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#34448 of 37027 Re: Postwar> [grahampeters] by andys120

Oct 03, 2012 (4:04 am)

Replying to: grahampeters (Oct 03, 2012 3:44 am)
BMW had a factory there pre war and after the second world war, it was in the Soviet zone. The photo is of a BMW 340 (derived from the pre war BMW's) which was later sold as an EMW (Eisenach Motorwerke) after a dispute over the use of the BMW brand.
 
That's it Graham, pretty good summary. I've always found the tale of the East German auto industry fascinating. Wikipedia has a good summary of the company that eventually became VEB Eisenach and eventually became the maker of Wartburgs and Trabants. It survives today as Sachsenring AG, a maker of automobile parts based in Zwickau.

#34449 of 37027 Buick? by andys120

Oct 03, 2012 (4:48 am)

#34450 of 37027 Re: Postwar> [andys120] by grahampeters

Oct 03, 2012 (4:53 am)

Replying to: andys120 (Oct 03, 2012 4:04 am)
G'day
 
I really enjoy these esoteric enquiries. I am not too good on US metal, but have a strong visual memory for European designers, especially from the 1940s forward.
 
However, don't try me on Korean or Chinese
 
Good fun
 
Cheers
 
Graham

#34451 of 37027 Re: Buick? [andys120] by ateixeira

Oct 03, 2012 (9:51 am)

Replying to: andys120 (Oct 03, 2012 4:48 am)
Is that an Olds logo?
 
Car looks too small, though.
 
The overall shape seems to whisper Datsun 510/Maxima to me, maybe it's just the boxiness.

#34452 of 37027 Re: Buick? [ateixeira] by andys120

Oct 03, 2012 (11:04 am)

Replying to: ateixeira (Oct 03, 2012 9:51 am)

The overall shape seems to whisper Datsun 510/Maxima to me, maybe it's just the boxiness.
 
You're getting warm.

#34453 of 37027 Re: Buick? [andys120] by ateixeira

Oct 03, 2012 (11:39 am)

Replying to: andys120 (Oct 03, 2012 11:04 am)
Cedric/Gloria? That was their biggest car, right?
 
Small one was the Sunny IIRC, before it was Sentra.
 
Side note: If Maxima is big, why isn't small Minima?

#34454 of 37027 Re: Buick? [ateixeira] by andys120

Oct 03, 2012 (12:00 pm)

Replying to: ateixeira (Oct 03, 2012 11:39 am)
There you go, it's a late 80s Nissan Cedric, looks close to the Maxima wagon we got around '89 (IIRC) no fake wood on that one I think.

#34455 of 37027 Re: Buick? [andys120] by ateixeira

Oct 03, 2012 (12:23 pm)

Replying to: andys120 (Oct 03, 2012 12:00 pm)
The fake wood and raised roofline throw you off.

#34456 of 37027 New> by andys120

Oct 04, 2012 (7:19 am)

#34457 of 37027 Re: New> [andys120] by qbrozen

Oct 04, 2012 (7:20 am)

Replying to: andys120 (Oct 04, 2012 7:19 am)
appears to be an FF with a glass roof.

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