Mystery car pix

mac24

Old but in excellent condition. I'll add the rest of the pics later on.

jwilliams2

Kind of looks like a '60 Olds Fiesta Wagon....

mac24

Kind of looks like a '60 Olds Fiesta Wagon....

It is indeed!

Here's the dash:



and the exterior pics that really give it away:

magnette

it is indeed an NSU Spider. - mid 60's.

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fintail

Looks like a mid 60s Bristol, on German historic registration

magnette

Not a Bristol...

jwilliams2

It's a AC Greyhound Saloon from around 1961 or 62, with a Mercedes R121 behind it.

explorerx4

It has kind of an Astin Martin look to it.
The hood is great, the green house is horrible, and the front is not attractive, although probably great for night driving.

andys120

It looks a bit like a Peerless GT ca. 1959-60 but I think it's an AC Greyhound too.

magnette

Yes it's an AC Greyhound, but Fin was on the right track thinking of Bristol, because of the 83 built most had a Bristol engine, apparently.

Can't be many of them in Germany though.

jwilliams2

Yes, it has a Bristol engine, which apparently was a derivative of a six-cylinder BMW engine. Bristol used them until 1961, then changed to Chrysler power.

andys120

jwilliams2

Looks like a 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass....

fintail

Mexican plates?

andys120

Yup it's a 1976 Cutlass S Sedan/350 and yes Fin, those are Mexican plates (San Luis Potosi state).

andys120

mac24

The house in the background helps identify its origin as British.
It's an Opperman Stirling, of which I believe only two were ever built.

As the subject says, it's a micro car, probably fibreglass, and I've never seen one and I don't suppose I ever will.

andys120

I've never seen one and I don't suppose I ever will.

It's unlikely since the photo is of the one survivor of two Opperman Stirlings built in 1958 by S.F. Opperman & Co. which despite their Germanic name, was an established British builder of agricultural implements. Power for the second of two Stirlings built was via a 500CC Steyr-Puch 2 stroke Twin.

Opperman's other design was similar, the Opperman Unicar of which about 200 were built.



Congratulations Mac, I was sure that was a stumper.

andys120

texases

andys120

1966 Pontiac Catalina. If it were a Bonnie or a GP it would say so in place of the Pontiac lettering in the grille.

texases

Close, but no Swisher Sweet!

wgrafer

OK, is this one of those trick questions involving Canadian versions like a Parisiene or a Laurentian??? Better not be......

texases

Nope, you could get one at your neighborhood (USA) Pontiac dealer...

andys120

Okay then it's a '66 Pontiac Executive, a midrange model slotted between the Catalina nd Bonneville in the mid-late 60s.

robr2

Is it a Pontiac Executive??

Edit - that would make it a Star Chief Executive. The Executive became it's own model in 1967. My Dad had a 69 - it was the proverbial mile long!!

texases

Yes, it's an Executive. Anyone know the full name (not that it appeared on the car)?

texases

Well, it's a "Star Chief Executive" - I would have though they dropped the Star Chief name long before '66, but this brochure shows they were still using it.

grahampeters

G'day

It is sort of like an early 1960's Michelotti designed Fiat Osca 1500 Coupe, but the rear windows and boot/tail treatment look more late 1960's.

Quite a challenge

lemko

mac24

Hard to miss the story of the 'Jackass' guy driving his Porsche 911 GT off the road with the assistance of alcohol.

Apparently there was one door that was identifiable.
He had to be identified by his tattoos. :sick:

lemko

Correct. This was Ryan Dunn's 2007 Porsche 911 GT3. Here's what it looked like before:

Mr_Shiftright

You have to admit...he spent a lot of time trying to kill himself, and well, it's your life, so do what you want.....too bad he took another person with him, though.

Most high-performance cars are way beyond the abilities of the people who drive them. I always like Ferrari's method of taking new owners of certain new Ferraris out on the track to teach them a few common sense rules about what happens after 100+ mph.

Even a 10 year old could hold a car in a straight line at high speed on a smooth empty road on a sunny dry day, but that's not what the real world is about.

I'd certainly support requiring a special license to drive any car with a 200 mph speedometer. I mean, they do it for trucks and buses.

andys120

That picture illustrates my belief that black or very dark-colored vehicles do not look good without some brightwork to set off their lines.

Notice how nicely the minimal brightwork of this early ('69) 911 adds to the visual appeal of the car.

mac24

It's so subjective isn't it?
I much prefer the look of the later model, but I don't think the earlier one would be improved by de-chroming it.
An early classic is what it is, and can't be improved by modifying it.

Now, the type of cars that do carry the chrome well are the big ol' US made fin tailed boats!

texases

I agree, I really dislike the black/black/black fad we seem to be in, especially when it comes to wheels. Edmunds has a long-term test 911 with Fuchs painted all black. What a waste. Wheels are like jewelry, they really add to a car's style. Painted black they might as well be steelies....

magnette

I've actually seen that Opperman Stirling - it is in a private museum of Microcars in Kent...It's my understanding that they built a couple of hundred Opperman Unicars, but the coupe was only developed to prototype stage, with two having been built, and called the Stirling...

andys120

Now, the type of cars that do carry the chrome well are the big ol' US made fin tailed boats!

We disagree on that too. Most of those finny 50s cars were over chromed and it didn't help their looks at all. My favorite 50s designs used minimal brightwork, like this one>

lemko

mac24

My favorite 50s designs used minimal brightwork, like this one

And my favorite 50s designs used brightwork to the max, like this one :P :



Our preferences might be at opposite ends of the spectrum, but at least we both like cars.

andys120

Oh, my eyes!

imidazol97

I was going to guess that Toyota was having that runaway problem with cars again.

But I see it's already been answered. Grin.

grahampeters

G'day

It a 1978 P6 Ford LTD, a derivative of the Australian Fairlane body. Huge outside, it had comparative space inside.

They were floaty to drive, fabulous for very long distance cruising, absorbent suspension (ie soft) for country roads and were beloved of country politicians. It was undertyred originally and is frequently fitted with alloy wheels and wider tyres.

My view is a little tainted as our local undertaker had a hearse converted from one and others as funeral cars. They looked nice as white bridal cars..

Now for the really weird bit; the electrician's van to the left is owned by the brother of a man that I am about to go and see. The photo is taken somewhere in the Murray Valley area around Yarrawonga, I think, although the LTD is carrying a South Australian early plate.

Cheers

Graham

wgrafer

I LOVE '59 Caddys! Way back in the day (around 1966) I had a chance to buy a '59 2-dr hardtop the same color as the convert above for $1200. Sadly, my Dad wouldn't 'sport' me the cash.

A year later I was able to get a '59 Chrysler new Yorker with a 413, not as nice as the 300 pictured above , but pretty good for $300! Wish I had it now...

grahampeters

G'day

And the sales brochure of the day

http://www.fomoco.com.au/Fairlane/ltdP6-1.html

Cheers

Graham

explorerx4

After driving one, I named it 'The Hulk'.
It would just bust out of the shirt.
The passenger was the one turning green.

stever

The center cartoon car ("Finn McMissile") is modeled on a real vintage Euro sport car.



I hear the movie sequel is pretty lousy btw.

texases

Looks like a BMW 507.

Hope your source is wrong...

stever

There could be lots of elements of different cars tossed into the mix, but the "Cars Franchise Guardian" says that McMissile is really based on one obscure model. And that model is not a BMW.

Saw comments panning the movie over on some Straightline comments, citing "early" reviews. Part of it may be that the villain is Big Oil.