Mystery car pix

Mr_Shiftright

We have that very car rotting away in our neighborhood, next to a corroding '66 Cadillac 4 door, which keeps company to a rusting '68 Olds convertible, nestled beside a banged up Mercedes 560SEL with 4 flat tires. "Fer sale...oh no, I'm gonna restore those cars some day"

Er.....too late.

andys120

That's a Lotus Elite, c. '59-62, the first road car made by Chapman's firm, already well known for it's lightweight race cars.

andys120

ateixeira

2012 Chrysler 300C Pimp Master Flex Dubs Chrome Edition.

grahampeters

G'day

New Chrysler 300C, I presume. Never liked them and could not legally afford the gold chains, rings and bangles that I would need to acquire before owning one.

Oddly, there is more than a passing similarity to the Bentley Continental, although the latter has a much better balanced glasshouse

Cheers

Graham

andys120

Yup, that's the new 2012 Chrysler 300C "Luxury Series" with interior and equipment upgrades.

ateixeira

20" rims so I was right about the dubs.

uplanderguy

I like it. And I'm not a Mopar guy, although my B-I-L was the first person I know to buy a 300-C Hemi when they first came out and still enjoys his.

michaellno

I have to admit, the refresh of the 300 is appealing to me, especially in the color shown in the picture above and in the commercials - call it either "Hot Chocolate" or "Root Beer".

That, plus 31 MPG hwy from 292HP is nothing to sneeze about, either!

subearu

It may be just me, but I think the 300 looks very similar to the Jag XJ now.

-Brian

odie6l

This is what happenes after the building gets washed away due to flooding north of Lebanon, Pa / Hershey, Pa. This became a "Yard Find" instead of a "Barn Find." Course they haven't found the barn yet. They had to move all the vehicles off the road and out of the Swatara Creek.



Odie

andys120

1953-55 Corvette (C1)

uplanderguy

With the hardtop, would it be a '55? (assuming the hardtop is original to the car).

Wow, a Vega sedan (later called 'notchback coupe') in the background was destroyed too!

ateixeira

Unfortunately that's about a $50,000 restoration away from being worth $40,000.

Is that a fiberglass body? Looks dirty and paint it peeling but I don't see rust.

andys120

Is that a fiberglass body? Looks dirty and paint it peeling but I don't see rust.

Yup, like all Corvettes the C1s had 'glass bodywork.

ateixeira

So then no rust makes sense, though I doubt that body would be any easier to restore. Harder, most likely.

robr2

Unfortunately that's about a $50,000 restoration away from being worth $40,000.

Yup - that's a Jay Leno caliber restoration project. He has referred to himself as the president of the more money than brains club. He doesn't restore to make money - he does it to enjoy and save the car.

andys120

He doesn't restore to make money - he does it to enjoy and save the car.

It's not like he can't afford it.

andys120

michaellno

It's not like he can't afford it.

Speaking of Leno, I read a book about the (botched) transition from late night to prime time back to late night.

Turns out that he banks the NBC check (somewhere around $15-20M per year) and lives off the money he earns doing stand up shows around the country - not an inconsiderable sum, I should think.

It's no wonder he's got a warehouse in LA filled with classic cars!

robr2

Speaking of Leno, I read a book about the (botched) transition from late night to prime time back to late night.

What was the name of the book?

Turns out that he banks the NBC check (somewhere around $15-20M per year) and lives off the money he earns doing stand up shows around the country

Yep - he said that a few years ago. It stems from his being a starving comedian in his early years and the fear of being fired. According to a booking website, he commands $100K + per appearance for corporate events. He does shows in Vegas regularly as well. 20 shows a year and he could live a very good life - how much could denim shirts cost??

andys120

The way things are going Leno could probably afford to buy NBC from Comcast and they should be glad to sell it.

berri

I think Leno and Lettermen are like Saturday Night Live, their best days are long ago. I do appreciate Leno's car hobby though.

boomchek

how much could denim shirts cost

Haha, good one!

andys120

Ahem...time to get back on topic; anybody know what #31787 is?

