Mystery car pix

kyfdx

That was the best of the "cross country race" movies. Much better than the silly Cannonball Run series.

lemko

The brown wagon looks to be a 1972 Chevelle and the Suburban is a 1969 model.

andys120

stever

That angle makes it look like someone cobbled a 914's fixed roof onto a Miata. 1975 914?

I thought the pickup was a Peterbilt at first but their logo is oval.

Mr_Shiftright

Maybe a 914/6 ?

stickguy

the chassis is an international. That looks like another version of the high rise pickup that came out recently (usually in yellow).

andys120

Yeah it is a weird angle, making the car look less slab-sided than it was.
Sorry Steve's right (almost), it's a '74 914/4.

andys120

Look at the badge>



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lemko

Looks like one of those replicas of an MG.

Mr_Shiftright

It's a bad fake something or other. Oh headrests....nice, real nice period touch.

andys120

Looks like one of those replicas of an MG.

Well, duh! If you hadn't ignored my clue
("Look at the badge") you'd know which MG.

As the "TD" badge indicates it's a replica of the ca. 1952 MG-TD, it's
made by a Malaysian outfit called TD Cars and is known as the TD 2000.
Unlike the VW Beetle-based MG replicas of the past this one features a chassis based in part on MG-TD and TF elemenents and an engine at the correct (front)
end of the car, a two-liter Toyota 4-banger giving considerably nore power than the original 57hp.

This is what a real TD looks like>

andys120

stickguy

Patrol

andys120

Yup, that's the 80's version of the Nissan Patrol, NSH unfortunately. I like 'em.

andys120

magnette

Both cars are Lancias. The open one is an Aurelia B24 - one of the last, so circa 1956, while the saloon is a second series Appia, again late 50's.

fangio2

1950 or 1951 olds?

imidazol97

It doesn't have the chrome piece hanging below the headlight that surrounds the parking light that the 50s through 52s have. The 1948 has a completely different grill system and higher profile body.

Hmmmmmh. :confuse:

andys120

It doesn't have the chrome piece hanging below the headlight that surrounds the parking light that the 50s through 52s have. The 1948 has a completely different grill system and higher profile body.

By process of elimination, that would make it a.......(hint-not a '53).

magnette

1949 Oldsmobile series 98 convertible

andys120

`1949 Oldsmobile series 98 convertible

I knew someone would figure it out!

ateixeira

I actually think it looks good. Simple and purposeful.

I mean, how many ways can you style a box? It's still a box, function over form.

My concern would be Kia already tends to have poor mileage from any class of vehicle, imagine one that is expected to have poor mileage....

andys120

stickguy

English version of what came over as the Plyouth Cricket?

A hillman something or other?

OK, I am just guessing here.

Early 70's though.

andys120

English version of what came over as the Plyouth Cricket?

A hillman something or other?

OK, I am just guessing here.

Early 70's though

That's pretty good for guessing. It's a 1973 Hillman Avenger AKA Plymouth Cricket on this side.

andys120

stickguy

another one of those Euro Fords that I would buy if they brought it over here?

A Mondeo wagon?

lemko

I would've said MG TD replica, but that would be stating the obvious. Seeing the picture of the real MG shows just how bad the replica looks. I remember a replica Ford Model A some outfit built in the mid-late 1970s. It really looks goofy next to a real Model A.

bumpy

It looks more MPVish to me. Ford Galaxy?

karsick

... just to pick nits....

That 914 is confusing.

The 5-bolt wheels suggest it is a 6cyl model 914/6, while the all-red US-market taillights suggest it is a 4cyl. :confuse:

karsick

Stumped.

It's not the Galaxy (too low)
It's not the S-Max (not cool enough)
It's not the Mondeo Estate (too tall)
It's not the C-Max (too big)

Have they made yet another crossover niche???? :confuse:

Mr_Shiftright

Well you aren't going to see a 914/6 at that price. More like 3X that price. A used, good running Porsche 911 engine like the 914/6 uses is worth $3,500 from a wrecking yard.

914/6 is kinda scary. You could kill yourself in that car if you got too frisky. All that power in a mid-engine can give you a vicious snap-spin.

guss

European Ford Focus. It looks big for a Focus though, I guess like everything else it grew.

karsick

Focus, huh?

My eyes deceived me, as I thought that car looked mighty big, too.

It's really hard to believe that there's enough difference between the various Euro Ford estate/mpv/suv variants to justify each model.

It reminds me of the 70's in the US when every other new car was a RWD 'personal luxury coupe' with a formal roofline, wire wheel covers, opera windows and a vinyl roof.

Too many makes & models chasing the exact same customer!

andys120

Yup, it's the Estate version of the new Euro Ford Focus. It just goes to show how hard it is to judge size with no frame of reference.

andys120

magnette

Wild guess time
No.46 - Oldsmobile circa 1950
No.33 - Kaiser Manhatten
No 60 - Ford something (Tudor?)?
No 30 - I thought it was a Chevrolet, but I really don't know EDIT - maybe a Dodge ?
It is very difficult with non-standard cars, ie where they are stripped like this lot, and to be honest, I would need to look in a book to make any more accurate answers - ie not here at the office.

fangio2

number 30- Hudson?

imidazol97

46 is a 49 Olds.

imidazol97

It's a 1948 Futuramatic Oldsmobile.

andys120

Car # 30 seems to have perplexed everyone. I believe it is a 1949 Dodge or
Plymouth.

andys120

ateixeira

New Mustang Bullitt (sp?)

andys120

You got it 'bro and your spelling is fine.

andys120

from The Sweeney UK TV 1975-78>

stickguy

on the right side, there is an Opel Kadette and a Mini and an Audi (100?)

and of course a Benz (280?) coming down the street.

andys120

on the right side, there is an Opel Kadette and a Mini and an Audi (100?)

The white car you say is a Kadette looks more like an Austin Marina to me and the Black car on the right is another Austin/Morris, a Maxi, notice who much larger it is than the white Mini that can be seen in front of the Audi 100.

Anyone want to try the left?

fintail

I see a Datsun 120Y (in England) and a Saab (doesn't look tall enough to be a Renault 4) on the left. The Mercedes is a W114/115, I can't tell more. It could be a 280, or several others.

andys120

I agree about the Saab, I'm not sure about the blue-green car in front of it. It could be a Datsun/Nissan something or another but it suggests an Audi 90 to me, let's see if Magnette has an opinion.

karsick

Those beehive wheel covers could be from only ONE make of car :P

.. the mid-70's Datsun (Nissan) Sunny 4dr. (AKA B210). Definitely a Datsun, but I think too big to be a Cherry.