carsntrucks4you Posted January 5 Posted January 5 (edited) Until 1980 Ford Argentina had build the Taunus TC then the swithced tto the "TC3"/"Cortina 80". Both saloon (2.0 L, 2.3 Ghia and 2.3 Ghia S) and Coupé (2.3 GT, 2.3 SP and 2.3 SP5) were produced, though again the estate-bodied cars and the two-door saloons were excluded from the Argentinian line-up. As part of the 1980 upgrade, Ford introduced a face-lifted version of the "TC1" fastback coupé, since 1975 produced only in Argentina, featuring the TC3 nose and its own unique taillights layout. These post-1980 Argentine Taunus fastback coupés also featured improved performance and a refashioned interior: they used the name "Taunus SP" or "Taunus SP 5", the "5" referring to the five-speed manual gearbox now available as an option. Apart from the five-speed option, the transmission choice, as for the European Taunus TCs, lay between a four-speed manual and, for larger engined cars, a three-speed automatic gearbox. The car in the picture is a Ford Taunus SP5. The correct answer were sent in by: Bucky otherunicorn ChrisR Thedragsterdude stitchup Matt Bacon DonW thatz4u Fabrux Congratulations Edited January 14 by carsntrucks4you Quote
otherunicorn Posted January 7 Posted January 7 Today I played a different kind of "Identify the car", starting with a broken indicator switch. It's from my T bucket, so it was of unknown origin. So using skills gained from playing this, I was able to identify the make, model, year, and order a new one! 1 Quote
Matt Bacon Posted January 7 Posted January 7 (edited) 1 hour ago, otherunicorn said: So using skills gained from playing this, I was able to identify the make, model, year, and order a new one! Ah, but did it turn out to come from a "uniquely-styled" small SUV built in a remote South Asian country for only two years based on tooling licensed from a former Soviet Bloc car company's back-catalogue? 😜 best, M. Edited January 7 by Matt Bacon 1 Quote
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 7 Posted January 7 (edited) I'm disqualified. Wasn't the first three things I thought it was, so I used "image search" to find it, which at least used to be against the rules. But now I know. Edited January 7 by Ace-Garageguy Quote
otherunicorn Posted January 8 Posted January 8 16 hours ago, Matt Bacon said: Ah, but did it turn out to come from a "uniquely-styled" small SUV built in a remote South Asian country for only two years based on tooling licensed from a former Soviet Bloc car company's back-catalogue? 😜 best, M. It turned out to be this - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Valiant_(SV1) Uniquely styled [check] Only made for two years [check]| SUV - they hadn't invented the term yet. remote South Asian country (Australia) [check] Tooling from Soviet Bloc's enemies (Close enough) 1 Quote
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