The local office of the company I work for happens to be located in Twinsburg, Ohio. Every year in August Twinsburg hosts its Twins Day Festival, one of the largest gatherings of twins in the country. In honor of twins everywhere, I’m sharing some pictures of automotive twins that I have taken at car shows over the years (alas none were actually photographed in Twinsburg).
First up, this matched set of deuce coupes (actually if you look closely, one is a pickup). I’ve often wondered what would compel someone to buy two identical copies of the same car. After all, you can only drive one at a time, amiright? Is one a spare or backup in case the other gets lost or damaged?
No such mystery exists in the case of the “His and Hers” Mustangs pictured in the lead and photo above. The rationale is abundantly clear. I am reminded of a line I first heard in the movie Contact (although I’m sure the expression is far older): The first rule of government procurement is why buy one when you can get two at twice the price?
Next up, is this pair of almost identical Monte Carlo SS’s. Notice that a third Monte Carlo is photobombing in the back, making this a three-Carlo Monte.
This photo reminds me of the age-old car show debate: Hoods up, or hoods down? I personally prefer hood down, as a raised hood obscures part of the car and detracts from the car’s lines, but I can understand the desire for some people to be able to see (and show off) the engine as well. With twins, one could conceivably do both – One car with a hood up, and the other hood closed.
Here we have a not-quite-identical pair of yellow Firebirds. The one on the right is a 1977 or 78 model, while the one on the left is a slightly newer 1979-81 model. Once again there is a pesky photobomber in the background, this time a yellow fourth-generation Firebird. Coincidence? Who knows.
Lastly, we have what is undoubtedly the most expensive pairing in this post (assuming they are authentic). Plymouth Superbirds can easily fetch over six figures in top nick, which both of the examples appear to be. Someone clearly likes Superbirds and has the resources to fully indulge in their habit.
My 2CV (blue) and 2 friends at my local cruise night a couple of years ago. Triplets.
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Thanks, I thought it was small enough, but it was a bit too large. I should check the actual size next time.
Great photo! Before seeing the Southhampton Beach sign, I was going to guess either Georgian Bay, Lake Simcoe, or Lake Nipissing. Beautiful region!
Good spotting. i did not even think about the sign, i just liked the view of Lake Huron in the background.
Ironically we have a large car show today. Seems lately shows are full of spots cars, which many enjoy. But I always look for those Oldies (late forties through early sixties) but goodies and of course Those GREAT AMERICAN LAND YACHTS and always enjoy the swap meet section. My Town Car will carry me to and from. But as I try to navigate the show, I likely will be a Vintage Rolls Canardly, roll down one hill and can ardly get up the next! Sorry won’t post any pics. Old dog 🐕 (very tech challenged) have NO idea how to share pics!
But always grateful for those who do! 👍Once saw beautiful 1908 Buick which was in the same family since new! Especially liked the fact that it was 40 years younger than me! 😉
Cool theme. I found it extremely embarrassing as a little kid, wherever a car exactly like my dad’s car, pulled up beside us in traffic. So embarrassing, because it was quite rare through the ’70s and ’80s, to see near exact match cars near each other on public roads.
More common today. Few kids or adults, would find much novelty, or embarrassment. Or even notice.
I have two sets of twins but they aren’t identical.
For the Scouts the 2nd one was originally purchased as a parts rig for the first one, but it was in way too good of condition to not just drive it. The original is a 73 CabTop while the 2nd is a 72 TravelTop.
For the Marauders the first was the common black in the 300a configuration that is stock. The second one is a 300b in the rarest color, Dark Blue Pearl with the uncommon Grey interior and has a couple of modifications.
So yeah the same but also different.
On Chrysler wing-car values, the highest would seem to be a 1969 Daytona with a Hemi engine, and the lowest value a 1970 Superbird with the standard, 440-4v engine. This is just a guess, but I think it’s possible to find one of the latter base cars (automatic, bench seat) in good, drivable shape for five figures. The former would be…more expensive.
As to carshow placement, when they’re run well, cars of the same make/model are placed in their own groupings.
Poorly run shows just let the entrants park their vehicles wherever.
Hood up. I like seeing the mechanical bits and on a classic the engine and engine dress is as much of a time capsule as the body styling and in a restoration or restmod had as much attention to detail paid to it as outside. On that note if you have a modern car with plastic covers everywhere, or your classic is covered in grease and dirt and generally messy, hood down please
With hood down as a rule a car show may as well be a parking lot, you can’t really take in the lines of a car with the hood down when they’re parked side by side to each other anyway, hood up let’s you see something you typically don’t. I tend to look at interiors at car shows more than exteriors for that very reason, I already know what a 69 Camaro looks like on the outside!