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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675

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

  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,655
    Probably replaced by condos for tech/financebros, residency-purchasing money launderers and capital parkers, and airbnb speculators.
    berri said:

    Alaska Way is an abomination of the city skyline and a beautiful waterfront. But my money bets instead of beautification, once the viaduct is torn down the property will be converted into a mass of more buildings. It may be very liberal downtown, but more buildings means more property tax revenue to blow Ka-ching!

  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 269,305
    andys120 said:


    That’s the new C8 mid-engined Corvette!

    (no, not really)

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    kyfdx said:

    andys120 said:


    That’s the new C8 mid-engined Corvette!

    (no, not really)
    Not even close, it's not new and not a Corvette.

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 266,292
    andys120 said:

    kyfdx said:

    andys120 said:


    That’s the new C8 mid-engined Corvette!

    (no, not really)
    Not even close, it's not new and not a Corvette.
    Looks like a McLaren of some sort.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Michaell said:

    andys120 said:


    Looks like a McLaren of some sort.

    Now you're getting warm. I should've told Kyfdx that,yes, the engine is in the middle (so is the steering wheel).

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    Probably the best investment one could have made in a 90s car.
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 266,292
    andys120 said:

    Michaell said:

    andys120 said:


    Looks like a McLaren of some sort.

    Now you're getting warm. I should've told Kyfdx that,yes, the engine is in the middle (so is the steering wheel).
    Ah, the original McLaren. Can't remember the model name.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    edited January 2019
    Michael it's the McLaren F1 named for McLaren's successes in Formula One racing. It was their first streetable car and an incredible tour de force capable of outperforming other all other cars of the era, albeit at great expense. It was the fastest production sports car for many years and is not far behind current cars in its class. Power came from a 6.1 liter BMW V12.
    The F1 was made from 1993-98 and pioneered a generation of Supercars such as the Bugatti Veyron, The Ferrari Enzo and La Ferrari and the Porsche 918.

    A racing version, the F1 GTR won the LeMans 24 hrs in 1995, beating prototypes built from the ground up specifically for endurance racing.

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 266,292
    andys120 said:

    Michael it's the McLaren F1 named for McLaren's successes in Formula One racing. It was their first streetable car and an incredible tour de force capable of outperforming other all other cars of the era, albeit at great expense. It was the fastest production sports car for many years and is not far behind current cars in its class. Power came from a 6.1 liter BMW V12.
    The F1 was made from 1993-98 and pioneered a generation of Supercars such as the Bugatti Veyron, The Ferrari Enzo and La Ferrari and the Porsche 918.

    A racing version, the F1 GTR won the LeMans 24 hrs in 1995, beating prototypes built from the ground up specifically for endurance racing.

    I'm familiar with it … 248MPH top speed, IIRC.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675

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

  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,481
    This is such a pretty thing:


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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 269,305
    andys120 said:


    Another McLaren?

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,833
    it is. a 570S. road and track this month had a test of the 600LT, sounded like a fun little grocery getter.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,655
    Alfa Giulietta SS
  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    Where is everyone? Did I again miss the annual Mystery Car Pix reunion and cruise to Tahiti?
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 269,305
    lostwrench1 said:

    Where is everyone? Did I again miss the annual Mystery Car Pix reunion and cruise to Tahiti?

    We are all drinking Mai Tais on the beach!

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Just saw one of these yesterday!


  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,833
    No clue, but I like it!

    I will guess it’s a Simca.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    No, but that's not a bad guess given the lines of the car. Some Simcas did get a little "finny".
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,481
    Looks like a restomod to me. B)

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,833
    Back end reminds me of a sunbeam alpine.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    C'mon you guys. You're better than this!

    OK--hint. It's not French and it's not British.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,833
    Italian?

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Nope. You're running out of European countries. It's not Norwegian or Latvian either.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,833
    Well, last guess is German.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Ja! I can't give you a front or rear angle because the badging gives it away.

  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,833
    NSU?

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Someone give Stick a hand here. He's exhausted.
  • omarmanomarman Member Posts: 2,702
    edited January 2019
    German. Finny.

    edit: I don't know what the other car is but it's the same color as a VW Squareback that my neighbor used to drive in the early 70's.
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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    Ahoy mates, One of those Amphicars, but I don't know which specific one.
  • omarmanomarman Member Posts: 2,702
    Aye! Amphicar 770
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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Yes, that's an Amphicar but the Mystery Car isn't related.
  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    But it made a splash B)
  • omarmanomarman Member Posts: 2,702
    In the car pool?
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  • omarmanomarman Member Posts: 2,702
    Speaking of mystery cars, German engineering and VW in particular (no relationship to the mystery car) I found this pic of a glass elevator used for visitors to the VW parking lot towers in Wolfsburg. What is the little blue car with tiny tires seen at the upper left of the glass elevator?


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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    In the car pool?

    Ha,ha - let's not go there again B)

    Hope that tram works more reliably than at some of the airports here!
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,833
    Looks like the Carvana vending machine.

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  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,617
    Mr_Shiftright said:

    Yes, that's an Amphicar but the Mystery Car isn't related.

    OK, I'll take a shot. It looks like one of the small BMW coupes I saw in pictures a while ago. Do I get even partial credit?

    2009 BMW 335i, 2003 Corvette cnv. (RIP 2001 Jaguar XK8 cnv and 1985 MB 380SE [the best of the lot])

  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Yes, you do. It's a 700 series BMW coupe, circa 1959.
  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,617
    Oh wow. I sometimes surprise even me. Did it share DNA with the Isetta?

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Basic powertrain was similar to the Isetta 600 but the 700 was a "real" car and drove much better. They actually made a boatload of these cars, but not many survive due to rust. I'm pretty sure there were many differences from the Isetta in terms of suspension, steering and brakes. The gearbox was still clunky, though.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    BMW 700?

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Late to the game, but yes, a 700! I'm going to see one next week. Never even sat in one before.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675

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

  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,414
    Imperial, Plymouth, Mercury, Chevy, Comet
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,833
    I like the bi lingual stop sign.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,655
    Cars in that climate aged fast.

    I think there might be a 61 Pontiac at the front of the line, 4 cars ahead of the Comet.
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,481
    stickguy said:

    I like the bi lingual stop sign.

    Odd that the stop sign was bilingual but the other sign just says "No Parking". That would not be the case in Montreal today.

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 266,292
    ab348 said:

    stickguy said:

    I like the bi lingual stop sign.

    Odd that the stop sign was bilingual but the other sign just says "No Parking". That would not be the case in Montreal today.
    And, all the cars would be manual transmission hatchbacks with no AC.

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