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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Yep. They make the fakey-doos.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Last chance to correctly ID (year and model) the mystery Porsche Roadster; you know this one Shifty>

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

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Well this one has been on long enough so Iill tell you that both cars I've shown are 1959 Porsche 356A Convertible Ds

    The D is for Drauz, the coachbuilder for this particular model. The Convertible D was a follow on to the Reutter-built 356A Speedster and differs primarily by having roll-up windows and a taller windscreen with corners that are not rounded off.

    They can be distinguished from Cabriolet models by the chromed surround to the windshield. Carbrios have surrounds that are body-colored.

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

  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
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    Can't remember if I've posted this one before, so I'll do another one as well....
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
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  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    Looks like it's wearing contemporary Pontiac full-size wheel covers.
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    Looks like a Humber estate car. I guess it's around a 1965 or so.
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    Sorry lemko, not a Humber
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Singer Vogue estate?
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    Yes, it's a Singer Vogue Estate, 1966, which makes it a Vogue IV.
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Jaguar Mk IV, ca. 1947-48?
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    Sorry Stephen, it's not a Jaguar... You are about right with the date though....
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Any chance it's a Bentley Mk VI with a very odd coachbuilt body?
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    Not a Bentley, but it is British (despite the Dutch numberplate), as is the coachbuilder, who did about 40 of this style of coupe on this chassis, and a few similar ones on some other British chassis of the time....
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Well it's homely enough to be an Alvis.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Or a Riley?

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

  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    Yes - it's an Alvis TA14 - any idea as to the coachbuilder ?
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Hmmm....early postwar car and an odd duck......coach by Graber of Switzerland??

    I don't think Tickford or Park Ward would make something that weird...if not Graber, maybe Willowbrook?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    any idea as to the coachbuilder ?

    Saoutchik? (sp?), Franay? or some other oddball French outfit?

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

  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Yeah that's what I was thinking---a massive collision of two cultures.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,753
    My last night in Stuttgart this weirdo was in the hotel parking lot
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Yeah, that's a weird one, Fintail. I can see elements of recent TVR in it, along with perhaps a hint of Marcos 3000 and a little bit of Saxon. But I haven't the foggiest clue what it actually is.
  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    Yeah it does look like some low volume British sports car.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    That's a BMW-powered Wiessman GT. They are reputed to be as fast as they are ugly.

    Wikipedia:Weissmann GMBH

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

  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Did you see the picture of the factory? I thought at first it was a photo of Dresden in 1944. Somebody in that firm needs some freshening up in design school.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    ....these are scale models?>

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

  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    That's neat, what's the scale?

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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    1:1

    :D
  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    I'm having abit of a problem seeing the yellow car grill. Its either a 57 or 58 Plymouth, I'll go 58. 62 Chevy behind it and maybe a 55 Mercury Sun Country?
  • wgraferwgrafer Member Posts: 592
    Not sure if this is a real or photoshopped picture, but I believe the green one on the ramps is a 1955 Mercury Montclair with an oddly Sun Valley-ish /Crown Vic look...

    The yellow one is a 1958 Plymouth Belvedere (like 'Christine').

    I really can't see the 3rd one clearly on my monitor, but it seems somewhat Mopar-ish..
  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,624
    I have to call you on one small detail. Christine wasn't a Belvedere; she was a Fury (in more ways than one).

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

  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    The triple horizontal side chrome before the rear tire indicates a 1954 Mercury.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    That's neat, what's the scale?

    It doesn't say but my guess would be 1:24 since it's the only scale I can think of where those types of cars are widely available. I guess they could be 1:43 or 1:87/HO
    but the detail looks too good for the smaller scales,

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

  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,176
    Man, that's detailed, take a look at the full size image!

    I can't imagine that being less than 1:8, don't ask me where the models come from. The only give-away that it's not 1:1 to me are the headlights.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Pretty amazing.

    Lots more here. It takes a few seconds for the auto translator to kick in on the right side.
  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    The model pictures are neat. When I was a kid there was a guy down the block who used one of those 49 Buick Woodies as his carpenter's work car. I saw one listed recently well north of a hundred G's. How time changes things!
  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    The triple horizontal side chrome before the rear tire indicates a 1954 Mercury.

    I'm thinking that Crown Vic roof line treatment was introduced in 55? Of course you can customize how you want with models.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    wayyyy too clean in there!
  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    I really can't see the 3rd one clearly on my monitor, but it seems somewhat Mopar-ish..

    I see what you mean, but I'm thinking if its Mopar its late 50's/early 60's and I think most of them had the rearview mirror mounted on the dash?
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    wayyyy too clean in there!

    That's how you can tell they are fake artist renditions. :shades:

    Fun find, Andy!
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    The only give-away that it's not 1:1 to me are the headlights.

    There are other giveaways, if you look carefully you can see the windows appear to be just too thick and the chrome mouldings are just a bit too heavy as well. Don't get me wrong those are excellent miniatures but there are just enough imperfections to tell when you look at 'em for a while.

    The photgraphy is excellent, too. As an amateur photographer and one-time modeler I can appreciate the work that went into those.

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

  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,176
    "The photgraphy is excellent, too. "

    Yes, that's another thing that threw me, taking picture of the model in front of a real background of trees and power lines.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    My friend, artist Ken Botto, used to shoot in natural light, using toys, etc. He did a wonderful book called "Past Joys". If you love old toys put into unusual "sets", this book is for you:

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
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    Better proportioned pic at Straightline, but it's a spoiler.
  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,418
    2011 Volvo S60
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,035
    should be arriving in late summer (production starts in early summer).

    Too bad the side makes it look like a current Hyundai Elantra!

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Not bad, but you know, almost every car I see these days has a 90sAudi roofline. I guess Audi never gets credit for creating a very durable styling motif.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I think that resemblance is fine, it's actually executed a little better here.

    IMHO the XC60 looks better, but I bet this S60 will grow on me.
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,176
    I just wish that '4-door coupe' fad would go away. I'd hate to sit in the back of that S60, by the looks of the roofline :sick:
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Makes me wonder what the V70 will look like?
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