Want to play 'Name that Car'?

[XY GS]

Is it a 1953 Muntz Jet? I think Earl Muntz bought the manufacturing license from Frank Curtis.

[aussiblue]

Yes a Muntz Jet.

[aussiblue]

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_%22Madman%22_Muntz

for more on Madman Earl Muntz

and here a little on the car:

http://www.gatsbyonline.com/main.asp...d=260&cat=auto

[aussiblue]

The man himself:



Christened his daughter "Tee Vee"; invented the 4 track cartridge player; pioneered home cinema, produced the 1st US sub $100 TV, married 7 times.
His wives included actress Joan Barton (who appeared in Angel and the Badman with John Wayne) and Patricia Stevens of the Patricia Stevens Finishing Schools. Phyllis Diller was among his many girlfriends. He was friends with celebrities such as singer Rudy Vallee, comedian Jerry Colonna, actor Bert Lahr,television presenter Dick Clark, and actor Gene Autry.

A larger that life character for sure.

[aussiblue]

So XY GS's turn.

[XY GS]

I haven't got anything, so whoever else wants to have a turn can go ahead.

[stevepet]

Give this a go

[Dauphin]

Bugatti Type 57?

What a design...

[Dauphin]

I'm wrong, it's not a Bugatti Type 57. Very similar though.

[stevepet]

not bugatti
mate

[Jimmyd]

Tatra T87

[stevepet]

You got your two bucks mate
Rear air cooled v8 sounds weird

[Jimmyd]

Scary idea...

Anyway, heres another odd driveline one for you..



apologies for the small image, awfuly hard to find a pic of this one

[Jimmyd]

It is not as obscure as it sounds, was a main line production car - even made the cover of Wheels in the early 70's

[stevepet]

austin kimberley

[Jimmyd]

Bingo



Front cover of Wheels in January '71



What is so odd about the driveline - traverse straight six



Cheers

[Jimmyd]

Essentially an Austin 1800 with a traverse straight six 2.25 litre. Leyland basically took the 1500 OHC from the Nomad and bolted a few extra cylenders on the end... was built to combat the Kingswood and Falcon, eventually killed off by the advent of the P76

[stevepet]

This one is from my son just call him Pickle

[last fairlane]

I do believe that Leyland used the Austin Freway six cylinder motor in these cars not just added an extra two pots
I think from memory they were 2.6 litre
they were also used in the P76 but used longways (north/south) in the P76 as they were in the Freeway from the sixties which I was told at trade school that the Freeway was more Australian in content than the Falcon or Holden
thanks John

[stevepet]

Come on old boys arent you going to let a 13 year old beat you?

[Qwik6]

Is it American or Asian?

[stevepet]

european

[partzkid]

last model sedan mondeo(the one we didn't get)

i'm cb's someone else can go

[stevepet]

You got it
Come on lets get some new blood into our game.

Steve

[aussiblue]

OK to try and kick start this again and get some new players here's an easy one (I think):

[aussiblue]

Hints: 1964 US from Ford.

[DJR-351]

Originally Posted by aussiblue

OK to try and kick start this again and get some new players here's an easy one (I think):

Well it WAS! either a Mercury Monterey or Mercury Montclair, but i cannot find a ute version in the 64' line up.....

http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~stanchfi/...andmodels.html

[aussiblue]

Correct Mercury Montclair pickup. Probably custom built see http://www.flickr.com/photos/37573576@N06/4389100807/

[aussiblue]

Hmm might have been photoshopped after all http://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/gal...-ranchero.html

[aussiblue]

Must check my sources more carefully in future. Over to you anyway.