It's not that bad. Press the IMG button below where you type in the message text and that will open the HTML image tag. Paste the URL of the picture, then click the IMG button again to close the tag.
Right and right on both counts. I think the Holden is simply called the "Ute", and the smaller yellow car is in fact the new VW Fox, which is the replacement for the Lupo.
I didn't think either of these would be too hard for this crew but I wanted to see if I could successfully post a picture.
PS, at least I got the year of the Jag right, even if I thought it was a V12 instead of the 6-cyl.
Type the less than arrow (shift and comma) img src="put the URL for the picture and only the picture, not the web page it's on or anything else; right-click the picture and Copy Link Location Copy Image Location or something like that, and stick that in here between the quotes" width="a number here, i used 480 for the first two pics above" height="another number here, I used 360" Type the greater than arrow (shift period)
err Triumph something-or-other. When it comes to Triumphs, I always guess "Stag" and I'm always wrong. So I'll just stop short at Triumph and let somebody who has a clue (unlike me) answer!
Dolomite Sprint to be exact. Triumph made a nuimber of sedans that were never seen by us in the 70s. One was the Triumph 1500/1300 which looked much like the Dolomite but was FWD. Another, the 2500 would make Kyfdx happy as it used the nose and tail of the Stag but not the V8.
FWIW-I thought the Stag was pretty awkward looking but so did the market which turned it's back on all of Triumph's offerings in the 70s which doomed this once proud maker of sports cars.
I knew that one. I really liked these when I was a kid. I think it went back to when I went to Bermuda as a kid (early 70's I think the first time), and picked up an English car magazine. Yes, I was only about 10 at the time.
Anyway, back then, bermuda was still connected to England enough that all the cars (not that there were a lot) were English, mostly Fords IIRC.
Anyway, at the time, the Dolomite seemed like a serious sports sedan (on paper). I think it had a DOHC 2.0l 4, disk brakes, and some other goodies
Well, it's a ute, but that's isn't the name of it ... and, I agree with you in regards to the Baja.
The Aussies have all the fun cars ... this is the spiritual successor to the El Camino and Ranchero of yore, updated and stretched to accomodate 4 doors. Would be sorta fun to compare test one of these to the Honda Ridgeline!
he Aussies have all the fun cars ... this is the spiritual successor to the El Camino and Ranchero of yore, updated and stretched to accomodate 4 doors. Would be sorta fun to compare test one of these to the Honda Ridgeline!
The weird thing is that in Ausrtalia where there are thousands of miles of dirt road and uncharted Outback they prefer car-based pickups. In the USA where all the roads are paved and pickups go mostly to the mall the only pickups that sell are the ones built on a truick chassis. El Caminos, Rancheros and Bajas just don't seen to sell here.
The weird thing is that in Ausrtalia where there are thousands of miles of dirt road and uncharted Outback they prefer car-based pickups. In the USA where all the roads are paved and pickups go mostly to the mall the only pickups that sell are the ones built on a truick chassis. El Caminos, Rancheros and Bajas just don't seen to sell here.
That is so true. Witness the Subaru Baja's failure to capture an audience here in the USA. I don't know if anyone here has driven the Subie Baja. I have, in fact I've driven a bunch of them: automatics, 5-speeds, turbos and non-turbos. I've found them to be a hoot to drive, especially the 5-speed turbo. They're great for running errands to Home Depot to pick up messy bags of mulch, lime, etc.; stuff you really don't want to put in the back of your carpeted SUV.
It's really a shame more people can't see the usefulness in the Baja. It's the perfect vehicle for Harry & Harriet Homeowner, who needs just a bit of truck capability for those gardening chores, but who doesn't want or need a "real" truck. The thing drives like a Subie Outback, which ain't a bad thing.
'66 Falcon Ranchero it is Bob, I always thouht it'd be fun to give one of those the full Shelby treatment: GT-350 suspension, 305hp K-Code 289CID small block, GT-350 brakes etc. I'll take mine in Viking Blue with White LeMans stripes :P .
"The weird thing is that in Ausrtalia where there are thousands of miles of dirt road and uncharted Outback they prefer car-based pickups."
The idea of a car with a pickup bed was developed by Ford's Australian arm in 1934 at the request of a farmer's wife who wanted a single vehicle that could do farm work and that they could drive to church in on Sunday.
It became an Australian icon and Holden introduced their version in 1951. Ford introduced the Ranchero to the US in 1957 and GM brought out an Impala-based El Camino in 1959.
That four-door in #914 is a Holden Crewman. My red Chevy is the Mexican-market Tornado, built off the FWD Opel Corsa platform.
the Australian Utes or even truck-based pickups, Here's one of many Model T-based units that filled the same function for American farm families in the teens and 20s as did the Aussie Utes of the 30s=> ">
Model Ts came in just about every body configuration imaginable, I saw a restored Depot Hack (Woody wagon) on a flatbed the other day.
