Longest continual production of a car

fairBA · 15-10-2007, 05:04 PM

Office discussions - need support –
what car has been produced continuously the longest?
Falcon must be towards the top of the list? 1960 –today and beyond? –
Holden is out as they switched from Kingwood to Commodore in the late 70’s, Mini’s and Bugs are out as they were not produced for such a long time. Anyone got anything longer than the Falcon?

xe351 · 15-10-2007, 05:09 PM

possibly the us fairlane? are they still in production?

Powdered Toast Man · 16-10-2007, 09:51 AM

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Ford? first AUS one was 2008!? it's a continuious name :P

Huh? I dont understand that one.

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Originally Posted by xe351

possibly the us fairlane? are they still in production?

Nah, It's just "Crown Vic" nowadays. I dont think they've used "Fairlane" since the 60's. We used the Fairlane name much longer than the yanks.

The Beetle and the Mini have both been in production continuously in other countries. The old Beetle continued production in Mexico, and was used widely as taxis. The now only manufacture the new model, but I think for a while there made both.

I think the Mini might have been somewhere in South America. It had new engine technology etc but retained the old style body. May have been for a niche market, not quite sure.

**Polyal** · 15-10-2007, 05:11 PM

mini or beetle?

JMO · 15-10-2007, 05:13 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagon_Beetle

The beetle was built from 1938-2003. apparently the kombi is on it's way to beating it.

xe351 · 15-10-2007, 05:22 PM

maybe this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Suburban it says since 1935

blownba · 15-10-2007, 05:41 PM

Ive read that it was the beetle too.
And one of the citroen's, i think c6 or something, the ugly sqare shaped thing. That was in production for many years in many different countries up to the 90's.

Piotr · 15-10-2007, 05:43 PM

Are you looking at the longest continual production of a car without major changes or longest use of a name?

fairBA · 15-10-2007, 06:27 PM

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Are you looking at the longest continual production of a car without major changes or longest use of a name?

Longest use of a name. The idea is you could walk in a showroom and buy (example) a Falcon on any given day (not counting days they are closesd) dating back to when the first one was sold in 1960 and buy a brand new car (falcon).

Could you go to a VW dealer and buy a brand new Kombi? no, so this does not count.

The actual bet was for sales in Australia, but I'll take anything.

Walkinshaw · 15-10-2007, 06:31 PM

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Could you go to a VW dealer and buy a brand new Kombi? no, so this does not count.

yes. I believe these have been manufactured new no stop since the 30's (abet in mexico/sth america/some hole)

Steffo · 15-10-2007, 06:31 PM

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Could you go to a VW dealer and buy a brand new Kombi? no, so this does not count.

http://www.volkswagen.com.au/kombi/default.asp

Looks like you're wrong. ;)

Boosh Brus · 15-10-2007, 05:58 PM

Jaguar XJ - 1968 to present

Steffo · 15-10-2007, 05:59 PM

Volkswagen Beetle. 1939 - 2003. And if you count its New Beetle successor, that's a name that's lived 1939 - Present.

Fairlane · 15-10-2007, 06:03 PM

Longest use of name is probably covered. Chevy Suburban or Ford F-series or something like that- definately not the Falcon

But design probably the Beetle. Hindustan Ambassador which is a Morris Oxford, been built since the 50s and still in production though my project car the Hillman Hunter isnt far behind 1966-2005 would rate as honourable mentions

Mini should be ritten off it was made until 2000.

fairBA · 15-10-2007, 06:35 PM

happy to be proven wrong here.

Steffo · 15-10-2007, 06:40 PM

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happy to be proven wrong here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Kombi

Looks like it has. It wasn't called "Kombi," officially. Kombi is a variant...

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Van with side windows and removable rear seats (Kombi, from German Kombinationskraftwagen (combination vehicle), i.e. both a passenger and a cargo vehicle combined).

Volkswagen Type 2 was its original name, then it got Volkswagen Transporter which has stuck. Beetle was originally the Volkswagen Type 1, the Transporter being the second vehicle in their range, hence Type 2.

blackers10 · 15-10-2007, 06:37 PM

a mustang has been around for a LONG time

Steffo · 15-10-2007, 06:41 PM

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a mustang has been around for a LONG time

43 years.

Its young in comparison to the Beetle's 68 years and Transporter's 57 years.

fairBA · 15-10-2007, 06:44 PM

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43 years.

Its young in comparison to the Beetle's 68 years and Transporter's 57 years.

but could you buy a new bettle every year since it first lunch?

Steffo · 15-10-2007, 06:45 PM

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but could you buy a new bettle every year since it first lunch?

Yes you could. Same deal with the MINI. Maybe not in Australia, but then, we're a tiny grain of irrelevant sand in the automotive world.

fairBA · 15-10-2007, 06:40 PM

the other ones I came up with is the Land Rover Defender from 1947 and the Toyota Landcruiser from 1951, F series (F150 and so on) also from 1951

fairBA · 15-10-2007, 06:52 PM

leaderboard update:
Beetle-Mini-Kombi take the lead all from the 1930's, followed so far by the Land Rover Defender in 1947, Toyota Landcruiser/Ford F series in 1951, the Humble Falcon drops in at 1960 and the Mustang in 1964 with the Jaguar XJ from 1968.....

fairBA · 15-10-2007, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by fairBA

leaderboard update:
Beetle-Mini-Kombi take the lead all from the 1930's, followed so far by the Land Rover Defender in 1947, Toyota Landcruiser/Ford F series in 1951, the Humble Falcon drops in at 1960 and the Mustang in 1964 with the Jaguar XJ from 1968.....

Revised figures
The Chevrolet Suburban from 1935, Beetle 1938, Land Rover Defender in 1947 also with the Kombi, Toyota Landcruiser/Ford F series in 1951, Nissan Skyline sneeks in at 1957, Mini in 1959,the Humble Falcon drops in at 1960 and the Mustang in 1964 with the Jaguar XJ from 1968...

Dilan · 15-10-2007, 07:33 PM

What about the Morgan 4/4 I believe that has been in "continuous" production since 1936. Has the suburban been in continuous production?

fairBA · 15-10-2007, 07:35 PM

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What about the Morgan 4/4 I believe that has been in "continuous" production since 1936. Has the suburban been in continuous production?

bend in the rules!

blackers10 · 15-10-2007, 07:33 PM

rolls royce phantom
type 1 1925-1931
type 2 1929-1936
type 3 1936-1939
world war 2
type 4 1950-1956
type 5 1959 1968
type 6 1968-1991
production stopped but resumed as the following
phantom 2003-present

BUT the model range continued through the period of 1991-2003 with the Rolls Royce Silver Spur being from 1980-1998

Fairlane · 15-10-2007, 07:39 PM

Toyota Landcruiser has been available constantly in Australia since 1959

RIPGMH · 15-10-2007, 07:39 PM

Its no longer made but the Citroren 2CV was largely unchanged from the early 30's till the late 80's

blackers10 · 15-10-2007, 07:57 PM

toyota hilux/tacoma 1935 - present

irsa76 · 15-10-2007, 09:01 PM

The VW Transporter was offically released in 1949. Didn't make it here until a few years later. The Land Rover is the longest running model where the basic body hasn't changed to any great extent.