Mystery car pix

seminole_kev

My Grandmother had a 1969 Firebird (just had the regular 350 in it) for years and years as it had been in the family since new. She sold it finally in the late 80's (broke my heart that she did....as I loved that car). It was a shade of brown that I won't tell you what the family (including her) called it as it was unfit for the board, but I think it was some sort of "brindle brown" maybe? Not sure if that is the correct name of the color.

Loved that one year styling of the Firebird.

seminole_kev

Oh, forgot to add, that a few years ago (before my grandmother passed away) she was contacted by a guy who was restoring it. He had found a receipt with her name on it buried in the car and tracked her down. He sent some pictures of it being completely stripped and repainted white. It was being taken care of, which was nice to hear.

andys120

Yep, that is the very first Trans-Am MY 1969. That particular example is a Ram Air.

andys120

Mighty unusual color combo:

texases

...but which one?

andys120

The color says it's a 1970's car and the engines in front and the number of carbs says V8 so it's most likely a Ghibli, but it could be a Khamsin or an Indy.

texases

yep, '72 Indy. Crazy thing is, this is a new paint job, different than original...not what I'd pick. My dad had a '72 Indy until he cracked it up (at age 86 :shades: ). It had an auto (not many to pick from in Cincinnati), and was a gas hog, without much performance in return. Our '69 Cutlass felt way quicker in everyday use.

andys120

on the two-tone Cabriolet?>



Going, going....

stever

Can you take it to Earl Scheib?

Too Martha Steward/50's elementary school hallway for me.

Nice that they got a matching field of canola in the background though.

karsick

Alfa Romeo 1900?

andys120

Alfa Romeo 1900?

Nope, it preceeded the 1900 by a few years.

magnette

It's really difficult to identify the two-tone green cabriolet, because from that angle only the coachbuilt parts are visible. I would guess the caochbuilder is Touring, but as for the chassis...
I can recall a Salmson that I saw in a magazine a few years back because that was green, but if not then perhaps Talbot-Lago ?

andys120

I deliberately chose that angle because if the front of the car had been visible it would have been obvious that it was an Alfa, specifically an Alfa-Romeo 6C 2500, ca.
1948-49.

Good call on the coachbuilder, most were Touring bodied.

andys120

From TV's CHiPs

imidazol97

I'll put 1967 Buick Riviera for the blue car. But the 68 and 69 were similar IIRC.

The Orange is a Ford Maverick. 1977?

Are there bonus points if someone identifies the third car in the picture (going the other way on the other side of the divider)?

andys120

You're right on the money. The car on the other side heading away is a 1983 Blur .

andys120

hudsonthedog

"You're right on the money. The car on the other side heading away is a 1983 Blur"

I had a 1983 Blur...it was a good car but it didn't photograph well. And cops kept giving me tickets thinking I was speeding while the car was parked.

hudsonthedog

Porsche Carrera GT.

andys120

...it was a good car but it didn't photograph well. And cops kept giving me tickets thinking I was speeding while the car was parked.

LOL! Speaking of blurs, you're right about the Carerra GT.

imidazol97

andys120

andys120

'66 Pontiac Grand Prix. Is that a Pizzeria Uno in the background?

urnews

1967 Pontiac Gran Prix (it sez so). Not positive about the year. Need to see the front.

urnews

Which war? LOL.

magnette

Mercedes Benz 170, I think they called this a 170V. Anyway, clearly only just post war, say 1947.

imidazol97

It's a 66 and the license plate was a 1966 plate; hence I covered the number and year of issue on the plate for privacy...

It's an Applebee's "Family" restaurant: "Good cookin' in the neighbor" was in their ads for a while.

andys120

Mercedes Benz 170, I think they called this a 170V. Anyway, clearly only just post war, say 1947.

Yep it's Mercedes 170V but it's a 1950 model.

imidazol97

This is the 67 with the lidded taillights. I like that style taillight. The variations of the full-sized Gran Prix and various Pontiac models through that era are tough to sort out. I enjoy looking back to see them again.

andys120

kyfdx

I saw a Carrera GT in the parking lot at a car show last month... same color.

It belongs to Mike Valentine... of Valentine One radar detector fame..

kyfdx

Audi R8?

texases

The R8 looks interesting, different, modern, but I still don't know if it looks good...

kyfdx

I can't disagree with any of that..

ateixeira

Different is good. Too many cars look alike. Kudos to Audi, I say.

I love the carbon fiber C pillar insert, too.

urnews

Too radical.

andys120

kyfdx

VW Corrado.. I really like those..

texases

Same here, VW redeemed themselves after following the outstanding 1st gen Scirocco with the forgetable 2nd gen version.

kyfdx

Yeah.. I like Gen I best... but, Gen II is okay with me, as well..

ateixeira

VR6 models were neat, but I think the blown G60 models spoiled their reputation before they really had a chance to take off.

texases

Yes - untested technology + VW = :sick: , kind of like with GM.

stever

magnette

Start Lab Open Street - contemporary Italian electric city car. They also make a 4 seater called the Open Hobby Work and a golf cart, which is probably their biggest seller.

stever

This one is being marketed out of Detroit as a Kurrent for that part of the US market that allows electric "golf cars" on the surface streets.

andys120

from American Grafitti (1973)

imidazol97

That's a 1956 base line Chevy. Model name may be 210? EDIT: 150 model

The car on right is a 1960 Chevy. The two taillights indicates a lower line model. Maybe called the Biscayne.

michaellno

You know, looking at that photo above, it occurs to me that the license plate on the '56 Chevy is incorrect for the period.

I know that the plate on my folks' '67 VW Squareback was yellow on black; same with the original plate on my dad's '70 Chevy pickup. California didn't go to the yellow on blue plates until sometime in the 1970's.

I can't tell with the '60 Chevy.

andys120

Mr_Shiftright

oh god I love those cars! Fiat Topolino, looks like one of the last ones, maybe a 1953 or so? This is the "convertible" I think. Nice little putt-putt, but forget the freeway.