Thread: Name That Car

Originally Posted by taxexile

humber super snipe, mid to late 50's

My first car in the early 80's was a 1951 Humber Hawk. A chap around the corner had a Super Snipe and I envied him for it as it was bigger. However, the Hawk would fit 10 teenagers at a pinch for lunch time pizza runs from school.

I've never seen one of these before.

For me, Fugly ... but comes with a decent sized donk



Oh, the name on the vehicle doesn't give a clue ... I've checked that already.

^GMC..68

India.

Originally Posted by Maanaam

My first car in the early 80's was a 1951 Humber Hawk.

My grandfather had one too, and certain things were indelibly imprinted on my memory :

Originally Posted by David48atTD

So much to like in that photo.

The Rear Louvre ... what happened to them?

The ubiquitous ROH Wheels.

The Hills Hoist!


So ... was it a genuine GTHO or just striped and winged?

It is a genuine XY GT Falcon 4 speed I put the spoilers on it later. Here's a pic of it with a Roo Bar on it not long after i got it
i was working between Paynes find and Mt Magnet at the time Roo's everywhere.

I remember my time in OZ and all the guys there had ROO bars on anything they drove for any long distance runs.

^I missed taking a roo out on the drive home one night last year by millimeters. It just hopped right in front of the car at the last second as I was doing about 80. No way could I react. It was all over in a second. Big grey roo bang in the headlights hopping at top hop then gone and miraculously no contact. One second later and it would have wrecked the front end and maybe even come through the windscreen.

Must be a lottery riding a bike in the bush at night. I had a Thai girl with a CBR1000 a while back who came out to my forest on her bike a few times but she wouldn't come after dark.

I liked the sound she made in her creaking leathers

I once had a 1971 Plymouth Satellite 2 door with a 383cuin V8. I loaned it to my older brother when he got out of the Navy. He promptly bent all the pushrods doing wheelstands so I took away the keys.

I then sold him an AM General Postal Jeep I bought at auction from the US Postal Service. I paid 200usd. I had my buddy install blue shag carpet in it, dont ask me why. It seemed the cool thing to do. That and a sick tuner.

Not long after I "sold" it to him the gas tank began leaking. That was enough of an excuse for him to stiff me on the 200 bucks. Such a cry baby. Waa waa.

He backed into my '73 Mustang Fastback just barely creasing the chrome around the rear wheel well. You have to really look to see it but it's still there. Every now and then I'll remind him that he still owes me a new chrome piece. Where to find one now who knows. Not that I really care all that much about it but it's funny just to see him squirm if and when I bring it up. It's got 72k on the Chasse an has not seen a winter for as long as I've had it. Maybe I'll post a pic someday.

I'm sure there is a Thread, some where you's guys could go to tell your stories.

The Z was fun but I loved the Ford more. Hell it's been so long now I forgot what car I traded for a 54 caliber Thompson Center fire Scout black powder rifle. Now that's mercan. I seppo you'll kick me in the nutz now. Well earned, as was all the above mentioned.

A Fishy have you been drinking.
Why not go & start a thread about Fishies life OK.

^got 3 of 'em

Originally Posted by terry57

India.

Bajaj Matador F.305 Minibus. 16 seater [or 32 in schoolbus configuration!!]

Street art on wheels or an eyesore? Name that ....car

Merc limo 555

Corectomundo

Originally Posted by Chittychangchang

Street art on wheels or an eyesore? Name that ....car

It's a Merc ... or, as the Thais say ... a Benz

Maybe a stretched 'e' series 320?

If i hadn't been so surprised to see one would have taken a picture. I just walked past a Delorean being driven very slowly in traffic, shit mechanically but pretty rare to see one on the road.