Notable eco-cars (old & new) spotted in the wild: post your pics!

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

I still remember when these were among the most common taxis in my hometown. Fiat Siena Tetrafuel, factory-fitted to run on CNG, ethanol, and gasoline. For marketing purposes, Fiat highlighted its ability to run smooth on the ethanol-free gasoline which used to be found on neighboring countries.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Took pictures of this Escort recently. Even though the 1.8L engine wouldn't seem so eco at all compared to the 1.1L and 1.3L ones fitted to its European counterparts, this one has a dedicated-ethanol version of the Volkswagen EA827 which was used in Brazil while Ford and Volkswagen had a joint-venture for Brazil and Argentina.




These other pictures were taken in 2014 during a trip to Uruguay. Peugeots are widespread there, but I haven't seen a 309 before.


I haven't seen any other 4th-generation Sentra ever since.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

I guess the folks who live close to the Mexican border might already see these once in a while



A 2-door Fiat Palio with the first facelift was greatly outnumbered by its 4-door counterpart back in the day, at least where I used to live, and most resorted to the smaller 1.0L FIRE engine. Even though this one was quite beaten, the stock hubcaps caught my attention as they're usually either just disposed of or replaced with more recent aftermarket ones.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

[deluxx]

Spotted a trusty Civic yesterday, I peeked inside, 330K miles on the odometer!

[California98Civic]

Originally Posted by deluxx

Spotted a trusty Civic yesterday, I peeked inside, 330K miles on the odometer!

330K! Not every day that I find Civics from the 1990s with more miles than my 276K.

[freebeard]

Interesting two-tone cut line.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by freebeard

Interesting two-tone cut line.

It's been a quite common aftermarket feature on some cars here in Brazil, and a handful have featured it as a factory option too. Not sure about the Prius, but it's most likely aftermarket.

[California98Civic]

That is a 1958 or 1959 Rambler American, with with an estimated 30 miles per gallon in 1958. Possibly manufactured right here at the old Nash Factory in Los Angeles. This one is parked on the street all the time near my neighborhood and has current (non classic, non historic) tags. It appears to still have original parts, such as tail lights made of some kind of Bakelite plastic so weathered at this point that cracks run through it like some kind of spider web tapestry. The dipped in rust proofing at the factory steel body looks clean.



I got a bunch more pictures.

[freebeard]

In college I had a 1959 Rambler two-door wagon. The front and rear bumper were identical. The doors weren't but they had an extruded window frame, kind of like a VW Type II, that were.

The carburetor bolted directly to the flat head, no intake manifold. The exhaust pipe clamped to the side of the block, no exhaust manifold.

There were prolly other steps I didn't notice to keep the parts count down.

edit:
Three hours lay-tar...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%...Ami_(electric)

Technical characteristics
The Ami has a symmetry between its right and left sides. In order to save on the production of bodywork parts by limiting their numbers, these are the same on each profile or as the front bumper is the same as the rear bumper. Thus it benefits from doors with opposite openings, classic for the passenger and antagonistic for the driver, the doors being identical with the hinges on the same side.... There are no other doors, making the storage spaces accessible only from the two side doors.

Accessory dashboard undertray, just like the VW Beetle.