Neighborhood Outtakes: Undercover Cars

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– Posted on June 29, 2023

Undercover #1

On my continuing dog walks, I’ve been noticing quite a few cars under covers. Not just late model cars, with recognizable shapes and perhaps some modern low profile tires peeking out from below the hem, but true Curbside Classics. Let’s see how many you can recognize. Some I know, but for several I’m Curbside Clueless. I’ll start with an easy one. Not a common sight, but revealing enough to make it very identifiable for the Cognoscenti.

Undercover #2

This one shouldn’t be too tough, though I’m actually not 100% sure on the exact version myself. Bonus points for identifying the green car lurking uncovered in the background.

Undercover #3

This one shouldn’t be too hard, either. Unless I’m way off myself.

Undercover #4

Now this one might be more difficult. I’m lucky to have seen this car for years, sometimes on the ground, sometimes on jackstands, occasionally being actively wrenched on (a rare sight in my ‘hood) but until recently it was fully exposing itself. Not sure I’d know what it is if I didn’t have that experience.

Undercover #5

This one seemed obvious at first. Now I’m not so sure. In any case, I can’t tell the vintage closer than a year or two.

Undercover #6

And this one is similar. A familiar shape … but what is it?

Undercover #7

Here’s another one that I’ve seen uncovered for years, and I have even posted Outtakes of it once or twice. This was in the driveway adjacent to the first car in this post, and there was another car covered up further down the driveway but I didn’t dare venture down to take a picture.

Undercover #8

I’ll end with an easy one, with some visual hints. Again I didn’t feel like going into the driveway, and the CX5 which is the odd one out, blocked a good camera angle of the undercover subject.  But are the other three cousins, siblings, or even more closely related?