Time to pay a few minutes of attention to the finds that have been stockpiling at the Cohort in the last few days. Once again, this will be a sampling of finds around the world from many of our usual Cohort contributors.
We’ll start with some vintage iron from Flint with this 1964 Buick Special hardtop from British Columbia posted by Foden Alpha. The entry-level Buick line for that model year, and a generation we’ve covered before.
Let’s move to a different continent with this Broughamized (in 1980s style!) Cedric wagon from Nissan found by Jerome Solberg. This ’83-’87 JDM offering never reached the States, but never mind that; it’s certainly the origami version of a Country Squire. All passed through a heavy Japanese filter, and most likely stuffed with the electronic doodads the Cedric line was known for during the 1980s.
Let’s move on to something far more traditional with this 1960 Ford F100 shot by long-time Cohort contributor Ralf K.
A remnant of Mazda’s earlier days in the form of this 1977 929/Luce wagon captured in Chile by riveranotario. These 929s were powered by Mazda’s 1.8 inline 4.
American iron from the ’60s-’70s never ceases to have its fans around the globe. Here’s a ’74 Nova with a 350CID V-8 and a 3-speed, caught in France by Trabantino.
Not that JDM models don’t have a following of their own. Now we come across a second-generation Century, Toyota’s top luxury offering in the Japanese market, built from 1997 to 2017. This RHD model was found in Vancouver by nifticus392.
For something far humbler, here’s a late ’80s Isuzu Spectrum. Or I-Mark, as was known in the US; and this one in turbo form. These Giugiaro-penned econoboxes were not that rare back in the day, but have become quite scarce. Can you recall the last time you saw one?
As for this one, it was caught in Valparaiso, Chile, by riveranotario. South America, land of the longlasting old Japanese metal.
Let’s stick to econoboxes with this image of a Renault 5 TL, also caught by Trabantino in Paris.
It’s back to the sixties with this ’66 Mercury Monterey from California uploaded by Jerome Solberg. Mercury’s entry-level line for its full-sizers that year, and from here it looks to have the longest trunk ever.
Oldsmobile was quickly dying by the time the Intrigue showed up in ’97. A reasonably decent effort, but still one of those false hope products GM got so adept at delivering in that era. Meanwhile, those chromey spoke wheels do give me full-90s vibes.
This particular Intrigue was shot by Mike Hayes in Washington state.
Old scenic-looking iron never ceases to be part of the American landscape. This time in the form of a ’53 Chevrolet captured by Ralf K.
And we’ll close with this trio of American luxury offerings captured by Mike Hayes; an early ’80s bustleback Seville with a dubious vinyl covering (how 1980s!), a Coupe DeVille, and a sad looking Mark V. These are not my cup of tea but I do know they have their fans. So any takers out there for any of these?
Regarding the trio of late-RWD : one of these is not like the others, one of these is actually FWD 😉
This Seville is better thought of as a 4 door Eldorado.
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I’d take the ’60 F-100; looks like it’s seeing daily use. The ’53 Chevy would probably make a good project car.
Love the Cedric wooden wagon… Here’s my 63 s22 comet
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Great selection, thank you! I would never describe the ’68 through ’74 Nova or its twins, as elegant-looking. But that shade of blue, the nice wheels, with the lighting, are very flattering to this one.
Wheels on the Cedric, are a bit too blingy.
While I love the R5 Turbo, the original Renault R5 appears sooo unsubstantial.
Almost confused the Intrigue, with a second generation Aurora, at first. Was no longer following Oldsmobile, by this time.
I can see the appeal of low trim 1960’s land yachts.
The last photo looks like it might be a card-game get together, of former 1980’s gangsters.
Love Ralf K’s work.
For sitting in the open, the ’53 Chev looks remarkably intact. The interior might be another story.
Thanks for this great series!
For some reason I keep forgetting to check the Cohort, so thanks for posting a “Best of…”.
Out of all these it would be the Cedric wagon for me. The 929 iwas nice in its day, but a bit too down at heel for me to cope with.