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23969 messages, Last post on Dec 06, 2009 at 3:08 PM

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#19648 of 23969 Re: TV still: [lemko] by fintail Jan 06, 2009 (10:15 am)
Replying to: lemko (Jan 06, 2009 9:50 am) I agree with most of that. The tan car going uphill is certainly a 66 Galaxie. I don't know if the white car inbetween the Ford pickup and the 63 Ford is a fuselage car though, maybe a smaller Mopar variant. Parked at very far right I also see a mid-50s Ford pickup, an unknown blue car in front of it, and in front of that maybe a ca. 70 Chevelle wagon?
#19649 of 23969 Re: TV still: [lemko] by berri Jan 06, 2009 (10:48 am)
Replying to: lemko (Jan 06, 2009 9:50 am) It's hard to make out the white cars by the green Ford pickup. You are probably right that the car on the side is a Pontiac, although it may also be a B body Buick LeSabre of that vintage? I'm thinking the car in front of the truck may be a late 60's C Body Olds 98 coupe?
#19650 of 23969 Familiar?> by andys120 Jan 06, 2009 (6:34 pm)
Replies to this message: karsick (Jan 06, 2009 7:51 pm) andys120 (Jan 07, 2009 7:57 am)
#19651 of 23969 Re: Familiar?> [andys120] by karsick Jan 06, 2009 (7:51 pm)
Replying to: andys120 (Jan 06, 2009 6:34 pm) It's the new Chinese market Buick Excelle. We knew it here as the Suzuki Forenza (not to be confused with the Hyundai Excel, nor the Vauxhall Forenza, a rebadged Isuzu SUV for the UK........ nor to be confused with the forgotten Oldsmobile Firenza) . It's in GM's tradition of the old 80's Pontiac LeMans (an American-Indian branded, French-named, Korean-bodied, Brazilian-engined, German-designed compact). Replies to this message: andys120 (Jan 07, 2009 7:57 am)
#19652 of 23969 Re: Familiar?> [karsick] by andys120 Jan 07, 2009 (7:57 am)
Replying to: karsick (Jan 06, 2009 7:51 pm) Yep it's the '009 Buick Excelle from Shanghai Motors/GM.
#19653 of 23969 Brochure Art> by andys120 Jan 07, 2009 (7:58 am)
Replies to this message: andre1969 (Jan 07, 2009 8:29 am) wgrafer (Jan 07, 2009 4:46 pm) lostwrench1 (Jan 07, 2009 7:20 pm)
#19654 of 23969 Re: Bonneville Salt Flats> [andys120] by andre1969 Jan 07, 2009 (8:29 am)
Replying to: andys120 (Jan 04, 2009 6:23 pm) I could be wrong on this, but I don't think the sloped-back Galaxie hardtop was initially available in 1961. I believe it was added at some point mid-year, so it may not have been available when that picture was taken. There was still a 2-door hardtop available for the whole year, but it had a squared-off roofline, essentially looking just like those 2-door sedans, but with no window frames or B-pillar. The fastback roof certainly looked more aerodynamic, but it may not have really made much difference. I recall some automotive engineer saying that the only way a sloped-off rear is going to help much with air flow would be for it to extend so far back that it wouldn't be practical. In the case of those Fords, it would probably result in the base of the rear window being about where the end of the car currently is, and then the trunk tapering to a point about 6-7 feet beyond that! However, he might have meant that the difference was insignificant for everyday transportation cars. When you're going for top speed, every little bit will make a difference. Replies to this message: fintail (Jan 07, 2009 8:46 am) andre1969 (Jan 07, 2009 9:01 am) wgrafer (Jan 07, 2009 4:27 pm) and 1 more...
#19655 of 23969 Re: Brochure Art> [andys120] by andre1969 Jan 07, 2009 (8:29 am)
Replying to: andys120 (Jan 07, 2009 7:58 am) I'm guessing a 1952 Willys Aero? Replies to this message: wgrafer (Jan 07, 2009 4:46 pm)
#19656 of 23969 Re: Bonneville Salt Flats> [andre1969] by fintail Jan 07, 2009 (8:46 am)
Replying to: andre1969 (Jan 07, 2009 8:29 am) There was the Galaxie Starliner, a fastback, available in 60-61, then the fastback wasn't available again until the middle of MY 63. Replies to this message: andre1969 (Jan 07, 2009 9:01 am) wgrafer (Jan 07, 2009 4:27 pm) berri (Jan 07, 2009 5:32 pm)
#19657 of 23969 Re: Bonneville Salt Flats> [fintail] by andre1969 Jan 07, 2009 (9:01 am)
Replying to: fintail (Jan 07, 2009 8:46 am) Thanks, Fintail. Guess I got the details mixed up. All I could really remember is that there was a mid-year in there, somewhere! Replies to this message: wgrafer (Jan 07, 2009 4:27 pm) berri (Jan 07, 2009 5:32 pm)

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