Drivetrain experts! Name this car! :)

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Dimman

Correct on the Merkur XR4Ti.

For Ichi, it was a strange German Ford that made it to North America under the Merkur brand (Also the Scorpio we got briefly). Ugly as sin in my opinion but they came with a Ford 2.3L turbo 4 cylinder, and independent rear suspension. They're cheap here because people generally are turned off by the weird rear quarter windows and crazy wing, plus nobody really has a clue what they are.

That car is a DeTomaso Mangusta (Italian for mongoose, 'Because they ate Cobras!' Ford power but not sure which motor. I want to say 351 but don't know enough about Ford to know whether it was a Windsor or Cleveland.)

And a bit of trivia about that Camaro. It says it's a Z/28 which means it had a Chevrolet *302* cubic in V8 in it. (Not a typo.)

Thanks for the info. Now, I know lil bit bout American Muscle car & Euro car

[Dimman]

Another exotic Italian with the same idea that DeTomaso had. Hint: had a bizarre name.

Bonus points for engine maker.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Dimman

Another exotic Italian with the same idea that DeTomaso had. Hint: had a bizarre name.

Bonus points for engine maker.

Bizzarrini 5300 GT Strada w Corvette V8 engine (400bhp/510nm). Made around 1966.

How did I figure it out? I was going to type "bizarre italian car name" on google... but my "Engrish" helped and start typing "bizzarr" and showed few options of words to choose from: Bizzarro, Bizzarrini, & etc and saw the Bizzarini p538 and started from there and found the Bizzarrini 5300 GT Strada.

Hope that doesn't count as cheating.

[Dimman]

Not cheating, the hint was there.

Anyone want to throw out some more JDM weirdness for a challenge?

[ichitaka05]

K, here you go

[bigbcraig]

... to have that big vent in the rear, it's got to have the engine back there - a kei car.

Started a full time job this week! So not much time to be discovering cars ... but I'll keep looking for cars I recognize.

ichitaka, happy belated 1000th post!

[Dimman]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

K, here you go

Honda Beat?

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by bigbcraig

... to have that big vent in the rear, it's got to have the engine back there - a kei car.

Started a full time job this week! So not much time to be discovering cars ... but I'll keep looking for cars I recognize.

ichitaka, happy belated 1000th post!

GL w the new job & thanks

Originally Posted by Dimman

Honda Beat?

Bingo! I was goin' to AZ1... but went w Beat

[Dimman]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

GL w the new job & thanks



Bingo! I was goin' to AZ1... but went w Beat

I used to think I wanted one of those after playing GT4. Seemed like a good combo, super-light, mid-engine, high-revving engine, cheap to import. Then a couple were imported to Vancouver area and I saw one in person. I never really understood how small the Kei cars are until then. The beat is about 2/3rds the length of a Civic hatchback and I'm 6'3" tall so... didn't happen.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Dimman

I used to think I wanted one of those after playing GT4. Seemed like a good combo, super-light, mid-engine, high-revving engine, cheap to import. Then a couple were imported to Vancouver area and I saw one in person. I never really understood how small the Kei cars are until then. The beat is about 2/3rds the length of a Civic hatchback and I'm 6'3" tall so... didn't happen.

I drove Beat before & I'm 5'10"~11" (maybe cuz I'm Japanese?). Also my friend sat in the seat & he's 6'2". Took him few mins to get into it, but it's possible.

[ichitaka05]

K, I guess that was pretty easy one. How bout this one? This one, I think gonna be pretty hard, so I'll post the whole car.

[OldSkoolToys]

1st gen Toyota Crown


I wanna play!



Might be easier than I think it might be, but I'm surprised how many peeps don't know about this car. I have a sneaky feeling that Ichitaka won't miss a beat (haha, pun) on this.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by OldSkoolToys

1st gen Toyota Crown


I wanna play!



Might be easier than I think it might be, but I'm surprised how many peeps don't know about this car. I have a sneaky feeling that Ichitaka won't miss a beat (haha, pun) on this.

Bingo~ It's 1st Gen Toyota Crown.

and for that car, Toyota Corona~ I think, it's 4th gen... or 5th gen... from the bumper design, I'm guessing 5th.

[Dimman]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

I drove Beat before & I'm 5'10"~11" (maybe cuz I'm Japanese?). Also my friend sat in the seat & he's 6'2". Took him few mins to get into it, but it's possible.

It never even occurred to me to even TRY to sit in one. I think the thought of the sheer ridiculousness of me climbing in and out (with spectators gathering to watch the show) stopped me.

Heh.