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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 16,940
    The passenger seat and dash area really looks crammed. The row of buttons looks high up and is there even a left armrest for the passenger?

    Obviously a driver’s car but they went a little nuts on the cockpit look. Reminds me of some GMs of the 70s.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,265
    Waiting for the comparisons to the Austin Allegro steering wheel.

    Some more insights here in this article: https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/cars/a28451794/corvette-mid-engine-c8-interior-photos/

    Here's another view of the interior which looks far better when it is not all black. The strip of buttons is apparently all climate control items.


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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,669
    ab348 said:

    Waiting for the comparisons to the Austin Allegro steering wheel.

    Some more insights here in this article: https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/cars/a28451794/corvette-mid-engine-c8-interior-photos/

    Here's another view of the interior which looks far better when it is not all black. The strip of buttons is apparently all climate control items.

    Yes, it's much nicer in tan but 21 switches for climate control is nuts.

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    Fin, I think younger buyers are very important for Chevy and GM in order to sustain the brands. They are off many of that segments buy list right now except for tucks and large SUV's.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,408
    edited July 2019
    Allegro? It even predates that:

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    I think the C8 is moving towards something younger more than any other GM product, even with its price. You can only do so much with more anonymous bloatling CUVs and pleasant but unremarkable sedans (I suppose the trucks can go either way, but in my experience, other brands are reeling them in just as strong). This is a halo car that the generation now hitting their earning peaks might want to obtain. For most of my life, for me and my generational peers, the Vette has been something of a dad/boomer car, and I don't mean that in the nicest way. I think the C8 could turn that on its head. I can't wait to see the old guard whine about it, too.
  • omarmanomarman Member Posts: 2,702
    edited July 2019
    No complaints from this 60 y/o boomer. Thank you Chevrolet for keeping the Corvette autonomous-free but adding that thick ergonomic steering wheel and console mounted medication dispenser.
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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,669

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    Maybe around a 68 Thunderbird. Recall the suicide door 4 doors too. Never could make up my mind about the styling of that gen though. Don't dislike it, but don't really like it either. Ambivalence I guess.
  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,398
    Close, but a 69.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,669
    Sorry berri but tmart has it, that's a 1969 T-bird. Not my kind of car but good-looking IMO.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,669

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,408
    Looks like someone's first new car. Judging by the cars in the background, an early Focus ZX3, around MY 2000-01 or so. I think it was an early launch on the calendar too.

    I knew a guy who had a very early Focus sedan , a 2000 model delivered in the fall of 99. I think he ended up lemon-lawing it, a sticky throttle made it unsafe to drive. On the flipside, my sister bought a new 04 ZX5 and miled it up to something like 180K before moving on.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,669
    IIRC that was the first gen for the Focus nameplate. I rented a couple and found then reasonably enjoyable to drive, something I couldn't say for the current gen.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,330
    That’s when it was basically the same as the European “world” car.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,669

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,330
    Some big Healy?

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,669
    stickguy said:

    Some big Healy?

    Not just some big Healey, the first big Austin-Healey, a 100/4 sporting a 2600cc four banger.This one being MY 1955.

    The Healey 100 created a stir because it came along at a time when most British sports cars still wore pre-war styling with upright radiators and cycle fenders. When it was introduced in 1953 the Healey 100 looked more Italian than British.

    This example shows many features characteristic of Brit sports roadsters that weren't seen on cars from other places.

    Big Healeys could be had with steel disc wheels like those on German and Italian cars but US buyers usually preferred the wire wheel option.

    The windshield was easily removed for racing, the Healeys had a single pane w a slight curvature, other contemporary Brits had flat single or double pane windshields.

    This car wears a tonneau cover designed for easy installation/removal compared to the convertible tops which required erection of the frame before the fabric/cloth could be stretched over it. I liked covering just the empty passenger seat and turning the heat up for touring on crisp fall days.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,265
    andys120 said:

    stickguy said:

    Some big Healy?

