Mystery car pix

1racefan

for some reason, i am thinking Hyundai?????

andys120

Something about the back door reminds me of the second-gen Oldsmobile Aurora, but the rest of the car is too spiffy to be from GM.

Perhaps that's because it is a second-gen Aurora. I don't know why GM killed it either.

imidazol97

>second-gen Oldsmobile Aurora, but the rest of the car is too spiffy to be from GM.

Ouch.

rockylee

It does look alot like a 2nd Generation- Aurora, but not spiffy enough to be an Aurora.

Rocky

andys120

kyfdx

I'll guess '64 Dodge Coronet (because I think I can read Coronet on the front fender).

derrado1

It was just featured as Autoblog's Reader Ride of the Day. It's a well-maintained 2003 "Final 500" Aurora. Very nice car indeed.

rockylee

okay, I thought it was an Aurora. I was almost wondering if it was a Chin-E- class carbon copy Aurora. I agree it looked very well maintained. I've always liked the Aurora, and this month I need to make a final decision if I'm going to buy Grandma's or not. I'm leaning torwards buying it.

Rocky

andys120

I'll guess '64 Dodge Coronet (because I think I can read Coronet on the front fender).

It's a '66.

andys120

andys120

Youse are flunking Iron Curtain Cars of the 60s in a big way. Those are all 1963 Skoda Octavias.
Look like Dinky toys don't they?

andys120

a little more commonplace>

fintail

I was thinking the Skodas were more Wartburgs or something.

7447 is a late W201 190E ca. 1990

magnette

Over here the Octavia was the saloon, the convertible (shown here with hardtop) was the Felicia, and the estate was the Octavia Combi, which was sold here until about 1971, while the saloon and conv were dropped in about 64, as there was no estate in the rear-engined Skoda 1000 range which was introduced in 64 .

andys120

Ca. '90 M-B 190E is right.

Try another?>

kyfdx

Looks like a Ford wagon... From the mid-'50s..

No wonder the Chevys were so popular.. :sick:

andre1969

for some reason, i am thinking Hyundai?????

Funny you'd mention Hyundai. When the 2nd-gen Aurora first came out, from the rear they made me think of a Hyundai for some reason.

fintail

1955 Country Squire

andys120

1955 Country Squire

Keerect!

andys120

andre1969

4-seat Ferraris from the early 80's? I think they were called Mondial or something like that?

michaellno

Is, I believe, a late 70's (?) 365 GTB.

kyfdx

I don't know the model, but I'm going to put that in the early '70s...

Late '70s were 308s.. like on Magnum PI

andre1969

Now that you mention it, the car does look kinda "fuselaged", for lack of a better word, which is more of an early 70's styling fetish. Weren't the late 70's Ferraris a bit more slab-sided?

stickguy

a Boxer? 512BB?

ateixeira

Berlinetta?

-juice

fintail

Started as the 365GT4 BB I believe ca. 1974, then became the 512 BB

andys120

Started as the 365GT4 BB I believe ca. 1974, then became the 512 BB

That's essentially correct. The car pictured is a late one, an '82 512BB. In it's earlier form it had a smaller motor (4.4l) and was knowen as the 365 BB/4 which is not to be confused with the earlier front engine V12 365 GTB/4 "Daytona".

The Boxer Berlinetta was the first 12 cylinder street Ferrari to have it's motor behind the driver, a belated reply, many say, to the Lambo Miura of 1966.

andys120

boomchek

This Boxer was then replaced by the Testarossa in 1985 correct?

michaellno

The profile says "MGB-GT", but the badge on the grille has me confused ... some sort of Rover equivalent?

andys120

Nope it's a '69 MGC-GT, with a six cylinder motor based on the 3-liter from the Big Healey.

British Leyland was hoping to replace the A-H 3000 with this newer MG cousin but the result was a car that was hopelessly front-heavy.

andys120

fintail

Yep I believe that's how they evolved.

You can see the hood bulge on the MGC-GT...

boomchek

Dacia Logan. Dacia has come a long way since the recycled Renault they've been using for the last 30 years:

andys120

Yep that's the new wagon version of the Dacia Logan, the Logan MCV.

andys120

subearu

If I could see the rear I could confirm for sure, but I think that's a Chevy Monza.

-Brian

andys120

You're right, Brian-'76 Monza.

andys120

bumpy

2002 Nissan Cedric, sold here with a different nose as the 2003-4 Infiniti M45.

andys120

You are exactly right Bumpy, try another?

fintail

A Goggomobil, something Shifty would drive

andys120

It is a Goggomobil.

Next up is>

andre1969

'61 LeSabre?

andys120

Yep, it's a '61 LeSabre.

Here's one that's a little more challenging>

fintail

Looks to be an early Borgward of some kind

andre1969

I have no idea on that thing. What's that hardtop coupe looking thing in the background though?

fintail

That's a Borgward Isabella

andys120

The black car is a '49 Borgward Hansa 1500. I think it looks almost American with a resemblance to a '49 Ford or Merc or peraps a contemporary Kaiser or Frazer.