Mystery car pix

andys120

'56 Pontiac. Starchief I believe.

That didn't last long :sick:

subearu

Check again, that window decal says something more than just Mazda (hint hint). The place it takes you to is not helpful really.

it's vintage 1931, iirc.

-Brian

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Here's a '55 Pontiac Chieftain (somewhat lower down the food chain from the Star Chief), photographed when new. Note the differences in the bumper and parking lights from the '56. The '55 looks more like a smiling elephant.

My parents called the car "Eros." I don't even want to THINK of why. It actually had cup holders on the inside of the glove box door. (OK, actually round depressions about a quarter inch deep that wouldn't hold anything while the car was moving.) The poor thing finally died of a broken transmission around 1970.

Bonus points for anyone who can identify what's parked in the background.

fintail

Vintage pics are very cool

The background cars are hard for me. In the group at left, I think I spot an early 50s Mopar car, to its right a Chevy maybe, then a 55 Ford and to its right maybe a c.50 Chevy? In the closer group at right, the far left car looks like a Packard or Mercury maybe, then a 54 Dodge or Plymouth to its right, a Buick or Olds maybe to its right, and the far right car where you see just the rear fender and bumper - Pontiac?

andys120

The black far right car looks like a Caddy or Buick ca. '52 or '53.

andys120

boomchek

Looks like a Fiat. A Punto?

andys120

Looks like a Fiat. A Punto?

A Fiat Punto it is. That's the current model, it's about to be replaced by a new model, the Grande Punto, which is said to be crucial to the survival of Fiat Automobili.=>

forza

andys120

Looks like a Seat or Skoda version of the Passat but it's a Proton Impian 1.6
made in Malaysia and likely based on a Mitsubishi Gallant platform.

andys120

Big old 'verts don't get any better than these=>

bumpy

'62 Buick. Three portholes means it had that aluminum V6 that didn't work out so well. It's kinda sad that GM's best V6 was its first, and things just went downhill from there for a few decades.

rsholland

Three portholes means it had that aluminum V6 that didn't work out so well.

Three portholes means it was wasn't a top-of-the-line Buick (Roadmaster and/or Electra 225). which had four portholes.

Bob

bumpy

So what did two portholes get you? A wooden bench and a small coal stove?

rsholland

As far as I know Buick never offered 2 portholes. Premium models got 4, and all others got 3. Now there were a few goofy years in in the late 50s – early 60s where Buick did violate that rule, but those years were the exception.

Bob

andys120

It's an Invicta with a Wildcat 401CID under the hood. I don't think any '62 Buicks employed a V6, perhaps you are thinking of the 3.5L / 231CID aluminum V8 used in compact Specials and Cutlasses that found it's way into various British cars including Rovers, Range Rovers, Morgans and Triumphs.

andys120

subearu

Well, here's the only information I could get translated for what's known as the T1500. It's not a 1931 like I originally posted, more like at early '60's model.

-Brian

subearu

Is that an SC from Lexus? Though the front lights look a bit different than I recall for early '90's.

-Brian

andys120

Yep it's a Lexus SC400 and those are stock h/ls AFAIK. Lexus sports cars seem to have gone backwards since the early 90s.

andys120

fintail

XK140 DHC?

andys120

XK140 DHC?

Exactly, '56 MY.

andys120

rsholland

1950 Chrysler Windsor convertible.

Bob

andys120

1950 Chrysler Windsor convertible.

Yes, purty little thang isn't she?

andys120

OTOH you'd never mistake it for anything else=>

fintail

Citroen Ami 6, hard on the eyes

andys120

It looks like something ET would drive but it had a long life on French roads,

Anybody recognize these tailfins?

rsholland

'57 Imperial.

Bob

andys120

You're close, Bob. Wrong year.

rsholland

'58 then...

Bob

andys120

Sorry, it's a '59

andys120

kyfdx

Lambo Miura?

fintail

Ferrari 246GT/Dino

andys120

It's a Dino.

andys120

What is it?"

ateixeira

Is that the new euro-spec Avensis? Something like that.

-juice

andys120

That's right it's the Avensis which provides the motor and chassis for the Scion tC.

michaellno

Yep, I'd have to agree that it's an Avensis ... donor car, for those of you who may not know, for the Scion tC coupe. Smaller than the Camry platform, which makes it a bigger seller in Europe. "Repmobile" is what the Brits would call it.

andys120

I guess that's one way to keep 'em from getting busted by stones.

fintail

Peugeot 202, a c.1937 design produced til 1949-1950 IIRC

andys120

Peugeot 202, a c.1937 design produced til 1949-1950 IIRC

Oui

andys120

Some sources believe a version of this car may be Nissan's answer to the Scion tC=>

lancerfixer

but it looks very Renault-ish, especially in the hinder.

bumpy

The awkwardly-named Tiida. The white "Sport Concept" Nissan was showing around is essentially a 3-door version.


The Tiida is also the subject of perennial internet debate over whether or not it is the same car or platform as the Renault Megane.

andys120

Lancer is right, it looks like a Megane.

andys120

bumpy

Dodge Stealth, aka Mitsubishi 3000GT.