Mystery car pix

boomchek

Definetly a Bizzarini. GT Strada 5300. Has a Vette engine, penned by Guigaro while he was at Bertone.

andys120

You've got it Boomer, it's the Italian Corvette with a 327 under the hood ca. 1968. Giotto Bizzarrini (2Zs+2Rs) was the engineer who designed the fabulous Ferrari 250 GTO. He left Ferrari along with Carlo Chiti and others during the Engineers Revolt which saw much engineering talent leave the company.

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kyfdx

C2 Corvette?

jbollt

hmm...looks to me like a "first generation" Chevy Corvair..maybe 1962-64?

probably the Monza Spyder due to round guages

urnews

Sort of looks Covair-ish to me, too.

jbollt

yeah, well, I drove one for a while in High school...kinda dates me, eh? Wasn't the monza spyder, and it had that funny little lever on the dash that selected the gear (forward or reverse..hehe..powerglide) rather than the white ball on the stick between the seats for the 4 speed.

andys120

Yep, 1964 Corvair Monza Spyder.

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ateixeira

Audi 100, must be late 80s/early 90s vintage I'll guess?

andys120

Right vintage, wrong model, take another look.

kyfdx

It is an Audi 90..

andys120

That's it, to be precise it's a 1995 Audi 90 20V Quattro RHD (UK spec).

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ateixeira

I was only off by 10%, so I was 90% right.

boomchek

That's a Peugeot 504 convertible, early 80s.

2.0L engine, and it came in only one trim level. Coupe was also available.

Nice looking car with clean lines.

andys120

Keerect, the 504 Cab, like many Pugs, was styled by Pininfarina.

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Mr_Shiftright

That's a Pinanfarina badge on there, isn't it?

magnette

In Britain this was sold as the Skoda Rapid 130 offered here circa 1982-87.

andys120

I think you're a little off Magnette, Motorbase.com shows it as the Skoda Rapid 110R 1970-81.

andys120

Three-fer from an obscure 1965 French flick:

fintail

Hmmm

Car at left looks like a Rolls SC/Bentley S1, car at right is a Mini of course...in the middle a Maserati maybe?

stickguy

but since we are looking at French cars, I happened to see a magazine spread on a '65 Citroen. Kicker is, it was a hot rod, with a big V8 up front. Only saw 1 picture, no details. In some magazine called "rides", which seemed to mostly be ads for 22s (although there were wheels up to 30"), and silicone implants (some also 30")

andys120

Car at left looks like a Rolls SC/Bentley S1, car at right is a Mini of course...in the middle a Maserati maybe?

You have them covered, Fin. The Maserati is a 3500GT Spyder by Vignale sporting a removable H/T, a popular option on sports/GT cars of the mid-late 60s.

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michaellno

I think that is the new Fiat 500.

andys120

new Fiat 500.

Well that didn't last long.

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Mr_Shiftright

Looks like a Jaguar Mk II sedan to me. Now you know where the Amazon rain forest went.

andys120

Better to use that wood to make beautiful dashboards than to just burn it to clear land for grazing or growing grain.

In any case it's from a 1967 Jaguar 340 Saloon, essentially the final version of the MkII. I wouldn't know why they changed the moniker but I think that's one of the prettiest dashes ever, except for the dorky wheel.

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bumpy

Nissan Qashqai, built on the Sentra platform (one of the reasons the Sentra is such a bloated sack these days). We will get a slightly facelifted version as the Nissan Rogue.

andys120

Nissan Qashqai

Correct, at least we know how to pronounce "Rogue".

seminole_kev

Re Jag interior

Actually looking closer at those seats, yeah it is either a 340, or a last of the run Mk2 sedan (as they also could come with "Ambla" (cough - vinyl) seats as well.

Looks exactly like my Mk2's interior, except mine is black inside.

Mr_Shiftright

The 340 is just a "base" version of the 3.8 with the smaller engine.

I was just kidding about the wood. I've owned a few older Jaguars and always like the wood. I enjoyed staring at it while waiting for the tow truck. Made me want to put on my slippers and smoke my pipe. I always wanted a little fireplace in the middle of the dash and bearskin carpets.

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urnews

Beyond being a VW, I don't have a clue, except that it looks like something from the 1970s and probably not something sold in the U.S.

bumpy

I'm thinking it's whatever VW came before the Rabbit. Wolfsburg?

bumpy

andys120

I'm thinking it's whatever VW came before the Rabbit. Wolfsburg?

You're on the right track.

andys120

Vauxhall VX220/Opel Speedster, the Elise -based GM Euro sportster.

boomchek

Maybe a VW Dasher?

As for the Opel Speedster, I thought it's the same platform as the Solstcie/Sky. Am I wrong?

boomchek

...the wood. I enjoyed staring at it while waiting for the tow truck. Made me want to put on my slippers and smoke my pipe. I always wanted a little fireplace in the middle of the dash and bearskin carpets.

LOL, they should have offered a mini fire place as an option.

andys120

Maybe a VW Dasher?

Nope not a Dasher either. The little known FWD Volkswagen (nee NSU) K70
was the template from which all modern VWS and Audis emerged. VW took over NSU just as they were about to begin sales of the K70. VW management realizing that the design was far superior to the rear-engined Type 4 put the K70 on the market in 1969 badged as a Volks but never exported it to the US.

You're right about the Solstice/Sky. They use the same platform as the gen II Opel Speedster.

seminole_kev

Shifty, little confused by your comment. The 340 (and 240)were the renamed version of the Mk2 with some differences (the most obvious of which was the different bumpers), the 340 basically picked up from the 3.4 and 3.8L Mk2's (and the 240 from the 2.4 L Mk2's), just somewhat decontented compared to most of the Mk2's run (although some of the late Mk2's were basically the same level of content, just still had the old bumpers). Oh, and the 340's had a different head on the 3.4L than what was used on the Mk2's.

The way you stated the "3.8" that way, almost made it sound like you were refering to the S sedan, which was a different animal.

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imidazol97

Why is the hood up?

fintail

Late 60s Toyota Crown

I don't know how many were sold in the States, but a few seem to have survived in Canada

Mr_Shiftright

Yes I was rather sloppy about that. What I meant to convey was that the 3.8 was discontinued in 1967 and the 340 was a de-contented version of that earlier car, with that "Ambla" (wasn't that what they called it?) vinyl, cheaper carpets and less wood trim. But you are right, you COULD order real leather in a 3.4.

I don't like the "S" sedan personally. Very awkward car to my eyes.

Gee we could have stumped almost everyone by posting a 2.4L Jag sedan. I could have gotten even with Andy!