Not to steal @andys120 's thunder, but the original shot of the Cities Service station in Lawrence that he posted had a companion shot where the photographer turned to his right. Not only does it seem to have the Fury that @tjc78 was looking for, but also what is apparently a very rare car indeed. Click to enlarge.
Funny trivia, a Lincoln Capri just like that was used for the mountain towing scene in "The Long Long Trailer" , modified to look like the Mercury seen in other scenes:
In the background going back, a 250GT Berlinetta Lusso (perhaps the most elegant Ferrari of all time, no modern Ferrari can hold a candle to it), and then a couple of maybe 250/330 GTE style cars.
Finally! A continental kit on a Lincoln! Capri. Maybe 1953?
Commenters at the source site say it is a '54 but I have no expertise on that. The interesting thing also noted there is that the ratty Lincoln convertible is one of about 50 factory-built with the continental kit and extended rear quarters to match. Apparently a pricey option. The Lemay Museum has one which they refer to as the Bardahl in deference to its original owner.
In the background going back, a 250GT Berlinetta Lusso (perhaps the most elegant Ferrari of all time, no modern Ferrari can hold a candle to it), and then a couple of maybe 250/330 GTE style cars.
They are all Gran Turismo Ferraris. The blue car is a 330 GT 2+2 ca.1966-67. The red one a 250GT 2+2 ca. 1961-64, the mist green is a 1964-5 250GT Berlinetta Lusso. and the silver car is the new 2020 Ferrari Roma.
As always Ferrari nomenclature can be a bit confusing. In recent years the appellation GTE has come into wide use for the four place Ferraris of that era. I prefer the original 2+2 because it contains useful information. The Roma is said to be a modern interpretation of the 2 seat 250GT Lusso (even though the Lusso name is used by another current model). The Roma is supposedly a "2+" design but unlike the others in the photo it uses V8 (Portofino) power, the rest are V12s.
Think the picture is a bit confusing in that the cars are also posed out of chronological order.
I had no idea there was effectively a continental kit edition of the Capri. Oddity.
For those Ferraris, 2+2 is a better term, easier to remember. Except for Berlinetta Lusso, which is one I can't forget due to the superb design. Ferrari hasn't become as comical and inelegant as most modern Bentley and Rolls-Royce, but they to seem to lack the something special of days past.
I'm pretty sure the dented Poncho is a '53 and look across the street to the right, it's a '57 Plymouth Fury w the upswept side trim.
I just can't make that series badge on the rear fender of the '57 Plymouth say 'Fury'. I think it's a Belvedere with the Fury upsweep. If you look at enough images of Belvederes you will come across a few with that side treatment. I have to wonder if it was an appearance option, but can't find a reference to it.
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The '53/'54 Lincoln was a decent design except for the treatment of the headlights on the front end which I always (and still do) find jarring and strange-looking. It always makes me think they forgot to finish trimming them out, or it was a victim of some ill-advised customizing.
I'm pretty sure the dented Poncho is a '53 and look across the street to the right, it's a '57 Plymouth Fury w the upswept side trim.
I just can't make that series badge on the rear fender of the '57 Plymouth say 'Fury'. I think it's a Belvedere with the Fury upsweep. If you look at enough images of Belvederes you will come across a few with that side treatment. I have to wonder if it was an appearance option, but can't find a reference to it.
Although the Fury/Belvedere "upsweep" rule applied to the 1957 Plymouth, this latest photo containing a Plymouth shows not a '57 but a '58. (Note the distinctive '58 tailights.) The '58 Fury and Belvederes both had the upsweep. "Belvedere" was on the fender which you are seeing, "Fury" was on the side strip upsweep.
I'm pretty sure the dented Poncho is a '53 and look across the street to the right, it's a '57 Plymouth Fury w the upswept side trim.
I just can't make that series badge on the rear fender of the '57 Plymouth say 'Fury'. I think it's a Belvedere with the Fury upsweep. If you look at enough images of Belvederes you will come across a few with that side treatment. I have to wonder if it was an appearance option, but can't find a reference to it.
Although the Fury/Belvedere "upsweep" rule applied to the 1957 Plymouth, this latest photo containing a Plymouth shows not a '57 but a '58. (Note the distinctive '58 tailights.) The '58 Fury and Belvederes both had the upsweep. "Belvedere" was on the fender which you are seeing, "Fury" was on the side strip upsweep.
Oops. Never mind.
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I doubt anyone will get this little coupe. Despite the Italianesque GT styling it is an entirely British production . About a dozen were fabricated using aluminum alloy bodywork on the frame of the Austin-Healey Sprite 995/1250 Mk1 (AKA Bug Eye). Even with a fancied up interior it weighted in at only about a half ton. It is thought that a couple might have been exported to the USA as the SMS Sprite.
Well that was close but not quite there. The maroon mystery car pictured is "continuation" S2 WSM 403 which was built from a 1964 Mark III A-H Sprite chassis.
Sebring Sprite has a nice page with some history about WSM including how they got their name: In 1962 Douglas Wilson-Spratt and Jim McManus produced the first of their special-bodied Sprites to subsequently be called WSMs, now generally known as Wuzzums, using the initials of their two surnames.
