Mystery car pix

andys120

tmart said:

andys120 said:

Some cars were made for fender skirts>




Pontiac Catalina and yes the skirts look good.

Yes, it's a 1960 Pontiac Catalina. 1960 was a year of transition for the styling of the big Pontiacs..The split grille front was introduced in 1959 but the '60 was the only succeeding Poncho go to a single grille>



1960 was the last year for the wraparound glass up front, '61-'62 went with a modified wraparound. It was altogether gone for the 1963 MY.

fintail

Those skirts do nothing for me either.

Reverse hinged door gnat is a Subaru 360, actually sold in the USDM for a short time.

ab348

fintail said:

Reverse hinged door gnat is a Subaru 360, actually sold in the USDM for a short time.

And imported to the USA by Malcolm Bricklin!

andys120

ab348 said:

fintail said:

Reverse hinged door gnat is a Subaru 360, actually sold in the USDM for a short time.

And imported to the USA by Malcolm Bricklin!

Yup, another of Bricklin's follies.

magnette

The Ital was a last gasp for Morris, but in some ways it was a better car than the Marina as it sold steadily and they did seem to last better.

magnette

My Edsel guess was a bit off beam but I was thinking of the twin rear lights and now I think those would have been oval in shape if it had been an Edsel.

andys120

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andys120

ab348

That’s a 1954 Moving Violation.

fintail

Looks like how half the mental defectives around here drive after a good snow event.

tmart

Believe there’s an Olds beneath all that snow.

stickguy

tjc78 said:

andys120 said:

tmart said:

57 Ford Fairlane 500 hardtop

Yup, not many people remember that Ford outsold Chevy in 1957 but now collectors want the Chevies and they cost a lot more.

The illustrated car is apparently an upscale version (two-tones/HT) but has blackwalls, very odd for that era.

Back then NY State plates would indicate which county the car was registered in, the "K" is for Kings County (AKA Brooklyn). I went to college in upstate NY and learned most of the county codes, many weren't as obvious as K for Kings. TS for example was Steuben County.

The diner in my town has one of those parked out front. It’s an icon of the place. It used to be in large vestibule they had before one of their numerous remodels/expansions. I’m sure @stickguy and maybe even @qbrozen knows the place.

that the philly diner and sports bar on the BHP a block down from Toyota dealer?

tjc78

Yep!

sda

andys120 said:

tmart said:

andys120 said:

Some cars were made for fender skirts>




Pontiac Catalina and yes the skirts look good.

Yes, it's a 1960 Pontiac Catalina. 1960 was a year of transition for the styling of the big Pontiacs..The split grille front was introduced in 1959 but the '60 was the only succeeding Poncho go to a single grille>



1960 was the last year for the wraparound glass up front, '61-'62 went with a modified wraparound. It was altogether gone for the 1963 MY.



Dad had a ‘59 Catalina coupe. Black, red interior, fenderskirts, full wheel covers, whitewalls. He loved that car, but the floors rotted out by ‘65 and he traded it for a ‘63 Olds Dynamic 88 Holiday coupe. That red firemist color is one of my favorites during that period.

ab348

When I first moved here in '97 there was an elderly couple 2 doors up the street. The man was a retired aircraft mechanic and he would sometimes wander down to chat when I had the Cutlass out in the driveway. At the time he was driving a '78 Monte Carlo with the 305 and a 4-speed stick which was a bit of a hot rod for the era. He told me he had traded in a 1960 Pontiac 2-door hardtop in on it in '78 which was equipped with a 348 (being a Canadian market Cheviac) and a manual transmission as well.

andys120

tmart said:

Believe there’s an Olds beneath all that snow.

Care to eloborate, Model Year? Model?

bhill2

I will stick my neck out and hazard that it is a '54, and from the lack of chrome I will say an 88.

tmart

andys120 said:

tmart said:

Believe there’s an Olds beneath all that snow.

Care to eloborate, Model Year? Model?

No, I would not.

andys120

bhill2 said:

I will stick my neck out and hazard that it is a '54, and from the lack of chrome I will say an 88.

You nailed it Bhill, it's a 1954 Olds 88. 1954 was the first year for most GM lines to get the wraparound front window glass.

andys120

fintail

I see a Lancia badge, perhaps a low production style of an Aurelia or Flaminia.

Randomly found this while looking for something else, ah the mid 70s:

stickguy

battle of the ponys, with about 70 Javelin and Mustang passing at the front. and behind the mailbox a dark green Nova

omarman

Mustang looks like '73 with the vertical signal lamps. Javelin must be '73 or '74 with the redesigned tail lights.

magnette

I think the dark car going away from us in the middle distance is a Mopar sedan - say Dodge circa 1965 ?

texases

Yes, I think it's a '66 Polara.

andys120

Not to tech: Can't download on Firefox/Safari, don't get drop-down menu. Chrome will open the menu box but there's no paste function. :@

omarman

I was able to upload this one after refresh, but first attempt before that did not get pull down menu.
Windows 10 + Firefox

stickguy

1975 plymouth grand fury cop car?

omarman

Winner! That pic was tagged as '77 Gran Fury with police package. It looks like the same year as a "civilian" 1977 Plymouth Gran Fury on Wiki. According to them, 1977 was the last year of the C body Gran Fury.

omarman

stickguy

that hood is either not closed all the way, or Dodge hired Yugo to put the Colt together in the late 70s

sda

The high line Colt had a nice interior for that type of car for that time period.

omarman

The mystery to me is whatever happened to Mitsubishi after the Chrysler connection?

Btw I had a friend who drove a new '77 Colt 4-speed and it was reliable with good MPG. Not 47 MPG good, but still a good car for cheap when new.

andys120

stickguy

looks like a Toon car.

texases

Those headlights have been 'frenched', haven't they? Or is that stock?

ab348

Most of those were kit cars so no two are the same.

tjc78

I'm with @stickguy , I see that and think Lightning McQueen

fintail

Found on a French language group and aptly titled "Surfin USA". One thing here is unlike the others:

stickguy

Is that wagon a Borgward?

fintail

Nope, but it is from another long-departed brand.

stickguy said:

Is that wagon a Borgward?

andys120

fintail said:

Nope, but it is from another long-departed brand.

stickguy said:

Is that wagon a Borgward?

Hillman Husky?

fintail

You're very warm.

andys120 said:

Hillman Husky?

andys120

Hillman Minx Estate?

fintail

Yep, Hillman Minx from around 1960. I suspect the others in the pic are easier.

andys120

The Ford is a '62 Country Squire

fintail

I think it's a 64.

texases

So what's the 'Toon Car'?

ab348

texases said:

So what's the 'Toon Car'?

Woodill Wildfire.

texases

"The Woodill Wildfire was an American sports car built by Dodge and Willys dealer Blanchard Robert "Woody" Woodill from 1952 to 1958 in Downey, California. The Wildfire used a Glasspar fiberglass body and is credited with being the first complete fiberglass car available with approximately 15 produced and another 285 sold as kits. A child's version of the vehicle called the Brushfire was also available."