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PostPosted: Sun May 05, 2024 2:02 pm    Post subject: Re: Let's Play, WTF is That!?! Reply with quote

cdennisg wrote:
A few interesting ID challenges in this photo from another thread.

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The colander looks like it was an Opel Ascona.

Can't see enough of the others to make a guess.
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PostPosted: Sun May 05, 2024 3:41 pm    Post subject: Re: Let's Play, WTF is That!?! Reply with quote

The car in the foreground is a first gen Honda Civic 4 door hatch, yeah that's really a thing, they weren't sold in North America.

I think the van towing the police car is some kind of Volkswagen.
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PostPosted: Sun May 05, 2024 3:44 pm    Post subject: Re: Let's Play, WTF is That!?! Reply with quote

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The car in the foreground is a first gen Honda Civic 4 door hatch, yeah that's really a thing, they weren't sold in North America.

I think the van towing the police car is some kind of Volkswagen.


I'm curious what kind of bike the guy is towing the van with? Wink
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PostPosted: Sun May 05, 2024 8:26 pm    Post subject: Re: Let's Play, WTF is That!?! Reply with quote

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busdaddy wrote:
The car in the foreground is a first gen Honda Civic 4 door hatch, yeah that's really a thing, they weren't sold in North America.

I think the van towing the police car is some kind of Volkswagen.


I'm curious what kind of bike the guy is towing the van with? Wink


A uni-cycle.
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PostPosted: Mon May 06, 2024 3:19 am    Post subject: Re: Let's Play, WTF is That!?! Reply with quote

if it's the 70s then either a raleigh chopper or grifter Laughing
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PostPosted: Mon May 06, 2024 10:46 am    Post subject: Re: Let's Play, WTF is That!?! Reply with quote

Saw this in front of me on Sat. Couldn't get a side pic so wondering what it is?
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PostPosted: Mon May 06, 2024 10:54 am    Post subject: Re: Let's Play, WTF is That!?! Reply with quote

Looks like a Model A Ford roadster to me.
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PostPosted: Mon May 06, 2024 11:35 am    Post subject: Re: Let's Play, WTF is That!?! Reply with quote

or a replica...1980s Shay Model A DeLuxe Roadster replica only 5000 produced Ford 2.3L inline 4 cylinder engine 4-speed manual transmission Rear rumble seat Front disc brakes
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PostPosted: Tue May 07, 2024 1:00 pm    Post subject: Re: Let's Play, WTF is That!?! Reply with quote

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Saw this in front of me on Sat. Couldn't get a side pic so wondering what it is?
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I did a Goggle image search and see the same tail lights from a 1930 FORD
MODEL A 68B CABRIOLET.

The 1980s Ford Shay and Model A's have different tail lights.
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PostPosted: Tue May 07, 2024 1:08 pm    Post subject: Re: Let's Play, WTF is That!?! Reply with quote

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Shonandb wrote:
Saw this in front of me on Sat. Couldn't get a side pic so wondering what it is?
Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.


I did a Goggle image search and see the same tail lights from a 1930 FORD
MODEL A 68B CABRIOLET.

The 1980s Ford Shay and Model A's have different tail lights.


You can buy those tail lights in reproduction and put them on anything. Maybe a Shay owner was looking for more "authenticity"? The one in the photo looks to have much wider leaf springs than an original Model A, but who knows?
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PostPosted: Wed May 08, 2024 8:36 am    Post subject: Re: Let's Play, WTF is That!?! Reply with quote

"cdennisg", you're probably right with the aftermarket taillights and it being a repro.
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PostPosted: Wed May 08, 2024 10:39 am    Post subject: Re: Let's Play, WTF is That!?! Reply with quote

cdennisg wrote:
The one in the photo looks to have much wider leaf springs than an original Model A, but who knows?

The Model A had a transverse rear leaf spring mounted above the axle. This one appears to have parallel leaf springs like most American cars of the '60's and '70's.
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PostPosted: Wed May 08, 2024 11:59 am    Post subject: Re: Let's Play, WTF is That!?! Reply with quote

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cdennisg wrote:
The one in the photo looks to have much wider leaf springs than an original Model A, but who knows?

The Model A had a transverse rear leaf spring mounted above the axle. This one appears to have parallel leaf springs like most American cars of the '60's and '70's.


For some reason I thought they had parallel leaf springs when the A was introduced. But your point makes the ID here pretty definitive.
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PostPosted: Thu May 09, 2024 5:22 am    Post subject: Re: Let's Play, WTF is That!?! Reply with quote

Obviously the driver side suspension is supporting more weight than the passenger side.
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PostPosted: Thu May 09, 2024 7:11 am    Post subject: Re: Let's Play, WTF is That!?! Reply with quote

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Obviously the driver side suspension is supporting more weight than the passenger side.


The picture is kinda crooked too.
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PostPosted: Thu May 09, 2024 9:01 am    Post subject: Re: Let's Play, WTF is That!?! Reply with quote

Unless you look at the bottoms of the rear fenders, left is closer to the pavement than the right by my quess at least a couple inches, or a hundred plus pounds.
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PostPosted: Thu May 09, 2024 9:33 am    Post subject: Re: Let's Play, WTF is That!?! Reply with quote

raydog wrote:
busman78 wrote:
Obviously the driver side suspension is supporting more weight than the passenger side.


The picture is kinda crooked too.


The guy taking the picture with one hand while driving his Bus may be a little crooked too!
We followed them for a couple blocks but there was a car in front of us so I couldn't get a good look but we both turned and I had to get a quick pic as we were pulling over to park.

As "busman78" highlights, the guy driving looks to have some girth.
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PostPosted: Thu May 09, 2024 11:49 am    Post subject: Re: Let's Play, WTF is That!?! Reply with quote

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Unless you look at the bottoms of the rear fenders, left is closer to the pavement than the right by my quess at least a couple inches, or a hundred plus pounds.


Rear bumper is low on the left by an inch or two, too.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 06, 2024 10:19 am    Post subject: Re: Let's Play, WTF is That!?! Reply with quote

Car on the right here:
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I don't know the answer so I'm curious.
It looks like it has a decent back seat size given the shape of that rear pillar/window
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 06, 2024 10:32 am    Post subject: Re: Let's Play, WTF is That!?! Reply with quote

Looks kind of British
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