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what is this car
Posted: Fri May 08, 15 8:32 pm
by Valcuda
I was watching a 1961 British black and white crime movie the other week on a movie channel called Ambush in Leopard Street, set in London. There was this RHD car driven by the hoods.
It's not an English Crayford conversion of a Zephyr/Zodiac so it must be a Yank or an Aussie car, probably mid to late fifties. There is script on the front wings behind the headlamp but it's too small to read and I can't read any name above theradiator grill.
Does anybody have an idea as to what car it was?
Posted: Fri May 08, 15 9:02 pm
by Motorama
Late 50s Opel Rekord wagon I think
Posted: Sat May 09, 15 8:40 am
by Don
Definitely an Opel late 50's early 60's, I think its an Olympia or a Kapitan, Records are a bit smaller
Posted: Sat May 09, 15 8:56 am
by DaveBishop
yes as everyone said Opel used to see a lot of them in Belgium in the 1970's when I used to go there to buy cars
Posted: Sat May 09, 15 9:46 am
by latil
Opel Kapitan Caravan.
http://www.opel-p1.nl/owners/unsgaard/n ... aravan.JPG
I do wonder if underneath it's similar to the PA Cresta?
Posted: Sat May 09, 15 11:50 am
by Blue
Was Opel part of GM at that point?
Posted: Sat May 09, 15 1:40 pm
by latil
Yes GM bought into Opel in 1929,by 1931 they had total control.
Posted: Sat May 09, 15 5:51 pm
by DaveBishop
Yep some of the 1970'S saloons came with 327cu.in. four barrel engines
Posted: Mon May 11, 15 8:25 pm
by Gareth
Here's another one for you. Who knows what this is ?
Posted: Tue May 12, 15 7:49 pm
by Stu
Me!
Posted: Tue May 12, 15 7:50 pm
by Stu
Me!
Posted: Tue May 12, 15 8:22 pm
by MattH
Gareth's new car?
Posted: Tue May 12, 15 8:48 pm
by Gareth
Not mine Matt. This is rather more rare than most of our Mopars.
Posted: Tue May 12, 15 8:59 pm
by DaveBishop
Austin Healey 100 4
Posted: Tue May 12, 15 9:08 pm
by latil
Maserati 3500 GT Vignale
