Mystery car pix

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Mr_Shiftright

Yeah except the Talbot actually means it. Maybe the Buick means it in the sense of "hey, sport!"

stever

After skimming past the Caddy Life, I went back and found the Caddy Maxi Life.

Gave me a chance to revisit the Caravelle, Eurovan. Transporters and the Touran. I still wish VW had gone forward with the concept Microbus.

andys120

Yep, that's the new Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Life, an offshoot of the current Transporter. No word on whether GM plans to sue for trademark infringement.

It looks like the Chinese and JDM cars do not have all the oddball names. :P

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im_brentwood

Aston Martin Zagato.

And no, they weren't thinking.

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No takers on 12507?

Going...going....

stever

Some variant of a 1962 Plymouth Valiant?

im_brentwood

Australian CHrysler Valiant

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Australian CHrysler Valiant

Yeah it is an Aussie Valiant, but it's badged as a DeSoto Rebel. It's a '63, so the DeSoto name survived in Oz for at least two more years more than
in the USA.

andre1969

Now that's interesting...I've never heard of a DeSoto Rebel! I'm familiar with the DeSoto Diplomat, which was a rebadged Plymouth intended for export markets. It hung on for a few more years after the name expired in the US. I guess being a Spanish name, a DeSoto-branded car was probably more marketable outside the US than a Dodge, Plymouth, or Chrysler?

Chrysler also used the name on trucks in some export models for awhile, and even to this day, there's a DeSoto heavy duty truck sold in Turkey, IIRC. I don't think it has any affiliation with Chrysler, though.

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andre1969

It's a Kaiser Manhattan convertible, but I'm not sure of the year. Probably a 1951?

IIRC, the top went down, but the windows had frames around them, and that little glass spacer where the B-pillar would normally be was staionary. Although you could probably remove it with a wrench or screwdriver.

im_brentwood

Easy... '51 Frazer!

im_brentwood

Good one on the DeSoto!

OK Kiddies.. what's this?

im_brentwood

Any ideas?

andys120

Sorry Andre, Brentwood nailed it, it'a a 1951 Frazer
Manhattan. Check out the wire wheels (probably an option made by Kelsey Hayes). '51 Was the last year for Frazer sales.

andys120

#12516 looks like one of those captive imports from the 70s...
Plymouth Cricket?

andys120

I think it's a JDM Mazda of some kind, can't recall the name. :confuse:

im_brentwood

You're kind of close on the 1st one...it's got Mopar blood in it.

Second one... well.. it's also quasi related to Mazda but not a JDM car.

andre1969

You're kind of close on the 1st one...it's got Mopar blood in it.


I definitely recognize that thing as a Mopar of early 70's vintage. It makes me think of those Aussie Valiants and Chargers, which were their version of the A-body Valiant/Duster. But it looks smaller. But then it looks too big to be based on any captive import that Mopar ever brought here in the 70's. So I give up! :confuse:

andys120

Is #12516 a Hillman Avenger/Sunbeam 1600?>

karsick

I was thinking Hillman Avenger/Cricket as well, except that (studying the pics) the roof, doors & glass are not the same, and the Avenger has much more 'Coke Bottle' in its rear fender area.

What gives? The car in question appears to be in Australia. :confuse:

andre1969

I figured out what it is. I was thinking Australia because it made me think of a smaller version of the Aussie Valiant/Charger, and when you mentioned Australia too, figured it out.

I'm not gonna say what it is, but here's another clue, although a vague one. Y'know the phrase Dodge has been using... "Yeah, it's got a Hemi"? Well, it applies to this car, too! Or can, if optionally equipped. :P

andys120

SOMEBODY TELL US WHAT THE HELL IT IS!

im_brentwood

The first one is a Chrysler Centura. An Aussie Chrylser loosely based on a Simca.

The second one is a Brazilian Ford Corcel.

im_brentwood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of5NLY39fSk

andys120

The car in the 1970 ad has a somewhat different grille and roofline than the one in your post. Perhaps the post depicts a later model year, it looks more like a 1980s model to me. :confuse:

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stickguy

The minivan next to it is an Odyssey just like mine!

im_brentwood

Ahhh! A Ferrari 365 GTC4!

Basically a 2+2 Daytona... excellent cars, Daytona Performance for a fraction of the price of a 365 GTB4 Daytona.

andys120

Yep, a 1973 365 GTC/4.

andys120

if you can name all three cars visible in this shot>

andre1969

The first one is a Chrysler Centura. An Aussie Chrylser loosely based on a Simca.

Yeah, and the Hemi that you could get with them was a 245 CID straight six. I imagine it was pretty quick in a fairly small car like that.

hudsonthedog

Early 1960s Maserati 3500 GT Vignale

stickguy

Maser 3500GT (just had one of those on my car of the day calendar), in front is a Fintail MB, and the middle one? I will guess a Renault. Dauphine? R2? beuller?

andys120

The Maserati is of course the beautiful 3500 Spyder Vignale from the early 60s, fitted with the optional hardtop.

That's certainly a Fintail but I don't think the white car is a Renault, certainly not a Dauphine. It's a Simca 1000 or 1100 ca. mid-60s.


1965 Simca 1000

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hudsonthedog

Late 1950s Toyopet Crown

fintail

Fintail is indeterminate, either a W110 or a lowline W110 220 (b)

andys120

Yep, it's hard to believe that anyone after '55 was still using a divided windshield but the Crown used that style 'til 1962.

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fintail

Chevy Suburban and DeSoto Suburban

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Chevy Suburban and DeSoto Suburban

Yep and they're both 1947 models.

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ateixeira

I was gonna say the grille! They nearly look interchangeable!

ateixeira

Noble something, M40 or something like that?

andys120

Noble something, M40 or something like that?

M400

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