[Ram]

ID:657 is a 1993 Lada Riva 1500 Estate, or Combi, or Station-Wagon, or Shooting-brake, depending on which part of the world we're addressing.

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It is a right-hand-drive, so it was possibly built for the UK market.

Ram

[AltoHoncho]

Correct Ram, its a Estate from Lada, originally LHD for Russia, however, due to regulatory imbalances then, it was widely used in both LHD and RHD.

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ID 658
Make and Model please.

[AltoHoncho]

ID658: Is it VW Type3 1961 or later..! Not really sure though, I am guessing in correlation with your VW enthusiasm

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Originally Posted by AltoHoncho

ID658: Is it VW Type3 1961 or later..! Not really sure though, I am guessing in correlation with your VW enthusiasm

Sorry AltoHoncho its not VW based ,see your point though
I will say its not aircooled this time

[Prabal]

ID 658: I know this, but can't get it out of my head. Is this a late 60s Japanese car? A Mazda? Or more likely, a Datsun Bluebird Coupe?

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Originally Posted by Prabal

ID 658: I know this, but can't get it out of my head. Is this a late 60s Japanese car? A Mazda? Or more likely, a Datsun Bluebird Coupe?

No not a Mazda or Datsun Bluebird coupe Prabal.

[Ram]

Originally Posted by Prabal

ID 658: I know this, but can't get it out of my head. Is this a late 60s Japanese car? A Mazda? Or more likely, a Datsun Bluebird Coupe?

Checked those things, Prabal. It isn't a Mazda nor a Datsun.

The heavy American pinstripe tires with the full wheel chrome covers shout out "North American". There are a lot of late 1960s American muscle car styling cues. But the location of the wing mirrors does look European, not American.
I estimate the wheelbase as 2127 mm, assuming the wheels are 13" wheels.

[wasif]

Looks like something from Italy with those neat looking bumpers

[Ram]

Originally Posted by wasif

Looks like something from Italy with those neat looking bumpers

Except that the A and C pillars in vogue in Italian coupes around 1969-1971 were invariably thin ones. Lancia Fulvias and Alfa-Romeos.
And American coupes were much bigger and invariably coke-bottle waisted. This coupe has a chunky C pillar.

[wasif]

I am leaning toward some kind of Fiat or Lancia coupe. Its too small to have come out of the US but those hubcaps I have never seen before

[karlosdeville]

Originally Posted by Ram

Checked those things, Prabal. It isn't a Mazda nor a Datsun.

The heavy American pinstripe tires with the full wheel chrome covers shout out "North American". There are a lot of late 1960s American muscle car styling cues.

At first glance yes the cues shout American muscle but the proportions are way out. If it is American, I'm not surprised it didn't do too well

Originally Posted by wasif

I am leaning toward some kind of Fiat or Lancia coupe. Its too small to have come out of the US but those hubcaps I have never seen before

The side indicator is an Italian unit seen on many contemporary Fiats, Lancias, Alfas, Maseratis, Ferraris of the era. Wheels do look Jap to me.

Eagerly awaiting the answer.

[sajands]

ID 658: By any chance can this be linked to british car maker MG????

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Originally Posted by sajands

ID 658: By any chance can this be linked to british car maker MG????

As far as im aware there is no link to the British car market.

[AltoHoncho]

ID 658: By any chance Is it a Triumph, although the C-pillar doesnt appeal towards that. I have seen this car on some forum but cannot recall, I am also suspecting it to be a Honda coupe.