Mystery car pix

michaellno

Later on, in high school, I dated a girl who drove a '76 Mustang II Ghia with the 302 V8. Faster, but less predictable.

The car, or the girl?

I had a '79 Sunbird with the 2.5L "Iron Duke" engine. Slow and unreliable.

I, too, liked the Monza and Skyhawk with the V6 engine.

God, what poor choices we had back in the 70's and 80's!

stephen987

The car, or the girl?

Both, actually. . . :surprise:

andys120

stephen987

Alfa Romeo 1600 Duetto Spider, 1965-67.

andys120

Right you are.

lokki

My dream car.. even without the blonde.

lokki

tmart

The Tonka is #5. I really like #6, the Suzuki!!

fezo

Yeah, the one that says Tonka on it - but it's a close race.

Back to the Skyhawks, the biggest problem with them was calling something like that a Buick. Then they wonder how the brand lost its luster.

stephen987

Well, since the Tonka's pretty clear, I'll go ahead and note that #4 is a VW Type 2 Pickup, and #3 is a Morris Minor pickup. I think #1 is a Crosley, and #2 is an early Datsun, but I could be wrong about those.

Pretty sure the Tonka will be slowest to rust.

lokki

" #4 is a VW Type 2 Pickup, and #3 is a Morris Minor pickup. I think #1 is a Crosley, and #2 is an early Datsun, but I could be wrong about those."

You're right on all of them except that #3 is an Austin.... but I don't know if there's enough difference between an Austin and a Morris to deduct points from your answer

andys120

stephen987

Early postwar Alfa Romeo--I believe one like this was blown to bits in one of the Godfather movies.

andys120

Yes that's correct, Micheal Corleone's beautiful bride Appollonia was blown to bits starting up his 1947 Alfa-Romeo 6C 2500 in The Godfather.

Like the car pictured it was bodied by Touring, other 6C 2500s were bodied by Pinifarina, Ghia and Zagato.

lemko

Ugh! My Grandmom actually bought a 1980 Monza! As if her 1973 Vega wasn't enough of a POS!!!

lemko

Yeah! How ANYBODY could call that POS a Buick is beyond me! Blame this one on the Buick dealers, "Oh I wanna subcompact too! Waaa waaa waaa!" Anybody remember its twin POS the Oldsmobile Firenza? The biggest crime of all was calling the Cimmaron a Cadillac!!!! :confuse: :sick: :mad: :lemon:

andys120

qbrozen

Sorry for the quality, but I shot this with an extreme zoom from the top of a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico.

andys120

I don't think that's a real car, it's probably a golf cart with a fiberglass faux car body, note lack of back seat or doors and space for golf bags in rear.

stephen987

Well, there's a lion on the nose, so it's gotta be some new Peugeot. But it's so shapeless that I can't really get a sense of scale. Is it the replacement for the 1007?

andys120

Is it the replacement for the 1007?

I'm not sure if it replaces the 1007, the 2010 Puegeot 3008 is a CUV but it looks a bit larger than the now 4 y/o 1007.

qbrozen

I suppose. But doesn't it look like it has a license plate? And it was parked on the street right along with all the "normal" vehicles.Then again, I certainly don't know Puerto Rico laws with these sorts of things.

andys120

I've seen golf carts that have license tags here in AZ, these are usually but not always gas-powered. I'm not sure what laws they operate under, presumably they have to be capable of 35-40mph but not much more and can't use the interstates etc.

andys120

magnette

Chrysler New Yorker Town and Country - but how you tell a 46, 47 or 48 apart, I don't know....

andys120

I don't remember how you tell either but Autoweek says it's a '47.

andys120

stephen987

I'm not really up on the latest supercars. Is that one a Saleen S7?

stever

Ken Gross has a story this week on Inside Line about the 5 woodies he's owned, with lots of pics of his current 1942 Ford Super DeLuxe Wagon.



Wood Is Good

urnews

Good article by Ken Gross. A fun read. Boz

andys120

Nope, sorry it's not a Saleen.

boomchek

It's a 1997 or 1998 McLaren F1. At that time it was one of the fastest production cars in the world.

It has a centrally mounted steering wheel and driver's seat for optimum race car feel and balance, and was available with optional outboard seating for two passengers (one on each side of the driver).

andys120

Yep, it's a 1998 model. Although McLaren is now a subsidiary of Daimler-Benz
it was not at the time the F1 was designed and a BMW V12 was chosen to power the McLaren supercar, which remained the fastest production car until the introduction of the Bugatti Veyron (2006?).

McLaren is now working on a successor to the F1 which will undoubtedly use a Mercedes/AMG powertrain.

andys120

fintail

Now that's a street scene! A little bit of everything, all of it good. Must be in Monte Carlo...

Left to right - Peugeot 204 Cabrio, MGB, Lambo Muira, early Fiat 124 coupe (I think), Mustang, and a W111 fintail.

andys120

Yep, the shot is from a 1970 movie, L'Homme Orchestre and it is surely from somewhere on the Riviera.

IMCDB sez the Fintail is a 1960 220 S (W111), the Fiat is
an early one from 1967, the Mustang is a '66 and the Miura S
and Pug 204Cabrio are '69s.

Here's a look at some of 'em closer up>



Looks like a fun movie.

lostwrench1

Only the 46s and early 47s had real wood.
This one has TC 47 on the license plate.

andys120

This one has TC 47 on the license plate.

Doh! [smacks forehead].

andys120

boomchek

Looks like an 86 or 87 Audi 80, with a mid 90s Renault Clio behind it, and a 2003 VW Bora (Jetta/Golf) Avant (Wagon).

andys120

Right Boomchek, it's a 1986 Audi 80 Sport (UK model) sporting non-OEM wheels and I believe non-factory paint (cool color). I can't see enough of the other two to tell if you are right.

boomchek

Don't worry andys, I am very right :P

karsick

Except that as a euro-Ford nut, I have to chime in that the little blue job behind the Audi is a 2006-ish Ford Fiesta ST.

andys120

stephen987

Pontiac Catalina 2+2, 1965?

andys120

Yep, it's the '65 Poncho 2+2.

andys120

berri

65 was a great year for Bill Mitchel and GM design, and Pontiac may have displayed it best.

andys120

Actually I think Chevy and Buick had the best looking designs in '65 and collectors seem to agree. The Chevies and at least some Buicks (Wildcats & Rivieras) seem to draw more collector interest than any of the big Ponchos.

IMO the best-looking Pontiacs of the Mitchell era were the '63s & '64s. '65s seem kinda chubby in comparison.

berri

I always liked Wildcats, but they weren't all that popular in their time. When Buick drivers upgraded in those days it was usually from the LeSabre to the Electra. Performance geared Buick owners seemed more oriented to midsizer Skylarks which were good lookers as well. The Impala SS were always in demand sellers. Maybe that's why the collector interest in those two. The 63 and 64 Riv along with the 66 Toronado were quite the head turners in those days. I liked the 65/66 full sized Pontiacs, but I'll admit they moved closer to Olds and Buick than the prior models, maybe because of the restyle of the LeMans at the lower price end.

The 63 Pontiac was sharp. In 64 the Grand Prix came into its own rather than just an option package the previous year. I always liked the 61 Pontiac and Buick - very simple and clean looking cars. 1961 at GM marked a big change in design thinking for the new decade. I felt Mitchell was taking the design vanguard back from Exner over at Chrysler who took it from Harley Earl with the 57's.