    This car wears a tonneau cover designed for easy installation/removal compared to the convertible tops which required erection of the frame before the fabric/cloth could be stretched over it. I liked covering just the empty passenger seat and turning the heat up for touring on crisp fall days.
    Back when I was a kid my older brother had a MGA and it had a tonneau cover. It was cool to see him pull up in it with the tonneau over the passenger side while his side was unzipped.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,669

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,265
    That's a '68 Firebird convertible. Always liked those.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,669
    Yup, that's a 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400. The double hood scoops distinguish it from 'Birds w smaller engines

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,265
    The pictured car unfortunately has an aftermarket fiberglass hood and the ram air scoops are non-functional.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,669
    ab348 said:

    The pictured car unfortunately has an aftermarket fiberglass hood and the ram air scoops are non-functional.

    WTF? I didn't read the ad but apparently they did put in a Poncho 400CID in place of the original engine (350 V8?)

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,669

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  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    61 Chrysler 300 (G I think). Love the domed instrument panels on those 61 Chrysler's.
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,265
    andys120 said:

    ab348 said:

    The pictured car unfortunately has an aftermarket fiberglass hood and the ram air scoops are non-functional.

    WTF? I didn't read the ad but apparently they did put in a Poncho 400CID in place of the original engine (350 V8?)
    Well, the listing states that the original 400 was replaced with a year-correct 400 (the video says it was from a fullsize Pontiac) which was then extensively worked over, and it sure sounds good when driving in the video. The car was someone's pet project but some of the things they did are a little questionable, like putting in a Camaro interior presumably because they couldn't find a correct Firebird one, and making the doors unlockable (or more accurately, unlockable using the keys supplied).

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  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,595
    berri said:

    61 Chrysler 300 (G I think). Love the domed instrument panels on those 61 Chrysler's.

    I think you nailed it, berri. It’s definitely a ‘61 and counting letters on my fingers makes it a G.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,669
    edited July 2019
    Yup, it's a 1961 Chrysler 300G. IMO it looks great in that brochure art photo but showing more from the front would reveal the awful canted headlights>

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,669

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 262,070
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  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,398
    andys120 said:


    Acura NSX. One fine looking car. Was going to buy one when I won the lottery. At present, no way I could get in it, much less get out!
  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,398
    Michaell said:

    This should keep everyone busy:



    52 Ford, 55 Ford Wagon at left, another 52 and 55 Ford sandwiching an MG, a 49-51 Coca Cola Ford.
  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,595
    OK, I’m puzzled. On the right side of the first row, just in front of the oncoming early ‘50s Olds and between the ‘55(?) Caddy ‘vert and the ‘55 Buick with moon hubcaps is a dark over white two-door that generally looks like a ‘55 Ford and has wheel covers that are consistent but the tail light treatment looks wrong. Is it a custom job or is it some other model?

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,669
    On the left front is a Caddy four-door and to it's right are three non-Big 3 cars, a Kaiser, a "Step-down" Hudson and a two-dr Studebaker all appear to be ca.1952-3. There's another Hudson in the right top of the photo.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,265
    bhill2 said:

    OK, I’m puzzled. On the right side of the first row, just in front of the oncoming early ‘50s Olds and between the ‘55(?) Caddy ‘vert and the ‘55 Buick with moon hubcaps is a dark over white two-door that generally looks like a ‘55 Ford and has wheel covers that are consistent but the tail light treatment looks wrong. Is it a custom job or is it some other model?

    I think you might be getting fooled by reflections or other things in the shot. It looks pretty stock to me.


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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,408
    At one time you could find nice ones for 25K all day long. Then the older Xers came into some money, and well, those were the days.
    tmart said:



    Acura NSX. One fine looking car. Was going to buy one when I won the lottery. At present, no way I could get in it, much less get out!

