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#2039 of 23878 Re: a Rambler? [stickguy] by bhill2 Aug 16, 2005 (12:42 pm)
Replying to: stickguy (Aug 16, 2005 10:48 am) Yup, a '64 Rambler Typhoon. It was a special model of the Classic brought out to highlight their new improved 6-cyl engine (Yeehah!!!) Replies to this message: andys120 (Aug 17, 2005 5:49 pm)
#2040 of 23878 typhoon a' comin'! by Mr_Shiftright HOST Aug 16, 2005 (2:52 pm)
those were six angry cylinders!
#2041 of 23878 Re: a Rambler? [bhill2] by andys120 Aug 17, 2005 (5:49 pm)
Replying to: bhill2 (Aug 16, 2005 12:42 pm) Yup, a '64 Rambler Typhoon. It was a special model of the Classic brought out to highlight their new improved 6-cyl engine (Yeehah!!!)   Right on the Money bhill!   Tonight's mystery=>
#2042 of 23878 . by fintail Aug 17, 2005 (7:17 pm)
Sunbeam Alpine MkI Replies to this message: andys120 (Aug 18, 2005 4:07 am)
#2043 of 23878 Re: . [fintail] by andys120 Aug 18, 2005 (4:07 am)
Replying to: fintail (Aug 17, 2005 7:17 pm) Sunbeam Alpine MkI   Not exactly, the full name is Sunbeam Talbot Alpine (ca. 1953-55). It makes an appearance in Hitchcock's "To Catch A Theif".     I believe the British pronounce it "tallbutt", while the French say "talbow". Can anyone confirm that?
#2044 of 23878 This afternoon's mystery... by andys120 Aug 18, 2005 (7:07 am)
#2045 of 23878 Victoria BC car show Pics by gagrice Aug 18, 2005 (7:13 am)
I thought this was a German brand?   Replies to this message: andys120 (Aug 18, 2005 8:11 am)
#2046 of 23878 nationality by stickguy Aug 18, 2005 (7:50 am)
Damn, this is an ugly car. SHould have called it the "carp".   I don't remember the model name, but I think the brand name was used by German and English builders. I know someone explianed it once, but I don't remember the details.
#2047 of 23878 . by fintail Aug 18, 2005 (8:02 am)
The wagon is a Fiat 1500   The fishy roadster is a Daimler Dart. IIRC, Daimler UK built products from Daimler Germany under license, but this was before 1900. I think ties were cut by the turn of the century, but the name remained.
#2048 of 23878 Re: Victoria BC car show Pics [gagrice] by andys120 Aug 18, 2005 (8:11 am)
Replying to: gagrice (Aug 18, 2005 7:13 am) Daimler was also a British brand, it was absorbed by Jaguar in the early 60s. The pictured car is a Daimler SP-250 Dart from the late 50's or early 60s it was remarkable for several things (aside from the fact that it was extraordinarily ugly ) :   1) It had what every roadster owner of the period wanted, V8 power (2.5 litre) and probably would have sold better had it looked better.   2) Like Corvettes and Loti it featured fiberglass body work.   3) After Jaguar Ltd took over the ownership of Daimler they discontinued production of the SP-250 (c. 1963) after discovering that it cost more to produce than the E-Type!   Daimlers were long favored as rides by British royalty (they seem to favor Audis nowadays). Jaguar continues to make cars under the Daimler name, IIRC they're slightly more luxurious than their Jaguar counterparts.   http://www.car.ee/galleries/daimler-super-eight/ee/    The English Daimler Motor Co. was founded in 1895 after the British Motor Company bought the patent rights owned by the German Daimler AG for use in Britain.

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