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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,755
    I see an assortment of the Triumph TR10 "Estate Wagon" at Sommers Sports Car Arena.
  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,625
    fintail said:

    I see an assortment of the Triumph TR10 "Estate Wagon" at Sommers Sports Car Arena.

    Yup, that's what it is, and I do see some others there. I had never seen one. Good eye, Fin.

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    The Country Squire is a 9 Passenger because it has the sliding glass window.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    bhill2 said:

    I'm stumped on one. If you look between the Olds and the Country Squire, behind the fence is a small white wagon. The front end is reminiscent of a Triumph TR-3, but what is it?

    It doesn't look anything like a TR-3 to me, it just has a generic 50s Euro sedan look, so do the other cars in that row but I can't place any of them and I'm usually able to.

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  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,625
    andys120 said:

    bhill2 said:

    I'm stumped on one. If you look between the Olds and the Country Squire, behind the fence is a small white wagon. The front end is reminiscent of a Triumph TR-3, but what is it?

    It doesn't look anything like a TR-3 to me, it just has a generic 50s Euro sedan look, so do the other cars in that row but I can't place any of them and I'm usually able to.
    Straight on, I saw a family resemblance about the grill and headlights. Different eyes see different details, I guess.

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    Some oddballs back then, might be a Simca or Hillman?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    berri said:

    Some oddballs back then, might be a Simca or Hillman?

    Yes they could be Hillman Minxes which were popular in the US briefly in the late50s.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682

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  • thebeanthebean Member Posts: 1,300
    Toyota Paseo convertible. Maybe mid-90’s?
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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    thebean said:

    Toyota Paseo convertible. Maybe mid-90’s?

    Yup, it's a Paseo convertible which I'd forgotten they made in a topless version, it's a 1997 MY.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,755
    I saw its twin last year - a second gen Paseo convertible has to be a rare car:


  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682


    I've lost the ability to post pics using Safari or Firefox bowsers. Fortunately it still works on Chrome. C'mon Edmund's tech, can't you get your software to be compatible with popular browsers?!

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,046
    Definitely an Audi. Not a shape I recall seeing before. Some early 70s 100 variant?

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,755
    Specifically 100 Coupe S, I am pretty sure not originally sold in the US.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    I used to own a 100LS but I've never seen a coupe here in the U.S.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Mr_Shiftright said:

    I used to own a 100LS but I've never seen a coupe here in the U.S.

    Yup, it's a 1969 Audi l00LS coupe, I'm not sure if I've ever seen the 100LX Coupe.This year is the50th Anniversary of Audi in America.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682

    Wiide Oopen>


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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,755
    Lancia Aurelia perhaps
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    fintail said:

    Lancia Aurelia perhaps

    That's right. it's an early version of the Lancia Aurelia berline ca. 1950. it's pillarless four-door suicide doors were just one of the many standout features for this car which sported the world's first production V6 as well as IRS and other advanced features.

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  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    That Triumph Estate car would have been a Standard Ten Companion over here but I gather Standard wasn't an overseas brand - just sold in UK the then Commonwealth I guess

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588
    Welcome back, Magnette.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,755
    edited April 2019
    That's right, I think the Triumph "Estate Wagon" was a NA-only model name.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    andys120 said:

    fintail said:

    Lancia Aurelia perhaps

    That's right. it's an early version of the Lancia Aurelia berline ca. 1950. it's pillarless four-door suicide doors were just one of the many standout features for this car which sported the world's first production V6 as well as IRS and other advanced features.
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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    edited April 2019
    There's an Italian car show here every year, I wonder if an Aurelia shows up. Mostly it's much more modern stuff, unfortunately. But a few '60s, more '70s.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    I've been to a lot of car shows but I've never seen an Aurelia, Lancias of any kind are rarely seen.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    They are pretty rare these days. When I sit in one, they remind me of a down-sized, modernized American car of the late 40s---very solid build, very conservative interior, rich cloth upholstery, sparkling chrome knobs and bezels. So on top of that quality, you get a very lively V-6 that is serious fun to drive. Pretty sure the sedans had a column shift, but I think you can convert them.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Yup, it's on the tree and IIRC it had five speeds(one of the first on a production car)>



    There's no big transmission hum because the transaxle was rear mounted.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588
    Wow, 5 on the tree. That must be fun.

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    edited April 2019
    I drove an Alfa Berlina with 5 on the tree---it took some getting used to. I don't recall the shift pattern, though.
  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    I'm guessing that had three gates instead of two to go though. Grind a few gears ;)
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    No doubt. I'm trying to remember if first gear was up towards you and then down, or if it was toward the dash and then UP? ???

  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    And-a-one, and-a-two, and-a-three, and-a-four, and-a-five...
  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    Hey, Laurence Welk show B)
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    He probably knows how to drive a 1950 Aurelia, although I think the car is way too hip for him.
  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    Sometimes still waters run deep ;)
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,346
    67 Plymouth Sport Fury (or thereabouts) 
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    tjc78 said:

    67 Plymouth Sport Fury (or thereabouts) 

    You're close it's a 1965 MY. This one has the mighty 426 "Wedge" motor.

    Kudos to the Edmund's Tech team for restoring the ability to post jpegs.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    How now brown car...


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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    I posted the brown Porsche beause I thought the color was interesting, albeit very period.
    That's a 1967 Porsche 911T from back when 911s were real sports cars. Today's 911s are quite abit larger and heavier. Those interested in real sports cars look at Boxsters and Caymans.

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    The 60's and 70's may have been our generation's heyday for green or brown cars. Browns made a brief resurgence in the 80's and show up every once in awhile today. Personally, I like dark, rich brown hues and greens like British Racing Green best for those colors. Mostly, I wish today buyers had a broader palette of color selections whatever they prefer.
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    My '72 Duster was green with a white (painted) top, kind of like this:

  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,046
    oh man, I love that one. 4 speed?

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    stickguy said:
    oh man, I love that one. 4 speed?
    Mine? No, a slant 6 with a 3 on the floor. But the hood scoops added 20 mph!
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588
    Lead car at the curb? Others worth noting too.


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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,755
    Lead car is a Hillman Minx probably 1959-60. Across the street I will pick off a light blue 66 Galaxie 4 door post with a Fiat 1100 in front of it.
  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    Maybe late 50's cream colored Imperial several behind the 66 Ford
  • jpp75jpp75 Member Posts: 1,535
    San Francisco, ~1940


  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,755
    Some don't like prewar pics, I will just say there's an awful lot of Mopar in that shot, must be from the "Dodge Plymouth" location at left. I suspect the fancy mansion is long gone.
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