Actually, those cars were produced in the USSR as blatant copies of American cars. I believe Buicks were actually built under license in the USSR in the 1930s.
I loved the '64-'65 Cutlass designs! I have a theory that GM finally solved the problems of quarter panel rust-outs on these 2. Back in the day I never saw any rust on these up North. Whatever they did, they went back to rust-prone quarter panels soon after.... Has anyone ever seen any rusted quarter panels on these 2 years?? Or does my theory have 'holes'....
Neat little car...they copied the British but bettered them as well. The 2000 Roadster had some serious engine problems, however. So they copied the British in that way, too! A japanese TR7! :P
For some reason, these cars don't bring much in the collector car market.
A severe case of "what might have been" for me. In 1981, I was driving down a major road in Melbourne when I saw a Red Datsun Fairlady 2000 convertible with a "Free to a Good Home" sign on it. By the time I turned around and came back (all of two minutes) someone else had stopped and snapped it up.
A friend had one at university, which he had acquired under similar circumstances, with a warped head (I think that was the inherent defect with the engine). He spent his summer holidays labouriously grinding the head flat with grinding compound on a pane of glass. Bizarelly, this meant that the head dimensions were marginally different with differing compression ratios on each cylinder. It ran, sort of! But it was way sexier than my 1974 Mitsubishi Galany wagon!
Close, it's a Triumph 2.5 PI ca. '68-'69, essentially a Triumph 2000 (the Dolomite's big brother) with the fuel-injected six from the TR5 (same as the stateside TR250 except it was "petrol-injected").
Is that an R16? I used to have one of those. This was an incredibly popular car--they made almost 2 million of them!!
They were very versatile. I remember that you could hook the rear seat onto the headliner, then open the rear hatch to make a wagon out of it for heavy hauling. Great on gas, too.
I'm going to say that the red convertible is a Mercury Cougar, and I think that is a Plymouth Valiant in the middle... (sorry, no years.. my calendar is out of whack... )
Yup, the red convertible (right on BIGGER version) looks like a 1970 Mercury Comet. The car on the middle is not a Valiant, it's not even a MoPar, anyone else?
'66 full-size Chevrolet in front; '56 Ford truck (wraparound windshield I think); '68-69 Thunderbird in my best guess (has cornering lights and/or front side marker lights, the latter of which didn't start 'til '68). I can't see enough of the red car.
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the obvious answer is Pacer, though the plate indicates it is some overseas knock off version. though honestly, it does not look quite right for a Pacer...
A lovely, lovely car. The Renault 16, I think from fairly late in its life. My father had one and he loved driving it, despite some assembly issues which gave it some problems. They were assembled in Australia from CKD (completely knoced down) kits imported from France. The production line, in Heidelberg, Victoria, also made Peugeot 504's in a rare show of French co-operation. There was some significant tax benefits for sales of foreign cars in Australia, through them being assembled in Australia.
Dad's, along with about a thousand other Renault 16's was a failure on the CKD front. The drain hoses from the air inlet plenum, were of differing lengths and incorrectly assembled on Australian assembled cars, According in rainy conditions, the drivers foot-well stayed dry, but the passenger rapidly found themselves wading! It took a remarkably long time to solve the problem.
There were also issues with rust-proofing which earned them a poor reputation in Australia.
They also suffered from an inadequate parking brake. A friend parked his parents on a gentle slope, set the handbrake and was rewarded by the site of it slipping downhill at increasing speed, clearing a major highway and landing in a paddock opposite - minimal damage but an incentive to shove a brick behind the wheel ever after.
The Renault 16 was interesting o drive, the body rolling alarmingly on its soft springing which was set up for rough French cobbled roads. The wheelbase was different on each side as the rear suspension hung off locating arms stretching the whole width of the car, Hence the Left side was marginally longer than the right.
Despite the body roll, handling was very good and they cried out to be driven hard.
It was pretty much the last car that I can recall with column shift four speed which was very educational for a young driver.
The rear seats could be moved around in about seven different ways or removed entirely to increase cargo space (quite a novelty at the time).
The wheels were on a three stud pattern with the hub cap secured by a central bolt. This made it virtually impossible to get the wheels balanced unless you went to a specialty shop.
