Mystery car pix

michaellno

Looks to be an AMC Pacer.

bumpy

andys120

Good eye!, it's a '76 pacer.

andys120

Toyota Crown?

ateixeira

Just a SWAG, Nissan Cedric?

magnette

Nissan President 1973-8 or so.

bumpy

President it is, but the rectangular quad headlights make it an '82-89.

This is the '73:

ateixeira

At least I had the brand right.

The design didn't change much at all for a very long time, then.

magnette

Fair enough - the only time I've seen a Nissan President here was about eight years ago, and it would have been a more recent model so I wasn't too sure about the fine details. I was warned off after photographing the one I saw, at the back of the Japanese embassy in London - guy from their embassy security, and one from our Special Branch, couldn't believe I would innocently want to photograph a boring looking saloon, unless I wanted to cause trouble.....( and I always thought I had an honest looking face...)
Saw a couple in Japan two years ago, but again they were either Government cars or Yakusa, and neither appeared keen to have their picture taken...

andys120

hudsonthedog

1969-70 Valiant (Australia) VF. Possibly a Regal or VIP.

andys120

Yep, it's a '70 Chyrsler (Australia) Valiant.

I was sure somebody would jump in and call it a Dodge Dart. Curiously in Oz the Dart was badged a
Plymouth. :confuse:

andys120

Mr_Shiftright

Healey BN-1 or BN-2 100-4?

It's a very early car. Where's the front bumper?

Not enough detail to tell if it's a 100M, or a phony 100M made out of a BN2.

To really know, one would have to count (and measure) the louvres on the hood, and match the serial number on the hood with the commission # on the chassis ID plate. Lots of phony 100Ms out there. (buyer beware!)

it's definitely not a 100S, despite lacking a front bumper.

andys120

Yup just a '56 Healey 100/4 with the windshield and bumpers removed.

andys120

karsick

Studebaker Silver Hawk.

Too bad it's not as restrained & timeless as their earlier coupes.

lemko

Looks like they copied the front end from a 1973 Plymouth Fury.

andys120

It's a'62 Hawk, dunno if that's a Silver or Golden Hawk.

andys120

ateixeira

Love the simplicity of it all. Makes me think they missed with the 3200 lb 1 series.

ateixeira

AE86 Corolla. The RWD one.

kyfdx

I'll guess '88 model..

andys120

Well yeah it was sold here as a Corolla GTS/SR-5 but in the JDM it was the Toyota Sprinter Trueno (1983-87, sorry Kyfdx!). Either way it's popularly known as the AE86.

andys120

kyfdx

That's okay.. I'm frequently mistaken... (and, not for someone else)..

texases

Sure it's a '62 Hawk? Looks more like a '58.

Mr_Shiftright

Definitely not a '62 Hawk. They made the finned ones up to '61 however.

texases

You are correct, sir - this looks like the same car, a '61

imidazol97

1957 Ford Fairlane 500 2-door sedan faux hardtop
1955 Chevy
1954 Chevy
White 1958 Buick in 2nd row.

Mr_Shiftright

I owned a LOT of Hawks. I have an intimate knowledge of them. Old-fashioned but sturdy cars.

hudsonthedog

"1957 Ford Fairlane 500 2-door sedan faux hardtop
1955 Chevy
1954 Chevy
White 1958 Buick in 2nd row."

What about the Rambler wagon under the sign?

andys120

Definitely not a '62 Hawk. They made the finned ones up to '61 however

My bad, pic must've been mislabeled. The '62-'64 cars had only vestigal fins and were known as Gran Turismo Hawks. Here's what they looked like from behind>


1963 & 1964 GT Hawks.

andys120

What about the Rambler wagon under the sign?

Good question, looks like about a '62.

andys120

michaellno

That is an Opel badge, so I'm guessing it's the Astra, which will be sold here in the States under the Saturn brand.

imidazol97

The red car under the sign behind the Rambler wagon looks like a Dodge 1955 Coronet. I recall the eyebrow chrome on the hood but had to look up the year.

Mr_Shiftright

If you look closely at the '62 Hawks, you can see the "hat-trick" that Studebaker did. Basically they used the same body panels from the earlier hawks and even some parts from pre-hawks, and added a different hood, a "T-Bird" roof and some trunk trim. They got a very nice looking car out on the cheap!

ateixeira

No guesses on this?

ateixeira, "Mystery car pix...." #11865, 31 Jul 2007 12:09 pm

Click on the attached JPG file.

andys120

Yep, that's what they're calling in Opel Astra Classic, some will be built in Serbia by Zastava Motors (of Yugo infamy). GM just signed a deal with Zastava so watch your VIN tags when you head for the Saturn dealer :P.

andys120

BMW 2002tii, ca. 1975-6, nice car.

andys120

ateixeira

Bingo. Not sure on the year as it was a car I walked by, but I took a pic and decided to share. tii like you said.

magnette

Is this some sort of Egyptian Fiat 128 ? - I know they made this under licence, but I can't remember the name - only relevant Egyptian car I can think of was the Rameses, and that was based on an NSU Prinz, I think.

stevedebi

Is this from a movie? The building looks a bit like "Used Cars" with Curt Russell, but the cars don't match.

andys120

Is this some sort of Egyptian Fiat 128 ?

Wow, I slipped one by Magnette! Actually it is Fiat-based but it has a mixture of Autobianchi Primula and Fiat 124 roots, It's a 1969 Autobianchi A111, the engine is basically a transverse mounted 124/1438cc unit.

andys120

magnette

Good one - I must admit I haven't ever seen an Autobianchi A111, and I also thought the background looked desert or something, so I thought 'Egypt' and hence my wild guess (the Egyptian Fiat is apparently a Nasr, and they still make a 128 based model, so it wasn't such a daft guess ( just wrong).

magnette

Cunningham C3 ?

andys120

Cunningham C3

Yep, that's a C3 Cabrio ca. 1952. It looks like Vignale did the coachwork as they did the coupe.