Mystery car pix

imidazol97

Dodge 1948

andys120

Yep, Dodge D-24C to be exact.

andys120

...and a pretty weird one at that!>

kyfdx

Anyone ever seen an actual Camry Patrol car?

Up close and personal, unfortunately...

Georgetown, KY is right on I-75, just north of Lexington.. I think only county sheriff and Georgetown police had Camry cruisers... But, they patrol I-75 frequently.. The plant is on the east side of the interstate and downtown Georgetown is on the west side.

KSP was one of the first to have Mustang pursuit cars..

magnette

Moskvitch - I think this is the 408, but it may be an early 411. If its a 408, then late 60's to about 1972...
I used to have a friend who had a succession of Moskvitchs - mostly estate versions. They were generally reliable, but very shoddy cars, and they tended to fall apart after about 3 years so you didn't tend to see old ones. They sold well in Britain for a few years in the early 70's, when they were just about the cheapest car on the market- typically about £ 100 less than the cheapest Mini - but crash regulations didn't help, and when Lada came along in the mid 70's they swept up all the potential market..

magnette

Further to my previous post, I think instead of 411 I mean 412...

texases

I know several of us were upset at your oversight :P

Sounds like these were like the first Hundais in the US, cheap, popular, terrible...

andys120

That's it, a 1968 Moskovitch 412. I figured the Toreadors would trick people into thinking it was a SEAT or something. :P

andys120

bumpy

C6 Corvette ZR-1, has some kind of supercharged LS something-or-other under the hood. Yet another example of the triumph of horsepower over traction.

rockylee

Who needs traction when you can go 0-60 in sub 3.5 seconds ? :P

-Rocky

andys120

Yep that's it, 2008 Corvette ZR-1. As if we needed something faster than the Z06.

andys120

texases

Olds Starfire ?? The Monza clone? Say, '83?

guss

I think you are on the right track, but the wrong train. The Starfire had a more vented nose piece(can you even call it a grille?).

My guess would be a late '70s Chevy Monza.

guss

hudsonthedog

That's a late (1979 or 1980) Chevrolet Monza Spyder.

hudsonthedog

1970 Fiat Dino

andys120

That's a late (1979 or 1980) Chevrolet Monza Spyder

Hudson you're exactly right, it's an '80 Monza Spyder. I don't know why they called a closed car a Spyder, I guess the same reason VW gave the name Phaeton to a sedan. :sick:

The '70 Dino is a Dino Spider (Fiat spells it with an "I"), the Coupe was quite different, with Bertone styling.

andys120

texases

Monza - weren't those the ones (with V8) requiring jacking up the engine for spark plug replacement?

karsick

Fiat Barchetta (circa 1996) :confuse:

guss

Thats correct , 1970 Fiat Dino Spider(or Spyder, I have seen it spelled both ways).

hudsonthedog

Thats correct , 1970 Fiat Dino Spider(or Spyder, I have seen it spelled both ways).

It should not be "Spyder" since Italian does not have a "y" in it.

guss

Then to be correct it should be "Fix it again Toni"?

andys120

Italian does not have a Y but Maserati has always used "Spyder" to describe their open cars.

andys120

Monza - weren't those the ones (with V8) requiring jacking up the engine for spark plug replacement?

V8 Monzas were infamous for that but the pictured car is in fact powered by ye olde 3800 V6.

andys120

urnews

1955 Royal Lancer Dodge, 1954 Cadillac, 1955 Plymouth, 1955 Buick.

andys120

3 out of 4 ain't bad but that is definitely not a '54 Cadillac, those got the wraparound windshields first seen on the '53 Eldorado. The rest of the GM lineup got the wraparounds in '55 (as did the FoMoCos).

I can't tell if the Caddy is a '52 or '53.

imidazol97

The Buick in the foreground is a 1954. The car #5 is a 1955 Buick.

andys120

That's right that particular headlight treatment was AFAIK unique to '54 Buicks. Frankly, I can't see enough of the other Buick (next to the Caddy the guy is sitting on) to say if it's a '54 or '55.

My bad! I was inbcorrect in stating that only Cadillac had the wraparound windshields in '54. Buick and Olds had 'em as well but not Pontiac oir Chebby.

Personally I've still got a soft spot for Wraparounds. I've loved 'em ever since I saw Harley Earl's Lesabre concept at the GM Motorama, ca. 1951>

andys120

Found this beauty for sale in the UK, only 3195 Pounds
(about $6400 American?)>

imidazol97

correction: car #5 is NOT a 1955. It's probably a 54 Buick.

hudsonthedog

Found this beauty for sale in the UK, only 3195 Pounds
(about $6400 American?)>

In the US, that car would probably be about half that price. But, then again, we probably pay twice as much for many old English cars (I own two).

lemko

Looks like a 1983 Cadillac Sedan DeVille with the infamous 4.1 litre V-8. A friend of mine has a very nice light blue one.

andys120

I knew you'd know

andys120

texases

Maybe that's where 4.1 l Caddys go to die...

Mr_Shiftright

The Fabled Cadillac Graveyard! If we could find it, we could get rich stripping off the simulated wood grain :P

karsick

BMW 1-series (not sure which motor, but can assume by the spiffy wheels it's up-spec).

The US market gets a new coupe version soon.

That hatch is one of the few Bangle designs I like.

texases

That hatch is one of the few Bangle designs I like.

I agree. Too bad we don't get it. BMW failed in their previous attempts, but they were more a hatchet job (cut off the trunk) than a true hatch back. I think they'd have more success with this kind of a hatch, like Audi is with the A3

kyfdx

That would be my next car, if sold here....

andys120

Yep, it's a One-er, UK Spec I think. I don't know which engine but it looks like a 128i.

Make mine a convertible.

karsick

UK-spec?

Let's see...

1) Yellow numberplate
2) RHD
3) Wet pavement
4) Brick buildings
5) Tidy lawn

Yep, I'd agree. :P

Mr_Shiftright

You forgot the plate of beans for breakfast!

andys120

As if you couldn't tell.

hudsonthedog

That hatch is one of the few Bangle designs I like.

What about "Manic Monday" or "Walk like an Egyptian?" I think Susanna Hoffs was my favorite Bangle.

stickguy

If they offered that model in the US, as long as it has a moonroof, I would go to the dealer tonight and hand them a deposit check.

Read a review last night on the coupe, and it sounded wonderful, but I doubt I could make it work with my ever growing kids (they outgrew my tC 2 years ago!)

But, the 5 door work be fine now.

My "hey, the kids are finally out of the house" car would be the convertible version!

Also correct that the 318ti was basically a German gremlin compared to the 3 series (Gremlin -> Hornet)

oregonboy

Hey! I liked the 318ti