green-gold) with a matching vinyl roof, and a gold cloth and vinyl interior, very '70s. I remember wishing they had just taken the Chrysler, but whatever. I was happy because the Monaco came with a 383-2bbl standard according to my car magazines. Imagine my surprise 6 weeks later when the car arrived to discover that it had a 318 under the hood. That was what came standard in them in Canada. I presume it was intended to make the price a bit cheaper in this market. Was still a good car.
The Pontiac Solstice was pretty cool, although I liked the Saturn Sky design better. I believe it was Hennessy that made a version of the Solstice. It had an LT1 v-8 pushing around 400 HP! I think it was called the Monster Solstice.Hard to find one now.
This one is really obvious but I posted it because it represents a key phase in the evolution of the great American Muscle Car. Before the factories started putting their most powerful motors in smaller cars they would offer them in their full sizers and the go-fast guys would order them in the lighter low-end stripper versions because Less Weight=Go Faster. Now it certainly wasn't unheard of for someone to buy a 413 Fury or a 406 Galaxie 500 but the younger guys, particularly this interested in drag racing would go for the strippers.
The illustrated car actually began life with the inline six and was "converted" to a 409 with a 4-speed. The result was typical of what we'd see in the early 60s, what looked like a cheap bench seat slug but was betrayed if you were sharp-eyed enough to note the engine badge.
The 409 was a development of the 348 CID V8 that is considered the first of the big block Chevy V8s. The 409 version was one of the first to be immortalized in a popular song. It wasn't long before Ford with it's 406/427 and Chrysler Corp with it's 413/426 got into the battle.
This one is really obvious but I posted it because it represents a key phase in the evolution of the great American Muscle Car. Before the factories started putting their most powerful motors in smaller cars they would offer them in their full sizers and the go-fast guys would order them in the lighter low-end stripper versions because Less Weight=Go Faster.
OK, rather than doing annoying research, let me pose a trivia question: did Chevy ever offer the 409 in anything smaller than a full sizer?
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Toyota Sports 800, I think we saw one not too long ago
Yes, you're right but it's a nice picture so I thought I'd post it. The Sports 800 was the first 'Yota sports car. it was based on a frumpy JDM sedan called the Public. Power came from an air-cooled flat four. Apparently exporting to the US was considered but they had second thoughts and kept it home.
Yes, you're right but it's a nice picture so I thought I'd post it. The Sports 800 was the first 'Yota sports car. it was based on a frumpy JDM sedan called the Public. Power came from an air-cooled flat four. Apparently exporting to the US was considered but they had second thoughts and kept it home.
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A lot of it seems like decisions made because of previous decisions made, and so on and so on, until nothing really made sense.
I recall that the folks decided on a new '71 Dodge Monaco 4-door hardtop. The dealer they liked didn't have a suitable one in stock but was willing to do a factory order from Windsor. Mom fell in love with the color combo on a Chrysler Newport 2-door hardtop that was in the showroom: Tawny Gold metallic paint (code Y8, a pretty sort of dark green-gold) with a matching vinyl roof, and a gold cloth and vinyl interior, very '70s. I remember wishing they had just taken the Chrysler, but whatever. I was happy because the Monaco came with a 383-2bbl standard according to my car magazines. Imagine my surprise 6 weeks later when the car arrived to discover that it had a 318 under the hood. That was what came standard in them in Canada. I presume it was intended to make the price a bit cheaper in this market. Was still a good car.
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Unknown (to me) USAF base around 1961, right click to view image to expand:
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Oldest cars are bunched together in the row second from front. I
see a pair of 52-54 Fords, two shades of blue between the Olds convertibles in that row.
They are next to a '53-4 Chevy.
The newest cars are from the compact wave of 1960, a Ford Falcon in second row, just past a '61 Chevy wagon. Same row across from sign that reads "Civilian Personnel Office" is what appears to be a Pontiac Tempest.
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In the nearest row on the other side of the 58 Chevy, I see an MGA. Fiat is indeed a 600.
Where are all the 60 Fords?
None I can see here either (great pic from 1965, same rules, right click to view/enlarge):
But wait! The photographer turned around, and hey, presto!
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A 71 Chrysler that wasn't green? Rare! Oh wait, green gold
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Perhaps the host site has some sort of block on direct linking to images without going through them first. Here is a link to pic #1:
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And #2:
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60 Ford is a Galaxie.
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This one is really obvious but I posted it because it represents a key phase in the evolution of the great American Muscle Car. Before the factories started putting their most powerful motors in smaller cars they would offer them in their full sizers and the go-fast guys would order them in the lighter low-end stripper versions because Less Weight=Go Faster. Now it certainly wasn't unheard of for someone to buy a 413 Fury or a 406 Galaxie 500 but the younger guys, particularly this interested in drag racing would go for the strippers.
The illustrated car actually began life with the inline six and was "converted" to a 409 with a 4-speed. The result was typical of what we'd see in the early 60s, what looked like a cheap bench seat slug but was betrayed if you were sharp-eyed enough to note the engine badge.
The 409 was a development of the 348 CID V8 that is considered the first of the big block Chevy V8s. The 409 version was one of the first to be immortalized in a popular song. It wasn't long before Ford with it's 406/427 and Chrysler Corp with it's 413/426 got into the battle.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
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Wheeler dealers did one of these.
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2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2009 BMW 335i, 2003 Corvette cnv. (RIP 2001 Jaguar XK8 cnv and 1985 MB 380SE [the best of the lot])
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
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2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
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