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#49 of 17968 Saw not a car... by lemko Aug 07, 2002 (5:40 am)
...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.
#50 of 17968 The Cricket was a small British-made by andys120 Aug 07, 2002 (7:09 am)
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.
#51 of 17968 by verozahl Aug 07, 2002 (7:18 am)
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.
#52 of 17968 ID'ing Alfa Romeo Spiders by jaserb Aug 07, 2002 (9:06 am)
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
#53 of 17968 by checkme Aug 07, 2002 (9:29 am)
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..
#54 of 17968 Jason: by jrosasmc Aug 07, 2002 (9:57 am)
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)
#55 of 17968 The Plymouth Cricket was made... by lemko Aug 07, 2002 (10:24 am)
...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.
#56 of 17968 by jrosasmc Aug 07, 2002 (10:49 am)
That indifferent quality also contributed to the demise of British automobiles in the U.S.
#57 of 17968 Barracuda by yaman Aug 07, 2002 (12:08 pm)
About a year or so ago I saw a 1960ish Plymouth Barracuda in the parking lot of a home depot.Back in the late 60's my sister bought one (her first car).Hadn't seen one in I guess 25 years or so.Beautiful car
#58 of 17968 JRosa by jaserb Aug 07, 2002 (1:13 pm)
'70 and '90 were transition years, meaning you could find both series I and II spiders in '70 and you could find series 3 and 4 spiders in '90. Even the some of the old style '90 spiders had the Motronic FI. And yes, there were Spiders sold in the US titled as '94 models. Don't know what book you're reading, but Alfas don't necessarily go by the book.   -Jason

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