Mystery car pix

andys120

Yep it's a 1968 Triumph GT6 Mk. I. , IIRC the Spit didn't have a wooden dash.

andys120

What are they driving?

stickguy

a convertible.

Going with a Jag XK-E

grahampeters

G'day

I'll go with a Jaguar E-type convertible. The bulge in the bonnet and third windscreen wiper are reasonable hints. I'm guessing about 1964.

Cheers

Graham

uplanderguy

First I thought that was a two-piece windshield...but is that the piece someone posted about earlier to assist in reducing the visible effects of windshield shake? Sheesh, some engineering (LOL)!

uplanderguy

The cars are gorgeous though.

Mr_Shiftright

Those people don't belong in an E-Type. They should be in a 450SL with vanity plates.

uplanderguy

Agreed! The driver needs one of those little flat-top hats.

Mr_Shiftright

and she needs to stop looking so bored with life. :P

magnette

Yeah - as you can see that is literally and licence-wise a grey import - we see one round here which is the conventional MPV and that is badged Bongo Friendee.

Last week I was behind a Ford Freda - which is the Japanese Home Market Ford badged Mazda Friendee Bongo, as Ford sell a few models through Mazda dealerships in Japan.

andys120

Yup it's an E-Type roadster, the three wipers is the giveaway and there's the hood bulge and the louvers.

The post in the middle of the windshield was not uncommon back then and usually served as a mount for the rear-view mirror, as can be clearly seen in
this photo and had nothing to do with cowl shake. There's no mirror on the one in the movie still because these are often removed when filming to facilitate camera angles.

Mirror mounts of that kind are also seen on MG-Bs and Porsche 356s, to name a couple.

mac24

It's actually the mount for the rear view mirror, which could be positioned anywhere along the length of the rod.

I'm guessing that this is a shot from a movie or tv program and the mirror has been removed so as to provide a better shot of the 'beautiful people'!

andys120

uplanderguy

1960 Plymouth station wagon.

explorerx4

I only remember an E-Type being a primary vehicle in one other movie, 'Cujo'.
That actor didn't seem to fit it, either.
I finally saw the original movie that this is a remake of about a year ago, although it came out when I was in high school.
Not a movie for kids.
I think the car in the original movie was a Triumph Stag.
It was sort of a mix between hardtop and convertible.

kyfdx

E-type coupe played a role in Silver Streak with Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder...

grahampeters

G'day

Well E types definitely featured in Love Story (I think that is where that shot comes from) but Twiggy drove one in a cameo in The Blues Brothers.

Cheers

Graham

grahampeters

G'day

Forgot the hearse in Harold and Maude

Cheers

Graham

Mr_Shiftright

Oh yeah CUJO....man, that movie really stunk.

An E-Type was also in the Garfield movie, which also really stunk.

stickguy

well, if you want an E type in a movie, how can you forget Austin Powers?

explorerx4

Good one, Twiggy is the only one that works for me.
BTW, the picture that started this, is from a movie that is pretty much the opposite of 'Love Story', or at least a twisted version of it.
Director of the original movie was Sam Peckinpaugh.

Mr_Shiftright

And Shot in the Dark, which did not suck.

andys120

For the record the still is from the just released remake of Straw Dogs,
they are Kate Bosworth and James Marsden.

Note that LHD and RHD E-types would have reversed wiper patterns (comparing the XKE in my link to the movie still).

lemko

wgrafer

Well, I was going to say 1961 due to the 2 '61 Fords in the pic, BUT the white GM 4-dr hardtop shape (esp. wing vent) up front screams at least '63.

andys120

I'll take the row nearest the camera. From left to right:

-two-tone '59 Olds or Pontiac, white '61 Chevy 4 dr Hardtop, black '60 or '61 Ford (or Merc).

Newest cars in the photo are '61s; that must be when it was taken.

