Mystery car pix

andys120

Hemmings says it's an '86 Honda Prelude Si but from that angle it's identical to an'83-'87.

boomchek

I think an Si would be wearing alloys instead of steelies.

andys120

uplanderguy

'65 or '66 Rambler Ambassador. I'm going to say '66 but right now I can't think about what the differences are.

I always thought (and really didn't like) how the front and rear doors on these cars look just like 180-degree-reverse images of each other, in 'cut'.

Mr_Shiftright

The doors might in fact be interchangeable---it's a cost-cutting measure that has been done in the past.

What we have here gentlemen, is your classic 3-box design.

andys120

'65 or '66 Rambler Ambassador.

Yes and no, it's a '66 AMC Ambassador. IIRC by '66 the Rambler American was the compact in the AMC line and the Ambassador was the full sizer.

uplanderguy

...and don't forget the "Classic" in the middle, although it looked really just like a cheaper Ambassador.

uplanderguy

Ever see a '61 Ambassador? What's up with that? I always thought it looked like an Eastern bloc car or something...I mean, out there.

andys120

Mr_Shiftright

ah, a Falachi-Zingato driven by Giuseppe Folonari in the 1966 Tour de Pants (sponsored by Levi Strauss).

I just made all that up :P

andys120

That's pretty good Shifty, you're not that far off.

stickguy

nice car, but really needs a new nose.

andys120

#31472 is an OSCA MT4 from the mid 50s.

OSCA was formed by the Maserati brothers after they lost control of the company that bears their name. Most MT4s were built as open race cars with minimal bodies like this one>



A minority got closed berlinetta coachwork for use as street-going Gran Turismos like the black Vignale body shown in 31472.

andys120

bhill2

The white car in front is a Volvo 122, from the early/mid '60s, the convertible whizzing by is a '61 Chevy Impala, and the gray wagon is a Chrysler (I will say '60 but may be off by a year or so). It looks like there is something at the curb next to the Chevy, but I can't even begin to identify it.

berri

I think that Chrysler wagon may be a 59. The obstructed vehicle may be a 63 Chevy Impala.

andys120

lemko

It appears to be a 1971 Pontiac Grand Prix.

fintail

I call that kind of custom look "douched out". It's not as somehow fun loving as a donk, it's just jerky. I bet that thing handles and rides terribly on those tires and wheels.

andys120

It appears to be a 1971 Pontiac Grand Prix.

It is.

ateixeira

You had me until "Pants".

andys120

Mr_Shiftright

never underestimate your host's capacity for being silly, wrong, or criminally biased (against cars, not people). :P

odie6l

I got a picture to post, just need to get it off my camera. If have no clue as to what the vehicles are.

Odie.

odie6l

I have been informed as to what they are by someone who use to work on these. So know I know.

Odie

lemko

Can't see the front-end of the last car, so I don't know the year, but it appears to be a late 1940s Crosley with a sliding convertible roof. The white car in the center is a Crosley Hotshot circa 1950, the red vehicle is a Crosley pickup based on the sedan.

stever

Dodge Caravan. Looks like an '06.

Pretty classic for sure.

stever

Specifically looking for the model name.

robr2

With my best Boston accent:

New Dodge Dustah.

Duster for you folks who talk funny.

stever

No-ah.

(or is that Mainer for "no"?)

Y'all want to try again? :shades:

texases

That be the Dart...

stever

You's guys got it. That's the name Fiat bought back. Much better than the Duster or Hornet.

"Dodge is resurrecting the Dart nameplate, which had a 16-year run from 1960-'76. It is unlikely that the younger buyers who are undoubtedly targeted by Dodge would have much recollection of the Dart name. But it should make more sense than the Duster, which was a Plymouth model (it's also used by the Romanian brand Dacia)."

2013 Dodge Dart Set for World Debut at 2012 Detroit Auto Show (Inside Line)

michaellno

The new Alfa-based 2013 Dodge Dart.

robr2

No-ah.

(or is that Mainer for "no"?)

Y'all want to try again?

aaaarrrrrrggggghhhhhh - and I just read that and promptly decided to change it to Duster.

Yes - the Dart it is.

stever

That's okay Rob, my typing fingers go all chowderhead on me too now and then.

ateixeira

Haven't seen even a guess...is that an "H" in the middle of the wheel? Hope it replaces the Crosstour!

qbrozen

greeaattt... love when they resurrect old names for a completely different car. A compact, FWD Dart. :lemon:

odie6l

I'll see if I can resize he image so it fits better.

Odie

Mr_Shiftright

You can get decent money for a Hotshot these days ($20K?)

A Hotshot won the first ever race at Sebring (Index of Performance type race) and actually ran at Lemans in 1951, and was leading in its class when the generator blew up. Properly set up, they could go 90 mph. :surprise:

wgrafer

According to the front plate it's a Citroen. No idea what model OR the last time I saw one on the streets of America (but there's one on the Mentalist TV show).

robr2

Well it's a Citroen DS5.

I cheated by accident. I checked the properties so I could see the photo full size and it has the answer.

berri

I cheated by accident.

I like that line since I heard a lot of them while a grad assistant many years ago. Seriously, appreciate your honesty about it and I always found Citroen an interesting make.

andys120

Yup. it's the new 2012 Citroen DS5, like many Citroens, it's an interesting design>

robr2

I like it.

Then again I'm a fan of bustle back Sevilles and Imperials as well as the whole Cadillac Art & Science styling.

Mr_Shiftright

I like this design because it is very 'coherent'. You get a sense of what the designer's "message" is. I like the "speed lines", the beveled side panels for muscularity and that little rear "haunch" suggests something about to spring. The front/side scoops are I trust functional for the brakes. The A pillar trim is a bit...how do say...french?

andys120

Extra points if you know which bridge this is and what year it opened.

stever

Somewhere on my computer I have a photo of this bridge, taken while going to visit my lower friends who are trolls. :shades:

I think Fezo walked across it one year. Ah, here's one taken from our van:

lostwrench1

Ah, the Mackinac Bridge.
Been there, done that in my VW.
The Upper Peninsula is a beautiful wilderness.

stever

Hope the wind wasn't blowing. Like the Golden Gate, they'll close it down to light vehicles in gales, or make you convoy. Third longest suspension bridge in the world, opened to traffic on November 1, 1957. That photo was probably taken on the formal dedication weekend on June 25-28, 1958.

lemko

That's the opening of the Mackinac Bridge in June 1958 and commemorated with the crossing of 113 1958 Oldsmobile convertibles.