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    Lotus Europa Down On The Los Angeles Street

    1962 Hillman Minx Down On The East Bay Street

    Engine Of The Day: Studebaker V8

    Jaguar Mark IX, Jensen GT Down On The Boston Street

    1965 Chevrolet El Camino

    1969 Chevrolet El Camino

    Engine Of The Day: Ford Kent

    1964 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible

    There's Nothing Wrong With A 1965 Ford Cortina That A Honda S2000 Engine Can't Fix!

    1969 Mercury Marauder X-100, 1968 Chrysler 300 Go To Crusher Side By Side
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    11/17/09

    In reply to Jaguar Mark IX, Jensen GT Down On The Boston Street
    That GT is perversely beautiful. Knowing that it's a mere hour and a half's drive from me is almost painful.

    The Jag? Hell, it's a classic - and classy - Jag. That's all that needs to be said to explain it. But the GT, hell. #boston
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    Image of Xelmon Xelmon
    11/16/09

    In reply to Engine Of The Day: Studebaker V8
    Oohhh yeaaah, love that engine! #studebaker
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    Image of Malfunktion v2 Malfunktion v2
    11/16/09

    In reply to Lotus Europa Down On The Los Angeles Street
    There's a yellow one in my hometown in southern CA. It even has the same plaque on the side. #lotuseuropa
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    11/16/09

    In reply to Jaguar Mark IX, Jensen GT Down On The Boston Street

    That MkIX is a lovely car. It boggles the mind that the likes of Raymond Baxter rallied them. #boston
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/16/09

    In reply to Lotus Europa Down On The Los Angeles Street
    I know it's blasphemy, but from the side, that looks like a tiny El Camino with a bed cover. the profile doesn't exactly "flow." #lotuseuropa
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    Image of T5Killer T5Killer
    11/16/09

    @Novaload: WOW I'm glad im not the only one that thinks it looks like a El Camino. #lotuseuropa
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/15/09

    In reply to Engine Of The Day: Studebaker V8

    At least the Studebaker Pines can still be seen from space! #studebaker
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    11/15/09

    In reply to Lotus Europa Down On The Los Angeles Street
    This is one of the later Europas with the cut-down rear sail panels and the twincam Lotus/Ford engine. Haven't seen one on the street in ages. #lotuseuropa
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    Image of Maxichamp Maxichamp
    11/15/09

    In reply to Lotus Europa Down On The Los Angeles Street

    It's like this one I saw, which commemorated Lotus's 1972 F1 Constructor's Championship. #lotuseuropa
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    Image of Armand Armand
    11/15/09

    In reply to 1962 Hillman Minx Down On The East Bay Street
    As a Rootes Group nerd (I mean, "enthusiast") I love it, even if the rusted sills look very, very bad for a British unibody car. I'd rather have a Minx wagon, but this will do in a pinch. #rootesgroup
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    Image of DrLemming DrLemming
    11/15/09

    In reply to 1962 Hillman Minx Down On The East Bay Street
    Does anyone know why Loewy would so blatantly copy the 1953-54 Studebaker's design for the Minx? Was there an attempt to sell the Minx in the US through Studebaker dealers? If not, that seems like a lazy thing for a design consultant to do.

    The irony is that the Minx has a better-balanced look than the Studebaker sedans. Although the low-slung Starliner coupes were stunningly beautiful, the sedans were considerably taller -- and downright ugly. #rootesgroup
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    Image of Armand Armand
    11/15/09

    @DrLemming: There was never any link between Studebaker and the Rootes Group besides their affiliation with Loewy and a little legal wrangling over who had the trademark to the name "Hawk." The lack of stylistic differentiation between the Minx and the Studebakers does seem lazy on Loewy's part, but it wasn't unique. Pininfarina used pretty much the same design for the Peugeot 404, Lancia Flaminia and Austin Westminster, and Bertone's small '60s sedans for Datsun and Mazda looked an awful lot like their Alfas. #rootesgroup
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    11/15/09


    @Armand: Also, the big Fiat 1800/2300 shared the same styling concept as the 404 and BMC Farinas. As for the Bertone connection between the Alfa Romeo and the Mazda, the Mazda 1500/1800 body was originally intended for the 1967 Alfa 1750. Alfa turned it down, so Bertone sold the style to Mazda, and it doesn't look like a lot of changes were made. #rootesgroup
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    Image of MadHungarian MadHungarian
    11/15/09

    @DrLemming: The Vauxhalls of the time looked like shrunken '58 Chevys. English Fords looked like various American Fords left in the dryer too long. Over in Germany, NSU was blatantly ripping off the '60 Corvair. The US was the style leader. So Loewy worked with what he knew. He was not the only designer of the time to recycle his themes for another company. The '64 Imperial shares some lines with the '61 Lincoln for a reason. #rootesgroup
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    Image of eggwich del fiero eggwich del fiero
    11/15/09

    In reply to 1962 Hillman Minx Down On The East Bay Street
    I like the paint, and in general I like little cars that look like shrunken land barges, but you'll always be the only minx for me, Murilee.

