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  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    Early '90s Hyundai Sonata.

    Bob
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 267,518
    Just for posterity...

    I knew the Corrado and the Maserati Bi-turbo immediately.. lol.

    I would have sworn that early Hyundai was a Renault of some type, though...

    regards,
    kyfdx

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,672
    Alright kyfdx, How 'bout this=>
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  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    Renault Espace.

    Bob
  • navigator89navigator89 Member Posts: 1,080
    That's easy, it's a Renault Espace. They sell them here in the Middle East. It's probably the most stylish looking minivan that I've seen.

    Next time try covering up the plate. Looking at the plate really gives it away, now we know it's a Renault and it's not really a mystery anymore.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,672
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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,517
    Some kind of Austin/BMC monstrosity, the grill would point to it being a "princess" variant.

    Wow things got ugly in the 70s
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,672
    You're right, Fin, it's a VandenPlas Princess 1500 ca mid '70s. BMC utilized the VandenPlas name on a variety of luxed up Austins starting in the 60s.

    The VandenPlas name is now used to designate the luxury trimmed Jag XJ and every time I see it I'm reminded of the awful Austin-based VdPs. They should use another name ;)

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,672
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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,517
    Weird. Appears to be an Alfa grille, but it is no doubt an early 80s Japanese car, likely a Nissan
  • lancerfixerlancerfixer Member Posts: 1,284
    Some very odd Nissan/Alfa conglomeration. Poor thing.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,672
    Essentially it is a Nissan, a second gen Nissan Cherry...
    Like this oneimage

    It was made by Alfa-Romeo in a factory jointly owned by Nissan and Alfa-Romeo
    and sold as the Alfa-Romeo ARNA (for Alfa-Romeo-Nissan Allianza) in Italy as well as elsewhere as the Nissan Cherry Europe.

    It had the same boxer fours used in the Alfa Sud and was the first Alfa
    equipped w an IRS. It was a commercial failure only being sold from '84-'86.

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  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    looks like a mid 80's alfa, cant say i've seen one on the road, could be a concept car or an overseas exclusive alfa (asia or south american only market)

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  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    i wrote my answer before you posted the answer... honestly

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,672
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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,672
    Going once......going twice......

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  • seminole_kevseminole_kev Member Posts: 1,696
    I had to research it using your photo. Never heard of it before. Good find.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,672
    I guess you guys haven't been to any SVRA (vintage sports car) races. The Green MG-B look alike is a Turner Mk.1, produced from '59 'til about '62, they featured Austin A35 or Coventry Climax power and were highly regarded as production sports car racers.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,672
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    Okay, we know it's a Shelby GT-500 (sez so on the side) but can you tell us the year, the motor, and any other interesting facts about this car?

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  • seminole_kevseminole_kev Member Posts: 1,696
    Well I used to really be up on all this nerd-like knowledge of Mustangs, but that (like most things) I've forgotten.

    C-pillar is throwing me off. Looks like a 65/66 for some reason, but I don't remember those year Shelby's looking that "tough".
    So I'll go with maybe a 1967? I think that would have been right when the 428CJ was coming out.........but didn't they test out a few with 427's though?

    Could be way off.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,529
    is what I thought too. I believe the 500 would have the 428 in it. I wouldn't know if there was anything else special aobut it, other than it was an ill handling pig compared to the originalGT350, but it could do an impressive smoley burnout.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,672
    It is a '67, you can tell by the hood which became less pointy in '68 and by the fogs paired together in the center of the grille. The hood, brake scoops and dog ears on the C-posts were fiberglass (poor hood fit was a real problem on '67s).

    According to Shelby's Wildlife a few lucky customers were able to order theirs with the 427 Side Oiler but most came with the 428CJ.

    Stick guys is right that the '67, even if ordered with the lighter 302 (GT350) was a pig compared to it's very racy '65-'66 cousins.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,672
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  • bumpybumpy Member Posts: 4,425
    Late-60s Honda 600. One of those little Japanese cars that only exist within 50 miles of the Pacific coast.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,672
    I hadn't noticed how much it looks like a Honda 600. It does but it's not a Honda.

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  • andre1969andre1969 Member Posts: 26,051
    so tiny that they had to leave off the third stripe when they put that Adidas logo on the grille! :P
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 267,518
    That explains it.. Adidas!!

    It does look like a tennis shoe...

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,672
    Autobianchi Abarth A112 which was in production from 1969 to 1985, think of it as an Italian Mini-Cooper. It was a very early example of a transverse fwd layout based on Fiat 127 mechanicals but it was more stylish and the Abarth version (903cc/all of 70hp) was bitchin.

    A pretty neat car IMO, not the least for being so tiny.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,672
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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,517
    Is the cabover a Willys? International?
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    Jeep FC (FC= Forward Control). Probably the FC 150 ST, because of the long bed on this example.

    http://www.off-road.com/jeep/tech/fc.htm

    Bob
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,672
    It's '61 Willys FC170. Every now and then you still see one of these workingas a fire or forestry truck.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,672
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  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    Just because it's fun!

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    I just LOVE the external security feature on the door...LOL

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  • seminole_kevseminole_kev Member Posts: 1,696
    Morris Minor?
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,517
    The woody is a Morris Minor Traveler

    The yellow car is Mr. Bean's Mini

    Cool, I was right on the weird truck
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,672
    Fin, you're right on the Traveler too. It's a '68, I didn't know they were still making those
    that late in the game.

    And here's one to sleep on=><img src="http://www.freehomepages.com/o2r/hillmanimp2-jr.jpg

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  • seminole_kevseminole_kev Member Posts: 1,696
    ..but I do know that odd duck is a Renault Scimitar. Styling just doesn't do it for me, and I'm pretty "hatch-friendly".
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,517
    And it became a Hillman Imp
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,672
    Sorry Kev, I had to take it down when I realized it was a copyrighted photo and anyway you got the model name right but the make (which didn't show in the photo) was Reliant (British) not Renault.

    Anyway check out the ad clip I substituted.

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  • seminole_kevseminole_kev Member Posts: 1,696
    I get those mushed together for some reason. Time for bed I think!
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,672
    Yeah Fin, it's the Hillman/Riley/Singer Imp, a fiendish device which is credited with causing the fall of the entire Rootes Group. ;)

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,672
    Don't be afraid to post your favorite oddball/forgotten motor vehicle. Meanwhile what's this=>image

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    '65 Mercury Meteor.

    Bob
  • bumpybumpy Member Posts: 4,425
    ...at first glance...
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    ...because of this.
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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,672
    '65 Mercury Meteor.

    Pretty close, Bob, to be exact it's a '65 Merc Meteor Montcalm. How'd you know it was a Meteor, as opposed to a Colony Park?

    Bumpy, sorry but I can't tell what, if anything, is under the hood of your OmniRizon.

    Here's one to sleep on=>image

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,529
    If it is, don't ask me for a model name?

    Not sure about the TC3. Is it a next generation turbine? Hamster power? Electric?

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,517
    We've got a weird electric Omni, and a Citroen GS circa 1975
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,672
    We've got a weird electric Omni, and a Citroen GS circa 1975

    That Citroen GS happens to be a Birotor, the Wankel powered version.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,672
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