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  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    What were the chances that while I was typing a reply to a message from a month ago, with one Volvo, and a tank in the background, that you would post another without? This is Volvo 265 I think, but they do look similar, and its US spec, so probably a different model name over there. Circa 1988?
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    When I see these I always think of Emma Peel - the Avengers TV show....
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    When I see these I always think of Emma Peel - the Avengers TV show....

    Me too! The divine Mrs. Peel of course drove a DHC Elan S4 with those odd fixed window frames.

    Of course you remember what John Steed drove :P ?

    In any case the Volvo is not a 265 and you're a bit off on the year as well.

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  • navigator89navigator89 Member Posts: 1,080
    Is it a Volvo 240 wagon, from 1990?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Yep it's a Volvo 240, a '93 actually, supposedly one of 1000 "240 Classics".

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,758
    Fiat 130, ca. 1971, Fiat's period highline car

    Strong MB W108 influence in that greenhouse
  • navigator89navigator89 Member Posts: 1,080
    Interesting when you consider how Volvo has gone from making boxy sedans and wagons to sleek, sporty cars within just 10 years. Just look at the new C70, upcoming S80 and C30.
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 270,747
    Sleek and sporty? Compared to what they used to make, okay... But, not in comparison with the rest of the car universe.. Still.. awfully conservative..

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  • im_brentwoodim_brentwood Member Posts: 4,883
    1993 Volvo 240 Classic. One of a handful made to commemorate the end of 240 Production.

    The Yellow car is an Elan S2 I believe and the Maroon one is a Lagonda Rapide.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Brentwood as previously mentioned the FHC Elan was an S4.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    That's right, I see the Mercedes influence as well.

    Try another?

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  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    Steed used a Bentley 3 litre Van den Plas tourer
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,758
    ca. 1950 Chevy fastback...my dad would drool over that

    I remember when I was a kid looking at one like that, it was immaculate black with a spotless grey mohair interior...the seller wanted like $2900 for it, but somehow my dad passed on it.
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    Chevrolet Styleline Deluxe Sport Coupe, 1950 ?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Close, it's a '49 Chevy Fleetline.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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  • im_brentwoodim_brentwood Member Posts: 4,883
    51 Chevy Fleetline I believe.
  • im_brentwoodim_brentwood Member Posts: 4,883
    Renault Clio
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Renault Cio is right, the Fleetline is a '49.

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  • navigator89navigator89 Member Posts: 1,080
    That's what I mean, compared to before. Yeah sure, I know they're conservative with their styling compared to BMW, Infiniti and Acura. Still, I like Volvos for looking classy because they aren't overstyled like some other cars.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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  • navigator89navigator89 Member Posts: 1,080
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  • seminole_kevseminole_kev Member Posts: 1,696
    Toyota Cressida?
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    Packard Custom Eight 1949 - was that hood ornament supposed to be a pelican? It looks enormous!
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    I'd go with Toyota Cressida, too, 1981-84, this one looks a bit different from the Euro model - I suppose it was the larger bumpers.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,758
    Yep the Packard ornament is a pelican, and the Cressida is a 85-88 NA spec model, with a very clean looking 94-95 Accord in the background
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Packard Custom Eight 1949 - was that hood ornament supposed to be a pelican? It looks enormous!

    Not bad for a Brit, it's a '48 Super Eight.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    It's easier at home, I've got books here.....(is that cheating?)
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    55 Studebaker President Speedster
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    Actually I'll withdraw that, the Speedster was pillarless....??
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    It's a '55 Stude all right but it wears a Land Cruiser badge.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    I'll have another go - 55 Commander coupe
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    Early Ford Pinto, before the bumpers grew - so say 71
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Right on the money, '71 Pinto with the "rare"
    vinyl roof option LOL.

    You should know this one>>

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,053
    a Cunningham?

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Yes, it's a Cunninghan C-2.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,758
    Certainly a Toyota of some kind from the early 70s, screams "Aussie Ute" to me.
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    Toyota Crown, 1967-71, was the sedan from which this was derived, but I've never seen a pick-up version illustrated, so I don't know if it was Oz only or Japan also. They certainly made other sedan based pick-ups for home market though so maybe this was domestic.
  • bumpybumpy Member Posts: 4,425
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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,758
    Do they still sell many small pickups in Japan? Tacos and such?

    I think 4935 is a Hyundai Trajet, if my memory of reading "CAR" has held up.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    I dunno if the Toyo Crown p'up was Aussie or not, I suspect it was.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,758
    Early 50s DeSoto Suburban (well, the earlier ones were the Suburban)
  • navigator89navigator89 Member Posts: 1,080
    fintail's right 4915 is a 1986 Toyota Cressida.

    4935 is not a Trajet, it's a Hyundai Matrix. I think I posted that one some time before.
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,747
    I don't think I ever saw one of those. Suicide doors.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    '50 DeSoto Suburban is correct, these were used mainly as Airport limos, note luggage rack on the roof.

    Here's another>>
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