Dad's old Pathfinder plus a Guess the Car

"area man" (hurrburgring) 11/29/2014 at 23:00 • Filed to: None

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Was going through more old pictures and I found this shot of my dad's old Pathfinder on Prince Edward Island. I loved that thing - never got stuck or defeated by a slippery hill. I clearly remember my dad coming home with it in '93 and taking me and my brother for a joyride in which we drove down my neighbor's steep front lawn and clambered over an embankment behind my elementary school. Back when SUVs were actual trucks, you know? Also had a lot of fun riding on the running boards - simpler times.

Here's the mystery mobile. I could probably figure it out but I wanted to see if anyone knows off the top of their heads. Whatever this is, it was my mom's roommate's boyfriend's car in '79.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > area man 11/29/2014 at 23:01

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1980 Camaro Berlinetta?

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > area man 11/29/2014 at 23:02

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Camaro or Firechicken of some sort.

thebigbossyboss > area man 11/29/2014 at 23:03

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79 Pontiac Firebird.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > area man 11/29/2014 at 23:06

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Looks like a 74-76 Firebird to me. It has that kind of weird nose shape on the side that the 74-76 had. The 77-81 would be pointier.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > area man 11/29/2014 at 23:08

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Strike that, it's absolutely a Camaro. Rear window gives it away. '74-76 Camaro.

thebigbossyboss > area man 11/29/2014 at 23:11

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Also there are no hills on PEI. lol.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > area man 11/29/2014 at 23:15

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I'll say its a '75-'77 Camaro. Looks to be a base model. The roof was redesigned in '75 to reduce blind spots, so it looks this way. In '78, they got rid of the railroad-tie 5-mph bumpers. So, I estimate it is in that three year range.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > area man 11/29/2014 at 23:17

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It's a '70s Camaro. I'm gonna guess a mid-decade car because the front end isn't the weird one it started out with, so 1974-1976.

area man > thebigbossyboss 11/29/2014 at 23:18

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I'm 'murican - was there on a family road trip one summer. But yes, quite flat.

dogisbadob > area man 11/29/2014 at 23:18

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It's a Lambo, dude

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 11/29/2014 at 23:19

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The roof of the Camaro was redesigned in '75 to reduce blind spots, so it is not a '74.

area man > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 11/29/2014 at 23:19

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That makes sense. The base models from this generation always throw me because they look so plain.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > area man 11/29/2014 at 23:25

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Oh, for sure. Heck, even when they released the Berlinetta in '79, that looked plain.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > area man 11/29/2014 at 23:26

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Ive noticed the 4 door versions of these look like 2 doors in a better way than the actual 2 door version

Spasoje > area man 11/30/2014 at 00:30

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Star for the Pathfinder. Wish we never had to sell ours.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 11/30/2014 at 07:50

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Good catch. 75 and 76 seem largely identical to me in pictures. Any cosmetic differences there?

area man > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/30/2014 at 08:26

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yeah they did a great job hiding it. I always liked how the handle was hidden in the C pillar

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 11/30/2014 at 11:52

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Nope, '75-'77 were virtually identical. There were subtle differences within the interior and there were a few changes under the hood. Exterior-wise, though, you really cannot tell them apart.

Manny05x > area man 11/30/2014 at 13:10

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I love those pathfinder. Nice pic.