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  • ArthurDent

    Nov. 8, 2008 9:48 p.m. ArthurDent New Reader

    Mine for today

    Here is a rare one.

    A 1960 Envoy Special - its a Canadian only version of Vauxhall Victor Series II. In Canada Pontiac dealers sold it as the Vauxhall Victor and Chevrolet, Oldsmobile and Buick dealers sold it as the Envoy.

    Its got a 55hp four cylinder engine and column mounted manual gearbox. Americanized styling is featured but shrunk down to scale.

    This one is pretty complete missing just the gas tank and some side glass. The bumper and some trim is in the trunk. The owner is selling for $300 or offers.

    Morris Minor 1000 acting as a sign for a small town eatery.

    the whole big set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveseven/sets/72157600095598094/

    Anyone else see anything else interesting and want to share?

  • 914Driver

    Nov. 9, 2008 11:19 a.m. 914Driver Dork

    Canada's a big place, is it on the eft or the right side of the country?

    I'm looking for a small four door.

    Dan

  • ArthurDent

    Nov. 9, 2008 2:08 p.m. ArthurDent New Reader

    Its in Alberta - about one and half hours North of Montana. Its in a tiny place called Iron Springs just north of Lethbridge.

  • 914Driver

    Nov. 9, 2008 2:32 p.m. 914Driver Dork

    Wrong side. Too bad really, there's a 5.0 looking for a new home.

    Dan

  • rustyvw

    Nov. 9, 2008 2:37 p.m. rustyvw HalfDork

    I'm pretty sure I saw a Vauxhall today. As I was driving by, I saw a car I couldn't identify. When I looked back, I saw a badge that said Astra. I've never seen one of those in the states before.

  • stuart in mn

    Nov. 9, 2008 4:41 p.m. stuart in mn Dork

    The Vauxhall was actually sold by US Pontiac dealers as well, from 1958-1960. I have no idea how many (or how few) were sold - I've been in the Pontiac collector hobby for nearly 40 years but I've never seen one in person.

  • 92dxman

    Nov. 9, 2008 6:49 p.m. 92dxman Reader

    Yesterday while going to fill out an application for a job, I saw a two door, right hand drive diesel manual tranny Land Cruiser from probably the mid 60s with no rust.

  • ArthurDent

    Nov. 9, 2008 7:01 p.m. ArthurDent New Reader

    They actually sold quite a few in the US and tons in Canada. Really fast at rusting. More so they even an Italian. Turned a lot of people off Vauxhalls - I think this was the last model they sold in the US. Canada they sold until the 70s.

    I 5.0V8 would be a real tight fit. Its quite a narrow engine bay. Might work if you cutaway the fenders in the engine bay.

  • ArthurDent

    Nov. 9, 2008 10:43 p.m. ArthurDent New Reader

    Something American today. Can't be too many unrestored Challengers like this left.

  • Ryan9118

    Nov. 10, 2008 2:14 a.m. Ryan9118 HalfDork

    I don't have any pictures, but I did see a brand new silver GTR the other day. It looked pretty awesome going down the road.

  • GameboyRMH

    Nov. 10, 2008 8:15 a.m. GameboyRMH Dork

    In Ontario earlier this year, I noticed every other store seems to have a 30s Ford pickup being used as advertising on their front lot. There are so many I have to wonder if some of them are fiberglass replicas...but some of them are definitely the real thing.

  • seann

    Nov. 10, 2008 10:41 a.m. seann Reader

    Very nice photo of the challenger Arthur (the headlight one).

  • nickel_dime

    Nov. 10, 2008 11:52 a.m. nickel_dime HalfDork

    I'd love to have that Morris Minor.

  • Tim Baxter

    Nov. 10, 2008 11:55 a.m. Tim Baxter Online Editor

    Over on the Classic Motorsports site, we've got a "Ran When Parked" section just for these sorts of finds: http://classicmotorsports.net/ran-when-parked/

    David picks some of them for inclusion in the magazine, too.

  • MadScientistMatt

    Nov. 10, 2008 12:30 p.m. MadScientistMatt HalfDork

    rustyvw wrote:

    I'm pretty sure I saw a Vauxhall today. As I was driving by, I saw a car I couldn't identify. When I looked back, I saw a badge that said Astra. I've never seen one of those in the states before.

    They're now being imported as Saturns.

  • Lugnut

    Nov. 10, 2008 10:54 p.m. Lugnut Reader

    ArthurDent wrote:

    Something American today. Can't be too many unrestored Challengers like this left.

    That is awesome. I'm looking for a '76ish Cobra II in this shape! Ok maybe without any actual rusting through, but this same patina.

  • Josh

    Nov. 10, 2008 11:13 p.m. Josh Reader

    rustyvw wrote:

    I'm pretty sure I saw a Vauxhall today. As I was driving by, I saw a car I couldn't identify. When I looked back, I saw a badge that said Astra. I've never seen one of those in the states before.

    As noted earlier, this was probably a Saturn. However, I spotted an Astra TwinTop (retractable hardtop vert) a couple months ago the highway outside Boston. I think it was badged as a Vauxhall, but could easily have been a tester for a future Saturn version of this model. It was not camouflaged in any way when I saw it.

  • neon4891

    Nov. 10, 2008 11:21 p.m. neon4891 Dork

    Ryan9118 wrote:

    I don't have any pictures, but I did see a brand new silver GTR the other day. It looked pretty awesome going down the road.

    i spotted an Infinity Skyline at work the other day, cant remember it it had any other markings, besides canadian plates

 
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