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14 hours ago, The Junkman said:

A luggage rack, along with Buz and Tod.  And some really smashing theme music.  I believe I read somewhere that what we have here is closer to the true color of the "hero car".  It was assumed to be red but that didn't photograph well in B&W film.

You are correct in the color: here is picture from the set in Kinsman OhioP1060167.JPG.79c17d2ae207a677c7660ef99b30bdb5.JPG

greg

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13 hours ago, CabDriver said:

Not sure what year this is, my truck knowledge isn’t too hot, but this was nice and clean and caught my eye today!

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Based on the appearance of the top of the Dashboard going all the way across at the same level I would say it's a '65 or newer year model. Very nice looking truck that someone has taken care of. 

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4 hours ago, Earl Marischal said:

Haven’t seen one of these in years. Not common in the UK! Colour suits it.

Can anyone provide a year?

Thanks

steve

 

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I'm no expert but I think that's a 1972 Mk IV.  Opera windows, vinyl top!  Hopefully it has the crushed velour upholstery.  Just screams '70s kitsch.  Probably diesels when you shut it off when its hot.  That's very well cared for.  You don't see them present that nicely even in its homeland.

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50 minutes ago, CabDriver said:

Just moved into a new house today - saw this outside:

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This just down the street

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this right near that:

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And this on the road-trip here (our rental wasn’t fast enough to catch it ?)

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Love the car and the plate. This is the rest of it: https://lateral-g.net/forgelines-1970-pro-touring-fn-camaro/

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I had never seen an Alfa Romeo SZ in the flesh before yesterday. I did not have a chance to take a photo so this image is off the web. I assume this belongs to a local guy who has imported a number of cool looking Alfa sports cars that were never sold new in North America. These SZ's have a stubby tough look. If they were dogs they would be Bulldogs.

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21 hours ago, Phildaupho said:

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I had never seen an Alfa Romeo SZ in the flesh before yesterday. I did not have a chance to take a photo so this image is off the web. I assume this belongs to a local guy who has imported a number of cool looking Alfa sports cars that were never sold new in North America. These SZ's have a stubby tough look. If they were dogs they would be Bulldogs.

Well, in Holland we have this event called "Spettacolo Sportivo" and this is some of the stuff one gets to see... 

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10 hours ago, Phildaupho said:

You win. I did not know there was a convertible version.

Well Phil, in now way my post was meant as competition (but to share). I feel lucky to have been present at these events and see these strangely wonderfull cars! 

My country doesn't come straight to mind when thinking about a place with some great auto culture, but it's there! 

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6 hours ago, matthijsgrit said:

Well Phil, in now way my post was meant as competition (but to share). I feel lucky to have been present at these events and see these strangely wonderfull cars! 

My country doesn't come straight to mind when thinking about a place with some great auto culture, but it's there! 

Mattias - My comment was just a feeble attempt at humor. I really appreciated seeing your post. I hope I get a chance to have a closer look at the local Alfa SZ as I was intrigued with these cars by a magazine article when they were first introduced. Alfa Romeo cars are again available in Canada after many years out of this market.

Your country certainly has produced some great racing car drivers and has a legendary Grand Prix circuit which unfortunately was not able to rejoin the F1 schedule this year due to the pandemic. I can only think of two cars from the Netherlands - the Daf which was the first to utilize the constantly variable transmission which is now very widely used and the Spyker which once owned the F1 team which I believe is now known as Racing Point.

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Coming home just a little while ago, an old-school Baja Bug was in front of me.  (Never mind that we're 3,000 miles from the Baja.)  It was painted Flat Olive Drab and had all the traditional goodies:  bobbed fenders/no running boards, exposed engine with chrome exhaust, big knobby tires and a roof rack carrying a spare tire.    

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