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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Definately some sort of Ferrari. Is that the Ferris Bueller car?

    You've got the right make but the FB car was a replica of the fabled 250GT Spider California and that's not what 6163 is. Close, but no cigar Mike.

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

  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,639
    Is it just a plain 250 GT PF cabrio from ca. 1960?

    The California like in Ferris Bueller was much sexier. I always assumed it was supposed to be a LWB car, too. It was a decent enough replica for a mainstream movie

    I've heard it's actually an MGB under all that!
  • rockyleerockylee Member Posts: 14,017
    That's a nice car.

    Rocky
  • johno111johno111 Member Posts: 114
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  • rockyleerockylee Member Posts: 14,017
    Saturn Sky ?

    Rocky
  • johno111johno111 Member Posts: 114
    Nope look a little closer :D
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,782
    Opel GT

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  • johno111johno111 Member Posts: 114
    You got it, only very slight differences except for the power plant. :D
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  • bumpybumpy Member Posts: 4,425
    Ford Street Ka. Little 1.6L pocket convertible. We don't get anything nearly that interesting here.
  • bumpybumpy Member Posts: 4,425
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    Rocky, this one is all yours.
  • orangelebaronorangelebaron Member Posts: 435
    The new Saabulet Saablazer?

    I love the way GM takes Opels and says "hey look!... at the new car we designed" (Malibu MAXX)
  • johno111johno111 Member Posts: 114
    Yet another nice car that we'll never see here in North America.
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  • bumpybumpy Member Posts: 4,425
    Ford (Euro) Focus cabriolet, if the Street Ka isn't big enough for you.

    #6175 is not a Saab, but that is the proper mindset.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Is it just a plain 250 GT PF cabrio from ca. 1960?

    Yep, it's the PF Cabrio, a '62, so one of the last of the line.

    I thought the Spider California replicas were Corvette based.

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

  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    I'm happy to hear that car was a REPLICA!!!
    I always feared they REALLY destroyed such a rare Ferrari.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,639
    Yeah the Bueller car looks too wide to be an MG...that's just the story I've read.

    I know about Corvette based Daytona replicas anyway.

    And even when that movie was made, a California would have been worth too much to ruin in a movie. As a kid, I knew it had to be some kind of special effects.

    There was a dumb kids movie about 10 years ago set in South America...the bad guys (of course) had a kind of grungy black fintail that got hit by a train...that really irked me. It crashed pretty well though, the rear crumple zone was proven, and the back windshield popped out as intended.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    The MGB was unit-bodied which suggests it'd make a poor basis for a kit car/replica.

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

  • bumpybumpy Member Posts: 4,425
    I can understand why no one wanted to name the 2002 Bravada. It was emblematic of GM's pathetic management that the last new Oldsmobile would be a Trailblazer with a body kit.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,782
    a later model (late 80's?) from the look of it. About the time that GM finally started to get it right, so they killed it.

    THis one is a formula model. Dual pipes, so it should be a 2M6 (V6).

    I don't think I have ever even sat in one. WOnder what they are like?

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  • rockyleerockylee Member Posts: 14,017
    Where were these cars made at ?

    My aunt had one. Maybe the fiero needs to be redone. :surprise:

    That got everyones attention, eh? ;)

    Rocky
  • chuck1959chuck1959 Member Posts: 654
    I don't think I have ever even sat in one. WOnder what they are like?

    I have, they are just inches from the ground.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    When GM intro'd the Fiero they announced that it was intended to be a "commuter car" but enthusiasts began clamoring for sportscar performance to match the mid-engined layout and styling.

    The sports car performance didn't arrive until late in the run with the introduction of the V6
    and revised front suspension. Previously power came from the GM Iron Duke I-4 (Citation, Celebrity etc.) and the front suspension was
    pure Chevette.

    For some reason a cult has built up around these cars even though at best it's performance was marginal compared to it's competitor from Toyota, the redoubtable first gen MR-2.

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

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • chuck1959chuck1959 Member Posts: 654
    1972 Pontiac Grand Prix?
  • johno111johno111 Member Posts: 114
    I had one of these. Bought it new in 84, I had the first black one in the area. Body was all bolt on fiberglass and flexable panels over what they called a space frame. The gas tank sat under the console between the seats. It was a fun car. One of the most fun things were when you hit about 60 mph you could actually feel the car suck down to the road about an inch. The 3 bad things I hated about the car were: 1. hard to turn in the snow it always wanted to go straight, 2. in the rain if you hit a big puddle it would come up on to your windshield. 3. too low, you would constantly get cut off in parkway traffic larger cars couldn't see you. I got cutoff 3 times one morning by the same woman and got cutoff a few more times that night. Next day I traded it in on an 85 Mercury Grande Marque.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Changed the title since it was a typo.

    That was the first generation, the face-lift came later and made it look less square in the B-pillar area.

    Early models with the Iron Duke had some engine fires, and IIRC GM's "fix" was simply to use a bigger oil filter to increase the oil capacity.

    So right from the start the car had an iffy reputation. A co-worker of mine had a 2M4 model and really struggled to sell it. The V6 was better but still didn't perform all that well.

    I think the Solistice is a better 2 seater, even for its day.

    -juice
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    I seriously doubt that the Fiero is that much lower than the English and Italian sports cars I grew up on, or that it's lower than a Miata/MX-5.

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

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    1972 Pontiac Grand Prix?

    Close Chuck, it's a 1969.

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

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • rockyleerockylee Member Posts: 14,017
    oh no, what is that ???? A Renault :surprise:

    Rocky
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,782
    A Lancia?

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,639
    Yeah that's a Lancia...I can never keep the model names straight
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Yep, it's hard to keep Lancia model names straight. the picture shows a Lancia Fulvia Berlina GTE, a rare sight in North America, we're more familiar with the Fulvia Coupe, a FWD pioneer from the 60s.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,782
    probably, since they were only released last month!

    Let's see, correct title is Toyota FJ, isn't it? No cruiser to be found!

    Just a 4Runner underneath anyway.

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  • ubbermotorubbermotor Member Posts: 307
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  • rockyleerockylee Member Posts: 14,017
    What kind of ship is that ? :surprise:

    Gotta be a Chrysler ?

    Rocky
  • gsemikegsemike Member Posts: 2,432
    Nah... that's got to be a Mercury
  • johno111johno111 Member Posts: 114
    Think it's about a 62-63 Mercury Meteor
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Correct, it's the brand new 2007 Toyo FJ.

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

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,639
    Triumph Acclaim, which was a rebadged Civic from the early 80s
  • rockyleerockylee Member Posts: 14,017
    LOL....I didn't think the Asians ever rebadged. :surprise:

    Rocky
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,639
    It's actually a Japanese car pretending to be a British car. Rover did it too.
  • 91landcruiser91landcruiser Member Posts: 8
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  • rockyleerockylee Member Posts: 14,017
    The next Supra ?

    Rocky
  • 91landcruiser91landcruiser Member Posts: 8
    I wish... but this is even better... for now...
  • 91landcruiser91landcruiser Member Posts: 8
    Looks like an Audi, S series?
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