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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    edited October 2010
    Lancia Appia GTE/Zagato?
  • wgraferwgrafer Member Posts: 592
    "Sorry, Andy, but I'll have to disagree. The wheel covers and the brightwork behind the rear tires indicate a Polara. "

    EXACTLY!
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
    Front grille bordered by chrome, ends of front bumpers rising vertically, and white wall tires indicate 47-48.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
    Thar's not what Motorbase sez.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
    edited October 2010
    If you're right some guy in Hemmings doesn't know what year car he is asking $118,500 for! HMN "1946 Mercury Woodie Wagon".

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
    Lancia Appia GTE/Zagato?

    At least we're in agreement on something! It's a '66.

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    Sorry, Andy, but I'll have to disagree. The wheel covers and the brightwork behind the rear tires indicate a Polara. "

    EXACTLY!

    I pulled out a couple of old car spotter books I had tucked away and they did show the Polara has the brightwork behind the wheels and the Matador does not. 1960 seems like a weird year at Mopar. Chrysler and DeSoto looked decent, but Dodge and Plymouth were a little rude, if not plain old extreme.
  • wgraferwgrafer Member Posts: 592
    "Thar's not what Motorbase sez."

    Sorry Andy, but 'Motorbase' is incorrect. Motorbase doesn't even list the Polara for 1960, only 'Polara500 '62-'64'. The pic is definitely a '60 Polara, not a Matador.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
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  • jwilliams2jwilliams2 Member Posts: 910
    Looks like a Ford LTD ll, not sure of the year, probably late 70's.
  • eddieflyboyeddieflyboy Member Posts: 1
    My cousin sent me a pic and for the life of me cannot figure out what kind of car it is.
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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 59,052
    edited October 2010
    Those LTD IIs have a funny memory for me. I remember riding my BMX bike in the ice or snow when I was 7 or so, so maybe around 1984. One of those was parked on the street, I was going too fast, I wiped out, my bike slid under the car from the back, and I slammed into the rear wheel. I don't know if there was any damage - I got out of there pretty quickly. Fun times. Also, I remember those as the police cars in the first Rambo movie.
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,838
    Is this the picture you wanted to link? It didn't work when you tried...

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
    Correct! It's an LTD II. This one's a debut 1977 model.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 59,052
    40s GM product of some kind, likely a Chevy due to the lack of bric-a-brac. I don't know more than that without looking through google.
  • uplanderguyuplanderguy Member Posts: 17,285
    That '77 LTD looks so lonnnnggg to me, in comparison with the GM midsize cars of '73-77. I mean, the Monte Carlo and ilk had long hoods, but the four-doors didn't, it seems. I do remember the Ford had a short, stubby rear deck area. My friend's Dad, a Chevy and Buick Service Manager at the time, referred to those cars as "stubbies".
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
    In reality, the LTD II was just a hasty reskin of the Torino. I can barely remember the ad jingle "Hey, is that you in an LTD II? You'll never know 'til you drive!" or something like that. I was only 12 when it came out.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
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    Right click and select "view image" for bigger picture

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,683
    a car chase pretending to be a movie.

    Obviously the Charger ('69?) and the Dash is from the '67 Mustang 390.

    '65 Galaxie coming up the hill? And a beetle infront of a 356 Porsche on the RH side parked.

    and a large assortment of mid-60s american cars!

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  • au1994au1994 Member Posts: 3,844
    And look, the Charger is shedding hub caps which it does about 8 times over the course of the chase!

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
    ..and a large assortment of mid-60s american cars!

    The taxi looks like it's a '67 Ford. Next to the black '65 Ford appears to be a '65 Plymouth and a grey mid 60s Caddy appears to be crossing the intersection.

    Parked just behind the cab looks like a '65-'66 Plymouth or Chrysler. If you get the big picture you see a '66 Impala coupe just beyond the VW. That's about all I can make out.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,895
    don't know if they were registered as '55, but the 356 cabrio came out in '54 in the US.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
    edited October 2010
    Uh boy here we go again.

    Porsche says the red cabrio is a 1952 356
    which is the oldest Porsche in the US to be brought into this country via the official Porsche-authorized distribution channel, it once belonged to Max Hoffman the legendary importer who had a hand in the creation of the 356 speedster the 300SL and the BMW 507.

    Porsche acknowledges an even older car in America, a 1950 356 Cabriolet originally sold in Austria but later sent to the US.

    Link to article

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,895
    edited October 2010
    well, yer pic does appear to be of a split windshield model, which, according to wiki, ended in '52.

    Didn't realize we were looking for actual individual cars here. :P

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 59,052
    edited October 2010
    This very early model was at a local show last month...can't remember the year though
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,276
    What, you don't know the VIN?? :P
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Eww. Lexus CT200h
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
    Yup!

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

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
    edited October 2010
    Note, only three lugs!

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

  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Hmm--only place I've ever seen those was a Renault 5/Le Car.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    It looks French.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
    The wheel is from a Renault 16 but it's probablt the same one that goes on the Renault 5. Who else but the French?

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,895
    I don't know what the car is, but the jackstand scares the hell out of me.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    I'll guess (not sure) Renault R8 for the white car, middle one, all the way on the left. We'll save the other white car for you-know-who and the red one is too easy for me.
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    The dark gray car to the right of the Red Obvious is a Fiat 600.
  • jwilliams2jwilliams2 Member Posts: 910
    edited October 2010
    Is that red obvious 1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint from The Saint series?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
    edited October 2010
    Yup, the clip is from The Saint TV Series.

    There's another Alfa sorta visible in it, anybody see it?

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

  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Of the three blurry cars at the left edge of the shot, the middle one looks like it might be a white Giulia Ti sedan.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
    I'm pretty sure it is a Giulia TI, the tailights and the indentation on the trunk lid match.

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

  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    I was kinda fooled...
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  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    The Renault should be flattered. . . and the Alfa insulted.
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,242
    That blurry white car pulling away, to the right of the white Alfa, is a Ford Cortina.
  • stephen987stephen987 Member Posts: 1,994
    Can anyone get a fix on the tall burgundy car just to the right of the white Beetle?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
    Not much chance of that, it's just a blur.

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Buick Regal, mid 90s. GS model I'm guessing?
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