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iansane
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 Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:33 pm Post subject: What kind of car is this? |
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No idea. The fender vent things are REALLY throwing me off.
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fiveoformula
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Fifty-something Pontiac? maybe Olds |
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iansane
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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| That's what I guessed first. 54ish starchief? |
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Dewey316
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1990 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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| The headlight is messing with me. By the 50's everything had headlights integrated in the sheet metal. It looks like that is an exterior headlight housing?!? I was thinking it was mid-40's vintage, but can't come up with what it might be. The little bit of front grill shape I can see almost makes me think Chrysler. |
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aaron_sK
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:07 pm Post subject: Re: What kind of car is this? |
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| iansane wrote: | | The fender vent things are REALLY throwing me off. |
That's cause they weren't on the car from the factory. 
Hood and corner of the grill make me think '49-'51 Merc. |
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Dewey316
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:15 pm Post subject: Re: What kind of car is this? |
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| aaron_sK wrote: | | Hood and corner of the grill make me think '49-'51 Merc. |
That vintage Merc had pretty wide grills came out to almost the headlights. The dash mounted rear-view also makes me think its not a merc. Also, no front marker lights on the car in the picture. |
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aaron_sK
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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Actually, looking at it more I think you're right. It's just too flat below the headlights. Merc was rounded there.
Problem is if they went through the trouble of frenching in the headlights and cutting in those vents then shaving the markers or swapping out grilles would be nothing for them. |
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Whiskeychick
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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50 merc all the way, just customized.
so many similarities.
Hood just has a body line instead of the louvers, and the headlights are a little off. But it even has the weird chrome things on it lol Split window, right shape of the hood, bumper/grill kinda match up, so that would be my bet
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Al Hasse
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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Headlights are reminiscent of a Pontiac from the 50's...
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Twilightoptics
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 7:50 am Post subject: |
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And this is what I love abot hot rodding!
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iansane
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 10:31 am Post subject: |
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| Twilightoptics wrote: | | And this is what I love abot hot rodding! |
Me too! It was funny, that picture was pulled from the cover of 'Modified' magazine, a solely import rag, and I grabbed it and was like, "whoa! That looks cool!" And my coworker though I was talking about he featured carbon fiber gtr in front of the rod.  |
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Quasi-Traction
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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| I was gonna guess a 53/54 Pontiac Cheiftain. |
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Dewey316
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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| hahah, we are all over the board with this car. I wanted to say late 40's Hudson, but windshield lines were all wrong. My first thought on the headlights was Hudson. |
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aaron_sK
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Twilightoptics wrote: | | And this is what I love abot hot rodding! |
Absolutely. We are all over the board, but we are probably all right to some degree. Get a car that's been customized that severely and it can have parts and inspiration from all over. |
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iansane
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Whatever it's transformed into, I like it! |
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