Mystery car pix

andys120

tmart said:

Imperial, Plymouth, Mercury, Chevy, Comet

I wouldn't be too sure about the Merc, many were sold as Meteors in CDN. For now I'll take the two-tone 1957 ChevyBel Air just ahead of the "Mercury."

The "Mercury" is a convertible with an unconventional top shape, I'd forgotten about>



As a long-time convertible owner (on my fifth!) I can tell you that a wraparound rear window is a great idea but in those days they'd be clear vinyl, not glass. After a few years they'd turn yellow and scratchy.

ab348 said:

stickguy said:

I like the bi lingual stop sign.

Odd that the stop sign was bilingual but the other sign just says "No Parking". That would not be the case in Montreal today.

This photo was taken during the Francophone Separatist revolution. Bilingual signs would emerge soon.

Anyone got Model years for the Imperial, Plymouth or "Mercury" ?

andys120

fintail said:

Cars in that climate aged fast.

I think there might be a 61 Pontiac at the front of the line, 4 cars ahead of the Comet.

Good eye!

berri

The Comet is around a 60, and a a 59 Plymouth. The Imperial and Merc are a little harder to tell specifically for me with just a rear shot. I'll guess a 58 Merc (or Meteor) and a 57 or 58 Imperial. Andys, that Merc convertible picture you posted looks like it would be perfect for somewhere in Florida or the Southeast near a beach.

ab348

The real mystery here is why the windows are rolled down in the middle of winter. Nice pic though.

stickguy

A 1962 dodge?

andys120

ab348 said:

The real mystery here is why the windows are rolled down in the middle of winter. Nice pic though.

Good eye AB848. This photo is obviously brochure art taken early or late in the day (when the sun is low). The photog possibly didn't like the reflections coming off the glass.

berri

Now where's Jane Hathaway's red 62 Dodge convertible from the Beverly Hillbillies

andys120

This it?

berri

Yep!!! I think Mr. Drysdale drove an Imperial. Thx

andys120

ab348

A last-gasp early 2000s MG TF.

ab348

stickguy said:

A 1962 dodge?

Yep. That 3-seat top-line Dodge wagon would be a rare bird to find these days.

lostwrench1

Whoa!, Jane, easy on that accelerator pedal.

andys120

ab348 said:

stickguy said:

A 1962 dodge?

Yep. That 3-seat top-line Dodge wagon would be a rare bird to find these days.

Someone @theoldmotor.com pointed out that you seldom see clean cars in ski areas, and where's the tire tracks?

andys120

berri

Maybe a 53 Dodge and a very early 50's Olds on left

omarman

I like the 2 tone '51 Chevy Bel Air on the right.

imidazol97

There was a Chevy Bel Air in those colors and that 2-door hardtop parked along a road to a Walmart for a couple of years. I couldn't figure out if it was original or had been restored. I didn't understand leaving it out in the weather through the summer. It's rare model in this Midwest.

andys120

berri said:

Maybe a 53 Dodge and a very early 50's Olds on left

The Dodge could be either a '53 or '54. Come to think of, it could be a Plymouth, DeSoto or Chrysler. Based on pics I've seen Olds used the tri-sected rear glass 1950-53 (on certain models. I couldn't find any w that style of tailights

The oldest cars are the tu-tone gray '47-48 Chevy on left and the '46-'49 Ford or Mercury on the end of the Left hand row.

Boy the stylists of that era were really good at making two y/o cars look completely obsolete.

texases

berri said:

Yep!!! I think Mr. Drysdale drove an Imperial. Thx

That’s a ‘63, not a ‘62 Dodge.  

andys120

texases said:

That’s a ‘63, not a ‘62 Dodge.  

Nope, the stacked round tailights say 1962. '63's had square tailights as per the brochure art>

lostwrench1

Tex wrote of Jane's.

andys120

lostwrench1 said:

Tex wrote of Jane's.

My bad, I think he's right about that one.

berri

The big Dodge 880 always gets forgotten from those years. A quick fix to the Polara downsized dilemma.

andys120

Mr_Shiftright

Let's see now....body colored grille, single piece windshield, chevrolet named stamped in top bar, bow-tie hubcaps........why, this has to be a 1954 !

andys120

I believe those could also apply to 1955 Chevy 3100 trucks but you're right its is indeed a '54. I just read that Chevy/GMC PUs outsold Ford in that era.

fintail

Port-au-Prince, 1961:

andys120

Interesting photo, I'm trying to figure out where the mix of Euro and American cars could be found. Somewhere in the English-speaking world, perhaps Jamaica or Barbados?

Off to the extreme right I see a bit of what might be a 50s-60s Morris Oxford. The tu-tone
twodoor heading left is a DKW/Auto Union 90. I'll leave the rest for others.

stickguy

Seems to be in Haiti.

kyfdx

stickguy said:

Seems to be in Haiti.

Yep, that's what he said ^^

andys120

kyfdx said:

stickguy said:

Seems to be in Haiti.

Yep, that's what he said ^^

Doh! I missed Fin's little caption on top. Odd that I don't see any signs in French except "Giraud-Perigaux"

lostwrench1

Under the Camera Center sign, a 1947 Buick.

andys120

lostwrench1 said:

Under the Camera Center sign, a 1947 Buick.

Could be a '46 Buick as well. The other Buick looks like a '52 or '53. Lots of dark colored cars for a tropical setting.

bhill2

I am mildly surprised that the Mercedes has the headlight treatment used for US models. It just goes to show you, although I'm not sure what.

fintail

Might have been easier to source a USDM car and import it personally than deal with a possibly slow local dealer, or maybe it was a tourist.

The dark car parked behind the DKW/Auto Union makes me think British Ford.

andys120

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berri

I think that is a Dodge Lancer rather than a Valiant.

stickguy

Is that a 61 caddy 2 door at the curb?

fintail

60 Caddy with a 59 Olds behind it.

andys120

berri said:

I think that is a Dodge Lancer rather than a Valiant.

You're right, Valiant taillights were different.>

stickguy said:

Is that a 61 caddy 2 door at the curb?

fintail said:

60 Caddy with a 59 Olds behind it.

Tough call, I think it's a '60.

texases

And the Valiant had the 'toilet seat'...

ab348

Here's a shot of Rockland, Maine from 1954. The business coupe cruising past Sears had me stumped for the longest time as I could not identify that front end. But now I have it.

fintail

41 DeSoto, not a common model.

ab348

Correct. That is a nice-looking front end.

fintail

Styling evolved quite nicely just before the war, then it became a little too pontoon-y.

andys120

Taking another look @ the NY City scene w the Lancer I see the parked Caddy is definitely a 1960. I has the full wraparound windshield carried over from the 1959 models (like the Olds behind it. '61s had a smaller winshield and sculpting on the sides.

imidazol97

In the Sears photo, what is the car in front of the white over blue 53 Chevy.? It is a name on the back, but iI can't make it out. 

fintail

~53 Chevy wagon?