Mystery car pix

british_rover

2008 M5 Wagon or Touring to use the BMW naming setup.

andys120

Yup, M5 Touring it is.

andys120

fintail

Ford F100 ca. 1965, hubcaps from a later model I believe

andys120

The F100 is a '64, I dunno about the hub caps, perhaps they're optional extra "Full Wheel Covers".

andys120

fintail

I had a set of hubcaps like that for my Galaxie...they were originally from a mid 70s F-series, the PO of the car liked the smooth look more than the ribbed originals. I think that old pickup would have caps similar to a period car, they were busier.

fintail

Lada 2110, looks like a Russian Ford Tempo

boomchek

Maaaan, if I had this car in Russia I'd be ballin!

andys120

Lada 2110, looks like a Russian Ford Tempo

Yup, it strikes me as pretty good-looking compared to a Tempo...or most Russian cars. I see a little Audi 90 too, around the C Pillar.

andys120

w9cw

Andy - I know. I've owned a 1960 Triumph TR3A, a 1964 TR4, and a 1967 (Titled as a 1968) GT6 - all new at the time. As one who owned and lived with these cars for over a decade, I can't believe what they're selling for today. The "Big TRs" as they were called, were fun, but crude. At least the later TR250, TR5 (in Europe), and the TR6 brought a nice smooth Inline 6 from the Triumph Vitesse sedan. The TR4's 4-cylinder was derived from a Ferguson-Ford tractor - it was a wet-sleeve engine, very torquey, but crude even compared to other engines at the time. Actually, I preferred the Spit GT6 over either the TR3A or the TR4 - from my own personal experience in ownership.

magnette

Armstrong-Siddeley Hurricane, 1946/9. A-S named this range after aircraft their factory had produced during the war, so you got Lancaster, Hurricane, Typhoon and Whitley.

andys120

That's right, the car with the P-A type headlights is a '46 Armstrong Siddely Hurricane. Hurricanes and Typhoons were made by Hawker, Lancasters by Avro, did they become part of Armstrong Siddely (makers of the Whitley)?

lemko

Actually they're full disc covers from a 1971-72 Ford Galaxie/LTD. They were later used on trucks with a diffent center. Ford tended to use hubcaps from older car models later on their trucks. I remember seeing 1970s Broncos using hubcaps from the 1966 Ford Galaxie/LTD.

andys120

This goes back to when NASCAR was about stock cars.

Extra points if you can ID the drivewr as well as make/model of the car>

mark156

It's a 1961 galaxie coupe for sure.... the drive is.... don't know. :confuse:

Mark

andys120

Nope, not a Galaxie. You did get the year/make right

fintail

61 Ford Starliner, which was a Galaxie sub-class

fintail

Did the truck caps have a full black center?

tmart

Since Fintail correctly named the year and model, I'll go for the driver, Fred Lorenson.

lemko

Well, the centers on the 1971-72 Ford Galaxie/LTD were plastic - black background, with a gold elongated Ford crest embedded in clear plactic. The trucks used the same wheel disc, but the center was metal with an embossed Ford crest bisected by a line against a black background.

andys120

Since Fintail correctly named the year and model, I'll go for the driver, Fred Lorenson.

Right but it's spelled Lorenzen

andys120

fintail

Oh, OK. I have seen a few variations. When I bought my Galaxie the PO had like 12 hubcaps for it, 8 of those 70s kind, and the stock set (one with a missing plastic center, so I never used them).

The 70s ones looked OK on the Galaxie though, at least in my 16 year old eyes.

fintail

1959 Buick, I dunno the models

imidazol97

I've seen names Invicta, LeSabre, Electra, but I sure don't know which is which.

I'm not sure what model this is:



The '59s were really versatile and durable. The vehicle offers full 11-passenger comfort.
Link for picture source and explanation

tmart

Thanks. I didn't think it looked right, but it "sounded" right in my head. Should have put (sp) at the end.

andys120

It just so happens that I spotted a '61 Starliner HT at the Ford Racing Exhibit at the Barrett-Jackson preview this PM. It did indeed wear both Starliner and Galaxie badges.

This particular car looked bone stock right down to the column shifted A/T but someone had substituted a SOHC 427 for the original motor. :surprise:

IIRC the 427 didn't find it's way into production Fords until '64 or so and I don't think the SOHC version ever went into a production car, it was an experimental motor.
Even GT-40 MkII's made do with push-rod big-blocks.

andys120

andys120

No takers on the psuedo-Facel? Here's a hint, like the Facel it's French and obviously heavily influenced by American styling trends (note wrap around front glass, fins and pillarless h/t).

It's the same make as the sedan with the flat windshield.

fintail

The white sedan in the background is a Peugeot 203...that smaller car can't be a Peugeot can it?

andys120

Yikes! My bad, Fin. The white sedan is indeed a Pug 203 (early-mid 5os). I had it confused with another top-selling French model of trhe era.

Good call.

seminole_kev

If it is French (looks Italian to me), maybe SIMCA...although I know very little of their model lineup.

andys120

That's it, Kev it's a 1958 Simca Aronde Plein Ciel, the Grand Touring coupe based on the popular Simca Aronde sedan.

Perhaps someone who knows French could translate Plein Ciel for us (I think Ciel=Sky).

fintail

Plein = "full" in French, I think.

andys120

"Full Sky" would be an odd appelation for a hardtop but they did make a convertible version.

andys120

seminole_kev

and Aronde Plein Ciel literally means Swallow Full Sky.

andys120

Aronde Plein Ciel literally means Swallow Full Sky.

Methinks we're losing something in the translation. :confuse:

fintail

SVO Mustang ca. 1984

fintail

Could be 'open sky' or something along those lines. French isn't my thing anyway.

andys120

SVO Mustang ca. 1984

Yep, apparently a very underrated car.

andys120

seminole_kev

New Audi TT.

I'm kind of "eh" about that one. Doesn't really do anything for me.

andys120

...if you know the make of the trailer as well as the woody wagon>

explorerx4

those pushrod 427's were good enough to beat another f brand back in the 60's. i saw the winning big mark at the henry ford museum a few years ago. too bad the fibreglass was showing it's age.

rockylee

That is one ugly duckling..... :surprise:

Rocky

lemko

I couldn't tell you what the trailer is, but the woody wagon looks like a 1949-50 DeSoto.

andre1969

I think that DeSoto is a 1950. IIRC, the 1949 DeSoto had the grille "teeth" all the way across, while the 1950 had a metal part in the middle dividing the grille in two, kind of like having a body-colored chive stuck in its "teeth".

As for the trailer, I'm going out on a limb and guessing 1957 Airstream? The only reason I say that is because my next-door neighbor let her son store a trailer similar to that in her back yard for at least a decade. I just thought it was some junky little no-name brand, but as I watched it finally get dragged out of the mud with a pickup truck and a chain, he mentioned to me that it was a 1957 Airstream! I always thought Airstreams were a bit more exotic looking, or at least Twinkie-esque in shape, but maybe they started off with these other things?