Cars You Don't See Anymore

79 Buick Century

https://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/d/1979-buick-century-coupe/6658851685.html

 

88 Ford Festiva

https://chattanooga.craigslist.org/cto/d/1988-ford-festiva/6702941247.html

 

Nice shape, for a re-badged Mazda 323

 

78 Honda Accord

https://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/d/78-honda-accord/6707331402.html

 

Last Saturday I was on a Local Car Club Cruise, horrible Weather and one of the cars that showed up was a Panhard 24! You almost never saw one when they were new in France, let alone the US. Here is the one shot I got nest to my Solstice. I always thought they were good looking cars, I never knew they have 2 cylinder opposed aircooled engine.

 

I would say this could be filed under "cars you've never seen before" Because this is the first time I've ever seen one.

 

And this is the first time I can say to you orth “really?! You’ve never seen a panhard?!” That’s ok. Pretty sure I’ve only seen two. Ivy Your into dashboard design. What do you think of these baby’s?

 

I think they're cute. The one on the right can use a bottle



The drivers of the following had a bottle too many

 

I used to see a few Panhard 17's out on the west coast in the 1960's. I think that is the 1st 24 I have ever seen in the States, I was really surprised to see it running, and in the 45F pouring rain most people chose to drive their every day drivers. I was impressed by the owner found out later in the week it was the high performance Tiger version with 60HP! 10 more than normal. That's pretty impressive from under 1 Litre of displacement IMO. He says it will leave a stock 1400cc Beatle in its dust.
He said I car take a ride in it next summer if I like, I think I will take him up on it.

 

Believe it or not.

 

The fat old man wearing a beret is a wino:

 

The Yellow Convertible looks like something Speed Racer's Sister would drive. Never seen one of those before.

 

Mochet Velocar CM125 Minicar

https://vermont.craigslist.org/cto/d/mochet-velocar-cm125-minicar/6739704034.html

 

Here's an older one. Or at least, the wire wheels make it look so:

http://microcar.e-monsite.com/blog/photos-d-epaves.html



This is how they looked, in '53



Here's one built in '45



A convertible from 1956. Looks Pontiacesque, from the rear:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1956-Moc...d=100204&rk=6&rkt=28&mehot=pp&sd=321636198219




https://www.lanemotormuseum.org/collection/cars/item/mochet-cm-125y-1956

Other uses for this basic engine