Show me a nice old car

[David Hughes]

I suspect David's establishment is probably of the moderately grand type, so most likely to have a cook general, housemaid, keeper and valet rather than butler. The valet would probably double up as chauffeur.

In the larger establishments with butlers and footmen, the task of driving the car would fall to the chauffeur or under-chauffeur.

There are few Royces that anyone would drive for fun!

Well, I dunno about that...

As for driving for fun; when we both had jobs and both needed cars we always had a large-ish sort of tourer (meaning comfortable with a decent boot) and a smaller one for shopping and running around.

The ones I miss were all the small ones like the 2CV and Herald and so on. Anyway, nowadays driving isn't much fun there are too many roundabouts and traffic lights. And too few direction signs; I guess we should all have satnavs.

Regards, David

 

[David Hughes]

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Fujifilm X-Pro2 - Astia sim
Fujinon XF 60mm f2.4 R Macro lens
Yokohama, Japan - November 2019

Nihon Odori Boulevard

All the best,
Mike

 

[Doug]

Luscious color, Mike!

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Luscious color, Mike!

Thanks, Doug, it helps that the light was quite nice on that day.

All the best,
Mike

 

[dourbalistar]

Another Beetle, but a little older than Mike's example. Parked in front of a school in my neighborhood.

Nikon FM2n, Nikkor-S Auto 55mm f/1.2, Ultrafine Xtreme 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2019.10.10 Roll #223-04102-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[Larry Cloetta]

Kodachrome
Extra points for identifying the (reasonably common) car. Shot made 1972, narrows the field a bit.

 

[besk]

Seems like a Corvette

 

[Guth]

My first thought was an early Porsche 911. Not sure about that mirror though.

 

[Larry Cloetta]

Seems like a Corvette

Crease like a Corvette, but nope.

 

[Larry Cloetta]

My first thought was an early Porsche 911. Not sure about that mirror though.

Mirror is factory stock. Maybe this car is not quite as common as I thought it was and led people to believe. DOHC. Maybe that will help🙂

 

[Darthfeeble]

Nearest thing I can imagine is an XKE

 

[Larry Cloetta]

Nearest thing I can imagine is an XKE

E-Type would have a chrome strip running along the crest of the fender where the panels join, also it’s wipers parked the other direction and there were three of them. This car is Italian. I thought the sharp crease atop the fender would give it away, guess it’s not that easy.

 

[Moto-Uno]

Alfa ? Peter

 

[Guth]

Ah, I was not visually interpreting that as a crease, but rather light passing between the A-pillar and the mirror (now I see it, along with the reflection in the chrome mirror housing). I have a feeling that I'm going to be disappointed in myself when you reveal the answer, especially after giving up more information.

A crease in that area makes me think of an Alfa Romeo GTV or a Lancia Fulvia. But the Alfa wipers both collapsed in the middle of the windscreen and the I don't think that the Lancia's hood extended all the way back. A more common car would likely be a Fiat, but I'm not that familiar with them. Good grief.

 

[02Pilot]

 

[Larry Cloetta]

Ah, I was not visually interpreting that as a crease, but rather light passing between the A-pillar and the mirror (now I see it, along with the reflection in the chrome mirror housing). I have a feeling that I'm going to be disappointed in myself when you reveal the answer, especially after giving up more information.

A crease in that area makes me think of an Alfa Romeo GTV or a Lancia Fulvia. But the Alfa wipers both collapsed in the middle of the windscreen and the I don't think that the Lancia's hood extended all the way back. A more common car would likely be a Fiat, but I'm not that familiar with them. Good grief.

Alfa ? Peter

Close enough, this was not a fair question as I forgot that an Alfa GTV would look identical from this view.
It’s the “Poor Man’s Alfa”, the GTV copy, a series I Fiat 124 Sport coupe, 1.5 liter DOHC Lampredi, ex-Ferrari, designed engine. A potent, tossable screamer in its day, most have since fallen prey to the ravages of the marque’s Fix It Again Tony disease. As far as the photo goes, a GTV would have been the most reasonable guess. I probably should have identified the car and asked to identify the film stock, which would have been much easier, as nothing looks like Kodachrome.
Thanks for playing🙂

 

[Guth]

I probably should have identified the car and asked to identify the film stock, which would have been much easier, as nothing looks like Kodachrome.

I think you went about it right. Even if a bit frustrating, that was entertaining.

 

[CharlesDAMorgan]

It totally foxed me, a great selection and shot!

I had the second generation Fiat Coupe which still used the Lampredi engine. Such a sonorous wee beastie, if inclined to conk out at lower revs if stereo and air-con on at the same time. Very disconcerting as you came up to a roundabout and put your foot down to find it just stopped. A pointed finger when changing gear to switch off the air con did the trick.

 

[dourbalistar]

Nice to ride, and nice to see you posting again, 02Pilot. 😎