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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    You could order them as optional equipment on any model. Unfortunately in this photo we can't see any of the "sure" identifiers. A "C" would almost certainly have the flat hubcaps and wider wheels.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689
    Mr_Shiftright said:

    You could order them as optional equipment on any model. Unfortunately in this photo we can't see any of the "sure" identifiers. A "C" would almost certainly have the flat hubcaps and wider wheels.

    AFAIK you're correct, the raised section in the hubcap is the "tell" for the 356B model. This one is a 1963 Porsche 356B Super 90.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    I don't think the B wheels would fit on the C because of the disc brakes on the C.
  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,856
    Mr_Shiftright said:

    I don't think the B wheels would fit on the C because of the disc brakes on the C.

    That's what they say. I just would not be the least bit surprised if there were an aftermarket solution for those wanting the raised hubcaps on their C.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    To each his own on that. I don't find them very attractive. I guess they're trying to mimic the famous Rudge wheels.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,367
    Fiat X1/9. Or later Bertone version? I think they had one of those too.

    bumpers and wheels not standard.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 272,891
    Nicest one left on the planet

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    Mr_Shiftright said:

    To each his own on that. I don't find them very attractive. I guess they're trying to mimic the famous Rudge wheels.

    I always liked the Fuchs wheels on the 914.

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689
    stickguy said:

    Fiat X1/9. Or later Bertone version? I think they had one of those too.

    bumpers and wheels not standard.

    Yep, that's a 1974 Fiat X 1/9 wearing aftermarket rims & tires.



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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689
    stickguy said:

    Fiat X1/9. Or later Bertone version? I think they had one of those too.

    bumpers and wheels not standard.

    Yep, that's a 1974 Fiat X 1/9 wearing aftermarket rims & tires.



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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    A Fiatsco? It looks jacked up. Is this the 4X4 version?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited June 2016
    Bug, Bug, Roach.

    (Rarely saw them growing up, but we called any Citroën a roach (or a catfish). Never saw the real "roach van" they made.)

    Interesting that the bowler biker's bike has a dérailleur. They started becoming commercially successful around 1950.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,910
    edited June 2016
    Ah the Place de la Concorde, the site of some real history. Looking at the product mix, we can see the French were as nationalistic as any buyers of the era.

    Under the obelisk, possibly parked, I see a ~1950 Chevy sedan. I also notice the Beetle in the foreground is a split window. I think I also see another American car at far left, I'll leave it and the rest for others.
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,241
    edited June 2016
    The dark coupe ahead of that Chevrolet either parked or going from right to left in the background looks like a Talbot Lago Grand Sport which they were still making until the mid 50's. Any there were would presumably have been in Paris or on the Riviera - never saw one myself until I started going to European car shows..
    And the dark car behind the light Peugeot 403 is a Ford Vedette.
    Also I can see what I think is a German Ford Taunus 12M on the extreme right of the picture just leaving the shot.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    New member needs help identifying a car .
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Spotted this obscure bit of a trucklet. No idea what it was before the run-in with the sabre saw.


  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 269,270
    stever said:

    Spotted this obscure bit of a trucklet. No idea what it was before the run-in with the sabre saw.


    I'm wondering if it's one of those mini-utes up from Mexico that is in the process of getting, um ... well, I'm not really sure what's going on.

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited June 2016
    It sort of looks like the B pillar was cut, but I didn't have a good angle on it. Not legal without the doors I bet but it looks like a work in progress, and it was a nice day for a Sunday drive, so who cares.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Maybe it's the new Elio? B)
  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    Wouldn't want to get in it. Can you spell "fold"? B)
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 272,891
    That looks a little bit like a Brazilian Willys that I saw at the car show, last week.

    I doubt that is it.. just saying. :p

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Has a '63 Citroën DS 19 look about it. From the front bumper back about a foot....
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,241
    This is an Alpine A110 - great little cars.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,367
    Coupe.


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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,220
    I dunno, but the front fender designer needs to go back to school...
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689
    kyfdx said:

    That looks a little bit like a Brazilian Willys that I saw at the car show, last week.

    I doubt that is it.. just saying. :p

    Actually you're exactly right! It's a 1965 Willys Interlagos, a licensed copy of the Alpine- Renault A108 powered by an 845 cc Renault four (from a Dauphine).

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 272,891
    andys120 said:

    kyfdx said:

    That looks a little bit like a Brazilian Willys that I saw at the car show, last week.

    I doubt that is it.. just saying. :p

    Actually you're exactly right! It's a 1965 Willys Interlagos, a licensed copy of the Alpine- Renault A108 powered by an 845 cc Renault four (from a Dauphine).

    Even a blind pig finds an acorn, every once in awhile. The signage with the car said it's one of only two in the USA (or something along those lines... I looked at a lot of cars).

    Man.. if I'd only remembered the Interlagos part. :p

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,367
    No takers on that Coupe, other than a critique of the stylist (who doesn't normally get that!)?

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    That's a 1947 Healey Elliot Saloon. I think it had a Riley 2.4L engine but not quite sure.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,367
    1948 but close enough. Correct on the engine.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Ah, okay. This car was introduced in 1947.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited June 2016
    Help needed identifying a 1910ish open car. Thanks!
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,220
    Link not working...
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Thanks, fixed. Only running on 5 cylinders today it seems.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
    I know the old Packards had rear wheels with more spokes than the front wheels.
    I'll put 2 chips on a Packard.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    lostwrench1 said:

    I know the old Packards had rear wheels with more spokes than the front wheels.
    I'll put 2 chips on a Packard.

    Don't tell us, tell the OP. B)
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,220
    edited June 2016
    Packard is one of the few from that time I can ID. They all have a stepped hood/radiator shell, and I don't see that on the mystery pic.

  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,367
    this one, might need a hint.

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
    The head bolt pattern shouts GM.
    Pontiac?
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Did everyone click on the pic and blow it up to see the writing on the engine block?

    That will buff out
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,367
    did that say "this will buff out"?

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  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,430
    Yes it did say that.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    edited June 2016
    Actually I didn't expect anyone to get it but after examining the wreckage pretty closely, it is a Pontiac from the 1940s. More than that would be hard to say. (Stever, please send one Gold Start to lostwrench for that guess).

    Apparently it was pushed (or fell) off a ridge road on Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County California. The road is way way up from the car, so it plunged a fair distance. Probably happened decades ago, of course.

    but those are highway miles... :D

  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 272,891
    So.. were you called in to appraise it? :p

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Joe gave it extra credit for the original patina and the historical graffiti.
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,796
    edited June 2016
    I thought it might have been listed on Craig'sList.
    Folks say there's a lot of junk for sale on there. LOL

    Reminds me a little of an accident I saw during my high school
    years. A Chrysler/Desoto of about 1950-52 era has hit a concrete
    bridge abutment--solid concrete. The body of the car went down
    into the creek and the chassis bounced backwards about 100 feet.



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