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  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    I have a few of those too, German buyer's guides with every car for sale in the world, including tuner cars, and specs for every one of them that included weight, size, tires, hp, acceleration, top speed etc.

    I have them from 1989, 1990, and 2001.

    I wish I could get my hands on one every year.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,647
    Last year I saw something like that originating in Poland. Are you familiar with that?

    How about the old 'Automobile Year' books? I have a few from the 70s.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Magnette, I am in awe of your expertise. You are of course correct about the Graber-bodied 1959 Alvis.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,647
    Some kinda Chin-E-class?
  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    Actually the guide I have from 2001 is in Polish. I think it's called Auto Katalog.

    I don't know why they don't sell them here in the english version.

    Don't have any Automobile year books but I do have Road and Track buyer's guides from 1972 up to today.

    Also have these thick 300 page Buyer's Guides by Dan Heraud I think, from 1992, 94, 95.

    There's a store here in town which has everything automotive as in books, every issue of every magazine sold in North america from the first ones to current, shop manuals, scale models, old brochures, posters, racing memorabilia. It's my fav store. Any car buff needs to stop by and see it when in Vancouver. It's called Wilkinson's Automobilia. Check them out online as well.

    As for that red car it looks like a mini S Class knockoff, probably from India or China.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,647
    The one I saw was in a mainstream bookstore...it was in English. This was a 2005 book I think.

    You must have quite a library. After my mother sold off all by magazines at a yard sale when I was in school, I am left with a few dozen Autocars, maybe 10 old domestic magazines, and a couple dozen books.

    My Automobile Years are in poor condition...I read them 100 times when I was a kid.
  • rockyleerockylee Member Posts: 14,017
    OMG that is a Chin-E-Class if their ever was one. OMG !!! :surprise:

    Fintail, it probably made out of cigarette box foil :D

    Rocky
  • ohuggyohuggy Member Posts: 10
    BYD F8 (Chinese)

    BTW anyone want to try guess the 4x4 in my post a few back?
  • derrado1derrado1 Member Posts: 194
    What I find annoying is the American car magazine industry's complete failure to use star rankings. I actually bought a Road & Track '07 buyer's guide the other day, and even though it was printed on what appeared to be glossy toilet paper, was about as thin as a pamphlet and had almost no interesting articles in it, it had bloody star rankings. I just like them for some reason.

    IMO, Car & Driver, Road & Track and Motor Trend are all rubbish. The odd good article, but not a patch on, say, CAR or Top Gear magazine. I would love to get my hands on some decent US car buyer's guides. I only have a Car & Driver one and a Road Report (you know, the big chunky street-directory like ones? Boring as sin but very informative). I need to keep searching for good books/magazines.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    BYD F8 (Chinese)

    Yes! Of course it's just a coincidence that it looks like a Mercedes SL ;)

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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    My mom has a Palio like that, me and my brothers gave it to her. :shades:

    The Opala brings back memories, my best friend's dad had one. 4.3l 6 banger I believe.

    Along those lines, guess what this is (mom owned one):

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    -juice
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,237
    Is this a Brazilian Chevrolet Omega circa 1990/95 ?
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,237
    Re that Polish car catalogue, I bought one of those recently in a local newsagent, it is called World of Cars, and the edition I have is "2005-2006". It says in the introduction that it is the first time they've produced it in English, though, so for earlier years it must just be Polish. The web link is http://www.worldofcars.pl
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,237
    I've got Automobile Year 1961-62 which I picked up in a secondhand bookshop for only a couple of quid, but it is a bit battered. Also World Car Catalogue 1967, and World Cars 1975, although I bought the latter when it was new, so it was probably expensive then.
    I looked at that store in Vancouver online, it is really great, loads of interesting stuff, and what is even better from my point of view is you get a lot of the books sold in North America which were probably never available in Europe.
    In London we have a couple of good motoring bookshops, Motor Books in West End, just off Charing Cross Road, (which is the centre of the London book trade as in the film..), and Chaters in West London, actually Isleworth which is towards Heathrow. I tend to go to Motor Books because it is nearer for me, but they are both great - Chaters sell more secondhand books too. Links below;
    http://www.motorbooks.co.uk
    http://www.chaters.co.uk
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Nope. Omega was their big car, it basically replace the Opala.

    This was a mid-sizer, at least for that market.

    Hint: it was mentioned above.

    -juice
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,237
    Did you have a Chevrolet Rekord then ? Good old GM like to keep the badges the same even across the continents....
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Nope.

    Small cars were Chevette, then Kadett, then Corsa/Celta.

    Mid-size was Monza (the car pictured), then Vectra.

    Big car was the Opala, then the Omega. I think they have a new model Omega out now, haven't been to Brazil in a while, though I'm going again in December.

    I'll take my camera with me and bring back a bunch for this thread.

    -juice
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,647
    Ah yes that's the name. It was interesting. I have some German one a friend bought me while on a trip a couple years ago, but it only covers the German market.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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    Extra points for guessing the movie as well as the make year of the car. ;)

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  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    Thanks for that link. I'll see if I can buy it locally otherwise I'll order it online. :)

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  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    A little off topic sorry...

