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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,662
    edited February 2015
    You nailed it Shifty, it's a 1963 Sunbeam Harrington "LeMans, a rare bird, as you say. I didn't know that the upper body was 'glass.

    Thos. Harrington Ltd. was an old line British firm that expired soon after producing the LeMans.

    .

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    I'm not sure about the fiberglass--that might have been only on the race cars. It's a bit murky or I'm a bit murky :)
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,662
    Mr_Shiftright said:

    I'm not sure about the fiberglass--that might have been only on the race cars. It's a bit murky or I'm a bit murky :)

    You might be confusing those w the Cobras that ran @ LM around the same time using fiberglass tops.>




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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,662
    Mystery dash>


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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,197
    early 70's BMW 2002?

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 264,092
    Definitely looks like a '70s BMW.. Not sure those are stock seats, though.. Might have come from a later model. (notice the knob on the door, that you can see through the steering wheel spokes... that's for opening the vent window).

    I'll guess a 3.0 CS, just because of the sporty seats..

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Need help identifying Vehicle
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,662
    kyfdx said:

    Definitely looks like a '70s BMW.. Not sure those are stock seats, though.. Might have come from a later model. (notice the knob on the door, that you can see through the steering wheel spokes... that's for opening the vent window).

    I'll guess a 3.0 CS, just because of the sporty seats..

    Good guess, it's a 1975 BMW 3.0CSi, the fuel injected version of the CS. This one has been modified to look like the 3.5CSL, the racing version of the CS, sometimes known as the "Batmobile" for it's aero appendages.


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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,084
    My first BMW was that 3.0CSL:

    I wish my build looked that good...
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,662
    The CSL not only had wings, it could fly>


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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,619
    edited March 2015

    with white paint. Just noticed same number as the model.
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  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,586
    stever said:


    That looks like a Honda 600 to me. Kind of the predecessor of the Civic.

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited March 2015
    Yep, it's showroom fodder out in Kansas. 1971 model.



  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 261,261
    stever said:

    Yep, it's showroom fodder out in Kansas. 1971 model.



    The Subaru dealer where we picked up the Outback last weekend has a Subaru 360 in the showroom. I'll try to remember to get a picture of it when I drop the car off on Friday for the clear bra and tinted window installation.

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  • slorenzenslorenzen Member Posts: 694
    I surely wish I'd sprung for the clear bra for my last 2 cars(hindsight being 20-20).

    Today's paints are so fragile, my cars look like they've been sand blasted.

    :@
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,084


    The Subaru dealer where we picked up the Outback last weekend has a Subaru 360 in the showroom. I'll try to remember to get a picture of it when I drop the car off on Friday for the clear bra and tinted window installation.

    Not Subaru of Plano, is it? They have one on the floor, too.
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 261,261
    texases said:

    The Subaru dealer where we picked up the Outback last weekend has a Subaru 360 in the showroom. I'll try to remember to get a picture of it when I drop the car off on Friday for the clear bra and tinted window installation.

    Not Subaru of Plano, is it? They have one on the floor, too.


    Nope, Groove Subaru in Denver.

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Spotted on the drive home from lunch:


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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 261,261
    stever said:

    Spotted on the drive home from lunch:


    Some sort of JDM Toyota van, probably up from Mexico.

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited March 2015
    So much for trying to blot out the plate and logo. :)

    I was pretty excited to see it; wasn't until I got home and downloaded the pics that I noticed it was a 5 door hatch with no sliders.

    Some sort of Toyota is right but bonus points for the actual manufacturer.
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 261,261
    stever said:

    So much for trying to blot out the plate and logo. :)

    I was pretty excited to see it; wasn't until I got home and downloaded the pics that I noticed it was a 5 door hatch with no sliders.

    Some sort of Toyota is right but bonus points for the actual manufacturer.

    Actually, I cheated. The picture quality is good enough for me to read the dealer sticker to the right of the obscured plate.

    No idea who Toyota partners with around the globe.

