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Old 02-21-2016, 09:34 AM   #1
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Name that car...

After this is answered, post another oddity.



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Old 02-21-2016, 09:43 AM   #2
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Easy. FIAT 850 Spyder.
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Old 02-21-2016, 12:28 PM   #3
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Yes, it is wearing a Porsche crest.

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Old 02-21-2016, 12:37 PM   #4
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Yes, it is wearing a Porsche crest.
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I cheated and looked at the image name. (sorry)



Next, what I thought was a cool car in my youth:

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Old 02-21-2016, 01:06 PM   #5
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That's a Bricklin SV1 but I can't tell if it's powered by a Ford or AMC motor.

Here's one us old guys will know...

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Old 02-21-2016, 01:40 PM   #6
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Cheetah! Built by Bill Thompson in the mid-sixties, and powered by a Chevy small block, they only weighed 1700 lbs. That is a heck of a power-to-weight ratio!
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Old 02-21-2016, 01:48 PM   #7
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One of my all time favorite cars:

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Old 02-21-2016, 02:20 PM   #8
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Iso Grifo. Also small-block Chevy powered, except for the last few, which had Ford 351s.

This one should be easy.

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Maserati Merak, my Doc had one of these, great looking car but our climate ate it.
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Let's see if y'all know the more modern boutique cars.

(Love the Maserati btw!)
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Always loved these.
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Old 02-21-2016, 02:46 PM   #12
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Let's see if y'all know the more modern boutique cars.

(Love the Maserati btw!)
The Spyker C8 , from the guy who tried to save SAAB.
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Old 02-21-2016, 03:22 PM   #13
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Always loved these.
Pantera. I always liked those a lot, a supercar for the everyman. Ford 351 in an Italian chassis.

One of my best friends has one, and while the engine is pretty stout, the Italian part of the package is problematic, with the typical Italian rust and electrical issues of Italian cars of that era. But they have a devoted following, so you can get stainless steel replacements for the common pieces that rust away, such as the front radiator support.
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Old 02-21-2016, 03:35 PM   #14
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Here is something a little bit less exotic.

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Easy one Datsun 1200 or Sunny in the land of Rising sun.
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Old 02-21-2016, 04:44 PM   #17
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There is a silver one of these in my town, I was driving the boxster to Lowe's and stopped to chat in the parking lot. He said my car was cool
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TVR Tuscan?

How about this:

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TVR Tuscan?
Almost... That lead me to 2003 TVR Tamora 3.6
TVR Tamora vs Lotus Elise vs Boxster S:
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There is a silver one of these in my town, I was driving the boxster to Lowe's and stopped to chat in the parking lot. He said my car was cool
There used to be one of those in my town, the guy had it for about 15 years...I watched the vinyl discolor and curl off that Bricklin ....compared to that your car really is cool

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