Mystery car pix

magnette

The white car is an Alfa Romeo Alfetta - not sure of the model but it is one of the facelifted ones from the early 80s when they repositioned the side turn indicators behind the front wheel arch and adopted the black trim along the doors etc.

lostwrench1

magnette said:

That trip down TV memory lane lost me at the first turn - out of all that lot I think I got Lucy and Lassie - not much else... We seemed to have had loads American TV back in the 60s when I was a kid but only two channels to watch it on (BBC & ITV) until the launch of BBC2 in about 1965. We only got a fourth channel - Channel 4 (imaginatively enough) in the early 80s....

There wasn't enough airtime to watch it all I suppose.

Some of your shows which I very much enjoyed watching here in Connecticut......

Doctor in the House
Are You Being Served?
Keeping Up Appearances

They were all very funny.

fintail

The Alfetta, in "Sports Sedan" trim, was Cameron's car in Ferris Bueller's Day Off:

andys120

magnette said:

The white car is an Alfa Romeo Alfetta - not sure of the model but it is one of the facelifted ones from the early 80s when they repositioned the side turn indicators behind the front wheel arch and adopted the black trim along the doors etc.

Methinks you know a lot more about the nuances of the these than most of us do. Suffice it to say it's an Alfetta Berlina, I think the prettiest of Alfas many four doors
though I've always preferred the bulldog tough looks of the 1960s Giulias.

magnette

Yes Alfettas were great cars marred by lousy corrosion protection and brittle electrics - at that was even here in the land of Lucas aka the Prince of Darkness....

I saw an early 80s Alfetta about two years ago parked in a trendy bit of London and went over to have a look at it - we were at a bar and drinking on the pavement - turned out the car belonged to the Italian owner of a restaurant opposite and he showed us his car was in such good condition with no rust which must be some sort of miracle.

Hardly ever see them now in daily use - that was the last time I can recall although they turn up at car shows sometimes.

andys120

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lostwrench1

1964 Pontiac Grand Prix.

andys120

lostwrench1 said:

1964 Pontiac Grand Prix.

Bingo!

andys120

bhill2

andys120 said:

Willys, I believe. Early '50s(?). My impression is it's a higher trim level, maybe a Lark.

tjc78

fintail said:

The Alfetta, in "Sports Sedan" trim, was Cameron's car in Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Damn you .. beat me to it!!

The other day at the gym one of the TVs had Wheel of Fortune on and Ferris .. was one of the puzzles.  Got that one quick.  Lol. 

andys120

bhill2 said:

Willys, I believe. Early '50s(?). My impression is it's a higher trim level, maybe a Lark.

1952 Willys Aero Ace.

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berri

Willys Aero, maybe around 1954?

Mr_Shiftright

That's a Daimler 250 V8. Not sure of the year but probably late 1960s, as it doesn't have the "fatso" bumpers of the earlier model. So I guess we'd have to call it a re-badged Jaguar 240 in that case, not a re-badged Mark II. The engine is a Daimler "hemi" V8 and I think the last Daimler ever to have its own engine.

Later Daimlers, called Sovereign, were based on the Jaguar XJ6.

omarman

Studies prove that watching TV on the treadmill can be a good distraction.

edit to add: daimler

fintail

Being a child of the 80s can be fun.

John Hughes was a master at casting cars.

tjc78 said:

The other day at the gym one of the TVs had Wheel of Fortune on and Ferris .. was one of the puzzles.  Got that one quick.  Lol. 

andys120

Mr_Shiftright said:

That's a Daimler 250 V8. Not sure of the year but probably late 1960s, as it doesn't have the "fatso" bumpers of the earlier model. So I guess we'd have to call it a re-badged Jaguar 240 in that case, not a re-badged Mark II. The engine is a Daimler "hemi" V8 and I think the last Daimler ever to have its own engine.

Later Daimlers, called Sovereign, were based on the Jaguar XJ6.

Yup, it's a 1968 Daimler (250)V8.

andys120

lostwrench1

Wow, a '54 Hudson Hornet Hollywood.

And, my annual question........Anyone going to the New York International Auto Show next week?

Mr_Shiftright

Who copied who on that one?

qbrozen

lostwrench1 said:

Wow, a '54 Hudson Hornet Hollywood. And, my annual question........Anyone going to the New York International Auto Show next week?

