Identify that car thread!

[Ghostrider 67]

Yep. 1937! That's one of those cars that were way ahead of its time. Flathead V8 some had a supercharger.
https://www.rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/HF11/Hershey/lots/r137-1937-cord-812-phaeton/190057

Those were the art deco days of automotive design, very cool cars. Some of my favorites. Way to go Bart! The green car is a 1955-Lancia-Aurelia-B24-Spyder-America-roadster.

 

[oldbee]

Yep. 1937! That's one of those cars that were way ahead of its time. Flathead V8 some had a supercharger.
https://www.rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/HF11/Hershey/lots/r137-1937-cord-812-phaeton/190057

Exhaust out @bottom of hood &&& FWD.

 

[Ghostrider 67]

When I was in Vo-tech, my shop teacher owned one of these. Asked me to tune it up for him. I was amazed at how it was built.
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Reminds me of a DAF. 1964-'65. Had another name too, a flower I think. Cant recall...

 

[khryslerkid]

Reminds me of a DAF. 1964-'65. Had another name too, a flower I think. Cant recall...

You're on it! This one is a '62 Daf, short for Daffodil.

It had a opposing, air cooled, two cylinder, up front. Looked like a half of a VW engine. The distributor was a VW distributor with a cap that only used two wires.

No clutch. Direct driveshaft bolted to the flywheel that turned a gearbox at the rear. It used variable speed pulleys like on a snowmobile, that was controlled by a leaver next to the seat, to go slower or faster.

 

[33 IMP]

Kryslerkid, i got no clue, but i'm gonna guess anyway. Russian? A Trabant?

 

[33 IMP]

Late again, AND wrong. Lol.

 

[khryslerkid]

Kryslerkid, i got no clue, but i'm gonna guess anyway. Russian? A Trabant?

You missed it. Ghostrider got it.

Manufactured in the Netherlands from '61-'67

You don't see them everyday, especially in the US. There are a couple of YouTube videos on them.

 

[33 IMP]

And I'm 100 Dutch extraction too. Embarrassed.

 

[33 IMP]

Anybody got any more? This is FUN!

 

[khryslerkid]

Ok, what did this car start out as?

 

[Ghostrider 67]

I did NOT know they came from the Netherlands. DAF.....Daffodil.....even I should have saw that. lol. I saw one in West Germany back in 1976.

 

[Ghostrider 67]

Ok, what did this car start out as?
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Not positive but the swoopy headlight surrounding body contours look like another Lincoln.

 

[33 IMP]

Ford or Lincoln show car, but I don't remember its show car name.

 

[Ghostrider 67]

What car did this badge go on?

 

[khryslerkid]

What car did this badge go on?

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[khryslerkid]

Ford or Lincoln show car, but I don't remember its show car name.

 

[khryslerkid]

Gotta get to bed. It been real!

http://tothebatmobile.com/joomla/1955-lincoln-futura

 

[33 IMP]

Don't know why, but I would have guessed late 50s mercury.

 

[Bladecutter]

Ok, what did this car start out as?
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A Lincoln show car,,,,they sold it to Barris for ONE dollar.

 

[Ghostrider 67]

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nope.