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Classic Cars I spotted an (insert obscure car name here) classic car today!
17974 messages, Last post on Dec 03, 2009 at 12:48 AM
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| 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? | |
| magneto, that Alfa, it's pre-1980s. | |
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| 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. | |
| G1994sts, I think you saw an Oldsmobile Toronado. The Buick Riviera was kind of similar in size, price and likely buyers at the time (late '60s) but was rear-wheel drive. The Toronado was front-wheel drive (the first mass-produced FWD car built in the U.S., I think). | |
| I also see a few Alfa Spiders on occasion, as well as a few MGBs. Would it be safe to say that the MGB was Britain's only reliable car sold in the States? | |
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All those cross-border, cross-branded, cross-plated vehicles you mention. We have the Corsica/Tempest. Firefly/Geo Metro/Suzuki Swift < All 3 the same. But question is: Have you ever seen an old-school: Skoda Lada (not just the Niva "SUV", but the cars too) Dacia (Romania's fame on middle-eastern roads) Oltcit (same as a Renault Axel 11R, but made in Romania - we actually bought one in 1989 and it drove remarkably well - by Eastern Euro Standards) Aro (Again, a Romanian-made SUV) Seen the Fuego, the Merkur, the 2CV. Dinu |
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| ...but a cardboard showroom advertisement for an obscure car - the Plymouth Cricket - at a flea market this weekend. It was a 6' tall cartoon cricket wearing a jacket and bowtie and a text balloon that read "Chirp Chirp! Introducing the new Cricket - the little car from Plymouth that can!" Mr. Cricket's face had several large dents, probably from being slugged by some disgruntled customer who purchased a Cricket. | |
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RWD sedan/hatchback. I think it was sourced from Talbot which Chrysler got when it bought Talbot-Simca in the 70s. It was succeeded by the Omnirizon twins. |
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| Here in Ann Arbor, I see a Merkur or a Sterling on a bimonthly basis or so... not every day, but often enough to know that they're out there. | |
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Since shifty doesn't seem to be around I'll take a stab at it. There were Giuiia and Giulietta Spiders in the 50's and 60's that looked quite different, but what most people would recognize as an Alfa Spider was built from '66 to '94 and are loosely divided into 4 "series": Series 1 66-70(ish): Called the Roundtail, Duetto, Boattail or "Osso di sepia" Spiders. These are shaped like a cuttlebone (that's osso di sepia in Italian). Dustin Hoffman drove one in "The Graduate". Series 2 70-81: Coda tronca or "Kamm-tail" - Has a squared off trunk and Spica mechanical FI. Earlier ones have nice looking chrome bumpers, later ones have black crash bumpers. Series 3 82-89: Bosch Injected. Has Bosch EFI and a little rubber "ducktail" spoiler. Series 4 90-94: Newer Bosch FI, very smooth looking body effects, Automatic available. -Jason |
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