Mystery car pix

andys120

Early postwar Singer (9?)

Yep, it's a Singer Nine.

andys120

stephen987

Fiat 126, ca. 1975.

andys120

That's right Stephen, it's a '76.

andys120

karsick

Alfa Romeo Giulietta Coupe (late 50's), a paragon (IMHO) of restrained style. It's good to see Alfa has found its lost mojo again with the 8C (after messes like the 1990's 155 :sick: )

andys120

A lot of people, myself included, get confused by Alfa's nomenclature from the 50's and 60s, especially the whole Giulia/Giulietta business. It is common to see mislabeled cars.

In any case the grey car is indeed a 1962 Giulietta Sprint 1600 which would make it one of the later Sprints. The Sprint Veloce was similar but had an aluminum hood and doors.

The beautifully proportioned fastback bodywork by Bertone makes the Sprint one of the most desired GTs of the Golden Age.

andys120

lemko

From the looks of the parking light, it's a 1976 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser wagon.

andys120

You know your parking lights Lemko, it is a '76 Olds Custom Crruiser.

lokki

lokki

A Friend had one of these....

fintail

MG Magnette ZB, late 50s

fintail

I saw (at first heard) one of these this morning in rainy suburban traffic...I couldn't believe it. I bet they aren't the least likely car to develop rust...

stephen987

That's an Alfa Romeo Montreal in white, ca. 1972 I believe.

stephen987

The lovely silver coupe is an Isuzu 117 coupe, I believe. It bears a strong resemblance to contemporary Fiats, including the 124 Coupe and the Dino.

qbrozen

heck, i posted a close-up for just the louver over the headlight on this board a couple of months ago and the slicksters here pegged it without a problem.

Its a tough crowd to stump, to be sure.

fintail

I'm just shocked that I saw one today, driving, in the rain! It was loud, too.

stephen987

Given the choice, I wouldn't drive ANY Alfa in the rain, especially since the last one sold new in the US left the lot a dozen years ago. Between the possibility for rust and the probability of exotic electrical faults, I'd save the Alfas for a perfect fall day, and commute in generic (disposable) CamCords and CiviCorollas.

andys120

boomchek

1989 Ford Taurs SHO.

kyfdx

'91 Taurus SHO?

stephen987

I'm betting it's a ringer--perhaps an '87 Taurus MT5.

EDIT: Never mind, I'm wrong. But just for kicks, here's an MT5 pic:

karsick

IIRC, the early rare stickshift Tauruses were only offered with the HSC (high-swirl combustion) pushrod 4cyl (aka Tempo engine :P ).

My eyes can't make out the tach's redline here, but I doubt it's Yamaha SHO high.

andre1969

I think the SHO had an 8000 rpm tach with a 7000 rpm redline. Dunno about the MT-5 though. I found an old Tempo brochure online from 1985, and it looked like its tach went to 6,000 rpm, but it was hard to tell. I think the gauge went to yellow at 5,000 rpm and red at 5500.

The one posted above looks like it goes higher, though. Maybe it's an 8000 rpm tach with a 6000 rpm redline?

lokki

Right on both the MG MG Magnette ZB, 1958 and the Isuzu 117, 1978.

I was hoping that the Japanese guy standing next to the MG would throw p[eople off. But this IS a sharp crowd. :surprise:

andys120

Yup, it's a '91 SHO, the six spoke wheels were only used in that last year of Gen I SHO production. I had an identical (except color) car bought used (CPO-former Ford Fleet car) in '92. Over time I found it to be a great engine in search of a good car.

I'll tell you this- not only would that Yamaha go to 8000 rpm, it loved it and it really hauled doing it. The rest of the car was, as they say, problematic but I managed to get four or five years and over 100K out of it as a long-distance commuter and sales sled.

andys120

But this IS a sharp crowd.

Not that sharp. I mistook the Isuzu for the similar Pug 504 Coupe by Pininfarina>

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stephen987

Quite right, karsick. The interior photo is from a Taurus MT-5, which was the only stickshift Taurus until the SHO. FYI, the first-generation SHO (pre-1992) was manual-only.

The MT-5 engine was a 2.5L variant of the 2.3L HSC engine from the Tempo/Topaz twins. A whopping 90 horsepower, IIRC. Part of the plan was to build them for export to Europe, but that idea was scuttled when they couldn't get one past 98 mph.

I've never seen an SHO interior, but I think it would look a bit more sporting than the MT-5.

andys120

I've never seen an SHO interior, but I think it would look a bit more sporting than the MT-5.

A loaded SHO came with one of the nicest interiors seen in any Ford. link

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kyfdx

New Ford Fusion... same car, new sheetmetal.

bumpy

They do get new engines, and I think that one has a hybrid badge on the front door.

andys120

That's right Bumpy, it's the 2010 Fusion Hybrid, assuming that there is a 2010 for FoMoCo.

andys120

Movie still from Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958).

stephen987

A very nice shot indeed. Closest to us is, I believe, a '54 Ford Country Squire (or whatever the top of the line Ford wagon was called that year.)

The white car next to it is a mystery to me.

Beyond that, the blue car with a white top is a '55 Chevrolet, probably a Two-Ten.

Beyond that is some odd convertible I can't make out, then the green pickup which looks to me like a late '40s Ford F1.

Behind that appears to be a green Jaguar sedan. Given the time frame, I'll guess it's a Mk1.

imidazol97

1955 Ford
1951 Chev
1955 Buick
1957 Ford
PIckup tuck

tmart

The Squire is a 55 or 56 Ford, not a 54. The odd convertible is a 57 Ford Sunliner.

fintail

That looks right. I believe the third car is a Buick and not a Chevy. I do believe I see a forward slanted A-pillar on the Ford wagon, too.

The truck is a just-prewar or just-postwar Ford or Chevy..really hard to tell.

The next car is indeed a Jag, probably a Mk VII

bhill2

The Squire is a '56. Fin is right about the third car being a Buick. I will say '56 for it as well, but it could be a '55.

andre1969

Don't forget the '56 DeSoto Firedome hardtop (hood ornament at the bottom) :P

andys120

The Ford Country Squire wagon is a 1955, the wagon next to it looks to me like an earlier ('49-'51) Ford wagon based on the shape of the rear widows, the sloping tailgate, single tailight and the outside spare, all are charcteristics of the '49-'51 Fords
like this 1950 Woodie>


Next to it is a blue and white Buick, probably a '55. The white convertible is a '57 Ford, it could be a T-bird, it's hard to tell. I think the pickup is a Ford.

The Green Jag figures in the plot line of Vertigo but IMCDB does not identify it. It's the big Jag so not a Mk.I, it's either a Mk.VII ('51-'54) or a Mk. VIII, the contemporary big Jag when the movie was made in '58.

imidazol97

I looked all over the 56 DeSoto until I read your post carefully. I couldn't have told what that hood ornament is. Good catch. :shades:

andys120

stever

Didn't I just see that on the boards in the last day or so?

stever

stephen987

Willys Jeep, I'd say a CJ2A, ca. 1953.

stephen987

Steve's pic:

Honda Civic, Mazda GLC, Datsun 210, Subaru GLF, Plymouth Champ, all ca. 1981.

No guesses on the planes.

stever

My source says the last one is a Dodge Colt by Mitsu. And the year is right on too.

stephen987

That makes sense--the bold graphics probably weren't found on the Champ very often.