Mystery car pix

stickguy

GT wheels too I think the GT badge is on black plastic piece behind the door.

andys120

explorerx4 said:

@stickguy,
That's the spirit!

I just went through a bunch of photo albums to find a picture of my 86 GT. It has a 5.0 emblem on the front fender, so I'm going to guess that Mustang is an 85.

According to the caption it is an '86 Mustang GT. i had a convertible version of the same car with the same telephone dial wheels and like yours a "5.0" emblem on the front fender. Mine also had a partially blacked out hood w "GT" lettering.

As you probably know the '86 GT was an odd duck that looked more like an LX than the GTs from '87 on with their different front styling. 1986 was the first MY for EFI on the 'Stangs.
They were rated @225hp IIRC which doesn't sound like much but they were pretty light and went like hell when you stomped on them.

stickguy said:

GT wheels too I think the GT badge is on black plastic piece behind the door.

I see it but where's the 5.0 badge?

explorerx4

GT is embossed in the rub strip just ahead of the rear wheel.
You could also delete the dark hood decal.

stickguy

Badge could have been removed, but all GTs were the V8.

andys120

stickguy said:

Badge could have been removed, but all GTs were the V8.

That's correct, GT were all 5.0L/302CID V8s. LX models could be ordered w the same V8 in place
of the standard I6.

andys120

stickguy

Volvo P1800. I love it on those wheels.

fintail

Minilite style wheels (not sure of what they are called)

andys120

fintail said:

Minilite style wheels (not sure of what they are called)

That style of wheel was wicked popular in the 60s and early 70s. Minilite still makes them
https://www.minilitewheels.us/ there's a bunch of imitators as well.

andys120

tjc78

It amazing you can spend that much money for a hideous color.

Assuming it’s a Continental GT. Not sure of year.

ab348

With that badge, are you sure it's not a Genesis?

imidazol97

Chrysler?

andys120

tjc78 said:

It amazing you can spend that much money for a hideous color.

Assuming it’s a Continental GT. Not sure of year.

It's a 2008 Bentley Continental GTC . No photo does justice to the sheer presence of this model.

ab348

1983, Corpus Christi, TX. Lots to see here, and expands very well.

texases

Few imports (Saab, Rabbit, and Audi 5000), and I can't find a Japanese car. Kind of like when I moved from CA to TX in 1980, lots in CA, very few in TX, at that time.

sda

Wow, two frumpy square birds and a tired fat bird without wheel covers in the same pic.

texases

There is a Japanese car, a '77-ish Celica far right side.

stickguy

Granada and Maverick at 8ish years old already look like antiques.

ab348

I think the owner of that Buick Estate Wagon might be in for an earful when they return to their car.

The '76 or '77 Maverick with the smiling driver took a good bash to the front bumper, which now rides at a jaunty angle.

There is a sporty job parked just behind the square-body Chevy pickup. Odds are it is a Corvette but I'm not at all sure.

stickguy

Other Japanese cars. Next to white squat body a 5 door Audi or Passat. Further back a white Nissan 210

explorerx4

Near the upper left, a Jeep Grand Cherokee sandwiched between 2 Chevy pickups, both 2 tone.
Just beyond those, a couple of 2 door Blazers.
In a row headed into the parking lot, a Saab 99, early fox body Mustang, and Chevette. To the right of the Chevette, a J body Buick 2 door.

tmart

I see two Birds, but they are not square birds. The square birds were 58-60. There’s also a Club Wagon in the background. Guessing early 80s.

sda said:

Wow, two frumpy square birds and a tired fat bird without wheel covers in the same pic.

fintail

Audi 5000 is a 78-79. In front of it, behind the white squarebody, I agree there's a Corvette. El Camino next to that, and a couple cars to the right, a Ford Tempo, brand new at the time (IIRC a spring or summer launch). Above the Audi appears to be a Plymouth Sapporo or equivalent. Next to the Rabbit, an Omnirizon.

That big Bird might be more showing how those beasts aged when their values fell off a cliff (ours was off the road in 1985).

tjc78

Funny to see two of those very unloved early 80s Thunderbirds in the same shot. Buick wagon looks good with those wheels. I bet that was a high option car.

