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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Those were also sold in Brazil. One of my neighbors had a convertible, it was pretty nice actually.

    -juice
  • lokkilokki Member Posts: 1,200
    A Berkley it is.....1957
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    When it comes to small weird cars, it's like trying to throw a lamb chop past a wolf around here....
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
    It's not an XR3 or a Sierra RS, it's an '89 Escort RS1600 , a genuine hot hatch by all accounts, Ford always keeps the best stuff in Europe. :mad:

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Ummmm....Lancia Thema?
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
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  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    There's also a late 90s Euro Accord parked behind the Escort.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
    Not even close Shifty. ;)

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    well what do I know.... :cry:
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,528
    Alfa and a Nissan had a baby? And boy was it ugly
  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    I can't figure the "Hybrid" out. I'm guessing that it's a non Euro market Alfa, possibly for South American/South African market?

    It has an Alfa grille, and it HAS to be from the 80s.

    The body looks remarkably similar to the Opel Kadetts of that era, but it's not an Opel. I don't know.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
    You've hit it Fin, it's an Alfa Romeo A.R.N.A., essentially a Nissan Cherry with an Alfasud drivetrain. They were made at Alfa's plant in Naples under an agreement with Nissan in the mid 80s.

    Buyers stayed away in droves.

    A.R.N.A.=Alfa Romeo Nissan Autoveicoli

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    Cimmaron by Cadillac or Cavalier by Chevrolet. Early 80s, J body as they were called iirc.

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  • bumpybumpy Member Posts: 4,425
    Dodge Viper Competition Coupe. Regular Vipers are convertibles.
  • bumpybumpy Member Posts: 4,425
    It even has the plastic door guard. For some unfathomable reason, it was trendy for about a decade beginning in the late 1980s to leave the door guards installed on GM cars.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,528
    Yep a Cadavalier (although I suppose they were less awful relative to the competition back in the day) ca. 1985-87
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Close but not quite bumpy. It has a specific name/model designation.

    Hint: Only made in 1998.
  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,403
    It's a Shelby, as in Carroll.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Nope, though certainly in the Shelby spirit. It's definitely a Viper of some sort, and a production car.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
    Yeah, it's an '84 Cavalier..by Chevy, natch.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,234
    Sorry - been away from the computer for days .... I actually thought about buying an A-R Arna once, as I thought it might be a way of getting an Alfa engine and transmission in a body that wouldn't rust apart in a few months - sadly, the fact they were thrown together in Napoli meant they fell apart just as quickly as the Alfasud - which was a great car to drive, but a horror to own...
    I chickened out and bought something else (luckily).
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,403
    I thought Shelby was involved with Viper for awhile. Is it the GT2 model?
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,528
    Ford Prefect 100E?
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Okay, I'll give it to you...GT2 was really the REAL race car's name, and this one is a GTS-R "commemorative", which is a replica of the race car, with special upholstery, wing, and accessories, plaques, etc. They made 100 of them and boosted HP 10 horses. But it's not really a race car the way it sits.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
    Ford Prefect 100E?

    Right Fin, MY 1955

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • bumpybumpy Member Posts: 4,425
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  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    ...and the fact that it's the same color as my new Versa get me as far as Nissan :P Architecture making me think south of the border?
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,528
    Peugeot 504 coupe
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
    Peugeot 504 coupe

    Sho 'nuff, styled by PF as many Pugs of the era were.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
    Looks like Sneakers has the right idea. A search thru Global Auto Index reveals this model from Nissan de Mexico>

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    Nissan Platina 4D

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,699
    Falcon by Ford.
    It's not a 1965 because they still had round taillights, so I'll guess 1966.

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  • jbolltjbollt Member Posts: 736
    68 or 69 falcon, due to side marker lights
  • chuck1959chuck1959 Member Posts: 654
    A Mustang? How could this be mistaken for a Mustang?

    It's a 1969 Ford Falcon...note the rear square marker light used that year.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
    A Mustang? How could this be mistaken for a Mustang?

    Well I did for a brief second when I saw a '69 Falcon coupe the other day after all it's a pretty rare sight compared to a Mustang. It's the same size and general shape as a notchback 'Stang and don't forget that 60s Mustangs had a lot of Falcon in their makeup.

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  • chuck1959chuck1959 Member Posts: 654
    Ok. But IMO the Mustang may have had a lot of Falcon in their make up, but certainly not enough to mistake it for a Falcon or vice versa.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
    I can identify three cars in this still from National Lampoon's European Vacation, how 'bout you?

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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • jbolltjbollt Member Posts: 736
    no idea on the years, but Audi Fox (maybe 68-70?) , VW super Beetle Convertible, and Fiat. Not vety specific I agree, but thats what I have for you.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,528
    VW Polo, Fiat 500, VW cabrio...that chase scene also had a couple MB W123 in it I believe.
  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,605
    I have to go with jbollt on the little blue sucker, I think it's an Audi

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
    It's an Audi all right but it's not a Fox (Audi 80 in Yurp), it's the Fox's little brother the Audi 50>

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    I'm not sure about the Fiat, it could be a 600,which looked like a Cinquecento.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • jbolltjbollt Member Posts: 736
    I believe this is.......a Triumph!
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,528
    Yep looks like a Herald

    I bet many were that rusty within 18 months
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    I think that's a new one :P

    And to think, somewhere in the UK, someone is actualy restoring one. You get funny in the head living on an island.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,673
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

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