According to their history WSM originally completed 9 cars and 2 of them had fiberglass bodies. A 10th car, (the body of which Douglas had kept as a spare), WSM 208, was not completed until 2009, 44 years after the original nine. Apparently that 10th car also had a fiberglass body as well.
I doubt anyone will get this little coupe. Despite the Italianesque GT styling it is an entirely British production . About a dozen were fabricated using aluminum alloy bodywork on the frame of the Austin-Healey Sprite 995/1250 Mk1 (AKA Bug Eye). Even with a fancied up interior it weighted in at only about a half ton. It is thought that a couple might have been exported to the USA as the SMS Sprite.
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That WSM Sprite was a bit of a surprise - I wouldn't have known that.
Looking back at the last few posts I can se that Continental kits on contemporary cars were actually really rare - funny how 99% of those at any show over there - ( and here too although the number of large US cars is obviously lower)
There are similar kits fitted probably decades later for Mk 1 and 2 Ford Zepyrs and Zodiacs - even Consuls - and I think they were virtually non existent here until the cars were virtually extinct.
Its a bit like Ford - on all the evidence at UK car shows - made 1% of the Mark 1 Cortina as a saloon or Estate, and 99% as a Lotus...
That WSM Sprite was a bit of a surprise - I wouldn't have known that.
Looking back at the last few posts I can se that Continental kits on contemporary cars were actually really rare - funny how 99% of those at any show over there - ( and here too although the number of large US cars is obviously lower)
I think it's because people shoot for the moon when restoring cars. After putting a lot of time and/or$ into a project they want a final product that is loaded.
So it is that low-line Ramblers or Crosleys all seem to have Continenral kits, so what if they hardly ever did back in the day. If memory serves me, less than 10% of 1960s Pontiacs wore the optional 8-lug wheels but now when you see an old Grand Prix, Bonneville or Catalina they have the 8-lug rims at least 8 or 10 times. Same with sidepipes on Corvettes and Cobras or wire wheels on T-Birds and C300s. .
Yes, it is an epitome of elegant understatement. IIRC this was the first of many Pininfarina designs in the 250 series. The roofline reminds me of the Lincoln Continental II.
That big old Hudson looks a bit like an Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire although presumably larger. Difference was the Hudson was superseded by a much more modern design whereas the Armstrong Sid was still looking like that when it finished production in 1959/60.
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Funny trivia, a Lincoln Capri just like that was used for the mountain towing scene in "The Long Long Trailer" , modified to look like the Mercury seen in other scenes:
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In the background going back, a 250GT Berlinetta Lusso (perhaps the most elegant Ferrari of all time, no modern Ferrari can hold a candle to it), and then a couple of maybe 250/330 GTE style cars.
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I like the wide whitewalls but not so much the wire rims though.
As always Ferrari nomenclature can be a bit confusing. In recent years the appellation GTE has come into wide use for the four place Ferraris of that era. I prefer the original 2+2 because it contains useful information. The Roma is said to be a modern interpretation of the 2 seat 250GT Lusso (even though the Lusso name is used by another current model). The Roma is supposedly a "2+" design but unlike the others in the photo it uses V8 (Portofino) power, the rest are V12s.
Think the picture is a bit confusing in that the cars are also posed out of chronological order.
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More here on that factory continental spare:
https://www.automobilemag.com/news/collectible-classic-1952-1955-lincoln-capri/
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For those Ferraris, 2+2 is a better term, easier to remember. Except for Berlinetta Lusso, which is one I can't forget due to the superb design. Ferrari hasn't become as comical and inelegant as most modern Bentley and Rolls-Royce, but they to seem to lack the something special of days past.
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2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
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2009 BMW 335i, 2003 Corvette cnv. (RIP 2001 Jaguar XK8 cnv and 1985 MB 380SE [the best of the lot])
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
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Sebring Sprite has a nice page with some history about WSM including how they got their name:
In 1962 Douglas Wilson-Spratt and Jim McManus produced the first of their special-bodied Sprites to subsequently be called WSMs, now generally known as Wuzzums, using the initials of their two surnames.
According to their history WSM originally completed 9 cars and 2 of them had fiberglass bodies. A 10th car, (the body of which Douglas had kept as a spare), WSM 208, was not completed until 2009, 44 years after the original nine. Apparently that 10th car also had a fiberglass body as well.
but you'd think I'd @least get the name right.
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Looking back at the last few posts I can se that Continental kits on contemporary cars were actually really rare - funny how 99% of those at any show over there - ( and here too although the number of large US cars is obviously lower)
There are similar kits fitted probably decades later for Mk 1 and 2 Ford Zepyrs and Zodiacs - even Consuls - and I think they were virtually non existent here until the cars were virtually extinct.
Its a bit like Ford - on all the evidence at UK car shows - made 1% of the Mark 1 Cortina as a saloon or Estate, and 99% as a Lotus...
So it is that low-line Ramblers or Crosleys all seem to have Continenral kits, so what if they hardly ever did back in the day. If memory serves me, less than 10% of 1960s Pontiacs wore the optional 8-lug wheels but now when you see an old Grand Prix, Bonneville or Catalina they have the 8-lug rims at least 8 or 10 times. Same with sidepipes on Corvettes and Cobras or wire wheels on T-Birds and C300s.
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