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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    1971ish Intermeccanica Indra 2+2.

    You're tough to beat today Stephen987!

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

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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    Stylish, aren't they?

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

  • karsickkarsick Member Posts: 312
    Citroen DS!

    Imagine what it was like to see one on the road in the mid-50's, surrounded by chrome-laden Yank Tanks.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,581
    A real spaceship. That one in the photo, wearing Italian plates strangely enough, is an earlier car, too.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Yep it's a Citroen DS19 Modelle Italienne, I'm guessing, a limited edition with some nice interior touches suggesting "Italienne" style.

    I didn't think it would stump anyone for long but I thought the photo, so redolent of early 60s Euro-style was interesting.

    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

  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,581
    One of the SS Alfas, I forget the model
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    One of the SS Alfas, I forget the model

    Anybody wanna try getting a little closer, at least the MY.

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

  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,234
    Well, the Giulietta Sprint Speciale was introduced in 1959, and didn't get bumpers until late 1960 - then it remained the same, more or less, until 1962. So is this one of the first, from 59/60?
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,234
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  • karsickkarsick Member Posts: 312
    They allow cars that nice in the California Melee (hood sticker)?

    I would have assumed he'd be with the ascot-wearing Jag-Yew-Aaaaaaaaarrr wine-sippers in the Mille
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    According to this it's a 1965, it liiks like it once had (small) bumpers.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,408
    Chevy II Super Sport. Late 60's.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Close it's a 1970 Chevy Nova SS/396 (note badge), IIRC by 1970 Chevy had dropped the Chevy II name in favor of Nova (which had been the top version of the Chevy II).

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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  • karsickkarsick Member Posts: 312
    Ultima.

    UK street-legal "track day" car. I believe this open-top version is called the CanAm. Usually powered by a small-block Chev V8. Weighs next to nothing.

    Holds (held?) a Top Gear lap record by the Stig for street-legal cars.

    Side note: I read that there's a congressman/car-nut from Orange County CA who has been trying to allow cottage-industry new cars (less than 500 units/year) like this (or perhaps innovative American builders?) to be allowed on US streets. ;)
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,581
    Lowered chop top Nissan Armada with blingy chrome package
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    This topic is now over 20,000 posts! Keep up the good work guys!

    The wagon that was the subject of #20000 seems to have disappeared so here's another like it>

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  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    1960 Rambler Ambassador Wagon?
  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    1960 Rambler wagon.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Yep.

    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

  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    Sorry guys, but that is not an Ambassador wagon. The 1960 Ambassador wagon had different wheel covers, a different grille, and had ornaments on top of each fender.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    OK so which model is it?

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  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Chrysler 300 Wagon (Euro-market only) and some sort of Fiat--a Grande Punto?
  • karsickkarsick Member Posts: 312
    Does this mean we'll soon see a Dodge Avenger sporting trident badges like we did in the late 80's (Chrysler TC by Maserati :sick: :mad: )
  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    1960 Rambler Custom Cross Country station wagon.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Yes...and no. The Euro-only Chrysler 300 Touring wagon and the Fiat Bravo five-door are my clumsy way to celebrate the impending marriage of Fiat and Chrysler.

    Yes it could come up w something as bizarre as the unlamented "Chrysler TC by Maserati" or they could give us a Dodge-badged Bravo w diesel power and 38 mpg.

    We shall see (assuming the deal goes thru).

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  • bumpybumpy Member Posts: 4,425
    The 300 Touring is Europe-only from the factory, but a few years ago I saw a Dodge Magnum fully converted to a 300 and blinged out with giant chrome wheels, billet grille, and a really obnoxious two-tone paint job.
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,234
    It is indeed an Ultima Can Am. I think this one has a Chevy 350cu in, and it weighs zero, so it is almost as fast as a Veyron - not bad for a kit-car. There are several others around in the background...
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Oldsmobile F85, around 1962?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Oldsmobile F85, around 1962?

    Yep.

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  • chipinawchipinaw Member Posts: 2
    where is this mystery car? I can't seem to find a picture of it.

    chipinaw
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Spider. More specifically, a Siata 208S Spider. Mechanically a twin to the Fiat 8V.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    That's correct Stephen, that one is a 1953 208S that supposedly belonged to Steve McQueen.

    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

  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,581
    BMW 503 coupe?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Good eye, Fin, that 1956 BMW 503 was up for bids @ the Russo & Steele auction in Scottsdale last mo when I shot that photo.

    Side view mirror is not period correct, it's an aftermaket "Sebring" mirror from the late 60s,/early 70s.

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

  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,581
    I was also thinking Renault Caravelle, but I googled that one to make sure, as your image looked too fancy to be a lowly Caravelle.

    It's also similar to a 507, but the 507 has that upkick after the door. Lovely car and color.
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    OK, folks, extra points to anyone who can tell me what this one has in common with the two preceding cars:

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  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,607
    OK, I'll play. This is a Daimler 250. What it shares with the two preceding ones (the BMW 503 and the Siata 208S) is that they were all powered by V8 engines.

    2009 BMW 335i, 2003 Corvette cnv. (RIP 2001 Jaguar XK8 cnv and 1985 MB 380SE [the best of the lot])

  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,143
    And which of the 3 V8s is this, and in which (related) car:
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  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Well, with two vacuum-needle carbs and hemi heads, I'd guess it's the Daimler. Perhaps the pic is from a Daimler Dart (SP250) roadster?
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,143
    "Perhaps the pic is from a Daimler Dart (SP250) roadster? "

    Correct. How much did the 'hemi' help?
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Well, I've never seen any of the three, so it was a guess. But I was willing to shoot for it based on the carbs alone. The central location of the spark plugs was merely corroborating evidence. . .

    Come to think of it, for all I know the BMW and Fiat/Siata engines may also have been "hemis." Anyone out there know for sure?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    Ferrari F50. Not sure of the year though.

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