I really want to try. If I go into the office on Fri, I can head over to the show after.

tjc78

How is the new gig? 

fintail

I think the Hudson and Ford/Mercury hardtops were concurrent evolution.

andys120

fintail said:

I think the Hudson and Ford/Mercury hardtops were concurrent evolution.

The resemblance is quite strong, the Merc is a natural progression from the Ford/ Merc styling of '53/'54 but the Hornet Hollywood has little to do with the late art deco/streamline styling of the Step-down Hudsons. I know very little about the '53/'54 Hudson Hollywood coupe but I gather that underneath that Ford-ish body it's a Step-down.

There was another Hudson of the period that looked like contemporary Fords and Mercs>



I'm guessing there's a simple explanation, let's say a stylist leaving FoMoCo to work for Hudson Motors.

qbrozen

tjc78 said:

How is the new gig? 

Oh, its fine, thanks. Not a ton of hours yet, but enough money. I am really enjoying not having much responsibility nor people reporting to me. I do what they need when they need it and that's the end of it.

I can handle going to the city once a week. It is a good 4.5 hrs roundtrip but doesn't feel quite that long. One way, its 35 mins by car, 50 mins by train, 10 mins subway, and the rest on foot. 

tjc78

Yeah, once a week isn’t too bad.   Somedays I would love no direct reports!!

berri

The Hudson Jet did look like a somewhat shrunken 52-54 Ford. Maybe a bit of liposuction too in order to wrap the sheet metal skin tighter.

lostwrench1

qbrozen said:

lostwrench1 said:

Wow, a '54 Hudson Hornet Hollywood.

And, my annual question........Anyone going to the New York International Auto Show next week?

I really want to try. If I go into the office on Fri, I can head over to the show after.



Do try. The show is worth the effort of getting there.
The last one I missed was in 1991.

andys120

You probably know what this is but ain't this a nice picture of one>

stickguy

Attractive car. And you don’t get visibility like that today!

Michaell

andys120 said:

You probably know what this is but ain't this a nice picture of one>

E9, internally

2800?

texases

I'll guess 3.0 CS/CSi, but I have no idea how to tell the difference, or with the 2800.

qbrozen

lostwrench1 said:

Do try. The show is worth the effort of getting there.
The last one I missed was in 1991.

I used to go every year but have missed many in recent years. The last one I attended was 2010, I believe, with my 4-yr-old and 3-mo-old in tow ... which probably explains why it was my last.

andys120

texases said:

I'll guess 3.0 CS/CSi, but I have no idea how to tell the difference, or with the 2800.

The Type Number E9 covers all of them, 2000/2800/3.0 CS/3.0CSi/3.0CSL
That's a BMW 3.0CSi

andys120

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iluvmysephia1

1972 Opel GT.

andys120

iluvmysephia1 said:

1972 Opel GT.

Yup, the German Corvette, deliberately styled to resemble the Corvette C3, it debuted the same year under the tutelage of Bob Lutz and stayed in production until 1973. New bumper height regs for '74 made it impractical to keep making.

kyfdx

As a kid, I always liked hidden headlights that rolled over, like those.

Michaell

kyfdx said:

As a kid, I always liked hidden headlights that rolled over, like those.

I believe an Opel GT is a featured vehicle on the new season of "Wheeler Dealers"

stickguy

I loved these when I was in HS. One of the many oddball cars that attracted my attention, but I never managed to buy.

iluvmysephia1

I loved these when I was in HS. One of the many oddball cars that attracted my attention, but I never managed to buy.

Same here - I even liked the Fiat X 1/9, too.

stickguy

oh yeah, those 2. probably I don't fit in it though. Not sure I ever tried.

andys120

iluvmysephia1

1991 Mitsubishi GT. Production ran from 1991 to 1999. Chrysler sold the car as the Dodge Stealth from 1991 to 1996. The design was a collaborative effort between Chrysler and its Japanese partner, Mitsubishi Motors.

In Japan the car was sold as the Mitsubishi GTO.

texases

I think it's at least a '94, because of the headlights. And it was called the 3000GT, right?

stickguy

3000gt. Correct

ab348

3000GT is another Wheeler Dealers car from the most recent season.

Michaell

ab348 said:

3000GT is another Wheeler Dealers car from the most recent season.

Right - they found the top trim VR4 - 4WD, 4WS, active suspension, etc.