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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    That's correct Juice, the little Daewoo is sold all over the world under a profusion of make/model names.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • steelydanfansteelydanfan Member Posts: 134
    andre1969, I meant the J body platform when I originally posted the G Platform. The years have flown by , and apparently my memory for these details.........My friend had a J body Skyhawk with the 1.8 L and 3 spd automatic. I think the pushrod engine was willing , but the 2 door coupe was heavy, and that 3 spd. slushbox had gear ratios as wide as the Mississipi . He renamed it the Buick "Skybark."......... :P
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,747
    I had a J body. I knew what you meant. It had the 1.8 L and it was a great motor. It was OHC complete with a timing belt ready to break like all the foreign cars.

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    My neighbor had one, was very disappointed that he was getting all of 16 mpgs (auto, station wagon). Not so hot....
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    Acura NSX. Don't know what year. They didn't change much.
  • hudsonthedoghudsonthedog Member Posts: 552
    I had a J body. I knew what you meant. It had the 1.8 L and it was a great motor. It was OHC complete with a timing belt ready to break like all the foreign cars.

    There were two different four-bangers in the J-body (not counting the much latter "Quad 4"-based engines). The OHV engine (2.0L and 2.2L) was offered in Chevrolet and Oldsmobile models while the Brazilian-sourced SOHC engine (1.8L and 2.0L) was offered in Buick and Pontiac models in turbocharged and naturally-aspirated versions.
  • bumpybumpy Member Posts: 4,425
    NSX, I'll hazard a guess of 1995 since the USDM cars were targa-roof only after maybe 1996 or so. The car in the back is a late-90s E-class.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,755
    It's a facelift W210 E-class (with a sport package) 2000-2002 :P
  • steelydanfansteelydanfan Member Posts: 134
    hudsonthedog, that's the way I remembered it exactly . The only other engine ever offered in the J car was the GM corporate 2.8 V6 that was stuffed into the Cadillac Cimarron, that V6 may have grown into a 3.1L /3.3L before the Cimarron was retired (can't remember the year .....early 90's somewhere).
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    Believe the Cimmaron was retired after 1988.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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  • hudsonthedoghudsonthedog Member Posts: 552
    hudsonthedog, that's the way I remembered it exactly . The only other engine ever offered in the J car was the GM corporate 2.8 V6 that was stuffed into the Cadillac Cimarron, that V6 may have grown into a 3.1L /3.3L before the Cimarron was retired (can't remember the year .....early 90's somewhere).

    As Lemko said, the Cimarron ended in 1988 and never got the larger versions of the Chevy 60-degree V6. It did, however, get the 1.8L (there was a 1.8L version of the OHV engine in the Chevrolet and Olds as well) and 2.0L OHV four (depending on the year) as standard equipment. Chevrolet and Cadillac got the 2.8L V6...Chevrolet and Pontiac later got the 3.1L version.
  • hudsonthedoghudsonthedog Member Posts: 552
    BMW 3.0 CS...Euro spec.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Keerect, it's a 3.0 CS.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • gussguss Member Posts: 1,167
    What Movie was the still from ? The actors look like they are dressed as if it was made recently.

    From that scene it looks like something bad is about to happen.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    It's from a 2002movie I've never heard of called Baader. It had something to do with the infamous Baader-Meinhoff terrorist ring so they probably are up to no good. ;)

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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  • wgraferwgrafer Member Posts: 592
    OK, I'll bite -- it's a Ferrari! Of course I have no idea of year/model :confuse:
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    OK, I'll bite -- it's a Ferrari! Of course I have no idea of year/model

    Surely somebody can do better than that,

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • british_roverbritish_rover Member Posts: 8,502
    Late 50s ear early 60s is the best I can come up with. I just don't know enough about Ferraris.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,755
    I'll guess it's a 250GT California Spyder, the Ferris Bueller special
  • steelydanfansteelydanfan Member Posts: 134
    fintail, is this the one Ferris Bueller drove on his day off ? ? :shades:

    I thinking 1958 here.........go ahead and shoot me down on this stuff, I can take it...
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Ferris Bueller's car was an MG-based replica of the real California Spider (note spelling
    -only Maserati and Porsche use the "y"). The photos I posted were of an early 1958 LWB Ferrari 250GT Spider California

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Gen I Prius, I'll guess 1997, the year it came out.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Well, it's not a Volvo because it has a split windshield.

    I'm guessing that's a Peterbilt but the lack of exhaust stacks makes me wonder....
  • hudsonthedoghudsonthedog Member Posts: 552
    I'll agree with the Peterbilt answer, but the Prius isn't a 1997 because it's LHD.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,755
    You know what I meant :P

    I am ashamed I keep doing the 'spyder' thing
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    I guess I should quit harping on it. ;)

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • british_roverbritish_rover Member Posts: 8,502
    Didn't Mitsubishi call their 3000GT convertible a Spyder?
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 270,652
    Also the Eclipse convertible...

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  • lostwrenchlostwrench Member Posts: 288
    62 - 63 - 64 Chevy Corvair Monza Spyder.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Perhaps I should have said "of the carmakers who make Spiders (two seat roadsters)
    only Maserati uses the "y" (a four seater isn't a real Spider IMO.)

    . To further confuse things Porsche's Spyder is the single seat race car the LMP-1 RS Spyder.>

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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  • british_roverbritish_rover Member Posts: 8,502
    Does it fly like a M.A.S.K. car?
  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,625
    Well, I can only ascertain 2 things:

    1. From the hood emblem I think it must be a Toyota.
    2. Somebody spent much too much money modifying it.

    2009 BMW 335i, 2003 Corvette cnv. (RIP 2001 Jaguar XK8 cnv and 1985 MB 380SE [the best of the lot])

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Somebody spent much too much money modifying it.

    Nope, that's a factory stock car.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,755
    Toyota Sera, probably early 90s
  • andre1969andre1969 Member Posts: 26,117
    That scene with the Prius and the Peterbilt tanker looks like it could be a modern update of this:
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  • lostwrenchlostwrench Member Posts: 288
    Ah, "Duel", one of my all time favorites. :)
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Yep, it's the oddball Toyota Sera, 1990-95.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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  • nortsr1nortsr1 Member Posts: 1,060
    Isn't that the new Mazda "8" seater????
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Isn't that the new Mazda "8" seater????

    Yes it is, this JDM model will be called the Biante, another of those dumb names that means nothing inany language.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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  • davethecarnutdavethecarnut Member Posts: 248
    I'm guessing that's a Peterbilt but the lack of exhaust stacks makes me wonder....

    It's there...probably a single on the right side. If you notice the tanker and dump trucks on the road, their stacks are shorter since there is no tall van trailer to clear the exhaust soot. Have you seen the front of some trailers with soot on them?
    The new diesels are much cleaner now....
  • davethecarnutdavethecarnut Member Posts: 248
    What was that stylist's name? Exner? Man those things had to be unique in 60 or 61? I'm guessing it's a Chrysler, but did they make DeSoto wagons? Or was the DeSoto killed off by then?
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country Wagon - 1962, as that was the year they used the grille with the cross like the previous year's 300 series..
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Exactly right, Magnette. DeSoto was gone by the Dave. IIRC 1960 was the last year for DeSoto.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

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