Mystery car pix

lemko

I'd say a 1966 Chevrolet Nova or Chevy II hardtop.

andre1969

Is "Bimini" the actual name for that color of blue? It looks similar to a blue that Mopar offered back then that I've just heard referred to as "B5 Blue". I guess B5 is the ordering code. I wonder if the "B" was supposed to be a reference to "Bimini"?

andys120

Yep, it's a '66 Chevy II Nova/327, they were great sleepers for the era, capable of blowing off the name musclecars.

I put a question mark after it cuz I'm not sure what the color name is. Corvettes used to come in a Bimini Blue that's very similar IIRC, (my favorite color for Stingrays) but there was also a Nassau Blue which I think was more of a teal.

I call it Electric Blue. :confuse:

guss

I have always loved Nassau Blue Corvettes and that Nova looks exactly like it.

andys120

Yep, it's a '46 -----?>

bumpy

stever

It looks like a 1960 Ford Falcon, but the side badging isn't right - something sharing the same platform?

tmart

It's a Falcon for sure, and I thinking a Futura since it is a coupe.

fintail

Lancia, I will guess an Aprilia

andys120

Yep, it's the pre-war Aprilia, produced for a while after the shooting was over, pretty little car if you really look at it.

andys120

not a Deuce>

bumpy

It's neither a Falcon nor a Futura. Hint: look at the hubcaps.

bumpy

Gen2 CRX. Looks like it has a spoiler, so an Si?

Of course, the URL at the bottom of the pic kinda gives it away.

andre1969

Is it one of those Canadian models? I think they called it a Frontenac or something like that?

I'm also guessing its a '60 or '61...IIRC, the grilles became less concave with each year.

stever

Heh, the hubcaps are supposed to tell me it's a Rambler or something?

Someone figure this one out so I can move on. :shades:

My family had a ~67 ish Falcon 2 door, and I never can find an image of it that matches my mental image. After getting it stuck on the train tracks, you'd think I'd never forget what it looks like (and I was able to jack it up and get it off the rails before the next freight came through).

andys120

Of course, the URL at the bottom of the pic kinda gives it away.

Doh!

bumpy

Yep, it's a 1960 Ford Frontenac, as denoted by the little red maple leaves on the hubcaps. Only made for one year due to the wackiness of Ford's Canadian franchising setup.

andys120

Oh, like we could see those little maple leafs! :sick:

andys120

davethecarnut

The new NUMMI car...looks like the Pontiac Vibe

davethecarnut

Gotta picture of the new Toyota Matrix?

andys120

Yep, it's the '09 Vibe. We've already done the Matrix but just follow the link for a picture of the new Matrix.

hudsonthedog

Gen2 CRX. Looks like it has a spoiler, so an Si?

It's a first generation CRX.

andys120

It's a first generation CRX.

Nope it's a Gen2 (1988MY). The Gen1 ('83-'87) was a little boxier>

bumpy

The red one is a gen1, and the black one is a gen2.

andys120

I give up! I looked for a clearly labeled photo of a CR-X from roughly that angle and couldn't find one. :sick:

bumpy

Gen1 had hideaway-style vertical door handles, while gen2 had conventional horizontal handles (they used the same door as the Civic hatchback of that generation). From the rear, the gen2 had that vertical smoked glass panel at the end of the hatch, while the gen1 didn't.

andys120

Gen1 had hideaway-style vertical door handles, while gen2 had conventional horizontal handles

I stand corrected, Wikipedia photos confirm this. The red CR-X seems to have a vertical hadle at the door edge so it must be a Gen1 while the black one w the conventional handle and vertical backlight must be a Gen2.

Apologies for my bad.

andys120

british_rover

Honda FCX fuel cell vehicle.

andys120

Honda FCX fuel cell vehicle.

Yep, they'll soon be available for lease at selected SoCal Honda Dealers according to Honda.

andys120

from This Is England

oregonboy

That's a British (RHD) 1979 Dodge Ram Cressidia-Benz :P

james

Mr_Shiftright

british_rover

Pininfarina?

Mr_Shiftright

mi dispiace, no.

jescue

Looks like an XJ6 "estate", but 2 doors?

Mr_Shiftright

Depends what the coachbuilder started with. (with which the coachbuilder started?)

jescue

Ah, an XJS coupe.

andys120

Tickford and Radford were the best known makers of Shooting brake conversions like that one, off a Jag XJ-S. Most likely it was one of those.

british_rover

Shooting Brake body styles were popular with coach builders for a while. I have seen a few Aston Martins done up that way.

I can't remember which coach builder specialized in that though.

Mr_Shiftright

Nope, not Tickford or Radford. Think D Jag replicas.

hudsonthedog

Isn't that a Lynx conversion?

andys120

hudsonthedog

The logo and the door handles gave it away (to me) as a Ford. Since it's smaller than the Fiesta, it seems to be a stylistically toned down next-generation Ka.

Mr_Shiftright

Gold Star for Hudson!

The full name is the Jaguar XJS Lynx Eventer.

hudsonthedog

No cheating.

jescue

The new DeathTrap 4000?

urnews

The new DeathTrap 4000?

LOL. (But probably accurate.) What do you suppose is the top speed? 45 mph?

andys120

it seems to be a stylistically toned down next-generation Ka.

It's the Brazilian Ford version of the next gen Ka. It's unclear whether the Euro version, built on the same platform as the Fiat 500, will get the same styling.

It seems rather bland compared to the current Euro Ka.>


Current Ford do Brasil Ka.