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05/10/2020 at 14:31 • Filed to: Carspotting in Google Earth, Carspotting, Dots, Google Street View
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05/10/2020 at 14:31 • Filed to: Carspotting in Google Earth, Carspotting, Dots, Google Street View | 0
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I recently poked around on Google Earth out of boredom, happening to land in Mexico City. As usual, I decided to document some of the most unusual stuff to be found around the city.
Previously I have gone virtual carspotting in !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , so this time the vehicles were a little more familiar. Nevertheless, the streets were absolutely covered in interesting autos.
If you missed last time, it can be found below.
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Today, the theme is old American cars. Due to its proximity to the United States, plenty of American cars can be found on its streets, whether they were sold new or were picked up used from across the border.
I don’t know if the AMC Eagle was ever sold in Mexico, but this nicely preserved example does seem a little out of place.
Whoever is a proponent of #nomasgasolinazos apparently has a thing for quirky old American cars based on the AMC and the Voyager in front of it.
Speaking of Voyagers, there were plenty around the place. Old American land yachts also abounded, those most looked as though they had seen better days. This ratty old Malaise era personal luxury coupe looks familiar but I can’t quite place it.
Ooh, GMC Suburban! I really love these old trucks. The pictures don’t quite get across how massive these are in real life. I like the tasteful two tone blue paint on this street parked example.
And here’s a later square body Chevy Suburban. Nice!
Frickin’ Plymouth Barracuda! That massive piece of rear glass is instantly recognizable. Those first gen ‘Cudas are actually smaller than you may expect. Just look at it compared to the modern compacts in front of it.
What about vans? This neglected old Ford Econoline looks right at home on the crowded streets of Mexico City. Plenty of fully depreciated old American commerical vehicles find their way south of the border, though Mexico City is pretty far away from the United States. Still, it is possible that this Ford started life at a much more northern latitude.
Speaking of vans, that is the best excuse I have to throw this photo in. I don’t know what this strange old monument might have been built to commemorate, but it has clearly seen better days. The structure has a sort of eerie beauty in its decay.
This is one of the most hilarious photo sphere glitches I’ve seen in a while. That totally disproportionate trunk is somehow more interesting than the cool old coupe besides it.
Well, that brings us to the end of this installment of Carspotting in Google Earth! Do you recognize any of the cars pictured? Let me know.
Just Jeepin'
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05/10/2020 at 14:37 |
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I like the VW collection behind the Chevy Suburban.
Which reminds me, I found this beauty in a parking lot a couple of years ago.
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> Just Jeepin'
05/10/2020 at 14:41 |
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Nice two tone! I really don’t see old Suburbans all that often which makes them a rare treat. Of course Ramchargers are also pretty rare so that one around town is always nice to see too.
VW collections are mandatory for shops in Mexico City.
ranwhenparked
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05/10/2020 at 15:27 |
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AMCs were built under license in Mexico City by VAM - Vehiculos Automotores Mexicanos, which was majority owned by the Mexican government. They mixed and matched grilles, front clips, and trim from Hornets/Gremlins/Concords/Spirits and did some different displacements of the straight six, but I don’t think they built the Eagle, they might have, but I don’t think so.
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> ranwhenparked
05/10/2020 at 15:29 |
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Thank you. Yes, I figured it was just too expensive and too niche for the emerging Mexican market in the 70s and 80s . In general, South American markets were super weird with the mixing and matching.
carcrasher88
> ranwhenparked
05/10/2020 at 15:41 |
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Yeah, I don’t think it’s an Eagle, rather a VAM American, which was the locally built version of the Concord.
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05/11/2020 at 05:59 |
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i’ll have that Chev/Opel ute (white) in the last pic plz.