Mystery car pix

stickguy

320i is the obvious answer. And certainly the true essence of the old BMW.

They must be dirt cheap these days if you can find a sound one, some basic mods and updates and could have quite the fun toy.

au1994

stickguy said:

320i is the obvious answer. And certainly the true essence of the old BMW.

They must be dirt cheap these days if you can find a sound one, some basic mods and updates and could have quite the fun toy.

I'm with you all the way around. With a set of Koni's and a few off the shelf engine tweaks, my understanding is that these can be quite fun little rides...

Mr_Shiftright

The 320 was in many ways a much improved car over the 2002, but it was built on the cheap and priced much too high for what you got.

andys120

Yup, that's a 1979 BMW 320i/E21--the good looking successor to the fabled 2002. I agree with all of the comments above. It was overpriced but pretty good-looking and could be tweaked to give respectable performance.

Mr_Shiftright

You will sometimes find 2002s with 320i engines and transmissions. Done right, it's a nice conversion.

texases

Any of you know which model Ford this is?
http://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/35646/general/x/help-identify-this-vintage-automobile#latest

Mr_Shiftright

It's a '59 Ford but they brought in the Galaxie mid year so there's always confusion as to nomenclature. Some might call it a Fairlane 500 Galaxie and some might call it a Galaxie Sunliner. Depends on production date.

texases

So THAT's why when I googled '59 Ford Convertible I couldn't tell the 'different' models apart!

kyfdx

andys120 said:

Yup, that's a 1979 BMW 320i/E21--the good looking successor to the fabled 2002. I agree with all of the comments above. It was overpriced but pretty good-looking and could be tweaked to give respectable performance.

Exactly my thoughts... not a lot of love for the E21, but I thought they were great... and the best looking 3-series.

stickguy

Poked around at listings. Pretty nice looking one in CA, lots of work done (engine rebuild) for not all that much. Should not be too hard to do some underneath upgrades.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-3-Series-320i-/151743704092?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2354a12c1c&item=151743704092

A cheaper one with some needs (probably still overpriced) if you wanted to do some more extensive mods. And don't mind a little tin worm!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-3-Series-E21-320i-/171858406421?forcerrptr=true&hash=item28038f2c15&item=171858406421

andys120

stickguy

It's a jaguar

lostwrench1

And a 1953 Buick and T28 trainer.

fintail

XK120 FHC, I will guess 1953-54 as most seem to be.

stickguy

and a row of Ford GT40s. Nice stuff there.

andys120

stickguy said:

It's a jaguar

1952 Jaguar XK-120 FHC.

andys120

lostwrench1

1963 Thunderbird.
Oh, Canada..........1960 Mercury Monarch Richelieu.

andys120

Right on both counts Wrench, you have very sharp eyes.

andys120

texases

1985-ish Supra. I liked the GT, with the wheel flares, especially in black:

Mr_Shiftright

fintail

I wonder how many of those Canuckistanian Mercurys survive in that bodystyle. Has to be a rare bird in a harsh climate.

I like the wedge Supras too.

andys120

Mr_Shiftright said:

Arnolt-Bristol ca. mid-late 1950s, a gloriously impractical sports car from the hey-day of gloriously impractical sports cars (I've never seen one w the top up.

Mr_Shiftright

Do you know the model name?

andys120

Mr_Shiftright said:

Do you know the model name?

The only model name I can recall is "Bolide".

Mr_Shiftright

Yep, it's an Arnolt Bristol Bolide. Pretty valuable car these days.

kyfdx

Celica Supra.. About 1984?

andys120

kyfdx said:

Celica Supra.. About 1984?

"About" is right; it's an '82 Supra

andys120

fintail

Fiat 126

berri

Did Fiat build that front end out of Lego blocks?

slorenzen

berri said:

Did Fiat build that front end out of Lego blocks?

I was thinking what a great "competerer" this is for the infamous Yugo...

fintail

You're not far off, I think the Yugo was based on the Fiat 127.

Legos might not be less durable.

slorenzen said:

I was thinking what a great "competerer" this is for the infamous Yugo...

stickguy

Legos don't rust.

andys120

fintail said:

You're not far off, I think the Yugo was based on the Fiat 127.

The Yugo GV was partly based on the FWD Fiat 127and 128. It had little in common w the Fiat 126, a rear-engined update of the Fiat 500/600.

stever

On the market up in Maine:

stickguy

'68 Cougaar

stever

Yep, any guess on the asking price? Or the style? Perhaps you noticed the "bump" in the hood?

stickguy

is it an eliminator? If so, probably quite a bit.

stever

Hm, Wiki says the Eliminator arrived with the '69 model year.

This one is "rare" because it has the 428 Cobra Jet Ram Air and a manual transmission. One of three made.

Auction estimate is $120,000 - $160,000.

1968 Mercury Cougar GTE XR7 428 C.J. 4 Speed

Mr_Shiftright

What? That's 427 money.

andys120

Another Cincqecento variant>

grahampeters

G'day

I think something like an Autobianchi.

While I am not sure what it is, I can tell you what it sounds like. The Fiat 500 engine and transmission had a unique noise with acceleration in first gear followed by a lengthy pause while the driver found second, followed by the resumption of the acceleration noise - lengthy pause then...

Cheers

Graham

andys120

Right Graham, it's an Autobianchi Bianchina (early 1960s)

andys120

Nassau Speed Weeks 1960s>

lostwrench1

63 Falcon convertible. If we could see the side of the front fender we could see if it is a 63.5 Sprint.
Lower left - 49 Chrysler.

bhill2

lostwrench1 said:

I'll grab the 63 Falcon convertible.
I wish we could see the side of the front fender to see if it is a 63.5 Sprint.

I'll take the '64 Pontiac. I think I see a GTO emblem on the trunk lid, but I may be wrong, in which case it is a Tempest.

andys120

lostwrench1 said:

I'll grab the 63 Falcon convertible.
I wish we could see the side of the front fender to see if it is a 63.5 Sprint.

Given the performance cars all over that pier, I'd say there's a pretty good chance it's a Sprint (very rare that year.)

lostwrench1

Correct, the hood scoops make it a GTO.