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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I remember test driving one of those and then I did not walk I *RAN* to buy a used NA Miata.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    I bet the car is highly waxed and he's not wearing shoes and the tires are inflated to 92 psi. :P Man, this is livin' on the edge!
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    This is a wagon version of the Trabant 50 replacing the Zwickau P70 in about 1959 - the more familiar shaped, later Trabant is the car parked next to it. Can't be that many in Maryland...
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Yup, it's an FSO Trabant P50.

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

  • au1994au1994 Member Posts: 3,767
    an ex-gf had the non si version when new and yes, it was like driving a topless Civic. She liked it though and I liked her so her choice in cars was the least of my concerns.

    Hard to believe this was the replacement in the line up for the much loved CRX.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Hard to believe this was the replacement in the line up for the much loved CRX

    Exactly. It went in a totally different direction.
  • robr2robr2 Member Posts: 8,805
    1975 Olds Cutlass Supreme with Rally Wheels.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Yup, it was the top-selling nameplate in the US at the time.

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  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    Somewhere on the internet I once saw a picture of a red Honda Civic with its side mirrors removed and replaced by small video cameras. I think that is what was done here for better gas mileage.
  • au1994au1994 Member Posts: 3,767
    Jeez...talk about stepping over a dollar to save a dime.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,805
    cx-5

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Yup, replaces the Escape-based Mazda Tribute

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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    More importantly, Mazda finally toned down that giant grin.
  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    My, you look just like your big sisters!
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,053
    I like it. If it has close to the interior room of the new CRV (which I doubt it will) I shall put it on the list. i like small, but only so little my wife will go I think.

    More likely, it will be CRV on the small side (or X3 if some unexpected windfall comes in) with maybe the next Sante fe for a "big" car.

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  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    FSO ? I thought they were Polish - whereas the Trabant was East German
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    My bad, the company that made Trabants was VEB Sachsenring AG of Zwickau, (East)Germany. Perhaps I got confused with the FSV Zwickau soccer team. :blush:

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Jaguar XK-R

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited November 2011
    Dang, let me finish typing first LOL.

    Straightline has an extra letter in there though. :shades:

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • au1994au1994 Member Posts: 3,767
    new Hyundai Azera

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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    In the tight slot between the Sonata and the Genesis sedan, I hardly see the point. Just get a Genesis, it looks better, RWD, 333hp, and the same mpg on the highway.

    I'm afraid all this will do is allow Hyundai to increase Genesis prices to create a price slot for the Azera.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,760
    Suddenly, it's 2010! :shades:
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,760
    I'll just take one and let others have the rest...the 63 Ford Squire (Fairlane?) at far left.
  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,419
    Can't miss the 56 Bird or the Mercury Turnpike Cruiser. AMC in front of the Merc.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Why do I expect a giant lizard to step on all that? :P
  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,419
    I could be wrong, but this might be Mercury and not a Ford. The tail lights don't look right for a Ford...but it could be due to being a wagon.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,053
    ask lexus about the ES and GS.

    some people want bigger/more luxurious but don't want the RWD experience (ask TJ about that!). think Avalon here.

    so, similar size, maybe price, but covering both ends of the spectrum.

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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I think a lot of people expected Genesis to be a separate brand, but the coupe isn't really nice enough to belong to an upscale brand, and 2 models are not enough.
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,747
    Is it a 1961 Ford Wagon with the "ears" above the taillights?

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,760
    They look round to me, but it's a small pic.

    Rear side windows don't wrap around, which is what makes me think Fairlane.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    IMCDB sez the wagon is a '63 Ford Fairlane Squire. Here's a better look>

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    I don't think anyone has ID'ed the two-tone parked next to the Fairlane...'56 Mercury Monterey?

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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,747
    I was thinking 1955 Mercury. Can't tell if it's Montclair with the "armrests" outside the windows on the doors or a Monterey coupe.

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  • wgraferwgrafer Member Posts: 592
    Next to the T-Bird are a '63 Plymouth and a '61 Rambler. Did anyone get the year of the red Mercury Turnpike Cruiser?? I think it is most likely a '58 (although there were a few '57s with the bug-eye addition for quad headlights).
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    IMCDB calls the Turnpike Cruiser a '57 and they say the Rambler is a '60, they think the Plymouth is a '63 and the tu-tone Merc is a '55 Monterey.

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    Rambler's a '61, wrong tail lights for a '60. How do I know? That's Grandma's car! Always something good from the bakery when that car was in our driveway :)
  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    I'll go with a 61. The 60 had a two piece rear bumper.
  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 21,029
    Is she saying 'Come out of that car and get your whipped cream pie?' :)
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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    Rather beat-up 1962 Ford Galaxie, black 1963 Chevrolet Impala, 1955 Ford, 1965 Pontiac LeMans or GTO, 1961 Ford Galaxie Sunliner convertible.
  • wgraferwgrafer Member Posts: 592
    Lemko - Better take a closer look (through the '62) at the tail lights on your "1955" Ford!!!!!!!
  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,419
    It's a 56.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    ok...let's see...I need to deduct one point on Lemko....... :P

    Didn't know I was keeping score, didja?
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,760
    edited November 2011
    Looks like a Hyundai Pony, I am guessing the 1975 original.

    Canada got an updated version starting around 1983 or so:

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    These have been featured on a couple "Red Green" episodes (one I think where he tapes them up side by side to make a "Hummer")

    Edit: Just found a pic...ah, what Ontario does to a car:

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