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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,386
    edited April 2013
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    Big fins!

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  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    I know it is a Cisitalia and from early post war. Something does not look quite right though.

    Now that will worry me all night.

    Cheers

    Graham
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,386
    edited April 2013
    I've seen this car at the Russo & Steele auction at Scottsdale AZ, it's a replica of a 1947 Cisitalia 202 MM (Mille Miglia) Coupe Aerodinamica. Like the original it uses the mechanicals of a Fiat 1100.

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
    edited April 2013
    Please tell me what model this is. Absolutely stunning body.

    I am Chris BTW, and no I don't own a Ferrari, but to me they are works of art.

    Here is my "Ferarri". http://imgur.com/a/gOrWj#0

    It is at least red! No?? OK..I'm going I'm going! ....
  • odie6lodie6l Member Posts: 1,173
    edited April 2013
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    Odie
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
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  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    I am no good at US trucks but is it a Dodge Power Wagon from early 1950's? The cab reminds me of a standard Army cab which seemed to appear on a whole lot of army vehicles.

    I am thinking maybe converted Korean war vintage reused as a fire truck.

    Cheers

    GRaham
  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    First attempt at posting this got lost in transmission, so might see two messages.

    I am guessing early 50's Chevrolet (maybe Belair) convertible. Throught th '50s Australian Holdens looked like Chevy's from a few years before and the line look like a late 50's Holden

    Cheers

    Graham
  • odie6lodie6l Member Posts: 1,173
    Yes it is a 1953 Dodge Power Wagon. Good guess Graham.

    Odie
  • odie6lodie6l Member Posts: 1,173
    Here is a picture just for fun since the derby is going to be kicking off near me soon.

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    Odie
  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    A good deal fancier than the ones we made as kids. We used to regularly enter our billy-carts (the name in Australia, honouring the fact that early carts were dragged by billy goats) in a derby in a nearby town. Ours were all built by kids and we were deeply disdainful of carts built with parental assistance (although they always won).

    The wheels were scrounged from old prams off the local rubbish tip. The very fastest, and wildest to control, fitted small ball bearing races onto whittled timber slats, either wedging them on or hammering a nail on each side, leaving the riders backside two inches from the pavement. If the bearing races were in reasonable condition and well oiled, they were phenomenally quick. Steering control was arbitrary as metal on pavement has a low coefficient of adhesion, but the noise was spectacular.

    On a good day, you could tear through two pairs of trousers, falling onto the road surface. I still have a scar on my right hand to tell me of my childhood. Our mothers were remarkably tolerant!

    Cheers

    Graham
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 236,559
    I don't mean to brag, but I'm going to... ;)

    I was a local Soap Box Derby champion in 1970... back when Chevrolet sponsored and it was a big event...

    Got an all-expenses paid trip to Akron for myself and family (Boy Scout camp for me, college dorms for the family.. for nearly a week)...

    Heady stuff for a 12-yr-old!

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    It's mid 50s Graham, but it's not a Chevy (or Holden :shades: ).
  • jlindhjlindh Member Posts: 282
    I believe I see a Pontiac Indian hood ornament.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    edited April 2013
    Cartoon we did for Road & Track a couple years ago:

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    There is an Indian motif involved but it's not a Pontiac either.
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 236,559
    Nice.. seriously... It was a big deal.., :)

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Oh I know. It was highly competitive.
  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 19,293
    Didn't the final used to get broadcast on ABC's Wide World of Sports?
    Could be wrong, but I think I remember seeing it.
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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    I think one of the winners grew up, married a top model, got divorced, went into re-hab and later took up social work. (I just made that up--- :P )
  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 19,293
    I thought that was the skier who crashed horribly.
    Maybe it was because they hit their head. ;)
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  • odie6lodie6l Member Posts: 1,173
    We use to cannibalize old skate boards and lift a few wooden pallets from the local warehouse to build ours.

    Also there is an event near here every year put on by the local high schools and all teams / students can only build their racers in the wood shops at school. No outside advice is allowed. It gets highly competitive with multiple teams from multiple schools. Each grade is broken into different classes. Class A is 11-12th grades, Class B is 9-10th grade, Class C is 7-8th, and Class D is 6th grade. What is nice is the students are graded on their workmanship, not the results.

    Odie
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 236,559
    So... you guys can just call me Champ, from now on... ;)

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Can you still fit into your old uniform? :P
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited April 2013
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  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    I throw in my cards.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 57,131
    The yellow car? I'll guess Chevy ca. 1952
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 50,489
    '55 chrysler?

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  • odie6lodie6l Member Posts: 1,173
    edited April 2013
    1949 Chevy Deluxe Convertible. There was a nice red one at the Hershey Hill Climb this year.

    Odie
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Close enough Stickguy. :-)

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    Hemingway paid $3,924 for the Navajo Orange and Desert Sand car in 1955 while living in Cuba, where he had maintained a residence since 1939."
  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    Definitely not Chrysler. Early 50's GM, probably Chevrolet!

    Cheers

    Graham
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    C'mon, it's the movies, gotta be a Chrysler.

    Unless they just used a Chevy for shooting some scenes. :shades:

    Here's a head shot of the New Yorker.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 57,131
    The yellow car, facing left, on the image posted, is definitely a 49-52 Chevy. The Hemingway car is the Chrysler.
  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,471
    Definitely not Chrysler. Early 50's GM, probably Chevrolet!

    There is no chance the yellow car is a '55 Chrysler. That car looks totally different. It sure looks like an early '50s GM to me.

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  • jlindhjlindh Member Posts: 282
    Sure looks like a '54 Pontiac hood ornament to me...
  • odie6lodie6l Member Posts: 1,173
    here is the story about the shooting.

    1952 Chevy Bel Air Convertible

    Odie
  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    You are going really obscure, even for Australian cars!

    This is a Holden Brougham, I think an HG model from about 1970-71. However there is something about the grille which looks not quite right so I wonder if it is an overseas market export. The model script would normally be on the lip of the bonnet, not on the grille.

    The Brougham was essentially a Holden Premier, with a longer boot, but the body and nose was bog standard Holden fare. It was not a sales success and died after three years, to be replaced by the long wheelbase Holden Statesman.

    Cheers

    Graham
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,386
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  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,154
    Triumph Italia 2000 - early 60's. A rare car here - I think most of them went to NA.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    It is just me, or does it seem like that car should have been longer?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,386
    edited April 2013
    Yup, it's a '64 Triumph 2000 Italia/Vignale. They're very rare here as well, I've only seen them in photographs.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,386
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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 32,925
    looks to be a Mark 3 Supra.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 57,131
    Maybe a Turbo with those wheels? Which I seem to remember were on later run cars, so I will guess around 1990-92.
  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 32,925
    I was going to comment on the painted vs black trim, too, but, hell, at this point, any of that stuff could have been done later in the car's life.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,386
    Yup, that's a 1991 Toyota Supra Turbo. I saw a Corvette C4 sporting that same white body/white wheels scheme. I'm glad that fad has gone way.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,386
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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 32,925
    Oh, but it hasn't completely. You can buy a Porsche that way. Its around a $3k option. :sick:

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 57,131
    I wouldn't kick this white on white thing out of my garage

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