You're on the right track Fin, it's a '49 Prefect. The pictured car is a South African model but I assume it's nearly identical to the British Ford Prefect.
looks like the model that came over as the Plymouth Cricket. I think it was a rebadge on an english model, although IIRC even back then Chrysler brought in cars from someplace else.
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EDIT: yikes, that worked, but is WAAAYYY too big. Sorry bout that.... how do I make it smaller?
OK, so it's a matter of finding smaller pictures.
Anyone want to hazard a guess as to what these two vehicles are?
I'd guess the small picture is the new VW Fox and the big one is an Aussie Monaro Ute.
I'll post some instructions for finding/posting pix later, Michaell
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I didn't think either of these would be too hard for this crew but I wanted to see if I could successfully post a picture.
PS, at least I got the year of the Jag right, even if I thought it was a V12 instead of the 6-cyl.
It's a drag racer but looks pretty close to stock so y'all ought to be able to ID this one.
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james
How 'bout this little charmer?
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Can you tell which one?
I suspect that style would sell in some areas here
Type the less than arrow (shift and comma) img src="put the URL for the picture and only the picture, not the web page it's on or anything else; right-click the picture and Copy Link Location Copy Image Location or something like that, and stick that in here between the quotes" width="a number here, i used 480 for the first two pics above" height="another number here, I used 360" Type the greater than arrow (shift period)
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Here's another obscurity=>
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
At least, that is how I tell them apart.. I remember when I was in high school, we just went nuts when we saw a Stag... (early-mid '70s).
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Dolomite Sprint to be exact. Triumph made a nuimber of sedans that were never seen by us in the 70s. One was the Triumph 1500/1300 which looked much like the Dolomite but was FWD. Another, the 2500 would make Kyfdx happy as it used the nose and tail of the Stag but not the V8.
FWIW-I thought the Stag was pretty awkward looking but so did the market which turned it's back on all of Triumph's offerings in the 70s which doomed this once proud maker of sports cars.
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But, what's the full name of the Imperial?
Anyway, back then, bermuda was still connected to England enough that all the cars (not that there were a lot) were English, mostly Fords IIRC.
Anyway, at the time, the Dolomite seemed like a serious sports sedan (on paper). I think it had a DOHC 2.0l 4, disk brakes, and some other goodies
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On the other car .. right make (Ford), wrong model.
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The Aussies have all the fun cars ... this is the spiritual successor to the El Camino and Ranchero of yore, updated and stretched to accomodate 4 doors. Would be sorta fun to compare test one of these to the Honda Ridgeline!
post WWII that is (1946 on). Check post #1 for more info.
Your car is either a Bugatti (T35?) or something long forgotten like an Invicta ( no, not a Buick!)
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The weird thing is that in Ausrtalia where there are thousands of miles of dirt road and uncharted Outback they prefer car-based pickups. In the USA where all the roads are paved and pickups go mostly to the mall the only pickups that sell are the ones built on a truick chassis. El Caminos, Rancheros and Bajas just don't seen to sell here.
Anyway here's one of my personal favorites=>
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
The weird thing is that in Ausrtalia where there are thousands of miles of dirt road and uncharted Outback they prefer car-based pickups. In the USA where all the roads are paved and pickups go mostly to the mall the only pickups that sell are the ones built on a truick chassis. El Caminos, Rancheros and Bajas just don't seen to sell here.
That is so true. Witness the Subaru Baja's failure to capture an audience here in the USA. I don't know if anyone here has driven the Subie Baja. I have, in fact I've driven a bunch of them: automatics, 5-speeds, turbos and non-turbos. I've found them to be a hoot to drive, especially the 5-speed turbo. They're great for running errands to Home Depot to pick up messy bags of mulch, lime, etc.; stuff you really don't want to put in the back of your carpeted SUV.
It's really a shame more people can't see the usefulness in the Baja. It's the perfect vehicle for Harry & Harriet Homeowner, who needs just a bit of truck capability for those gardening chores, but who doesn't want or need a "real" truck. The thing drives like a Subie Outback, which ain't a bad thing.
Bob
I'll take mine in Viking Blue with White LeMans stripes :P .
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
The idea of a car with a pickup bed was developed by Ford's Australian arm in 1934 at the request of a farmer's wife who wanted a single vehicle that could do farm work and that they could drive to church in on Sunday.
It became an Australian icon and Holden introduced their version in 1951. Ford introduced the Ranchero to the US in 1957 and GM brought out an Impala-based El Camino in 1959.
That four-door in #914 is a Holden Crewman. My red Chevy is the Mexican-market Tornado, built off the FWD Opel Corsa platform.
units that filled the same function for American farm families in the teens and 20s as did the Aussie Utes of the 30s=>
">
Model Ts came in just about every body configuration imaginable, I saw a restored Depot Hack (Woody wagon) on a flatbed the other day.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Here's tonight's mystery pic=>
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
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