Left: '76 Honda Accord, '84-86 Jeep Cherokee Sport, white Chevy Caprice Classic Estate wagon. Next lane over, Rolls Royce Silver Spirit? about to be creamed by a Checker Marathon taxi. Next lane over, ca. 1986 Audi 80 (4000) Quattro, Chevy Impala Taxi, some species of silverish Oldsmobile.
Thanks, Stephen987, I owned that car from '81-83. It was Carousel Red with 400CID/4bb under the hood and the Muncie 4-Speed. Other than Rally II wheels and a power top it had few options unlike most '70 Goat convertibles, which were usually automatics and loaded with options.
As you can see from the top in the photo it had some needs.
LOL, I didn't even notice the top until you pointed it out. That looks about the same spot where my '67 Catalina had a tear. I was able to keep it together for 14 years, with a needle and thread, and some Goop or whatever they called that stuff. Didn't look too pretty, but I usually had the top down, anyway! :shades:
A power top wouldn't have been optional on a '70 LeMans or GTO, would it? I couldn't imagine putting something like that up and down manually, unless you had two people. The power top on my Catalina didn't work, and I always had to do it by hand. Real pain to get it up, because you'd have to reach toward the center to grab it, otherwise one side would bind against the other. I'm tall enough to reach it, but it can be a real back breaker!
Now I know the top on my Catalina is bigger, but probably not THAT much bigger!
I've grown to the point where I'll put up with almost anything on a convertible top as long as it doesn't leak. I did have to replace the rear curtain on the Celica but that because my youngest poked her finger in a spot she saw light coming through and a minor leak turned into what likely would have been a major leak. Rather than wait for proof I taped it up until the top guy could fix it.
Now I know the top has shrunk and there's a bit more wind noise than before but, hey, it's a convertible. That's part og the game.
Loved that the Park Avenue pic had a Checker Marathon. it was the second car i spotted after that first gen Accord.
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Loved that the Park Avenue pic had a Checker Marathon. it was the second car i spotted after that first gen Accord.
That pic was taken in the twilight of the Checker era. The Chevy Caprice was the dominant cab in NY for most of the 80s and early 90s but when GM scrubbed the RWDs the less roomy Crown Vics inherited the entire market until some genius figured out the Minivans had a lot more passenger spce.
Well, the Brits were heavily into small-bore front-engined sports/racer types in the '60s (see Ginetta, Lotus, et al), but the wheels on this one, and the rather flamboyant style, say "Italian" to me.
Hmmm. Gets more interesting each time you post: three cylinders, possibly a two-stroke, but rear mounted.
The "S" on the hubcaps makes me wonder: some forgotten effort from the good folks at Sachsenring? It would make sense, perhaps with a DKW-based engine. . .
Stephen, I think you are onto something. That is almost certainly a DKW-based engine. I recall a couple of Karmann-Ghia style sportsters were based on DKW componentry but I can't recall the names.
IFA/Sachsenring is another strong possibility since they made a copies of the DKW known as the IFA/Zwickau F8 and F9.
I've run out of hints - that Troll was close, it's a '57 (or '59, depending on where you look) Weidner Condor. That's one of two known remaining, it's in the Lane museum in Nashville: This looks like a must-see if you're in Nashville. Designed by the Amphicar and Troll designer:
"Hans Trippel is known as the man who designed the Amphicar. Before the Amphicar, he designed the Weidner Condor. The Condor was presented to the public at the 1957 Geneva Auto Show. It was built by farm equipment manufacturers Fritz and Reinhold Weidner. The body, provided by the Binz factory, is made of the most expensive material available in the 1950s - fiberglass integrated onto a steel chassis. It has a three cylinder, two-stroke, water cooled Heinkel engine. The public admired the streamline design and technical conception, but the selling price was too high when compared to its competitors - NSU Prinz or Volkswagen Karmann Ghia. A similar design (the Troll) was to be the first car made in Norway but only six were built. The Weidner Condor is one of only two known to exist."
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A high school friend of mine had a 65 Galaxie that had similar wheels put on it by a previous owner.
Yup.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Maverick twin..
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Yep, that one's a Comet GT (302 V8).
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
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Beyond that, no distance vision.
On the right bottom corner you can see a bit of a Jeep Wagoneer, and beside it, the tail end of a 4 door Rabbit.
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As you can see from the top in the photo it had some needs.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
A power top wouldn't have been optional on a '70 LeMans or GTO, would it? I couldn't imagine putting something like that up and down manually, unless you had two people. The power top on my Catalina didn't work, and I always had to do it by hand. Real pain to get it up, because you'd have to reach toward the center to grab it, otherwise one side would bind against the other. I'm tall enough to reach it, but it can be a real back breaker!
Now I know the top on my Catalina is bigger, but probably not THAT much bigger!
Now I know the top has shrunk and there's a bit more wind noise than before but, hey, it's a convertible. That's part og the game.
Loved that the Park Avenue pic had a Checker Marathon. it was the second car i spotted after that first gen Accord.
That pic was taken in the twilight of the Checker era. The Chevy Caprice was the dominant cab in NY for most of the 80s and early 90s but when GM scrubbed the RWDs the less roomy Crown Vics inherited the entire market until some genius figured out the Minivans had a lot more passenger spce.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
A round gas filler door
"Rambler" on the rear
A round medallion on the rear deck.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Some sort of Abarth then?
Some hints: there's a 351CID V8 under the hood and it comes from Down Under.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
I'm going to guess it's a re-bodied VW Beetle Type 1, possibly a one-off which is probably just as well since it's not very attractive. :P
There's a BMW 501 behind it and an 80s era Porsche 911/964 next to it
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
It's German, of course.
Still no clue on the Aussie sportster.
Nope. Here are another couple of shots (note that those aren't VW hubcaps).
The "S" on the hubcaps makes me wonder: some forgotten effort from the good folks at Sachsenring? It would make sense, perhaps with a DKW-based engine. . .
IFA/Sachsenring is another strong possibility since they made a copies of the DKW known as the IFA/Zwickau F8 and F9.
Are we getting warm here Texases? :confuse:
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Whatever it is, I'd love to see it up close.
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Nope, it's a German car, photo from a US museum...
VERY hot...but not quite...
Where do you think I found it?
"Hans Trippel is known as the man who designed the Amphicar. Before the Amphicar, he designed the Weidner Condor. The Condor was presented to the public at the 1957 Geneva Auto Show. It was built by farm equipment manufacturers Fritz and Reinhold Weidner. The body, provided by the Binz factory, is made of the most expensive material available in the 1950s - fiberglass integrated onto a steel chassis. It has a three cylinder, two-stroke, water cooled Heinkel engine. The public admired the streamline design and technical conception, but the selling price was too high when compared to its competitors - NSU Prinz or Volkswagen Karmann Ghia. A similar design (the Troll) was to be the first car made in Norway but only six were built. The Weidner Condor is one of only two known to exist."
I guess that explains why one is as ugly as the other. :P
The Lane Museum looks like huge fun.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93