Mystery car pix

andys120

imidazol97

I haven't found the Pontiac hearse. This is closest.
What name do they give it? Custom? Superior Coach? What's imdb.com?

I can recall seeing those heavy posts with curved rear windows when I was a kid.

hudsonthedog

That's the upcoming compact Mercedes-Benz SUV....the "MLK" (I think they've got to change that before selling it in the US)

fintail

I've heard it will be called "GLK"

fintail

I just saw a copy of that publication at the local bookstore the other day. It was dated 2007 however, so I assume it has been hanging around awhile. We get everything from that side of the pond late. I am still waiting for the January issues of Mercedes Enthusiast and Classic & Sportscar so I can get the free calendars.

andys120

I haven't found the Pontiac hearse. This is closest.
What name do they give it? Custom? Superior Coach? What's imdb.com?

I'm not familiar with the names they used for funeral coaches. They were presumably based on station wagons (except Caddies). Regular 1955 Poncho wagons were from the
Chieftan Series according to this brochure.

IMCDB is a website featuring movie stills of cars used in films>
link.

I knew a guy who drove a Caddy hearse when I was in college. It was a '55 Cadillac in beautiful shape. He used to haul his Triumph 650 around on the purple upholstery in back. :sick:

andys120

stickguy

about a '69 or '70?

Looks good with the Cragers.

andys120

Yeah, it's a 1969 Pontiac Grand Prix.

andys120

ateixeira

In Brazil that was called the Fiat Elba. Sold in the early 90s basically.

Basically it's an Uno station wagon.

andys120

I knew you'd get that Juice.

andys120

lemko

That's a Jeep Wagoneer circa 1963.

andys120

That's a Jeep Wagoneer circa 1963.

Exactly!

oregonboy

Jeep Wagoneer, don't know the year, but I see that it has the optional two-tone paint.

My dad had an old Wagoneer of about that vintage that he used to pick up driftwood along the Oregon beaches. One day it stalled on him as he was crossing a small stream that ran across the beach to the sea. He said he was amazed at how quickly it sank into the sand. When he returned the next day, all that was visible was the top of the roof.

james

andys120

Vertigo (San Francisco, 1958).>

fangio2

1957 Chrysler-newport?Forground-Jag 1956? And maybe 1956 Ford station wagon in rear.

andys120

IMCDB sez the Chrysler is a '56 New Yorker. They don't ID the Jag, my guess is it's either a Mk. VII or Mk. VIII (current at the time of the movie).

Looks like a '55 or '56 Ford wagon to me too.

andys120

fintail

Hillman...Husky?

fangio2

My first thought on the Chrysler was a 56 too,but those rear tail lights looked more 57 ish.

fangio2

I was wrong it's a 1956.

andys120

Hillman...Husky?

Yep, it's a '65. I see the Husky as a precursor to the current generation of crossovers.
It has a truck-like demeanor, especially compared to the dainty styling of Hillmans and other Brit saloons and estates of the era.

Jack it up, put an AWD under it and viola, you've got a crossover, it even has a perfect name.

andys120

oregonboy

Gen II Mercury Capri... mid to late seventies. Was the black and gold a special edition?

Edit: John Player Special

james

fintail

I like the Husky, the one that came before it ca. 1959 I think, was a little better looking too.

Station wagons without AWD pretty much are crossovers, yeah.

andys120

Yep, it's a '76, I think they called 'em Capri IIs.

andys120

guss

If I remember correctly those Capri II's were imported from Germany.

fintail

Mercedes R107 SL

davethecarnut

Or maybe Brazil? Or am I thinking of another generation of Capri?

hudsonthedog

The Capri/Capri II was imported from Germany and sold by Lincoln-Mercury dealers, although they didn't carry the Mercury badge. In 1978, Ford introduced the Mercury Capri, based on the Ford Mustang, which lasted into the mid 1980s (1986, I believe). The next Mercury Capri was introduced in 1990, based on the Mazda 323 platform, and imported from Australia.

andys120

If I remember correctly those Capri II's were imported from Germany.

As I recall V6 Capris were sourced from Cologne but 4-bangers were made at Dagenham (England).

andys120

Mercedes R107 SL Yahwohl, a 450SL.

andys120

urnews

Mazda 323, probably the first year, maybe 1980 or '81. It was a replacement for the GLC, a Great Lotta Car (I owned one). This one definitely has some custom wheels.

andys120

Mazda 323, probably the first year, maybe 1980 or '81. It was a replacement for the GLC, a Great Lotta Car (I owned one)

Is your memory is playing tricks on you? According to Wikipedia the RWD 1977-80 323 (aka Familia) was the first GLC.

A front wheel drive 323/Familia/GLC was introduced in 1981.

urnews

Is your memory is playing tricks on you?

No, it was a case of outright ignorance. I never knew the GLC and the 323 were the same model, also known as the Familia. Thanks for the Wikipedia link. I learned something.

andys120

fintail

VW Jetta Mk 1, ca. 1981-84

kyfdx

That looks a little like the original Jetta from the early-mid '80s..

karsick

That'd be a rare site in Europe where "Golves" were much more popular, and being a 2-door Jetta, even rarer.

I'm curious why this one appears to be jacked up in the tail.

kyfdx

Maybe it's the ultra-rare AWD model?

(no idea if they even offered that... I know they did on the Quantum/Dasher)

andys120

Yep it's a VW Jetta/1, UK market version.

andys120

hudsonthedog

It looks like a Bizzarrini or an Iso or a Monteverdi, but it's not.

andys120

All good guesses but you're right, it's none of those but you've got the correct era.

hudsonthedog

I cheated...and learned something new.

andys120

Here's a better picture of 14729>



Fintail?, Magnette? Going...going...