    /mouthbreathing creepiness #rootesgroup
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/15/09

    In reply to 1962 Hillman Minx Down On The East Bay Street
    Can't argue with that two-tone paint job. Just perfect. And four cylinders looks about right for that critter. The rear looks like a 1960 Mercury, the front--old Ford? And all shrunk down to a handy traveling size. I'll take two. #rootesgroup
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    Image of Mr. M Mr. M
    11/15/09

    @Novaload: Probably fits nicely in the trunk of a Fairlane... #rootesgroup
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    Image of Lounge Singer Chamois Lounge Singer Chamois
    11/15/09


    @Novaload: Apparently the two-tone paint job was known by Hillman as "The Gay Look". #rootesgroup
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/16/09

    @Lounge Singer Chamois: The people certainly look happy enough, but where are they, Morocco? #rootesgroup
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    Image of UDMan UDMan
    11/15/09

    In reply to Engine Of The Day: Studebaker V8

    Hell Yes for the Studebaker V-8. It has been an honoree in my Obscure Muscle Car Series 4 times.

    The Studebaker Avanti

    The Studebaker Golden Hawk!

    The Packard Hawk

    And the Super Lark and Super Hawk of 1963 and 1964 #studebaker
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    Image of UDMan UDMan
    11/15/09

    @UDMan: #studebaker
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    11/15/09


    @UDMan: #studebaker
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    11/15/09


    @UDMan: The Packard Hawk! #studebaker
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    11/15/09


    @UDMan: The Golden Hawk! #studebaker
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    11/15/09


    @UDMan: The Avanti #studebaker
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    Image of joneez wants the clunkers he paid for joneez wants the clunkers he paid for
    11/15/09

    @UDMan: *SWOON* #studebaker
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    Image of wkiernan wkiernan
    11/15/09

    @UDMan: Sweet cars, and that darling smiling in the back seat seals the deal! I'm on my way to my Studebaker dealer, now!

    Wait, what's this crap. The U.S. Geodetic Survey? To Hell with that, where's my Super Hawk! #studebaker
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/15/09


    @UDMan: Is it my imagination, or did the Grateful Dead rip off the Studebaker logo for the Steal Your Face album cover? #studebaker
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    Image of UDMan UDMan
    11/15/09

    @Murilee Martin: Murilee, I think it's just coincidence that the Grateful Dead and the Late Studebaker "S" symbol are the same colors.

    During the early 70's though, a few of the "flower children" I knew thought the Mercedes-Benz symbol was a Peace Sign. Yes, i knew more than a few people who followed the "Peace,Love,Dope" mantra. The lovin' was very easy then. #studebaker
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/16/09

    @UDMan: They could both have independently been channeling a yin-yang symbol. #studebaker
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/15/09

    In reply to Engine Of The Day: Studebaker V8
    I knew a guy who had a collection of Studebakers. His daily driver was a light green, mid '50's Stude pick-up. He had a building full of Larks, Hawks, and lots of parts.

    He was a nice guy but kinda creepy. He was murdered several years ago. #studebaker
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    Image of Mr. M Mr. M
    11/15/09

    @skaycog: Hmm. So having a bunch of Studebakers gets you killed?

    I've heard of going to extreme measures for rare cars/parts, but that might be crossing the line.

    ...

    Well, at least in the case of Studebakers anyway.... #studebaker
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/15/09

    @Mr. M: No, silly, he was killed because he had a big mouth and a bad temper.

    I sure like the message notification they have here. I just came to logout and saw that I had a message.

    Hope you had a nice weekend!

    Later! ;) #studebaker
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    Image of Skink Skink
    11/16/09

    @skaycog: That's a shame. Is the pickup a half-ton? #studebaker
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/16/09

    @Skink: The pickup was a half-ton. His death was about 4 years ago....everything is long gone. #studebaker
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    11/15/09

    In reply to Engine Of The Day: Studebaker V8
    Hell yes. Best EOTD post by a mile.

    I was mistaken, my friend's dad's '64 Daytona is only an R1, but hey. Friend's '65 is, unfortunately, equipped with a Chevrolet 283. #studebaker
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