It is LHD, so not Australian or Japanese (and I think that I would have recognised it if it were...).
The square headlights mean that it is probably not American (unless the styling is really out of period). The sculpted waistline I think should be a clue.
I am sure that I have seen that front end before, probably in a car collection or museum, but I can't place it.
Zelandeth wrote: ↑27 Aug 2017, 23:12
All right you lot, this will probably take you about ten seconds given your reputation...but this beast of a thing caused a fantastic moment of "...?" from me as it burbled into place just across from where I was parked up today. Definitely not one I'd ever even heard of before, never mind seen one...which given that this is my speciality time period wise surprised me.
I had to wander over and consult the badges before I could even figure out which country it was from much less what it was...however I've removed those now so you can't do that!
Think I have nailed it Zel, but not without a bit of skulduggery (or using my initiative) I'm afraid to say
I will not give it away, as others scratch their heads, but Xantia V6's points are correct it is a left hand drive, and Australia and the US will not provide the answer, and it wouldn't be giving too much awayto say that the decade is "The Seventies".
It is a very good whatsthisthen particularly with the badge removal and the direct upload to the forum with no url info to help.
Assuming no one will be bothered to convert it this is the number
43750746222962 (in Decimal) which translates into the car name in Hexatrigesimal!
Heres a tool to help http://www.kaagaard.dk/service/convert.htm
Reminds me of a Datsun 200 I sold many years ago, the car that did more miles on an original engine than I've ever seen in another vehicle 1.25 million as a taxi.
It certainly has a Ford look about it, maybe a Granada built specially for Scandinavia or Italy.
No time to do more than guess today.
Man is, by nature, a lazy beast, he does not need twice encouraging to do nothing.
elma wrote: ↑28 Aug 2017, 20:02
I've got it narrowed down to the manufacturer and one of three very similar models. I cheated though so I'm going to reveal nothing.
That's 2 of us in the Skulduggery club now.....
I prefer to call it using initiative, or creativity
Or a lack of patience, I couldn't wait any longer to find out what it was and had to go digging.
Usually the answers up by now, well done Zel you boggled the forum.
Surprised that this has flummoxed so many of you - though it does make me feel a bit less useless for having been utterly clueless as to what it was when it arrived now.
It's a Fiat 130 3200 Automatic. Unedited photos below - though thanks to the badges being chrome you couldn't make the model number out anyway. ...The shape would have been a big clue though I reckon.
Guess you're all going to want me to do better next time now aren't you!
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