Mystery car pix

andys120

stephen987

Ford Country Squire for sure, can't see enough of the front to know what year but I think it's a '65.

berri

Isn't is sort of ironic how Ford dominated the station wagon business for so many years but fell flat on its face when minivans came around? I guess they put all of their talent into SUVs instead.

lemko

Judging by the hubcaps, it's a 1966 Ford Country Squire. My girlfriend's first car was a 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 sedan with those same hubcaps.

andys120

Geez Lemko, you are good, not many people, me included, could tell a '65 drom a '66
especially from that angle. It's a '66 Ford Country Squire/390.

andys120

stephen987

That's an AC 428, with body by Frua.

wgrafer

Did somebody tap the bumper in the middle? Or is this the designer's intentional "obvious flaw"??? :P

stephen987

Twin bumperettes, actually. The camera angle is bad. Here's a better angle:

andys120

AC 428, with body by Frua

That's right, it looks quite a bit like the near contemporary Frua-bodied Maserati Mistral. There was a convertible version of the AC 428.

You guys are slipping, it took youse four whole hours to tag this one! :P

stephen987

I must apologize for my sluggishness. I have been offline most of the day. As penance, I offer the aforementioned Maserati Mistral:



Both cars have the same exquisite proportions, and some of the same overwrought details.

urbc

Can you tell what car this is?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOrP0GnfOqU

stephen987

I'll take a guess and say it's the new Ford Fiesta.

andys120

wgrafer

Is this a MG? model 1100?? The side marker lights make it a 1968 (if US specs).

colloquor

MG1100 or an '68 or '69 Austin America.

andys120

Yup, it's a ' 69 Austin America, essentially a re-badged Austin/MG11100 with a standard automatic transmission designed for the US market. It didn't sell well, was horribly unreliable and was soon withdrawn from US sale. There's a wrecked one at a scrap yard near me.

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kyfdx

'88 BMW M6

'74 BMW 3.0 CSi

late '80s Porsche 928

Pretty sure I see a Z4 and a Cayman in the background...

kyfdx

The yellow/black car looks to be a 1st generation Camaro..

andys120

stickguy

there seems to be the blue rump of another gen 1 camaro.

fintail

MB W187 220 Cabrio?

andys120

MB W187 220 Cabrio?

Not exactly, it's a 1950 Mercedes-Benz 170 SCA >

andys120

hudsonthedog

The love of my life...a 1994-5 MG RV8.

andys120

That's right, Wikipedia says many went to Japan

andys120

fintail

Looks like an Opel Rekord wagon ca, 1960...houses in the background look kinda Swedish.

andys120

Opel Rekord wagon ca, 1960

More or less, the photo is captioned 1962 Opel Olympia Caravan but
the Rekord was originally a subset of the Olympia so perhaps it is an Olympia Rekord.

andys120

fintail

Definitely German...the little upkick behind the door is like a BMW 507, so that's my guess :shades:

stephen987

I agree it's German--the Becker radio in the middle gives it away. Also, based on the steering wheel, it's clearly not a Mercedes. Since the 503 doesn't have the kink, I'm inclined to endorse your response--make that two votes for the BMW 507.

andys120

BMW 507 is correct guys.

andys120

jlbl

VW Multivan as it is generally called in Spain. Let's have a look to vw.uk to see her name in the UK. Transporter? Caravelle? Escape? Or may be California?
link :shades:

Of course, offered with a choice of gas but mostly diesel engines.

Regards,
Jose

turnten

michaellno

The roofline reminds me of an early 70's Mazda RX-2, but the nose doesn't. Perhaps JDM version?

stephen987

That's, um, interesting. To me the roofline calls to mind the first-generation Toyota Carina. But, again, the nose doesn't, in any way, shape or form.

andys120

Yup, oddly enough it is sold in Europe as the Volkswagen California Biker
even though it is not sold anywhere in the USA. This superb camper van has no relation to the MoPar-based contraption (VW Routan) sold here. According to Dan Neil of the LA Times the AWD diesel version is is a modern day Westfalia.

I think it sounds very cool and I don't even like vans and campers.

andys120

stephen987

2010 Ford Taurus SHO.

stickguy

I also first thought mazda, but the nose doesnt ring a bell. Not an RX-2?

My other guess is an early Subaru. But I doubt it, based on the plates (what does James Bond have to do with it?)

magnette

Well, it seems to be for the Australian market, and doesn't have the JDM spec mirrors, and I don't recognise it as something we got here in UK. It looks a bit like a version of the Mitsubishi Colt, to me, especially along the flank. They assembled various Mitsubishis in Australia, I think, and I wonder if it's one of those. The nose reminded me of the Honda 1200, (I think) but the rest of it doesn't.

jlbl

I think it sounds very cool and I don't even like vans and campers.

Me neither; but my wife keeps announcing me she would like a camper when retired.

Regards,
Jose

lokki

I know what it is, but I'll leave the answer to others...

Here are two hints.

1. Look very closely at the hood emblem; it's a make you recognize and you probably passed a dozen cars from this company on your drive to work today.

2. The engine is air cooled.

andys120

Subaru Leone ca. '79?

stephen987

Some species of Brazilian VW?

stephen987

Wouldn't be a Leone--they're water-cooled. Was there a Subaru Rex coupe?

andys120