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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    1958 Oldsmobile. Did the Buick 58 have more chrome?

    I'd say not quite, but you be the judge>>

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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I was looking at it but the reflections off the chrome blinded my eyes.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    I think I read somewhere that the Olds had 88 lbs of chrome TRIM on it...just trim not bumpers, hubcaps, etc...

    What would Kong drive?
  • navigator89navigator89 Member Posts: 1,080
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  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    Late 80's Biuck Lesabre. I actually like the lines of that car. Very clean looking with nice proportions.

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  • navigator89navigator89 Member Posts: 1,080
    Correct, 1989 Buick LeSabre to be exact. Yes, it sure is a handsome car.
  • acura_el2000acura_el2000 Member Posts: 19
    how did they trick people into buying a uh...car, like this??
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,725
    Sssshhh. Don't let them hear you two saying complimentary things about the styling of a GM car over the various "I hate GM cars" discussions. They attack with a vengeance.

    The Park Avenue had a more upright C pillar and had a more formal appearance. That also looks nice--even compared to some cars today. Like the 300 and Avalon.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,622
    That's about a '63 Buick LeSabre I believe....better looking than a new one
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    That's about a '63 Buick LeSabre I believe....better looking than a new one

    Better looking than the '86 LeSabre shown earlier as well and probably a lot more reliable. ;)

    Try this?
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  • navigator89navigator89 Member Posts: 1,080
    The new Seat Leon?

    Love the styling.
  • michaellnomichaellno Member Posts: 4,120
    Of the car?

    :D
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    They're all good looking aren't they? It's a new Leon.

    'nuther one?
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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    The make and model are obvious, just take a stab at the MY and you're home.

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  • bumpybumpy Member Posts: 4,425
    Okay, cheesy script lettering on the side... 1988.
  • bumpybumpy Member Posts: 4,425
    most of these today.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 268,754
    Didn't they first use the "cheesy" lettering in the '70s?

    But, I have to agree... that definitely looks like the '84-'89 model Carrera... I don't remember any US models with lettering, though....

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    The cheesy side lettering orinated in the 70s as did the big bumpers and the whale tail. So you're looking at a '74 or '75 Porsche 911 Carrera RS (RS=Rennsport). The whale tail is from the '76 911/930 Turbo and was likely added later to replace the original ducktail spoiler.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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  • firemanjackfiremanjack Member Posts: 123
    Okay...About a 64 Plymouth Valiant Signet...Not sure if they were putting the little v-8 in it yet..Pretty little thang.
    Thanks Jack
  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    Ya know... with that 81 on the windshield and the color of the thing, that sure looks a lot like the 81 Sentra I bought as my first new car!
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 268,754
    That is what was throwing me off.... I was pretty darn sure it was a '70s Carrera, but that tail looks like it came off of an '84 or '85 Carrera....

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  • themoon77themoon77 Member Posts: 102
    Definitely an Isuzu, I want to say I-Mark. Here in NC I still see one of these at least once a week. Didn't they come as both a 3 door hatch and sedan?

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  • navigator89navigator89 Member Posts: 1,080
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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    You're off by a couple of years, but they didn't change Valiants much, it's a '66.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    #4510 looks like the EuroFord Fusion. Didn't we do that already?

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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  • bumpybumpy Member Posts: 4,425
    This one is a 1986 Chevy Spectrum, which was a rebadged Isuzu I-Mark. There was a 3-door hatchback which looked a LOT like the original Hyundai Excel hatchback.
  • bumpybumpy Member Posts: 4,425
    Naah, that's too small to be a EuroFusion, and it's not even a Ford.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,622
    Peugeot 404 pickup
  • bumpybumpy Member Posts: 4,425
    It is a Kia Picanto (took me a little while to figure out what they call it). Kia's supermini (based on the Hyundai Getz), one size down from the Rio.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Yup it's a Pickup based on the 1970 Peug 404, Euro pickups of the era favored those canvas tents over the bed.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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  • firemanjackfiremanjack Member Posts: 123
    I'm gonna say '48 Chrysler Imperial...What a monster...
    Jack
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Close, Jack. It's a '46 Chrysler New Yorker.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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  • dorettidoretti Member Posts: 1
    Swallow Doretti spoken here..... Doretti.com.... What can I tell you about it.... where are you located
  • vibsrvibsr Member Posts: 47
    Check this out... A 273 V8 was an option in 1964, though. I have a reprint of a CAR and DRIVER article where they tested a hardtop Signet 200 coupe with the 273 and a 4-speed.

    Single-barrel carb
    8.8:1 compression ratio
    180bhp @4200 RPM
    torque- 260ft lbs@ 1600 RPM

    With a 2.93 rear end, 0-60 was 10 seconds flat. ;)
  • firemanjackfiremanjack Member Posts: 123
    Thanks vibsr...vindication...hehe. I believe that little 273 was a de-stroked 318..Later on they put a 340 in these small Chrysler Products..They were pretty fast, I believe..
    Jack
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,739
    the red car is a circa 1970 Mercury comet GT. I like these, the badge engineered Mavrick (some ideas aren't that new)

    The convert is an early 60s Buick. I'll guess '63 Lesabre, but that is a WAG. Does look like the vintage that Judge Reinholt drove in Fast Times.

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  • firemanjackfiremanjack Member Posts: 123
    '60 Invicta?...Pretty Jack
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Yep, it's a '60 Invicta.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 268,754
    '89(?) Sedan DeVille?

    With the ever-popular carriage roof option.. ;)

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,622
    And still popular judging by the CTS I saw last week
  • navigator89navigator89 Member Posts: 1,080
    Bumpy gets it, 4510 is a Kia Picanto, a very small car.

    What exactly is a carriage roof option. I see it on many mid 90s Crown Victorias and Grand Marquis.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Close, it's a Fleetwood Brougham (remember those?)

    Navi the carriage roof option is the goofy overlay that simulates a convertible top, it is much favored by older buyers but scorned by almost everyone under 70.

    A couple of years ago GM forbade Cadillac dealers from offering it but that doesn't stop folks from adding it on in the aftermarket which I'm sure is thriving in places like Florida and Arizona.

    A Caddy or Grand Marquis with the Carriage Roof
    w Landau Irons, Whitewalls, fake wires and faux trunk-mount spare is known as a "Full-Florida" :P

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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