How good is your vehicle recognition?

[Dinorius_Redundicus]

The cars pictured below all have generic titles such as Car5, Car11 etc.

They are nice models, all by Lotharhake, but I think they deserve proper names. I'm pretty hopeless at recognizing them. List as many as you know, identified by grid position eg. C3, A5. I need manufacturers and if possible the model names too.

This might even be fun!

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[pware]

A5 is the odd one out - or is it not that sort of contest?

 

[KotangaGirl]

I can't recognise anything made after the 1950s.

 

[matruck]

B3 looks like a Land rover Discovery to me.
Mick.

 

[Duke1234]

A1 : 1995 Chevy 1500 shortcab

B1 : 1980 Chevy El Camino

A2: 1990 Honda Civic Hatchback

B2: 2004 Oldsmobile Alero???

D2: 1990 Buick Estate Wagon

A3: 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee

B3 : 2004 Land Rover Defender

C3: 2004 Jaguar XJ8

D3: 2000 Acura RL

A4: 2004 Chevy Malibu

D4: 1990 Ford F350 Service/Utility Work Truck

The rest got me stumped

 

[Dinorius_Redundicus]

That's an excellent start though, Duke. Thanks for including the likely years as well.

I'm reasonably sure C3 is a Mercedes Benz (the rectangular grille is more MB than Jaguar I think) but I'm much less sure of the model/year. Anyway, I'll wait to see what others come up with.


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[oknotsen]

C2 and B4 look like versions of a Peugeot 206.

 

[teddytoot]

A5 looks like a Hymer motorcaravan. I agree C3 looks more MB than Jag.

 

[Swordfish]

C3 = Mercedes E-Class 1995 - 2001 (https://www.nzz.ch/mobilitaet/auto-...ufgefrischt-allroad-als-empfehlung-ld.1567550; the link might be behind the paywall)

Regards
Swordfish

 

[CaseyBerg]

D3 early Volvo S60

 

[JCitron]

D2 looks to be a 1990s Buick station wagon with wood tone panels.
C3 is a 1995-2001 Mercedes E-class
A5 is a 1990 RV Fleetwood Bounder.

The old white car in the middle at the bottom looks to be a 1990s Buick Regal aka an old farts car because mostly old farts drive those.

 

[epa]

D3 is a 2001-2009 Volvo S60
B2 appears to be a SAAB.
A3 is a Jeep Grand Cherokee
B3 looks to be a Land Rover, Possibly an LR3 or Discovery.
A1 is a 90's Chevrolet Silverado
B1 is a Chevrolet El Camino.

Matt

 

[HotshotJimmy]

A1 - American thing
B1 - American thing
C1 - Mazda 323 probably
D1 - Toyota Hiace

A2 - Nissan Almera pimped out
B2 - Vauxhall Vectra with an odd grill
C2 - Peugoet 206
D2 - American thing

A3 - Jeep Cherokee
B3 - Good ol' Disco (Land Rover Discovery)
C3 - Merc but no idea what type, Coupe if that helps
D3 - Volvo S40

A4 - Vauxhall Vectra (Pre-facelift Irmscher if the grills right)
B4 - Peugoet 206 Cabriolet
C4 - 206 again
D4 - Ford Transit

A5 - A thing
B5 American thing
C5 - American thing
D5 - Nissan Patrol pickup with specialised bed

Quick note, the 206's have their bonnets mirrored as the vents were only on one side lol.

 

[pware]

B5 looks like it was driven by my brother-in-law, if that is any help?

 

[Dinorius_Redundicus]

Peter, I hope your brother in law survived!

OK, the planet has rotated almost once since the opening post, so I will assign names according to the suggestions gathered so far. Some may not be absolutely correct, but it doesn’t really matter, anything is better than a name like “US car 7”.

Thanks everyone.

I think the trouble we’re having highlights how so many brands have lost their identity. There are some like Rolls Royce, Hummer, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW that have an instantly recognisable “personality”, but so many others follow the same style trends and may as well be clones.

 

[Dinorius_Redundicus]

Could the vans at D1 and D4 be VolksWagens rather than Ford Transits?

 

[HotshotJimmy]

Could the vans at D1 and D4 be VolksWagens rather than Ford Transits?

D1 is some kind of Toyota van, i'll look it up tomorrow and D4 is DEFINATELY a Ford Transit Van. No Volkswagens in that list. Please refer to mine for the correct european ones

EDIT: Just remembered it is a Toyota Hiace Van

 

[Dinorius_Redundicus]

Thanks Jimmy. Toyota HiAce and Ford Transit added.

 

[Dinorius_Redundicus]

A5 is a 1990 RV Fleetwood Bounder.

That one was an education for me. Never even heard of the brand before. Checking photos it does seem correct and way better than my initial guess which was a Winnebago.

 

[jeffmorris]

Up to about 1990s, I can tell a Cadillac from a Chevrolet because they had different body styling. Chrysler Motors and Ford Motors made most of the cars on one chassis/body after 1980s. Now, some of the new cars look fancy almost like late 1950s/early 1960s with tail fins and too much chrome. Even trucks became fancy "cars".