It’s nearing the end of July which I assume means we’re getting close to the dog days of summer. I sure hope so because I really like dogs. I guess a lot of people do too as there sure are a lot of dog references when it comes to the weather. In addition to being used to describe the hot doldrums of summer there’s three-dog night to describe the cold, and of course raining cats and dogs to let people know just how wet they might get.
I don’t know what all that has to do with this week’s Mystery Car, other than that I hope you doggedly attempt to solve it. When you do, be sure to provide both the make and model. Good boy.
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Mystery Car
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It’s from somewhere between 77 and about 87, probably of Japanese or European origin.
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It looks old and Japanese, and I’m sure I will fall head over heels for whatever it ends up actually being.
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1985+ Reliant Scimitar?
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I’m going to say a MK1 Fiesta (Edit: It looks like the MK1 & MK2 bodies are the same, could be either.) with add on fender flares. Stock was a Kent straight 4 of 1 to 1.6 liters. If it’s this one, then it’s a mid-engine conversion, but I’m not sure what engine.
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Well done. Did you recognize that character line?
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Yep, I immediately thought Fiesta when i say that line. I Googled to verify it and to check the door cut line and one with flares popped up, sealing the deal.
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BTW – Is it that car? I couldn’t find a shot that matched the image at top.
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I’d bet yes, but only Graverobber knows for sure.
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When I saw that character line, I immediately thought of the Fiesta. A cousin of mine had a silver Ghia, and a friend had a red S model – he managed to break the steering rack loose from its mounts (Oops!) while street racing through his neighborhood.
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Excellent work. next week, something harder!
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That mk1 with the zetec must be quite a beast!
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Where these Ford’s first FWD car in the USA?
http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/ford-fiesta-mk1_100375155_l.jpg-
To the best of my knowledge they were. I bought a 78 brand new, family car until 85, autocrossed it to death by 92.
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