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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,357
    then is a Dodge Rampage.

    Now, is that the Toyota hybrid concept PU, or the dodge concept from a year back (based on the minivan paltform)?

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,357
    Well, it is certainly a DOHC RWD car.

    Is it an Alfa Spyder?

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    Well you're close, it's a 1966 Alfa Giulia Sprint Veloce 1600.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    From More American Graffit:

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  • urnewsurnews Member Posts: 668
    Brown car on left looks like a 1949 Oldsmobile, give or take a few years. Orange car on right looks like a 1963 Plymouth.
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,107
    it's remarkable on a number of levels that they weren't common in a place like Alaska

    You'd be surprised how few roads there are in Alaska outside of the towns, even today. I only got there in '83, but I can only imagine how few roads there were back in '64. Cars were mostly used around town, and the town's quite flat. My neighbor made it through several years with a 140 series Volvo, no problem. The vehicles to get into the bush are the planes, with either floats or tundra tires.
  • lostwrenchlostwrench Member Posts: 288
    It is a 1949 Oldsmobile. But because of the "88", it has to be a 1949 1/2 Oldsmobile. The "88" was introduced during the 1949 production.

    1963 Plymouth.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    Yep, the Olds is a 1949 88 Club Coupe, the Plymouth is a '63 Belvedere.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
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  • deerlake7deerlake7 Member Posts: 176
    Are you sure the Olds is not a 1950? Notice the tail lights. The 1950 had that little fin above the light, the 1949 did not. My dad had a '49, my paternal grandfather had a 1950 and my maternal grandfather had a '51. GM in its heyday.
  • hudsonthedoghudsonthedog Member Posts: 552
    I'm going to guess that it's a Vauxhall Victor from the late 1960s. I'm sure the different grille (compared to the picture below the car) either means it's a specific trim level of that model or it's a global variation of the Victor FD.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    My bad and good eye on your part Manke, it is a 1950 Olds.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    It's a late '60s Vauxhall but not a Victor, Shall we wait for Magnette to nail this one?

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  • hudsonthedoghudsonthedog Member Posts: 552
    Once in a while, I like to beat Magnette to the punch...even if it's only because he hasn't been online.

    How about the Vauxhall Ventora? Is that better?
  • lostwrenchlostwrench Member Posts: 288
    Andy and Manke: Ok, I'll go along with the Oldsmobile being a 1950. I thought I saw in the picture a two piece windshield which the 49 had. Must be an illusion.
    The 49's did have fins above the tail lights but they were thinner than the 50's. I think the back up lights were contained within the thicker 50 fins.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    How about the Vauxhall Ventora? Is that better?

    Yes it is. The pictured car is a 1969 Vauxhall Ventora Saloon.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
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  • lostwrenchlostwrench Member Posts: 288
    I dug out my old Mad Mad World movie tape, fast forwarded to the scene, played it in slow motion, and yes, it's a 1958 Cadillac.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,422
    Mercury Tracer, ca. 1991. Badge engineering at its finest. Different from the first Tracer, which I recall was a Mazda 323 clone.
  • karsickkarsick Member Posts: 312
    That particular Tracer is the sporty version... the "LTS" (a car I actually secretly admired). It was the mechanical twin of the Protege LX, Escort GT and later the Escort LX-E, so it had the twin cam 16-valve 1.8, 4-wheel disc brakes, sport suspension, 14" low-profile alloys, better seats & A/C standard. A really decent car that didn't get much respect at the time.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,422
    I've heard those cars can hold up well if properly maintained, too. I know a college student who has a highline 1994 Escort Sedan that has lot of miles, and it keeps on ticking.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    Fintail and Karsick are both correct, It's a '93 Tracer, likely an LTS.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
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  • hudsonthedoghudsonthedog Member Posts: 552
    That particular Tracer is the sporty version... the "LTS" (a car I actually secretly admired). It was the mechanical twin of the Protege LX, Escort GT and later the Escort LX-E, so it had the twin cam 16-valve 1.8, 4-wheel disc brakes, sport suspension, 14" low-profile alloys, better seats & A/C standard. A really decent car that didn't get much respect at the time.

