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Classic Cars I spotted an (insert obscure car name here) classic car today!
17976 messages, Last post on Dec 03, 2009 at 7:34 AM
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| 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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| I thought the Cricket was made by Mitsubishi. They reviewed it on "Car and Track" about three months ago on Speedvision. "Car and Track" is an early 70's TV show. Speedvision aires old episodes daily at 6:30 a.m. P.S.T.. | |
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Excellent try, but here is the actual breakdown of Alfa Spider years: Series 1: 1966-71 Series 2: 1971-82 Series 3: 1983-90 Series 4: 1991-93 (no '94s) |
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| ...in England by Chrysler's Rootes Group, (now defunct). It was known as a Hillman Avenger in the UK. The Dodge Colt, which debuted around 1970, was made by Mitsubishi. Indifferent build-quality of the Cricket kept sales low. | |
| That indifferent quality also contributed to the demise of British automobiles in the U.S. | |
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