Mystery car pix

andys120

hudsonthedog

1964 Plymouth Belvedere wagon

andys120

On the nose Hudson. Of course the '64 Plymouth wasn't nearly as long and low as that art suggests.

andys120

hudsonthedog

Of course the '64 Plymouth wasn't nearly as long and low as that art suggests.

What car was as long and low and good looking as the art suggested?

wgrafer

1965 Buick Skylark Gran Sport. But something's weird with the door panel :confuse:

andys120

1965 Buick Skylark Gran Sport. But something's weird with the door panel

That's right, the car hasn't been restored yet.

andys120

wgrafer

2009 Honda European Accord (Acura TSX) Estate Wagon -- the car I'd love to buy but cannot since Honda won't bring it to the US.

kyfdx

That looks awfully tall for a TSX wagon.. :confuse:

fintail

I think it's one of the myriad of other-market tall wagons made by Honda as well as other Asian brands.

No hideous shield grille or dumb ad campaign...any car looks better without those.

bumpy

JDM Honda Odyssey (nowhere near as huge as ours).

kyfdx

No sliding doors? Like the original Odyssey..

andys120

You're a little bit off, it isn't an Accord, JDM Odyssey or a TSX.

qbrozen

Looks like a Mazda5 with TSX headlights and Civic grille.

kyfdx

I'm betting it's not any of those three models, either..

qbrozen

No. Its ALL THREE.
;P

qbrozen

I may have found it.
The Honda Stream?

qbrozen

Ya know, I just realized something. Because Edmunds doesn't allow uploading of pics, if someone links to a pic on another site, you just need to right-click the pic and view the properties.

I didn't figure out the Stream that way, but I was looking to post a new pic and it occurred to me. So, sure enough, I right-clicked andys pic and it says Honda Stream right in the address. Could have saved me some investigating if I just did that.

qbrozen

bumpy

Yeah, we're (supposed!) to be on the honor system in here.

qbrozen

well, I made sure I saved the pic I posted to a flickr account and renamed it. ;P

steelydanfan

So that's how these 3 minute replies happen...........how ignorant of me.......no wonder I rank at the bottom of the class.......... :confuse:

kyfdx

Looks like an Alfetta GT

kyfdx

Usually, andy hides that info, so you can't see it by right-clicking..

I guess his trust in you was misplaced...

qbrozen

not quite.

hmmmm... but the judges may feel close enough.
Or I may be wrong. Never heard "alfetta" attached to a 1985 GTV6.

Ah... Wiki confirms. Alfetta name was dropped by '81. :P

In any case ... that was solved quickly. Guess I gotta try harder.

kyfdx

To be honest, I thought it was from the late '70s....

qbrozen

oooo... you get a point off. ;P

In the '70s, the vent was body colored, not a black insert.

andre1969

What car was as long and low and good looking as the art suggested?

Y'know, that might be one reason a lot of people think those old cars were so big...because they look at that old brochure art, which makes the cars look a lot bigger and longer than they really are. I'm not sure how long a '64 Belvedere is overall. It was on a 116" wheelbase. I think the sedans and hardtops were about 202" long, wagons might have been a bit longer. 202" isn't much, though. I think my Intrepid is 204"!

Even when they started using real pictures in their advertising, they'd still use little tricks like stretching out the car, or using small actors standing around. Like when VW used to put Dustin Hoffman in their ads to make their cars look big!

qbrozen

maybe too small ... or too easy ... or a little of both.

texases

Alfa Montreal? Those louvers give it away...

andys120

That's an Alfa Montreal, those slats are instantly recognizable.>



We're supposed to be on the honor system here, no right-clicking!

qbrozen

i said it might be too easy.

Although its not like its a well-known car, so I took a shot.

lemko

I remember seeing an ad for a 1956 Cadillac Sedan DeVille that made the car look as long as the width of the hotel it was parked in front of. Another trick was making the drivers look tiny in comparison to the car. I saw an ad for a 1952 Studebaker that made the woman driver look so small it looked as if it was being driven by a 6 year-old girl.

lemko

Check this out:

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kyfdx

Looks like a mid-'60s Fleetwood.. I'll go with '65..

lemko

Not a '65 and not a Fleetwood. Hint: quite rare model.

andre1969

this one's a bit more trunkcated than your typical 60's domestic luxury car.

bhill2

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. It's the short deck version, I think it's called the 'Park Avenue. I'll say '64. I know the '65s had stacked headlights, but I can't remember the '63 well enough to eliminate it.

lemko

Close. It's the 1963 Cadillac DeVille Park Avenue - a short-deck car marketed to urban drivers. It had a Series 62 companion the Town Sedan. It wasn't very popular. I guess Cadillac owners wanted their cars to be as long as possible whether or not they lived in the city.

andre1969

It wasn't very popular. I guess Cadillac owners wanted their cars to be as long as possible whether or not they lived in the city.

I just don't think it looks right, with that stubby rear deck. I think part of what gave a Cadillac its presence back then WAS the long overall length, a major part of which was that sleek rear-end. I forget now how much shorter the Park Ave was from the regular Caddies. Maybe something like 8"? Probably around 216" versus 224"? When you're dealing with cars that big, I don't think 8" makes much difference in maneuverability. Especially since other things like wheelbase, width, etc are still the same.

Wasn't there also a short-deck version of the '61-62 Caddy?

lemko

lemko

Yes there was. Remember the stubby-looking '62 Cadillac Park Ave we saw at Macungie last week? It looked weird!

kyfdx

That Fleetwood guess was as far off as can be, then... :surprise:

wgrafer

It appears to be a '58 Plymouth, BUT is sure looks like it says Dodge on the trunk. OK, what did they call Canadian Plymouths??? Mayfair?????

lemko

That's what it is - 1958 Dodge Mayfair - the top-of-the-line Canadian Dodge. These cars were often called "Plodges" because they were Plymouth bodies with Dodge front-end clips.

andys120

subearu

hehe, I knew watching this show would help in this forum

http://automotive.speedtv.com/article/101-cars-citroen-2cv/

-Brian