Mystery car pix

andys120

stickguy

Oh. I love that. Unless it is an Alfetta. Then I don't.

fintail

It's an Alfetta, style later sold as the GTV6.

stickguy

That explains why the Alfetta always reminded me of the GTV! I always kinda wanted one of those. I assume the all rusted away by now. at least anywhere near me.

fintail

I suspect the threat of rust and electrical quirks can make them exciting to own.

andys120

Yup, it was sold in the mid-late 70s as an Alfetta GTV6. That name has been used since the 60s in nearly every generation of Alfas on cars of varying types but all have been four placers w V6 motors.

ab348

I love vintage pics of Las Vegas.

texases

andys120 said:

Yup, it was sold in the mid-late 70s as an Alfetta GTV6. That name has been used since the 60s in nearly every generation of Alfas on cars of varying types but all have been four placers w V6 motors.

I thinks that one has the 4, the V6 has a hood bump.

tmart

Looks like a 51 Ford under the liquor sign.

andys120

texases said:

andys120 said:

Yup, it was sold in the mid-late 70s as an Alfetta GTV6. That name has been used since the 60s in nearly every generation of Alfas on cars of varying types but all have been four placers w V6 motors.

I thinks that one has the 4, the V6 has a hood bump.

My bad Tex, the GTV6 does have a hood bump. My blue car is an Alfetta GTV2000

andys120

tmart said:

Looks like a 51 Ford under the liquor sign.

I don't see it, closest to the liquor sign is a brown Lincoln, ca. 49-51. Behind it in black over yellow is the newest visible car, a '51-'53Oldsmobile (hard to tell which).

ab348

andys120 said:

tmart said:

Looks like a 51 Ford under the liquor sign.

I don't see it, closest to the liquor sign is a brown Lincoln, ca. 49-51. Behind it in black over yellow is the newest visible car, a '51-'53Oldsmobile (hard to tell which).

I think the Ford is the black car parked in the lot whose front end view is bisected by the liquor sign post.

I'll take the blue Caddy convertible parked at the curb at the far end, in front of what appears to be a rather old vehicle whose make I cannot identify.

fintail

Car behind the Caddy could be a ~38 Nash, as those have a similar style and were often seen with skirts.

tmart

Yes, that’s the Ford I’m talking about. I think it’s the only Ford.

ab348 said:

andys120 said:

tmart said:

Looks like a 51 Ford under the liquor sign.

I don't see it, closest to the liquor sign is a brown Lincoln, ca. 49-51. Behind it in black over yellow is the newest visible car, a '51-'53Oldsmobile (hard to tell which).

I think the Ford is the black car parked in the lot whose front end view is bisected by the liquor sign post.

I'll take the blue Caddy convertible parked at the curb at the far end, in front of what appears to be a rather old vehicle whose make I cannot identify.

andys120

I think that blue covert could be a Buick. i found Tmart's shoebox Ford.

A couple of things that strike me about this pic. I'm almost old enough to remember some of the show biz figures of the day but I never heard of most of the acts on the sign. I'm trying to picture Jane Powell but I couldn't. IMDB to the rescue>

andys120

You can see a sign towards the right for radio station KLAS, which I happened to represent when I worked in national radio ad sales many years after the picture was taken.

imidazol97

That Buick convertible is a 49 Super, most likely. The Roadmaster had chrome spats on the front of the rear fender flares. Or we could count the portholes.

texases

Looks like Jane Powell was the clear headliner. Never heard of the others.

ab348

Also from Vegas, a late-'60s shot of McCarron Airport. Is that a young Dan Tanna walking away from that 2-seat T-bird?

stickguy

I like the white Chevelle convertible in the middle. 65? and end of the row, about a 65/66 Comet convertible?

red bug up by the building.

tjc78

59 (I think) Impala 5 up in the long row. I see a Suburban but couldn’t tell you the year

tmart

The red Tbird appears to be a 56 and not a 55 based on the exhaust and taillights.

fintail

68 Fairlane (doesn't appear to be a Torino) 2 door HT near the Shell truck.

bhill2

tjc78 said:

59 (I think) Impala 5 up in the long row. I see a Suburban but couldn’t tell you the year

That Chevy is a '59 but not an Impala. There wasn't an Impala 2-door sedan. The 2-door was a hardtop.

andys120

The car between the '59 Impala and the Chevelle convertible is a four door Falcon ('60-'63).
on the other side of the Impala is a '64 T-Bird and a '59 Olds next to that

tjc78

bhill2 said:

tjc78 said:

59 (I think) Impala 5 up in the long row. I see a Suburban but couldn’t tell you the year

That Chevy is a '59 but not an Impala. There wasn't an Impala 2-door sedan. The 2-door was a hardtop.

