Mystery car pix

andys120

Yup, that's a 1968 Barracuda 318.

andys120

fintail

Facel/Ford Comete, I will guess 1952, a pretty car

andys120

Yep, it's a '52 Ford (of France) Comete, body by Facel, power by Flathead V-8.

andys120

kyfdx

'90s era BMW 840i or 850i.. with a late-'80s S-class in front of it?

Just saw an 840i, this weekend..

fintail

Yep that's a W126 in front of it

magnette

stephen987

Vauxhall Magnum 2300?

magnette

Vauxhall yes; Magnum no

bumpy

kyfdx

'79-'81 Mercury Capri?

mpoisson1

B12 Nissan Sentra hatchback

bumpy

Ah, but which one? There were (at least) three distinct models that could match that description.

mpoisson1

16v - SE?

stephen987

I thought it looked a little Coke-bottle-ish for a Viva derivative. Is it some species of Victor then, perhaps an FD?

bumpy

I don't think any of the B12 variants ever had DOHC engines, not on this continent anyway.

Our mystery bugger is a Nissan Sentra Sport Coupe, sold in the US for a few years in the late '80s.


Nissan also offered a more mundane 3-door hatch, and the 5-door hatchy wagon that was sold as the Sunny California in other markets.

andys120

tmart

It appears to be a Falcon variant, but from where I haven't a clue! :confuse:

hudsonthedog

A 1960 Frontenac sold by Mercury-Meteor dealers in Canada.

bumpy

Soviet Republik of Canuckistan- it's a Ford Frontenac.

stephen987

If you look closely at the bottom, the text reads "distinctively Canadian in every line." Hmm. I wonder what the word "distinctively" means in Canadian? :confuse:

andre1969

I think it's French for "Badge-Engineered" :P

andys120

If you look closely at the bottom, the text reads "distinctively Canadian in every line.

That's odd, the only text I can see reads "Frontenac 4-do(or)", how come you can see the rest of the line which does read "distinctively Canadian in every line." on the original? :confuse:

stephen987

I'm not sure why I can see it and you can't. But it's visible in the forum to me. Different screen resolution/settings?

andys120

stephen987

Ferrari, for sure. 330GTS?

guss

That's odd, the only text I can see reads "Frontenac 4-do(or)", how come you can see the rest of the line which does read "distinctively Canadian in every line." on the original?

It depend on where on your screen the picture opens, If it is next to the ads under the forum tools it will get cut off, but if it is lower on the screen you can see the whole picture.

magnette

You are nearly there, as it is a Victor FD derivative - it's a Ventora (actually a Ventora II, but the only external difference is a badge on the back). This was a Victor FD but instead of the 2000 engine it had the 3300cc straight six as in the Cresta PC. Although that was a heavy engine it made it a respectable performer by contemporary standards. This one is late 1971.

andys120

Nope, it's a 275GTS, not to be confused with the 275GTB/4 N.A.R.T. Spider a limited edition commissioned by U.S. Ferrari Importer, Luigi Chinetti, it was essentially a 275
GTB/4 with the roof removed. link

AFAIK there was no 330GTS.

stephen987

I won't dispute your ID of the 275GTS, Andy. But FYI there definitely was a 330GTS, essentially a spider version of the 330GTC. Motorbase claims there were 100 made. Here's a pic of the 330GTS, with a grey 330GTC just behind it:

It's rather odd that the nose of the 330GTS more closely resembles that of a 275GTB than the 275GTS does. I wouldn't be surprised if there were some variations in bodywork, as that was fairly common with Ferraris until the late 1960s.

stephen987

andys120

I stand corrected, I did say AFAIK.

stephen987

Sorry, no offense intended. Sometimes I can be a bit terse online.

magnette

Opel Commodore circa 1970

stephen987

Close, very close, but slower than a Commodore.

magnette

I think the Commodore had a vinyl roof, anyway... In that case it must be a Rekord Coupe

stephen987

I think the Commodore had a vinyl roof, anyway... In that case it must be a Rekord Coupe
And so it is--an Opel Rekord C 1900S

To me this rear view is the most GM-looking angle. The front view looks more like a '68-69 Ford Torino than anything from GM.

magnette

It's registered in Hamburg I think - (HH prefix)

lemko

Hmmm! The front reminds me of a 1969 Ford Galaxie/Custom 500. The back reminds me of a midsize 1968-69 Dodge or Plymouth.

stephen987

I can definitely see the comparison to, say, a 69 Charger, especially with the flush rear window a la Daytona. But consider this Corvair:



alongside the Rekord:



and the Vega:



It looks like a lot of folks in the late '60s were feeding off each other's designs. Anyone know if Bill Mitchell (who did the '65 Corvair, and then the Vega and the '70-1/2 Camaro) might have worked on the Rekord/Commodore?

andys120

subearu

Subaru SVX, circa '91-'97

-Brian

stephen987

and a very nice shot of it, too!

andys120

boomchek

Not sure about the green one, but the orange one is a early 70s Honda Z600, and the one beside that is a Honda N series, either N360, N600, or N800, from around late 60s to early 70s.

stephen987

Well, it's obviously Japanese. . .

And though the grillwork resembles a Honda Civic to some extent, it's just too wacky to be a Honda.

It looks a little like a first-generation Daihatsu Charade, but it's too overstyled and I think a bit too old to be one of those.

karsick

Is it a Subaru Rex? :confuse:

fintail

I want to say there's some Datsun DNA in the green one, but I have no clue what it is.

andys120

..it's not a Daihatsu or a Honda or a Subie, anyone else? :P