Mystery car pix

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  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    The side chrome not crossing the entire front door does indicate it is a Belvedere.
    Good eye, Magnette, on that 65 Studebaker Wagonaire.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Ah that high quality popsicle stick quality wood veneer and the luxurious and durable British upholstery suggests a TR-4.

    Alternate guess----TR250 (one year model).
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    Good guess but the lack of headrests on the seat should have tipped you off that it was a pre-1968 model. As you know the 250 was sold in the US only for '68 MY.

    It's a 1965 Triumph TR-4A which would be more obvious if the ignition were on and the red light indicating generator failure was lit. ;)

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    Weird stuff and lots of different cabs>

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,472
    Checker, dodge aspen (never saw one of those as a city cab), RF looks like a '75ish lemans, and i think behind the right side checker is an LTDIi? although I think this picture predates them.

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  • wgraferwgrafer Member Posts: 592
    I'm going to guess that the Mopar cab is a '76 Plymouth Volare
    instead of a '75 aspen as I think by then the Dodge Division was
    aiming more upscale, and I think '76 was the first year for both.

    Back in the day those vehicles were quite classy looking. Where I
    worked we had some Volare company cars - very plush compared to
    the competition from Ford & Chevy, but total pieces of junk. I remember
    riding in one as a passenger and wondering why my feet were getting wet-
    another bad heater connection. But the slant 6 & the Torqueflite combo
    was great when it worked!
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,126
    My wife and I had the 'good' fortune of being in a Volare cab in DC in July - of course, the A/C didn't work during a heat wave...why was I surprised?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Hmmm. Where have I seen that one before?
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    I see they haven't done anything to it yet. :P
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,126
    Hate those summer re-runs :P
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    edited June 2010
    :blush: :sick:

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    I thought you had reposted the pic with one that didn't skew the page, so I deleted the first one.

    Oh welll.... :blush:
  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    I say its some sort of a Citroen just by looking at the quirky steering wheel.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,483
    Yeah, definite French vibe there, but I have no idea what it is
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    SM?

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  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    nope--but you're getting a bit warm
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    It's either French or a Subaru, and it's not also asymmetrical, so it must be French. LOL
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    edited June 2010
    Sorry, neither French nor Subaru. But quirky nonetheless. And those who have smelled a whiff of Citroen are in the vicinity--both the steering wheel and the instrument panel layout are "borrowed."
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Skoda? Just a SWAG.
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,126
    Borrowed Citroen = Maserati, right? A 1973ish Merak?
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    edited June 2010
    Bingo. It's a '73 Maserati Merak, as shown below. The dash and steering wheel are nearly identical to those found in the Citroen SM, and the engine is closely related as well. Later on, Maserati abandoned the Citroen interior cues, along with the hydraulics, in the more conventional Merak SS.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • boyceboyce Member Posts: 48
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  • colin_lcolin_l Member Posts: 591
    On the front page of Autoblog right now, even!

    That was a nice slow one right over the plate. :)
  • boyceboyce Member Posts: 48
    Yea, you got me. That's where I got it. :)

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,472
    If they make a 5 door version of that for the US, with a small ecoboost, sign me up!

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,402
    57 chevy 210
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    I'm thinking it's a One-Fifty rather than the 210.
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,688
    The One-Fifty has a horizontal chrome at the rear with a vertical hook at the front, making it look like a 1955 Chev.

    This is a 210. I believe the 210 has just the long lone piece of chrome that angles down to the rear according to the 1957 brochure, but the upper swoop could be added as an option... giving it the look of the BelAir without the inner flat layer of chrome or brushed aluminum. But most 210's have both pieces in any pictures I've found except the Chev brochure.

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  • wgraferwgrafer Member Posts: 592
    edited June 2010
    Yes, it's definitely a 210 (mid-level between a 150 (stripped) and a Bel Air (luxury). I really believe all 210's had this side decoration, and if it was a 2-tone then the strip within would match the roof color!

    When I was a kid we had a pretty plain jane solid black '57 210, and friends of my parents had a'57 2-tone Black & White 210 with the white strip that matched the roof; ours was 6-cyl with 3 speed stick, while theirs was "loaded' with V8 and automatic.

    BTW, looks like a '57 Nomad in the reflection!
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    BTW, looks like a '57 Nomad in the reflection!

    Good eye Wgrafer, IIRC there was a Nomad next to the plain black car, I think it was a '56.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    edited June 2010
    Peel?
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,126
    Looks like the same model Clarkson drove on Top Gear:
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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Is this some form of ritual suicide? :cry:
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    James Bond's rental car. :D
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Looks more visible than a motorcycle.

    The drivers staring at you are the ones who are going to run off the road and smash into a tree. :P
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    Yup it's a Peel P50 like the one Jezza drove through the offices and studios of BBC-TV, 49cc DKW motor. About 50 were made on the Isle of Man(!) in 1963-64.
    According to the Guiness Book it's the smallest car ever made for road use.

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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Hmm, Toyota FJ LWB?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    Toyota FJ LWB?

    Close, but no cigar. It's a 1981 Toyota Land Cruiser HJ 45.

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    According to the Guiness Book it's the smallest car ever made for road use.

    Bah, only three wheels, not really a "car".

    This is a car. :)
  • jack_sparrowjack_sparrow Member Posts: 3
    all d cars posted above are amazing guys.... i like that drivers only version.... cool one...
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    edited June 2010
    Fiat Ritmo, then Simca 1100. A bit farther back I think I see a Lancia Delta and possibly a Dedra.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I'd take a Lancia Delta Integrale rally car any day. :shades:
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,483
    I think I see a Panda and another Ritmo in the background, and just to the left of a tree I think I see a sliver of a Renault 4.
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