Name That Car...
9/16/09, 01:10 PM
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9/16/09, 02:01 PM
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OMG, I had forgotten about the Panther Solo. I LOVED That Car! I actually prefer the original Solo I over the Solo II. The original Solo I debuted in 1984 and was a strict 2 seater, but couldn't compete with the Pontiac Fiero and Toyota MR2 in price, so it was reworked as the Solo II. The wheel base was streched and it was given 2 small jump seats in the rear. Full time 4 wheel drive and a Ford Cosworth Turbo 1.6 liter 4 cylinder engine.
Solo I, 1984
Solo !! 1990
Solo I, 1984
Solo !! 1990
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9/17/09, 01:05 AM
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This one was very tough. I guessed it was a 1950s car with custom coachwork. I figured the photo was taken at a Concours. The background looked like a Pebble Beach. It took a while but I found it in some Pebble Beach web photos.
1956 Ferrari 250 GT B Geneve Boano Cabriolet. It is a beautiful 50s era rare Ferrari car!
1956 Ferrari 250 GT B Geneve Boano Cabriolet. It is a beautiful 50s era rare Ferrari car!
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9/17/09, 07:10 AM
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nice research work!!! When I stumbled across the photos of the 250's I thought they were some of the best looking cars ever built. This is not one of my favorites but it was the only one that did not look quite like a Ferrari right from first glance.It was designed by Felice Mario Boano & first shown at the Geneve auto show, hence the name. He later became famous for his Chrysler Designs
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9/18/09, 06:38 PM
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Here is a hint. It is French and although the company still exists and manufactures vehicles, they ceased building civilian cars in 1968.
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9/19/09, 08:43 PM
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You got it. Very interesting car.
"In 1955 Chicago enthusiast Ed ******* took his dream of a American Sports car to Brooks Stevens to design. The car was built in Germany by Spohn of Ravensburg. It was powered by a Cadillac V8, 365 ci engine developing 305HP at 4700 rpm, with a 100" wheel base chassis with 7.10 x 15 tires. The ******* Gladiator redefined what the automotive world expected from an American production car, in terms of luxury. The intricately shaped luxo-coupe, sporting a retractable hardtop, was a super-exclusive luxury car rivaling the highest-end Rolls imaginable — at least in price. (It cost nearly $18,000 in mid 1950s dollars - more like $150,000 today). With its swept-back, jet-age comportment, German build quality and upper-crust interior appointments. The car featured a slide-out spare wheel and illuminated wheel wells for night-time tire changes."
Looks like the makers of the movie "The Car" copied the style of the front.
"In 1955 Chicago enthusiast Ed ******* took his dream of a American Sports car to Brooks Stevens to design. The car was built in Germany by Spohn of Ravensburg. It was powered by a Cadillac V8, 365 ci engine developing 305HP at 4700 rpm, with a 100" wheel base chassis with 7.10 x 15 tires. The ******* Gladiator redefined what the automotive world expected from an American production car, in terms of luxury. The intricately shaped luxo-coupe, sporting a retractable hardtop, was a super-exclusive luxury car rivaling the highest-end Rolls imaginable — at least in price. (It cost nearly $18,000 in mid 1950s dollars - more like $150,000 today). With its swept-back, jet-age comportment, German build quality and upper-crust interior appointments. The car featured a slide-out spare wheel and illuminated wheel wells for night-time tire changes."
Looks like the makers of the movie "The Car" copied the style of the front.
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