Mystery car pix

lostwrench1

It is not the car in which Kennedy was assassinated. Kennedy's was a 1961 Lincoln, the "X100". After the assassination, it was rebuilt, making it armored, and used by Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter. It is on display in Dearborn, Michigan. I stood next to it.

andys120

Yep, it's Nixon's '69 Lincoln Continental.

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stephen987

Sunbeam Harrington. With Japanese-market mirrors???

EDIT: Judging from the outsize script on the front fender, it's a Sunbeam Harrington Le Mans. More info at the Sunbeam Harrington club site.

andys120

That's correct Stephen. The forward mounted Raydot racing mirrors were often seen on British sportscars of the early '60s.

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lemko

That appears to be a 1947 Cadillac Series 62 Club Coupe or "sedanette."

kyfdx

Amazingly, I spotted one of these on Saturday, in the parking lot of our local K-Mart.. Not sure of the year, but pretty darn close!

stephen987

The forward mounted Raydot racing mirrors were often seen on British sportscars of the early '60s.

Must have been pretty hard on pedestrians!

andys120

Right on the money Lemko.

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texases

Avanti II/III/IV, who knows what year (except it has to be after that rear brake light was required)?

kyfdx

CHMSLs were required starting in 1986...

texases

OK, then I'll guess a 1988 Avanti convertible...

andys120

Not a bad guess, it's a 1990.

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cc732

early 60's east german Trabant?

andys120

early 60's east german Trabant?

Close, that is the original Trabbi, a 1959 Sachsenring Trabant P50. P50 production beagan in 1957.

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fintail

It's from the late 40s/early 50s, and has eyes painted on the windshield :confuse:

boomchek

Maybe it's Doc Hudson from Cars.

lemko

Not surew what year car Doc Hudson was, but the eyes on the windshield and the stock car racing book on the seat suggest an early '50s Hudson Hornet.

andys120

That's it Lemko, it's a "Stepdown" Hornet ('51-'54)>

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michaellno

Rover P2000 - late 60's or early 70's.

andys120

The correct name is Rover 2000TC, non-twin cam models (UK) were known as Rover 2000/P6.

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Extra points if you know the coachbuilder.

stephen987

Siata V8 coupe, by Zagato?

fintail

Fiat 8V...I'll guess an Italian builder

andys120

Stephen is correct, it is Zagato bodywork (note the "double bubble" roof) and so is Fin, it's a Fiat Otto Vu.

It took two of you but you got the answers.

stephen987

I seem to remember that there were a lot of different bodies offered on the Otto Vu. Here's one of the weirdest:

fintail

There was a beautiful Ghia bodied 8V at the local concours a few months ago

stephen987

Yeah, that's Ghia all right, though it sort of reminds me of Bertone's Alfa Romeo Disco Volante, or Flying Saucer.



There's also more than a passing resemblance to another set of Bertone Alfa concept cars, the B.A.T. show cars:

andys120

I seem to remember that there were a lot of different bodies offered on the Otto Vu. Here's one of the weirdest

That's the standard Fiat bodywork, LOL.

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stephen987

I'd say Triumph Spitfire Mk III, ca. 1970.

EDIT: interesting exhaust and minilite wheels. Might this be a Spitfire 6?

andys120

Nope not a 6, just a 1974 Mk III (UK spec) w aftermarket add-ons, note forward mounted twin mirrors.

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kyfdx

'69 Mercury Cyclone?

lemko

1970 or 1971 Mercury Montego 2-door hardtop

urnews

The tow truck in front of it is a nice touch, don't you think?

andys120

1970 or 1971 Mercury Montego 2-door hardtop

Lemko strikes again, it's a 1970 Montego.

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karsick

Mid-80's Lotus Excel.

I nearly forgot it was yet another car that shared its name with a "lesser" make (in this case, Hyundai ).

....Kinda like the Volvo 850 & BMW 850.

andys120

It's a later Excel SE from 1991. I find it easy to confuse the Excel with the similar but earlier Eclat.

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stephen987

Wow. The styling looks sort of Camry/ES350ish. So my first guess was that this is some sort of JDM Camry variant.

Then I noticed that the badge looks like the defunct Rover one. And the car doesn't appear to be RHD.

So I'm stuck.

hudsonthedog

Unless the picture is flopped, it appears to be LHD. And it's the Roewe 550.

andys120

You're right Hudson, it's the Roewe 550, a shorter variant of the Roewe 750, which was a clone of the Rover 750. They're made by Nanjing Motors of China. The same car is sold by Nanjing in Chile as the MG550.

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