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Yowzers.
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2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
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2009 BMW 335i, 2003 Corvette cnv. (RIP 2001 Jaguar XK8 cnv and 1985 MB 380SE [the best of the lot])
Yes that was a 100E Ford van - the Matchbox model had the Prefect grille which would've been the 7cwt model here with the slightly larger engine and the one in my picture has the later grille for a smaller one (5cwt) which matches the late 100E Popular which was a run off model until the 105E Anglia van was launched in 1960/61 here.
(cwt equals hundredweights which was part of our archaic measuring system then - one hundred weight was eight stone or 112 pounds) - before we went metric with the rest of the world. Having said that we still use tons and I never know my weight in kilos although we don't weigh in pounds like in US and instead say in stones and pounds.
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One or two imports too
Also the 49 Chrysler in the left hand space adjacent to the 58 Mercury
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2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Nice looking Impala on the left.. '65?
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2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech, 2006 Acura TL w/nav
Second row from sidewalk, parked near post and facing a Nash Ambassador, the rarely seen Fiat Multipla 5 seat microvan. Oldest car is the dark 46-47 MoPar parked lower left. It's also the tallest, towering over the '58 Merc it's next to.
Taos:
That street looks exactly like San Marcos Plaza in Chandler AZ, a historic street with lots of interesting restaurants ans stores including Arizona's best Brew Pub, San Tan Brewing (not visible in photo>
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
I don't see any VW's in that shot although the Multipla is a similar concept in some ways
Also a 58 Plymouth Savoy I think in the foreground
The 59 Chevy and the Plymouth parked on the street, end to end, make a good
comparison of the styling of the two companies low end products. I thought the
59 Chevy was radical at the time but by comparison the wings along with the two level
air intakes at the front look better to me.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
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Here's the most desirable 1960 Ford model>
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
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The 57 Chev looks like it has a metal sunvisor that was popular in the early 50s.
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I'm sure it's been done and I just haven't seen one, but I always thought that a '60 Ford Starliner would be a wonderful basis for a customizer to work with and just tweak some of the aspects of the exterior. It is such a unique body design.
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There's no way I'd consider a Mustang or Camaro hardtop, Outside visibility IMO. on both are poor, it's like driving in a tunnel IMO.
I checked on Hemmings for 1960 Sunliners, there's only one for sale there>
https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/ford/sunliner/2452557.html
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
I notice that Sunliner has the reflectors on the lower arches of the rear bumpers. Nice cruiser.
Only one original/non-custom Starliner listed there, too
Cool color, and I like the AC unit, but the paint mismatch on the passenger door would drive me insane. I think my dad's 60 wagon had that same upholstery pattern (but was red and white, with the insets kind of red/black/white pattern, IIRC).
I have a weird fear of the top being knifed, or letting water in - then again, I've only ridden in or rented convertibles, never owned one.
Cloth tops now are generally well designed and will last at least 20years and most are as weatherproof as any tin top. I think my next convertible will be an M240i.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
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2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Neat car though, like a slightly smaller and cheaper Aston Martin:
Years ago, I knew a guy with a first series Corvair convertible. Fun to ride in with kind of a VW sound to it, I think the exhaust was tuned. Not something you'd want to crash, I suspect.
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I don't think glass rear windows became a thing in most domestic convertibles until the mid-late '60s. My Skylark had plastic.
The main reinforcement on mine was a fully boxed frame instead of the regular open-sided C-channel type closed cars had. It also had little metal wedges screwed to matching locations on the inner end of the door and the door jamb to limit movement. Beyond those things I dunno what else they might have done. Whatever they did, it wasn't enough.
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2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Maybe glass windows in the 40s era? Not sure if plastic tech was good then - but maybe bad plastic is the issue. Come to think of it, old time touring cars had side curtain windows made from "isinglass" or similar, a transparent flexible material.
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2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech, 2006 Acura TL w/nav
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