Name That Car

[Barn Babe]

I've been seeing this little car around that I can't identify. It's got a "V" logo, similar to the old Pontiac. Anybody know what it is?

[Datawiz]

I shall name it "Bob". :seasix:

Maybe this will help:

[DukeAllen]

You have me curious. Does the logo match any of these?

Car logos and car company logos worldwide (http://www.car-logos.org)

[Barn Babe]

I've Googled it for a couple of days now and have seen those sites, none of those match what this is.

Another clue, it's a smallish mid-size sedan and it says "GT" on the left hand side. Oh, and it's black. :D

[Datawiz]

I've Googled it for a couple of days now and have seen those sites, none of those match what this is.

Another clue, it's a smallish mid-size sedan and it says "GT" on the left hand side. Oh, and it's black. :D

Newer or older car?

[Barn Babe]

It's a newer car.

[Datawiz]

Alfa Romeo GT V6 | Sports Cars (http://www.diseno-art.com/encyclopedia/vehicles/road/cars/alfa_romeo_gt_v6.html)

[Barn Babe]

Still not it.

[Datawiz]

Still not it.

Other alfas?

https://www.google.com/search?q=alfa+romeo&espv=2&biw=1548&bih=997&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAWoVChMIva2G_d_axgIVRzaICh3UOgjG

[Barn Babe]

Nope, it's not sporty at all, and the logo is a simple silver "V."

[Datawiz]

Nope, it's not sporty at all, and the logo is a simple silver "V."

Any potential for after market badge, or did it look factory?

[Datawiz]

Bigger list

[Barn Babe]

Any potential for after market badge, or did it look factory?

It looked factory, it was right in the center of the trunk lid. It's driving me nuts.

[ZipZap]

Tesla?

[lspencer534]

Turn it upside down, and you got it:
http://i61.tinypic.com/2zqtnuq.jpg

Was the car lying on its back?

[boracayjohnny]

Is it a v by itself or does it have some dragon looking thing within the logo?

[Barn Babe]

Tesla?

No, we have a Tesla in the parking lot where I work and that's not it.

Turn it upside down, and you got it:
http://i61.tinypic.com/2zqtnuq.jpg

Was the car lying on its back?

:rofl:

[Barn Babe]

Is it a v by itself or does it have some dragon looking thing within the logo?

It's just a plain tall V.

[Grey Ghost]

Cadillac?

[Barn Babe]

Cadillac?

Nope, their logo is very different from this.

[lspencer534]

Nope, their logo is very different from this.

Actually, no. The Cadillac CTS-V has a V emblem on the back, but it also 6 colored rectangles sprouting off one leg of the V. I think having GT on the side eliminates Cadillac, though.

[lspencer534]

Logically it would be a Volvo, but they have never used just a V. Also, a Porsche Carrera V-GT, but that car doesn't have a V on its rear. Were you drinking when you saw this alleged car?

[Barn Babe]

Logically it would be a Volvo, but they have never used just a V. Also, a Porsche Carrera V-GT, but that car doesn't have a V on its rear. Were you drinking when you saw this alleged car?

:skep: No, I was not drinking. I was on my way to work, all three times I've seen it. I'm going to feel silly if it's some ordinary car with an after market thing...

[Datawiz]

:skep: No, I was not drinking. I was on my way to work, all three times I've seen it. I'm going to feel silly if it's some ordinary car with an after market thing...

was the V similar to the V in Spec V? If so, it may be a re-badged Nissan to look cool.

[Barn Babe]

was the V similar to the V in Spec V? If so, it may be a re-badged Nissan to look cool.

No, the V is taller and thinner than that.

[Datawiz]

No, the V is taller and thinner than that.

Hyundai Veloster?

[RedLS1GTO]

:skep: No, I was not drinking. I was on my way to work, all three times I've seen it. I'm going to feel silly if it's some ordinary car with an after market thing...

