Mystery car pix

xwesx

Wow; that's crazy-steep. Modern cars probably couldn't park there because the seat belts would lock!

fintail

SF not before 1978 with the Celica liftback further up the hill on the left side.

sda

How about , while in the driver's seat, closing that long heavy door on the Regal.

fintail

Fairfax Ave, LA - source claims 1978 but by a couple background cars is at least a few years later, zooms fine:

explorerx4

I splash water in your general direction.

roadburner

1978 Z28

stickguy

trying to place the white hatch in the middle. too square to be a Colt. Might be an early Hyundai (excel? Pony?)

texases

Tercel?

fintail

Yep that's my thought, 83 or so Tercel hatch.

There's also an X-car sedan (Skylark or maybe Omega) above/left of the MB, which is likely a W115 240D or 300D.

andys120

texases

I wonder what the owner had to do to get that plate?

magnette

The plate on the RO80 is from a historic vehicle series issued for vehicles over 30years old hence the H as the last digit.

I think the owner can apply for the make up of the plate and unless its already been issued and not rude or forbidden then it is issued for a fee.
There are tax concessions for historic vehicles in Germany like many other countries (including UK )

fintail

I think most US states have concessions for vintage vehicles too - either via a "classic" (modern plate base) plate with reduced or waived registration fees, or a "YOM"/year of manufacture plate (vintage plate contemporary to the car re-registered to it - I have this on the fintail). There are often usage limits/restrictions for this, but I suspect seldom enforced. In WA, a YOM plate has waived annual registration fees.

xwesx

I felt like I was applying for a national security job when I got the "historic" plates for my van. Finally, upon approval, the lady at Motor Vehicles said, "Sir, please remember that you can ONLY use this vehicle for exhibition purposes."

I said, "trust me, ma'am; any time I use it, it is definitely an exhibition."

fintail

xwesx said:

I felt like I was applying for a national security job when I got the "historic" plates for my van. Finally, upon approval, the lady at Motor Vehicles said, "Sir, please remember that you can ONLY use this vehicle for exhibition purposes."

I said, "trust me, ma'am; any time I use it, it is definitely an exhibition."

I remember when I registered my YOM plates (found them at a yard sale for a quarter, decent ROI there) - at the local DOL they got an image of the plates on a photocopier (it was 1996), and that was it. I see cars with collector/vintage plates now and then in normal traffic.

kyfdx

In KY, it's a one-time registration. You don't have to renew (or pay), each year.

For personal property tax purposes, the value is then set at $100, and never changes. That's a huge bonus for car collectors.

With the same caveats on "exhibition only". But, my son drove the '87 325iS daily, and never got pulled over.

Michaell

I should know what this is, but I don't....

kyfdx

Triumph Stag

andys120

kyfdx said:

Triumph Stag

What he said.

Michaell

kyfdx said:

Triumph Stag

That's what I thought. Picture posted by my cousin, who is finishing a frame off restoration of the car on the big island of Hawai'i. Was a barn find 8 years ago.

ab348

Michaell said:

kyfdx said:

Triumph Stag

That's what I thought. Picture posted by my cousin, who is finishing a frame off restoration of the car on the big island of Hawai'i. Was a barn find 8 years ago.

A neighbor of a friend did the same thing a couple of decades ago. Wrote a lot of cheques and did a lot of detail work himself to end up with the nicest Stag around these parts. On it's maiden voyage, the newly-rebuilt engine blew up. So he got to write more cheques and wait a bit longer for the joy of driving it.

Needless to say, he was staggered.

kyfdx

As teenagers, we thought the Stag was cool. But,. man, does it get a lot of hate..

texases

Michaell said:

kyfdx said:

Triumph Stag

That's what I thought. Picture posted by my cousin, who is finishing a frame off restoration of the car on the big island of Hawai'i. Was a barn find 8 years ago.

Do you know if it has had the engine replaced with the Rover (Buick) aluminum V8? Most have.

Michaell

texases said:

Michaell said:

kyfdx said:

Triumph Stag

That's what I thought. Picture posted by my cousin, who is finishing a frame off restoration of the car on the big island of Hawai'i. Was a barn find 8 years ago.

