Mystery car pix

andys120

lemko

Would've never guessed! I thought it was some kind of British Ford as it looks like a scaled-down 1936 Ford.

andys120

andre1969

Is that a Magnum PI?

kyfdx

That looks like a later model than Magnum's 308..

I'm going to guess it's a 412 of some vintage in the late '80s? (not too up on Ferrari)

fintail

Updated Ferrari 328 ca. 1988

If you want that look, apparently those are the ones to buy

andys120

Your eyesight is a lot better than mine Tex! I can't even see the speedo or do you mean the center grouping of instruments above the barely visible chrome script?

andys120

andys120

Updated Ferrari 328 ca. 1988

I went for a ride in one, very sweet cars and surprisingly affordable.

andre1969

1979 Electra coupe. Can't quite make out the interior seat trim, but it looks like it might be upscale, like a Limited or Park Ave edition. That sunroof must have been pretty rare for a car that old.

lemko

YES!!! I had a four-door Park Avenue in Charcoal Gray Firemist and a silver top like that one!!! Mine had the 403 V-8!!! Good God, what an awesome car!

xhe518

An original 55 to 57 T-bird? (Just going by the shape of the wrap-around windshield)

andys120

Not even close, although the wraparound is an important clue to what it is.

andys120

Oh well, you can tell I didn't cheat.

kyfdx

Don't know what it is... but, I place it in the late '60s...

andre1969

Is it one of those Facel Vega coupes from the late 50's?

andys120

Is it one of those Facel Vega coupes from the late 50's?

Yep, it's a 1960 Facel-Vega HK500>

texases

I liked your first pic - you could read "Facel Vega" on the bottom of the spedometer. :P

texases

BMW I6, about 1980? In a 5er?

ps - on the FV, didn't you have a different, huge, pic up for a little while? That's where I saw it.

andys120

Replying to: andys120 (Feb 26, 2008 1:22 pm)
BMW I6, about 1980? In a 5er?

Close enough, 1987 BMW 635CSi

ps - on the FV, didn't you have a different, huge, pic up for a little while? That's where I saw it

I took that down as soon as I saw it was waaay oversized, it was only up for like 5 sec. :confuse:

stever

The spoiler is over at today's Straightline.

andys120

Great picture, those are postwar Chevies, ca.'46-'47. I wonder where it was taken.

stever

Not according to Bob .... but I'm just posting 'em. :shades:

fintail

Great pic, a truckload of new 1941 Buicks

But the pic doesn't meet the postwar requirement :P

stever

lol, I'll say I'll just go back to lurking.

xhe518

How much smaller car carriers were back then- only 3 cars at a time. I think today's big trucks hold at least 10 cars, maybe more.

imidazol97

I'd noticed the 3 cars on the carrier. I wonder how much each of the cars weighs>

xhe518

I'd noticed the 3 cars on the carrier. I wonder how much each of the cars weighs

Probably a lot less than today's SUVs or pickups!

stever

Martin Stationette - right you are.

....back to the weeds.

lemko

The cars look too big to be Chevrolets, and I'm sure they're not 1939 Buicks because they had a strange low grille. They can't be 1941 Buicks because the headlights were well incorporated into the front fenders that year, so my guess is they are 1940 Buicks.

stever

But the pic doesn't meet the postwar requirement

True, I keep forgetting Andy's rule back in Post #1. And they are 1940 Buicks.

Let me try to make it up to you (well, no fins, but the year is ok). Another one from Bob over at Straightline:

andys120

That's interesting but don't forget we also have a rule about one-offs and concept cars. In any case I find myself wondering if that isn't Crosley-based ( notwithstanding the tricycle wheels.

I for one would be willing to waive the prohibition on pre-war vehicles as well as concept cars, customs and one-offs providing they are clearly labeled as such. What say you?

ateixeira

Isetta Woody?

karsick

One of them French Ferraris, the MVS Venturi? :confuse:

That one looks more aggressive (fenders, wing) than the few I recall seeing in early 90's photos.

magnette

This one fails the rule on production numbers... It is the Martin made in 1950 ( I think this one was called the `Stationette ) - they made another in 1948, although only a single one in each case... Made in New York state, and had a Continental 4-cyl engine together with magnetic fluid-drive transmission, which probably sounds better than it worked...
EDIT Actually, I've just looked it up and it was a Hercules engine on this one, although the earlier one did have a Continental motor...

andys120

Well I was almost right on the Corsley connection. It's probably the same Continental that Crorsley used.

andys120

andre1969

I'd guess about 4,000 pounds apiece, tops. Cars back then weren't as heavy as you might think. They had thicker sheetmetal than they do today, and the engines were incredibly heavy lumps, and suspensions were probably beefier than they are today. But a lot of the internal bracing and such just wasn't as substantial as it is with many of today's cars.

andys120

Yep it 's the Venturi 400GT.

hudsonthedog

Well I was almost right on the Corsley connection. It's probably the same Continental that Crorsley used.

Crosley made their own engines.

andys120

tom1sharon2

....for your viewing pleasure. She may be old , but she still scubs up nice. The chrome is factory, as the car was originally a manufacturers display vehicle.

done37

I would have to say an Olds Rocket 88 engine in the 50's

texases

Here's a pic of a 1950 Rocket - looks like a twin:

magnette

I think you are right with Venturi - the last one was the 300 or 400, with these vents on the side, and they can't have made many...

tom1sharon2

That's right, it's a 1950 Oldsmobile 303 Rocket engine.
That dressed up version would have appeared in one of those Autorama show cars, like this '49 with the transparent hood, to showcase this awesome new engine.

andys120

I think you mean GM Motorama, not "Autorama". My Dad took me to it every year at the Waldorf in NYC for much of the 1950's. I saw some pretty awesome cars including Harley Earl's le Sabre and the Firebird concept car as well as the `1953 Corvette. I think your '49 Olds must've predated that by a couple of years.

karsick

SEAT Leon, a Spanish-built VW derivative.

This is just one more cool car that we don't get here.

I wish at least one US car seller would gamble on a model like this: A 5-door tall, sporty hatch with a decent turbodiesel engine and manual gearbox. The Mazda5 comes closest here, but Europe is thick with rigs like that SEAT (Ford S-Max for instance) :mad:

andys120

SEAT Leon, a Spanish-built VW derivative

Si, es un nuevo SEAT Leon Cupra.

lemko

Black and white police car is a 1959 Ford. Two white police cars are 1959 Oldsmobiles. Yellow and white car in corner os a 1955 or 56 Buick Century, I can just about make out a 1953 Buick, two 1957 Fords, a 1955 or 56 Ford convertible, a 1958 Lincoln, two 1960 Fords, a 1958 Plymouth, a black 1956 Cadillac, and a 1960 Cadillac in the background. I don't know the year of the Willys Jeep or the International truck.