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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,144
    edited May 2012
    Yep, a '75ish Monza notchback, GM came out with it to counter the notchback Mustang II.
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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,670
    whatever it is, it would look great in my garage!

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  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,608
    Ah, the new BMW 3-series wagon. I feel the same as stickguy; it would decorate my garage just fine.

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Yep, here's the IL blurb:

    2013 BMW 3 Series Sports Wagon Announced, We Get it, Too
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited May 2012
    Would be a fun grocery getter.

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,786
    edited May 2012
    is it just me, or does that hood look oddly long?

    edit: huh. Guess that's how the new 3 is in all iterations. I hadn't noticed before.

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,144
    edited May 2012
    Seems like a current BMW trend - I can't get past it on the Z4, the hood just looks tooooo long:
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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,593
    edited May 2012
    The bizarre Citroen Ami 8, that one very similar looking to the one James May rallied on Top Gear:

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,670
    I figured it had to be a 3 series wagon, though the nose from that angle did not look quite right. But I was surprised we were actually getting it here after all.

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,144
    I'm surprised, too, given the new X3.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,670
    wonder if this means the X1 is no longer even on the radar? Really seem redundant.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    They seem redundant to me too but the X1 is due here this fall as a 2013 model.

    Maybe they're smart, wagons (including SUVs, CUVs, SAVS etc) are more popular than ever.

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  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
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    What WAS it? Burnt out car in Fairhill section of Philly.

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    Here's another one in Northern Liberties. This one appears to have been there a LONG time!
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,593
    Top: 99-03 Lexus RX300 (the less offensive Toyota Harrier design before the model went all Faberge egg and trophy wife).

    Bottom: looks like a 65 T-Bird.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Must be a spare spare, since the spare lives under the hood.

    Valery's 1974 Citroen Ami 8 (Inside Line)
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    edited May 2012
    Can you guess the year?>

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    BIGGER, lots more cars!

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  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    Citroen Ami 6 Break (Station Wagon). An odd looking (although the sedan is a whole lot stranger) small car with a 600cc flat 2 cylinder and suspension derived from the 2CV. I have seen a few tatty examples in France in the 1990's when they would have been 30+ years old.

    The colour selections were a bit "different". One of the few occasions where a bit of chrome might have been a good idea

    Cheers

    Graham
  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,786
    edited May 2012
    well, I'd guess '57 for the model year ... so how about the '56 show?

    EDIT: well, after my guess, I checked your image source and see the real year. I was close at least. :blush:

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  • wilcoxwilcox Member Posts: 582
    Ahhh...duh....Let me take a guess of... ~say~ .... 1964 ?
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,593
    edited May 2012
    There's a giveaway somewhere, but I won't divulge... :shades:

    So let's see. 300SL roadster is after very late 1957, chrome-laden ponton beside it should be 1957+, no fintails visible so likely before 1961, couple of XK150 also makes it 61 or before, so I would guess 1958-60.

    Cute flock of Isetta back there too.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    I WANT THEM ALL!!! :cry:
  • wilcoxwilcox Member Posts: 582
    Now I remember :surprise: it was.......the 1958 show.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,593
    edited May 2012
    Even the Bentleys and the Panhard? :shades:

    I noticed there's an MG-TD in the background too...maybe just a display of what people still expected from those durned new furrin cars.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    I noticed there's an MG-TD in the background too...maybe just a display of what people still expected from those durned new furrin cars.

    I think that might be a Singer Sports. What would a TD be doing at a '58 show? Isn't that an MGA just past the Citroen ID/DS?

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,593
    Looks like an MGA yeah. I don't know if the traditional style car is a Singer though, was the Singer made that late either? Looks like it is near a Morris Minor, too.

    Oh, and the Lloyd pickup is very cool.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Don't like the TDs...very clunky with the small wheels. The TF at least came up with a prettier, more graceful body style, so the 1500 TF is my fav of that T-type.

    sure, I'd take the Bentleys from the 50s--they were still a decent car then. And I could win "best in class" with the Panhard in local shows, being the only one in the "French Cars of the 50s" division. :P
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,593
    The Citroen beside it would be super cool too - looks like it is maybe black with a red or blue top. Early DS are hard to find.

    I spot something very rare, too. Between the Volvo 444 and Duett kind of top right is something I am pretty sure is a Volvo P1900 - less than 100 were built.

    These cars must have really been alien compared to what was on the road in the US then.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    At least the Volvo 444 looks something like a '48 Ford.

    The 444's engine was not very good (crankshafts broke in half).
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,593
    But easy later engine swap, right?
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Not too bad...you have to pull the entire engine/trans out and convert a few things, but the B18 engine is a lot better than the old B16 (5 bearings vs. 3).
  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,608
    Does anyone know the make/model of the microbus-equivalent next to the white Isetta? I can't place it.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,593
    I am pretty sure it is a Tempo Rapid.
  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,608
    Thanks. Was there also a Topaz Rapid for those who wanted a Mercury?

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Does anyone see the BMW 507?

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,593
    The name "Tempo Rapid" is kind of a funny oxymoron.

    Tempo-Werke made some weird yet cool vehicles:

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,593
    Nope I don't see it
  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,608
    Love the upholstery on that last one.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Look in back of the Isettas.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,593
    The white car? I think that's the Volvo P1900.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Was there also a Topaz Rapid for those who wanted a Mercury?

    No, all Tempos and Topaz were very slow. ;)
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    The white car? I think that's the Volvo P1900.

    You might well be right, OTOH it might be a BMW 503 Cabrio. It's hard to say.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    edited May 2012
    1960 Mercury Monterey.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    1960 Montclair it is.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,593
    I was going by the side chrome and that it is by other Volvos. Either way, coolest pic I recall seeing here in a little while.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,786
    Dodge Journey rebadged as a Fiat [Freemont].

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Fiat [Freemont].
    Yup, apparently it's selling pretty well

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    A friend's family had one of these 1960 Mercury's back when I was in school. It was a 4dr HT Station Wagon. If you think the outside styling was odd, the interior was weird too. The dash was extremely narrow and if you were in the front passenger seat it took some getting used to because it seemed an unnaturally far stretch from the seat to the dash. I always thought 1960 was like 1958, generally not a great year for automotive styling.
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