Not sure who would do something like that... :leaving:

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p90/botch1980/IMAG1634_zpsvykqzbbd.jpg

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p90/botch1980/IMAG1643_zpsiyonuyeh.jpg

I have had multiple people leaning out of car windows taking pictures, people slowing down to get a better look, and all sorts of fun things.

Not 1 person has asked me if it was an Impala!! :D

[Datawiz]

No, the V is taller and thinner than that.

Places make replacement emblems all the time.

Badges/Emblems, importshark.com (http://importshark.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/24_131)

[Aerovette]

http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2013/04/tesla-model-s-logo-628.jpg

Kind of looks like a V but you said this was not it, right?

[Barn Babe]

http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2013/04/tesla-model-s-logo-628.jpg

Kind of looks like a V but you said this was not it, right?

Right, that's the Tesla badge I see here in the parking lot. It's not a fancy or wonky V in any way, just tall and narrow.

[boracayjohnny]

was the V similar to the V in Spec V? If so, it may be a re-badged Nissan to look cool.

Please tell me that is not a Sentra. Otherwise, :lol:

[Barn Babe]

Please tell me that is not a Sentra. Otherwise, :lol:

:iagree:

[island14]

I've Googled it for a couple of days now and have seen those sites, none of those match what this is.

Another clue, it's a smallish mid-size sedan and it says "GT" on the left hand side. Oh, and it's black. :D

That helps.. :yesnod:

Does it have AC and power windows? :island14:




:D

[Ol Timer]

I'm guessing the owner has 4 other identical ones with I, II, III and IV badges. :barnbabe:

[Grey Ghost]

Keep your phone at the ready to take a pic next time. What does V and Pontiac have in common though?

[C5SilverBullet]

Hyundai Veloster?

:iagree:

[C5SilverBullet]

Not sure who would do something like that... :leaving:

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p90/botch1980/IMAG1634_zpsvykqzbbd.jpg

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p90/botch1980/IMAG1643_zpsiyonuyeh.jpg

I have had multiple people leaning out of car windows taking pictures, people slowing down to get a better look, and all sorts of fun things.

Not 1 person has asked me if it was an Impala!! :D

I sold an SS on Saturday, and I showed him pictures of your car. He sat down and ordered the grill and logos before leaving. People already started on the "SS what?" crap with him, so he nipped it. :lol:

[Barn Babe]

Keep your phone at the ready to take a pic next time. What does V and Pontiac have in common though?

The old Pontiac emblem looks like the kind of V I'm talking about, just without the red part.

[boracayjohnny]

I sold an SS on Saturday, and I showed him pictures of your car. He sat down and ordered the grill and logos before leaving. People already started on the "SS what?" crap with him, so he nipped it. :lol:

:lol::lol:

[C5SilverBullet]

Daewoo maybe?

http://www.zeroto60times.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/daewoo-cars-logo-emblem.jpg

[Aerovette]

http://www.eurweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/hail_to_the_v2011-med-wide.jpg

[CeeFour]

http://www.car-brand-names.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Japanese-car-brands-Mazda-logo.jpg

[Milton Fox]

This it...

http://www.rantcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/vauxhall-logo.jpghttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Vauxhall_Astra_Mk_V.jpg

Vauxhall

[Nemesis]

http://4vector.com/thumb_data/v4l-120706.jpg

[Nemesis]

draw a picture

[island14]

draw a picture


With MS Paint

:rofl:

[DukeAllen]

The old Pontiac emblem looks like the kind of V I'm talking about, just without the red part.

Shaped like an arrowhead?

[Barn Babe]

No, not like an arrowhead...

I'll probably never see this vehicle again and it will remain a huge mystery.:banghead:

[Aerovette]

With MS Paint

:rofl:


Hope this helps...

