Mystery car pix

andys120

ateixeira

I remember test driving one of those and then I did not walk I *RAN* to buy a used NA Miata.

Mr_Shiftright

I bet the car is highly waxed and he's not wearing shoes and the tires are inflated to 92 psi. :P Man, this is livin' on the edge!

magnette

This is a wagon version of the Trabant 50 replacing the Zwickau P70 in about 1959 - the more familiar shaped, later Trabant is the car parked next to it. Can't be that many in Maryland...

andys120

Yup, it's an FSO Trabant P50.

au1994

an ex-gf had the non si version when new and yes, it was like driving a topless Civic. She liked it though and I liked her so her choice in cars was the least of my concerns.

Hard to believe this was the replacement in the line up for the much loved CRX.

andys120

ateixeira

Hard to believe this was the replacement in the line up for the much loved CRX

Exactly. It went in a totally different direction.

robr2

1975 Olds Cutlass Supreme with Rally Wheels.

andys120

Yup, it was the top-selling nameplate in the US at the time.

lostwrench1

Somewhere on the internet I once saw a picture of a red Honda Civic with its side mirrors removed and replaced by small video cameras. I think that is what was done here for better gas mileage.

au1994

Jeez...talk about stepping over a dollar to save a dime.

andys120

qbrozen

cx-5

andys120

Yup, replaces the Escape-based Mazda Tribute

ateixeira

More importantly, Mazda finally toned down that giant grin.

grahampeters

My, you look just like your big sisters!

stickguy

I like it. If it has close to the interior room of the new CRV (which I doubt it will) I shall put it on the list. i like small, but only so little my wife will go I think.

More likely, it will be CRV on the small side (or X3 if some unexpected windfall comes in) with maybe the next Sante fe for a "big" car.

magnette

FSO ? I thought they were Polish - whereas the Trabant was East German

andys120

My bad, the company that made Trabants was VEB Sachsenring AG of Zwickau, (East)Germany. Perhaps I got confused with the FSV Zwickau soccer team.

stever

andys120

Jaguar XK-R

stever

Dang, let me finish typing first LOL.

Straightline has an extra letter in there though. :shades:

"fastest convertible Jaguar has ever produced"

andys120

au1994

new Hyundai Azera

ateixeira

In the tight slot between the Sonata and the Genesis sedan, I hardly see the point. Just get a Genesis, it looks better, RWD, 333hp, and the same mpg on the highway.

I'm afraid all this will do is allow Hyundai to increase Genesis prices to create a price slot for the Azera.

andys120

fintail

Suddenly, it's 2010! :shades:

fintail

I'll just take one and let others have the rest...the 63 Ford Squire (Fairlane?) at far left.

tmart

Can't miss the 56 Bird or the Mercury Turnpike Cruiser. AMC in front of the Merc.

Mr_Shiftright

Why do I expect a giant lizard to step on all that? :P

tmart

I could be wrong, but this might be Mercury and not a Ford. The tail lights don't look right for a Ford...but it could be due to being a wagon.

stickguy

ask lexus about the ES and GS.

some people want bigger/more luxurious but don't want the RWD experience (ask TJ about that!). think Avalon here.

so, similar size, maybe price, but covering both ends of the spectrum.

ateixeira

I think a lot of people expected Genesis to be a separate brand, but the coupe isn't really nice enough to belong to an upscale brand, and 2 models are not enough.

imidazol97

Is it a 1961 Ford Wagon with the "ears" above the taillights?

fintail

They look round to me, but it's a small pic.

Rear side windows don't wrap around, which is what makes me think Fairlane.

andys120

IMCDB sez the wagon is a '63 Ford Fairlane Squire. Here's a better look>



I don't think anyone has ID'ed the two-tone parked next to the Fairlane...'56 Mercury Monterey?

imidazol97

I was thinking 1955 Mercury. Can't tell if it's Montclair with the "armrests" outside the windows on the doors or a Monterey coupe.

wgrafer

Next to the T-Bird are a '63 Plymouth and a '61 Rambler. Did anyone get the year of the red Mercury Turnpike Cruiser?? I think it is most likely a '58 (although there were a few '57s with the bug-eye addition for quad headlights).

andys120

IMCDB calls the Turnpike Cruiser a '57 and they say the Rambler is a '60, they think the Plymouth is a '63 and the tu-tone Merc is a '55 Monterey.

texases

Rambler's a '61, wrong tail lights for a '60. How do I know? That's Grandma's car! Always something good from the bakery when that car was in our driveway

lostwrench1

I'll go with a 61. The 60 had a two piece rear bumper.

explorerx4

Is she saying 'Come out of that car and get your whipped cream pie?'

andys120

lemko

Rather beat-up 1962 Ford Galaxie, black 1963 Chevrolet Impala, 1955 Ford, 1965 Pontiac LeMans or GTO, 1961 Ford Galaxie Sunliner convertible.

wgrafer

Lemko - Better take a closer look (through the '62) at the tail lights on your "1955" Ford!!!!!!!

tmart

It's a 56.

Mr_Shiftright

ok...let's see...I need to deduct one point on Lemko....... :P

Didn't know I was keeping score, didja?

lemko

fintail

Looks like a Hyundai Pony, I am guessing the 1975 original.

Canada got an updated version starting around 1983 or so:



These have been featured on a couple "Red Green" episodes (one I think where he tapes them up side by side to make a "Hummer")

Edit: Just found a pic...ah, what Ontario does to a car: