By Robert Emslie
Today is June 28th and legend has it that on this date in 585 BC the Greek Philosopher and science guy Thales correctly predicted a solar eclipse. This amazing achievement resulted in a truce between Alyattes and Cyaxares at the Battle of Halys. How did he do it? That will have to remain a mystery for the ages, but for the mystery for today, well, that’s another story.
Here we have our weekly Mystery Car contest and while I won’t give you any hints as to the identity of today’s candidate, I will tell you what it’s not, and that’s an Eclipse. I offer that up because I know what you were thinking after all the History Channel stuff in the first paragraph there. I’ll also let you know that, for full credit you’ll need to come up with our Mystery Car’s full make and model, likely engine, and year range for the win. Now, get to it, while there’s still light.
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Kamil Kaluski
Holy cow! I can't even tell what bit of the car I'm looking at! There seems to be stamped perforations in the folds there, but that's all I got.
I'm probably very wrong, but it looks like an instrument panel is blurred out, and possibly a perforated hood raised…
I'm going to say it's an NSX.
<img src="http://wallpaperstock.net/red-acura-nsx_wallpapers_33552_1280x800.jpg" width=600>
No, it's clearly a Humber Super Snipe.
<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Ac_Humber_Super_Snipe_Series_IV_head.jpg/627px-Ac_Humber_Super_Snipe_Series_IV_head.jpg">
I'm thinking SSurfer has got this one, but where is he?
One of the nicer locations for a Chrysler V8 that unfortunately never made it to full production. http://www.allpar.com/cars/adopted/humber.html
Might want to update the first sentence – it's JUNE 28th.
Well, I'm quite certain it isn't a Talbot Sunbeam.
<img src="http://www.simoncars.co.uk/talbot/slides/Talbot%20Sunbeam%20Ti%20front.jpg" width=600>
So what you're saying is… IT"S A PLYMOUTH HORIZON! Right?
Can't find the exact picture or more information, but I believe its one of the 917 variants.
<img src="http://m.flickr.com/photos/randy_f/2145881314/lightbox/" width="600">
My apologies, the link didn't work. Let me try again.
<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Porsche_917_Rear_%288202740534%29.jpg" width="600">
And there you go. Now if you can come up with the rest of the factoids, we can give you your virtual crown (it's very becoming).
Alright! Who is the Le Mans winning 1970 Porshce 917K 4.5L flat 12 from team Porsche KG Salzburg?
Yay !! Well done.Winner winner chicken dinner!
Whoohoo, this week it's peacock in the conservatory with the candlestick, seriously good work Cody!
<img src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18mes6m5b67dxjpg/original.jpg">
1997 Bagonda Boonzer 3.5 GTA Turbo