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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,146
    Ferrari Dino?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Yup, a 2.4 liter DOHC V6 from a '73 Dino 246GT

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

  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    edited November 2010
    That's the new made-for-China Buick gl8 minivan.

    I wonder if it's time for GM to re-enter the minivan market in the US? The top engine is the 3.0l DI V6, which isn't really up to par with the updated engines everyone else in the segment is coming out with, so likely not.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    You got it (on all counts I think).
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,695
    Pantera?

    but it definitely isn't very recent, given the fact that the tire has an actual sidewall on it!

    2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    edited November 2010
    Nope, sorry, it's not a Pantera but yes it is not anything remotely recent.

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

  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,146
    By the bull you shall know me...1975ish Lambo Miura?
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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    edited December 2010
    Yup, it's the fantastic wheel fitted to the original exoticar, the Lambo Miura, or to be more exact, it's a CGI of same from Gran Turismo 5.

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

  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,146
    Wow - CGI...now that I look at it, yes, I can tell, but I didn't think of that the first time...I may just have to get GT5 just for the cars!
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • wgraferwgrafer Member Posts: 592
    edited December 2010
    1960 Chrysler Imperial LeBaron, followed by what MAY be a late 50's
    Mercedes 300SL (?).

    Coming this way a 1952 Chevrolet followed by a 1957 Plymouth.

    Across the street, a parked 1959 Ford, and a red & white '57 Plymouth
    coming up from the garage. The white one parked in the distance
    looks kind of like a '57-'58 Mercury, but my monitor is too poor for
    a definite i.d.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,604
    Definitely a 300SL roadster.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    edited December 2010
    Bumps in the hood is the tip-off
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Bumps in the hood is the tip-off

    Hmmm, yes the two hood bumps indicate a 300SL but the headlights appear to be the 7" round units fitted to the SL "Gullwing" Coupe rather than the compound units used on the roadsters>

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

  • jwilliams2jwilliams2 Member Posts: 910
    It looks to have a fabric top, don't you think?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    edited December 2010
    It looks to have a fabric top, don't you think?

    Kind of but with only a sliver of the top and slices of two apparently round h/ls visible
    I'm thinking it's got to be a Gullwing. Perhaps the "fabric" is just a trick of the light. :confuse:

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

  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,604
    I see the fabric top too. The lights are kind of iffy thanks to the leviathans around the car.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    I see the fabric top too. The lights are kind of iffy thanks to the leviathans around the car.

    Something just occured to me, I wonder if it could be an early version of the SL Roadster, perhaps some were made with the round headlights?

    Shifty? Anyone?

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

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Chrysler 413?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Chrysler 413

    Yup, from a 1957 Chrysler 300C>

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

  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Mystery indeed, where are all the ignition wires? Hidden in the valve covers?
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    Those elliptical air cleaners are unmistakable! I wonder where you get filters for them nowadays? Andre?
  • wgraferwgrafer Member Posts: 592
    edited December 2010
    I believe the '57 300C came with a 392 cubic inch hemi engine which was used in '57 and '58 - the replacement 413 did not come out until '59 (I had one in a '59 New Yorker).
  • jwilliams2jwilliams2 Member Posts: 910
    edited December 2010
    Yes, that is definitely a 392ci Hemi. Not a 413, which was a wedge. And the spark plugs are under the black cover that runs down the middle of the valve cover.
    The wires are routed under this cover to the distributor between the engine and the firewall.
    My first car ('53 DeSoto) had a Hemi in it, although it was just a 276ci with 160hp. Same layout though.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    I'll be really impressed if you can name the driver as well as the car.

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

  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,409
    edited December 2010
    72 Ford Torino driven by Bobby Isaac. #15 was also driven by Fred Cady and Darrell Waltrip. Isaac seems to be the best fit for the blurry name above the door.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    edited December 2010
    Right on both counts Tmart.

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

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • wgraferwgrafer Member Posts: 592
    edited December 2010
    I think it's a Renault 10, but then it's probably not what I think......
    The hood ornament should give it away, but I don't recognize it.
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Might be a Dacia version of the Renault 10.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    You guys are on the right track. It is a Renault 10 built in Mexico and sold there
    as a 1971 Datsun R10. Apparently this was a pre-merger form of cooperation between Nissan and Renault.

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

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • jwilliams2jwilliams2 Member Posts: 910
    edited December 2010
    Looks like a late 40's GMC Pickup, early 50's Plymouth, and a trio of cop cars, '61 Chevy, '63 Ford, and '62 Plymouth.....
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    You've nailed most of 'em. IMCDB sez the black Plymouth is a '51 Cranbrook and the pickup is a '47 GMC Deluxe. The car you've identified as a '62 Plymouth could be a '62 Dodge, From that angle the main differences are in the grille which is blocked by the RR Xing sign.

    Back in the early '60s most police units were Dodges or Plymouths. The movie A Perfect World takes place in '63 and features police cruisers of all the Big 3 from 1959 to '63.

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

  • te1963te1963 Member Posts: 13
    It looks like a '62 Plymouth to me. The railroad sign does block most of the grille, but it looks like the headlights are level and not canted like the '62 Dodge. The rear quarter panel looks more like the Plymouth to me too.
  • jwilliams2jwilliams2 Member Posts: 910
    It looks like a '62 Plymouth to me.

    Agree. To me the Dodge's headlights would look very different.
  • wgraferwgrafer Member Posts: 592
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  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    1954 Chevy Bel Air.
  • wgraferwgrafer Member Posts: 592
    Verrrry close! It's a '53.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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  • wgraferwgrafer Member Posts: 592
    Looks like a 1957 Lincoln Premier. Nice.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited December 2010
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  • subearusubearu Member Posts: 3,613
    better late than never with a wagon of the TSX. I actually like the look from that angle, shame I don't care for the front shield look from Acura. Too bad they don't sweeten it with some SH-AWD action...

    -Brian
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Heh, the Bear unlurks again. It is a good angle.

    Priced: 2011 Acura TSX Sport Wagon (Straightline)
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675

    Looks like a 1957 Lincoln Premier

    Yep.

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

  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,146
    Tata Nano, sales in the dumper
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Yep. Hot price too. Oh well.
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