For the car nuts here

[velotel]

Been awhile since I last did this. Lack of car sightings during rides, or at least interesting car sightings. As usual, a shot of some part of the car. You guys have been insanely good at guessing the cars in the past, like within usually 2 pics, maybe once until the third. Perhaps this one will be more difficult.

[JasonF]

Side shot of the front end of an air-cooled 911?

[texbike]

It looks like an older Alfa.

Texbike

[tuscanyswe]

An MG?

[Tickdoc]

something something ferrari.

[Gsinill]

MB w113?

[cmg]

red Honda that scraped a white post?

[texbike]

An MG?

That does look vaguely MGAish.

[jimcav]

but the angle reminds me of my dad's old triumph spitfire

[54ny77]

aww come on....give us a LITTLE more than that.....:D

(meanwhile i'll start with a jag xk-something, 120 or 140 perhaps.)

[velotel]

aww come on....give us a LITTLE more than that.....:D

(meanwhile i'll start with a jag xk-something, 120 or 140 perhaps.)
Okay, a little more

[redir]

oooo spokes, nice touch.

[Cicli]

Jag.

[54ny77]

toyo tires on wire wheels? that's like mixing shimano and campy!!!! :hello:

[tuscanyswe]

toyo tires on wire wheels? that's like mixing shimano and campy!!!! :hello:

What?? i need to upgrade my screen? Do you really c a brand name on the tires. I see silver spokes and then a black mass .)

[Gsinill]

Jaguar E Type

[54ny77]

yup i see toyo's. look at the screen at a slight angle.

What?? i need to upgrade my screen? Do you really c a brand name on the tires. I see silver spokes and then a black mass .)

[tuscanyswe]

yup i see toyo's. look at the screen at a slight angle.

Hmm i think i c an O but I'm not completely convinced its not all in my head .)

[Tickdoc]

http://www.rawlesmotorsport.co.uk/public/images/car-sales/WFO470/WFO470-MKIIA-Austin-Helaey-for-sale-at_RMhero.jpg

[jlwdm]

One of my best friends did a semester in London in 1967 and at the end his parents bought him one of the last 100 Austin Healey 3000 MK IIIs made to drive around Europe.

In the mid 1970s he was going to have some things done to the engine, including blueprinting, and the engine was taken apart. The mechanic then took a government job and closed his shop and the car has never been put back together. I stored it in my garage during the late 70s and early 80s. I have to start working on him again to get it on the road.


Jeff

[paredown]

Howzabout Austin Healey? Whoops-Tick Doc was way ahead of me...

[torquer]

Colleague who was into cars and bicycles designed and built himself a garage mahal for his AH 3000 and Springfield Rolls Royce. He decided that the exposed tie beams would be perfect for hanging bikes not in need of immediate access, including his tandem. There was plenty of headroom, even over the Roller.

I visited him one day, and he sheepishly let me in the garage where the Healey hood was covered by a sheet of plywood and the windshield and passenger opening covered with a tarp. The tandem, which had landed on the front of the Healey was off to the side, not showing much damage; same could not be said for the car. Still, probably better that the Ghost was saved.

[bismo37]

Clearly this is a Giulietta Spider with Turrino wire wheels...

http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=588018&stc=1&d=1406110171

[velotel]

Next shot, and yep, the color's changed, there were a few of them together

[velotel]

And another

[54ny77]

aye! drawing blanks.

need more.

[Tickdoc]

morgan?
https://www.bespokes.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Morgan-4-640x480.jpg

[54ny77]

^^^ great guess.

that post #25 pic has me totally stumped. it's an insanely sharp & straight thin line. maybe it's the leading edge of the morgan running board?

[AngryScientist]

considering the blue, red and spoked wheels.....

i submit this guess:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/01/article-0-1366F8E9000005DC-560_634x302.jpg

[tuscanyswe]

morgan?
https://www.bespokes.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Morgan-4-640x480.jpg

Rode in a +8 a few times. That car could go way faster than it looked!

[tuscanyswe]

Hmm that blue says FIAT to me tho.

[54ny77]

can't be an e-type, the op's blue pic is a car with what looks like side gills. and that straight seam isn't found on an e-type.

of course, i'm probably wrong.....watch it be an e-type!

am enjoying this thread. :hello:

[Tickdoc]

considering the blue, red and spoked wheels.....

i submit this guess:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/01/article-0-1366F8E9000005DC-560_634x302.jpg
http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/2a/2ad240f12654c1c8baeda3afa66fd9950eea77e4ae9448f948 4ce6cdc109f956.jpg

[josephr]

the wire wheels could be almost anything...however, that ridgeline down the fender makes me think Triumph TR...

[velotel]

I was pretty sure someone would come up with the answer with the last 2 shots, small as they are. You guys do amaze me. This was on Col d'Izoard, 6 of them, all V-8's, or at least they sure sounded like V-8's, rumbling V-8's, sweet sound, all from GB, luggage on the racks, old folks out touring in their rather cool cars. Earlier there'd been a group of Porches but didn't bother with them, pretty common car to see anymore. So, end of this thread, cheers to all.

[tuscanyswe]

One of dads good friends used to have one of those so dad used to borrow it for school graduations and such. It was really neat and it was amazingly fast in the +8 verison (keep in mind i was likely 14 last i rode in one and its a cab but id bet it was 0-60 in around 6 seconds or so but could be off ofc).

Very nice looking cars. Strangely i wasent even close to guessing a morgan. Dident c the resemblance .)

[54ny77]

ahhh, a morgan!

those are sweet cars.

[tuscanyswe]

I like this game even tho I'm not that good at it..

I present you with this picture. Perhaps way to easy, perhaps not??
What are we looking at here..

[Ken Robb]

I like this game even tho I'm not that good at it..

I present you with this picture. Perhaps way to easy, perhaps not??
What are we looking at here..
We are looking at a really blurry photo.:rolleyes:

[tuscanyswe]

We are looking at a really blurry photo.:rolleyes:

Ha that never stop anyone on here before .)

[Tickdoc]

I like this game even tho I'm not that good at it..

I present you with this picture. Perhaps way to easy, perhaps not??
What are we looking at here..

I'll play..... '68 super bee?

[tuscanyswe]

Sorry try again :fight:

[Tickdoc]

Sorry try again :fight:

I'll need another clue:help:

[tuscanyswe]

Here we go, more blur .)

[54ny77]

front looks like some sort of volvo? can't place the rear though. kinds looks like a mercedes 280 sl rear.

[tuscanyswe]

front looks like some sort of volvo? can't place the rear though. kinds looks like a mercedes 280 sl rear.

The rear is tough as that pic looks like its a side shot but is more of a trunk shot actually.

Yeah interesting. Thats what i thought to myself as well when i cropped the image. Looks bit like the rare volvo 780 bertone, with me beeing from sweden and all that would not be a bad guess.. But this is a different animal .)

[Tickdoc]

Can't figure the first shot, but that front looks like an Aston lagonda almost

[tuscanyswe]

This is a rare car in USA so perhaps its one of those hidden gems u guys missed out on.) ? ?

[54ny77]

buick grand national?

[tuscanyswe]

Cool wouldn't have recognized that in a line uo.. Tho its not the car in the pictures.

[54ny77]

got another pic?

this is driving me bonkers!

give a hint--what's the nationality of car manufacturer?

[tuscanyswe]

Hehe this is one of my all time favorite cars. Its kind of a sleeper tho both in terms of looks and recognition (modell not brand). Its european..

[54ny77]

i'm totally stumped. 2 door car with flared front and rear wheel wells, with a humped rear decklid. will take a wild arsed guess and say it's some sort of peugeot. :(

[tuscanyswe]

i'm totally stumped. will take a wild arsed guess and say it's some sort of peugeot. :(

I think this particular model came around the time the US dident have an importer for the brand or something like that. Which is why there can't be many to c over there. Not that they are everywhere over here either..

When it came about it had the most horsepower / volume engine ever made to that date. Its italian and its freaking awesome .)

[sand fungus]

But I think the newest one is better :)

Maserati Gihbli II I think it is a 1992

[54ny77]

wow is that the car?

funny thing is i was going to guess biturbo based on the hood. but the rear decklid threw me off, it's too square and sharp-edged.

But I think the newest one is better :)

Maserati Gihbli II I think it is a 1992

[carpediemracing]

But I think the newest one is better :)

Maserati Gihbli II I think it is a 1992

My first thought was that it must be that "deluxe" BiTurbo. My friend had a slew of the BiTurbos and I always thought he should have gotten one of the wide body version.

So I googled what you put and there it was. I never knew what those cars were called.

[sand fungus]

That is just my guess, but I am pretty confident :)

[tuscanyswe]

That is just my guess, but I am pretty confident :)

Ding Ding Ding!
The photos were of a 97 tho at least claimed to be.. That was the last year of production. 95 they got an overhaul but after that i dont know any specifics to separate the years. 94 brought on ABS and larger wheels as the ride height were very low on the first years and destroying parts on the under carriage was quite common. 95 they got ferrari rear axle and the pictured rims, the cars after that are considered the best in class i guess up till they stopped production around 97 (i think). There were a couple of different version, the ghibli cup with a few more hp and bit of tuning and another one which was more or less a track car.

Stock car produced 306 hp from a 2.0 liter block in 92 even with the help of double turbos. Record in those days.

http://aws-cf.caradisiac.com/prod/mesimages/206214/half1.jpg

[54ny77]

wow, nice sleuthing mr. sand fungus! :hello: