Mystery car pix

andys120

You're both right.

andys120

stephen987

I'm gonna guess that's an Austin A90 Atlantic.

The left-handed column shifter in a '50s Austin Princess left scars on my knuckles that are still visible 20+ years later.

andys120

Sorry Stephen, not even close.

andys120

Methinks youse need some help, here's another shot>

stephen987

Triumph 1800/2000 roadster, 1948-50?

andys120

Nope sorry. Here's another photo; Brits call this a "trafficator" but the car wasn't built in Britain or anyplace where they drive on the wrong side>



Directly beneath the vertical slot is an important clue. :shades:

stephen987

OK, body by Pininfarina. Wire wheels. Two seats. Column shift manual.

late-40s Alfa?

andys120

Not just any late 40's Alfa, a 1949 Alfa-Romeo 6C2500SS Cabriolet one of the cars that made Pininfarina's reputation.>

andys120

I doubt those skirts are OEM

andre1969

Dodge Dart GT convertible...I'm gonna go with 1966. I want to make a comment about how that thing needs to get out of those skirts, but can't think of a politically correct way to say it. :shades:

andys120

I don't know if it's a Dart GT, this car is a '66 slant six but it's a shame about those skirts messing up what's an otherwise unmolested retro cruiser.

andys120

stephen987

I'm guessing some sort of Siata Spider.

gsemike

The grille leads me to believe that it's some sort of Alpha

andys120

Sorry you're both wrong.

BTW it's spelled A-L-F-A for (Automobili Lombardia Fabricca Anonome. (Automobile Factory of Lombardy, Inc).

gsemike

I actually don't care enough about them but thanks

stephen987

It looks awfully small, but the grille reminds me of a Pegaso. Am I getting any warmer?

andre1969

So then technically in the States, it should be an AFLInc? :P Is that little roadster some kind of BMW?

stever

I saw an Alpha last week with a Cummings in it. It was about to run over a 4 door Beemer.

Did I miss anyone?

andys120

No, it isn't a Bimmer or a Pegaso and it certainly isn't an AFLinc.

Hint it's made by another automaker whose name was an acronym.

stephen987

hmm--FIAT 1100 spider, or a SEAT version thereof?

andys120

--FIAT 1100 spider

Yup! FIAT= Fabricca Italiano Automobili Torino
(Italian Automobile Factory of Turin).

cooterbfd

I thought it meant Fix It Again Tony!!!!

au1994

you forgot to add that the Beemer was about to run into a Camero because it had bad breaks.

imidazol97

stephen987

Hmm. Luxury.

Packard Executive, ca. 1956?

imidazol97

Have to say no to the Packard. However, the year is right.

tmart

Did you mean FORMER instead of FORMAL? :shades:

My WAG, based on the trunk, is a Chrysler or Imperial.

andys120

andre1969

1956 Chrysler, and from the relative absence of chrome trim, I'd guess it's just a Windsor and not a New Yorker. Car next to it is either a Plymouth Acclaim or Dodge Spirit.

magnette

I thought we had this one, or something very much like ot some time ago... The main car is a Fairthorpe - either an Electron or possibly an Electron Minor. The coupe with the number patch on the door is I think a Warwick or a Peerless, although bits of it look strange to me. The exposed wheel to the extreme right belongs to a Dellow or just possibly a Buckler. The slightly lighter green car in the middle, that looks like an Alfa, is I think an RGS, but I would have to look in various books at home to check what model - It looks just like a Alfa, but the proportions are a bit different, and given this is clearly a kit-car meeting......
In the background the red cars apppear to be Rochdales, although the one with the clear view is a bit odd, and might be one of the very last Rochdale Olympics, which I think was the Mark 4(?) I'm stumped by the white car in the top left - and most of the others are subject to a degree of guesswork...

stephen987

I think the white car in the upper left might be a Gilbern--on the general theme of component cars from the British Isles. And I thought the car in the foreground was a Lenham Sprite rather than a Fairthorpe--though I will defer to you on it.

andys120

Yep, the main car is a Fairthorpe Electron Minor. Are you telling us the red car in the background isn't a Porsche 911 but rather some weirdo kit car called a Rochdale?

You might be right, I looked up Rochdale at motorbase.com and came up with a car that looks like a 911 from a distance. It's even got flag style mirrors and black-center wheels, a bumper and hood slot like an 80's 911 >

Rochdale Olympic Ph.1 1960-63


You learn something new every day!

imidazol97

The 56 is a Chrysler and it's a Windsor from what I can tell. The front end has a logo in front of the wheel that doesn't look like Windsor. I'll have to go back by to check it.

stephen987

That Rochdale appears to have been (poorly) modified (or photoshopped) to make it look (slightly) more like a 911. No two look exactly alike, but here's a more representative example of the phase one Rochdale Olympic:

andys120

That Rochdale appears to have been (poorly) modified (or photoshopped) to make it look (slightly) more like a 911.

Gives no meaning to the phrase trompe l'oeil :confuse:

stephen987

Only for the extremely nearsighted. . .

magnette

I almost hesitate to ask this, but any idea at all what that yellow thing is behind the right had chap - I know this is a British shot but I just cannot make it out...

andre1969

The front end has a logo in front of the wheel that doesn't look like Windsor. I'll have to go back by to check it.

You have my curiosity aroused, now. Around that timeframe, Chrysler also had a trim level called "Deluxe", but I can't remember if it was associated with the Windsor or the New Yorker. They also used names like "Nassau", "Newport", and "St. Regis", but those were hardtop models.

I think the 331 poly-head engine used in the '56 Windsor was called a "Spitfire"...maybe that name was put on the fender?

bhill2

Chrysler also had a trim level called "Deluxe", but I can't remember if it was associated with the Windsor or the New Yorker

I'm pretty sure that it was the Windsor. Chrysler also gave 'special edition' names to a number of specially trimmed models, but they were usually more colorful than this one.

andys120

stephen987

Mazda RX7, second generation (1986-90).

michaellno

Gen II Mazda RX-7 .. don't think it is the turbo.

'89?

ateixeira

I always liked those. Is that the GTU model with the body kit?

kyfdx

The turbos had hood scoops..

imidazol97

>You have my curiosity aroused, now. Around that timeframe

The front fender of the car just says, "Chrysler."

andys120

Bingo! that is an RX-7/GTU.

andys120

wgrafer

A favorite: 1960 Dodge Dart Pioneer (mid-level between Seneca and Phoenix).