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af289/Aerovette1/V_zps779gfiro.png

[Kevin_73]

3D DIY Metal Letter V Car Stickers Script Emblem Auto Decorative Badge Decals | eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/3D-DIY-Metal-Letter-V-Car-stickers-Script-Emblem-Auto-Decorative-Badge-Decals-/190953016173)

[DukeAllen]

http://ugc-01.cafemomstatic.com/gen/constrain/560/380/80/2013/01/27/17/7f/d0/phmepzf6sk1.jpg

This it? :D

[Aerovette]

http://ugc-01.cafemomstatic.com/gen/constrain/560/380/80/2013/01/27/17/7f/d0/phmepzf6sk1.jpg

This it? :D

I took one of those on a test drive. I took it back. Could not get in the garage no matter how hard I tried. No one could get in the backseat either.

[RedLS1GTO]

I sold an SS on Saturday, and I showed him pictures of your car. He sat down and ordered the grill and logos before leaving. People already started on the "SS what?" crap with him, so he nipped it. :lol:

:rofl:

Do I get some kind of kickback for this?!?!? :D

[boracayjohnny]

With MS Paint

:rofl:

:rofl::rofl:

Hope this helps...

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af289/Aerovette1/V_zps779gfiro.png

Too nice. You're lines are all straight. :rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Barn Babe]

:willy:

I'm surprised it took this long for this to turn south. :rofl:

[Aerovette]

:willy:

I'm surprised it took this long for this to turn south. :rofl:

Mention the "V" and that's where my brain immediately goes. As a courtesy, I allowed time for a possible correct answer.

Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. :lol:

[DukeAllen]

:willy:

I'm surprised it took this long for this to turn south. :rofl:

All the best places are down south :yesnod:

[OldSarge]

All the best places are down south :yesnod:

That is of course there hasn't been too much traffic........:rofl:

[Aerovette]

That is of course there hasn't been too much traffic........:rofl:

There's a less traveled dirt road very close by.

[lspencer534]

There's a less traveled dirt road very close by.

Always take the road less traveled--fewer cops.

[Rob]

Hope this helps...

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af289/Aerovette1/V_zps779gfiro.png

She said it was black :skia:

[DukeAllen]

She said it was black :skia:

Racism!

[carlton_fritz]

:waiting:

[Kerrmudgeon]

Hey Michele, are you sure it wasn't a Lexus of some sort. They make a lot of standout cars with a sort of V shaped logo........

http://i00.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/974927814/Free-Shipping-High-Quality-Lexus-Logo-Lexus-Trunk-Emblem-Lexus-stickers-Emblem-for-Lexus.jpg_350x350.jpg

[Aerovette]

She said it was black :skia:

Perhaps you should know my version has a confederate flag on the roof. :lol:

[Aerovette]

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af289/Aerovette1/V_zpsxcecehuu.png

[Milton Fox]

I know you have said no to the Telsa already, but could it be this new model?

http://www.teslamotors.com/sites/default/files/images/model-x/[email protected]?2

http://www.teslamotors.com/sites/default/files/images/model-x/frames/full41.jpg

[Barn Babe]

Hey Michele, are you sure it wasn't a Lexus of some sort. They make a lot of standout cars with a sort of V shaped logo........

http://i00.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/974927814/Free-Shipping-High-Quality-Lexus-Logo-Lexus-Trunk-Emblem-Lexus-stickers-Emblem-for-Lexus.jpg_350x350.jpg

No, the V is narrow and doesn't have a circle around it.

[Barn Babe]

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af289/Aerovette1/V_zpsxcecehuu.png

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Barn Babe]

I know you have said no to the Telsa already, but could it be this new model?

http://www.teslamotors.com/sites/default/files/images/model-x/[email protected]?2

http://www.teslamotors.com/sites/default/files/images/model-x/frames/full41.jpg

No, it was more "ordinary" than that.

[syf350]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Vauxhall_Astra_Mk_V.jpg

??

[DukeAllen]

Must have been a Yugo Virgin.

http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/sites/default/files/styles/logo-thumbnail/public/0022/2392/brand.gif?itok=q-xmP5J1

[Barn Babe]

Still not it. The V is tall and narrow, not chunky like in those pictures.

