Mystery car pix

british_rover

That is why I said One series Cabrio

I don't think you can tell 135 or 128 by that picture.

andys120

Your answer was correct Rover. There's no way to tell which One-series it was.

Try another?>

urnews

1949 Lincoln?

andys120

1949 Lincoln?

Yep, a Cosmopolitan convertible.

andys120

andre1969

Judging from the exposed screws and the fit of the dash, I'm guessing it's a GM product of some sort. :P

karsick

I'm guessing a British 'cottage industry' car interior here...
...Ginetta perhaps? :confuse:

andys120

Nope, not British or GM, you're way off. The motor and gearbox are British though>

im_brentwood

Sabra?

andys120

Nice guess Brentwood, take another look at the photo.

BTW the motor is the Brtish Ford Kent 1.6 four, the carbs some of you should recognize.

hudsonthedog

Mid-engined, British-powered but not in a British car? Hmmmm...

texases

And it's old, but clean (no oil leaks!), battery disconnected, in a museum? hmmmm...

hudsonthedog

Because of your hint...I got it.

I always forget that not all deTomaso cars had V8 engines. Like the deTomaso Vallelunga.

andys120

Yep, it's a 1964 De Tomaso Vallelunga. 58 were built the car illustrated is one of 5 competition models>

andys120

im_brentwood

Facelifted Mk1 Ford Mondeo.

Want any of the background cars?

ateixeira

Let's try that back row.

Mercedes E-class
wagon of some sort, can't see much there
Fiat wagon, I want to say Tempra?
BMW 5 series
Peugoet 306?
Ford Mondeo
Ford Escort
Ford Mondeo again
the hatch I do not recognize...

In the middle, behind I see a B5 Passat wagon and I think a Corolla wagon.

To the right a Jetta IV.

andys120

Yep it's around a '95 Mondeo LX 2.0. Contour fans will notice the nice hatchback available on the Euro version.

andys120

A street scene from a really obscure 1976 movie called Eva Nera:

ateixeira

70s Benz SL. I'll guess 74.

fintail

Yeah it's an R107 of indeterminate model, 350SL or 450SL. Relatively new at the time of the film.
Stuff on the right is interesting too - NSU 1200, Alfa, VW transporter.

andys120

Close, IMCDB (mis-?)labels the SL as a '73 W116.

Surely someone can be a little more specific on the mustard yellow Alfa parked in front of the VW Transporter, anyone?

fintail

W116 is the big 70s S-class. IMCDB has weird little errors here and there.

I get those Alfa coupes confused.

hudsonthedog

Fiat wagon, I want to say Tempra?

At first, I thought it was a Fiat, too. It's actually a Renault Laguna wagon. And I wish I could give you the name of the mystery hatchback just ahead of the Volkswagen Vanagon...but I can't.

ateixeira

Sounds right...they have both in Brazil, I remember seeing them.

andys120

I get those Alfa coupes confused.

It's easy to get 'em confused but I'm pretty sure the yellow one is either a GTV-2000 or a 1600 GT Junior (1970-77), essentially the same car w different engines. Don't ask me which.

Why Alfa came up w a completely different name when the motor is the only real change I can't tell you. Even more confusion reigns w the single headlight variants. :confuse:

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imidazol97

kyfdx

Austin Healey 3000?

imidazol97

Just noticed the For Sale sign shirt in background...:

imidazol97

I'm hoping someone here tells me. I didn't take a pic of the logo. It's a beautiful car.

stevedebi

"And I wish I could give you the name of the mystery hatchback just ahead of the Volkswagen Vanagon...but I can't."

I thought the VW bus wasn't named "Vanagon" until the late 1980's? And that one was water cooled.

We just always called them a microbus...

oregonboy

Looks like about a 1957 GMC 100 series Stepside.
(I could be off a year or 2) :P

james

andre1969

I'm guessing that GMC pickup is a 1956?

andys120

The gray car is an Austin-Healey 3000 Mk III, ca. '65-'67.

I don't think that's a stock paint job, very handsome though.

Notice the number "130" in cursive script on the Porsche 986 Boxster. No doubt that's a tribute to James Dean whose
Porsche 550A ("L'il [non-permissible content removed]") wore the same number>



I'm sure someone will tell us what the other two cars in this picture are.

andys120

Good guess Andre, it's a '56 GMC 100

kyfdx

Hey, hey... even a blind pig finds an acorn, every once in awhile...

Mr_Shiftright

Here's a car I just drove today (not the same one as in the photo but identical type):

done37

Saleen Mustang, based on a 88 thru 93 mustang fox body

urnews

White station wagon is a 1955 Ford Country Squire. Black sedan is a 1953-54 Cadillac.

andys120

White station wagon is a 1955 Ford Country Squire. Black sedan is a 1953-54 Cadillac.

Yep the '55 Country Squire is probably Dean's, according to Wikipedia he bought one after he finished making East of Eden. V8 powered wagons were the tow vehicles of choice in the 50s and 60s. If you knew someone with a racecar, boat or camper trailer the chances are they also owned a wagon to tow it.

Using a truck was nearly unheard of.

andys120

Back in the day Saleen Mustangs were as fast as anything, how does it it measure up to today's heavier but more powerful performance cars?

imidazol97

Speaking of James Dean, 'nother Indiana boy, the James Dean annual show, ride, etc., were held in Fairmount, IN, last week with the show expecting "thousands" of cars on Saturday. It was sponsored by the Clusterbustershotrod Club in Indianapolis.

http://www.clusterbustershotrodclub.com

I would have given my right pinkie to be able to ride over (90 miles?) to see the cars. Maybe next year.

Mr_Shiftright

NOT so fast.....a Saleen but WHICH '89 Saleen?

This is a special car, not the normal Saleen.

COMPARO: This car drove really well. I was quite surprised. It was not an animal at all and handled great. It reminded me of the Porsche 928 except in build quality, fit and finish of course...but with the Saleen suspension (the "special" Saleen which you all have not yet identified as today's Mystery Car), it was rock solid on the road.

Plenty of pep---felt like about 300 horses more or less. It didn't have that big block grunt but you could definitely end up on the California chain gang without any trouble.

I'd guess this is about a 5.8 second car. Just a WAG. So it's no Vette but it can still duke it out with most 2007s.

Funny, getting back into my Scion...I felt like the clutch pedal was broken and that the engine died---LOL! It took ten minutes for me to stop driving like it was my first time.

british_rover

That is one car that I wouldn't mind having as a kit car or replica.

I don't think I could ever afford a real 550 spyder.

What do real 550s in good condition go for?

hudsonthedog

I thought the VW bus wasn't named "Vanagon" until the late 1980's? And that one was water cooled.

We just always called them a microbus...
The Type 2 (Microbus) was replaced by the Vanagon around 1980. The "wasserboxer" (water-cooled) version came online a few years later. The Vanagon was replaced by the Caravelle/EuroVan in the early 1990s.

stever

I always called my '69 a VW Bus. We considered the older models with the numerous little windows the true Microbus.

andys120

tmart

A very young Clint Eastwood and a Ferrari.

stickguy

1975(?) Ferrari 512BB (Boxer)