Mystery car pix

bumpy

There was a mid-engine car that was (a lot) less than half the price of an NSX: the Toyota MR2. Still, Pontiac could have made some nice coin from an MR2 rival for a few years before the evils of the Quad 4 became apparent. The NSX was in a whole other galaxy in design, performance, and price (MSRP was something like $70k in 1990).

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im_brentwood

Volvo 1800

andys120

Volvo 1800

Yup, 1972 Volvo 1800E >

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andre1969

1973 Dodge Dart Swinger in one of the new fashion metallics available as a spring special that year. Only thing is, in that light and with this monitor, I can't tell if it's "Babypoop" with a hint of "Pondscum" or vice versa! :P

andys120

That's a fashion color?? I think "Pondscum" describes it nicely.
For some reason it was extermely popular.

Yep, it's a '73 Swinger.

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kyfdx

Subaru WRX

andys120

Yeah an '08, too easy, huh?

andys120

The Twilight Zone (1959-64):

british_rover

Bones, Spock lets...get... out... of here......... Before the Klingons... get back.

Quick Scotty... beam... us up. :P

Mr_Shiftright

And then when the music stops, the one left holding the Yugo cabriolet loses.

Now there's a BAD investment!

imidazol97

The car is a 57 Ford Fairlane or Fairlane 500.

andre1969

The '57 Ford off to the side looks like it might be a Skyliner retractable. Something about that rear deck looks a bit high for a "regular" '57 Ford.

I'm guessing that convertible is something like a 1949 Plymouth Cranbrook?

Mr_Shiftright

Now that's a rare car that's actually worth something. They didn't make too many of those old Dodge/Plymouth convertibles.

andys120

I'm guessing that convertible is something like a 1949 Plymouth Cranbrook?

Something like it. IMCDB sez it's a 1950 Plymouth Special Deluxe. The Episode of TTZ is called "Nick of Time". I recognized the actress in the photo, Pat Breslin who co-starred with Jackie Cooper in The People's Choice, one of my favorite 50s sitcoms.

You know you're getting old when more people recognize William Shatner than Jimmie Stewart.

urnews

You know you're getting old when more people recognize William Shatner than Jimmie Stewart.

I recognized Stewart but was too slow on the draw.

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british_rover

F40

andys120

Yep, the last Ferrari built while Ingenere Ferrari was still alive, the awesome F40.

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jescue

Volvo Bertone.

british_rover

The volvo dealer near my house has one of those out back for service right now.

andys120

Volvo Bertone.

Bertone did two Volvos, that one is known in Volvo-speak as the Volvo 262C (1977-81), a later Volvo Bertone coupe was known as the 780(1986-90)>

andre1969

here's another car from that same episode, and you can see that '50 Plymouth 'vert in the back. This one's probably almost TOO easy to guess, though...

urnews

1957 Plymouth, probably a Belvedere.

guss

That Volvo Bertone coupe looks like it stole some of its style from a Delorean.

andys120

Actually the DMC stole the V6 from Volvo.

andre1969

1957 Plymouth, probably a Belvedere

Close enough! It's actually a 1958 Plymouth Savoy, a name that's probably going to elude the memory of most people. It was a fairly low-line car, and the cheapest hardtop. Plymouth's lineup that year went Plaza/Savoy/Belvedere/Fury. I always thought the 2-toning was kinda neat on the cheaper models...looks like it was cribbed off a '55-57 DeSoto.

andre1969

I actually kinda like that 780 coupe. As I recall, they weren't popular. Did they make the rear windows roll down on those cars, or were they stationary? Or flip-out, maybe? I know they couldn't make a window that big roll all the way down with a car that small, but I'm thinking of cars like the old BMW 635 or the Acura Legend coupes, where they'd get them to roll down at least part way.

Mr_Shiftright

Yes they were a sales dud. Mostly the problem was that you got a very expensive version of the stock car, with a funny roofline, and nothing much less for your money.

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urnews

Wrong! That yellow "thing" is a whole lotta weird.

magnette

Well, the yellow car is a Goggomobil Dart, made in Australia circa 1959/61
White one - about a 53 chrysler maybe ? Not sure of the model ?

andys120

Goggomobil Dart, made in Australia circa 1959/61

Bingo! I'll be there's an interesting story behind how a Goggomobil came to be made in Oz.

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im_brentwood

FJ55 Land Cruiser!

andys120

FJ55 Land Cruiser!

Exactemente!

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magnette

Lets just say there is a clue in the (spurious) number plate.

andys120

There is, let's see who can pick it up besides you.

fintail

Singer 9

andys120

Yep, as indicated by the plate, it's a 1949.

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ateixeira

Maybe I've never seen it before from that angle, but that doesn't look like the 3 series dash.

Almost seems too big inside to be a Z4, though.

And the 6 series is different.

I'm stumped. :confuse:

british_rover

One series Cabrio can't really tell if it is a 128 or a 135.

texases

It looks like it's got the iDrive :sick: Does that make it a 135?

british_rover

Not sure I am not familiar with the options list for the 1 series.

Idrive might be optional on both cars. It does have nav which requires Idrive for most new BMWs.

andys120

Youse are on the right track, it's the new '08 BMW 135i Convertible. If they continue current practice iDrive and
SatNav will be optional on the 128i and 135i. I'm delighted to see that a pop-up screen takes the place of the unsightly Quasimodo hump that defaces the dashboards of current BMWs equipped w iDrive.

The 135i 'vert goes to the top of my wish list! Make mine Electric Blue! :shades: