Mystery car pix

andys120

bumpy

The original M3?

fintail

First M5, or is it some Alpina variant?

Pic is in England certainly.

kyfdx

I'm going with an Alpina..

It could be an M5, but if it is, it's a Euro model.. The '88 M5 in the US had the diving board bumpers...

british_rover

You could get E36 M3s as a sedan model for one or two years.

andys120

Yep, it's the first M5, based on the E28 chassis (ca. '88-'89). I once got a ride in one, what an amazing car, it made the SHO I owned at the time seem pokey!

andys120

Even Magnette might not know this one, although he can probably get the red car in the background.

fintail

It has some of that dumpy early 50s German flair...

Is the red car a Glas 1300/GT?

andys120

I 'spect the red car is a (BMW)Glas GT it has the same greenhouse.
You are on the right track, the white car is German, ca. 1952.

magnette

Veritas ( I think), and as it is a cabriolet and you advise it is quite late (1952) I would assume it is one of the ones made at the Nurnburgring, and sometimes called the Veritas - Nurnburgring as a result. The red car would be a Glas....

kyfdx

That's true... I think the E36 M3 sedan was '97-'98.. The original E30 and the E46 have only been available as coupes..

The original M5 was only available in the USA for one year.. 1988.. Came in any color you wanted, as long as it was black...

The new body style came out in 1989..

magnette

Re the E28 M5 -the D prefix on the registration would indicate it was issued in the twelve months commencing August 1986. M5 was sold from late 1984, in Germany, but probably not here until a year or so later...

magnette

You could hold a new years eve ball under the bonnet/hood of a car like that Citation - try changing the fan belt on a classic Mini.....

andys120

Yesiree, that is a 1952 Veritas Nurburgring. Veritas made mostly race cars.

Nice call Magnette.

andys120

fintail

Ford Taunus (not Taurus- Taunus, like the hills in Germany) wagon, late 70s.

Also, Ford Cortina wore the same body, IIRC

andys120

You're on the ball Finnie, it's a 1980 Taunus L Break.

andys120

bumpy

Ah, you've never experienced the misfortune of lifting the hood of a Citation. For all that space, the engine compartment is a miscegnation of staggering proportions- everything placed so that you have to just about disassemble the car to do anything. The Mini is easier to work on.

bumpy

Fargo, aka Candian Dodge clone.

andys120

Good eye Bumpy, it's a '53 Fargo. I have no idea why so many brands had separate nameplates in Canada during the 50s and 60s.

Fargo doersn't even sound Canadian. :confuse:

bumpy

Dealer networks, same as here.

andys120

kyfdx

Looks like a LeBaron.. Either that or a Dodge Diplomat..

Late '80s?

andys120

No, no and no, sorry!

yoribe2

Plymouth Fury?

andys120

Plymouth Fury?

Right brand, wrong model, that's an '83 Plymouth Caravelle (remember them?) :P .

fintail

Wasn't the Caravelle one of those LWB K-car spinoffs (like the Dodge 600)?

andys120

I think the '83 Caravelle pictured came off the same RWD platform as the Dodge Diplomat, a later one was on the LWB K-car chassis.
This is an '85>

andys120

Here's a little Christmas treat for ya.>

From the 2005 M-B Classic Days , Salzburg AU


Needless to say, we expect you to identify each of the above.

magnette

Doesn't open for me....

andys120

Rats, lost it somewhere in cyber space. This'll have to do>

fintail

ah yeah that's what I am thinking of. What a fine car.

fintail

Nice...earlier W111 cabrio, probably a 220SE from the early 60s. Mirror is on the door, so maybe 1963-64.

Car behind it is either a W108/109 or a W114/115 - I am on a lower res display at the moment and can't make out many details.

andys120

Nice...earlier W111 cabrio, probably a 220SE from the early 60s. Mirror is on the door, so maybe 1963-64.

Ain't that sweet, I'm particularly fond of those ivory hues they used on German cars of that era.

andys120

Italian car lovers>

chuck1959

I think that's a Dodge 600.

My dad had a '87 or '88 Caravelle

fintail

Lamborghini Muira

british_rover

Same color as the one I saw a couple of months ago.

andys120

Of course, it's a Miura SV, ca. 69-'72.
Merry Christmas everyone.

andys120

odie6l

looks like a TVR Griffith, but could also be an Aston Martin with that whale mouth opening.

Odie
Odie's Carspace

andys120

Nope, it's not an Aston or TVR.

seminole_kev

Andy's that's a Daimler, but I always forget what they called those little things.

andys120

Hey Kev, long time no hear. Yep, it's a Daimler SP-250, a little Brit sportster with as 2.5 V8. It was the car all of us Sports Car Guys wanted in the early 60s, because of it's V8 power, but none of us but bought because it was so ugly.

It's other claim to fame was that it was discontinued after
Jaguar bought Daimler. Jag's beancounters figured it cost more to make than the XK-E!

magnette

What was really good was that they went on to put the 2.5 V8 into the Jag Mk II and created the Daimler 2-1/2 litre which was a smoother car than the Jag 2.4, nearly the same performance as the 3.4, and had better interior trim, being a Daimler...
A seriously underated car

andys120

andre1969

Looks like a '64 Mercury full-size to me. Not sure of the trim level, but I'm guessing a Marauder?

seminole_kev

Yeah, haven't really been around the past year. New job and other stuff.

Did pick up a 2007 VW GTI (5-door model with DSG) a few days ago, which brought me back to the board for a bit. Hope things have been well for ya.

seminole_kev

Magnette - I'm still more partial to the 3.4L Mark II though ;-)