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  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,613
    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.

    Methinks that it is a Consul.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Good guess but it's not a Consul either. Anybody else before Magnette comes in and solves it?

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,938
    I think Letterman would like to have her on his show. :surprise:
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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    No, she's MINE! :P
  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    I think it is an early Ford Escort from about 1955-1960; not quite the model that we think of today. My recollection is that it was some sort of de-specced model of something else like a Squire.

    There is a vaguely similar beast from Hillman in the same era, the Hillman Husky.

    A salutary reminder that there is a lot to dislike about British design!

    Cheers

    Graham
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Yup, that's the first iteration of the Ford Escort. Motorbase.com says it was produced thru 1961.

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

  • wgraferwgrafer Member Posts: 592
    I think it's a Rover, maybe 1968 since it has an added-on side light. Weren't these used as police cars in England???
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Yes it's a '68 Rover, some models of which were in use as cop cars at that time. Anyone want to tell us which model Rover it is?

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  • michaellnomichaellno Member Posts: 4,120
    2000TC, I believe.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    2000TC, I believe.

    Yup, the Rover 2000TC featured a sophisticated twin-cam four in a good handling chassis. At the time it was considered the equal of a BMW 2002 (SOHC 4). Rover might have done very well in the US if word hadn't gotten around that they were poorly made.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    edited September 2011
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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Flower Power Mopar?

    If that's not an oxymoron, I dunno what is.
  • robr2robr2 Member Posts: 8,805
    69/70 Plymouth Barracuda with the ModTop option.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Correct...called the "Mod Top". I was reading in Classics Magazine that the company contracted to make the top and upholstery material made shower curtains as well---LOL!

    This was not a big seller, but sorta kinda collectible now. This would be a case of something being rare for the wrong reason.
  • robr2robr2 Member Posts: 8,805
    IIRC, there were also mod interiors as well in those years.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    It does sort of look like a shower curtain melted on the roof...
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Yep, you're right---that's why I added "upholstery" to the description. I bet it got a little "busy" inside that car.
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    If you look at the top on 1970-71 Plymouth Fury Gran Coupe, you'll notice a paisley pattern stamped into the material.
  • uplanderguyuplanderguy Member Posts: 17,032
    Re.: the Fury Gran Coupe, I always thought it was odd that it was considered an upper-level model, but was based on the two-door post body (a la Fury I and Fury II). I wonder if they just had an excess of that body style laying around and were trying to use up bodies. By '70, Chevy had quit building full-size two-door sedans. Not sure about Ford.
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  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,613
    IIRC about that time you could get an AMC Ambassador with similar upholstery. My memory is that they even included throw pillows.

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,938
    I hope she aged well. :shades:
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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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  • wgraferwgrafer Member Posts: 592
    No sharp turns? Looks like a 1953 Nash, but could be a '52.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    We can see in this design how the early 50s have recently bid goodbye to running boards and pontoon fenders.
  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    I'll go with 53.

    I had a 51. Received it free because it had head gasket failures. Did the best I could on the problem. Again the head gasket failed. Sad.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    edited September 2011
    Yup it's a '53 or '54 Nash Rambler Custom harstop">, the '55s lacked the skirted front wheels but the descendants of this car retained the relatively narrow track and overhanging sides which gave them a rather dated look.

    The AMC Ramblers were a good example, this is a '58>

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 269,109
    Fiat?

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  • jwilliams2jwilliams2 Member Posts: 910
    edited September 2011
    Fiat 1500 Spider/Cabriolet?
  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    I think Fiat but the design definitely looks like a Pinin Farina ponton body. There are echoes of the Austin A 60 and Peugeot 404

    Cheers

    Graham
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Yep it's a Fiat 1500 Cabriolet ca. 1963-65., the immediate predecessor of the 124 Sport Spider. Like the 124, the 1500 Spiders were styled by Pininfaina and bore a strong resemblance to their Ferrari, Peugeot and Alfa-Romeo cousins.

    Ferrari 250 GT Pininfarina Cabriolet
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    Fiat 1500 Cabriolet
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    Peugeot 404 Cabriolet
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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,938
    Definitely a black Santa Fe over to the left and Jetta over to the right.
    If it wasn't for that big yellow thing I could figure out some of the other cars in the picture ;)
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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    POP QUIZ---and which of these 3 cars is worth $500,000 today? :P
  • wgraferwgrafer Member Posts: 592
    I'm surprised the word 'Rambler' is used. I always thought the Rambler name was used on smaller vehicles, like a separate model line. The larger Nash models were Statesman and Ambassador, and this one looks more like a Statesman than a Rambler to me. Oh well, live and learn...
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    My bad, Wgrafer! I had trouble finding the original photo & caption but I just found it again and you are right.

    It's a '52 or '53 Nash Statesman Custom. You know your Nashes sir!

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

  • jwilliams2jwilliams2 Member Posts: 910
    edited September 2011
    Looks like a Daimler SP250 (Dart)....maybe a 1959...
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    One of my favorite 'frog cars" along with the '58 Packard Hawk, the Bugeye and the 2CV.

    The guy in that car is HUGE--lol!
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Yep, they used the Dart name everywhere but the USA where Dodge had it sewed up so it was simply the Daimler SP250 here.

    That car had the V8 us old sports car guys yearned for but it was just so ugly...

    Imagine their surprise at Jaguar when they bought Daimler and found out that the SP250 cost more to make than an E-Type!

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Going, going....

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Suzuki?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Suzuki?

    Not even close, sorry.

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  • jwilliams2jwilliams2 Member Posts: 910
    Looks like an imitation....probably from Korea or China....
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Or India perhaps.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    It's Chinese, a 1978 Beijing Jeep, it's probably related more closely to the Russian GAZ/UAZ 469 than to any American Jeep although Beijing Auto had a relationship with AMC and has made Cherokee and Wrangler based models.

    Today they're known as Beijing-Benz and make trucks based on the G-Class,
    and have joint ventures with D-B. The whole thing's a bit complicated.

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Current model Fiat Doblo.

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited September 2011
    Yep, and it gets better.

    Chrysler to Sell Fiat Van in North America (WSJ)

    Turkish made, like the Transit Connect. :shades:
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