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  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    '72isn Mustang Grande, 1968? Toyota Corona coupe
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    72ish Mustang Grande, 1968? Toyota Corona coup

    Your guess is as good as mine on the exact years for those. ;)

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    Sometimes I find it hard to differentiate between late 60's/early 70's Datsuns and Toyotas. I sure think they messed up the Mustang with the 71 redesign. The 69/70 models were gorgeous, but the next gen was fat and definitely not a stunner any more.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    I once drove from LA to San Francisco in a brand new (rental) '70 Mustang Coupe. It was like being in a tunnel the whole time. :sick:

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    Yeah, none of those pony cars were really long distance cruisers.
  • 1whldr1whldr Member Posts: 6
    Don't know if anyone guessed this one.
    it is a 128 Zastava Polonia aka Zastava 1100 - a Fiat 128 with a butt lift
    Later reincarnated as Yugo Skala

    All as bad as it gets!
  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    That was a Zastava I used as an example to point out that it looked like a french car.

    But yeah that's the exact full model name.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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  • lokkilokki Member Posts: 1,200
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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,760
    Looks like it says FIAT on the grille, so that's my guess :P
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Oh man, you've got my head spinning with that one. I have seen that car somewhere but I just can't place it.

    I'm pretty sure it's Fiat 850 based, late 60s or early 70s. I thought it might be an OSI, an Abarth or on Osca but I can't find it! :confuse: :sick:

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  • jlbljlbl Member Posts: 1,333
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    Regards,
    Jose
  • jlbljlbl Member Posts: 1,333
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    Regards.
    Jose
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    I think Loki's red coupe is an OTAS 850.
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Jose, an instrument cluster like that one says Citroen to me. It reminds me of the "concentrated target meter" from the first Honda Prelude, where the speedometer and tach used the same dial but separate needles.
  • jlbljlbl Member Posts: 1,333
    Excellent approach Stephen. Now step by step, targeting the model…

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    Regards,
    Jose
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,760
    Looks like a Citroen 11 or 15, to be within the scope of this thread, early 50s.
  • jlbljlbl Member Posts: 1,333
    That's close enough. A Citroen 11b Avant Traction, 1954.

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    Now is time to try with the successor (post #20753).

    Regards,
    Jose
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,760
    Citroen C5, the one with the funny "German" commercials
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,760
    Handsome car, such a long production run
  • jlbljlbl Member Posts: 1,333
    This is it, a Citroen C5. I'm sorry for the bad quality of the pics, which I took with a cellular this morning.

    (There is a nice Citroen 5 cv Type C, 1922, pictured in my Car Space Albums. Citroën addicts — and those not addicts as well — have a look, please!)

    Regards,
    Jose
  • lokkilokki Member Posts: 1,200
    You're right that it's Fiat 850 based - it's a De Lombardi Grand Prix from around 1970.

    http://home.planet.nl/~fredr079/fl-gp/gp-en.html
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    The name doesn't ring a bell but I know I've seen that car in the metal right here in the USA. You really had us stumped, Lokki.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,760
    Cool pics...the 5CV had some kind of nickname ....like "cloverleaf" or similar.
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    Excellent car - not one I'd ever heard of, much less seen.
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    The Fiat jeep yesterday was a Fiat Compagnola, I think - if it was Italian registered I would guess mid 90's - ciould be later if it is made abroad somewhere...
  • lokkilokki Member Posts: 1,200
    Stephan is right that the red coupe is an OTAS 850, or at least very closely related... its official name is De Lombardi Grand Prix , but like so many of the little italians it's a variation on the theme of the OTAs 850. :)

    I love that Citroen - the whole approach is SO French.... so... "Of course we could do it simply, but stand back and watch this!" :P
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Yep, it has been re-engined w a big block, probably built w a 327 originally.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Extra points if you know the movie and the actor as well as the car.

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  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    Looks like an BMW E23, 7 series, mid 80s.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,760
    Yep, somewhat reminds me of Griff's E24 from Back to the Future Part II
  • jlbljlbl Member Posts: 1,333
    "Of course we could do it simply, but stand back and watch this!"

    Spiking on simplicity, have a look at the accelerator pedal of the 11b and compare it to the dashboard! :D

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    Regards,
    Jose
  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    "My car has flames!"... I remember seeing this offbeat movie with Alan Arkin and Peter Falk, but darned if I can remember the title -old age!
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Would that be the original version of "The In-Laws"?
  • fezofezo Member Posts: 10,386
    "My car has flames!" The In-Laws indeed. An all time great funny film.
    2015 Mazda 6 Grand Touring, 2014 Mazda 3 Sport Hatchback, 1999 Mazda Miata 2004 Toyota Camry LE, 1999.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    Porsche Panamera - not good looking to me. I didn't know they were on the road :confuse:
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Yup, it's a Panamera that was snapped on the PCH. It looks pretty good to me in the photo but I'll reserve judgement till I see it for myself.

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Pretty obscure Tex, it's a Lancia Gamma Coupe FL ca. 1980-82 never exported to the US AFAIK. Body by Pininfarina.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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  • jlbljlbl Member Posts: 1,333
    BMW 321 cabrio, 1945-50, inline 6 cyl., 48 hp. Like a two-color shoe. But in this picture looks as "shrink". Must be the perspective.

    Regards,
    Jose
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    That's a pretty good guess, Jose, there certainly is a resemblance particularly in the shape of the grille but you are way off, except for the time frame which is correct. Besides that the BMW 321/326 and BMW/EMW 327 all had had split pane windshields and were a bit larger than the car depicted.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,760
    I'm pretty sure it's a Ford Poplar, but I don't know the name of that variant.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    You're a bit closer, Fin, it's a '48 (Aussie) Ford Anglia.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    "it's a Lancia Gamma Coupe FL ca. 1980-82 never exported to the US AFAIK. Body by Pininfarina. "

    Exactly - just ran across a pic, never saw one before.
  • wgraferwgrafer Member Posts: 592
    This is a tough one. I'll go with 1966 Dodge Dart.
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