Mystery car pix

fintail

I was waiting for magnette to give us the specifics. Too bad the number plate is obscured, then it could really be dated. It's good to know other people are as OCD as me.

When I was a kid my dad had a period where he wanted a traditionally styled old car like that, he always talked about Rileys and Citroen Tractions. Never bought one though.

andys120

johno111

Those are definately Ford wheels, and looks like a down under Ford product. Have no idea of the name, Contour maybe ?

bumpy

Early-90s Falcon with starch (lowering springs and an unpainted body kit). That '80s Bronco on the left must be a rare piece in Australia.

la4mead

I love the tC!... I wish it had two more doors making it a low-slung sportwagon with that huge sunroof, and was sold here in the US. More substantial and upscale than the xA or xB. I don't see it competing in the same market as either of those small boxes, or the RAV4. Toyota folks, are you listening?

That photo of the Avensis is really a whole lot sharper than an xB, no matter what kind of weird paint and coffee-can muffler is added on!

derrado1

IIRC, Ford Australia sold Bronco's during the 70's and 80's. I could be wrong on this, but I think they also made them down here. I know definitely they sold them, though.

Nowadays, you'd be hard-pressed to find a Bronco. A few imported F-Series, though. Neither Ford nor Holden sell any big, truck-like SUV's. The last big Ford SUV was the Maverick (rebadged Nissan Patrol), and Holden the Jackaroo (rebadged Isuzu Trooper). Holden did import a few Suburban's for 1998-1999, but they didn't go down well at all. Far too big. We consider Landcruisers/Patrols/Pajeros a good size; anything bigger is no good.

navigator89

gsemike

The aqua wagon is definately a Mazda.

In the Aussie pic, do I see a Gran Prix or Regal in that lot as well?

derrado1

Mazda 626 Wagon. The last 626 Wagon. The rest of the world got a different version from North America because Mazda thought that American customers wanted another big, boring Camry rival. They quickly learnt that wasn't a guaranteed way to get sales, so they decided to be exciting... and now we have the Mazda6.

fintail

Lots of US market cars had unofficial RHD conversions and were sold in Australia in the 70s and 80s. There's always some weird stuff like that on the local ebay.

ateixeira

Amazing coincidence, but I saw an Avensis wagon driving in Potomac, MD, yesterday with diplomatic plates. Soooo funny!

-juice

magnette

It's funny how now we think of that Riley and the Citroen Traction as being comparable, but the Citroen was much more advanced, with FWD although a much earlier design.

andys120

but give us the correct MY>>

wgrafer

At last!! It's a 1967 Mustang! Looks like GT trim...or is it 2+2... :confuse:

andys120

There ya go, it is indeed a '67 Mustang GT.

rockylee

Hmmmmmmmmm A Geely Pony ? :P

Rocky

andys120

rockylee

Alfa Romeo or Porsche ? Heck that's way before my time :P

Rocky

bumpy

Honda S600. We did that one already; it was even the same picture. :P

bumpy

rockylee

Maybach ?

Rocky

oregonboy

Hey, the Honda S600/800 is worth a second look. I vote that we look at it again in 6 months. :shades:

james

derrado1

Ssangyong Chairman. Based on a stretched version of the early 90's E-Class platform, I believe. Ssangyong makes some... different.. looking SUV's, which seem decent (Mercedes engines, too) but this thing was released here for around $AUS60,000, which is around 3-Series/Statesman territory.

Consequently, I haven't seen a single one anywhere.

ateixeira

You gotta wonder, though, what kind of cost-cutting they did. I'd be afraid to own one of those. Something goes wrong and I bet the fix is expensive...

-juice

andys120

magnette

Fiat 600 Multipla - circa1957/62

andys120

Atsa right. The original Multipla was created by
adding a seat forward on the sedan platform thus creating perhaps the world's first Minivan.

Zero to sixty in about two weeks. :sick:

andys120

bumpy

AE82 Corolla, the FWD counterpart of the (now-famous) AE86 hatchback. The 3-door hatchback was the FX/FX-16 in the US, but this one looks like it's a GT-S so it's probably a Euro-market example.

fintail

But it has a NA-style license plate assembly...grey market?

I always kind of liked those.

andys120

before Magnette nails it?

bumpy

Hmmm. I think it does say FX-16 on the right corner, so it would be a NA-spec model.

fintail

MG Maestro, along with its Austin sibling is the stereotypical British old peoples car

andys120

Yup, it's an MG Maestro (late 80s-early 90s). You're right about the FX-16 as well, it's an '86.

magnette

Maestro was a terrible car - although not as bad as the Montego, and its one of the (many) reasons why you don't see any new Rovers now. But the MG version was a bit better, especially in the Turbo form, (0-60 6.9sec, topspeed 130mph) which was sub GTI teritory in the late 80s.
This example is too early to be a turbo, and I think the wheel trims were different, so its the earlier non-turbo version (D prefix Aug 1987/ Jly88 plate)
I heard they inflicted the Maestro on China when we stopped buying it (and the Montego).

andys120

<img src=http://www.autoblog.com/media/2006/06/zhongzing1.jpg

bumpy

Head scratcher indeed. It's a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado with a different nose. :confuse:

andys120

It's a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado with a different nose.

Nope, sorry Bumpy it's a Hebei Zhongzing from the PRC. It may be USA-bound.

andys120

rockylee

That is ugly andy. :surprise:

Rocky

fintail

Tatra something numeric...I can't recall.

It's a late model, but the shape goes back some time.

andys120

Tatra something numeric...I can't recall.

It's a late model, but the shape goes back some time.

It's a T700, the last Tatra Auto made, they stopped around 1999 according to this.

fintail

Well, late for a Tatra anyway.

They are quite ugly, but I'm a bit of a Czech-ophile and I really like old Tatras, so I'd take one.

ateixeira

It is a reverse-engineered Land Cruiser Prado knock-off, is what it is.

There is shamless copying going on and the Chinese have got to stop doing that if they want any respect at all on the global level.

-juice

ateixeira

Looks like the old Rodeo, crashes like the old Rodeo. You too can buy a brand-new 20 year old design for a Wal Mart price...

:sick:

-juice

andys120

bumpy

Bah, all Italian roadsters look alike. :P

ateixeira

It's an Alfa Fiat Ferrari Aston AC something or other.

First I thought Alfa but that front end is way different, so I'll guess Fiat, though it's a shot in the dark.

-juice

andys120

Nope not a Fiat, Aston, Alfa or Ferrari, nor is it a Maserati or a Lamborghini.

It's an Intermeccanica Apollo Spider, an exceptionally pretty design made in Turin during the early 60s by a company owned by ex-pat Canadian Frank Reisner. Power was via Buick V8.

andys120