COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST! (Vol 3)

[Rumdoodle]

[dinkel]

2172cc said:

Ugly as hell but somehow straingly appealing
Alfa SZ

Beauty is in the eye...

[finlo]

Rumdoodle said:

Old Mercs in Amman

and, at the University Mosque Intersection, a Plymouth!

Was that Plymouth the inspiration for the Sunbeam rapier or the other way around?

[Rumdoodle]

finlo said:

Was that Plymouth the inspiration for the Sunbeam rapier or the other way around?

It is basically the Sunbeam shape after a few burgers. The wheels are tiny. I suppose Sunbeam borrowed the idea from the Yanks, as there was quite a bit of that going on at the time. The rear glass layout is so distinctive, but my cursory googling hasn't identified the model yet.

[nicanary]

Baccaruda

Barracuda 1964, Rapier 1967.

Edited by nicanary on Saturday 16th March 16:20

Both makes part of the Chrysler group so no real "theft".

Edited by nicanary on Saturday 16th March 16:25

[swisstoni]

There’s a fair few British cars that were a 40watt version of a US design.

[Rumdoodle]

nicanary said:

Baccaruda

Barracuda 1964, Rapier 1967.

Edited by nicanary on Saturday 16th March 16:20

Both makes part of the Chrysler group so no real "theft".

Edited by nicanary on Saturday 16th March 16:25

Thanks. Plymouth Barracuda - there must have been an "adult film" actor with that name. Probably a Sunbeam Rapier too.

[ingenieur]

SunsetZed said:

Don't see too many of these around any more!

Dunno how a car can look like it has no MOT but this one does.

[droopsnoot]

[TR4man]

Spotted by my daughter in Melbourne yesterday.







I assume the owner had just filled it up and forgotten to close the filler cap!

[LotusOmega375D]

We had a GTV2000 like that. The fuel filler flap was welded closed and integrated into the bodywork. You had to fill the fuel tank by opening the boot and pouring petrol through a funnel straight into the tank. On reflection that was a bit weird.

[ZedLeg]

Rumdoodle said:

finlo said:

Was that Plymouth the inspiration for the Sunbeam rapier or the other way around?

It is basically the Sunbeam shape after a few burgers. The wheels are tiny. I suppose Sunbeam borrowed the idea from the Yanks, as there was quite a bit of that going on at the time. The rear glass layout is so distinctive, but my cursory googling hasn't identified the model yet.

It’s an S1 Barracuda.

Sunbeam were owned by Chrysler through the 60s so it wouldn’t surprise if there was some design crossover.

[RicksAlfas]

TR4man said:

I assume the owner had just filled it up and forgotten to close the filler cap!

If the spring has broken, some vigorous cornering will open the door.

[Bobupndown]

Luna12 said:

In the early 1980s I saw the remains of one of these which had been under the side of an articulated lorry. The deceased female driver's blood was still on the seats. I can never see one of these now without that image coming to mind.

[Mr Tidy]

Bobupndown said:

Luna12 said:

In the early 1980s I saw the remains of one of these which had been under the side of an articulated lorry. The deceased female driver's blood was still on the seats. I can never see one of these now without that image coming to mind.

I was handling motor claims for an insurer back in the early 80s and we had a claim from an actress called Linda Cunningham whose X1/9 had been written off, but nothing like as seriously. We wouldn't normally cover people in that sort of occupation but she was a member of the IAM and we had a special scheme for IAM members. I managed to talk our motor engineer into a valuation she was happy with so she sent me a signed photo!

FWIW I only ever remember seeing her on TV as one of the blondes in the chase sequences on the Benny Hill Show. Happy days.

[GTRene]

one of the less then a handful aluminium Fiat X1/9

[Rumdoodle]

[Escort3500]

droopsnoot said:

Years ago I helped a mate get an A30 through its MoT with copious amounts of Isopon filler and mesh. Getting the rotten curved sills to something like a decent profile took hours of sanding Like most cars of the era, they really loved to rust.

[dinkel]

MB Tex interior will outlife everyone

Bertone lightness: love that pic

[Rumdoodle]

dinkel said:

MB Tex interior will outlife everyone

Bertone lightness: love that pic

The interior was mint. Possibly retrimmed, it was that good. Great colour.