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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,639
    I am sure I can find that front clip in any local scrapyard.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Ha! Very limited production, as you no doubt know. I think that one needs to be melted down and made into teapots for tourists in Istanbul.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,639
    I'd find an enthusiast group and sell it at scrap value to someone insane enough to be restoring one, no point keeping that sad thing around.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Here's a pic showing the different fin styles. The car on the left is an EX1 (1958-61), on the right is the EX2 produced from '61-'64. Both styles had American style wraparound glass.


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  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,237
    A couple of nice Renault Alpine A610 s in the background
  • omarmanomarman Member Posts: 2,702
    andys120 said:

    Mr_Shiftright said:

    andys120 said:

    stickguy said:

    It's a De Soto!

    Okay, we've established that you can read, now how about model, model year or body type?
    Looks like one of those "businessman's coupe" they use to sell with little doors going into the trunk.
    Better late than never, I guess. Apparently you must be "of a certain age" to recall that term.

    Hi Andy! Tonight I just clicked on the "view image info" for your DeSoto picture which is on a Hagerty valuation page and describes the 1946 DeSoto DeLuxe body styles as:
    2dr Club Coupe
    2dr Coupe
    2dr Sedan
    4dr Sedan



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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,799
    1980'ish Honda Accord

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    qbrozen said:

    1980'ish Honda Accord

    It's a '79 Honda Accord hatchback almost identical to the one I had. They only came in three colors, metallic blue, metallic red, and the tan. Good little cars but not very exciting to drive.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 269,150
    andys120 said:

    qbrozen said:

    1980'ish Honda Accord

    It's a '79 Honda Accord hatchback almost identical to the one I had. They only came in three colors, metallic blue, metallic red, and the tan. Good little cars but not very exciting to drive.

    '81 was the last year for that body style. I bought a new one in '82

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,456
    That is the '63 Studebaker Lark Daytona convertible on BaT we have been discussing in the Postwar Studebakers forum for the last week.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    edited June 2018
    ab348 said:

    That is the '63 Studebaker Lark Daytona convertible on BaT we have been discussing in the Postwar Studebakers forum for the last week.

    Yep, methinks the Lark V8s haven't been duly recognized as pioneers in that they had a performance V8 in a compact chassis before the Mustang or the GTO and other early "muscle cars"

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,639
    Still some of those old Accords around here. I see them in silver, a color which must have been on older models.
  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    It's a '79 Honda Accord hatchback almost identical to the one I had.

    Where's the patina B) Seriously though, the car was game changer in the US marketplace.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675


    Where's the patina B) Seriously though, the car was game changer in the US marketplace.

    I'll say, my two brothers and I all owned Accords in the early 80s. Our '79s were roughly the size of a modern Honda Fit, even a current Civic is a lot gigger.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 269,150
    My new '82 was my daily driver until 1994. 130K miles
    No A/C, stick-shift... single speaker AM/FM radio. Not even a right side mirror.
    Paid full MSRP (asking was $1200 over.. lol)

    I only sold because of carb problems... that and it was pretty rusty and interior was coming apart. Survived a small deer collision, at one time. Traded it on a different used car at a dealer and received $300.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,794
    edited June 2018
    Wonderful cars at the time. I remember test driving one. Mostt have long since rusted away up here in salt country.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,456
    stickguy said:

    Wonderful cars at the time. I remember test driving one. Mostt have long since rusted away up here in salt country.

    Most of them were unfit for the road here within 10 years because of ferocious rust.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    I'd had bad experiences with Fiats and Triumphs having rust problems so when I got the Accord, I got it rustproofed via Ziebart. We kept that '79 Accord for 12 years and had only little bit of rust in the rear hatch area and around the edges of the aftermarket sunroof.

    We forget how rustproofed modern cars have become.

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 266,139
    I had an '85 Accord Hatch, burgundy with louvers on the rear window. Bought it used with 16,000 miles on it for something like $8500.

    Kept it for 3+ years and about 40,000 miles - including a cross country trip from CA to MI and back. Loved that car, but traded it in on an Isuzu Trooper as we started a family.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,794
    I test drove one when I was getting out of college. Probably an 84. Really liked it, but too pricey at the time. Ended up with a colt. Should have scraped up the extra money.

