gmo Posted August 4, 2014 Share #6621 Posted August 4, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) So here we go with a new 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! Gerd Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Gerd ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=2643305'>More sharing options...
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stuny Posted August 4, 2014 Share #6622 Posted August 4, 2014 Andreas - Yes, the 500 is imported to the US, but it has not gotten as popular as I expected. Gerd - The rear side window reminds me of what BMW first did with the CSI, which many copied. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmo Posted August 5, 2014 Share #6623 Posted August 5, 2014 Stuart, Not BMW but European yes. Gerd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 5, 2014 Share #6624 Posted August 5, 2014 The trunkline looks more formal than the Bimmer, and much like a Roller, but I cannot recall one being this small. Not a Roller, but its butt makes me think of one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 5, 2014 Share #6625 Posted August 5, 2014 Maserati Quattroporte III? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 5, 2014 Share #6626 Posted August 5, 2014 Wilson - It could be a Maser, but this looks like a coupe rather than a 4-door saloon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 5, 2014 Share #6627 Posted August 5, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I thought I could see a change of texture where the rear door shut line would be, otherwise I would agree, one of the coupés. As it has a swivelling rear window, I think you must be right. The colour is very Maserati. So I am going to alter my guess to a Bi-Turbo. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmo Posted August 5, 2014 Share #6628 Posted August 5, 2014 Gentlemen, The color has put Wilson on the right track as far as the brand is concerned. Now to help you further some additional info by the next picture 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 found these exhausts very remarkable. Gerd Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I found these exhausts very remarkable. Gerd ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=2643895'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 5, 2014 Share #6629 Posted August 5, 2014 5000 GT. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 5, 2014 Share #6630 Posted August 5, 2014 Rear side window is wrong. Perhaps the Sebring? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoskeptic Posted August 5, 2014 Share #6631 Posted August 5, 2014 Looks like a Mexico 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmo Posted August 5, 2014 Share #6632 Posted August 5, 2014 John, Mexico is correct, I'll see when I can show a bigger picture. Over to you Gerd 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoskeptic Posted August 6, 2014 Share #6633 Posted August 6, 2014 After having owned numerous Maserati's from the period, I've still only seen two Mexico's in the flesh, so to speak. Nice road car, replaced by the Indy, definitely a superior styling effort although Maserati has always downplayed their coachwork to be less ostentatious (though still distinctive) compared to Ferrari or most certainly Lamborghini. I was in Italy two months ago. I must tell this story - I apologize in advance - the first time we went to Europe I took a prodigious amount of photos. When they returned from the lab my wife was all excited - until she saw them. About 60% were of cars. Man, was she pissed. So I have avoided taking too many shots of autos in the last twenty five or so years. I want to add that there are many exotics running around the hills of Tuscany. Between dodging the bicyclists, we stopped at a three-way intersection one day to yield to an F40, a Maranello and a McLaren. We stopped long enough to roll down all the windows and were rewarded with all three getting it on, exhausts echoing through the surrounding countryside. Sweet! I went through all my shots and I only have one lone image of a car which was parked outside a nice restaurant where we dined our last evening in Tuscany. So I'll toss this one in although I'm sure the European members will get it right off. And I apologize for the image quality - but I'll show the entire image later. M8.2, 50 Lux ASPH. 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! 1 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=2644126'>More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted August 6, 2014 Share #6634 Posted August 6, 2014 New Mercedes A Class? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 6, 2014 Share #6635 Posted August 6, 2014 I was thinking an overstyled Japanese or Korean econobox, but then again, the latest MBs are overstyled. I suspect they will look dated rather quickly. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoskeptic Posted August 6, 2014 Share #6636 Posted August 6, 2014 (edited) Clue: It's European and a new model. It's not Italian, either. Stuart, I agree with you. Edited August 6, 2014 by Photoskeptic 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmo Posted August 6, 2014 Share #6637 Posted August 6, 2014 I still have to show the full pictures of the Maserati Mexico, so here we go: 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! Gerd 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Gerd ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=2644556'>More sharing options...
Photoskeptic Posted August 6, 2014 Share #6638 Posted August 6, 2014 (edited) Gerd, thanks for posting the picture of the Mexico. Personally I was more interested in what was lined up behind it! Bora, Ghibli, Mistral and Indy - all (except the Mistral which was a bit dated) representative of the best of Maserati during the period. What made Maserati so good back in the day, so to speak, was they were designed to be driven everyday in traffic. The V8 engines were so much more tractable than the Ferrari's (more torque down low) and yet they screamed just as well on top end (if you ignored the artificial red line imposed by Maserati!). Of course they couldn't compete with the sheer awesome sound of a Ferrari at peak revs. The Mexico pictured seems a bit strange. It has Indy wheels when most were equipped with Borrani's or Ghibli mags (IOW, they had splined hubs) and I'm not so sure the exhaust is stock. But the factory turned out all manner of changes on almost every model from the "norm" based on customer requests. Edited August 6, 2014 by Photoskeptic 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 7, 2014 Share #6639 Posted August 7, 2014 I think my all time favourite car noise was the 1962 Maserati Tipo 151 coupés at Le Mans. They were basically a coupé version of the birdcage with a 4.7 or 4.9 V8 with Lucas fuel injection. They used to lead at Le Mans for the first 5 or 6 hours until inevitably their gearboxes broke. They are also magnificently ugly, Wilson 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoskeptic Posted August 7, 2014 Share #6640 Posted August 7, 2014 Agreed, Wilson. Now back on topic. Another, larger image of the car in question. 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! 1 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=2644939'>More sharing options...
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