Mystery car pix

andys120

You got them all Fin. If you can't hit reply just copy the headline of the post you're replying to and type in the "Re:"

It's impossible to tell from that photo whether it's a Series One or Two E-Type.

andys120

kyfdx

Toyota MR2 T-top.... second generation.. I'll guess about '92..

andys120

Yup, it's a Gen 2 Mister 2, MY 1993.

andys120

urnews

1983-88 Ford Thunderbird

tmart

Based on the plate, I'd say an 80 TBird.

andys120

Based on the plate, I'd say an 80 TBird.

Fake out! The plate is a reference to the 30th anniversary of the T-Bird so it's a 1985 Thunderbird LX 5.0 30th Anniversary Edition, it wears the same "phone dial" wheels as the 85-86 Mustang 5.0s and noo wisecracks about "what's a phone dial. :P

tmart

Yep, ya got me good with that plate.

andys120

stephen987

Datsun 410 (Nissan Bluebird), ca. 1966-67. Immediate precursor to the famous 510, with vaguely Alfa-ish bodywork.

lemko

It most definately isn't a 1980 Thunderbird! A 1980 Thunderbird is this monstrosity:



My Dad had a 1981 Thunderbird Town Landau. It was a real dog! I had to floor that puny 255 V-8 engine just to get that car up a hill.

andys120

Close enough Stephen, It's a 1966 Datsun 411 (JDM PL411 Bluebird),
the 411 being a larger-engined version with the 1600cc engine from the Datsun Sports
/JDM Fairlady, as opposed to the 410's 1300cc motor. They look almost identical, the resemblance to Alfas stemming from the fact that Pininfarina executed the styling.

Here's what they look like with bumpers and whitewalls>

andys120

michaellno

Meyers Manx - unknown year, since they pretty much all look the same.

andys120

Yep it's a late 60's Manx, I considered buying one as they are lighter than the Beetle with better handling and braking and there's a zillion ways to hop-up the basic VW boxer. Driving one was much like I'd imagine a 356 would drive.

lemko

stephen987

Gads, it's a Mercury Lynx LN7. Two passengers, no power.

fintail

Photographed in its natural habitat

lemko

Correct! It's the sister of the Ford EXP which my brother and I joked that it meant "EXtensivelt Plastic!" Ford sales literature of the time had the chuzpah to picture the EXP next to a classic 1955-57 Thunderbird!

bhill2

My cousin had a Ford EXP. He referred to it as his Ford POS. I won't elaborate.

berri

I knew a lady that owned a late 60's Datsun like this and it was a great car except for the cat that peed in it! It seems to me that Datsun and Toyota were similar quality vehicles, but around the time of the name change to Nissan their quality started falling behind.

dj2big

andys120

Ahhh, the ever popular Geo Storm(1990-93), nee Isuzu Impulse (gen II) sold in Canada as the Asuna Sunfire and elsewhere as the Isuzu or Holden Piazza.

I think I covered all the bases.

andys120

stever

That one worked - I zapped the "stop sign."

hudsonthedog

The Storm had a different front clip than this model, which is the Isuzu Impulse. The Asuna Sunfire shared the body panels with this model, but didn't carry the "Isuzu" badge across the grille as this one does.

stickguy

KIA forte?

andys120

KIA forte?

Yep, sure looks like a Corolla dunnit?

andys120

wgrafer

OK, here's a try: The brown 2-door is a 76-81 1st generation Honda Accord, the 4-door blue sedan is a 1990 Buick - looks like a LeSabre. The champaigne color 2-door with the vinyl roof looks like a 91 Cadillac Coupe deVille. I can't quite make out the silver 4-door in front of it, but it looks vaguely like a Cutlass. And the 2 dorr coupe in the foreground looks so familiar -- is it a Nissan Pulsar??

stephen987

Not a Nissan Pulsar but a Subaru XT6 coupe.

fintail

The hatchback lower left is an earlyish Accord as was mentioned. The coupe to the right is a SubaruXT6 as was mentioned. Blue sedan to the left is a mid 80s Buick Century. Parked in front of the white building aoppears to be an early Subaru Legacy and a ca. 85-88 Caddy. Small glimpse of car at lower right appears to be a Ford LTD/Grand Marquis.

michaellno

The blue 4 door is not a LeSabre but rather a Century.

The silver car in front of the Cadillac is, I think, a Subaru Legacy.

lemko

michaellno

Plymouth Sundance or Dodge, ummm .... gee, I can't remember the name.

Looks like a personal photo ... why don't the wheels match?

stickguy

Shadow

lemko

...it's a 1994 Plymouth Sundance Duster.

michaellno

Shadow

That's it! Thanks for kick-starting the ol' memory.

Weren't there stripped versions of these models sold under the "America" moniker?

Perhaps it's time to bring that patriotism back?

lemko

There was a Sundance America, Horizon America, and a Reliant America from what I can recall. There was a car manufactured by Willys called the Americar around 1940-41.

andre1969

Hey, that red truck in the background almost looks like my '85 Silverado!

stephen987

magnette

GAZ Volga 31105 circa 2003

magnette

I have tried several times to post my reply to this one - but it seems the replies aren't showing...
Anyway it's a GAZ Volga 31105, circa 2003

stephen987

Close, magnette. It's a Volga 3111. The 31105 had a similar nose, but grafted onto the old-style 3110 body:

andys120

I knew it was Russian but was unable to post and say so.

andys120

turnten

Daihatsu Rocky circa 1992

andys120

Yup.

stever

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