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,158
    edited June 2018
    Was helping a friend look at cars in '82, he like the Accord, but the dealer wouldn't budge on the ADM ("I'll sell it to the next guy that walks in the door"), so he got a Subaru. Raspy little car. I thought the opposed 4 should have been smoother.
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 269,150
    I wanted the rear window louvers.. But, about $400, IIRC.. Never could justify it.

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 266,139
    kyfdx said:

    I wanted the rear window louvers.. But, about $400, IIRC.. Never could justify it.

    I had mixed feelings about them. I liked the look on my car, but didn't like what they did to visibility.

    What I wanted to do with mine was to get some gold lace alloy wheels - I thought that would have looked sharp.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 269,150
    Steel wheels on mine... you must have been a rich kid! ;)

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,794
    You beat me. I couldn’t even afford that!

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 266,139
    kyfdx said:

    Steel wheels on mine... you must have been a rich kid! ;)

    Oh, I had plastic wheel covers. I wanted the alloys.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Yeah, I put Momo Alloys on mine, along with Hella Fog lights. I was trying to make it look sporty but it really was one of the least sporty cars I've owned.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 269,150
    Too old for this discussion.
    Needs help identifying old cars:
    https://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/51424/general/x/need-help-identifying-these-early-autos#latest

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,794
    buick. guessing 1959?

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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,727
    edited June 2018
    1960. Rare as hen's teeth in this area at car shows, let alone a convertible!

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    GM historians say the 60 models were emergency toning down of the 59's that didn't really catch on with buyers as hoped. But I liked 'em!
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    The 60's took the basic shapes of the '59 Buicks and rounded the edges of the swoopy shapes which was IMO an improvement. The red 'vert shown is a 1960 Buick Invicta.

    I don't know why Buick doesn't recycle nice names like Invicta, Electra and Riviera. Their current nomenclature with all the En-somethings is pretty uninspired.

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  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    And, 1960, the portholes return!
  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    Ford engaged in this same "first letter" nonsense (F for cars and E for suv's at Ford and nonsense letter number combo's over at Lincoln). I really think the average person better remembers a neat word and doesn't really care what other cars from the company are named. As for Buick, I still think Invicta is a pretty good model name because it is unusual enough to stand out without being too out there whacko. .
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Electra would certainly be a good name for a Buick version of a Tesla Model 3.
  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,799
    edited June 2018
    andys120 said:
    The 60's took the basic shapes of the '59 Buicks and rounded the edges of the swoopy shapes which was IMO an improvement. The red 'vert shown is a 1960 Buick Invicta. I don't know why Buick doesn't recycle nice names like Invicta, Electra and Riviera. Their current nomenclature with all the En-somethings is pretty uninspired.
    Should give them some credit for not yet surrendering to the random numbers and letters schema.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,639
    Buick had a lot of good names in the past. Invicta, Electra, Centurion, Riviera, Roadmaster, etc.
  • omarmanomarman Member Posts: 2,702
    Gran Sport, GSX, Grand National, GNX

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Believe it or not this car has three rows of seats>


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  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,613
    Saab 96, I think. Variant or Kombi or some such appellation.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    You're a little off, it's a 1970 Saab 95, basically a wagon-back version of their 96 sedan. I don't think Saab's marketing ever applied any particular terminology to denote that it was a wagon but all 95s were wagons. Wikipedia credits the 95 with seating for seven but that's a stretch, perhaps you could fit two adults in front, three kids in the middle and two more kids in the rearward facing rear seat. Just the thing for thrifty Irish Catholic and Mormon families! ;)



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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,639
    By the damp weather, solid looking condition of the car, and the house style, I suspect that pic could be local to me.
  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    Was that still a two cycle gas and oil engine?
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    andys120 said:

    Believe it or not this car has three rows of seats>


    I know this will sound implausible, but I swear it's true---I drove one of these to Guatemala and back.
  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    fintail said:

    By the damp weather, solid looking condition of the car, and the house style, I suspect that pic could be local to me.

    Ah, my days at Fort Lewis. 7 weeks straight without ever seeing the sun.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    berri said:

    Was that still a two cycle gas and oil engine?

    'Cording to Wikipedia pre-1967 Saab 95s were based on the Saab 93 and used the same
    DKW-derived 3 cyl. 2-strokers. After that they used the same Ford Taunus V4 as the Saab 96s they were based on.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    It's Station Wagon Week!



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