Hmmmm.......it's possible that the label on this car is incorrect. I'm going to call it a '66 Monaco, so Lostwrench gets it first.
KYFDX posted 67 Polara. I thought it was a 1966 Polara and came back with -1 = 1966 (Polara) but the TMART Monaco post appeared first which made it look as though I was posting about TMART's Monaco. These Dodge posts would make a good skit a la "Who's on First?"
They are really fun, and simple to work on, but you have to be a fairly compact person to drive one, and have complete disregard for any level of comfort from wind, rain or road bumps. They are also very small and partly framed in wood so god forbid you got hit by anything.
They are really fun, and simple to work on, but you have to be a fairly compact person to drive one, and have complete disregard for any level of comfort from wind, rain or road bumps. They are also very small and partly framed in wood so god forbid you got hit by anything.
My dad was 5'8", so I suspect he would have fit fine. He also had decent mechanical ability.
Living in CA, I don't think the elements would have been much of an issue. Smooth roads, too.
Yep, fun car for SoCal. I like the TF. It had a good deal more power than the TC and looked better than the dumpy TD.
I think you're right but if you see a "dumpy" TD mixed in w modern cars and no TCs or TFs around (as I did recently) the TD looks quite fetching.
Each version of the T series has its fans--the TC for traditional fanatics, the TD for people who wanted LHD, and the TF for those who thought the TD was dumpy looking and lacked power. But by 1955, these cars were terribly outdated, and thus we get the MGA.
Somehow the TD managed to become 5 inches wider but offer no more seat room ??. I always thought the extra width threw off the proportions. Then the TF came out and the TD people just freaked. They were particularly aghast that you could no longer open the sides of the hood (bonnet) to service the engine. But the TF people in 1954 got the last laugh with a larger 1500 engine that could actually run comfortably on a U.S. freeway.
How'd ya guess, stever, on me wanting ta get a good 'ole look at the new Toyota? If I get an uncontrollable hankering to actually buy one there'll be one for sale in the KC Metro that'll blow your socks off! Although those taillights on the new Toyota CH-R look weird...even from a side view.
From the same year as the TF, probably cost twice as much new>
That would be your hardtop (Newport, I believe) 1954 Imperial. I always had a hankering for an Imperial to cruise around in, since they are less plentiful than Cadillacs and Lincolns. Perhaps one with the freestanding headlights just to make a statement.
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I t's a 1954 Chrysler Imperial Newport Custom. This car with the two-tones and Kelsey-Hayes wires is obviously a top of the line MoPar, It probably has power everything and automatic but they don't mention air-con.
The guy who fist bought it of course had no idea that those features (and air!) would one day be available on cheap compacts and even trucks!
I've always particularly liked the '53-'54 MoPars, they featured clean, elegant lines. I remember having a Hubley Diecast of a similar car. Apparently I'm not the only one who likes them, the dealer is asking $79,900!
Dealer's price is very ambitious, about 1/2 of what a fully restored one would bring. They made a little over 1200 of them, so there probably aren't more than a handful around, and I understand that this one is a low mileage original----soooooo, the question is, will someone pay double the market price for that privilege?
My dad once had a 54 Desoto Firedome in kind of the reverse color pattern and an uncle had a baby blue and white 54 Chrysler coupe (both bought used!). So that shot kind of takes me back to being a little kid.
Alfa-Romeo Stelvio, Alfas entry into the Crossover field. I can't believe that Alfa would ever have such a thing.
As far as I can tell Alfa spells Stelvio the same way everyone else does. It refers to one of the most amazing roads in Europe that goes thru the Stelvio Pass in the Italian Alps
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I thought it was a 1966 Polara and came back with -1 = 1966 (Polara) but the TMART Monaco post appeared first which made it look as though I was posting about TMART's Monaco.
These Dodge posts would make a good skit a la "Who's on First?"
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
It's like a 1:1 Matchbox car:
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2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I ran across a nicely restored and lovely Minx at a local small town car show a couple years ago, neat car:
Built in Turkey.
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Blurb on it here. (LA Times)
Man, that CH-R has HUGE C-pillars.
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Living in CA, I don't think the elements would have been much of an issue. Smooth roads, too.
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Somehow the TD managed to become 5 inches wider but offer no more seat room ??. I always thought the extra width threw off the proportions. Then the TF came out and the TD people just freaked. They were particularly aghast that you could no longer open the sides of the hood (bonnet) to service the engine. But the TF people in 1954 got the last laugh with a larger 1500 engine that could actually run comfortably on a U.S. freeway.
More than you ever wanted to know, I'm sure.
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Either that, or it's a flat spot to stick your can of Diet Coke while you are waxing it.
2009 BMW 335i, 2003 Corvette cnv. (RIP 2001 Jaguar XK8 cnv and 1985 MB 380SE [the best of the lot])
The guy who fist bought it of course had no idea that those features (and air!) would one day be available on cheap compacts and even trucks!
I've always particularly liked the '53-'54 MoPars, they featured clean, elegant lines. I remember having a Hubley Diecast of a similar car. Apparently I'm not the only one who likes them, the dealer is asking $79,900!
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
As far as I can tell Alfa spells Stelvio the same way everyone else does. It refers to one of the most amazing roads in Europe that goes thru the Stelvio Pass in the Italian Alps
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2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
That said, I still use Sweet n Low and never Stevia....
There's a few more pics here:
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2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Let's try this one first:
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All I can say is, very amusing interpretation of period American styling themes.
As for hints---this model was right near the end of this famous marque's existence, and you have to decide which part of Germany it came from.