Mystery car pix

Mr_Shiftright

Straight outta Compton:

texases

Yikes! Imagine the handling and braking that 'not just a scooter' had! 24 cubic inches = 400 cc, so a pretty big engine.

Mr_Shiftright

The 50s scooter wars! (This is actually a Cushman).

fintail

Powell Motors would come up again in the 90s:

kyfdx

https://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/50987/general/x/can-anyone-help-identify-this-car#latest

qbrozen

Think we may have had this here before, but I just took this pic 2 mins ago and had to share such a rare real-world sighting.

fintail

Lada 1200/1300/1500

andys120

Wow, a rare sighting in the USA, the Soviet era version of the doughty Fiat 124 sedan. I can't quite read the numbers next to the word "Lada" so it's either a 1200 or a 1300.

Is that a New Jersey plate? if so this would be a grey market car since Ladas were never officially exported to there US. Wikipedia sez the Lada name only appeared on cars exported from the USSR. The Russian versions were labeled VAZ-2101

fintail

Yep, the Lada badge makes it an export model. They were exported to a number of places, including Canada (although this one might predate Canadian exports, could be from Europe). Definitely a NJ plate. I suspect these were more durable than their Fiat equivalent, plenty of these still on harsh Russian roads. I kind of like them.

qbrozen

This one appears to be in beautiful shape. The badge is 1200 S

lostwrench1

N.J. "QQ" plates - Historic Vehicle.

ab348

My cheapskate brother bought a new Lada 1500 in the early '80s because it seemed a good deal. Just an awful car. It never ran right and the Russian mechanic at the dealer told him the carb would never work correctly as they were all built with a design flaw. They also had a tendency to rust - apparently the Soviets didn't use salt in the winter like we did - and the build quality was as sketchy as you might expect. You simply do not see these up here any more despite the numbers sold back then.

ab348

Not often seen on these shores:

qbrozen

Is that a Pulsar? 

stickguy

stickguy

oops. Kinda fuzzy. will try again later. but extra points if you can get it!

omarman

First glance at the shape reminded me of 80s Impulse hatch, but that's not it.

stickguy

I think the silver hatch is a volvo. But I can't recall the model name.

texases

Volvo 480 coupe? '89 or so? Never sold in US.

stickguy

that is it. I kept thinking 440, but that was a different model.

texases

I think it may be the "480ES", to be precise.

qbrozen

Wow. That does say Volvo on the wheel. I thought Nissan so convinced myself the wheel confirmed Nissan. I never know Volvo made a Japanese hatch. ;b

Michaell

IIRC, that Volvo was built in Holland in a joint partnership with, I think, Mitsubishi.

ab348

The 480 was a really clean design. Story was that being built in the Netherlands the exchange rate at the time would have made it too expensive to sell in N.A. Too bad.

texases

It was made in the DAF plant, Volvo merged with them.

fintail

Good looking cars, but IIRC "Car" magazine had unkind words for the 400 series Volvos.

berri

Well, it is a KLM Fokker. Wanna upset a Dutchman - call it a Netherlands DC9. I think the Dutch have made Volvo's for awhile now.

lostwrench1

Being into old aircraft also, I'll pass along the interesting name of the NLM City Hopper.
Nederlandse Luchtvaart Maatschappij.

NLM City Hoppers ran from 1966 to 1991.

andys120

stickguy

a different picture of the little red car with the plane. Darned hard to find a shot that does not include the badging in it!

fintail

Yellow/red car is a DAF 66, I think.

stickguy said:

a different picture of the little red car with the plane. Darned hard to find a shot that does not include the badging in it!

qbrozen

I'll take a WAG at Hillman Imp. I don't know what that badge on the side is, though. And the wheels seem a bit more modern than would be found on an Imp.

fintail

For andy's pic, I'll pick off what looks like a 61 Impala 2 door HT, third car back, middle row.

qbrozen

Fin's guess looks much closer than mine. I still wonder about those wheels, though.

qbrozen

andys120 said:

About a '60'ish Corvair on the far right
The Falcon in the front appears to be a '61

stickguy

not a hillman.

tmart

57 Chevy wagon on right.

andys120

Behind the Corvair a 1955 Plymouth?

lostwrench1

Behind the Falcon a Plymouth Valiant.

ab348

I wonder about that '61 Pontiac with what looks like a tiny tyke in the drivers seat.

lostwrench1

Ah, there's a '53 Pontiac in there.

omarman

Traffic appears to have stopped. Third car back from the Corvair, Grandpa is standing next to his (mystery) car. I think the Pontiac driver may also have exited his car and the tyke slid over on the bench seat to get a better look at whatever is going on.

texases

The old 'pick up/drop off line' at school, I'd guess. Some things never change...

fintail

I think the car grandpa is standing might be a 46-48 Dodge or Plymouth.

andys120

Looks like about a 1957 Olds behind the Poncho and the tailfin of a '57 Chevy wagon on the right exiting frame.

andys120

stickguy

never got more guesses on the little red car with the plane

it was a Volvo 66.

ab348

I'm guessing that's a BMW 1500.

qbrozen

stickguy said:

never got more guesses on the little red car with the plane

it was a Volvo 66.

I think Fin's guess of DAF 66 is close enough. ;b

texases

ab348 said:

I'm guessing that's a BMW 1500.

The 1500 was a 4-door