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[cawimmer430]

220D W115 

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[93JC]

First new Ford Ranger I've seen, and it just so happens it was parked behind my car. Didn't even realize until the end of the day when I was leaving.

[RomanChariot]

I saw a black Cosworth Vega on the road yesterday. I haven't seen any Vegas on the road in years. My father used to have a green Vega when I was young.

[93JC]

[FoMoJo]

I saw a black Cosworth Vega on the road yesterday. I haven't seen any Vegas on the road in years. My father used to have a green Vega when I was young.

Likely only the Cosworth versions survived more than 3 years.

[cawimmer430]

[RomanChariot]

Likely only the Cosworth versions survived more than 3 years.

My father had his Vega for a long time. Of course it was parked for much of that time.

The funny thing about the picture of the Vega that I posted is that I grabbed it from Wikipedia and I just now noticed that the car has Utah plates. The one that I saw on the road was not in that clean of condition but it did have a nice exhaust note.

[FoMoJo]

My father had his Vega for a long time. Of course it was parked for much of that time.

The funny thing about the picture of the Vega that I posted is that I grabbed it from Wikipedia and I just now noticed that the car has Utah plates. The one that I saw on the road was not in that clean of condition but it did have a nice exhaust note.

The Vega seemed like a good idea at the time.  I remember seeing quite a number of them when the model first came out.  It seemed that, after a while, you could hear them coming from a block away; sounding sort of like a thrashing machine.  The Cosworths however, were good.  They put in steel cylinder inserts among other upgrades.

[shp4man]

I'm wondering how something like this ends up in Germany and stays so clean and nice. 

[cawimmer430]

I'm wondering how something like this ends up in Germany and stays so clean and nice. 

There's a few scenarios which may apply.

It may have been owned by a member of the US Army who sold it to a local back in the day, and that local may have later restored it and handed it down to his family members etc.

Or it may actually have been imported from the US in recent years. There are a number of German businesses that send their experts over scoping the US for good condition classic cars, which they then buy. These cars are then either displayed and sold to an interested party, or they were bought for a client who specifically wanted a certain make and model in good condition.

[FoMoJo]

I'm wondering how something like this ends up in Germany and stays so clean and nice. 

What the heck is it?

[shp4man]

What the heck is it?

It's about a 1970 Chevy Monte Carlo.

[dazzleman]

It's about a 1970 Chevy Monte Carlo.

That was one of my favorites when I was a new driver.  I wanted to get one, but I couldn't find one in good enough condition at the time.

[dazzleman]

I'm wondering how something like this ends up in Germany and stays so clean and nice. 

Sweet!

[Soup DeVille]

Likely only the Cosworth versions survived more than 3 years.

One Vega for the price of two! 

Vegas were pretty common even in the mid-'80s here, and very few of them were the Cosworth Twin Cams.

[Soup DeVille]

There's a few scenarios which may apply.

It may have been owned by a member of the US Army who sold it to a local back in the day, and that local may have later restored it and handed it down to his family members etc.

Or it may actually have been imported from the US in recent years. There are a number of German businesses that send their experts over scoping the US for good condition classic cars, which they then buy. These cars are then either displayed and sold to an interested party, or they were bought for a client who specifically wanted a certain make and model in good condition.

One thing I've noticed about old American cars in Europe (other than they are almost exclusively in great shape), is that a lot of them are not the top trim or big engine versions. They are the more common trim levels that are more indicative of the era they came from.

In the US, pretty much only the sportiest trims have survived, and most of the V6s and base level trim cars have either been scrapped, driven to the point where they should be, or been given engine swaps and either turned into "SS" clones (of course that may be a problem in itself in Germany), or otherwise hot-rodded (with varying degrees of competence).

[FoMoJo]

It's about a 1970 Chevy Monte Carlo.

I figured it was a late '60s early '70s GM, but usually the model name is on the trunk.

[Soup DeVille]

I figured it was a late '60s early '70s GM, but usually the model name is on the trunk.

It is. (I can't read it either)

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[FoMoJo]

It is. (I can't read it either)

Does this help?

[shp4man]

WTF- diesel? Export only?

[Soup DeVille]

Does this help?

If I didn't recognize the overall shape, and the '70s ubiquitous  Brougham rectangle, that could be Arabic for all I know.

[93JC]

WTF- diesel? Export only?

Grand Cherokees were available with diesels in North America for several years...

[CaminoRacer]

RHD GT-R

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[FoMoJo]

Top town weather over there already?

The GT1300 is a little jewel, but I always thought the engine was a bit small.

[cawimmer430]

Top town weather over there already?

The GT1300 is a little jewel, but I always thought the engine was a bit small.

Today is a warm and lovely day. Tomorrow it's gonna be cool again.

I think the beauty of the GT 1300 is that the engine is very lively and rev-happy. Plus the car is very light.

[cawimmer430]

Banzai! 

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