Mystery car pix

andys120

That's correct Juice, the little Daewoo is sold all over the world under a profusion of make/model names.

steelydanfan

andre1969, I meant the J body platform when I originally posted the G Platform. The years have flown by , and apparently my memory for these details.........My friend had a J body Skyhawk with the 1.8 L and 3 spd automatic. I think the pushrod engine was willing , but the 2 door coupe was heavy, and that 3 spd. slushbox had gear ratios as wide as the Mississipi . He renamed it the Buick "Skybark."......... :P

imidazol97

I had a J body. I knew what you meant. It had the 1.8 L and it was a great motor. It was OHC complete with a timing belt ready to break like all the foreign cars.

texases

My neighbor had one, was very disappointed that he was getting all of 16 mpgs (auto, station wagon). Not so hot....

andys120

lemko

Acura NSX. Don't know what year. They didn't change much.

hudsonthedog

I had a J body. I knew what you meant. It had the 1.8 L and it was a great motor. It was OHC complete with a timing belt ready to break like all the foreign cars.

There were two different four-bangers in the J-body (not counting the much latter "Quad 4"-based engines). The OHV engine (2.0L and 2.2L) was offered in Chevrolet and Oldsmobile models while the Brazilian-sourced SOHC engine (1.8L and 2.0L) was offered in Buick and Pontiac models in turbocharged and naturally-aspirated versions.

bumpy

NSX, I'll hazard a guess of 1995 since the USDM cars were targa-roof only after maybe 1996 or so. The car in the back is a late-90s E-class.

fintail

It's a facelift W210 E-class (with a sport package) 2000-2002 :P

steelydanfan

hudsonthedog, that's the way I remembered it exactly . The only other engine ever offered in the J car was the GM corporate 2.8 V6 that was stuffed into the Cadillac Cimarron, that V6 may have grown into a 3.1L /3.3L before the Cimarron was retired (can't remember the year .....early 90's somewhere).

lemko

Believe the Cimmaron was retired after 1988.

andys120

hudsonthedog

hudsonthedog, that's the way I remembered it exactly . The only other engine ever offered in the J car was the GM corporate 2.8 V6 that was stuffed into the Cadillac Cimarron, that V6 may have grown into a 3.1L /3.3L before the Cimarron was retired (can't remember the year .....early 90's somewhere).

As Lemko said, the Cimarron ended in 1988 and never got the larger versions of the Chevy 60-degree V6. It did, however, get the 1.8L (there was a 1.8L version of the OHV engine in the Chevrolet and Olds as well) and 2.0L OHV four (depending on the year) as standard equipment. Chevrolet and Cadillac got the 2.8L V6...Chevrolet and Pontiac later got the 3.1L version.

hudsonthedog

BMW 3.0 CS...Euro spec.

andys120

Keerect, it's a 3.0 CS.

guss

What Movie was the still from ? The actors look like they are dressed as if it was made recently.

From that scene it looks like something bad is about to happen.

andys120

It's from a 2002movie I've never heard of called Baader. It had something to do with the infamous Baader-Meinhoff terrorist ring so they probably are up to no good.

andys120

wgrafer

OK, I'll bite -- it's a Ferrari! Of course I have no idea of year/model :confuse:

andys120

OK, I'll bite -- it's a Ferrari! Of course I have no idea of year/model

Surely somebody can do better than that,

british_rover

Late 50s ear early 60s is the best I can come up with. I just don't know enough about Ferraris.

fintail

I'll guess it's a 250GT California Spyder, the Ferris Bueller special

steelydanfan

fintail, is this the one Ferris Bueller drove on his day off ? ? :shades:

I thinking 1958 here.........go ahead and shoot me down on this stuff, I can take it...

andys120

Ferris Bueller's car was an MG-based replica of the real California Spider (note spelling
-only Maserati and Porsche use the "y"). The photos I posted were of an early 1958 LWB Ferrari 250GT Spider California

andys120

ateixeira

Gen I Prius, I'll guess 1997, the year it came out.

stever

Well, it's not a Volvo because it has a split windshield.

I'm guessing that's a Peterbilt but the lack of exhaust stacks makes me wonder....

hudsonthedog

I'll agree with the Peterbilt answer, but the Prius isn't a 1997 because it's LHD.

fintail

You know what I meant :P

I am ashamed I keep doing the 'spyder' thing

andys120

I guess I should quit harping on it.

british_rover

Didn't Mitsubishi call their 3000GT convertible a Spyder?

kyfdx

Also the Eclipse convertible...

lostwrench

62 - 63 - 64 Chevy Corvair Monza Spyder.

andys120

Perhaps I should have said "of the carmakers who make Spiders (two seat roadsters)
only Maserati uses the "y" (a four seater isn't a real Spider IMO.)

. To further confuse things Porsche's Spyder is the single seat race car the LMP-1 RS Spyder.>

andys120

british_rover

Does it fly like a M.A.S.K. car?

bhill2

Well, I can only ascertain 2 things:

1. From the hood emblem I think it must be a Toyota.
2. Somebody spent much too much money modifying it.

andys120

Somebody spent much too much money modifying it.

Nope, that's a factory stock car.

fintail

Toyota Sera, probably early 90s

andre1969

That scene with the Prius and the Peterbilt tanker looks like it could be a modern update of this:

lostwrench

Ah, "Duel", one of my all time favorites.

andys120

Yep, it's the oddball Toyota Sera, 1990-95.

andys120

nortsr1

Isn't that the new Mazda "8" seater????

andys120

Isn't that the new Mazda "8" seater????

Yes it is, this JDM model will be called the Biante, another of those dumb names that means nothing inany language.

andys120

davethecarnut

I'm guessing that's a Peterbilt but the lack of exhaust stacks makes me wonder....

It's there...probably a single on the right side. If you notice the tanker and dump trucks on the road, their stacks are shorter since there is no tall van trailer to clear the exhaust soot. Have you seen the front of some trailers with soot on them?
The new diesels are much cleaner now....

davethecarnut

What was that stylist's name? Exner? Man those things had to be unique in 60 or 61? I'm guessing it's a Chrysler, but did they make DeSoto wagons? Or was the DeSoto killed off by then?

magnette

Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country Wagon - 1962, as that was the year they used the grille with the cross like the previous year's 300 series..

andys120

Exactly right, Magnette. DeSoto was gone by the Dave. IIRC 1960 was the last year for DeSoto.