That’s why I usually stay away from identifying the 50s cars...I’m usually wrong!

bhill2

tjc78 said:

bhill2 said:

tjc78 said:

59 (I think) Impala 5 up in the long row. I see a Suburban but couldn’t tell you the year

That Chevy is a '59 but not an Impala. There wasn't an Impala 2-door sedan. The 2-door was a hardtop.

That’s why I usually stay away from identifying the 50s cars...I’m usually wrong!

Hey, you got Chevy and ‘59. Two out of three ain’t bad.

ab348

tjc78 said:

That’s why I usually stay away from identifying the 50s cars...I’m usually wrong!

Well, here's another one to stay away from, I'm guessing early to mid-1950s. Lots of different cars to ID here. A great picture too. Imagine back then pulling up to something as modern as this place.

stickguy

What the heck is that beige 6 window over on the right?

fintail

Looks like an (English) Ford Prefect ca. 1950.

andys120

stickguy said:

What the heck is that beige 6 window over on the right?

Good question. It's kind of small so I'd guess an import, possibly an English Ford. The blue car next to it has the roofline of a Kaiser or Frazer and it's the color of my families' '47 Frazer. I can make out a fender bulge so perhaps it's a Caddy.

The green car parked in front of the red MoPar convertibles is a '54 Merc.

fintail

Real modernism, as opposed to 21st century mcmodernism.

Car fully in the shot closest to the camera at right looks like a 51-52 Pontiac Catalina 2 door HT, somewhat scarce car I think. I notice it appears to have a spotlight, not just a modern day addition.

ab348 said:

Well, here's another one to stay away from, I'm guessing early to mid-1950s. Lots of different cars to ID here. A great picture too. Imagine back then pulling up to something as modern as this place.

ab348

fintail said:

Car fully in the shot closest to the camera at right looks like a 51-52 Pontiac Catalina 2 door HT, somewhat scarce car I think. I notice it appears to have a spotlight, not just a modern day addition.

A curious thing I noticed - the car parked behind the Pontiac at the curb, which I believe to be a Cadillac, is painted light blue or gray, yet has red-painted wheels. Since it is not sporting any hubcaps I wonder if that was factory, or instead an owner addition.

imidazol97

I was going to put my bid on the Mercury at full left in the pic as a 1953 because it looks like the taillight housing is chrome.

imidazol97

I'm anxious to read what the car hidden behind the sign post with only the rear showing a white with gray bubble fenders...

stickguy

Caddy looks like it could be in primer?

tmart

I’ll grab the 49-51 Ford on the right. Fabulous color too!

ab348

imidazol97 said:

I was going to put my bid on the Mercury at full left in the pic as a 1953 because it looks like the taillight housing is chrome.

I would agree.

andys120

Michaell

Iso - Grifo or Rivolta?

laurasdada

Fiat Dino?

stickguy

that was my guess. 2000 model?

andys120

That's right guys, it's a 1966-69 Fiat Dino Spider 2000 with V6 power designed by Ferrari and styled by Pininfarina. IMO the best looking Fiat ever made and the coolest.

It's tin-top companion, the Dino Coupe 2000 was styled by Bertone.

ab348

Let's go back to late-1950s Las Vegas. Seems like the Hacienda was a very egalitarian place, attracting those that drove both luxo-boats and also the first wave of European compacts:

stickguy

A couple blue Renault Dauphines.

fintail

Early Falcon at lower left beside the red 51 Chevy convertible may be the newest car.

ab348

fintail said:

Early Falcon at lower left beside the red 51 Chevy convertible may be the newest car.

I think you're right, but that one had me stumped. Given the little of it we could see, I could have been convinced it was some sort of M-B coupe.

andys120

stickguy said:

A couple blue Renault Dauphines.

I see a Dauphine just to the right of center, where's the other?

imidazol97

I'm not sure what the car far left is. A Falcon has a straight shoulder to the top of the rear quarter panel: that car has a slight hump effect to the rear quarter panel, emulating the days of separate fenders front and rear in styling.

texases

And the blue mystery car has chromed window trim. I don't think a Falcon had that.