Mystery car pix

andys120

Yep, the Abarth Elektron Alloys are the giveaway. Carlo Abarth was one of the pioneers in upgrading street cars for better performance and one of the first to develop a line of lightweight alloy wheels for race and street.

andys120

Get out your magnifying glasses>

hudsonthedog

It's a pagoda-top Mercedes-Benz SL in the front. The "three-passenger" roadster at the rear is a bit tougher. It looks like a Jaguar XK.

fintail

Yep certainly a MB 113 in the front (probably 230SL), I will guess the little thing behind it is some kind of Fiat or Alfa or something.

andys120

The still is from Two for the Road (1967) so the Pagoda could be a 230SL or 250SL. IMCDB says the "3 seater" is a '61 Alfa Giulietta Spider (probably a 1300).

andys120

im_brentwood

A guy who lives right down the street from one of my best friends has an E-Type painted up just like that in his garage. I know that both him and his wife work for Jag/Land Rover too..

british_rover

Ahh down at Mahwah, NJ then.

andys120

michaellno

Mazda 808, I believe.

First attempt at a 'larger' car.

andys120

Sorry, it's not a Mazda.

ateixeira

Looks like a Datsun for some reason. It probably isn't, but that's what came to my mind.

Or maybe a Mitsubishi?

andys120

Yeah, it's a Datsun.

ateixeira

I should be more confident, eh?

Doesn't look like a 510, so I'll guess 810?

texases

No guesses on 12296?

andys120

Apparently my reply got blown off. #12296 is a Fiat 8V
(Otto Vu) ca. 1952-55. These were bodied by various coachbuilders and by Fiat's in house designers as well. Your pic looks like a late version of the in-house bodywork, it must have been one of the first production automobiles to sport four headlights.

andys120

Sorry Juice, it's not an 810 either.

Here's the two-door version of the same car>

texases

You're correct - web site called it a '53. Not the best looking use of four headlights, IMHO.

texases

Also, the fintail in the background looks like it'll be fun on the track!

rcinmd

Leopard

fintail

Doh, I didn't even notice that race-prepared fintail. Pretty cool. I once imagined turning mine into a period rally car. It's pretty fun to drive, especially given its looks.

ateixeira

Hmm, looks too big to be a 210.

Wasn't their lineup 210, 510, 810 back then? These may be a little earlier than I think.

hudsonthedog

I haven't been able to figure out the earlier sports car, but the sedan and coupe are Nissan Skylines.

andys120

the sedan and coupe are Nissan Skylines.

Yep, they are '79 Skyline 240K/C110s.

andys120

hudsonthedog

That one's too easy!

karsick

Facel Vega.

andys120

Well Hudson sez that's too easy so you'll have to tell us which model (and approx MY) Facel it is.

karsick

I haven't a clue what year, but this car may help explain why the French hate us Americans...

...ever since GM applied the name "Vega" to a cramped, oil-burning, aluminum-block Pinto-fighter. On second thought, it could be the Corsica as well :P

andys120

That one's too easy!

You're up Hudson, enlighten the folks and tell them exactly what it is (appx yr./make/model).

hudsonthedog

It's a Facel Vega FV, probably 1955.

andys120

Close, 1955 Facel Vega FV1.

andys120

kyfdx

I know.. but, I won't tell..

magnette

new Audi A4 2.0 tdi - We won't get this here until January, but I am going to the Frankfurt show next month, and I guess it will be one of the stars of the Audi stand....

andys120

Yep, it's the new (2008?) A4/(B8?), doesn't say which motor.

ateixeira

What gives away the diesel powertrain? The bumper?

andys120

kyfdx

For the USA, I think that is the new 2009 model...

kyfdx

Inside Line: 2009 Audi A4

karsick

Hmmm... looks like a cross between a Fiat 850, a Dino Coupe and a Triumph GT6. :confuse:

andys120

It's closest to the Dino Coupe but half a decade earlier.
I'm sure somebody knows this car, Magnette? Fintail? Hudson? Shifty? Somebody?

fintail

Reminds me of a Frua or Glas design, but I have no clue

andys120

Oh goody Fintail hasn't a clue, I think I've hooked onto a good one! :shades:

stickguy

a Seata?

I don't think I spelled that correctly (not that it is likely to be the right answer anyway!)

magnette

You are probably right - the petrol versions will almost certainly look the same - but the same photo was featured in an article in Autocar yesterday, which I had just read when I logged on to the site, and the model they are launching here first is obviously the diesel, so that was the focus of the article. Now, if the photo had been of the back...

magnette

ASA circa 1963 ?

andys120

ASA circa 1963 ?

Correcto! It's a 1963 ASA 1000 GT The ASA Mille
is often confused with the ATS 2500GT of the same era.

Giotto Bizzarrini, who designed the fabled 250 GTO had a hand in both cars. The ASA 1000 was built at Bizzarrini's Milan facility. He and Carlo Chiti founded ATS (Automobili
Turismo e Sport) after the Palace Revolt of 1961.

Confusing huh?

I can't seem to find out how many ASA Milles were made but I doubt it was more than a couple of dozen. The car was informally known as the Ferrarina (Baby Ferrari).

andys120

andys120

Y'all are not paying attention if you can't get #12348.