Mystery car pix

andys120

Yup, BMW 1600 is the correct answer. It's sometimes referred to as a "1602".

texases

Here's the 'other' 1600:

lemko

texases

Isuzu Axiom, 2002-ish? I actually like the looks and don't understand why is was considered so controversial...

lemko

That was quick! I believe there used to be a brand of detergent called Axiom. Isuzus of any sort are a rare sight nowadays.

ateixeira

I think that's because it was a truck made to look like a car, while the market wanted the exact opposite.

andys120

stever

Can you give us a clue? Like, which end is the front?

Until I spotted the rear view mirror, I was wondering.

stickguy

this thing is hideous. It looks like the front end of a Ferrari Enzo, mated to the back end of a Chevy SSR.

ateixeira

The new Hah-you-doin'-name-noone-can-pronounce.

Looks designed by CAD rather than by an artists' pen.

andys120

Yes, it's the new Pagani Huayra, ugly but fast.

ateixeira

Did they hire the same guy who came up with Phaeton and Touareg or what?

Huayra ... sounds like you're regurgitating.

He drank too much, and then "HUAYRA" all over the sidewalk. LOL

andys120

lemko

Looks like a low end Ford wagon. I'd guess it's a 1958 Ford Custom 300 Ranch Wagon.

urnews

I agree with lemko.

andys120

Youse are close but no cigar, anyone else?

tmart

It's a 58 Ford Del Rio. Short lived.

andys120

58 Ford Del Rio.

That's right Tmart, the Del Rio was a spiffed up Ranch Wagon designed to compete w the Nomad/Safari in '57 and '58.

andys120

Bigger version.

explorerx4

It looks bad, but it looks whole lot worse if you expand the picture all the way.

explorerx4

I missed the fact that it is a 2 door wagon, until you mentioned Nomad.

fintail

The days before crumple zones.

I see a ~1950 Chevy at left, a 60 Pontiac wrapped around the pole, and a 62 Chevy in the background.

stickguy

expanded, the nose of a Beetle and headlight of maybe an early Riviera?

wgrafer

Well, I don't see any Beatle or Buick in the vicinity, but the barely-showing front grille of the white car on the extreme right looks like a '62 Oldsmobile.

Look how skinny the tires are on the '50 Chevy. I remember tires were a somewhat weak link back in the day..... Think 2-ply, 2-ply/4-ply rated, etc.

stever

explorerx4

Focus?

stever

Yep (dang, y'all are fast). Bonus points if you can pick the trim level (all the exposed suspension bits should be the clue).

Details on Straightline.

andys120

Look how skinny the tires are on the '50 Chevy. I remember tires were a somewhat weak link back in the day..... Think 2-ply, 2-ply/4-ply rated, etc.

Tires are way better than they were (they're also way more expensive) but they still are the part of your car that will be replaced most often and are most likely to give trouble.

explorerx4

I thought it was a Subaru Legacy until I saw the triangle pieces in the corners of the front bumper.

andys120

Bonus points if you can pick the trim level (all the exposed suspension bits should be the clue).

Disc brakes X 4 = Focus RS (these are highly regarded in Europe).

stever

Straightline calls it the 2012 Ford Focus Titanium.

"A new 2012 Ford Focus sedan recently came our way, so we had no choice but to yank the wheels off and have a good look at the suspension. This one happens to be a Focus Titanium, the top trim level that Ford has added to the North American lineup.

Titanium Foci come with a sport-tuned suspension and 17-inch Continental all-season tires. But this example has the optional Titanium handling package, a $595 option that nets you stickier 18-inch asymmetrical summer tires and damper tuning that's dialed up another notch to get the most out of them."

I'm sure you're right about the RS designation so that's my North American emphasis I added to Dan's quote.

wgrafer

It finally dawned on me - in the expanded picture the car next to the white '62 Olds is a '50 DeSoto! The tail lights seal the deal.

andys120

in the expanded picture the car next to the white '62 Olds is a '50 DeSoto! The tail lights seal the deal

Great call Wgrafer! Me first thought was that it must be a VW Bug but those aren't Volks tailights but they match up perfectly with a 1950 DeSoto, as does the bumper.>

andys120

fintail

Biscuter something or other, from Spain

andys120

Biscuter something or other, from Spain

I'm not sure about the Spanish part but the 1964 Voisin Biscuter was the product of a French company, Avions Voisin, an auto and aircraft maker from the early 20th century on.

I know little about the Biscuter, a minimalist post WWII design that was quite different from the luxurious and technically advanced cars sold by Voisin during the 20s and 30s. I suspect that the Biscuter was the last Voisin offered to the public. They were sold from the early 50s to the mid 60s.

The 197cc two-cylinder was made by Hispano-Villiers so at least that much was Spanish.

fintail

I remember seeing one in a book when I was a kid, I think it even had a cloth body and a weird top. The ugliness intrigued me for some reason.

Here's a blurb on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisc%C3%BAter

andys120

stickguy

pinzgauer.

sure I spelled that wrong though.

Mr_Shiftright

I'm not sure with 4 cylinders that you're going to "go anywhere" in that thing, and besides, does the Austrian army go anywhere?

jwilliams2

Looks like it's built by or a derivative of something built by Steyr-Daimler-Puch.

andys120

Looks like it's built by or a derivative of something built by Steyr-Daimler-Puch

Yep, it's a Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer, a 4X4 Troop Carrier used by the Austrian and Swiss Armies. I've seen the 6X6 version being operated in New Hampshire.

andys120

stickguy

some Benz straight 6? Mid-80s E class maybe?

having the grill go up with the hood is a tip off.

fintail

Airbox is something unusual...looks like a 190E 2.3-16 (W201)

andys120

Airbox is something unusual...looks like a 190E 2.3-16 (W201)

Yup!>

omarman

I don't remember these when they were new and had to do some searching to figure out what it was. <img src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a123/hoyvin/Postpics 2011/MP124.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"

andys120

Just a badly abused AMC Gremlin, isn't it?

andys120

omarman

Pretty close. A cleaner pic from last year of production I think:
<img src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a123/hoyvin/Postpics 2011/MP125.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"