Very early Escort perpendicular to the Chevy van upper left.

andys120

Those cars are mostly crap. The Chevette is the worst car I ever drove, I see two. The SAAB is the only one I'd consider buying and those weren't that great.

xwesx

andys120 said:

Those cars are mostly crap. The Chevette is the worst car I ever drove, I see two. The SAAB is the only one I'd consider buying and those weren't that great.

It was the era. Nearly everything made was crap back then, whether cars, houses, electronics, you name it.

texases

Well, not all electronics:

xwesx

texases said:

Well, not all electronics:

That's true! I didn't say all, just nearly all. Moreso than during most times; I'll put it that way.

texases

That's what I figured, I just have a soft spot for the receivers, amps, etc. from back then. As much as that was the 'malaise era' for cars, some consider it the 'golden age' for hi-fi equipment.

stickguy

that unit is more like a work of art.

tmart

Pioneer made good stuff!

tjc78

Beautiful unit. I believe that was made 77-79. It will drive pretty much any set of speakers you throw at it.

tmart

Especially AR-15s or JBL Century L 100s or Bose 901s

ab348

I have a silver Pioneer SX-3900 sitting here within arm’s reach. It has 120 watts per channel and the cool Fluoroscan output meters. A real battleship of a receiver.

andys120

This is Congress St in downtown Portland ME, not far from where i worked (in the 80s-not back then).



The black car up front resembles a 1935 Buick that my Grandpa owned, i think it's the oldest car in this field of split windshield cars

tmart

51 Ford parked.

tjc78

@ab348 said:
I have a silver Pioneer SX-3900 sitting here within arm’s reach. It has 120 watts per channel and the cool Fluoroscan output meters. A real battleship of a receiver.

I like that unit. Still has the mechanical tuner wheel/dial but also has digital readouts.

kyfdx

tmart said:

Especially AR-15s or JBL Century L 100s or Bose 901s

Marantz HD 880.

tjc78

@kyfdx said:
Marantz HD 880.

Designed by the guy who designed all of JBL speakers in the 70s!

kyfdx

tjc78 said:

@kyfdx said:

Marantz HD 880.

Designed by the guy who designed all of JBL speakers in the 70s!

I bought a used '76 CJ-5, just to get the guy to sell me his speakers. $2800 for the Jeep, $350 for the pair of speakers.

magnette

Hi - haven't been here for a couple of weeks as medical matters intervened but ok now.

In Portland ME I think the two-door behind the two tone taxi is a circa 1948 De Soto

andys120

tmart said:

51 Ford parked.

There's another "Shoebox" Ford next to it in the traffic lane. Those two may be the newest cars.

magnette said:

Hi - haven't been here for a couple of weeks as medical matters intervened but ok now.

In Portland ME I think the two-door behind the two tone taxi is a circa 1948 De Soto

Glad you're back Magnette. I'm sure it's a MoPar but how can you tell which make?

explorerx4

I think the black taxi(2 behind the 2 tone Chevy taxi) is a Packard.

stickguy

Before my time!

ab348

Welcome back, Magnette! Glad you're doing better. How's the NHS doing?

fintail

Close, I think that oldie is a 37-38 Buick. Maybe a 39-40 intermediate GM beside it. I agree the coupe is a DeSoto, unique grille.

andys120 said:

This is Congress St in downtown Portland ME, not far from where i worked (in the 80s-not back then).



The black car up front resembles a 1935 Buick that my Grandpa owned, i think it's the oldest car in this field of split windshield cars

tmart

andys120 said:

tmart said:

51 Ford parked.

There's another "Shoebox" Ford next to it in the traffic lane. Those two may be the newest cars.

I saw that one too, but the chrome strip on the hood made me unsure.

sda

ab348 said:

I have a silver Pioneer SX-3900 sitting here within arm’s reach. It has 120 watts per channel and the cool Fluoroscan output meters. A real battleship of a receiver.

That’s a beast. I have the lesser 45 watt model with Quartz lock tuning and Fluoroscan meters, 1980? I have the receipt somewhere. It did power my somewhat inefficient Advent speakers nicely. It is stored in a closet.

ab348

In ‘81 or ‘82 when these were new I couldn’t afford a big receiver but I bought a SX-3600 that served me well for many years. Around ‘06 or ‘07 I started buying what I really wanted via eBay. Initially got s SX-880, followed by a SX-3800. Not long after the SX-3900 popped up for a good price and I grabbed it.