Yes, this mystery car post had a (?) because I am not quite sure what it is either.
Let me start off by saying that this is indeed a photo of a photo. I’m ghetto-fabulous that way. So, I call up the local grocery store because I need boxes for moving. I get connected with Shirlene in the produce department and our brief conversation goes like this:
Me: Hello, I am moving and I need some cardboard boxes, do you have any?
Shirlene: Mr. Schmo, today is your lucky day. I personally just moved yesterday and I have a Suburban full of boxes I brought back to the store today for recycling. You are welcome to them.
(side note, I was able to fit a Suburbans worth of boxes into a Honda Element without unfolding or modifying them but thats another story)
So I scored a bunch of boxes (pre-labled even!) for moving. Here is where it gets interesting, some of the boxes still had a few things in them, this old photo being the most interesting. I have been scratching my head over it. So, Hoonmind, what do you think it is? And please, support your guesses with photographic evidence.
Mystery Car?
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197? El Camino?
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Easy. El Camino.
Sorry, no photograhpic evidence. But what else has a b-pillar like that? -
Love the JC whitney garb! I think those seat covers had pockets in the front for tapes, smokes, guns, etc.
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Guys above are right.
[youtube hTddPROrSoo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTddPROrSoo youtube] -
GMC Sprint?
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The size of that steering wheel makes it look like a model car.
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Makes it easier to drive with handcuffs on.
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1970-1972 El Camino
Here is the interior:
<img src="http://image.chevyhiperformance.com/f/12285771+w750+st0/0902chp_08_z+1970_chevy_el_camino_ss+interior_view.jpg"width=500>
Here is the exterior:
<img src="http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/214/1281/25533140003_large.jpg"width=500>-
Based on the interior picture, I'm glad to see that the tuner Civic crowd is now into El Caminos. Sort of.
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really? There's so many Civics to molest pointlessly; it would be nice if they left the Elcos alone (at least the ones that aren't already horribly trashed).
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I was actually trying to be sarcastic regarding the cartoonishly-large ricer-eque tach bolted to the a-pillar.
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I was thinking '70-ish Ranchero, but the lack of wing windows proved me wrong. Good call!
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I called my 9 yr old son from the other room for him to take a stab- before I was done asking if he knew what the Mystery Car was he answered El Camino.
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Actually, I was talking to Stevie Wonder just a short while ago and he knew what it was by me just identifying the window crank…. merely saying…
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😛
Ok- I'll try him on the next Mystery Car.
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Too easy
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This mystery car thing needs more mystery, so here we have a new mystery.
<img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_jENN4i7WodY/TXLUzgFXYVI/AAAAAAAACyE/OU-3LERBpqw/mystery%20car1.GIF">-
Looks a wee-bit like a Datsun NL320, or an Austin pickup. But you being from crazy-ass Brazil all bets are off. Could be a martian transporter.
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I have to agree it appears the Austin pickup's B pillar is a bit oversized for this submittal…
<img src="http://www.tempo-land-rover.de/Top100+-Dateien/image286.jpg"end>-
sizewise your not far of.
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Maybe early '70s Datsun 1600 pickup?
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Well….it appears this is the only image I can capture of a Morris Minor truck without the scabbed on rear window section but I'm not sure if it fits the mustard either…
<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4659531529_8d8d491367_z.jpg"end>
And I have to blame the esteemed Mr. Glucker for the ability to embed these images.
Thanks Jeff!! -
No Datsun, no Morris, still not the right little truck
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66/67 toyota stout?
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wild guess
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no
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Two hours after I "sort of figuring it out" I finally found the answer. (below) I blame Garage Journal and the awesome Garage build in Italy for the delay. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php…
Onto the answer and Peugeot 404 truck.
<img src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jorge_bras/4618725430" width="600"> -
Image fail. Lets try this again.
<img src="[url =http://www.flickr.com/photos/jorge_bras/4618725430/][img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4618725430_58ac26b748.jpg[/img][/url]" width="600">
or
<img src="http://images.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/04/peugeot-pickup.jpe" width="600">
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I was thinking some sort of ute, not a dedicated pickup. Still looking
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Subaru Sambar? Honda T360? I really don't know, those are the only names I can remember and photos show the mirrors in different places.
I don’t even like Chevy and I could tell that’s an El Camino.
Well, since there is absolutely no freakin way this 1/2 cocked worn out olelongrooffan is going to get this one at 10:30 on this Saturday night, I am going to go with my favorite mini truck and let it go at that….
<img src="http://www.citroen-club.cz/graphics/gallery/full/87_mehari1975.jpg"end>
other than my Comanche, that is.
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Now you're much closer to solve the "mystery car in mystery car" (sounds ghetto-fabulous too)
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Citroen Mehari. My obsession since I saw one at the beach here.
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There are quite a bit for sale in Argentina, but I don't know how to get them legal to Brasil. http://autos.mercadolibre.com.ar/citroen/otros-mo…
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If they're older than 30 years it's (relatively) easy to get them as classics. You can find the basics here. My uncle got a Mustang this way but he used an independent importer. You pay more but you don't have to do anything.
Edit: Just found out they did a pretty good step-by-step at [Redacted Brasil] of all places.
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Wow, that one was too easy, Jo. The dash was a dead giveaway. A high school friend of mine had a '72 Monte Carlo, with the same dash.
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