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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    An interesting effort...ahem.....a bit busy as we say in the styling world.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,419
    Wow, I would have just about fallen over, or went nuts trying to take a pic before it passed by. Heck of a sighting.
  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    We all should get dash cams.
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,107
    A dash cam would have been VERY handy. But other times, maybe not having everything recorded is better...
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Pretty little thing:


  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    Mr_Shiftright said:

    Pretty little thing:


    G'day

    Well I am guessing Italian and with curves like that, maybe Gina Lollabrigida!

    Cheers

    Graham
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,229
    grahampeters said:

    Mr_Shiftright said:

    Pretty little thing:


    G'day

    Well I am guessing Italian and with curves like that, maybe Gina Lollabrigida!

    Cheers

    Graham
    This is a Fiat 1200 - I think it was the 1200TV for that model. About 1957/8. I have seen a couple of them in the past but I don't think many of them would have been sold in the UK - and I don't know if they did a RHD version. Very pretty car though.
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,107
    Interesting chrome band at the rear fender, like a '50s Eldorado. But what's with that odd dent in front of the hood scoop?
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    yes, the "TV" stands for Touring Veloce. I have only seen one of these, a badly rusted version that still sits in a hoarder's garage, awaiting its final destruction sad to say. The advert for this beauty says it can do an honest 90 mph. I would love to have this car.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    Chrome band, WW tires and wraparound windshield, that's a very Yank looking Italian.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    edited January 2015
    What do these cars have in common?







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  • occarsoccars Member Posts: 3
    Hi,
    Could I get some help identifying this?
    Thanks! :smile: )

  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    edited January 2015
    occars said:

    Hi,
    Could I get some help identifying this?
    Thanks! :smile: )

    G'day

    Rear end looks European and sort of inspired by some PininFarina designs. Front end, from this angle, looks American. White walls scream American and maybe early 1960s.

    However streetscape suggests European.

    No idea at all.

    Cheers

    Graham
  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    andys120 said:

    What do these cars have in common?







    G'day

    Would I sound stupid if I said they are both Triumph TR3. The coupe was called something like the Italia and is a Michelotti design. Far more attractive than the convertible

    Cheers

    Graham
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    ???

  • au1994au1994 Member Posts: 3,705
    lemko said:

    ???

    No idea, some type of non US market Chrysler product??

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  • au1994au1994 Member Posts: 3,705
    occars said:

    Hi,
    Could I get some help identifying this?
    Thanks! :smile: )

    Background definitely suggests Europe. It looks sort of Peugeot-ish to me.

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  • robr2robr2 Member Posts: 8,805
    lemko said:

    ???

    Looks like a Valiant and a Matador from the early 70's had a love child.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    grahampeters said:

    andys120 said:

    What do these cars have in common?







    G'day

    Would I sound stupid if I said they are both Triumph TR3. The coupe was called something like the Italia and is a Michelotti design. Far more attractive than the convertible

    Cheers

    Graham
    That's right Graham, both cars are based on the Triumph TR-3, the red one is a standard 1959 TR3A, but the silver hardtop is a Michelogtti styled re-body, a 1962 Triumph Italia 2000 .

    Giovanni Michelotti acted as the in-house designer for Standard Triumph (later BMC/ British Leyland) after opening his own studio in 1959. He copied the side andrear of the Italia 2000 in his design for the TR-3s successor, the TR4. This sort of thing was common during that era.

    See next post for more.




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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    edited January 2015
    TR4>



    Those finlets of course were copied from America 50s styling. Ironically they became popular across the Atlantic about the time they began to disappear on Detroit Iron.



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  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,709
    edited January 2015

    I like how the wheels and tires combine against the body of this Dodge Polara station wagon. Simple, yet effective relief!

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    edited January 2015
    Studebaker Lark.....no, REALLY. (look at the hubcaps closely).

    Designed by Frua

    It's a concept car, so not really fair for our "Mystery Car" rules.


    au1994 said:

    occars said:

    Hi,
    Could I get some help identifying this?
    Thanks! :smile: )

    Background definitely suggests Europe. It looks sort of Peugeot-ish to me.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    edited January 2015
    FRUABAKER---another view, and perhaps one you'd rather not look at :)

    FRUABAKER
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    robr2 said:

    lemko said:

    ???

