Mystery car pix

lostwrench1

As to the Dodge, based on that emblem on the C pillar and the size of those verticals on the rear bumper, I'll go with its being a 1954.

Mr_Shiftright

lostwrench1 said:

Mr_Shiftright said:

'54 Pontiac---no stars on the fins, so I"m guessing a base model.

andys120 said:

Mr_Shiftright said:

'54 Pontiac---no stars on the fins, so I"m guessing a base model.

The Poncho is a two-door h/t so not likely to be a base model. Most likely it lacks those fin stars cuz it's a '53.

I'll see your '54 and '53 and raise you 10 chips.
It's a '55.
(Note the backup lights' locations.)

Well I'll be a monkey's uncle...it is a '55. In 1954 the backup lights were more inboard. Geez, everybody knows that.

lostwrench1

Mr_Shiftright said:

lostwrench1 said:

Mr_Shiftright said:

'54 Pontiac---no stars on the fins, so I"m guessing a base model.

andys120 said:

Mr_Shiftright said:

'54 Pontiac---no stars on the fins, so I"m guessing a base model.

The Poncho is a two-door h/t so not likely to be a base model. Most likely it lacks those fin stars cuz it's a '53.

I'll see your '54 and '53 and raise you 10 chips.
It's a '55.
(Note the backup lights' locations.)

Well I'll be a monkey's uncle...it is a '55. In 1954 the backup lights were more inboard. Geez, everybody knows that.

It's a '56. We should stay away from the Casino tonight.

berri

60-61 Plymouth/late model Lexus, what's the difference?
Plymouth changed its looks

berri

I think that 53/54 Mopar is a Dodge

Mr_Shiftright

lostwrench1 said:

Mr_Shiftright said:

lostwrench1 said:

Mr_Shiftright said:

'54 Pontiac---no stars on the fins, so I"m guessing a base model.

andys120 said:

Mr_Shiftright said:

'54 Pontiac---no stars on the fins, so I"m guessing a base model.

The Poncho is a two-door h/t so not likely to be a base model. Most likely it lacks those fin stars cuz it's a '53.

I'll see your '54 and '53 and raise you 10 chips.
It's a '55.
(Note the backup lights' locations.)

Well I'll be a monkey's uncle...it is a '55. In 1954 the backup lights were more inboard. Geez, everybody knows that.

It's a '56. We should stay away from the Casino tonight.

I never like those cars anyway.

andys120

stickguy

wheels and side profile looks like a 1970s Monza to me.

thebean

Maserati?  Maybe 70's Ghibli?

magnette

This is a Bitter - not too sure about the model but they made one called the CD for most of the late 70's and I think it might be one of those.

andys120

magnette said:

This is a Bitter - not too sure about the model but they made one called the CD for most of the late 70's and I think it might be one of those.

Yup, it's a 1976 Bitter CD. The Frua styling is very similar to several Frua Maseratis and Monteverdis

magnette

They didn't offer this in UK as presumably not a market worth building it in RHD - a shame really as they could have sold them through the then existing Opel dealerships.

We didn't get the Opel GT either....

andys120

kyfdx

andys120 said:

BMW 2002 Baur Cabriolet?

Early '70s?

jpp75

qbrozen said:

Probe GT. No clue on years for those.

I know my friend's wife had one once upon a time. IIRC, it had the 2.5 v6 from the mazda 626.

My dad was a big Ford guy growing up. After a disastrous run with 80's Fords and Lincolns I wanted a GM car so I got a 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24. If I could go back I would have waited for the 1993 Probe. The Cavalier was just as bad, if not worse, than the cars I hated.

jpp75

qbrozen said:

andys120 said:

That is GORGEOUS

I could not agree more.

berri

I believe the Probe was really a Mazda labeled Ford with some varying style and made at the Ford Flat Rock plant along with Mazda's. I did like the Probe. Nice car for the times.

andys120

fintail

Looks like a Jag XK140 coupe parked near a pedestrian, I'll leave the rest for others.

Cool Kroger billboard too, I didn't know that typeface was used that far back.

tmart

I’ll take the 57 Ford, Customline I think.

lostwrench1

1955 Pontiac.
1959 movie.

tmart

What was the movie?

omarman

As far as signage goes I like the old "go krogering" billboard. I remember the jingle that used to play on their TV spots.

andys120

fintail said:

Looks like a Jag XK140 coupe parked near a pedestrian.
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It could be an XK-120 FHC, it's impossible to tell, they were very similar. The other sports car in the pic is a Fiat 1200 Pininfarina Cabriolet. It's interesting that two foreign sports jobs should show up in a photo taken in Akron, Ohio in the late 50s/early 60s. Obviously the "art" films bring out the Furrin' car crowd. The 1200 Cab was introduced in 1959 thus is likely the newest car in this shot. Even on the East Coast they weren't commonly seen.

lostwrench1

tmart said:

What was the movie?

Picnic on the Grass

andys120

lostwrench1 said:

tmart said:

What was the movie?

