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#36 of 18005 magneto by logic1 Aug 06, 2002 (12:24 pm)
Right you are.   Some of my older relatives from the Strassbourg area say they would not want to buy larger Benz, BMW and Jaguar models people in the US think nothing of buying as they do not want to hire a driver. Seems among some of the more conservative French there is a feeling a car does not have to be all that large to be considered a limo.   In Italy I have seen modest sized Alfas with uniformed drivers.
#37 of 18005 oh wow by ghulet Aug 06, 2002 (1:53 pm)
I guess I'll have to find the place that will make my '87 Accord into a limo. Let's see, 98hp from carburated engine, manual transmission, crank windows, no a/c, 13" wheels. Sounds like a limo to me.   Lately, let's see: I still see that Maserati Quattroporte in my neighborhood once in a while ('80s, faded ice blue paint with buttery tan leather seats), a '60-61 Rambler Ambassador sedan for sale near me, also a same era Rambler wagon for sale, just saw a '64 or '65 Studebaker (Lark? Commander?) sedan (the bigger, boxier one) in burgandy, kinda nice and unusual. Um, more later. Must go out and drive now.
#38 of 18005 I saw a "Pontiac Tempest" (Chevy Corsica) too by nickper Aug 06, 2002 (4:53 pm)
I have seen a couple of the Pontiac Tempest versions of the Corsia too. Does anyone know the story about those? One had Canadian plates, the other had Michigan plates. What were those supposed to be???
#39 of 18005 by logic1 Aug 06, 2002 (6:56 pm)
Every now and then I will see auto transport trucks with Neons heading east toward the Chicago railyards from the Rockford area DC factory. What strikes this US citizen as odd is that these are Chysler Neons. Obviously on their way to Canada and beyond.
#40 of 18005 by verozahl Aug 06, 2002 (7:00 pm)
Accord limos? ewwwwww!   My building's real estate agent owns an old Alfa Romeo convertible. Any guesses as to what it might be? I'll have to ask him.
#41 of 18005 by magnetophone Aug 06, 2002 (7:27 pm)
Alfa Romeo Spiders were very popular... I see them around occasionally. I saw a Fiat X1/9 recently and remembered that my grandfather owned an orange one around the time I was born.
#42 of 18005 by magnetophone Aug 06, 2002 (7:29 pm)
Vero, unless it's one of the really really old Alfas (pre-1976 or so), and it's about the size of a Mazda Miata, it's just an Alfa Romeo Spider.   It may be an Alfa Romeo Spider veloce...they made them until 1995 or so and was the last car sold here. In fact, you could say it was Italy's only fairly reliable car sold in America...
#43 of 18005 A classic Oldsmobile Riviera, late 60's early 70's????? by g1994sts Aug 06, 2002 (7:35 pm)
Saw an older couple driving It today. The car was in like new condition. From the back bumper to where the door ends, It had that upside down Nike swosh shape, hidden headlights, no grille? and overall a very handsome and with design details that seemed to be ahead of It's time. Were these cars forgotten and junked or are they collectable today?
#44 of 18005 by verozahl Aug 06, 2002 (7:39 pm)
magneto, that Alfa, it's pre-1980s.
#45 of 18005 by wishnhigh1 Aug 06, 2002 (8:27 pm)
g1994sts...sounds like a 65, but that description could also fit up to the 1970 model. My favorite Riviera is the 65. Hell...my favorite American car of all time is the 1965 Riviera.

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