Do you know if it has had the engine replaced with the Rover (Buick) aluminum V8? Most have.

I’ve asked him. Will let you know what he says.

roadburner

I subscribe to a couple of British classic car magazines and the word is that the faults of the Stag running gear can be rectified- but I suspect that at our end of the pond many of the fixes are unknown.

Michaell

roadburner said:

I subscribe to a couple of British classic car magazines and the word is that the faults of the Stag running gear can be rectified- but I suspect that at our end of the pond many of the fixes are unknown.

I suspect my cousin has the knowledge - and the contacts - to make things right. His dad - my uncle - had a late 60's Datsun 1600 roadster, and later in life he would buy and flip 70's and 80's Volvos.

stickguy

sounds like a Pantera. At this point, unless it was a full OEM show car restoration, they all would have had the upgrades available to make it an actually usable car.

roadburner

Michaell said:

roadburner said:

I subscribe to a couple of British classic car magazines and the word is that the faults of the Stag running gear can be rectified- but I suspect that at our end of the pond many of the fixes are unknown.

I suspect my cousin has the knowledge - and the contacts - to make things right. His dad - my uncle - had a late 60's Datsun 1600 roadster, and later in life he would buy and flip 70's and 80's Volvos.

I had a 1969 Datsun roadster; it was a fun car.

andys120

kyfdx

andys120 said:

1800 ES

stickguy

I love it

andys120

stickguy said:

I love it

Imagine that, a Volvo that's actually good looking.

bhill2

I seriously considered buying one of those when I was in my early 20s (both my parents and my older sister drove Volvos; their salesman was a happy camper.). Said salesman actually talked me out of the 1800ES, saying that a young male in a car like that would be a ticket magnet. It wasn't completely altruistic, for the same money he put me in a Volvo 164E with a 4 speed + OD. It was dark blue and invisible to the highway patrol, It could cruise considerably above the 55 MPH speed limit without drawing attention, and had a top speed way beyond my driving ability. It was also almost sinfully comfortable.

tmart

@andys120 said:
Imagine that, a Volvo that's actually good looking.

The C70 was a good looking Volvo too.

ab348

Here's a fun one - Chicago Avenue in, of all places, Chicago. The cool thing is that you can see these buildings are still mostly the same, just the businesses occupying them are different now.



Current-day Streetview image:

tmart

Corvair, VW Bug, two Fords, a wagon and sedan.

stickguy

I think the Camaro is a 69. Same color combo as my 67 was. Red taillight is a late 60s big poncho convertible.

kyfdx

A lot of Pontiacs.

That big brown one looks like a '73 or '74?

explorerx4

Honda HR-V, Jeep Compass. Oops, wrong picture.

ab348

kyfdx said:

A lot of Pontiacs.

That big brown one looks like a '73 or '74?

No, that's a '70, with the faux-classic center grille flanked by horn grilles on either side. Not Pontiac's finest moment.

The red '67 on the right edge of the pic is a Bonneville convertible, quite the ride!

fintail

68 Ford I assume Country Sedan, 63 Ford Galaxie 4 door HT.

fintail

405 at Sepulveda/Ventura, 1964 - not the highest resolution but a few things catch my eye, zooms fine, credit at upper right:

explorerx4

Lower left, a white 60 Ford with a tan 63 Ford behind it that just jammed on the brakes.

ab348

I think there’s another ‘60 Ford further ahead by the Ventura Blvd exit. I see a first-gen Valiant on the opposite side near the left edge of the pic and a ‘57 Ford heading in the same direction a bit further back.

stickguy

a dark colored Fintail next to the stake truck.

tmart

57 Chevy BelAir approaching, 59 Ford wagon going away. Green Bug.

Michaell

That was before the mall was built in the SE corner of that interchange.

fintail

Don't see many pics with a fintail and a 60 Ford in the same image

Gastown, Vancouver - zooms well:

tmart

Blue Bug and a red Bug.

andys120

Dodge Dart, white over blue.