I ought to note (as a former 124 owner) that the interior of the Dino is very similar to that of the 124 Sport Spider, especially the seats. Both cars were Pininfarina designs from the same era.
The cloth covered headrests are obviously not OEM, they look like they came off a Saab.
Diamond-Star Motors. The name for the Mitsubishi-Chrysler joint-venture plant in Normal, Illinois, that produced the Mitsubishi Eclipse, Plymouth Laser, and Eagle Talon.
Chrysler sold it shares in DSM to Mitsubishi in the mid 1990s and the plant was renamed.
To be technical, the Plymouth and Mitsubishi versions were BOTH the original "DSM" vehicles with the Eagle following about 6 months later.
"It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas."
Since it says 1974 on the license plate, I think I'll go with 1974 Dodge Monaco decked out in NY State Police colors. If it's a clone, it's a good one!
1974 Dodge Monaco. I think they're handsome looking beasts, but damn if it doesn't look like a ripoff of a '71 Buick!
They were good, sturdy, durable (not always reliable though) cars that made great police cars and taxis. They weren't popular among the general public though, partly because of that heavy, bulky styling that really wasn't what the public was looking for right in the middle of an oil embargo. Now to be fair, ALL full-sized cars were big back then, but I swear that thing makes a corresponding GM or Ford car look petite!
Lagonda 2.6 litre - this drophead coupe was only made 1949-52,with coachwork by Tickford. The four door saloon which accompanied this model was available 1948-53. And I looked all that up a couple of weeks ago when I passed one of these dropheads in traffic, locally,
I was almost going to say it's an El Camino with a Pontiac front end, but then I saw the back seat passengers. Must be some sort of late-70s Grand Prix-ish thing. The hood scoop seems very un-late '70s though.
Well, in most markets this was the Wartburg 353, but in UK we had this car as the Wartburg Knight - mainly as a 4-door saloon, but also this wagon, which was known as the Tourist. Sold as a saloon from 66, the wagon was a year or two later, at least here, and we stopped importing them in the mid seventies, but I think they were still made well into the 80's. This is a fairly arly one, I think, as the grille got updated later.
Well, 1977.5 Can Am. That was a one-year only model (or half-year only model). The LeMans downsized for '78, and while they did revive the Grand Am nameplate (they probably shouldn't have :sick: ) the Can Am was never to return.
From what I heard, the molding they used to make the rear spoiler broke, and GM didn't want to invest the money to get it fixed. The Can Am also used the Grand Prix dashboard, which did not bode well for the Can Am, as the Grand Prix was a more profitable car.
As for the GTO? Well, if it's any consolation, some of the ads for the Can Am proclaimed "Remember the Goat!"
In a way, I'm glad they DIDN'T call this car a GTO. While I like the Can Am (heck, the '76-77 LeMans is one of my favorite cars, so of course I'm gonna love it!), it ain't no GTO! It had a 400 Trans Am V-8 that put out 200 hp, with a 3-speed auto and 3.23:1 rear. California and high-altitude models got a 185 hp Olds 403. Now for 1977, it was pretty potent. 0-60 in about 8.8 seconds. It was probably the quickest large-ish car around that year, except maybe for the police versions of the Monaco and Fury. Now "real" performance cars like the Corvette and Trans Am and Camaro would still be quicker. And I guess once they started putting the 195 hp 360 in the Aspen R/T and Volare Roadrunner, those probably would have taken it.
But then, I guess when you look at how they tarnished the GTO name with the 1974 Nova-based model, maybe calling the Can Am a GTO wouldn't have been so bad, after all? :sick:
**Edit: I probably would have responded sooner, but this afternoon I was driving around, and went to a cruise-in, in, ironically, this thing.
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Jose
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''72 Fiat Dino Spider 2400
I ought to note (as a former 124 owner) that the interior of the Dino is very similar to that of the 124 Sport Spider, especially the seats. Both cars were Pininfarina designs from the same era.
The cloth covered headrests are obviously not OEM, they look like they came off a Saab.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Diamond-Star Motors. The name for the Mitsubishi-Chrysler joint-venture plant in Normal, Illinois, that produced the Mitsubishi Eclipse, Plymouth Laser, and Eagle Talon.
Chrysler sold it shares in DSM to Mitsubishi in the mid 1990s and the plant was renamed.
To be technical, the Plymouth and Mitsubishi versions were BOTH the original "DSM" vehicles with the Eagle following about 6 months later.
Hit it!
Looks like about a 1972 DOdge. A Polara? Of course Andre will know for sure.
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They were good, sturdy, durable (not always reliable though) cars that made great police cars and taxis. They weren't popular among the general public though, partly because of that heavy, bulky styling that really wasn't what the public was looking for right in the middle of an oil embargo. Now to be fair, ALL full-sized cars were big back then, but I swear that thing makes a corresponding GM or Ford car look petite!
D'oh! I didn't even see the license plate!
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2009 BMW 335i, 2003 Corvette cnv. (RIP 2001 Jaguar XK8 cnv and 1985 MB 380SE [the best of the lot])
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Or a catfish.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Regards,
Jose
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
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2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
From what I heard, the molding they used to make the rear spoiler broke, and GM didn't want to invest the money to get it fixed. The Can Am also used the Grand Prix dashboard, which did not bode well for the Can Am, as the Grand Prix was a more profitable car.
As for the GTO? Well, if it's any consolation, some of the ads for the Can Am proclaimed "Remember the Goat!"
In a way, I'm glad they DIDN'T call this car a GTO. While I like the Can Am (heck, the '76-77 LeMans is one of my favorite cars, so of course I'm gonna love it!), it ain't no GTO! It had a 400 Trans Am V-8 that put out 200 hp, with a 3-speed auto and 3.23:1 rear. California and high-altitude models got a 185 hp Olds 403. Now for 1977, it was pretty potent. 0-60 in about 8.8 seconds. It was probably the quickest large-ish car around that year, except maybe for the police versions of the Monaco and Fury. Now "real" performance cars like the Corvette and Trans Am and Camaro would still be quicker. And I guess once they started putting the 195 hp 360 in the Aspen R/T and Volare Roadrunner, those probably would have taken it.
But then, I guess when you look at how they tarnished the GTO name with the 1974 Nova-based model, maybe calling the Can Am a GTO wouldn't have been so bad, after all? :sick:
**Edit: I probably would have responded sooner, but this afternoon I was driving around, and went to a cruise-in, in, ironically, this thing.