Mystery car pix

jlbl

I once drove along a whole summer one of these 2CVs which had cattail small chairs instead of proper front seats. That was a time with few regulations. :shades:

Regards,
Jose
Edit: And what a funny summer it was!!

andys120

Oui, c'est le Citroen 2CV, :shades:

andys120

jlbl

Renault Fuego, based on the Renault 18 sedan. She was produced between 1980 and 1987, at least in Europe, with different engines/models, one of them turbocharged. I cannot recognize to which one the pictured car belongs, however. The Fuego GTX 2.2 L had disc brakes on the four wheels.

Regards,
Jose

oregonboy

I recall reading somewhere that the black stripe running the length of the Feugo was a piece of ridged plastic. Imagine trying to wax a Feugo and keep the white residue out of the corners. :sick:

Regarding the Citroen, it looks like you would have to swing the mirror out of the way to close that goofy window. (???) Then would you have to get out of the car to put the mirror back? Mon Dieu! :sick:

Now I remember why I had to get rid of my Renault 16, it was too dang French!!!

boomchek

Is that you in the Citroen 2CV Andys? lol, you look excited.

andys120

LOL, nope, I'd love to drive one though.

bhill2

If I remember correctly, the short deck did make a critical difference; it made it fit in a standard length urban parking space, whereas the regular Caddy was a couple of inches too long. Something like that. Anyway, that was the reason GM did it. Apparently the difference was not critical to most buyers.

andys120

steelydanfan

Hey andys120 , having owned a 1983 Renault Fuego ( "fire" in Spanish, not French), I became all too familiar with it's idiosyncracies over the years.....

Pros : excellent seats, compliant ride in the French style, great visibility all around,
panoramic fabric sunroof that gave rear seat passengers a view , too. The
rear seat passengers enjoyed nice headroom/ leg room for a sporty hatch
due to the tall greenhouse in the rear. The rear glass was a good imitation
of the Porsche 944, not too shabby

Cons: Reliability, Reliability, Reliability......the fabric sunroof was controlled by a
myriad of cogs, tracks, and no less than two motors(one for each track).
They never got along after the 12,000 mile warranty was up. The 1.6 L
inline 4 was mounted fore/aft , that was fine, but the US spec catalytic
converter also lived in the same engine bay, it was heat shielded, but
folks, it got hot enough to melt the paint on the oil dipstick after the first
summer. The omnipresent heat issue slowly claimed other electrical parts
over the years, until I threw in the towel. Curiously, the turbo model Fuego
caused French engineers to place the catylitic converter in the back of the
vehicle where it belonged....... :lemon:

andys120

The rear glass was a good imitation
of the Porsche 944, not too shabby

You have it backwards Dan, the Fuego preceded the 944 by many years so it was Porsche copying Renault. :surprise:

steelydanfan

andys, I beg to differ with you on the Porsche 944.............I just did a google search on Porsche 944 and found several listings for a 1984 Porsche 944 on ebay.............I owned a 1983 Renault Fuego, it was offered from 1983 to 1986, so the 944 and Fuego WERE sold at the same time . :surprise:

andys120

Apologies Dan, I had it backwards, that rear window first appeared on the 944's predecessor the Porsche 924 in 1976>



I seem to have had it in my memory that the Fuego was a 1970's contemporary of my '71 Fiat 124 Spider but I must've had it confused with the Renault 17 Coupe.

andys120

fintail

Fuego was introduced in Europe for MY 1980/1981 I think, but yeah the 924 predates it.

fintail

I'd assume the new Golf/Rabbit

jlbl

With German plates, the new VW Golf; in the USA, the Rabbit, isn't it?

But, the light & shadow of the scene, car and girls do not match one another. Is the pic an ad or is it your own art work, Andy?

Regards,
Jose
Edit: Fintail post it while I was still writing

stever

Post first, then edit.

Trick of the trade.

andys120

Yep it's the Golf Mark VI, they'll probably call it a Rabbit here.

It's not my art work but a recently released publicity photo by Volkswagen. Perhaps they superimposed a CAD drawing onto a street scene?

andys120

fintail

I'll guess a '49 Ford

urnews

I agree with fintail, it's a 1949 Ford. Later imitation woodies would be called Country Squires. Boz

lemko

The hubcaps suggest it's a 1951 Ford. I think the Country Squire became a four-door wagon starting in 1952.

andys120

Yep it's a '51 Ford Custom Deluxe.

andys120

hudsonthedog

AC Ace

andys120

That's exactly right Hudson, I was hoping it would be mistaken for the later Ace-Bristol w the six based on a prewar BMW-design.

andys120

michaellno

Triumph Spitfire?

lemko

jlbl

Dodge Dart, some European version/maker? In Spain they were made under concession by Barreiros, a truck maker, ca. 1970-1979.

Regards,
Jose

lemko

Close. It is a Mopar product, but not European and not a Dodge.

fintail

It's RHD, so Aussie or South African

lemko

Getting closer. It's from Down Under.

andys120

Triumph Spitfire?

Sorry Michaell, not even close.

andys120

Chrysler Valiant (Aus) ca. mid-70s.

lemko

That's it, except it's a 1967 model.

lemko

andys120

Rover 213, a Honda Civic in drag.

lemko

Very close. Actually it's a 1986 Rover 216 Mk1 - the car driven by Hyacynth's long-suffering husband Richard on the BBC TV show "Keeping Up Appearances."

lemko

jlbl

British Ford Cortina, but which model? May be Mark IV.

Regards,
Jose

lemko

Correct! It's a 1978 Ford Cortina 1.6 GL Mk IV.

andys120

Actually it's a 1986 Rover 216 Mk1 - the car driven by Hyacynth's long-suffering husband Richard on the BBC TV show "Keeping Up Appearances."

I may be partly right, according to the Wikipedia entry for the Rover 200 Series:

"This model of car is well known as Richard and Hyacinth Bucket's car in the BBC Television comedy Keeping up Appearances (1990-1995). Some episodes show a 213S, but later episodes show either a 213SE or 216SE".

fintail

The car owned by Hyacinth's brother in law

andys120

We're still looking for closure on #17776, to save you the trouble of going back almost 30 posts, here it is again>

oregonboy

Ha! It looks like lemko hijacked the thread! :shades:

Anyway, I will guess that the orange roadster is a Fiat 124. But why does it have fabric headrests with vinyl seats? :confuse:

jlbl

The 'coat of arms' on the steering wheel seems to be a Jag one, and the dashboard to be British. So I guess is a Jag. A Type E with modified seats?

Regards,
Jose

fintail

Triumph Stag?

andys120

Jose, you're far off but Oregonboy has a pretty good guess. However a look under the hood of this orange roadster shows us that it sure isn't a 124 Sport Spider>