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Discussion in 'Traditional Customs' started by 37 Yankee, Mar 23, 2024.

  1. 37 Yankee
    Joined: Sep 23, 2023
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    My wife found this photo of a 2 dr car. I have looked for most of the day with no luck! It's got me baffled. Does anyone know what it is? Make, model and year and somthing about it would be great!!!
    Thanks in advance!

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  2. Moriarity
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    1951 Simca 8 sport coupe

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  3. bill gruendeman
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    Mark that took 6 minutes, did you know that off the top of your head, impressed
     
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  4. Moriarity
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    nope, right click, google image search
     
  5. guthriesmith
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    That’s one I have never seen before.
     
  6. Okie Pete
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    Wonder if it’s got a flathead v8 under the bonnet ? My Cousin had a 6x6 Simca army truck that had a flathead v8 .
     
  7. snoc653
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    from Iowa

    There were probably a few of them imported, but the picture looks more like something I would expect to see around a military base when someone brought one back home from overseas. Wonder how they performed. Time for google.
     
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  8. RodStRace
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    That's pretty handsome. Aside from it's size, it would be something to hunt.
     
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  9. The37Kid
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    1953-fiat-8v-supersonic-ghia-engine.jpg

    The FIAT V8 in a FIAT. Bob
     
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  11. 37 Yankee
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    WoW!!! That was fast! Thanks! The car looks like it would be a sure keeper by present day car hunters. I sure would like to have it! I wish I knew what happened to it. It's probably been recycled into a washing machine or something by now. One can only hope it got saved by someone that cares. I'm going to talk with the people that owned the property where the photo was found. I know the parents used to race MG's. Maybe the daughter knows something about the Simca.
    Thanks!!!
     
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  12. BJR
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    Is there a way to do that on a Mac?
     
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  13. j hansen
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    Same thing.....
     
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  14. BJR
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    I should have explained, Macbook Air. No mouse, just a touch pad.
     
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  15. ClayMart
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    I'm not sure on a Mac, but try a two-fingered tap on the touch pad. On a PC that responds like a right-click and opens up an options menu. On a Mac it may be something like a "Cmd+Tap" to open a similar menu.
     
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  16. AccurateMike
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    It works when Google Chrome is running. I think Chrome puts the add on in the menu. It doesn't work for me if I click a file on my machine.

    The car is very cool looking. If it came with a Fiat 1221, is probably crying out for an engine swap. Hood looks long enough for a straight 8. Mike
     
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  17. T. Turtle
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    you were probably thinking about the car below, which was the French Ford Comette and did have a V8-60 or the bigger 239 ci unit. Ford of France got taken over by Simca later, but this, which was out at the same time as the Simca, was made by the same coach-builder (Facel Métallon) as the smaller Simca.
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  18. Maybe 5 years ago there was a barnfind Ford Comette for sale on PreWarCar for less than 1000 euro :eek:. I think in Belgium. Needless to say it sold in a wink :rolleyes:. ( and thats no early April Fools joke )
     
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  19. RodStRace
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    What I do is click on the Copy Image Link. Then go to bing or google and click on Images, then where they ask for the image link, paste (Ctrl+V) the image link. It worked a lot better a couple years ago at finding images, but it still gets some results and similar stuff.
     
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  20. Moriarity
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    sorry, can't help ya with that. windows 11 and google chrome here. when I right click on a picture one of the options is "search image with google"
     
  21. SR100
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    The Simca 8 was a four cylinder. It was never available with the Fiat V8. It’s not clear how Simca came up with the model name. When it debuted, the Simca 8 had a French tax rating of 7cv. When they bored it out for the 1950 model year, it had a tax rating of 9cv.
     
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  22. ClayMart
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    I'd bet it has something to do with the backlight and side windows being tempered gl*** and the windshield maybe being laminated.
    :cool:
     
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  23. pprather
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    Using the Google browser, right click on the photo and select
    Search Image with Google Lens
     
  24. Fortunateson
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    I prefer the old black and white pic as it makes the car look lower and wider...
     
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  25. T. Turtle
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    Someone obviously time-traveled from 1989 and did not yet get the brief... There's one which comes out for shows here in Austria. This one has a Y-block fitted back in the day. Had a pic somewhere but I cannot find it.
     
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  26. Mike Lawless
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    On a Mac, control click gets you the windows style "right Click" menu
     
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  27. Squablow
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    50-52 Oldsmobile full wheel covers in that first pic I believe.
     
  28. 49ratfink
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    same here with windows 7 using chrome
     
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  29. Stan Back
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    How 'bout this one, the only car I ever had making money for me (no counting hundreds of repairs). Chrysler powered.

    I Paid $7800.
    I Sold for $8500
    It Sold a couple of years ago at auction in worse condition for $199,000

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  30. spdster
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    Facel Vega HK 500
     
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