what is this car?

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33IMP said:
A guy has one, along with a seventies beetle, about a block from my best friends house. Its parked in different spots when I go by, so he's driving it.
Also saw one at a tire shop here in Arizona a few months back, haven't seen it since.
What you NEVER see, Is a Kadett, like a buddy had in high school. I haven't seen one of those, in years!
(Many, MANY years ago, I had an Opel Rekord station wagon that I wanted to make a street rod out of. It would have made a killer gasser, but I didnt have the facilities or knowledge for that project at the time, and it went away. When I could have done it, a few years later, it was too late.)
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yes the Kadette. there was a two door at an estate sale but the owner was supposedly taking it with him when he moved. that or the two door wagon would be cool. Remeber the Manta?
 
I had to do a search on the Manta, I could not for the life of me remember what it looked like. I would take one.....

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a family at church had one. I thought it was "neat" but far too engrossed in owning a 68 Camaro at the time.
 
abdywgn said:
yes the Kadette. there was a two door at an estate sale but the owner was supposedly taking it with him when he moved. that or the two door wagon would be cool. Remeber the Manta?
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Sure do! Good looking car.
Did see a Kadette wagon at a local auction (mecum?) several years ago. Cute, very clean, but bid to about five times new price.


Pass.
 
BillGrissom said:
Looks like the Brit car the snotty Professor in the film "Back to School" drove (sans wire-wheels). I thought that was a Morgan, but a google says a 1945-50 MG TC Midget. Perhaps the Morgan was related since some Brit cars then were incetuous. If interested, I recall a Wheeler-Dealers episode restored a Morgan. MG TC in "Back to School"
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Morgan is/was a separate manufacturer from Morris Garages, Triumph, Austin, et al. Initially Morgan started as a three wheel automobile. It had two front wheels and one rear. It used an air cooled V twin mounted between the front wheels with its crankshaft longitudinal. The frames were made of oak. The first four wheel motorcars still had oak frames. I do not know what four banger was sourced for use in the +4. Eventually they negotiated purchase of the Buick/Olds designed Aluminium 3.5L V8 for the +8 model. By this time they had steel frames. I may be wrong but I think Morgan may still be in limited production. The Rover V8 is out of production now. Rover has used Ford and BMW engines since.
 
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