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Oct 20, 2023 | 05:16 AM

#1291

mmarshall

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Originally Posted by Big Andy

Peugeot 504 Estate. A neighbour had one in the 80s for their large brood of children. These things were/probably still are, massively popular in North Africa, being capable of traversing poor roads and desert, lasting for years.

They are popular on rough roads because of their extremely soft suspension, long suspension-travel, and Cush-Cush seats.

Oct 20, 2023 | 05:29 AM

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Big Andy

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Originally Posted by BigSwede

Close but no cigar...

The 505 - basically the same but tarted up a bit.

Oct 20, 2023 | 03:07 PM

#1293

mmarshall

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I agree it's a 505, but, perhaps from the camera-angle or lens-distortion, at first, it looked somewhat longer than a 504/505...I initially thought it was maybe a 604.

Oct 20, 2023 | 07:16 PM

#1294

Jakerin

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My late brother had a 505 sedan and loved it. Very comfy ride.

Oct 21, 2023 | 05:59 AM

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mmarshall

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OK...What's this one?

Oct 21, 2023 | 07:06 AM

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BigSwede

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On the theme "badge engineering"....

Oct 21, 2023 | 07:51 AM

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geko29

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Originally Posted by mmarshall

OK...What's this one?

Saab 9-3 Aero, AKA Subaru WRX.

Oct 21, 2023 | 12:47 PM

#1298

mmarshall

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Originally Posted by geko29

Saab 9-3 Aero, AKA Subaru WRX.

No, it is not a 9-3....but I'll give you partial-credit, since you (correctly) said it is a Subaru-derived Saab.

It is actually a 9-2X Aero. The nickname for this car, BTW, was "Saabaru". I did a write-up on it some years ago. There was also a non-turbo version.

Last edited by mmarshall; Oct 21, 2023 at 01:49 PM.

Oct 22, 2023 | 03:19 AM

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BigSwede

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Well GM/Saab did a few "quick'n'dirty" badge engineering jobs on their way to the crash ( well they did one "quick'n'dirty" back in 1980 too, for the nordic countries, ses the older picture, any ideas of its real name?)