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  • michaellnomichaellno Member Posts: 4,120
    Ah, so that's the car the character from "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" was named after.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    That's right it's a l972 Plymouth Cricket nee Hillman Avenger. Chrysler bought a controlling interest in Rootes Group Ltd (Hillman/Sunbeam/Humber/Talbot).

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,053
    '62? '63? Bonneville?

    I'm not much for cars of this era, but this one actually is good looking!

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,756
    It's a 62 whatever model it is for sure, and I see it has 8 lug wheels. Good looking car yes.
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    ...a 1962 Pontiac Ventura?
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 270,685
    It reminds me of my mother's '62 Star Chief.. though, I think ours was a 4-door...

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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Tells me Pontiac, but I have no idea what model.

    -juice
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    '62 Pontiac Grand Prix.

    Bob
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    LOL it is a '62 GP. It was the first year for the Prix, maybe that's why you guys picked it as everything but until Bob came along. :P They were good looking cars, and fast too especially wit the SD-421. The eight lug wheels were options much now much sought after by collectors of Ponchos of that time.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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  • michaellnomichaellno Member Posts: 4,120
    a Peugeot 206, one of the first "hot hatches" in Europe after the VW GTI.

    Early 80's vintage, I should think.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    You're close Michaell. It's a Peugeot 205 GTI, ca. early 90s at which time it was lauded as the hottest oh th hot hatches by the British car 'zines.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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  • michaellnomichaellno Member Posts: 4,120
    .... like a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle. Had a HS buddy restore one, but his was burgundy colored.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,756
    You must look further north...
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Nope, not only isn't it a 1970 it's not a Chevelle, it's not even a a Chevy. I think Fintail's ont to it. :P

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  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    i don't know much about hot rods but judging by the grille it's a Pontiac of some sorts mid 70's.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    You're closer Boomchek but it isn't a mid-70s car. ;)

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  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    It's a Canadian Pontiac of some sort. Canadian Pontiacs often had Chevy body parts.

    Bob
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,756
    It's a 68 or 69 Pontiac Beaumont, basically a Canadian Chevelle
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    BINGO!

    The big Canadian Pontiacs of the 50s and 60s featured lighter Chevy chassis and drivetrains. The compact Beaumont was as fintail suggests a Canadian Chevelle with a Pontiac style split grille.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    which has been up for 12 hours? It's not that obscure guys. In any case I'm away for the weekend with no web access :cry: so you'll have to talk amongst yourselves.

    Here's another to keep you going=>image

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  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    NSU Sport Prinz

    http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/2529/sportprinz.html

    Bob
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    Sunbeam Alpine.

    Bob
  • gagricegagrice Member Posts: 31,450
    Interesting site and car. The first Wankel was what caught my attention. I don't believe I ever saw one. Probably not many made it to the USA.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Now for something older and more prosaic=>

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  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    '49 Dodge

    http://www.fridrichdesign.com/dodge/images/thrillmap.jpg

    Bob
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    It's a '49 Dodge Wayfarer, Bob.

    How about this?

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  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    The wheels are typical Fiat of that era.

    It's a 1972 Fiat 124 Sport Coupe.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    For the record it's a '73 but close enough. The photo represents the third and most unfortunate generation of the 124 Sport Coupe, the first two were under appreciated, light, good handling, good-looking cars that got lost in the shadow of the more popular Spiders.

    The third generation had everything but the looks.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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    notwithstanding the repaint, who knows the make/model?

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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    No fair, I wasn't even alive back then. ;-)

    I can appreciate the simplicity of some of these designs, particularly that clean Alpine.

    Love those suicide doors, too.

    -juice
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Could be worse Juice, at least we agreed to limit this to post WWII cars. :)

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,756
    The red car is an old school London Taxi, which was an Austin FX4 or something like that
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    It is indeed an Austin FX4, a popular London taxi design from the recent past but only one of many that have filled the part.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I'm going to guess it's a VW of some sort from the late 60s.

    That sort of resembles the Brasilia models that were sold in Brazil, only Brasilia was a 3 door wagon and that looks like a coupe version of that car.

    -juice
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,756
    I know they are sending a few current London cabs to NA. I saw a few in Vegas last year.

    The mystery car is some kind of VW special, looks like a 412 light assembly
  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    Re: Fiat 124:

    I thought the 73's got the federal plastic bumper treatment. Maybe that was a Euro version. Anyways lets continue.....

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    That's a Brazilian VW as well, Juice, an SP2 from the mid 70s. I remmember seeing them in Rio when I was there in '72. I suspect they were based on 412 mechanicals.

    Take another look Boonchek, that Fiat is wearing heavy bumpers, a '72 looks much nicer with it's thin bumpers=>http://www.carsfromitaly.com/fiat/124coupe_srs2.jpg

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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  • seminole_kevseminole_kev Member Posts: 1,696
    Well that's certainly not stock. Is it some sort of modern re-manufacture that some company is making, or is it just a one-off?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    You can buy one like it today with enough dough so it's not a one-off.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 270,685
    Is that from the movie?

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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Andy: for me the headlights gave it away. The Brasilia's were similar.

    I'll guess it's Eleanor.

    -juice
  • boomchekboomchek Member Posts: 5,516
    What it's officially called though I'm not sure. Is it a Shelby Cobra GT500 or something?

    I see yourpoint on the bumpers. I saw the newer Fiat 124s with the black plastic pumpers which maybe threw me off a bit. thanks

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    What it's officially called though I'm not sure. Is it a Shelby Cobra GT500 or something?

    Shelby GT-500E, apparently they've decided to make replicas of Eleanor (Gone in 60 Seconds) from old Mustang fastbacks. I'm not sure if they'e using the Shelby name under a license deal or if they are actually made at a Shelby-American facility.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
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    Some of these are still on the job.

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