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On 9/22/2018 at 4:02 PM, RivNut said:

That would be the 1954 Buick Wildcat.  Are you sure this thread is where you want to post this?

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I think is a good looking car.  

 

The car in the foreground is the Olds F-88. In the background are the GM Futureliners.  

 

Too bad Mazda is tied in with Ford. GM could rebadge a Miata and make an updated version of that. Probably make a pretty nice car.

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That was a pretty hard hit considering it was not a direct hit. Wonder if GEICO would declare a total loss and how would they determine the value. They would probably let you keep the salvage. In any event, Matt, wishing you the best. Glad you were not hurt 

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1 hour ago, RivNut said:

Hillman Minx? 

Hi Rivnut 

I maybe wrong ,but don’t think so , I had a 63 minx ,different tail light ,

austin did a big saloon , think called a Westminster and similar  luxury versions were produced by wolvesley and Riley all had similar fins for back lights , think it’s one of them

cheers

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4 hours ago, Pilgrim65 said:

Austin did a big saloon , think called a Westminster and similar  luxury versions were produced by wolesley and Riley all had similar fins for back lights , think it’s one of them

 

Yes . The late 50's to mid 60' BMC Farina range.  Austin 6 cylinder & Morris & Riley Wolseley clones

The same body shell was used for a Vanden Plas with a 6 cylinder Rolls Royce engine

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Motor_Corporation#BMC_Farina

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Westminster

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Oxford_Farina

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanden_Plas

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2 hours ago, 1939_Buick said:

 

Yes . The late 50's to mid 60' BMC Farina range.  Austin 6 cylinder & Morris & Riley Wolseley clones

The same body shell was used for a Vanden Plas with a 6 cylinder Rolls Royce engine

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Motor_Corporation#BMC_Farina

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Westminster

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Oxford_Farina

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanden_Plas

Yes thanks links interesting ,back to original photo , think may have been taken in Uk as number plate looks D reg 1966

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1 minute ago, RivNut said:

Looks like a styling design studio mock up to compare tail light designs before settling on the final version.  

Could have work with lightning technology of today

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53 minutes ago, RivNut said:

Found this.

 

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That explains it but still odd and puzzle how the car gets away from them horses with that weight. Buick must be an sponsor with those different model years

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1 hour ago, Elpad said:

That explains it but still odd and puzzle how the car gets away from them horses with that weight. Buick must be an sponsor with those different model years

The car is much faster and the gates are not that heavy. The gates are pulled in along the sides of the car as it pulls away and moves to the right. The horses with their harnesses move to the pole.  You have to remember that harness racing is only for trotters.  You can probably find a video on YouTube. 

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8 minutes ago, RivNut said:

The car is much faster and the gates are not that heavy. The gates are pulled in along the sides of the car as it pulls away and moves to the right. The horses with their harnesses move to the pole.  You have to remember that harness racing is only for trotters.  You can probably find a video on YouTube. 

Trotters & pacers !  They do a mile in about 2 minutes, so 30MPH.  At the start the car/pick up pulls ahead and the gates are closed, usually by hydraulics.  Then pulls off the track after a few furlongs

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19 hours ago, RivNut said:

With that center of gravity, I'm betting this "race car" ( that's What the numbers are for, right?) Really corners well. 

 

What I got out of it is that it looks like 28", as in it had 28" wheels on it at some time .

 

Cal.

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