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  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,431
    57 Ford Sunliner with the Conti kit.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689
    edited January 2017
    Yup, I believe the complete moniker would be 1957 Ford Fairlane Sunliner.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689
    edited January 2017

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,919
    edited January 2017
    Maserati 425? 430?

    Always resembled a Sentra to me, and hilarious reliability.
  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    Maybe a cross between a Nissan Sentra and an AMC/Renault Alliance ;)
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689
    fintail said:

    Maserati 425? 430?

    Always resembled a Sentra to me, and hilarious reliability.

    Keerect, it's a 1989 Maserati 430, a version of the Maserati Biturbo.

    I knew a guy that got one as a company car, it lived up to it's reputation for terrible reliability.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,406
    1969 (?) MG C. I think it was a C? With the 6 cyl engine. Basing that on the high rise hood.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689
    stickguy said:

    1969 (?) MG C. I think it was a C? With the 6 cyl engine. Basing that on the high rise hood.

    Yup, the bump on the hood was necessary to clear the big 3 liter six, the same motor powered the big Healeys until they were phased out after '67. British Leyland decided it would be too expensive to get the A-H 3000 into compliance w new US safety regulations.

    The MG-C did not sell well in the US, perhaps it was more successful in it's home market, the UK. Those looking for a six-pot in the US scarfed up the 240-Z.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    The MGC is actually a darn nice car, and it got a bad rap from the American automobile press, for some reason. I think they wanted it to be an Austin Healey 3000. Another mistake BMC made was installing automatic transmissions in a fair number of MGCs, which didn't help the sporting image.

    The MGC got its revenge on the 240Z though. It's probably worth more today.
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 273,073
    Not around here... you couldn't give away an MGC

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Well OK then...business opportunity. Buy 'em up and sell them to the civilized part of America: B)

    https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/mg/c/1900008.html

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,857
    Mr_Shiftright said:

    Well OK then...business opportunity. Buy 'em up and sell them to the civilized part of America: B)

    https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/mg/c/1900008.html

    Assuming you saw this one, shifty?
    Wonder what it will go for.

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 269,393
    Bonus points if you can name the location:


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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,406
    edited January 2017
    69 or 70 Volvo 142 up front. I learned to drive on a 144 just like that

    AMC ambassador dead center front?

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,222
    Donner Pass (just a WAG)...
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 269,393
    texases said:

    Donner Pass (just a WAG)...

    Right state ....

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    qbrozen said:

    Mr_Shiftright said:

    Well OK then...business opportunity. Buy 'em up and sell them to the civilized part of America: B)

    https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/mg/c/1900008.html

    Assuming you saw this one, shifty?
    Wonder what it will go for.
    In some ways, more desirable than the roadster---and it looks like it was done right. I'm thinkin' mid $20Ks is possible. Depends on who is at the auction.

    There can't be more than a few hundred of these left in the U.S. It would be a fun car to own and they can be made very reliable with a few paltry upgrades.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,919
    Wide range of car age there, as the pic was taken well into the 70s. The Ford 4x4 "high boy?" was uncommon even then, I think.

    I'll also pick off the Pinto and what looks like a round light Monte Carlo further back.
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 269,393
    fintail said:

    Wide range of car age there, as the pic was taken well into the 70s. The Ford 4x4 "high boy?" was uncommon even then, I think.

    I'll also pick off the Pinto and what looks like a round light Monte Carlo further back.

    Picture was taken in 1974 ...

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,593
    72 (maybe a year forward or backward) Continental right side, second row.

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  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,431
    andys120 said:


    1967 Ghia 450SS. The front reminds me of a 70 Turino.
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,222
    Also a bit like a '70 Celica:
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,406
    I had the same initial thought that it looked like a Torino grill.

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
    Michaell said:

    texases said:

    Donner Pass (just a WAG)...

    Right state ....
    Grapevine?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689
    Look about halfway to the top and to the right, you'll see a white VW Fastback

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,406
    65 Buick wildcat far left?

    And I think another Volvo back behind the VW fastback, off to the side with snow on it.

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    1959 Chevy pick-up.
  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,709
    I like that '70 Toyota Celica!

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  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,642
    stickguy said:

    69 or 70 Volvo 142 up front. I learned to drive on a 144 just like that

    AMC ambassador dead center front?

    I think the Volvo is a '68 (no "B20" badge on the grille). I also believe that the
    AMC is one of the last Matadors.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,406
    Late (I'll guess 74) fiat X1/9

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Fun little car if you can fit in it!

    The car for the person who finds a Miata too spacious.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,406
    at least I know headroom is OK, if I never put the panel back on the roof.

    It was painful driving my Miata. Just no room at all for my legs and feet.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    This'll be worse.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689
    edited January 2017
    stickguy said:

    Late (I'll guess 74) fiat X1/9

    Actually it's a Euro-spec 1973 Fiat X 1/9 originally fr Poland. A late US-spec model would have had those awful 5mph bumpers 1974-1989 (sold as Bertone X 1/9 after 1982)>


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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,689
    I guess there's some advantages to being 5'6"/165 lbs.

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,857
    Who gave you a picture of me?!

    j/k. I am very familiar with that Simpsons gag, as I have, in fact, been compared to that gentleman. haha.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 273,073
    I have a friend with an MGA. He is 5'7", 150 lbs.

    I can't even get my feet on the pedals, without taking my shoes off.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    I have a "comfort line" I will not cross with a car---if my knee hits the steering wheel every time I shift, I won't own it. I'll endure most things, but not that.

  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,406
    I guess I did get skinny. Still 6', but I got too good at the diet/exercise thing, and last I checked, was down to 157. Still with 36" arm length, and 11 shoe size. Long torso, short legs. Basically a really skinny ape build.

    It was bad before, but finding cloths (shirts/jackets) that fit has become damned near impossible. Not many places sell Medium extra talls!

    good news, I can just about finally wedge myself into GTI sport seats.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 273,073
    I'm down 9 lbs in just over 3 months, but I haven't been 157 since high school. ;)

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,406
    I apparently haven't been since I was laying in the ICU. Or so my wife says. I feel a lot better now.

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,593
    People are stunned that I'm 6' with a 30" inseam.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,406
    that is worse than me. 6', and I wear 32" inseam, but they often tend to drag, so I probably really should be a 31"

    You must have the same problem that I do with cars, sitting "tall"

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  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,709
    stickguy, what d'ya mean, laying in the ICU?

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,406
    Was sick about 9 years ago and had a short hospital stay.

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,857
    Mr_Shiftright said:

    I have a "comfort line" I will not cross with a car---if my knee hits the steering wheel every time I shift, I won't own it. I'll endure most things, but not that.

    I have a certain tolerance, as the fact that, at 6'5", I owned an Alfa Spider for a decade. Of course, I didn't drive it all that much. As long as I can get the job done in the car, I'm OK.

    Of course, there are still limits. I tried on an original Mini one time that a guy had at an autocross. Getting in the car was a trick in itself, but once in, I could not possibly operate the vehicle because my leg was between the wheel and shifter, preventing me from shifting into the right gate.

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