Mystery car pix

andys120

stever

That steering wheel reminds me of ones we had in our old 60's era Buicks. Don't know the model, but I'll guess a '61 Buick Wildcat. When did padded dashes show up anyway?

fintail

It's one of the ca. 1963 GM intermediates - Buick Special etc, I don't know which one, but I recognize that gauge cluster and the HVAC controls on the left.

stephen987

Check the transmission tunnel though--it's nearly flat. Might this be a rope-shaft Pontiac Tempest? Or even a Corvair?

stever

'63 was my first guess, but none of the pics I skimmed seemed to fit. Of course, none of the '61 pics fit either, lol.

Sure looks like a Buick logo on the steering wheel, Stephen.

andys120

Might this be a rope-shaft Pontiac Tempest? Or even a Corvair?

You kinda hedged there but it is indeed a Rope-Drive Tempest, in this case a '63 LeMans 326.

andys120

fintail

The steering wheel hub is tough for me to make out. I want to see crossed flags or soemthing.

I am pretty sure it's a Tempest/LeMans or one of its siblings.

EDIT - there it is

michaellno

Looks like a Dodge Aspen -- '78 or '79?

stephen987

Dodge Aspen, '76-77. My dad's brother had one, a silver Aspen wagon with a 318 V8 and four speed manual.

stephen987

Sure looks like a Buick logo on the steering wheel, Stephen.

Hard to see it. There's a checkerboard pattern, which at first glance made me think of the Chevy crossed-flags emblem.

stever

Ah well, at least I was close to the year....

andre1969

My grandmother's cousin had a '79 Volare wagon. Two tone black-over-silver, with a red interior. It was actually a pretty sharp looking car. She got rid of it in 1996, selling it for $300. I needed a car at the time, but thankfully some other family member beat me to it so I never had to endure it. It had a 225 slant six, and I remember she was always having carb and choke problems with it. The paint held up well and it never rusted, but the pegboard headliner fell down, and the passenger side door got stuck shut.

lemko

One of my college roommates had a green 1977 Dodge Aspen Special Edition with a taupe cloth interior. It was actually a pretty plush little car for the time.

andys120

It's a '77 Aspen, which I should post over in the "50 Worst cars" topic. :P

stever

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berri

68 or 69 Plymouth Barracuda?

stever

We had a bet going in the Subaru Chat tonight. 9 minutes - you're good.

It's a 1967 Barracuda with a 1969 nose. :-) 273 V8.

andys120

the ugliest car ever made>

magnette

Daimler Conquest Roadster - mid fifties...

And although it is a bit of an ugly beast, there have been plenty worse, in my humble opinion (their later 250V8/Dart, for a start).

andys120

And although it is a bit of an ugly beast, there have been plenty worse, in my humble opinion (their later 250V8/Dart, for a start).

You be the judge folks, Daimler Dart?>


or Daimler Conquest?>


(They're both hideous but IMO the V8 inder the hood of the Dart (SP250) makes it the more desireable.).

texases

I vote for the Dart - it has some kind of grouper/catfish look going, really bizarre+ugly. The Conquest is way overdone, but lacks the really weird look.

urnews

The Dart is one hideous automobile. Looks like a catfish for sure. - Boz

andys120

magnette

Opel Rekord Coupe - early 60's

hudsonthedog

I've been looking for that car for about 14 years. Check out this picture I took way back when...

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It's a home-built from the late 1950s, but I couldn't place the bodywork. Until now.

kyfdx

You really won't believe it..

Be sure to guess before you look at Today's Blondie strip

karsick

..never figured Dagwood for a Saabaru kinda guy, but the grille, headlights, corner lights, hood badge & roof rack suggest it's a 9-2x (base, not Aero), a car that'll be a great mystery pix question in a few decades. :P

kyfdx

I didn't even think of what model it might be..

But, it's definitely a Saab with ski racks...

andys120

imidazol97

Is that a '59 Ford built into a hearse?

fintail

59 Ford hearse, German style. Bizarre.

andys120

Is that a '59 Ford built into a hearse?

Yep, it appeared in Funeral in Berlin (1966). A poster at IMCDB sez these conversions were done at Pollman Karosseriefabrik of Bremen/ Germany.

andys120

stephen987

'54 Woodill Wildfire?

andys120

'54 Woodill Wildfire?

Yup, it's the same car that appeared in the 1954 movie Johnnie Dark:



;

andys120

karsick

Porsche's new CCC (Cayenne Comfort Coupe)

... truth in advertising :P

kyfdx

Remember when a coupe had two doors?

texases

AKA the Porsche Panamera - one awkward-looking car IMHO, I don't like it

andys120

jlbl

Fiat Panda.

Regards,
Jose

boomchek

The front end on that Porsche looks like it came right off the C6 vette.

boomchek

fintail

The original Panda ca. 1980

andys120

stephen987

2010 Mazda 3?

boomchek

I can see some Ford styling influenance in the front end with the "big mouth"
look. But it reminds me of the Peugeots...

guss

I don't mind the big mouth look, but why does the fog light opening have to be surrounded in so much black plastic.

andys120

Bottom color is not original to this car>