Mystery car pix

stickguy

IH Scout. But not sure what the trim package is called. Someplace from the 70s. I always liked these.

Mr_Shiftright

I can't give you a full gold star because the package is rather rare and obscure.

kyfdx

I was thinking the Scout would have to be early, early '70s, or maybe even '60s.

Mr_Shiftright

'71 I think.

ab348

I had to do some Googling so I can't say I knew what it was before. It's a 1971 Scout 800B Comanche edition, one of 1500 made.

Mr_Shiftright

Ta-Da! I doubt many of these still exist, given that IH made excellent 4-wheel ferrous oxide generators.

ab348

I found a few that had been for sale in my Googling. Like 1st-gen Broncos, Scouts are hard to find in the wild these days due to the tinworm. Of the two, I always preferred the Scout but I suppose it was held back by a sparse dealer network.

andys120

texases said:

That 'crosshair' grill goes way back, it seems.

Okay so we know it's a pre-Ram Dodge, can anyone be more specific? MY, Model name?

bhill2

Well, mid-50s, and the name was Sweptwing or Sweptside or something similar.

andys120

bhill2 said:

Well, mid-50s, and the name was Sweptwing or Sweptside or something similar.

Yep, it's a 1957 Dodge D-100 Sweptside.

andys120

stickguy

is that a 64 Barracuda coming toward us (passing in front of the nose of an early Corvair)?

and I think in the middle of the far right row, a green Corvair van. Or one of the Chevy flat nose ones.

fintail

Blue wagon in front looks like a 61-64 big Ford, can't tell which year from here. I think I see a Kaiser beside the Corvair van.

bhill2

I think the green van is a Corvair van (Corvan?)

andys120

bhill2 said:

I think the green van is a Corvair van (Corvan?)

I had to take another look at the van, I first thought it was a station wagon with its nose hidden by the car next to it..but yea it's a Corvan. The white over green car next to the van is either a'53-'54 MoPar or a Kaiser from the same era. Looks like the oldest car.

In front of that is a light blue long-bed pickup which is next to a blue/white '58 Chevy.

Michaell

andys120 said:

bhill2 said:

I think the green van is a Corvair van (Corvan?)

I had to take another look at the van, I first thought it was a station wagon with its nose hidden by the car next to it..but yea it's a Corvan. The white over green car next to the van is either a'53-'54 MoPar or a Kaiser from the same era. Looks like the oldest car.

In front of that is a light blue long-bed pickup which is next to a blue/white '58 Chevy.

I did a some research on Little America - that looks to be the original location, in the middle of Nowhere, Wyoming. For the longest time, it hosted a gas station with the most pumps - something like 56.

I've actually stayed at the property in Cheyenne - hotel, restaurant, olympic sized pool and a par 3 golf course.

berri

It is actually right off I-80 in the middle of nowhere WY Seriously, I drove by it maybe a year or so ago and it looked busy in the parking lot. I think it was in April. Would make a good fit on the old Route 66.

tjc78

Red car up front between the two wagons is a 62ish Continental. Tough to tell w/o the front or back.

Michaell

berri said:

It is actually right off I-80 in the middle of nowhere WY Seriously, I drove by it maybe a year or so ago and it looked busy in the parking lot. I think it was in April. Would make a good fit on the old Route 66.

I read the Wikipedia entry - when it was built, the road was US 30 (Lincoln Highway).

berri

OK, close enough ...

andys120

The white/black wagon right next to the big sign is a 1956 Chevrolet wagon, most likely a 210 but could be a 150.

thebean

Little America also has a very nice lodging location in Flagstaff. We stayed there a few years ago when we went to the Grand Canyon. If we go back to Flagstaff we will stay there again.

imidazol97

Did anyone notice the rose Lincoln under the sign is so long it's parked in two spaces, end-to-end?
Some people take up two side-by-side spaces, but not this luxury liner!

fintail

Unusual color for that Lincoln, too.

Mr_Shiftright

They weren't very good cars, but they were certainly stylish and tasteful. I think they look best in black for some reason.

andys120

Agreed, those Continentals didn't caey red well, dark blue or black is best IMO.

texases

Real oddball:

Michaell

Toyota Crown?

texases

Nope

texases

Here's a slightly helpful hint - it's LHD.

tjc78

No points w/o the trim level.

jpp75

Dodge Grand Caravan ES?

stickguy

I had a 95 or 96, first year of rounded 4 door style, Plymouth voyager rallye. Reminds me of that.

texases

texases said:

Real oddball:

Last hint, it's driving in its home country, where it was sold, in Asia.

fintail

Looks like a mid 70s Nissan Cedric, I have a toy one:

ab348

fintail said:

Looks like a mid 70s Nissan Cedric, I have a toy one:

Man, you’re hardcore. 😀

texases

fintail said:

Looks like a mid 70s Nissan Cedric, I have a toy one:

Related, but not exactly

fintail

Gloria? I think they are similar cars in the same shell.

texases said:

Related, but not exactly

texases

It's a Cedric made under license in Taiwan (hence the LHD):

"Yue Loong produced Nissan/Datsun cars in license, and they also produced the Yue Loong Cedric 330."

tjc78

The van is a 94 Caravan ES.  Never was many of that trim level.  Pretty sure it was top of the line and lots of specific parts (fog lights, body color grill etc)

andys120

stickguy

some sort of Citroen?

andys120

Anyone know what sort?

boomchek

Citroen C6, technically the successor to the XM even though it was released 5 years after the XM ended production. Came out in 2005. Top of the line Citroen I believe.

andys120

boomchek said:

Citroen C6, technically the successor to the XM even though it was released 5 years after the XM ended production. Came out in 2005. Top of the line Citroen I believe.

That's right, it's the top-line Citroen C6, maybe the last to truly look like a Citroen (2005-2012).

andys120

berri

Maybe 53 mercury, 56 Pontiac, 53 Pontiac and a Studebaker behind it. History in this pix

ab348

This picture of a L.A. freeway from 1958 appeared on the same site as the one above earlier this week and I was quite taken with it. Especially the '47 Olds 2-door which is already looking a bit worn but which strikes me as looking tough enough to make a great street rod. And I normally don't like that immediate postwar style Olds.

andys120

ab348 said:

This picture of a L.A. freeway from 1958 appeared on the same site as the one above earlier this week and I was quite taken with it. Especially the '47 Olds 2-door which is already looking a bit worn but which strikes me as looking tough enough to make a great street rod. And I normally don't like that immediate postwar style Olds.

The Olds should look a little "worn"; the newest cars are '58s, over a decade newer than the Olds Slopeback. My uncle had a '49 and gave sue kids a thrill when he 'd hit the gas which would press us back into our seats.

There's quite a variety of MYs in that photo. The oldest car is the gray tudor in center, it looks pre-WWII so it could be 20 years older than the '58 Ford and Mercury bringing up the rear. It could be a Buick, reminds me of my Grandpa's '36.

Mr_Shiftright

Definitely pre-war. You can tell by the "pod" headlights. Those pretty much disappeared by around (roughly) 1938 or so.