I'll take 2: The2-tone with the droopy headlights is a 1964 Plymouth Fury, and the red wagon it's about to hit is a 1960 Dodge Dart(probably a Phoenix, but possibly a Pioneer).
The red convert looks like a 1967 Barracuda (I'd say '68 but I can't see any side marker lights). The wagon has me questioning my eyesight. At first I thought it was a GM, then I thought a Ford, finally I came to suspect it was a large (and rare) Chrysler product- so I'll go with a 1975 Dodge Monaco wagon. :confuse:
The red convertible is almost certainly a '67 'Cuda. I can't see enough of the green wagon to nail it down. There's something about it that says "Buick" but the producers of this show (Gomer Pyle USMC BTW) obviously had one of those deals with the manufacturer to feature their cars in exchange for supplying cars.
Those deals seldom applied to every car in a background shot AFAIK but odds are that wagon is a Dodge, Plymouth or Chrysler, I just don't know.
is a 1969 Plymouth Satellite. Plymouth liked using the "Suburban" name on wagons, so it could be "Satellite Suburban". At that angle though, with the shading and such, I can see how it would evoke thoughts of a Buick.
As for the red/white wagon, all I can tell is that it's a 1960 Dodge. That year, all Darts except the wagons were on a 118" wheelbase. However, the wagons shared the same 122" wb as the "real" Dodges. And while the fins are different on a Dart versus a Matador/Polara, on the wagon body shell, they're all the same.
It is indeed a Sunbeam Venezia, they built 145 between 1963-65 and it was really most closely related to the then Humber Sceptre - which had originally been intended as a Sunbeam model too. Only available in Italy, so we didn't get this car when new - presumably that explains the out of year registration - G suffix was August 1968-July 1969. If the car had been imported more recently, ie after the early eighties, then it would have had a year related registration applied - so it could have been A,B or C suffix.
I was thinking it looked a bit bigger than a Cultus. I wondered if maybe it was a Nissan Skyline wagon or something, especially given that it's sitting next to a Skyline GT-R at what appears to be a car show.
Then I saw the big "S" in the middle of the grille. In my case, "S" is for "stumped."
Yes, it's a Nissan Stagea - we didn't get it either - this one is a grey import...I'm not clear which model, as it wasn't one I'm familiar with. Sorry about the delays with my responses - effectively I haven't got e-mail at home at the moment so I am dealing with this from work - and now this thing is going wrong as well ....
Actually about 2400 Reatta dragtops were made, a little more than 10% of the total production. It seems that the Corvette continues to be the only Us made two-seat ragtop with any longevity.
Actually, I think they're either '70's or '72's. Barracudas had quad headlights for 1971, but went back to single for '72-74. The '73-74 had a bulkier front bumper, with those big black blocks for bumper guards.
I think it is a 66 also. Andre would know, but I thought by this time the 300 was detuned and relegated to replace the Windsor as the middle line car between New Yorker and Newport? Dumb move as personal coupes like T-Bird, Toronado and Riviera were popular, but it wasn't just the past decade or two when Detroit didn't always think it through!
Yeah, by 1966, Chrysler's lineup was Newport/300/New Yorker. The last "real" 300 was the 1965 300L.
Chrysler started shifting their lineup around in the early 1960's, as they moved downscale into the territory once occupied by DeSoto and the nicer Dodges, in an attempt to give Imperial more room to fly on its own. In 1960, for example, their lineup was Windsor/Saratoga/New Yorker/300F. For 1961, they went to Newport/Windsor/New Yorker/300G, and then for 1962 it was Newport/300/New Yorker/300H.
I think the 300 line was pretty popular for awhile, but interest faded as the 60's wore on, and eventually I think it was replaced by a line called Newport Custom, and then that was eventually folded back into the Newport line.
That's a very early Beetle, probably from right after the war (to meet the guidelines here), essentially a KdF. Looks like it has the cool optional Telefunken radio. Color seems very "Afrika Korps" to me - actually now that I look closer the exterior seems to be camo, too.
That's a very early Beetle, probably from right after the war (to meet the guidelines here), essentially a KdF. Looks like it has the cool optional Telefunken radio. Color seems very "Afrika Korps" to me - actually now that I look closer the exterior seems to be camo, too.
Well, it's not "right after the war" nor is it "pre-war"...it's a 1944 KdF 82E.
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Yup, it's a '48. It didn' t take you long! :surprise:
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'68 but I can't see any side marker lights). The wagon
has me questioning my eyesight. At first I thought it
was a GM, then I thought a Ford, finally I came to
suspect it was a large (and rare) Chrysler product-
so I'll go with a 1975 Dodge Monaco wagon. :confuse:
The G registration on the plate is misleading
Those deals seldom applied to every car in a background shot AFAIK but odds are that wagon is a Dodge, Plymouth or Chrysler, I just don't know.
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Not to us, we don't know what those letters are supposed to mean anyway. :P
The car is a Sunbeam Venezia, a Touring-bodied variant of the Mix/Rapier IIRC ca. '63-'65.
That's aluminum coachwork, too bad they felt constrained to keep the fusty grille, it could'a been a contender.
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As for the red/white wagon, all I can tell is that it's a 1960 Dodge. That year, all Darts except the wagons were on a 118" wheelbase. However, the wagons shared the same 122" wb as the "real" Dodges. And while the fins are different on a Dart versus a Matador/Polara, on the wagon body shell, they're all the same.
(incidentally I'm having a few problems with my computer today, so I apologise in advance if I take a while to come back to you after this one)
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Then I saw the big "S" in the middle of the grille. In my case, "S" is for "stumped."
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Wikipedia Buick Reatta
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They're Plymouth Barracudas, and I think the orange one is a 'Cuda 340. Shot in the dark as far as year goes--'71?
(that black stripe on top of the rear fender).
The 71 'Cudas had gills too.
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It's old--because it gets narrower toward the front.
Not much legroom--eliminates my first impulse (Fiat Topolino).
The pedals and shifter look very familiar--or very generic.
Chrysler started shifting their lineup around in the early 1960's, as they moved downscale into the territory once occupied by DeSoto and the nicer Dodges, in an attempt to give Imperial more room to fly on its own. In 1960, for example, their lineup was Windsor/Saratoga/New Yorker/300F. For 1961, they went to Newport/Windsor/New Yorker/300G, and then for 1962 it was Newport/300/New Yorker/300H.
I think the 300 line was pretty popular for awhile, but interest faded as the 60's wore on, and eventually I think it was replaced by a line called Newport Custom, and then that was eventually folded back into the Newport line.
Well, it's not "right after the war" nor is it "pre-war"...it's a 1944 KdF 82E.
I think that's the off road version, too.
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Clockwise from left - 328GTS (I think, not a 308?), Mondial, 400/412, Testarossa