RustbucketP6 Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 I’ve just returned from a week-long tin hunt in the USA – searching for abandoned American cars for my page in Classic American magazine. While I was out there I also spotted this collection of old Japanese and European shite. I have to admit that I’m not great at identifying the Japanese stuff, so I’m probably going to need some help. This Renault 16 was found in Montana. You don’t see too many Vauxhalls in the US. Am I right in saying this is a Toyota? This Civic ‘Woodie’ was just hours away from being crushed in this Idaho yard. Is this a Mazda? It’s got a Dodge badge on the back, but it looks remarkably similar to the car above to me. So what Renault is this then? This shite brown Accord was within a stone’s throw of a Nevada brothel. Here’s another one that was about to be crushed. Scrap metal is fetching $300 a tonne, and the crushers are working overtime. Definitely the first 18 I’ve ever found over there. 12’s and 16s are both incredibly unusual in the US. These 16s are part of the same collection. This 505 was pictured in a Washington yard. Sunbeam Alpine is in perfect condition. Is this a 120Y. It was parked outside a Washington salvage yard. Porsche is living on borrowed time. Land Cruiser is sitting uncomfortably close to the mobile crusher in this yard. Opel Manta on top, and is that a Renault 10 below? I’d choose the 300ZX every time. Fiat was remarkably sound. Plenty of 70s and 80s Hondas still kicking about. More japs What Subaru is this then? I haven’t seen one of these Subaru pickups for a while. Is this a Datsun pickup? http://www.roadtransport.com/blogs/big-lorry-blog/zHerald.JPGTriumph Herald not looking too healthy. http://www.roadtransport.com/blogs/big-lorry-blog/zzAlpineandFiat.JPGFiat on top, and is that another Sunbeam below? http://www.roadtransport.com/blogs/big-lorry-blog/zzzVolesandMyst.JPGThat’s a pair of Volvos closest to the camera, but what is the blue car behind? It’s got twin headlights if that helps. And it's definitely not a 504. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel bickle Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Bejesus - i could do with parts off loads of those! Thank gawd I'm not there on hols -wife would kill me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyloud Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Marvellous. Lets get stuck in. Toyota Corona Mazda 818 A rebadged Colt Galant hardtop! Renault caravelle I think. Toyota Corolla XT subaru Might be a Datsun cedric - but I never realised they were imported out there - the front looks a little like a Laurel of the same age though. Help me out someone. Great pics by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustbucketP6 Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 Thanks for that. By the way, do you reckon that's a Consul behind the yellow Fiat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.welfare Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Wow! Proof that they did actually sell the R16 in the US, then - I'd seen it featured in US car mags from the late 60s (along with the Peugeot 304), but never actually worked out whether they sold them to the public, or the US subsidiaries had a couple there for evaluation.Marvellous pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 I'm struggling too DC, but like you I initially thought Laurel or Cedric. Maybe Crown from the same era?RBP6, do you have a larger size picture of that one please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian_pt Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Some sort of Taunus?The Renners are absolutely stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordpoplier Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Incredible shots! Hardly ever seen any stuff like that on the East coast. Shite has dissolved or yards long since closed down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordpoplier Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Was the Sunbeam Alpine not a convertible jobbie with a smaller engine than the tiger? I have a 'Rapier' memory for the US or Canada version of that pictured - not that I've seen one in the flesh, only ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Was the Sunbeam Alpine not a convertible jobbie with a smaller engine than the tiger?It was once, but the 1970s version was the same as the Rapier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustbucketP6 Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 This is the best I can do. Any use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
406V6 Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Some excellent pictures there. I lived in the US in the late 80s and travelled around quite a bit but never saw any 60s/70s Renaults. Identifying the blue car was a bit of a challenge. As a car spotter in my younger days in the 60s and 70s I thought I recognised it as a Datsun but finding pictures on the net to verify this was a challenge. The pics I found are close but not an exact match. It appears to be a late 60s Bluebird although it had different names in different countries. The crease down the upper side is very distinctive, as are the front door quarter lights and windows. Try looking at the P411 model on this excellent site:http://www.earlydatsun.com/blue.htmlThere are some differences such as the grille and indicators.The old Vauxhall Victor is an amazing find. They were sold in the US in the late 50s but under the Pontiac brandname. Vauxhalls were sold in the 60s in Canada. In the 60s most old Vauxhall Victors rusted away very quickly so to have survived this long means someone must have looked after it. Possibly this and the Renaults seen came into the US via Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55bloke Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Arghhhhh!!! More red Xs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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