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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,220
    Was this Maserati 3500 a Vignale, too? If it had quad headlights the resemblance would be even stronger:

  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    No that's not a Maserati Vignale. Looks like a 3500GT, I think by Touring (not sure). You can always be sure by putting a magnet to the car---if it sticks, it's a Vignale (except hood and trunk), if it falls off, it's a Superleggera by Touring. But in any event the Vignale convertible just looks different.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Surprised it brought $60K. Must have been a very very nice car!

    As for # produced, I think the auction company is wrong about that (not the first time).
    robr2 said:

    Mr_Shiftright said:

    Yes a Flavia Vignale....only 640 made, although not outrageously valuable.

    The only reason I knew is that I saw one in the October issue of Automobile this morning in the the Auction Results.

    1964 Lancia Flavia Convertible
    white over red
    sold at $66,000 after undergoing a $100,000 restoration
    pre-auction estimates were $35-45,000.

    According to the article, it was one of 1,601 Vignale built convertibles.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,917
    Here's the rear of the Lancia, with the very fancy nameplate:

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689
    Mr_Shiftright said:

    No that's not a Maserati Vignale. Looks like a 3500GT, I think by Touring (not sure). You can always be sure by putting a magnet to the car---if it sticks, it's a Vignale (except hood and trunk), if it falls off, it's a Superleggera by Touring. But in any event the Vignale convertible just looks different.

    I'm pretty sure you're right about that being a Touring Superleggera-bodied Maserati 3500GT. If you look carefully you can make out the "Superleggera" script on each side of the hood.

    For those who are interested here's a look at the Vignale-bodied Spyder version of the 3500GT>



    The 3500 Vignale Spyder is one of my favorite designs of the Carrozzeria era. I think I'd rather have one than a 250 GT California.


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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,220
    Very nice. I picked the one I posted because of the similar grille to the Lancia, and the straight fender line. The Lancia's proportions, while a good design, looks 'small' once I look at those two Maseratis. Completely different sizes, I know.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689
    You should know what this is but who did it belong to?>


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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    That gal from Port Arthur?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689
    Yup, that's Janis Joplin's 1965 Porsche 356C Cabriolet, freshly repainted in it's famous psychedelic livery. Her family has put it up for auction this weekend. It should draw some impressive bids.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689
    Nice assortment of vehicles in this photo of Toronto, Ont.>


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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    andys120 said:

    Yup, that's Janis Joplin's 1965 Porsche 356C Cabriolet, freshly repainted in it's famous psychedelic livery. Her family has put it up for auction this weekend. It should draw some impressive bids.

    Janis was a painter before she started singing. Wonder if she had input on the paint....

  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,384
    Plymouth arrow from late 70s. And a Volvo 120 4 door.

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    A Renault Dauphine and hey, I like that streetcar. In Chicago they were light green and kind of beige yellow and called CTA Green Hornets.
  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    andys120 said:

    Nice assortment of vehicles in this photo of Toronto, Ont.>


    G'day

    I think that is a late 1970's Mitsubishi LB Lancer liftback (quite popular in Australia) on the left and a Alfa convertible on the right

    Cheers

    Graham
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,917
    edited September 2015
    That streetcar looks like it is from the 40s, were those still in service then, or was it out for some kind of ceremonial run?

    Seeing how the Toronto metro area is a ground zero for property development and speculation, I bet that intersection looks different today/
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689
    The photograph was taken in the 1980s. I'm guessing the trolleys were still in service. There's a red car in the middle that was probably out of production by the time of the photo (IIRC they were mfd. in Canada).
    Surely someone can name it.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
    Sherbourne and East Dundas streets.
    Ooops. This isn't mystery intersection pix.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited September 2015
    My sister had an early yellow Firebird (first year iirc). I remember driving it when I had my learner's permit at 14, and my cousin was a year older and had her license, so it was legal for me to drive it. But when I work on the dates, they are never right and I think the cruise with my cousin was more like in '68 or '69. But I should have gotten my license in '67. If family hadn't been visiting, I never would have gotten my hands on it; my sister was loathe to let anyone else drive her car.

    I'll go with 1967.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,917
    Wow, surprisingly, that intersection looks largely the same. Even the old row houses in the background are still there.
    lostwrench1 said:

    Sherbourne and East Dundas streets.
    Ooops. This isn't mystery intersection pix.