[Superstreet]

I've Googled it for a couple of days now and have seen those sites, none of those match what this is.

Another clue, it's a smallish mid-size sedan and it says "GT" on the left hand side. Oh, and it's black. :D



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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/Superstreet/v%201_zpswi2pdyxv.jpg

[Y2Kvert4me]

Could it be a Pontiac (ie; G8 GT) with a custom emblem?

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Here's the rear of a G8 GT:
(What you saw could be partially debadged too)

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If the car was "not sporty" and ordinary looking, what drew your attention to it?

[Superstreet]

Could it be a Pontiac (ie; G8 GT) with a custom emblem?





Here's the rear of a G8 GT:
(What you saw could be partially debadged too)



If the car was "not sporty" and ordinary looking, what drew your attention to it?

:iagree: Me thinks it's an add-on/custom badge,

[Barn Babe]

Could it be a Pontiac (ie; G8 GT) with a custom emblem?

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4658

4659



Here's the rear of a G8 GT:
(What you saw could be partially debadged too)

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If the car was "not sporty" and ordinary looking, what drew your attention to it?

I think that's it! :hurray: :smash: It doesn't say "Pontiac" on it, but there was another emblem on the right.

I don't know what made me look twice (3x) at it, other than it looked like a "quality" paint job. :shrug:

[boracayjohnny]

I think that's it! :hurray: :smash: It doesn't say "Pontiac" on it, but there was another emblem on the right.

I don't know what made me look twice (3x) at it, other than it looked like a "quality" paint job. :shrug:

:cool: Mystery solved.

[RedLS1GTO]

http://www.jhp.com.au/forumpics/cv-8-rr.jpg

Could have been GTO as well with the criteria above. Lots of folks took off the left side GTO emblem and replaced the 5.7/6.0 emblems on the right side of the trunk with other things




Sweet looking G8 in that pic BTW. :cool:

[BADRACR1]

I was thinking GTO, but they don't come as a sedan version so was leaning towards a G8 as my next guess.

[boracayjohnny]

I was just reading up on the G8. There were only 38,159 made. I'm guessing that will be another that gets big money in the future.

[RedLS1GTO]

I forgot about the "sedan" part of the description. :slap:

[RedLS1GTO]

I was just reading up on the G8. There were only 38,159 made. I'm guessing that will be another that gets big money in the future.

They are already getting stupid money. With the right options, some are selling for as much now as they did new... find a GXP. :willy:

Same with the GTO. I traded my GTO in late 2006 with 30k miles on it for less than I can find one with 60k miles today (and I actually got a pretty good price at the time).

Hopefully the SS keeps up that Holden trend of keeping value over here.

[boracayjohnny]

They are already getting stupid money. With the right options, some are selling for as much now as they did new...

Same with the GTO.

Hopefully the SS keeps up that Holden trend of keeping value over here.

It's starting already....

Twenty years from now, I can just see Barret-Jackson over-hyping this too. :lol: Unless, the penis measuring contest moves to another auction site. :lol::lol:

[RedLS1GTO]

It's starting already....

Twenty years from now, I can just see Barret-Jackson over-hyping this too. :lol:

I didn't buy mine as a collector. It'll just be another beat up old car when I get done with it. :D


Oh... and you want stupid prices, find a G8 GXP 6-speed. :willy:

You can go buy a brand new SS 6 speed, the new version of the same car, for less. Interestingly enough, it's what I wanted when I ended up with the SS. I couldn't even begin to force myself to pay above the original sticker price for a 5 year old car.

[boracayjohnny]

I didn't buy mine as a collector car. It'll just be another beat up old car when I get done with it. :D


Oh... and you want stupid prices, find a G8 GXP 6-speed. :willy:

You can go buy a brand new SS 6 speed, the new version of the same car, for less.

:seasix: & :wow: