Can we have a "Name That Car" thread?

Can we have a "Name That Car" Thread? I'm fairly awful at knowing what I'm looking at with classics... other than the super well-known stuff and little British cars.

Some sort of 50s' sports racer. Looks cool, but I have no idea...

I believe it's a Maserati Tipo 61 "Birdcage"

That's a 1960 Maserati Typo 61-- called the Birdcage. They got their name from the intricate little tubes that form the chassis. Look under the dash and you can see them.

That looks new to me... Like an Eagle Jaguar (but not).

Next one. Ummm... Alfa?.. Healey?

Cisitalia.

I would never have guessed that. Interesting... I'm hunting around images.google, I don't see a Cisitalia with the smaller inboard headlight.

Osca?

racerdave600 wrote: Osca?

The hood doesn't extend low enough to be the one above.

Looks like a 1950 Simca to me

Joe Gearin wrote: Looks like a 1950 Simca to me

That's it!

Some sort of 60s Lemans racer?

Guessing... Aston DB2?

Glad that's what this thread was about. I was expecting "What name should I give my car?"

Personally, I think that's a bit weird.

Klayfish wrote: ... I was expecting "What name should I give my car?" Personally, I think that's a bit weird.

I once had a Dodge Aries that was called "Poindexter"... It was a total babe magnet. But that's a different thread.

LuxInterior wrote: Some sort of 60s Lemans racer?

Come on now....this is an easy one. That's the Mk IV GT-40 from 1967. Not sure if it was this exact car, but one won LeMans with Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt driving. After the race Gurney was excited and sprayed the crowd with champaign. It was the first time this was done after a race--- and it started the tradition.

I was wondering if GT40. But When I think GT40 I think this:

Not this:

Like I said, I'm not very good at identifying classics

^^ no harm! Yeah, there were a few iterations of the GT-40, the last being the Mk IV. I still like the styling of the Mk1 the best. Those are the ones you see replicated by kit car manufacturers, and even Ford itself! (Although the Ford GT was a modern car with retro styling)

I almost feel like we should move this to the Classic Motorsports forum--- as there are guys over there that would throw some real oddball stuff out there!

Joe Gearin wrote: I almost feel like we should move this to the Classic Motorsports forum--- as there are guys over there that would throw some real oddball stuff out there!

After I started the thread, I began wishing I'd started it over there.

LuxInterior wrote: I was wondering if GT40. But When I think GT40 I think this: Not this: Like I said, I'm not very good at identifying classics

personally i prefer the mk2:

I've only seen one in real life, just as ugly in person.

914Driver wrote: I've only seen one in real life, just as ugly in person.

I think that's an Austin Martin of some sort.....

Yep. Austin Martin Lagonda. That's one design that didn't age very well.

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^^ It was hideously expensive back in the day. It's been named on a few "worst car" lists. A racing buddy had one. He loved it. I never saw it move under its own power.