    I have one room in my place full of car stuff. I have over 1500 brochures, about 80 various buyer's guides, and probably 1000 various car mags that include C&D, Motor Trend, R&T, Automobile, Import Tuner, Super Street, Sport Compact Car, Max Power UK etc. I also have a bunch of old Autoshow posters that are in my closet cause I don't have room for them.

    The rest of my car room has Dubcity models, Hotwheels, 1:18 scale models, 300 plus matchbox, Johnny Lightning James Bond and Simpsons cars, Fast and Furious toys cars (about 60), and other mix and matched ones.\

    My motorsport collection is Molson Indy and other Champ Car guides, signed photos and posters, hats, shirts, a Player's Team flag, and other plaques and promo items when they had tobacco advertising in motorsports.

    I'd like to put it all in my garage when I get a house. It would be the only place that would have enough room to display it all.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,647
    1948 Hudson, Driving Miss Daisy
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,647
    That's pretty impressive. My automotive literature is confined to 3 shelves on a bookcase, and a tub with old magazines. I had boxes of primarily 1980s American mags at one time, but they all got sold for nothing at a yard sale. Bah. I do have most of the British magazines I ever bought anyway.

    I do have a decent collection of toy cars scattered about, the highlight being the Matchbox cars. I actually keep those in my living room, as they are a good conversation piece. My childhood cars aren't on display as they aren't much to look at, but I have a smaller plastic tub full of those too.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Yes and yes. The '48 Hudson is a Commodore from DMD.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,647
    Austin Healey Sprite Mk II (along with the MG Midget nicknamed the "Spridget")
  • jagir03jagir03 Member Posts: 17
    Hello, everyone my dad's 1988 eagle premier will crank over good but will not start I had this car towed to a well respected mechanic shop in my area and he did all kinds of tests, such as fuel pressure, spark is good, injector pulse is there as well he had the car in his shop for over six months and worked on it in his spare time cause the car is 1988 and I didn't want it costing me too much but this mechanic tried everything considering it a challange but finally he told me he gave up on it, we have two of these exact cars so I tried swapping Ecu, coil, crankangle sensor my other eagle premier runs fine, the problem car just before it stopped starting was hard to start when it was hot I was wondering if anybody out there has any other ideas for me to try since I have that other car and don't mind swapping stuff, by the way the timing chains are still good and it doesn't try to start it just sits there and cranks.I did phone the dodge dealer and they told me that they'll have to perform different tests just like the other mechanic and I will be charged by the hour. Thanks for any help.
  • bumpybumpy Member Posts: 4,425
    Mystery Engine Pics

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  • ohuggyohuggy Member Posts: 10
    I'll guess Mercedes. 190 or E class 92ish?
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Is that the old 2.3l? Looks longitudinal, too.

    -juice
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,647
    I think you're right, it's a W201 or a W124.

    Kind of odd looking engine...looks like the same valve cover as an M103, but with a different air assembly.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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  • jbolltjbollt Member Posts: 736
    66 Buick Skylark?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Close enough, it's a Skylark GS (Gran Sport), Buick's muscle car.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • rockyleerockylee Member Posts: 14,017
    A Chin-E car?

    Rocky
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,647
    Looks like an S-class and a DTS had a kid.
  • rockyleerockylee Member Posts: 14,017
    ROTFLMAO !!!! :D good one Fintail. ;)

    Rocky
  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    Is it one of those Ssangyongs from Korea?

    I think they have a license to copy MB.

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  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,237
    Ssangyong Chairman CM 500S
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,237
    Where do I start ? Autocar back to when it merged with Motor in the late 80's, and Motor complete back to the early 70's, with many issues back to the 50s. Loads of storage problems as this is a weekly magazine...
    Classic + Sportscar complete, Thoroughbred + Classic since 1975, Automobile virtually complete
    Books , loads but the best is Beaulieu Encyclopedia in 3 volumes, covers everything...
    Storage is the problem though, and lots of potential for domestic negotiations...
  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    All of these Ssangyongs look like ugly Benzes. If you're going to copy, at least make it nicer.

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  • bumpybumpy Member Posts: 4,425
    I thought fintail would nail this one right off...

    What we have is a 190D 2.5 Turbo. The n/a 2.5 looked like this. If I were going to get a Benz, it would be a 190D 2.5 with a stick (but I'm sure that MB brought in approximately three of those, so I'm not spending any time looking for one).
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Ssangyong Chairman CM 500S

    Bingo!

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,647
    Doh...I don't have much experience with diesels. But I was on the right track!
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I was gonna say Ssangyong E-mitation.

    -juice
  • moparmagicmoparmagic Member Posts: 1
    I do Photo Paintings as a hobby, would like feedback. Here's a sample
    http://www.corparts.com/2u1.jpg

    Barry Cleveland
  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    That's pretty nice. I do pencil crayon drawings as I haven't mastered the paintbrush just yet.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Very nice, Barry, why don't you submit some Mystery Cars that you've painted?

    BTW, that's a '64 Dodge, right?

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