  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,408
    edited July 2019
    I'll pick off the oldies of the group - at lower far right (3rd row) I believe I see a 40 Chevy coupe. Further up that row there's what appears to be a 37-38 Dodge or Plymouth sedan - no doubt a "square" car in ~1955.
    Michaell said:

    This should keep everyone busy:

  • berriberri Member Posts: 10,165
    49-51 Mercury. I'll go with 51, but they are hard to tell for me. Now a few flames, some moon caps and curb feelers - all set for the drive in ;)
  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,398
    ab348 said:

    bhill2 said:

    OK, I’m puzzled. On the right side of the first row, just in front of the oncoming early ‘50s Olds and between the ‘55(?) Caddy ‘vert and the ‘55 Buick with moon hubcaps is a dark over white two-door that generally looks like a ‘55 Ford and has wheel covers that are consistent but the tail light treatment looks wrong. Is it a custom job or is it some other model?

    I think you might be getting fooled by reflections or other things in the shot. It looks pretty stock to me.


    I don’t think it’s a 55, not enough fin. Might be a 52-54 though.
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,265
    Contrasting headlight rims make me think it is a '55. I always found that look awkward on '55/'56 Fords with two-tone.

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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,671
    edited July 2019
    bhill2 said:

    OK, I’m puzzled. On the right side of the first row, just in front of the oncoming early ‘50s Olds and between the ‘55(?) Caddy ‘vert and the ‘55 Buick with moon hubcaps is a dark over white two-door that generally looks like a ‘55 Ford and has wheel covers that are consistent but the tail light treatment looks wrong. Is it a custom job or is it some other model?

    That's a 54 or 55 Oldsmobile.
    Note the comparison of the 55 Buick's C-pillar and rear window to the Oldsmobile's C-pillar.





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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,265
    I've been talking about the wrong car!!! :laughing:

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  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,595
    imidazol97 said:

    bhill2 said:

    OK, I’m puzzled. On the right side of the first row, just in front of the oncoming early ‘50s Olds and between the ‘55(?) Caddy ‘vert and the ‘55 Buick with moon hubcaps is a dark over white two-door that generally looks like a ‘55 Ford and has wheel covers that are consistent but the tail light treatment looks wrong. Is it a custom job or is it some other model?

    That's a 54 or 55 Oldsmobile.
    Note the comparison of the 55 Buick's C-pillar and rear window to the Oldsmobile's C-pillar.





    You are absolutely right. Oddly enough I made the mistake because I was using my iPad. When I looked at it on my iPhone, which is newer, I saw that it was an Olds.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,669
    On the left front is a Caddy four-door and to it's right are three non-Big 3 cars, a Kaiser, a "Step-down" Hudson and a two-dr Studebaker all appear to be ca.1952-3. There's another Hudson in the right top of the photo.

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  • sdasda Member Posts: 7,572
    bhill2 said:

    imidazol97 said:

    bhill2 said:

    OK, I’m puzzled. On the right side of the first row, just in front of the oncoming early ‘50s Olds and between the ‘55(?) Caddy ‘vert and the ‘55 Buick with moon hubcaps is a dark over white two-door that generally looks like a ‘55 Ford and has wheel covers that are consistent but the tail light treatment looks wrong. Is it a custom job or is it some other model?

    That's a 54 or 55 Oldsmobile.
    Note the comparison of the 55 Buick's C-pillar and rear window to the Oldsmobile's C-pillar.





    You are absolutely right. Oddly enough I made the mistake because I was using my iPad. When I looked at it on my iPhone, which is newer, I saw that it was an Olds.
    The stance of the Olds looks odd, jacked up in the rear. Not a fan of that two tone color combination. I like red not so much the butterscotch.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,669

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  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,595
    Looks like an early '50s Bentley

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,408
    Bentley Mark VI
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,669
    bhill2 said:

    Looks like an early '50s Bentley

    fintail said:

    Bentley Mark VI

    Yiup, it's a Bentley Mark VI (1946-52) a near duplicate of the contemporary RR Silver Dawn.

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