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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited September 2012
    Yep, good looking rig, "shaped correctly". Looks like you can even see out of it. Reminds me of my sister's last generation ('05) Forester.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    No one has Id'd the red rocket in #34173 so here it is again>

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

  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited September 2012
    Well, it doesn't look like the FF Supercar that was driven by the Ferrari-Driving Red Bull Heir (who was) Arrested Over Fatal Hit-And-Run in Bangkok. (MotorAuthority)
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Nope, not the Ferrari FF.

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited September 2012
    I'm sure someone will come up with an ID based on the numerous other Ferrari wrecks out there. :P
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,234
    Ah yes - the new Ferrari F12. Autocar magazine here raved about this about five weeks ago...
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    the new Ferrari F12.

    Right you are Magnette, it's the re[lacement for the 599GTB. I hope it looks better than the photos suggest. Pix make it look overly busy.

    And could Ferrari and every other maker clean up their naming schemes. How do you go from "599GTB" to "F12"? I thought the F prefix was for mid-engine variants. (F40/F355/F360 etc.)

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Can you see yourself in one? Doesn't matter, we won't get it.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    edited September 2012
    but it's so nice I thought I'd post it anyway>

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

  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    1956 Ford Country Squire.
    The 2 door Parklane wagon is the one to have for that year. Rare.
  • uplanderguyuplanderguy Member Posts: 16,987
    Actually, that's a '55.

    The '56, though similar, is nicer-looking in the details, IMHO. It blows away my typical theory that cars looked best the first year a new body came out, because the next year or years, they just changed things to change them.
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  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    Aren't the 1955 and 1956 Ford just a reskinned 1952 model? Ford sure got it's money's worth out of that generation bodyshell.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Had to cheat and look it up, so no spoilers from me.

    I like that it appears to have a usable back seat. The Mini, 500, and Beetle all are cramped.
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,712
    That's a 1956.

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  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    Oops, my mistake.
    It is a 55 as is indicated by the parking lights.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited September 2012
    The giveaway is in one of the sentences. :shades:
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    It's tricky styling a car that small. Looks like they took the 70s Civic and updated it, design by Apple. Result is good for its class.
  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,409
    No, the 52, 53 and 54 were basically the same, but the 55/56 were a new and different body.
  • wgraferwgrafer Member Posts: 592
    As I recall, a major difference was that in '56 Ford changed to a 12 volt electrical system. '56 was also the year of 'safety' when Ford offered seatbelts and padded dash as options. The dashboards were quite different too - the '55 had a smaller speedometer with a clear top to let light in while the '56 was more typical of later years with it's curved top that blended into the dash. Both years were beauties, especially the Country Squire like this one.
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    It's a 1955 Ford Country Squire.

    I'm not sure of the year of Lemko's Wagon but I'll take a stab at a '56 Mercury Colony Park.

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  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    So close - it's actually a 1955 model. The site describes it as a Monterey wagon. I'm not sure when Mercury started using the Colony Park name. I believe it was 1957.
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    edited September 2012
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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Nice shot Lemko. I always thought H&H was a NYC outfit because my Dad took me to one on 42nd St near Grand Central but it turns out they started in Philly.

    Anyhow there's a '63 Impala 4-door H/T on the left followed by a '61 Olds (88?) in front of a Jeep (CJ3?).

    You could fit my old VW in the trunk of that Olds!

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

  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    The Olds is actually a 1960 Super 88. That building still exists. I remember it as Horn & Hardart, then I believe it became a Barnes & Noble then a CVS.
  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,876
    My dad had a '56 black Fairlane with a T'Bird motor in it.
    That's when I became a Ford guy.
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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,712
    > T'Bird motor in it.

    That was a 312 cu in? IIRC.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    The Olds is actually a 1960 Super 88

    Doh! I knew that, why did I type '61? :sick:

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,876
    I never have gotten a definitive answer on that.
    The salesman I bought a few cars from starting in 1990, said it was a 292.
    He was an old timer, so maybe he was right.
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  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,608
    It could be either. The 292 was the 'Thunderbird V-8' and the 312 was the 'Thunderbird Special V-8'.

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

  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,665
    Daimler SP250?

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  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    A strong contender for the ugliest sports car of all time.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Even if you remove the bumpers you're left with a fish mouth face.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Right up there with the Packard Hawk, Bricklin SV-1 and Mosler Consulier.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Consulier, ah, I remember those. She had a great personality!
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Yup, it was also known as the Daimler Dart. When Jaguar took over Daimler in the 60s they discovered that it cost more to produce the Dart than to produce the E-Type with it's complex monocoque, IRS and inboard rear brakes.

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

  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    The SP-250 wasn't a bad sports car though for the time, though. I think it even raced somewhat competitively...but it was hideous.

    Some people find the first Bugeye A-H Sprite ugly, but I don't.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Bugeye is different. It's Pug-ugly, but Pugs are cute.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • robr2robr2 Member Posts: 8,805
    2013 Accord.

    Take a little Passat, add a dash of Genesis and POOF - an Accord.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Result is handsome, though. Best Accord in a while.
  • michaellnomichaellno Member Posts: 4,120
    Result is handsome, though. Best Accord in a while.

    +1 on that. Nice proportions, a bit smaller, a bit lighter, and you can still get a manual transmission with every 4-cylinder trim level.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    That's a suprise, nice given they've been disappearing from other Hondas.
  • michaellnomichaellno Member Posts: 4,120
    That's a surprise, nice given they've been disappearing from other Hondas.

    Perhaps the engineers have successfully overthrown the bean-counters for control of the company. Would be nice to see Honda revert to the company they were in the 80's and 90's.

    However, the alternative to the stick shift is the dreaded CVT - so another mid-size sedan succumbs to the rubber band tranny.
  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,876
    I saw a Daimler at a car show over the weekend.
    It looked like it had a chrysler hemi in it (?).
    Tried to post our pictures, but the site hosting them requires registration to view anything you want to share. :mad:
    I guess I'll have to find another place to share them from.
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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Tinypic is pretty quick and painless. Flickr seems pretty good too.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Newest car dates this phgoto>

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  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    The "regular" Accord looks WAY better than the hybrid! Why do manufacturers go out of their way to make hybrids look so weird?
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    The newest car appears to be the white 1960 Pontiac.

    Next to is appears to be a 1958 Plymouth Plaza and a 1955 Pontiac Chieftain.

    On the other side appears to be a 1951 Chevrolet and a 1953 Buick Roadmaster.
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