Dad's was a base model 16TL in a dirty brown colour, its greatest colour virtue being that it was identical to the colour of the dried coal in our local coal mines. Hence when driven through the mud in the mines, it looked just as awful as when clean.
The fancier version, the 16TS had a tuned engine and was quite nippy. The Automatic 16TA was best avoided.
Reliability was not a strong point, as with most Renaults; you rapidly develop a friendly relationship with the specialist serviceman!
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For some reason, these cars don't bring much in the collector car market.
A severe case of "what might have been" for me. In 1981, I was driving down a major road in Melbourne when I saw a Red Datsun Fairlady 2000 convertible with a "Free to a Good Home" sign on it. By the time I turned around and came back (all of two minutes) someone else had stopped and snapped it up.
A friend had one at university, which he had acquired under similar circumstances, with a warped head (I think that was the inherent defect with the engine). He spent his summer holidays labouriously grinding the head flat with grinding compound on a pane of glass. Bizarelly, this meant that the head dimensions were marginally different with differing compression ratios on each cylinder. It ran, sort of! But it was way sexier than my 1974 Mitsubishi Galany wagon!
What you do when you are penniless students!
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Sounds like an astronomy major.
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2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
The XC90 does appear to have good visibility.
Drove one of those on an autocross (Subaru had the Tribeca, Murano, and XC90) and that was the most ponderous of the 3.
At the time I said, you can teach an elephant to dance, but you're still dancing with an elephant.
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Close, it's a Triumph 2.5 PI ca. '68-'69, essentially a Triumph 2000 (the Dolomite's big brother) with the fuel-injected six from the TR5 (same as the stateside TR250 except it was "petrol-injected").
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
They were very versatile. I remember that you could hook the rear seat onto the headliner, then open the rear hatch to make a wagon out of it for heavy hauling. Great on gas, too.
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so I have no clue.
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HINT: Think Nash-Hudson merger
Germany...Pacer Kaiser? :shades:
Funny!
French...AMC-Renault Grosse Femme?
This edition commemorates the Nash-Hudson merger of 25 years prior, or so they say...who's counting?
A lovely, lovely car. The Renault 16, I think from fairly late in its life. My father had one and he loved driving it, despite some assembly issues which gave it some problems. They were assembled in Australia from CKD (completely knoced down) kits imported from France. The production line, in Heidelberg, Victoria, also made Peugeot 504's in a rare show of French co-operation. There was some significant tax benefits for sales of foreign cars in Australia, through them being assembled in Australia.
Dad's, along with about a thousand other Renault 16's was a failure on the CKD front. The drain hoses from the air inlet plenum, were of differing lengths and incorrectly assembled on Australian assembled cars, According in rainy conditions, the drivers foot-well stayed dry, but the passenger rapidly found themselves wading! It took a remarkably long time to solve the problem.
There were also issues with rust-proofing which earned them a poor reputation in Australia.
They also suffered from an inadequate parking brake. A friend parked his parents on a gentle slope, set the handbrake and was rewarded by the site of it slipping downhill at increasing speed, clearing a major highway and landing in a paddock opposite - minimal damage but an incentive to shove a brick behind the wheel ever after.
The Renault 16 was interesting o drive, the body rolling alarmingly on its soft springing which was set up for rough French cobbled roads. The wheelbase was different on each side as the rear suspension hung off locating arms stretching the whole width of the car, Hence the Left side was marginally longer than the right.
Despite the body roll, handling was very good and they cried out to be driven hard.
It was pretty much the last car that I can recall with column shift four speed which was very educational for a young driver.
The rear seats could be moved around in about seven different ways or removed entirely to increase cargo space (quite a novelty at the time).
The wheels were on a three stud pattern with the hub cap secured by a central bolt. This made it virtually impossible to get the wheels balanced unless you went to a specialty shop.
Dad's was a base model 16TL in a dirty brown colour, its greatest colour virtue being that it was identical to the colour of the dried coal in our local coal mines. Hence when driven through the mud in the mines, it looked just as awful as when clean.
The fancier version, the 16TS had a tuned engine and was quite nippy. The Automatic 16TA was best avoided.
Reliability was not a strong point, as with most Renaults; you rapidly develop a friendly relationship with the specialist serviceman!
A happy memory.
Cheers
Graham