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1977 Chevrolet Caprice Estate 
Class: Cars, Wagon — Model origin: 
— Made for: 
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2007-05-08 20:13
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Looks like a Volvo wagon (240?) Wickey? |
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◊ 2007-05-08 20:29
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No, something from the US. Volvo never had such tiny headrests. And the colour of the interior is not European style. |
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◊ 2007-05-08 20:39
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I think it's a big American wagon. Caprice Classic ? |
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◊ 2007-05-08 23:39
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chevy caprice, I agree But i think an external view would help .gif ":)") -- Last edit: 2007-05-08 23:39:57 |
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◊ 2007-05-09 02:25
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definatly a GM wagon could be an olds,buick,or pontiac as well though |
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◊ 2007-05-09 16:51
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It is for sure a GM Full Size Wagon but i dont think it is a caprice because the Cloth from the Seats look a little strange |
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◊ 2011-03-12 22:35
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![[Image: 293115-kombi2.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0ge29/293115-kombi2.jpg) Old mainimage: ![[Image: 293114-kombi3.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0ge29/293114-kombi3.jpg) |
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◊ 2011-03-12 23:23
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...hmm...I vote for an Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser. |
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◊ 2011-03-13 02:24
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With thanks of atom's first thumbnail, this one tells me that is 1977/78 Chevrolet Caprice Estate despite missing faux woodgrain leaving only frame in place. |
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◊ 2011-11-23 21:47
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Made for Norway based on the repeater seen here: /vehicle_383166-Honda-MT5.html |
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◊ 2011-11-24 05:25
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repeater added by Dealer before delivery... |
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◊ 2011-11-24 08:41
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You sure about that? Quite a few cars manufactured for Norway have little repeaters like this. |
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◊ 2011-11-24 09:13
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rtsbusman1997 is correct. American wagons like this one were sold officially (and sold well) in Norway during the 1970s to the late 80s. If the repeater was added by the dealer, what difference would that make, really? I don't see it. Mandatory accessories are to be taken into account for the Made for: ... field, regardless of where they got those accessories, in my opinion. |
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◊ 2011-11-24 10:23
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I never said they weren't sold in Norway, but I do know that they were shipped to the dealership with US specifications and then the dealership added the items to make them compliant. (which is why the repeaters are inconsistent in their location on these models) I also didn't say that the Made for Norway tag doesn't belong (and why I didn't remove it) on this model because when I brought this up before we never had a conclusive answer about these that were converted by an agent of the manufacturer. But I do know that the general consensus of the site is that if the car has been converted to and not originally built to the specs then the made for tag does not apply. Here is where I was talking about the dealership issue: /vehicle.php?id=234327 -- Last edit: 2011-11-24 10:43:43 |
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◊ 2011-11-24 19:02
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I typically think that is a made for EU version car in your link. If it was a dealer conversion, the amber would be higher and half way up the taillight. There would also be a badly placed foglight under the bumper. However, if a car was made to be sent to the EU from the factory, "Made for EU" makes perfect sense. You can't say that a car that is made for a certain area is not "Made for" if it is manufactured for that area. Such as what Lateef said. |
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◊ 2011-11-24 19:09
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in the case of this car and the one in my link even the cars that were made to be for export markets are still shipped to the final destination as US Speced cars and then were converted by the dealership. That is how GM did it in the 70s-80s which is the entire point of the question in the link. And you are confusing being converted by a third party (which would have the crude rear foglamp like you stated) and being converted by the official GM dealership. |
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◊ 2011-11-24 19:26
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Being us-spec means nothing if the car was shipped with the intention of being sold in the EU or anywhere else. GM's practice of importing and converting US-spec cars to EU spec is still made for EU since the cars were meant for the EU in the first place. |
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◊ 2011-11-24 19:31
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There is one thing I also think about those American cars in Europe, do the dealer also change the speedometer cluster from Miles per Hours to Kilometer per Hours   |
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◊ 2011-11-24 19:37
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... and the mileometer?? (What's the European name - kilometeremeter??). |
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◊ 2011-11-24 19:39
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@rljuna2: this is not neccessary. The miles-speedometer can stay, if there are kilometers remarked, too. And there must be red markings at 50 km/h and 100 km/h. That's all. Like my Vauxhall has http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/5/img0330ui.jpg/ An odometer is not required, so it can stay as miles-counter. As at my Vauxhall, too. A friend has tried to change it, but it's not possible with the regular GM-software, the garagists are using. |
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◊ 2011-11-24 19:45
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The German name is "Kilometerzähler", but it hasn't an exact English equivalent: http://www.dict.cc/?s=Kilometerz%C3%A4hler Odometer. Makes me think about "odeur" or http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odol Anyways, this part is not required (at least in Germany). If it's broken, in miles or even not exisiting, you won't get problems at the TÜV-inspection or a police check. -- Last edit: 2011-11-24 19:46:05 |
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◊ 2011-11-24 20:14
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P.S. @rljuna2: nevertheless the makers have different speedometers and odometers for the cars. But I don't know, of there are different mileometers for the USA and the Commonwealth-countries Because they aren't identical. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meile http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3tNylJr7Z4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84Uyj4NIyDU  -- Last edit: 2011-11-24 20:27:27 |
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◊ 2011-11-24 23:25
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by your logic we should list all vehicles in a movie filmed in France as made for France (for example) then even if they are identical to the same car in it's home country, I didn't make the rules for the site but they are that a vehicle only gets the made for tag if it has a different name and or other visible differences. |
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