The Now Ongoing Car ID Thread

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EasyEd

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Hey All,

Thought I'd add something to the Racers Paddock - borrowing an idea from the ongoing mystery plane thread. Name these 5 cars cars and then maybe somebody could put up a couple more and we'll keep it going. Maybe the thread dies - maybe not.

What are they?

-Ed-

PS I went for - I think - moderate difficulty.
 
Mid 50s Buick something, a very tatty Corvair wagon, 1st series Corvette 'Styling Exercise' coupe, a FIAT 500(?) with 'eyebrows' (aka 'kidney cutters!') and some sort of tractor which is an area I have no interest or expertise in .................... :wave:
 
Hey, Easy Ed,


I got 'em all!!!!........except I cheated and looked at the file names. :faint:

Quick, change the file names, I won't give them away.

The Fiat was the only one I didn't have the correct make and model. I didn't have all the years correct.

Kevin
 
First one is a 55 Buick. A "four-holer" should make it a Super, Roadmaster, or maybe the Century or Riv option.

Second is a corvair wagon. With a butt-ugly grille and some NASTY fake-Hurst hubcaps if I dare add.

Third is yet another Corvair. A 2+2 coupe show car variation of the first-gen Corvette built for either the 54 or 55 Motorama.

Fourth is easy. The first US tractor with a factory enclosed cab, heater, radio, and cigar lighter. Minneapolis-Moline U-DLX (Model U, Deluxe cab) from 1938. Also had a foot clutch instead of hand-operated which was rather unique for MM at the time. Only made around 150 of em too. Was a very high-priced machine when it was new...I suspect most farmers weren't about to shell out for all those creature comforts for a tractor. You can't say that about most farmers these days... :)

Fifth...I don't have a clue, but going with the GM theme of the first three I'd say another Buick with an aftermarket headlight "brow".


(Okay, I peeked too after I had all this typed up. There is no way I could ever guess that 5th one!)
 
Got one of my own for you guys too. Bonus points if you can name one of the unique features of this one compared to it's kin.
 
I'll sticky this for now; maybe we can play by the same 'rules' as we do in the historic wings society: The one that gets the right answer gets to post the next. One one photo each time.

:)
 
Hey All,

OOPS! on the filenames!

One pic at a time is fine I just put up several to get the ball rolling....

-Ed-
 
Anybody got a clue on Mike's photo..?

My first impression was that is was a Russian car, but it has Goodyear tires and there's a photo of a Jeep in front.. Couldn't find anything in either direction though!
 
It's not a Jeep...but it is an American company.

Hint: It's a prototype of a very popular model from that company...never made it to production. It would have, but they went belly-up a couple years later.
 
Hey All,

Everytime I look at Mopar's picture my gut says Bronco crossed with a jeep with a ford pickup hood. I've no idea... Haave to do some more looking on this one.

-Ed-
 
Moparmike said:
Got one of my own for you guys too. Bonus points if you can name one of the unique features of this one compared to it's kin.
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Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum, which occupies the former administration building of the Auburn Automobile Company in downtown Auburn, Indiana. Tucked away in a wing on the second floor - dedicated to Indiana vehicle production - is this handsomely designed 1979 International Scout prototype.

1979 IH Scout prototype :woot: :wiggle:

According to the plaque, this is actually the second of two constructed by the International Harvester’s Engineering Department during a development program that had begun back in 1977. Built on a standard Scout 100-inch wheelbase chassis, the V-8 under the hood is capable of producing 162hp and is backed by an automatic trans. The body is actually a composite: long-strand fiberglass and epoxy resin.

Apparently both prototypes met most (if not all) government safety mandates of the day; they also failed to succumb to the company’s durability requirements. It was also reportedly well received among potential customers and press alike. As some might recall, IH halted Scout production in October of 1980. There was no mention at the museum of the whereabouts of the first prototype.


SOMEONE ELSE TAKE MY TURN :caked:
 
Yup, P and OleBoy ID'd the 'binder Prototype. :
After I posted it I figured that I gave too easy of a hint by saying the company went bankrupt not too long after this concept truck was schemed up.

BTW, the other prototype was diesel-powered. It used the same little Nissan turbo diesel that was available in the production Scout at the end of it's run. Nobody on the IH boards that I hang out know what happened to the other one either. I suspect that the fiberglass just rattled apart...kinda like how the production IHs just rusted away. :d
 
wombat666 said:
If you insist ........... :jump:
This should be way easier!
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Yeah, waaay easier....

The grill reminds me of the typical Aston Martin design, the rest screams 'Italian'..
The car to the right is the Giugiaro Maserati Boomerang btw..
 
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