Picnic on the Grass

My first thought was that POTG must be an x-rated version of Splendor in the Grass but that didn't come out until 1961. Picnic sounds like an interesting movie, it was directed by famed director Jean Renoir.

berri

Is that a Datsun 1600/2000 by the hamburg sign?

fintail

IIRC XK120 just has overriders in place of bumpers, XK140 has bumpers at the corners like in the pic.

andys120 said:

It could be an XK-120 FHC, it's impossible to tell, they were very similar. The other sports car in the pic is a Fiat 1200 Pininfarina Cabriolet. It's interesting that two foreign sports jobs should show up in a photo taken in Akron, Ohio in the late 50s/early 60s. Obviously the "art" films bring out the Furrin' car crowd. The 1200 Cab was introduced in 1959 thus is likely the newest car in this shot. Even on the East Coast they weren't commonly seen.

imidazol97

tmart said:

I’ll take the 57 Ford, Customline I think.

The Customlines had straighter fins, IIRC. That's a Fairlane. That rarely seen U-shaped trim
was on Fairlanes and Fairlane 500s had the sleek anodized trim piece
Looks like a 2-door hardtop. So it's
a Club Victoria.

Red 55 Pontiac. Star Chief? Chieftain?

tmart

imidazol97 said:

tmart said:

I’ll take the 57 Ford, Customline I think.

The Customlines had straighter fins, IIRC. That's a Fairlane. Looks like a 2-door hardtop. So it's
a Club Victoria.

I think the fins were basically the same, but may appear a little different since the Customline was a smaller model.

andys120

berri said:

Is that a Datsun 1600/2000 by the hamburg sign?

Nope, see my earlier post, it's a Fiat 1200 Pininfarina Cabriolet

berri

Thanks. I think they both were relatively rare in the US. My guess is back in those days you'd see more Fiat on the east coast and more Datsun on the west coast. In the Midwest, pretty much forget it, you didn't even see many Opel or Vauxhall models even though they were carried by Buick and Pontiac dealers, and English Ford was even rarer (except for cars that wore a domestic label).

bhill2

imidazol97 said:

tmart said:

I’ll take the 57 Ford, Customline I think.

The Customlines had straighter fins, IIRC. That's a Fairlane. That rarely seen U-shaped trim
was on Fairlanes and Fairlane 500s had the sleek anodized trim piece
Looks like a 2-door hardtop. So it's
a Club Victoria.

Red 55 Pontiac. Star Chief? Chieftain?

I don't want to be a nitpicker, but I'm old enough to remember '57 Fords. There was no Customline that year. The two smaller (and lower trim) models were Custom and Custom 300, and the larger and more highly trimmed models were Fairlane and Fairlane 500.

tmart

You’re not a nitpicker, you’re correct. I, too, am old enough and should have remembered that!

andys120

tjc78

84ish Chrysler Laser (with aftermarket wheels)

edit ... guess it could be a Dodge Daytona too.  They were pretty much identical.  

andys120

tjc78 said:

84ish Chrysler Laser (with aftermarket wheels)

edit ... guess it could be a Dodge Daytona too.  They were pretty much identical.  

It's a 1984 Dodge Daytona Turbo.

andys120

Mr_Shiftright

Lancia Fulvia, 1.6 or 1.3--can't tell, circa early 1970s. Me want.

andys120

Yup, that's a 1974 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 in Cascine Green.

imidazol97

bhill2 said:

imidazol97 said:

tmart said:

I’ll take the 57 Ford, Customline I think.

The Customlines had straighter fins, IIRC. That's a Fairlane. That rarely seen U-shaped trim
was on Fairlanes and Fairlane 500s had the sleek anodized trim piece
Looks like a 2-door hardtop. So it's
a Club Victoria.

Red 55 Pontiac. Star Chief? Chieftain?

I don't want to be a nitpicker, but I'm old enough to remember '57 Fords. There was no Customline that year. The two smaller (and lower trim) models were Custom and Custom 300, and the larger and more highly trimmed models were Fairlane and Fairlane 500.

That's a correct nit you picked. The name was Custom and Custom 300. We had a Custom 300 in a tan. Four door. I hated it. I don't recall if it was new or used. I can't recall how dad bought it even. It was dowdy in appearance because of the "cheap" fins and dowdy because of the color. Maybe I was repressing the correct name from that era of "abuse" by my father as I was about to get my driver licence and he didn't buy me a Thunderbird to drive.

andys120

magnette

That is an Alfa Romeo 1900C Sprint or Super Sprint and I think it is by Touring. Mid 50's but probably made in relatively small numbers.

andys120

magnette said:

That is an Alfa Romeo 1900C Sprint or Super Sprint and I think it is by Touring. Mid 50's but probably made in relatively small numbers.

Right, a 1955 Alfa 1900 SS Mille Miglia, body by Touring Superleggera.

andys120

tmart

63 Mercury Colony Park.

andys120

tmart said:

63 Mercury Colony Park.

Exactly!

andys120

tmart

A 50’s Pontiac. Very interesting tonneau cover. It may be why the driver couldn’t park correctly!

texases

1958 Pontiac Chieftain?