pedaes Posted August 14 Share #23721 Posted August 14 Advertisement (gone after registration) 18 minutes ago, pippy said: on the road from 05:00 heading down to La Rochell Have a great trip and enjoy! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 14 Posted August 14 Hi pedaes, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
pippy Posted August 14 Share #23722 Posted August 14 44 minutes ago, pedaes said: Have a great trip and enjoy! Thank you, Keith, and I'm sure we will! Philip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 14 Share #23723 Posted August 14 3 hours ago, Bernard M said: Sorry, Wilson, but Philip is right: it is a Fiat 500X (I don’t except anybody to be able to differentiate a 500 from a 500X, or L, or YZ, or whatever letter on such a photographic détail…). The only thing I know is that there is no Takata airbag inside 🙂. Your turn Philip. I knew it was not a 500. My wife had an Abarth 595, which with its rock hard suspension, coupled to our long and very bumpy drive, had an inordinate appetite for headlamp bulb filaments. I have spent many unhappy hours shredding my knuckles trying to change the headlight bulbs. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard M Posted August 14 Share #23724 Posted August 14 2 hours ago, wlaidlaw said: I knew it was not a 500. My wife had an Abarth 595, which with its rock hard suspension, coupled to our long and very bumpy drive, had an inordinate appetite for headlamp bulb filaments. I have spent many unhappy hours shredding my knuckles trying to change the headlight bulbs. Wilson Headlamp bulb were provided by Lucas, i guess. It is now well known that Takata airbags, Lucas electrical parts and Abarth (absence of) suspension are among the best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted August 14 Share #23725 Posted August 14 Another crop to while away the time? Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=5848337'>More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted August 14 Share #23726 Posted August 14 It has a 1980s Audi Quattro/Coupe look about it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted August 14 Share #23727 Posted August 14 Advertisement (gone after registration) Well I think it is one of several sports versions (based on the vents) but it’s no Audi… 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted August 14 Share #23728 Posted August 14 My only other thought was a Lancia - similar vintage. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted August 14 Share #23729 Posted August 14 2 hours ago, IkarusJohn said: It has a 1980s Audi Quattro/Coupe look about it. Good! That route was my cunning plan!......😸......but...... 2 hours ago, NigelG said: Well I think it is one of several sports versions (based on the vents) but it’s no Audi… ......as Nigel says it is not an Audi. I suspect - from his comment - that Nigel is fairly au-fait (clue) with the basic model but simply doesn't know which version we have here. To aid this end and for the benefit of everyone I will post a third instalment; Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=5848416'>More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted August 15 Share #23730 Posted August 15 Citroën BX? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard M Posted August 15 Share #23731 Posted August 15 1 hour ago, a.j.z said: Citroën BX? I think you’re right: looks like a bx sport… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted August 15 Share #23732 Posted August 15 (edited) 3 hours ago, a.j.z said: Citroën BX? 2 hours ago, Bernard M said: I think you’re right: looks like a bx sport… You are both correct! It is, as a.j.z. says, a BX and it is also, as Bernard says, a sporting version of the BX! To be as specific as I can I believe (with fairly good reasoning) a 1986-version BX19 GTi 8-valve. During my 'Assistant' years there was one snapper who had one of these and I always loved the thing for a number of reasons as a practical form of transport for a Location Photographer. His, it has to be said, was well-maintained and - perhaps as a consequence - never had any issues where reliability was concerned. Here is a snap of the whole from the front 3/4; Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I'm sure Nigel will have already pinpointed the location where I came across this example and, truth be told, the owner of this car - unbeknownst to him / her - has been very generous where my contributions to this particular thread is concerned. This BX, I believe, celebrates the fifth car of theirs which has featured here over the years. Just for fun here are three of the 'previously-posted' candidates sitting all-in-a-row snapped at the same time - two days ago - when this last 'Mystery' was captured; As far as who gets to post the next mystery goes? You both came up with correct details so either sort it out between yourselves (But No Fisticuffs!) or, perhaps, First-Come-First-Served? Thanks all for having taken part! Philip. Edited August 15 by pippy 6 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I'm sure Nigel will have already pinpointed the location where I came across this example and, truth be told, the owner of this car - unbeknownst to him / her - has been very generous where my contributions to this particular thread is concerned. This BX, I believe, celebrates the fifth car of theirs which has featured here over the years. Just for fun here are three of the 'previously-posted' candidates sitting all-in-a-row snapped at the same time - two days ago - when this last 'Mystery' was captured; As far as who gets to post the next mystery goes? You both came up with correct details so either sort it out between yourselves (But No Fisticuffs!) or, perhaps, First-Come-First-Served? Thanks all for having taken part! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=5848764'>More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted August 15 Share #23733 Posted August 15 (edited) Thanks! It is a little unfair as my mother had this car (also in black). The design was pretty advanced for the 80s. It also had an air suspension and when she started it, it moved up considerably. Quite a show at that time. Her cars were pretty remarkable in general. The first I remember was a sporty version of a Beetle, also in black. Its tires were too wide. For the annual general inspection my parents borrowed the (narrower) tires from our neighbors Beetle. Then she had a 2CV (which became my first car) and after that the BX. The 2CV probably is still on the streets because I sold it to a guy who wanted to preserve it for his newborn daughter as a present for her 18th birthday. Edited August 15 by a.j.z 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard M Posted August 15 Share #23734 Posted August 15 Obviously, it is Andreas turn. By the way, i had a BX Sport at the end of the eighties; not to be confused with the BX GTI: the GTI (injection engine) was a civilized version of the Sport (two double-barrel carburetors). In addition to being very ugly, the BX Sport was very uncomfortable: everything was hard in this car. But what a fun to drive! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted August 16 Share #23735 Posted August 16 Let‘s try this one: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=5848906'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 16 Share #23736 Posted August 16 This appears to be a California style of hot rod, and may be based on an old Ford with a "flathead" V8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted August 16 Share #23737 Posted August 16 (edited) I do not know, if you can call it a hot rod but V8 (likely Ford) and California is correct. It is a car that was driven in a well known movie. The brand name and the exterior (at first glance) suggests something far older. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited August 16 by a.j.z Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=5849045'>More sharing options...
rwbowman Posted August 16 Share #23738 Posted August 16 Excaliber Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted August 16 Share #23739 Posted August 16 vor 54 Minuten schrieb rwbowman: Excaliber No Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted August 18 Share #23740 Posted August 18 It is named after a famous US car brand from the first half of the 20th century. They just added a number. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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