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    I knew I should have zapped that too. :D

    The script for the name is so bad in real life it's obscure without being 'shopped.
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,084
    I couldn't make out the name...
  • robr2robr2 Member Posts: 8,805
    Toyota Avensis Verso.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited March 2015
    Sorry, not quite right. Actually not a JDM Toyota as I may have led you to believe by agreeing with @Michaell that it's a Toyota.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,368
    MDM - Mexican domestic market?

    It does have that design flair that Toyota is known for lately.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    I don't think Mexico is its main or intended market, although it's not a gray market car in Mexico either.
  • robr2robr2 Member Posts: 8,805
    It is an Avensis though. I thought the MPV was called the Verso. So is it the British made Avensis?
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited March 2015
    Not according to the infallible Wikipedia. :D



    It's a Toyota Avanza, a mini MPV designed by Daihatsu. "In addition to Indonesia and Malaysia, the Avanza is sold in Philippines, Thailand, Brunei, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, Mexico, Peru, Egypt, and various other African countries."

    Pretty fun sighting - I suspect I made the driver nervous taking photos as we were cruising up the road.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited March 2015
    Another pic and some more at Mundo Auto:


  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,662

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,368
    Citroen DS cabrio, "Decapotable", don't know if it is a Chapron or factory built.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited March 2015
    Coming down the assembly line.


  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,197
    door handles say AMC to me. though for some reason doesn't look like old picture.

    So I guess Matador.

    Not quite sure what to make of the Vegan sign.

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    It's a new car, currently in production.
  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    andys120 said:


    G'day

    Now that is a car to lust after. DS convertible from mid 1960's. The most desirable Citroen DS and now worth a fortune. Somewhere I have book which details the DS (idolizes might be a better description).

    I still think they are really cool, in a manner no modern car has achieved

    Cheers

    Graham
  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,391
    stever said:

    Coming down the assembly line.


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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    It's an interesting build because they start with a 4-door car. The Citroen DS immediately rendered every other car in the world obsolete, at least in terms of its vision for the future. It brought the automobile into the modern era and is still regarded by some historians as the most impressive car of the 20th century.
    grahampeters said:

    andys120 said:


    G'day

    Now that is a car to lust after. DS convertible from mid 1960's. The most desirable Citroen DS and now worth a fortune. Somewhere I have book which details the DS (idolizes might be a better description).

    I still think they are really cool, in a manner no modern car has achieved

    Cheers

    Graham
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    And we have a weiner! A tofu weiner....

    This Tesla was built for Leilani Munter, an American race car driver and environmental activist. (She got a Tesla in 2013, not sure if this is the same one or if she's getting a new one).
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,662
    edited March 2015
    fintail said:

    Citroen DS cabrio, "Decapotable", don't know if it is a Chapron or factory built.

    IIRC all of the Citroen DS drop tops were built by Chapron, most likely off chassis supplied by Citroen. Henri Chapron was an old line coachbuilder that faded quickly after the 60s but survived long enough to build a few decapotable versions of the fabled Citroen SM.

    Decapotable is a French way of saying convertible but I think translated literally it means "removable head".

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    The French pretty much invented the retractable hardtop as well.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,662

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  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,586
    andys120 said:


    1952 Pontiac (Chieftain?)

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,662
    edited March 2015
    bhill2 said:

    andys120 said:


    1952 Pontiac (Chieftain?)
    Yup that's exactly what it is and the vibrant color scheme shows how the right colors can transform a dowdy looking car. They don't paint 'em like that any more.

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  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    Anyone else catch the 1951 wheel covers on it?
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,084
    lostwrench1 said:

    Anyone else catch the 1951 wheel covers on it?

    Wow! You get today's Gold Star!

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,662
    Yes, this is a post-WWII vehicle>


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  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    andys120 said:

    Yes, this is a post-WWII vehicle>


    G'day

    I think it is the Soviet version of the Jeep, but cannot remember the name. However I think there was some common ancestry from the second world war and possibly a US engine design.

    Cheers

    Graham
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,662
    It's a 1958 GAZ69M and it is indeed a Russian equivalent of the US Jeep (not a copy). This one served w the Rumanian Air Force

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