Edit: I spotted a '62 or '63 but it's not in the first row.
It's a Ford Fairlane, can you see it?

wgrafer

Well, I'll take the farthest away ones. '60 Chevrolet wagon, white '60 T-Bird, '61 Econoline Van, 2-tone '57 Buick, '58 Buick, '60-'61 Corvair, 2-tone '55 Plymouth behind Corvair, partly showing wagon (maybe a '59 Plymouth), white 1961 Ford, a mystery pickup truck, mystery black one behind pickup, '61 Buick Special, '55 Chevy, '59 Chevy, and another '61 Ford arriving.

I believe the 2-tone bottom left is a '59 Odsmobile, and the black one roofline (and dash) suggests '61-'62 Ford but not enough shows for positive ID. The shape of the wing vent window on the white GM 4-dr hardtop says it's not a '61 or '62.

I'm guessing the possibly newer Fairlane is the white one parked in the middle, but I really can't see enough to tell.

Still 4 left in the middle row!

ateixeira

assist in reducing the visible effects of windshield shake?

Actually I think it's a latch to secure the top. In the background you see the folded top and that latch is there, in the middle.

lemko

Photographer claims the picture was taken in 1962. Maybe it was late 1962 when the '63s started hitting the streets as I noticed those vent windows don't have the curvature of the 1961-62 models.

stever

Mr_Shiftright

oh dear

andys120

SAAB Sonnett ca. 1960. I think that roadstyer was the original Sonnett concept car.

stever

Yep.

"1955 Saab 94 Sonett I: There was always an urge within Saab's engineering culture to push out into more sporting arenas. The first evidence of that was the type 94 Sonett sports car built between 1955 and 1957 at the staggering rate of about two a year. That's right, a total of six Sonett I's were made."

The Top 5 Saabs of All Time (Inside Line)

Say goodnight Gracie.

....and goodnight Saab (barring yet another appeal).

andys120

Mr_Shiftright

I always thought the Sonnet was built after a very faded picture of a European sports car washed up on a Swedish beach and the car was copied from that.

Such an odd duck---but some people love 'em. I really like the very old Saab two-strokes. I'll love to have another one of those, especially the 850 Monte Carlo.

lemko

1966 Dodge Monaco.

andys120

Right on the money Lemko.

andys120

robr2

1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo.

uplanderguy

'75 Monte Carlo. The devil's in the details, but I don't think it's as pretty as either a '74 or '76.

andys120

Pretty is not a word that I'd apply to any Monte Carlo; the were over-styled and pretentious from the beginning IMO but the mid '70s models have to be the worst of the bunch (I guess you could say that about a lot of cars).

Yep it's a '75 MC.

andys120

fintail

Some kind of late 50s British Ford, not sure if it is a Prefect or Anglia 100E conversion or what

robr2

Pretty is not a word that I'd apply to any Monte Carlo; the were over-styled and pretentious...

No worse than the Pontiac Grand Prix's of the time. IIRC, they were part of the Personal Luxury Coupes market made of late 30's men with chest hair and porn star mustaches. They competed against the Thunderbird/Cougar, Cordoba and Matador.

Boom chicah wah wah....

andys120

Yep, it's a 50s Brit Ford but neither an Anglia nor a Prefect. Hint: it was the first generation of a long-running model name.

kyfdx

Even the '70-'72 models?

I thought those were pretty restrained...

andys120

The '70-'72 models were not too bad and could be had with some decent performance options but they seemed a bit formal, reminded me a bit of the Square-Birds. They were certainly much better than what came after but it's beyond me why anyone would buy the MC when a Malibu went for roughly the same money, had the same luxury and performance options (AFAIK) and seated the same number of passengers.

'70-'72 Malibus might be the best looking Chevies ever made.

texases

I remember the first MC that came into the gas station - when I checked the oil I was greeted by what looked like three feet of radiator fan ducting:

andys120

Checking the oil in a gas station! Next you'll be telling us you cleaned the windshield and pumped the gas.

texases

At least I got about $0.10/quart commission on the oil! :shades: