2015 Name That Car Game

[Wile7]

1955 Porsche 550 Spyder?

[RapidPaul]

Good guess, but nope.

[CapstanPlug]

'54 Borgward Hansa 1500 coupe .... a real looker....

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borgward#/media/File:Borgward_Hansa_1500_Sportcoup%C3%A9,_Baujahr_1954_%2808.09.2007_Sp%29.jpg

[Wile7]

Well played. Lovely car indeed but a shame about the mis-matched paint on that door 

[RapidPaul]

'54 Borgward Hansa 1500 coupe .... a real looker....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borgward#/media/File:Borgward_Hansa_1500_Sportcoup%C3%A9,_Baujahr_1954_%2808.09.2007_Sp%29.jpg

Well I thought that would prove to be more of a challenge. Hats off to you sir!

[CapstanPlug]

Thanks guys !  Just more familiar with styling cues on the European stuff - can often follow the scent back!  Some American stuff, but forget about ID-ing the Jap stuff !! Like that Nissan Sylvia a page or two back, that was almost identical to a Toyota something-or-other ! Ya just know it's Japanese. Dot!  ( could you guess that I've never owned a Japanese car !! )

 

Anyway .... here - sharpen yer pencils on this ....

 

 

[ Hint - it's not Japanese     ]

[camelspyyder]

Gaylord Gladiator? No

Hudson Italia? No

Studebaker President? No

 

Back to the drawing board...thinks...Google "ugly cars of the 1950's"

[camelspyyder]

gotcha - Dual-Ghia

[CapstanPlug]

Grrr !!   Yep - ya got it. Like your Google search style

 

Background info : http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z10043/Dual-Ghia-Sports-Car.aspx.aspx

 

 

[camelspyyder]

I didn't actually Google "ugly cars of the 50's"

 

 

It had a hint of Chrysler show-car about it - which led me to think of  Virgil Exner or Ghia and then Dual-Ghia (and then I Googled)  

 

Turns out the D-G was heavily influenced by (indeed based on) an Exner showcar - the Dodge Firearrow so it all lined up perfectly.

 

I'll search for something to post in an hour or so.

Edited 1 August, 2015 by camelspyyder

[camelspyyder]

And here it is.

 

[lesmond]

Matra Bonnet djet VS

[camelspyyder]

Good effort. 

 

I didn't choose a blue one, or one with yellow lamps, or one with Renault hubcaps (all obvious French clues) but you're still bang on.

 

[lesmond]

ok here you go

 

 

[camelspyyder]

Ugly thing.  Never liked 'em.

[CapstanPlug]

Yep - they got the proportions wrong. They could have done so much better!  ;-)

[P6bJOHN]

But a lovely little engine, shame they didn't make a handsome one with the engines big brother fitted to it.

[camelspyyder]

Yes, when they merged with their down-market competitor, that 4.5 V8 made the other firms biggest 4 door into a rocket ship by all accounts.

 

 

 

 

 

PS are we going to re-title the thread to "2015 Don't Name That Car Game"?

Edited 1 August, 2015 by camelspyyder

[CapstanPlug]

I'm sayin' nuthin' !!!

[P6bJOHN]

All right, who's going to crack first and say Daimler SP250 (Dart)? Doh!

[P6bJOHN]

Whilst we wait to see if I'm right, try this obscurity(ish)

[Wile7]

Nissan Gloria A30 circa 1967 possibly? (not sure about the bumper though....)

[P6bJOHN]

Nope

[RapidPaul]

Chrysler Esplanada?

[camelspyyder]

WTF?

 

A Brazilian built French V8 car - that is seriously obscure

 

much like the  Ford Comete  Italo-exotic lookalike I think you posted.

 

Who knew the frogs did so many V8's

 

After Delage/Delahaye/Bugatti/Talbot went to the wall I thought the French luxury/big car industry died with Facel Vega.

Edited 3 August, 2015 by camelspyyder