Mystery car pix

tjc78

Yep too easy lol.

Poster said they came from a 95 New Yorker. I don’t remember them on the LeBaron, but man that was a good look.

sda

tjc78 said:

Yep too easy lol.

Poster said they came from a 95 New Yorker. I don’t remember them on the LeBaron, but man that was a good look.

The were a good look and not as hard to keep clean as the typically braked dusted BBS on my 95 Jetta GLX VR-6

texases

GLX? I'd heard of GLI, but not that. Was it AWD?

kyfdx

texases said:

GLX? I'd heard of GLI, but not that. Was it AWD?

Nope... FWD VR6 torque monster.

I loved those

sda

I think the GLX that had the VR-6 replaced the GLI which has been a 4 cyl, for a period of time. I had two, a 1995 and 2000 GLX both with the VR-6 and 5sp. Fun cars. Here is the rear view of a 95-97.

texases

That would be fun!

kyfdx

texases said:

That would be fun!

155 HP, I think.. it's a pretty light car. Leather and alloys, standard.

texases

I always thought the VR6 was a BIG step up from the DOHC and the G-Lader.

andys120

Snowy-pic:

Lots of Chevy Impalas, two '65s :a 4-poster and a two-door h/t coupe in the near lane. A pair of '66s in the far lane going away.

sda

texases said:

I always thought the VR6 was a BIG step up from the DOHC and the G-Lader.

172 hp

kyfdx

sda said:

texases said:

I always thought the VR6 was a BIG step up from the DOHC and the G-Lader.

172 hp

fintail

Snowy pic - 63 Galaxie in front of the Jeep, appears to be a 2 door HT in the formal roof/notchback variant.

andys120

sda

Puegeot 404 wagon

ab348

Seattle, 1975. Those funny foreign jobs are taking over!!!

kyfdx

ab348 said:

Seattle, 1975. Those funny foreign jobs are taking over!!!

Fiat X1/9
BMW 530i

stickguy

Datsun B210 next to the Fiat.

Looks like a Subaru GL next to the VW camper van. That bus would be pricey today.

sda

73-75 green Buick Century Kojak mobile

andys120

BMW 530i

Let's call it a BMW E28 (2nd gen 5 series) and that would cover the many variants that used the same body & chassis (525/528/530/M5). These are considered some of the best BMW designs.(1981-88). I got a ride once in an E28 M5, I'll never forget it.

texases

I'm thinking that's an E12, 1st gen, what with the side marker light and the grill on the C pillar.

kyfdx

texases said:

I'm thinking that's an E12, 1st gen, what with the side marker light and the trim on the C pillar.

Yup, if the picture is from '75, that's an E12

fintail

Yes, E28 was not until MY 1982. I think most USDM E21 were 530i.

Beyond the Subaru looks like a Corolla, then a big Fomoco wagon.

Michaell

I dated a girl in HS whose father had, I think, a 535i. This was the spring of 1982. 5 speed stick, too.

andys120

kyfdx said:

texases said:

I'm thinking that's an E12, 1st gen, what with the side marker light and the trim on the C pillar.

Yup, if the picture is from '75, that's an E12

My bad, Tex is right, the overall shapes are similar but on the E28 the turn signals went under the bumpers
and there was no faux grille on the C-post.

kyfdx

Michaell said:

I dated a girl in HS whose father had, I think, a 535i. This was the spring of 1982. 5 speed stick, too.

Likely a 533i, at that time.

ab348

For the foreign-car aficionados, here's Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1973.

andys120

Csr on the right is a Renault (#?). It's followed by a Ford Taunus 17M. Silvercar partially hidden by the Taunus is probably an Opel.

andys120

stickguy

Is that our first gen Cressida? Or did it go by Crown?

tmart

Nice looking Toyota, but don’t know the model or year.

kyfdx

Maybe, a Corona?

texases

My parents had a 2nd or 3rd gen Cressida after I moved, very nice car.

andys120

It's a 1979 Toyota Cressida, very popular in the early 80s, I knew several people that had 'em.

explorerx4

The front of that Toyota kind of reminds me of a Mustang II.

explorerx4

Saw these on my way home from Ohio today.

stickguy

interesting collection.

explorerx4

@stickguy,
I took this picture for you sometime in the last couple of weeks.

Lostwrench3

Two 1959 Cadillacs.

stickguy

explorerx4 said:

@stickguy,
I took this picture for you sometime in the last couple of weeks.

from when a truck, was still just a truck.

fintail

Diverse group of exotica here (should zoom well):

stickguy

explorerx4 said:

@stickguy,
I took this picture for you sometime in the last couple of weeks.

from when a truck, was still just a truck.

stickguy

black Volvo PV in front.

fintail

Appears to be a Cortina exiting at left. DAF in front of the P7 Taunus.

Not sure about the yellow thing.

ab348 said:

For the foreign-car aficionados, here's Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1973.

tmart

The ever exotic 59 Ford!

andys120

The Alfa-Romeo in front of the '59 Ford is a 2000 Spider with a DOHC 6. Very few made it to the US market where the smaller more nimble Alfa Spiders ruled. In 1962 a larger engine version with disc brakes debuted. The Alfa 2600 Spider looked much like its predecessor. Both used bodywork by Touring Superleggera.

andys120

ab348

A mid-50s Cunningham C3, styled by Michelotti. Bears a lot of resemblance to other Italian exotic cars of that era. Handsome vehicle.

explorerx4

At the Chrysler dealer there appears to be a Fintail in the left front corner.
A Valiant in the showroom under the Chrysler sign.

andys120

ab348 said:

A mid-50s Cunningham C3, styled by Michelotti. Bears a lot of resemblance to other Italian exotic cars of that era. Handsome vehicle.

That's right, the resemblance to Italian cars of the era comes from the tendency of stylists to copy their own sudccesful designs. I think Michelotti was in the employ of ?Bertone at the time so the C-3 looks much like some Astons, Ferraris and Maseratis. He was best known for the styling of the TR-4/5/250 and the BMW 2000/2002.

Cunningham built 25 C-3 coupes and Spiders to qualify the car for the production class at LeMans. Power came from a Chrysler Hemi 331cid V8.

andys120

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