    It's good to know I'm not alone. Back in the day, I wanted one of these. The Escort GT, to me, just wasn't as practical as a full four-door sedan...and this mixed the best points of both...the 127hp(!) engine and 4-wheel discs and four doors! If it had been the wagon, I'm sure I would have picked one up.
  • hudsonthedoghudsonthedog Member Posts: 552
    That's a Lotus Esprit...late model. I'm going to say that the logo in the rear quarter window says "V8".
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    Yes and no, it's a '91 Lotus Esprit SE Turbo, the last four cylinder Esprit model sold here. Arguably the lighter 4-bangers were truer to Chapman's credo of "low mass it's it's own reward".

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    if you can name the movie this is from>

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  • urnewsurnews Member Posts: 668
    It's one of the "Pink Panther" movies.
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,107
    Isn't it from the original one? (David Niven, etc.)
  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,399
    Yes, 1963. The car is an Autobianchi Bianchina 500 cabriolet.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I had a 91 Escort GT that shared that powertrain.

    The powertrain was great, but the interior pieces would fall off, little by little.

    Plus I hated the motorized mice seatbelts.

    Ford was late getting air bags in those cars. Dodge beat them to it with the Shadow/Sundance twins.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    Yes, 1963. The car is an Autobianchi Bianchina 500 cabriolet

    Right on both counts!

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,813
    Is that the last 810.. Maxima? RWD?

    Or the next gen? starting in 1985?

    Edit: Looks like the former, to me.. Maybe 1982?

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  • hudsonthedoghudsonthedog Member Posts: 552
    Is that the last 810.. Maxima? RWD?

    Or the next gen? starting in 1985?

    Edit: Looks like the former, to me.. Maybe 1982?


    It's the first FWD Maxima...the Bluebird-based model.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,422
    I remember those weird wheels.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I think the 4DSC came out around 1990 or so, so that must be a 1986-1999 or so.
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,229
    Some variety of Nissan Bluebird - I'm guessing US spec, it's different from the version we got ( which was built in UK). This would be the 83/87 Bluebird, and it was FWD. Strange wheels...
  • bumpybumpy Member Posts: 4,425
    The picture is a '85-86 Maxima, first FWD and first V6 for that line. That gen was also a 4DSC; the little gold lettering at the bottom of the fixed window just ahead of the C-pillar. Never mind; that little lettering says "Maxima".
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    It's a US-Spec '86 Nissan Maxima GL.

    These created a bit of a stir among enthusiasts by offering a 300ZX V6 motor in the SE version. IIRC the 4DSC came with the next Gen Maxima.('89-'94).

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
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  • karsickkarsick Member Posts: 312
    I can't name the blue car in the foreground, but the car behind is a GM concept car, a late 70's Pontiac Trans Am Kammback, one of only 2 made.
  • oregonboyoregonboy Member Posts: 1,650
    It's a Pontiac Tempest... about 1961
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,107
    '61 Pontiac Tempest?
  • lostwrenchlostwrench Member Posts: 288
    1961 Pontiac Tempest. (Engine in the front + transmission in the rear).
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    That's three votes for '61 Tempest, the winner is...'61 Tempest!

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,107
    I forgot about the Tempest's transmission in the rear - did it have some kind of independent rear suspension?
  • tomicatomica Member Posts: 23
    Yes, I owned a 1963 LeMans. Rear wheels bowed out, made others think the car was broken. Great in snow. You had to climb in trunk to remove plate to check tranny fluid. Had a half 389 engine (194.5) Nothing but trouble but great in the snow.
  • lostwrenchlostwrench Member Posts: 288
    Yes it had an independant rear suspension.
    I think its most interesting feature was the flexible drive shaft. It was like a very large speedometer cable. Some called it the "rope drive". It arched close to three inches at the center.
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