Today is January 25th and on this day in 2004 the Opportunity rover first landed on Mars, beginning its work towards uncovering that planet’s inscrutable mysteries. In celebration of that historical event, today’s Mystery Car is – unlike the Red Planet – blue. Like Mars, today’s contender still has mysteries to be unlocked, such as its very identity.
That ID must include make, model, year-range and likely motivational force, i.e. engine, for full credit. Extra credit if you get all that, and you’re a Martian.
Image: [©2013 Robert Emslie, All Rights Reserved]
I'm going to guess…Canon SD-series point and shoot?
Mystery ca
mera.It appears to be a Canon SD1200 IS…
For full credit, include model year range, megapixels, memory card format, and accessories included.
1972-74 Minox BL, special spy gloss black, 8x11mm FILM, folding fan flash
and pencil tripod.
How's that?
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/opQBDkj.jpg" width="400">
Awwww…thank you!!!!
Mystery Camero.
<img src="http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/959/img2431g.jpg" width=500>
Wow, that's a whole lot of awesome.
Thanks for using the Craigslist spelling of "Camero". Well done.
I did it because it was closer to the word "camera", but indeed that was the spelling I used to google a suitable picture.
And when I was searching for a suitable SBC drivetrain donor a few years back, that's the spelling that gave the least expensive results.
That's actually kind of cool.
That appears to be the distinctive shape and location of the fuel filler on a Fiat 850 Spider.
<img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8361/8332536135_b8470688ea.jpg" width="500">
I believe you are correct. You can see the long chrome hood hinge in the photo, just outside the unblurred area, under the "mystery car" tag.
I'm not sure, I don't see any rust. Fiat installed rust at the factory on all of these.
But what's that ship in the background?
I knew this one was going to be too easy. Well done!
Thanks! It looked utterly strange until it clicked that this was something I'd actually seen on a mass-produced car this time around. Tricky.
Mystery Car 2.0
Not the car in the background but the car used for the reflection…3…2…1…go!
<img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6127/5944408504_7cbfb7a4a6_z.jpg">
Bonus points for the car(s) in the background.
356?
Damn! I thought it'd be more difficult than that. But for full credit we'll need year/motor.
Remember folks, there's still extra bonus points available for the cars in the background.
Extra bonus points if you can identify the dude in the khaki shorts.
Bob Smith of Barefoot Bay Florida. He lives in a large adult community.
Is that a community with lot's of adults, or a community for a particular size of adults?
The word I meant to use was senior living community. Instead I seem to imply that he lives in a community meant for the "actors" from the Spice channel.
Porn stars have to retire somewhere.
Well, no, that's not technically true. There's a distinct possibility they might die of a drug overdose, mob hit, domestic violence or AIDS first.
Mr. Robert Emslie
Extra bonus points if you can identify ANY cars to the left (left side of picture) of the dude in shorts.
The red one is a '64 Austin-Healey Sprite bodyshell on a '76 MG Midget frame, with a Spitfire 1500 motor, registered as a 1999 Special Construction to Bob Smith of Barefoot Bay Florida.
It was that or a pimp'd Beetle.
356 was a stretch… getting the year and engine is beyond my capabilities at work.
Now you feel our pain.
Seriously, one of these days we'll just have to do a mystery bolt.
A 1972-up Karmann-Ghia, an MGTD, and a circa1930 Packard roadster.
Mystery Car 2.5
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/KM0NzLq.jpg">
Kinda tricky making these, actually, trying to find that balance between tricky and impossible…
Tucker. The engine air intake on the rear fender.
<img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MjY4WDM1OA==/$T2eC16FHJHEE9ny2p)dSBQR6+phbHQ~~48_79.JPG"> I'm convinced this is a Tucker now. That or an NSX.
Whatever it is, the radiator is on the side.
The fuel filler cap is inside there (didn't know that until now):
<img src="http://www.smcars.net/forums/attachments/picture-reference/84334d1223968629-tucker-1948tuckergascap.jpg">
Yup. Still got the year, model, and engine available for bonus points!
Here's the full image:
<img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5oZiKmKR11g/Tvni-KIExVI/AAAAAAAABRI/hvqUf3lHnwc/s500/DSC01129.JPG">
Hmm. Mystery Car 2.5.1…. Nah, no mystery.
<img src="http://www.canim.net/araba/images/Honda-NSX03-1024.jpg"width=550>
Clearly the 87th iteration of a Honda vapourware NSX replacement?
Separate topic: you get that thing I sent you?
What is one gas cap that has never been in my kitchen?
Good job, Cliff.
Everyone is the Swiss Army owns a Swiss Army Knife. That's why no one messes with Switzerland.
<img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Qk_Ua-MqP2A/UE3c9Se9yKI/AAAAAAAAExE/PqMzdllNz8M/s650/DSC05604.jpg"> Okay, here's another challenge.
I didn't know International Harvester made tires.
1917 Hispanio Suiza.
Registered to Bob Smith of Barefoot Bay Florida.
Bob needs to reel in those crepe myrtles.
That's a very good guess, but no.