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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    Yup, that's a 1968 Barracuda 318.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,430
    Facel/Ford Comete, I will guess 1952, a pretty car
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    Yep, it's a '52 Ford (of France) Comete, body by Facel, power by Flathead V-8.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,955
    '90s era BMW 840i or 850i.. with a late-'80s S-class in front of it?

    Just saw an 840i, this weekend..

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,430
    Yep that's a W126 in front of it
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,229
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  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Vauxhall Magnum 2300?
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,229
    Vauxhall yes; Magnum no
  • bumpybumpy Member Posts: 4,425
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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,955
    '79-'81 Mercury Capri?

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  • mpoisson1mpoisson1 Member Posts: 9
    B12 Nissan Sentra hatchback
  • bumpybumpy Member Posts: 4,425
    Ah, but which one? There were (at least) three distinct models that could match that description.
  • mpoisson1mpoisson1 Member Posts: 9
    16v - SE?
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    I thought it looked a little Coke-bottle-ish for a Viva derivative. Is it some species of Victor then, perhaps an FD?
  • bumpybumpy Member Posts: 4,425
    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.
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    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.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,399
    It appears to be a Falcon variant, but from where I haven't a clue! :confuse:
  • hudsonthedoghudsonthedog Member Posts: 552
    A 1960 Frontenac sold by Mercury-Meteor dealers in Canada.
  • bumpybumpy Member Posts: 4,425
    Soviet Republik of Canuckistan- it's a Ford Frontenac.
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    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:
  • andre1969andre1969 Member Posts: 26,024
    I think it's French for "Badge-Engineered" :P
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    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:

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  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    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?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Ferrari, for sure. 330GTS?
  • gussguss Member Posts: 1,167
    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.
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,229
    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.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    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.

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  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    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:
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    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.
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    I stand corrected, I did say AFAIK.

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  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Sorry, no offense intended. Sometimes I can be a bit terse online.
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,229
    Opel Commodore circa 1970
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Close, very close, but slower than a Commodore.
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,229
    I think the Commodore had a vinyl roof, anyway... In that case it must be a Rekord Coupe
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    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 image

    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.
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,229
    It's registered in Hamburg I think - (HH prefix)
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    Hmmm! The front reminds me of a 1969 Ford Galaxie/Custom 500. The back reminds me of a midsize 1968-69 Dodge or Plymouth.
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    I can definitely see the comparison to, say, a 69 Charger, especially with the flush rear window a la Daytona. But consider this Corvair:

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    alongside the Rekord:

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    and the Vega:

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    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?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • subearusubearu Member Posts: 3,613
    Subaru SVX, circa '91-'97

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  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    and a very nice shot of it, too!
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    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.

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  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    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.
  • karsickkarsick Member Posts: 312
    Is it a Subaru Rex? :confuse:
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,430
    I want to say there's some Datsun DNA in the green one, but I have no clue what it is.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    ..it's not a Daihatsu or a Honda or a Subie, anyone else? :P

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