Mystery car pix

andys120

1971ish Intermeccanica Indra 2+2.

You're tough to beat today Stephen987!

andys120

Stylish, aren't they?

karsick

Citroen DS!

Imagine what it was like to see one on the road in the mid-50's, surrounded by chrome-laden Yank Tanks.

fintail

A real spaceship. That one in the photo, wearing Italian plates strangely enough, is an earlier car, too.

andys120

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.

andys120

fintail

One of the SS Alfas, I forget the model

andys120

One of the SS Alfas, I forget the model

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

magnette

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?

magnette

karsick

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

andys120

According to this it's a 1965, it liiks like it once had (small) bumpers.

andys120

tmart

Chevy II Super Sport. Late 60's.

andys120

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).

andys120

karsick

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.

fintail

Lowered chop top Nissan Armada with blingy chrome package

andys120

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>

stephen987

1960 Rambler Ambassador Wagon?

lostwrench1

1960 Rambler wagon.

andys120

Yep.

andys120

lostwrench1

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.

andys120

OK so which model is it?

stephen987

Chrysler 300 Wagon (Euro-market only) and some sort of Fiat--a Grande Punto?

karsick

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: )

lostwrench1

1960 Rambler Custom Cross Country station wagon.

andys120

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).

bumpy

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.

magnette

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...

andys120

stephen987

Oldsmobile F85, around 1962?

andys120

Oldsmobile F85, around 1962?

Yep.

chipinaw

where is this mystery car? I can't seem to find a picture of it.

chipinaw

andys120

stephen987

Spider. More specifically, a Siata 208S Spider. Mechanically a twin to the Fiat 8V.

andys120

That's correct Stephen, that one is a 1953 208S that supposedly belonged to Steve McQueen.

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fintail

BMW 503 coupe?

andys120

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.

fintail

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.

stephen987

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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bhill2

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.

texases

And which of the 3 V8s is this, and in which (related) car:

stephen987

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?

texases

"Perhaps the pic is from a Daimler Dart (SP250) roadster? "

Correct. How much did the 'hemi' help?

stephen987

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?

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boomchek

Ferrari F50. Not sure of the year though.