Here it is again-



Yes it is postwar- 1949 MY.

fintail

You know how much it costs to go back in time to 1992 to buy those clothes? :shades:

fintail

MG "Y series", it looks like

andys120

Yup, it's a '49 MG-YT. Here's what a complete car looks like >

andys120

BIGGER, more cars!

stever

Orange Bug, yellow Karman Ghia, '65 cream colored Chevy Impala? My mom had an Impala like that and it wouldn't die, although she did have to tie the passenger door shut with a coat hanger and the rear window leaked.

~'66 Dodge van, blue AMC Pacer. Shoot, that one looks familiar.

lemko

Leno sound like a heck of a guy to hang around with. I'd think it would be cool to spend a day with the man and his collection. Unlike having a bunch of garage queens, he likes to drive his cars.

fintail

I'll snag just one, looks like a 72 T-Bird driving against traffic at far left.

wgrafer

I'll take a few - icluding the blue AMC Gremlin!
Blue '72 Plymouth Fury close, reddish '71 Pontiac (obvious due to the fake trunk vents), '69 Buick.
Right lane: '71 Olds Cutlass, '68 Buick, '70 Buick.
Front of the '65 Impala is a '71 Camaro and a white '65 Malibu.

andys120

The yellow cab just to the left of the cones leading to the right side tunnelis probably a Dodge ca. 1970, probably headed for LaGuardia or Idlewild JFK.

Other cabs are too far to make out.

andys120

lemko

Very 1980s interior. Is it the 1985 Subaru XT?

andys120

1985 Subaru XT?


You got it Lemko.

robr2

Right lane: '71 Olds Cutlass

That could be a 72. The difference was the 71 had it's tail lights bisected into two horizontal bars. The 72 had 6 lenses on each side. I had a 72 "S" hardtop in that same color: Gulf Green Metallic with the black vinyl roof.

Somedays I miss the Green Monster.

odie6l

How about the Ford Bronco with the White Top 2 cars in front of the bus, 1 behind the generic U-Haul.

Odie

andys120

Any guesses on the slopeback car next to the van just behind the VW?

uplanderguy

Any guesses on the slopeback car next to the van just behind the VW?

My guess is an early '70's Opel Manta coupe.

andys120

That's it I think. Mg first thought was Chevy Vega but the roof was too rounded.

andys120

lemko

1960 Chevrolet Nomad - top of the line Chevrolet wagon that year.

uplanderguy

That's probably the nicest '60 Chevy wagon I've seen since the mid'60's.

wgrafer

I forgot that the 'Nomad' name was used on full-size Chevy wagons through '61 and then later on Chevelle wagons. In spite of the 'marketing' gimmickry, the NOMAD name to me always means the classic '55 through '57 2-dr wagons. (although the grey '60 is indeed kind of pretty)

andys120

1960 Chevrolet Nomad

That's correct. I've never been a big fan of the '59-'60 Chevies but there's something really neat about that Nomad wagon.

Mr_Shiftright

Well there goes lunch

When your car looks exactly like one from the movie "Cars", it's time to reassess your life.

Mr_Shiftright

My friend Jim who owns a Subaru repair shop calls those Subaru instrument holders "the landing pods".

I actually had an XT -- noisy little thing but it ran well for the few months I owned it---I was rebuilding the turbo and clutch on my Saab Turbo---one of the endless repairs I had to do. Bought the XT for $1000 bucks, sold it 3-4 months later for $1500, which paid for some of the (endless) Saab repairs.

fintail

My brother wanted an XT - looked for awhile and gave up, impossible to find a roadworthy example in the area. Apparently they are temperamental and have suspension issues. In another 20 years, if a person has a nice one, it will be an extreme rarity - up there with such classics as a Fuego Turbo or a diesel Lincoln :shades: