wlaidlaw Posted May 22, 2022 Share #17521 Posted May 22, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) TVR 350i? Wilson 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 22, 2022 Posted May 22, 2022 Hi wlaidlaw, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
pippy Posted May 22, 2022 Share #17522 Posted May 22, 2022 9 minutes ago, wlaidlaw said: TVR 350i? No; not a TVR 350i, Wilson. The car pictured comes from almost exactly the same time-period but from a manufacturer who realised that the prevalent 'Wedge Design' ethos was giving way to the inevitable 'Softening' stage... Philip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted May 22, 2022 Share #17523 Posted May 22, 2022 Second Snap. 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. Quote 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=4439956'>More sharing options...
adan Posted May 23, 2022 Share #17524 Posted May 23, 2022 Drop-headlights + hood slot-vent + button reflector aft the wheelwell smells like 1980s Italian cooking to me..... with red sauce. Testarossa? 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted May 23, 2022 Share #17525 Posted May 23, 2022 7 hours ago, adan said: Drop-headlights + hood slot-vent + button reflector aft the wheelwell smells like 1980s Italian cooking to me..... with red sauce. Testarossa? Spot-on, Andy; You win the coconut! 1988 Ferrari Testarossa. A few snaps; 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! Over to you for the next puzzle! Philip. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Over to you for the next puzzle! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4440094'>More sharing options...
adan Posted May 24, 2022 Share #17526 Posted May 24, 2022 (edited) I find myself slightly embarrassed by a shortage of rare-and-classic car pictures, so shall we try this "working girl on the job" subject? While the cockpit is heavily modified for safety purposes, her exterior coachwork is mostly street-stock (except as - ahem - modified by other cars while on the track ) to meet her class regulations. Should be able to figure out marque, model and year. I also know we have some racers here, which may add to the interest, even at this entry level. As the bumper-sticker says, "DIRT is for racing - ASPHALT is for getting there!" M10 and 90 Summarit f/2.5, cropped. Click through for larger 🔍 view. 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 May 24, 2022 by adan Quote 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=4440572'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 24, 2022 Share #17527 Posted May 24, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) Is it or was it a Toyota Celica? Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted May 24, 2022 Share #17528 Posted May 24, 2022 Holden Monaro Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted May 24, 2022 Share #17529 Posted May 24, 2022 (edited) Not Toyota. Holden Monaro - distantly related (distance being the key word). Colonial first cousin once removed or thereabouts. Edited May 24, 2022 by adan Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 24, 2022 Share #17530 Posted May 24, 2022 I know that I should able to identify this car, but when it was on sale I found it too uninteresting to remember anything about it. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted May 24, 2022 Share #17531 Posted May 24, 2022 I’m thinking some sort of Pontiac? I lost track of their models as they got uglier…. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted May 24, 2022 Share #17532 Posted May 24, 2022 (edited) Pontiac is correct - just think a tiny bit smaller than the US version (literally inported from Oz) of the Holden Monaro. And yes, both (along with other Pontiacs of the era) often make the lists of "The 10 ugliest cars that are fun to drive." Edited May 24, 2022 by adan Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 24, 2022 Share #17533 Posted May 24, 2022 They were rebadged as Vauxhalls and sold in the UK. A friend had the pick up truck version which had a supercharged Corvette engine in it (as standard!!), with around 600BHP. He said he was lucky to get 2000 miles from a set of rear tyres. Obviously made for those odd folk, who like turning their rear tyres into offensive smelling smoke. Never understood the attraction myself, after 50 years of trying to improve traction on race cars, to avoid tyre smoke. Wilson 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 25, 2022 Share #17534 Posted May 25, 2022 6 or 6000 seems to come to mind, in the Pontiac, which of course makes me think of the SUX-6000 in Robocop 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted May 25, 2022 Share #17535 Posted May 25, 2022 Not a 6000 or 6, at least for US consumption. Here's another angle of the lady - with her driver. It's a Pontiac Sssssss......fff........ - c'mon, you can say it! From year..........tttttttw..... 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! Quote 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=4441463'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 25, 2022 Share #17536 Posted May 25, 2022 Pontiac Sunbird? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted May 25, 2022 Share #17537 Posted May 25, 2022 You are just one syllable away.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2Pete Posted May 26, 2022 Share #17538 Posted May 26, 2022 Firebird? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted May 26, 2022 Share #17539 Posted May 26, 2022 (edited) One begins to understand why the Pontiac brand died - massive model name confusion. I'm not a sadist, I'll bring this to a close this way. We've been looking at a 2002 Pontiac SunbirdFirebirdSE - that's Sunfire SE. Twin to the 2002 Chevy Cavalier. According to the drivers/partners (he Cavalier, she Sunfire), these otherwise rather mild compacts, in the 2000-2002 SE variant, ended up as sought-after cheap racing machines that punch above their weight. A combination of low overall weight, and light (139 kg/305 lb), fairly reliable, 2.2-liter, EcoTec engines putting out 140 hp (US) straight from the factory. A big bonus in stock classes (in this case Compact Sport) where the engines must remain factory-stock, right down to the engine-control chips. The race stewards check those, among other things (below, wheel camber), for compliance. Based on the authority invested in me by my navel, I'll call this one on points for Stuny - the Sunfire was the replacement model for the Sunbird. The Firebirds were a higher-end line - larger, more expensive, more powerful (200-350hp) "muscle cars." Go for it, Stuart! 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 May 26, 2022 by adan 1 1 1 Quote 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=4442078'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 26, 2022 Share #17540 Posted May 26, 2022 In the late '40s and early '50s General Motors had traveling "Motorama " shows every year, with current models and show cars. The show cars had names which GM recycled into the names of production cars. the first three Pontiac Firebirds were jet turban driven cars, the first one of which looked like a wingless jet fighter with wheels. This puzzle car is a production model that I'm certain a lot of member know. 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! Quote 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=4442498'>More sharing options...
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