Mystery car pix

magnette

I think the TVR is a Vixen, probably an S3, so about 1970/1

andys120

I don't know hat museum it was taken from but Brussels would be the logical place to have one. I hear the Schlumpff Collection is just out of this world.

andys120

You've got the right years Mag, but here in the USA Vixens were V8 powered. The car shown we know as the TVR 2500M uses the same 2.5 inline six as the TR-250/TR-6.

I drove one that my cousin owned, it may be the best handling car I've ever driven and it was a real rocket ship being quite a bit lighter than it's distant Triumph cousins.

The same car with a V8 or even the P.I. straight six from the TR-5 would have been really fast. If they hadn't been butt ugly I'd have wanted one badly.

I don't think there were any TVRs that weren't ugly.

fintail

The pillars or light standards in the background of that pic remind me of the Schlumpf museum

qbrozen

Really? Huh. You and I must have very different taste. There are many TVRs I think are attractive. The one pictured included.

andys120

lemko

Can't see the whole car, but from what I can see, it looks like a Nash. 1946 perhaps?

fintail

Yeah it's a 46-48 Nash

andys120

Close! It's a 1948 Nash Super.

andys120

Plenty of oldies in this shot from Thunder Road

stephen987

The Buick in the middle of the shot is either a Roadmaster or a Century Riviera (ETA: 1956?). Is the Ford at the pumps a Crown Victoria?

There's also an older Ford ('49-51) approaching one of the garage bays.

I believe the Chevy in the foreground is a '57 Bel Air, but it's a post sedan rather than a hardtop.

imidazol97

Not sure on the Buicks. You're probably right. Super came to mind, but then they were slightly asymetrical IIRC.

Edit: The 56 Buick is a two-door Riviera Super. The Roadmaster didn't have any script on the side

The 57 Chev is the BelAir high line because of the flare between the chrome pieces on rear panel.

The Ford appears to be a Customline and a 53 or 54. It looks like a station wagon roof for some reason. I'll have to look at some other pictures to see why.

The 56 is not a Crown so I believe it's a Victoria because it's a hardtop... One of the beautiful cars.

berri

Is that another 56 Buick behind the gas station upper left?

imidazol97

That does look like a 56. The roofline looks like a sedan.

andys120

The Buick in the middle of the shot is either a Roadmaster or a Century Riviera (ETA: 1956?). Is the Ford at the pumps a Crown Victoria?

The Buick hardtop is a '56 Super Riviera. The two-tone Ford H/T at pumps is a '56 Victoria, Crown Vics had a chromed B-post that wrappped around the roof.

The '57 Chevy has the chrome insert that indicates a Bel Air which could be a production mistake since the guys in it are Revenooers(T-Men) and cop Chevies then were usually 150s or 210s IIRC.

imidazol97

Not to drag out the point, but didn't some 57 Chevs have the Y-shaped chrome piece that were NOT BelAirs? I believe they had the Y without the anodized aluminum innard part that is striated. They were painted same as rear panel or were two-toned in a contrasting color, as ordered by customer/dealer.

stephen987

Yes, those are the 210 model (midlevel). But this one appears to have the aluminum panel too, which is why I thought it was a Bel Air.

Can anyone confirm whether or not there were any Bel Air 2-door post sedans? I normally think "hardtop" when I think of the '57 Bel Air.

imidazol97

There were 2-door post sedans that were Bel Air.

link title

lostwrench1

Anyone old enough to remember:

Atlantic keeps your car on the road.
For business, for pleasure,
in any type of weather,
Atlantic keeps your car on the road,
so go,go,
Keep on the road with Atlantic.

texases

That Bel Air looks like a good resto-mod, but I just can't get past the wheels (OT, I know).

andys120

I'm sure old enough (I first saw TR when I was eleven or twelve at a drive-in) but I don't think Atlantic Gas was around much where I lived (NYC area).

andys120

urnews

1953 Mercury

andys120

1953 Mercury

Nope, sorry.

stephen987

'54 Lincoln?

andys120

Not that either.

fezo

Funny thing is that Atlantic station looks exactly right to be one that I grew up near but it can't be that one. I remember it, though - with the big billboard ad right on the lot with the station.

grahampaige

That P-76 a couple of pages back, The sale pitch at the time was you could fit a 44 Gallon Drum in the boot and close the lid......

lostwrench1

1955 Lincoln Capri.

lostwrench1

If you grew up in Asheville or Lake Lurie North Carolina, that could be your station.

andys120

1955 Lincoln Capri

Yup!

andys120

Side mirror>

stephen987

Looks just like the one on my old Fiat 850 spider.

andys120

Looks just like the one on my old Fiat 850 spider

An important clue!

andys120

Pedals>



Floor mounted pedals were once commonplace.

michaellno

The only car I knew of that had floor mounted pedals like that was the Porsche 911. No idea on the model year, however.

andys120

VW Bugs all had floor mounted pedals and Porsche 356s as well IIRC.

The fire extinguisher visible in this photo is not original equipment>

lokki

The mirror reminds me of the one on my 74 Alfa Spider and the door lines and seats are right too - so that's my guess, and the gauges are obviously from a Ferrari....

The pedals.... no idea except to echo that Porsche has em on the floor.....

andys120

tmart

1963 Ferrari 250GT

stephen987

the gauges are obviously from a Ferrari....

Hmm-- the 8000 rpm tach, the 300 km/h speedometer. Yeah, probably not a Fiat or Alfa.

andys120

1963 Ferrari 250GT

You're very close!

tmart

Left off the "L".

fezo

If you grew up in Asheville or Lake Lurie North Carolina, that could be your station.

Yeah, that's why it couldn't be. I grew up in Pompton Lakes, NJ. The station was in Wayne, NJ, right at the Pompton Falls. The building is still there but it's the overflow lot for a Kia dealer.

andys120

Left off the "L"

Yep, it is indeed a 1963 Ferrari 250 GT/L AKA Lusso Berlinetta.



A gorgeous car>


..inside and out>

andys120

kyfdx

'82 Civic Wagon... Pretty steep price... $8900?!

boomchek

I was going to say, maybe this photo is from 1984, making the Civic only 2 years old, but then they never even cost half that amount new!

kyfdx

My girlfriend bought an '81 Civic GL.. I think the sticker was right around $6300... But, they wouldn't sell it for less than $6900!!

It was the first year of the new model... They told her she could add $600 in accessories... but, they only got a few of them, and they had to show a $6900 gross sales number...

I told her I wouldn't do it.... but, at least she got a good car..

fintail

I think the Civic is more like a 79 or so...the Chevy beside it appears to be a 55. Nice pair. If they are from the same seller, $8900 for a 79 Civic must make the Chevy worth about 50 grand :shades: