Mystery car pix

tmart

Going!

ateixeira

Another guess - I'll say early Saab, because they're known for the kind of shapes that slope downward towards the rear.

-juice

fintail

It's a c.50 Studebaker, unsure of the model

rsholland

Studebaker, either '49 or '50. Hard to tell without seeing the grille. I'll say 1950 Studebaker Land Cruiser, as it appears to say "Land Cruiser" near the tail light.

Notice that the rear doors are suicide-type.

Bob

andys120

Good eye, Bob it is a Studebaker Land Cruiser(!?), 1949 MY.

andys120

but there aren't too many of these around. No, it's not a customized Explorer.

fintail

LaForza...a c.1989 predecessor to the upmarket SUV. It was way ahead of its time in market position. Ford V8, IIRC

andys120

You nailed it Fintail.

andys120

andys120

you guys are slippin'. That one's pretty obscure but the brand spelled out on the nose
"S-K-O-D-A" and the model is on the plate "1-2-0-0" :P .

Not a bad looking car for an Iron Curtain country seven years after World War Two
(1952).

andys120

even if it doesn't look it=>

bumpy

Morgan Aero 8. By all accounts, it seems to be a perfectly good car if you like that sort of thing.

Something rather different:

andys120

You're right about the Aero 8, I'm sure it's a perfectly good car but they sure messed up the classic Mog styling fortunately the Plus 8 is still available.

I'm stumped by the silver wagon, it looks vaguely Korean.

forza

Nissan Stagea

bumpy

Correct. The Stagea is a Skyline AWD wagon with a different name and front clip. Nissan even built a handful with the full RB26DETT from the GT-R.

andys120

stickguy

about a '65?

I always get confused what to call the various iterations of the II/Nova.

Unless of course this is one of those odd Canadian pontiacs.

andys120

It's a '63 Nova SS, not withstanding it's six-cylinder engine. Yep, in '62 and '63 the SS option was a "dress-up" package that gave you bucket seats, a console, extra gauges but nothing in the way of performance goodies.

andys120

Mr_Shiftright

Ah one of my favorite cars!

kyfdx

Audi Coupe.. '83?

The turbo coupe was rare and is still extremely sought after... Not sure if this one is a turbo, or not...

Mr_Shiftright

the turbo quattro coupe is the hot ticket and you can get good money for one.

andys120

Mid 80s Audi Coupe, the FWD/non-turbo version of the awesome Audi Quattro coupe. The Quattro/Turbo version has a more aggressive look with "hogged out" fenders like an Impreza WRX.

Mr_Shiftright

yes I think you're right. Also it would say "quattro" on the back I think. But even the n/a FWD version is a nice car to drive.

andys120

check out the license plate before you put a name to this one=>

fintail

Chrysler/Simca/Talbot Horizon, I am unsure which, as they sold under all those makers.

French plates, more likely a Simca I guess

andys120

It's a Talbot Horizon.

Mr_Shiftright

Famous license plate in San Francisco was a Blue Horizon with the vanity plate "beyond". cute, hah?

andys120

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Mr_Shiftright

Triiumph TR-2

andys120

This one has a little more heft=>

kyfdx

'77 New Yorker?

gotta get this before Andre....

andys120

Exactly, I think easily mistaken for a contemporary Grand Marquis from that angle.

Here's another mystery wagon=>

iamnotageek

This car was originally designed as a race car, but later became street legal production car. They are not made anymore.

bumpy

Opel Vectra. Be interesting to see if Saturn gets an Aura wagon or not.

Mr_Shiftright

Looks like a TVR Griffith! If I recall this is a car with the engine hooked directly to the differential. There was no room for a driveshaft!

If I'm right about the car, it was once described as "the most dangerous production vehicle ever made".

andys120

This car was originally designed as a race car, but later became street legal production car. They are not made anymore.

It's the Chevy-powered Cheetah from the mid 60's. I think Shifty's right about the Griffith lacking a driveshaft, I doubt the Cheetah had one either.

Sorry Bumpy #2028 is an Opel but it's not a Vectra, it's the Signum and it makes a mighty handsome wagon, doesn't it?

andys120

'night all.

forza

1968 Ford Vedette

iamnotageek

It is the Cheetah. It was produced to be the competetor to the Shelby Cobra, and later nicknamed the Cobra Killer.

andys120

1968 Ford Vedette

Sorry Forza, you're a little off on the year. By '68 Simca had absorbed Ford of France
and was IIRC on the verge of being absorbed by Chrysler. That one's a 1954 model.

andys120

stickguy

bhill2

Yup, a '64 Rambler Typhoon. It was a special model of the Classic brought out to highlight their new improved 6-cyl engine (Yeehah!!!)

Mr_Shiftright

those were six angry cylinders! :mad:

andys120

Yup, a '64 Rambler Typhoon. It was a special model of the Classic brought out to highlight their new improved 6-cyl engine (Yeehah!!!)

Right on the Money bhill!

Tonight's mystery=>

fintail

Sunbeam Alpine MkI

andys120

Sunbeam Alpine MkI

Not exactly, the full name is Sunbeam Talbot Alpine (ca. 1953-55). It makes an appearance in Hitchcock's "To Catch A Theif".



I believe the British pronounce it "tallbutt", while the French say "talbow". Can anyone confirm that?

andys120

gagrice

I thought this was a German brand?