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  • lokkilokki Member Posts: 1,200
    What a beauty that 540K is! It reminds me of the Bugatti Atlantic, but it's perhaps actually even more beautiful. Sigh, which to choose, which to choose!

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,581
    I'll join in too, as prewar streamlined cars have always interested me.

    At the same time MB made a few "Stromlinien" sedans on the 290/320 platform, similar theme, then and now:

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    Cool windshield detail:

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    And a 1935 Erdmann & Rossi concept car
  • jlbljlbl Member Posts: 1,333
    And eventually streamline evolution have led to:

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    Pointing to the brand is a piece of cake, but the model and year?

    Regards,
    Jose
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    And eventually streamline evolution have led to:

    Not exactly, Jose. Streamlining was a styling convention influenced by aeroplane design but it was not scientifically aerodynamic as a modern F1 car is.
    Every piece of the outer skin of that Ferrari is design to create downforce in order to keep the car "glued" to the road. Those tear drop rear ends on streamlined cars actually had the opposite effect and created lift at the rear of a car.

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  • jlbljlbl Member Posts: 1,333
    Those tear drop rear ends on streamlined cars actually had the opposite effect and created lift at the rear of a car.

    You are very right. A car drop rear makes the same lifting effect than an airplane wing. Yet I wonder (I don't really know it) if the drop end of the F60 is made to glue down the car or rather to direct up going winds right into the rear bridge. Anyhow, my comparison between the 540 Kourier and Ferrari forms was only speculative.

    Did you notice in the F60 that the front axis is wider than the rear one? Not so common in F1 or other racing cars.

    Still, which year is the F60?

    Regards,
    Jose
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Did you notice in the F60 that the front axis is wider than the rear one? Not so common in F1 or other racing cars.

    I don't think so but it's not unheard of in road cars. I have a scale model Porsche 356A Speedster which appears wider in front than at the rear, you'd think it should be the opposite.

    Still, which year is the F60?

    The F60 carries the flag for Ferrari in F1 for the 2009 race season.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,408
    The new 2009 Red X Box?
  • jlbljlbl Member Posts: 1,333
    The F60 carries the flag for Ferrari in F1 for the 2009 race season

    Yes, it does. Brakes off in two months.

    Regards,
    Jose
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Sorry about that, here's the roadster version>

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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,581
    I think that's a Sabra, Israeli car from the 60s
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Yep, that is the Sabra Sports, a license-built clone of the Reliant Sabra of the 1960s. I saw a Sabra at the Kruse Auction in Phoenix last week.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    It's a one-off designed for official parades (in a less security-conscious era) but it's based on a model available to the public, so you ought to guess M/M/Y and you might even know the guy waving the hat, extra points for knowing who the other back seaters are.

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  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    56 Imperial? Tricky Dick?
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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    That's right, Fezo, it's a '56 Imperial Parade Phaeton and the guy w the hat is then VP RM Nixon, to his left, Pat Nixon and on his right Premier Kruschev of the USSR.

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    No wonder those Russian Zivs always looked like mid 50's American luxo boats!
  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    I did think that looked like the back of Pat's head but couldn't see Kruschev clearly enough. If he'd been next to a washing machine perhaps...

    That hair line is classic Nixon. And I would dearly love a 56 Imperial.....
    2015 Mazda 6 Grand Touring, 2014 Mazda 3 Sport Hatchback, 1999 Mazda Miata 2004 Toyota Camry LE, 1999.
  • karsickkarsick Member Posts: 312
    I think I could have only recognized Khrushchev if he'd had a shoe in one hand, banging it on the fender. :P
  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    Yeah. See? That's what threw me. His shoes were on his feet.....
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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    1960 OIdsmobile 88.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Yep, it's a 1960 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 four door like this one>

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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 267,864
    '79-'82 280ZX..

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  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    Yeah, and between the plate and the surroundings it could be within 5 miles of here. That sure looks like the Jersey shore.
    2015 Mazda 6 Grand Touring, 2014 Mazda 3 Sport Hatchback, 1999 Mazda Miata 2004 Toyota Camry LE, 1999.
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,143
    "'79-'82 280ZX.. " and it's a turbo (hood scoop).
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Close it's an '83 Datsun 280ZX, I believe the hood scoop denotes a Turbo and, yes, it is from Montville NJ.

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  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    The owner may be from Montville but I guarantee the picture was taken elsewhere.

    Montville woods and hills. That's probably Long Beach Island.

    That's back from when I would have really liked a Z.
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  • andre1969andre1969 Member Posts: 26,088
    but I had to show it off :shades:
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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    Your 67 Catalina!
  • urnewsurnews Member Posts: 668
    Andre,
    Did you get the radio to work properly?
    Boz
  • chikoochikoo Member Posts: 3,008
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  • chikoochikoo Member Posts: 3,008
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  • chikoochikoo Member Posts: 3,008
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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    1965 Mustang Fastback and an early 60's Chevy Biscayne?

    I have no idea about the green bumpercar. :)
  • chikoochikoo Member Posts: 3,008
    Nope....not even close.

    For one, the bumper car is from 1947.

    The fastback is from India and is Electric.

    and the 60's Chevy Biscayne? That is from Japan.

    Try again.
  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    The white car on the left is a Bricklin.

    The bumper car looks like it came off an amusement park ride.

    The silver car on the right looks like a 64 Chevy Impala?

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,581
    That's a Davis, a just-postwar 3 wheeler which I think had some connection to Kurtis.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,581
    A G-Wiz, a car for eco-weenies in London.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,581
    Isetta, looks to be badged as a 250 model
  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    When I was a kid the folks up the street had an Isetta. Couldn't believe it then either.....
    2015 Mazda 6 Grand Touring, 2014 Mazda 3 Sport Hatchback, 1999 Mazda Miata 2004 Toyota Camry LE, 1999.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,581
    I don't believe I have actually ever seen one on the road before, only parked or on TV.
  • andre1969andre1969 Member Posts: 26,088
    Yep, that's my '67 Catalina! I want to put the top down on that thing soooo badly, as it'll be the first time I've ever seen that top go up and down under its own power. However the mechanic said to hold off a couple months, to give the top time to stretch out. Plus, we're supposed to be getting some snow, and temps are in the 20's and 30's, so going topless won't be too fun right now. :cry:

    Urnews...haven't gotten around to messing with the radio yet. Hopefully it is something minor, like a loose/unplugged antenna. It's only an AM radio, so about the best I could hope for anyway is Rush Limbaugh and some stations that speak in a language I don't understand, or some oldies that are too old even for me! But I still want to get it to work!
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    #19866: I believe this is a pair of Toyota Sport 800s.
  • lokkilokki Member Posts: 1,200
    The small red and silver sports cars are mid 60's Toyota Sports 800's....
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,143
    Those Sports 800s - how short must that passenger have been? She looks like she has 6" of headroom!
  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    Listen when they say let the top stretch. The previous owner of my Celica didn't do that. The top is a little shrunk. It doesn't leak at all and works fine but if it hadn't shrunk a touch it'd be a lot quieter according to my top guy. He says it's good for a few years and since he'd make like $1,700 replacing it I figure if he says it's good then it is!
    2015 Mazda 6 Grand Touring, 2014 Mazda 3 Sport Hatchback, 1999 Mazda Miata 2004 Toyota Camry LE, 1999.
  • chikoochikoo Member Posts: 3,008
    RightO!
  • chikoochikoo Member Posts: 3,008
    a Davis Divan, it was called.

    http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/your_garage/cars/7648.shtml
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