Mystery car pix

andys120

I can't open this

Same car from a different source, I hope this works.

fiatowner

Thanks, that works. Doesn't mean I can recognise it though! Swiss plates, but I'm guessing Italian, poss. an early DeTomaso (Vallelunga?), or if it is Swiss, then a Monteverdi of some sort.

andys120

Pretty good guess, it is in fact a mid-60's DT Vallelunga.

Here's something more pedestrian=>

stickguy

late 70's I would guess, maybe early 80's. I'm a little fuzzy on the nomenclature, so not sure if they were calling them GLs at this point.

From the stance, looks like an early AWD model.

andys120

Yeah it's a 1978 GL.

andys120

kyfdx

'65 Catalina?

kyfdx

Or..maybe a Grand Prix?

imidazol97

68 LeMans

lemko

1965 or 1966 Pontiac LeMans

oregonboy

Same body style as the GTO.

The subies back then were 4wd, not AWD.

james

ateixeira

By the way, Subaru was first to put 4WD on a car platform, and in that car (an earlier 1973 model).

Most people think AMC was first with the Eagle, but they actually came a lot later.

-juice

lazarus629

1966 LeMans.

Most of the 66 LeMans had a triangular Pontiac emblem on the center of the hood and I don't see one on this car.

If it were a GTO, the chrome insignia on the left front grill would read "GTO" instead of "Pontiac."

Great looking car, btw.

gsemike

One of my favorite of the era even if it's not a Goat. That car just looks mean.

andys120

You guys are all over the lot :P . It's a '66 LM and I don't know why there's no Poncho triangle on the hood. There's a 326 under the hood.

andys120

the world's first stretch?

imidazol97

Cool. Kind of a bad stretch job.
Any history on this vehicle?

andys120

I'll give you the history if you'll guess what it's based on (Make, approx MY).

strek

Looks like a late 40's or very early 50's Mercury.

fintail

c.1950 Mercury airport limo?

andys120

c.1950 Mercury airport limo?

Exaxtly. Here's the details

imidazol97

Not what I would have guessed. Flathead v8, probably the same as my brother's 1950 Ford. You could start that car in 3rd gear without stalling the motor. Torque.

andys120

fintail

I thought I recognized the Mercury from a Goldenrod Garage ad. I think I've seen it in the print Hemmings...that seller always has stuff like that.

The blue car is a Renault R5 Turbo, c. early 80s...I had a green Tomica Pocket Car version when I was little.

steine13

2990: There's a little voice in my head... it says "Renault Alpine".
But I forget what the story was on these. Except they were pretty hot.

Look at those air inlets behind the door. I believe these things were mid-engined. And I think there's a fairly recent Megane like that, no?
-Mathias

gsemike

It's definately a curiosity but is it really worth $29.5? At a minimum, the engine bay needs some detailing. Even if it was absolutely showroom, what would you do with it? It would take alot of upgrading before it could be rented out for weddings and proms.

strek

That's a French license plate. The car's a 1980's Renault R5.

andys120

It's an R5 Turbo, the mid-engined,fire breathing version of the car known in the USA as "leCar" (Renault 5 elsewhere).

andys120

kyfdx

Ferrari 360 (?) convertible? Late '90s...

fintail

Ferrari F355 I believe, same time period

jaserb

Along with a 308. Both in red.

I hate single guys.

-Jason

Mr_Shiftright

AMAZING car to drive the R5 Turbo....do it once before you die.....WHEEEEE!

andys120

do it once before you die.....WHEEEEE!

I've heard that IF you do it once, THEN you die. AAI EEEEEE! :surprise:

Oh yeah that was a Ferrari F355 GTS.

Next up=>

Mr_Shiftright

no guts no glory Andy.

tmart

57 Mercury Voyager.

andys120

Yep, that didn't take long.

LOL, Shifty.

'Nuther slice=>

jaserb

Probably British, with an inline 6. Big Healey, maybe?

-Jason

andys120

'Zactly, it's a 3000 Mk.II /BT7

andys120

michaellno

Side note: would love to see that brought over here to the states as a rebadged Saturn -- would make a great showroom companion to the Sky!

navigator89

This one should be easy.

Mr_Shiftright

I love SUs. They are so beautifully simple.

andys120

Sorry that's not a Corsa Cabrio, at least not in Italy ( I got it from an Italian website).

andys120

Looks like a Lexus Grille so it must be an LX or GX something or another. (I'm not into
SUVs)

fiatowner

We know this as a Tigra, but in UK it's badged Vauxhall, while in Germany and I guess most of Europe it's an Opel. Very nice little car, I just passed one on the way in to the office.

fiatowner

Toyota Land Cruiser - I think the current model, but I'm sketchy on 4x4's

freak show

its a toyota land cruiser prado to be exact...sold in the southeast and middle east in tht name...we in us know it as a gx..the land cruiser there is the lx
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navigator89

Toyota Land Cruiser Prado is correct, the US gets the Toyota 4Runner and the other markets get this. The Lexus GX470 is based off this vehicle, arguably it is a dressed up Prado.

About the Land Cruiser/LX470, both vehicles are sold under seperate badges in the Middle East. The new versions with the modified tallights look good.

andys120

Yep it's the Opel/Vauxhall Tigra Twin Top with a retractable metal roof.



Retractable HTs are catching on in Europe for small convertible/coupes. Peugeot and others have them as well. I don't know why GM holds on to the Vauxhall name just for the UK, it's not like it has any special lustre or cache.