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  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Stephen, I think it works better if you post 'em one at a time.

    True, but I got carried away.

    The first one is indeed a Ford Corsair (I'm guessing the high-trim 2000E).

    You have correctly identified the corporate origins of each--the middle two are Rootes Group products (but neither is a Hillman), and the last one is indeed a tarted-up Mini--just not the Riley-badged one.

    Anybody else?
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    God, I've seen this thing--it had a Sunbeam badge, and it looks like Michelotti did the styling--was it called a Sunbeam Italia?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    You're getting pretty warm it was a Sunbeam with Italian coachwork but not by Michelotti nor was it called "Italia", you're thinking of the Triumph Italia, a favorite of mine, whichwas styled by Michelotti and built by a Vignale subcontractor on the TR-3A chassis.

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    Anyone else on the silver Sunbeam?

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  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Yes, the Triumph has much cleaner lines. The Sunbeam was atrocious by comparison.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    The Super Minx clone must be a Humber Sceptre. Is the tarted up Mini an MG?

    The green 1970s coupe could be a variant of the Hillman Hunter.

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  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Yes, the "luxury" Super Minx is the Humber Sceptre Mk II, ca. 1965.

    And the green coupe is a variant on the "Arrow" bodyshell--basically a coupe version of the Hunter. This particular version is the Sunbeam Rapier H120, though the downmarket version was sold under the name Alpine.

    The tarted-up Mini is a Wolseley Hornet--yet another honorable sports car name recycled for a less-sporting sedan.
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,108
    Sceptre, Rapier, Hornet - gotta love those names!
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    Actually my favorite Rootes Group name belonged to this>

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  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Gotta be a Humber Super Snipe!
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    Yep, it's a 1960 Humber Super Snipe. I once went for a ride in one, it's like
    a Jag or a Bentley inside w lots of wood, folding tables ans leather seats.

    Can we close out our celebration of all-things Rootes with a complete ID of the silver Sunbeam w the Italian coachwork?

    Here it is again>

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    Just fill in the blank: 1965 Sunbeam *******

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  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Venezia. (I googled it.)
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    Yup, it is indeed a 1965 Sunbeam Venezia, coachwork by Touring which did many Maseratis and Astons.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Looks like something out of Ghia coachworks and those wheels look VWish to me.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    You're almost ice cold Steve.

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    lol, figures. Datsun then. :shades:
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    The rear quarter reminds me of the Renault Floride/Cafavelle, but without the absurd overhangs. I'm pretty sure it's rear-engined.

    Hmm. Maybe an early Alpine?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    Hmm. Maybe an early Alpine?

    You're getting warm.

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  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Hmmm. I remember reading something about those being built under license in South America.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    You're gettin' hot!

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  • jlbljlbl Member Posts: 1,333
    those being built under license in South America

    The pictured Alpine is shorter than the A108-A110 French originals (1-2-3 Motecarlo Rally winners several times). The rear end is different, as well as the cabin (no B pillar as in the original Alpine). If it was made in South America I do not know where nor when. Brazil? Mexico?

    Regards,
    Jose
    Original Alpine A110
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  • vega_tarianvega_tarian Member Posts: 3
    in the service station($0.26a gal.sic) facing us '48 Cadillac next to it facing away '51-'52 Nash.
  • vega_tarianvega_tarian Member Posts: 3
    R. to L. '51 or 2 chevy conv. '51 ford. '50 pontiac. Caddy Lasalle? Ford? :confuse:
  • vega_tarianvega_tarian Member Posts: 3
    MY GOD this is one butt ugly auto, only her designer could love. :sick: ;)
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    Plenty of confusion about this automotive oddity. The car pictured in my post is a
    1963 Willys Interlagos. Willys do Brasil was a remnant of Kaiser-Willys
    and had a deal with Renault to build Dauphines under license in Brasil. Eventually this was expanded to include a version of the Renault-Alpine A108 sports car.

    The confusion arises from the similarity of the A108 to the later A110 ("the French Porsche") but that similarity disappears in the rear of the car as can be seen in these photos of the Cabriolet version>

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    Later versions of the Willys Interlagos resembled the A110 shown in Jose's photo.>

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    1966 Willys Interlagos Berlinette

    Pay attention, there will be a quiz. ;)

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Pay attention, there will be a quiz.

    I'll phone mine in. :P
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,108
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  • grahampaigegrahampaige Member Posts: 51
    Siatta?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    Those are Fiat 110TVs aka Trasformabiles. ca. 1955-'59.

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    Note the American-influenced styling complete w fins and wraparound windshields.
    They beat Pontiac with split front grilles.

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  • grahampaigegrahampaige Member Posts: 51
    [They beat Pontiac with split front grilles. ]

    Just not BMW.....
  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    I thought it was a poor chinese knockoff of a BMW 507. :P

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,108
    The photo said '57 1100/1200TVs. Just saw a show ("Chasing Classic Cars") where the car guy flipped (bought/sold, that is) one.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
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  • grahampaigegrahampaige Member Posts: 51
    Reno espace?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    Nope, here's a look at the inside>.

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  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    CItroen C4 Picasso?
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,430
    Renault Avantime, the weirdo futuristic big hardtop coupe sold for a short period several years ago.
  • michaellnomichaellno Member Posts: 4,120
    Isn't that the car the guys from Top Gear modded to get it round their test track as fast as an Evo IX?

    Quite funny, and while they shaved something like 12-14 seconds off the lap time, they came nowhere near the Evo lap time.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    Yes Fin, it's an Avantime and yes Michaell Top Gear got some pretty amazing performance out of a modified Avantime which turns out to be one of the few cars all three of the presenters like (the others being the Subaru Legacy and the Ford Mondeo).

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
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  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    '64 Buick Wildcat?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    Yup.

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  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
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  • urnewsurnews Member Posts: 668
    1965 Delta 88 Oldsmobile?
  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    That was quick... 1 minute!!!

    To be even more precise this is Olds a Jetstar according to the owner of the car. I don't know much about these cars but I think this one look stunning.

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  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
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  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Alfa Romeo 164S.
  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,740
    damn! someone beat me to it.

    However, out of curiosity, what tells you its an S?

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  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Most 164Ls were automatic, so it was either a base model or an S or LS. I took a blind shot at it, and I might be wrong about it being an S. Also, I wasn't thinking about it at the time, but that red stripe along the driver's side trim is the sort of thing that might have been exclusive to the S.
  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    It is a 164S. The red stitching gives that away. Nice one Stephen, even I didn't notice that at the beginning.

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