Mystery car pix

stickguy

61 falcon pretty far back.

andys120

Yup, 1960 Sunliner going away non right.

stickguy

And a hardtop coming towards us 2 back in front of a rambler wagon.

fintail

Must be around 1966-67, getting late in the life of a 60 Ford, as they seemed to vanish by around 1970 (as did many cars of the era). Looks like a 57 Pontiac in front of what looks like a 4 door post at right.

ab348

Surprised that nobody tagged the early ‘50s DeSoto in the pic Andy posted.

ab348

Bedford, England, mid-1960s. Yes, there was a US military base nearby...

explorerx4

Impala is in the wrong lane and trying to go to the left.

fintail

Vauxhall PA Cresta between the bus and scooter at left.

Big contrast between the 63 Impala and the Ford Pop in front of it, especially as the Pop may not be much older.

andys120

Triumph Herald b ehind a Mini, partially obscured by bike rider on left. Ahead of the Impala possibly a Triumph Mayflower.

bhill2

Can anyone identify the black saloon with suicide doors turning right?

ab348

bhill2 said:

Can anyone identify the black saloon with suicide doors turning right?

I wonder if it might be a Rover P4?

fintail

ab348 said:

bhill2 said:

Can anyone identify the black saloon with suicide doors turning right?

I wonder if it might be a Rover P4?

Yep I think it's a later P4.

magnette

Hello and I hope that you are all ok despite the awesome weather you must have had over the holiday period.

I see that you are looking at Bedford, which is just down the road from Luton, and therefore close to the GM plants for Vauxhall and Bedford too.


As wells the Impala is that VW LHD? I think the rear bumper is not how we had them though it could be customised, and it is actually registered nearby in Hertfordshire, but could be imported - possibly even for our Forces - Dunstable was a big base for the British Army at that time I think snd our service personnel could get cars abroad if posted to Germany etc.

Old black car emerging from the right turn is a 1948/50 Vauxhall L-type Velox -the light wheel hubs indicate it's not the cheaper Wyvern - but it's not the oldest car in shot.

There is an approaching black upright Ford just above the motorcyclist and that appears be a 1938/9 Ford Popular, so pre-war.

In front of the Impala is a related but newer E103A Ford Pop, they made those from 1953 to late 58, by which time it was Britains cheapest car...

fintail

Lake City/Seattle 1977, should zoom OK:

stickguy

TR62 back from a square body Chevy.

And a VW square back in the middle heading away

ab348

A pair of '68/'69 Skylarks, one coming, one going. Also see a Hornet Sportabout leaving the scene.

fintail

Seven Hills, NSW Australia, 1974 - should zoom well:

andys120

Big blue sedan looks a lot liked a 70s Ford Galaxie 500. Behind it in other lane a rusty Ford Cortina.

andys120

photo from a recent Mille Miglia Storica

andys120

No takers for the Yank Tank that's shown racing in Italy?

stickguy

Pontiac?

bhill2

I make it a Mercury; I'll make it a '54?

fintail

Seattle, 1978 apparently, should zoom well - fun parking rates and 1940s looking bus:

magnette

Happy New year

In NSW the foreground on right that's a Mazda 1800

imidazol97

1975 Ford Torino next to the bus. Everytime I see one of that generation of Torinos I get a queasy
feeling in my stomach. I had a 1973 and it was pig and a mess. I said I'd never own
another Ford because of it. And this car in the picture is the same color as the one I had.

stickguy

68ish Olds 88/98 next to the lighting store.

far right most of a black Buick wildcat.

ab348

I see a ‘70s Kingdome in the background.

Lostwrench3

GM bus. 1940-1959.

explorerx4

Starsky & Hutch on the left side of the bus.

andys120

VW Microbus visible just behind bus.

andys120

explorerx4

Light blue 64 Cadillac

Michaell

LA farmers market, around 1960.

Not sure if this has been posted before.

sda

Vacation time for the 59 Chevy wagon?

fintail

1960 and no Fords, shame

ab348

fintail said:

1960 and no Fords, shame

Must be a Photoshop job.

tmart

56 Ford two door coupe, 57 Ford wagon.

andys120

Kinda cute, isn't it?>

Lostwrench3

Oh, the camber!

texases

Must be a HEAVY rear door!

fintail

Fiat 500 Giardiniera

andys120

fintail said:

Fiat 500 Giardiniera

Yes and no, the last version of the 500 Giardinera was sold as an Autobianchi. Autobianchi being a subsidiary of Fiat Automobili.

ab348

What in that picture identifies it as an Autobianchi?

magnette

yes, the Giardinera even kept the suicide doors to the end.

Although sold as an Autobianchi in most of Europe British sales for the model were branded Fiat.

When I was in college in the late seventies in London I had a landlady who bought a second hand 500 Giardiniera from a neighbour, and it was then about twelve years old.

She drove down from London to the depths of Cornwall - a journey of about 300 miles, which is nothing on your roads but a bit of a challenge in a car that didn't reach 60mph and she took about seven hours I recall, though it went faultlessly and came back again too.

magnette

I remember the neighbour replaced it with a Moskvitch estate....

fintail

magnette said:

I remember the neighbour replaced it with a Moskvitch estate....

Moskvitch estate - even the sedan/saloon has to be a unicorn anymore, an estate might be a sole survivor.

fintail

Sharp eyes will notice some things - parallel universe:

tmart

Two Valiants and a Dodge, a La Femme?

ab348

Somebody put the steering wheels on the wrong side! Chrysler quality control reaches a new low...

Australia, I presume. I recognize the Simca Aronde models, not sure what the larger vehicle between the Valiant and the Dodge is.

fintail

Yep, Oz. Export model or branch plant/market specific USDM cars are interesting to me, linked to the prewar era when American cars were generally the most robust vehicles available, and had a lot of cachet.

The car between the Valiant and Dodge is interesting, a 53-54 Mopar body with a 55-56 style front end. I think an Oz Chrysler Royal.