  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    But the downtown skyline has certainly changed over the years! Sometimes in big cities, neighborhood changes are more demographics than real estate and roads I think.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689
    edited September 2015
    Apparently none of you recognize the rd car near the trolley crossing that intersection. It is a
    (12-/13- Series) which are easily my favorite Volvos of all time. These were made from 56-70. Canadian models were built in Halifax NS.

    Here's a better look at one (a two-door version.)>

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  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,641
    andys120 said:

    Apparently none of you recognize the rd car near the trolley crossing that intersection. It is a
    (12-/13- Series) which are easily my favorite Volvos of all time. These were made from 56-70. Canadian models were built in Halifax NS.

    Here's a better look at one (a two-door version.)>

    Actually, Stickguy identified that one several posts ago.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689


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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    The rather short lived (late 60's/early 70's) in the US Opel GT. I always liked their looks.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Me too. Liked their flip-up headlamps.
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 272,974
    stever said:

    Me too. Liked their flip-up headlamps.

    Isn't the Opel GT the one where the headlamps "rolled over" horizontally to expose the headlights?

    I thought that was cool, as well.

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited September 2015
    Funny, never knew how they worked, always assumed they popped up. Naturally there's a bunch of YouTubes showing them. Way cool.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689
    edited September 2015

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,220
    '47-ish Packard touring sedan?
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    A magnificent 47 Packard Custom Super Clipper.
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 272,974
    stever said:

    Funny, never knew how they worked, always assumed they popped up. Naturally there's a bunch of YouTubes showing them. Way cool.

    Besides the way they look in action, I like the integrated look, when exposed. Way better than pop-ups

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    I had a friend that owned an Opel GT. Fun car. But those rollover lights had a bad habit of freezing shut in winter. You had to get out and bang them to loosen them up.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689
    On Sept. 3 1967 Sweden went from driving on the left to driving on the right and it got a little crazy>



    Lots of interesting iron in this pic including some Yank tanks.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,384
    Is that a ford taunus with the roof rack in between the 64(?) Impala, and the checker cab?

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  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,641
    I think you're right about the Taunus. Also, speaking of Yank tanks, it looks like the taxi at the right (relative to the front of the car) curb and hanging into the crosswalk is a '65 Valiant.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,917
    I see a W110 fintail taxi at right kind of center, and what looks like another one at lower left.
  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,641
    I'll take just one more; the white Volvo 122 in the lower left at the curb.

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    1962 Scania-Vabis
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    That's just like a normal day in any Italian city!
    andys120 said:

    On Sept. 3 1967 Sweden went from driving on the left to driving on the right and it got a little crazy>



    Lots of interesting iron in this pic including some Yank tanks.

  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,220
    I wish Naples had been that orderly!
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    edited September 2015
    You need nerves of steel to drive there, and even if you had them, you still couldn't navigate like a native.

    Who makes a car named "Atos"? Dinky little thing.
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 272,974
    Mr_Shiftright said:

    You need nerves of steel to drive there, and even if you had them, you still couldn't navigate like a native.

    Who makes a car named "Atos"? Dinky little thing.

    Hyundai

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,384
    I saw some of those in Bermuda. along with a vast assortment of little Suzuki boxes.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689


    Bonus points if you can ID the blonde. ;)

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,220
    1949 Delahay Type 175, body by Saoutchik.

    Look at those curves!
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
    "Look at those curves!"

    Are you referring to the car?

    :p
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Jayne Mansfield, killed in a car wreck at age 34 while a passenger in a 1966 Buick Electra 225.
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,241
    The blonde is Diana Dors - she was a starlet in 50's British films and a regular in the tabloids thereafter. She died in the late 80's or so I think.

    The car is a Delahaye - I'm guessing a 175 (?) and the coachwork is by Saoutchick, I think.
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,801
    edited September 2015
    stever said:

    Jayne Mansfield, killed in a car wreck at age 34 while a passenger in a 1966 Buick Electra 225.

    Sure. Blame the GM car. LOL

    Whatta way to go: hitting a truck ahead of you which is enveloped in a fog of mosquitos spray from the spray truck in front of it.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayne_Mansfield
    Link about vehicle is near the bottom of the page.

    Looking up to see if this was true about Ms Mansfield, I was shocked to find a nude photo of her on a Wiki page. Shocked, I tell you! :open_mouth:

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