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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 03:26 PM
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Congrats sincfiles and Krash, it is a 1955 Humber Hawk. Now lets see who can identify this one.
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 03:43 PM
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Is that a Datsun? !96?
Old Apr 12, 2011 | 03:50 PM
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Nope not a Datsun.
Old Apr 12, 2011 | 10:07 PM
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I'm guessing South American Chevy......
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EDIT:
Yup - Brazilian Chevy C10

If I may, here's the next one......

Old Apr 13, 2011 | 12:11 AM
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Had me scratching my head for a bit with that one Krash, but then I thought about fishing rods and it came to me. That's a '55 or '56 Powell wagon, built on a recycled 1941 Plymouth chassis, they had those neat built in rod holders at back of the body. Here's a couple more shots of one.
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 12:17 AM
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Now, who can guess the identity of this vomit inducing car?
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 01:26 AM
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Holy cripes!! That thing is ugly
Old Apr 13, 2011 | 02:13 AM
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I've read about that one before. Probably from some article in a 50's Popular Mechanics or something.Car had some wierd name, and was invented by some guy. Can't remember the details. I'll have to search......
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EDIT: I'm still looking for it, but I seem to remember 'Safari Kar', and it was supposed to be used by big game hunters. Is this correct? (I could be remembering another vehicle....)
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EDIT #2:
It's a Mohs Ostentatienne Opera Sedan , built in the 60's (The 'SafariKar' I was thinking about was actually built by the same guy.....
Here's some details on the Mohs Ostentatienne Opera Sedan:

Yes, the title of this is actually the name of the car featured. I've covered this car's successor before, but I hadn't really come across good pictures of the original Mohs creation until recently.

The main difference visually from that of the SafariKar covered previously is that it's NOT covered in pleather. Overall the look is somehow better but worse - it's front end is marginally better due to the fact that the body isn't as tall, but the combo of the huge wheels and the equally tall, Pacer-like fishbowl of a greenhouse give the car a kind of toy car appearance.

Another noticeable change is it's complete lack of doors. The sole entry is through a hatch in the rear - kind of a reverse Isetta. So I guess you'd have to pray no one rear ends you. The reasoning behind this was actually safety - huge steel side rails ran the length of the car to protect the occupant in the event of a side-on collision. Which I suppose is a threat due to the fact that the styling may blind oncoming traffic.

Powered by an ever-so-refined International Harvester truck engine, the car offered fewer out-there interior features than the SafariKar, but you could order one with a refrigerator and Ming style oriental rugs. Prices ranged from $19,600 to $25,600 - in 1967.
Old Apr 13, 2011 | 02:33 AM
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Something a bit more modern......

Old Apr 13, 2011 | 08:53 AM
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And that would be a 1966-71 Mazda Luce Estate AKA the Mazda 1500 MK 1. It was also offered with a 1.8L four or you could get the 13A rotary engine.

Congrats Krash on identifying the Mohs, truly a "gagtastic" car wasn't it?



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