    Looks like a Valiant and a Matador from the early 70's had a love child.
    I guess everybody gave up on my export market Mopar. Au1994 came closest - it's a Brazilian 1979 Dodge Diplomat.
  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,598
    Mr_Shiftright said:

    FRUABAKER---another view, and perhaps one you'd rather not look at :)

    FRUABAKER

    Did you really have to do that, Shifty? From the side it looked almost normal. That is, even if it couldn't be unseen, one could still lead a normal life. Now I will need therapy.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670
    "Frubaker" as in Frua? As in Carrozzeria Frua? Oh well you can't win 'em all. I like most Frua designs but I guess there's just so much you can do with a Lark.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Sometime the truth isn't pretty, I know.
    bhill2 said:

    Mr_Shiftright said:

    FRUABAKER---another view, and perhaps one you'd rather not look at :)

    FRUABAKER

    Did you really have to do that, Shifty? From the side it looked almost normal. That is, even if it couldn't be unseen, one could still lead a normal life. Now I will need therapy.
  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,598
    Mr_Shiftright said:

    Sometime the truth isn't pretty, I know.


    Oh well, I recovered from seeing the '61 Plymouth and the Pontiac Aztec so I guess I can overcome this.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Oh you're an Aztec survivor? That's impressive. :)

    I'm still getting over the Nissan Cube and the original Scion xB.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    You guys are just Juking, right?
  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,598
    stever said:

    You guys are just Juking, right?

    Ah yes, Juking. The uncontrollable ocular spasms and psychological blindness caused usually by looking at vehicles such as those mentioned above. Other vehicles (a 1958 Buick in one documented case) have been known to trigger the syndrome.

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    At least you're in your Element here....
  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,598
    stever said:

    At least you're in your Element here....

    You have no shame. I respect that in a person.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Well you have to admire his Insight....
  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,598
    Mr_Shiftright said:

    Well you have to admire his Insight....

    I'm losing track of the Genesis of this thread.

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  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,399
    Maybe we Audi get back on track, or are you trying to Dodge the subject?
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited January 2015
    It's all part of the Mystique here.

    In the local CL:


  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,794
    stever said:

    It's all part of the Mystique here.

    In the local CL:



    I want to say that's some sort of late '60s, early '70s Mercury.... it reminds me of my first car (1970 Galaxie Coupe).

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    You're closer with the Galaxie brand. Spot on with the year - 1970.
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,794
    stever said:

    You're closer with the Galaxie brand. Spot on with the year - 1970.


    Maybe it's an LTD?

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited January 2015
    The ad says it's an XL. Which really means it's an LTD XL, right?

  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,794
    stever said:

    The ad says it's an XL. Which really means it's an LTD XL, right?


    Ah... a Galaxie XL?

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Wiki is clear as mud to me, but I think you got it 100% the first time.
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,794
    Beats me... really. I bought mine in '76 with a 113K miles for $650. After putting $300 more in it over the next six months, the engine died, and I scrapped it for $100.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,794
    edited January 2015
    stever said:

    Wiki is clear as mud to me, but I think you got it 100% the first time.

    I think it's a Galaxie XL. In between the regular crappy Galaxie that I had, and an LTD.

    Comes with those nifty hidden headlights and the badges and sporty interior

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  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,598
    edited January 2015
    kyfdx said:

    stever said:

    Wiki is clear as mud to me, but I think you got it 100% the first time.

    I think it's a Galaxie XL. In between the regular crappy Galaxie that I had, and an LTD.

    Comes with those nifty hidden headlights and the badges and sporty interior
    Actually, the LTD is a Galaxie (500) with more luxury, and the XL is a Galaxie (500) with more "sport" (note the thin shell bucket seats and the console). For instance, there were no four door XLs during that period (trivia question; in what year was the last four door XL offered). So there isn't a straight line between the three models.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,794
    Thanks for the info!

    I don't have any fond memories of mine... Black vinyl seats and no A/C!

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,419
    I want to say the only 4 door XLs were 63-64 - and they are fairly rare today. LTD came out in 65 and probably filled that market segment better.
    bhill2 said:

    For instance, there were no four door XLs during that period (trivia question; in what year was the last four door XL offered). So there isn't a straight line between the three models.

  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    I think you're right. I seem to vaguely recall 63 or 64 4 dr hardtop XL 500's.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,670

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