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#2045 of 23978 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 23978 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 23978 . 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 23978 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.
#2049 of 23978 Good looking to me... by navigator89 Aug 18, 2005 (12:09 pm)
#2050 of 23978 . by fintail Aug 18, 2005 (1:02 pm)
Daewoo Nexia c. late 90s, aka Pontiac LeMans c. 1988, aka Opel Kadett c. 1984.   Unless the design has been sold to yet another manufacturer Replies to this message: navigator89 (Aug 18, 2005 2:09 pm)
#2051 of 23978 #2044.... by andys120 Aug 18, 2005 (2:07 pm)
seems to have been lost in the shuffle.     It's a Fiat Millecinquecento (1500) wagon c. 1963.
#2052 of 23978 Re: . [fintail] by navigator89 Aug 18, 2005 (2:09 pm)
Replying to: fintail (Aug 18, 2005 1:02 pm) I googled Nexia and it comes up with the same car essentially. Although the name I remember this car by is Daewoo Cielo, after seeing it in India.   So I guess you're correct
#2053 of 23978 ?? by andys120 Aug 18, 2005 (2:10 pm)
#2054 of 23978 . by fintail Aug 18, 2005 (2:27 pm)
The Daewoo was a Nexia in the UK, anyway. Might have been badged differently elsewhere.   I knew the Fiat wagon in post 2047   The light yellow thing might be a c.55 Lincoln? Premier? Replies to this message: andys120 (Aug 18, 2005 2:36 pm)

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