Mystery car pix

sda

The white 60 Buick LeSabre 4dr hardtop looks pretty sleek.

magnette

Facing us, the right hand white car - I think that's a 58 Mercury.

fintail

Yep, looks like a 58 Mercury to me.

3 to the left of it looks like a 59 Caddy flat top.

ab348

Suddenly, it's 1960! In Middlebury, VT at the local Buick-Oldsmobile dealer. Expands to enormous size with a right-click.

magnette

Sorry - tried to post images and it won't let me today in Firefox either. Meanwhile you have posted pictures which do blow up well....

In the first picture is a 48 or so DeSoto just below the Chevron sign.
To the right is a 51 Ford Fordor and an Oldsmobile which I think is a 98 and a 60 model.

ab348

I posted links to pics hosted elsewhere. I can almost never post pictures here that I have on my PC.

I flipped the order of the pics shortly after I first posted them to give a more coherent L to R view.

magnette

Also in first picture are a number of Borgwards Isabellas - there are two in the line up beyond the pumps flanked by 59 Buicks
Another Isabella - this one badged as a TS - is parked in front of the showroom, and there is a Borgward estate wagon - in the parked cars to the left of the buildings EDIT - Borgward estate would be a Combi or Kombi

magnette

I think the oldest must be the DeSoto but some competition from a dark 51 Chevrolet in left hand group

fintail

Looks like they must have also had a Borgward franchise. I see a 56 Ford convertible in the back next to the tow truck. 50 Ford at the gas pump, looks like a Fordor.

ab348

Despite having Opel signs in the showroom window and a Willys Jeep sign on the pole, I could find none.

magnette

The car pointing out of the forecourt is a 58 Plymouth - a fairly plain one so I guess a Plaza - I can actually read Plaza on the rear wing on full magnification.
In the left hand rear lot there is also a 53 Chevrolet -light with a dark roof, and the picture blows up so big I can actually read the Pontiac scrip on the convertible - I think that is 53 too but had to look it up in my spotters guide to get the model name which I think is a Chieftain Deluxe

ab348

In the left pic there is a fragment of a vehicle poking out from behind the building, next to the Olds wagon. The grille says Mercury to me but I cannot be certain.

sda

Looking at the Olds/Opel/Buick dealership, it is interesting to see ‘new’ 60 Olds not equipped with a side view mirror. They were still an option. My 62 Galaxie and mom’s 63 Olds Dynamic 88 Holiday coupe did not have a side view (door) mirror, or back up lights, windshield washers but the did have one speed electric wipers. Most of those features were still optional on most cars. My parents bought the 63 Olds in 65 when their 59 Catalina was needing repair. They found out the 63 Olds had been specially ordered by an elderly man who only drove locally and during the day. He did order factory ac but no heater, or radio. It looked nice with full wheel covers, whitewall tires, tinted glass (I think that came with the ac), white top, light green metallic body. Heat wasn’t needed in FL, lol. He sold it back to the Olds dealer as his doctor said he couldn’t drive any longer. I think the car had around 3k on it when my parents bought it. I did a quick search but didn’t find anything definitive when backup lights, side door mirrors, seatbelts were required. IIRC, 1965? No seatbelts in the Galaxie, mom had seatbelts installed only in the front in the Olds.

ab348

Odd that you could get AC without a heater.

andys120

ab348

It looks like a nude person is driving the Jag. Hope they put a towel on the seats before getting behind the wheel.

magnette

I think I can see a Hudson in the distance - just above the Chevrolet windscreen

fintail

Jag Mk 2 would have been a new model then, if the other car was late model at the time.

stickguy

everything in the background seems to be from the 50's so I assume the Chevy (is that a 60?) and the Jag are new at the time.

magnette

Still can't load pictures via Firefox or Safari.... Are any of you using Firefox to post to this forum as I now can't -I haven't been able to use my preferred browser Safari for a long time, but Firefox was working until the last couple of weeks before it got flaky.

I don't use Explorer so I'm not sure what else to try.

kyfdx

Safari

andys120

magnette said:

Still can't load pictures via Firefox or Safari.... Are any of you using Firefox to post to this forum as I now can't -I haven't been able to use my preferred browser Safari for a long time, but Firefox was working until the last couple of weeks before it got flaky.

I don't use Explorer so I'm not sure what else to try.

It's just flaky as hell. Sometimes Firefox works, sometimes not, same with Safari. Chrome always seems to work.

imidazol97

Firefox on PC

stickguy

Chrome, plucked out of my photos on the laptop.

omarman

I had a bit of trouble last week uploading a pic from a local Walmart parking lot but today it's all good.
Firefox Windows 10 PC

andys120

via Macbook/Safari

60 Fords didn't get any nicer!>

fintail

I remember riding in my dad's with the rear window up like that, I vividly recall the hinges/arms for that rear window, and how the rear tailgate opened.

tmart

Definitely a nice Country Squire. My preference was the Starliner though.

magnette

just tried using Safari and Firefox and couldn't use either.
The image icon just doesn't do anything

I've tried contacting Edmunds but got no response

omarman

Ok, now my image pull down not working

ab348

andys120 said:

magnette said:

Still can't load pictures via Firefox or Safari.... Are any of you using Firefox to post to this forum as I now can't -I haven't been able to use my preferred browser Safari for a long time, but Firefox was working until the last couple of weeks before it got flaky.

I don't use Explorer so I'm not sure what else to try.

It's just flaky as hell. Sometimes Firefox works, sometimes not, same with Safari. Chrome always seems to work.

And moderator accounts can always post local pictures here, which ought to be a clue for those whose job it is to support this software.

ab348

A local curiosity, posted via Safari on an iPad, which is the most dependable way of posting local pics for me. Works usually but not always.

kyfdx

ab348 said:

andys120 said:

magnette said:

Still can't load pictures via Firefox or Safari.... Are any of you using Firefox to post to this forum as I now can't -I haven't been able to use my preferred browser Safari for a long time, but Firefox was working until the last couple of weeks before it got flaky.

I don't use Explorer so I'm not sure what else to try.

It's just flaky as hell. Sometimes Firefox works, sometimes not, same with Safari. Chrome always seems to work.

And moderator accounts can always post local pictures here, which ought to be a clue for those whose job it is to support this software.

That is absolutely incorrect.

Michaell

kyfdx said:

ab348 said:

andys120 said:

magnette said:

Still can't load pictures via Firefox or Safari.... Are any of you using Firefox to post to this forum as I now can't -I haven't been able to use my preferred browser Safari for a long time, but Firefox was working until the last couple of weeks before it got flaky.

I don't use Explorer so I'm not sure what else to try.

It's just flaky as hell. Sometimes Firefox works, sometimes not, same with Safari. Chrome always seems to work.

And moderator accounts can always post local pictures here, which ought to be a clue for those whose job it is to support this software.

That is absolutely incorrect.

+1

tmart

ab348 said:

A local curiosity, posted via Safari on an iPad, which is the most dependable way of posting local pics for me. Works usually but not always.

Appears to be the new 2020 Dog Boss, a real bowser!

ab348

kyfdx said:

ab348 said:

andys120 said:

magnette said:

Still can't load pictures via Firefox or Safari.... Are any of you using Firefox to post to this forum as I now can't -I haven't been able to use my preferred browser Safari for a long time, but Firefox was working until the last couple of weeks before it got flaky.

I don't use Explorer so I'm not sure what else to try.

It's just flaky as hell. Sometimes Firefox works, sometimes not, same with Safari. Chrome always seems to work.

And moderator accounts can always post local pictures here, which ought to be a clue for those whose job it is to support this software.

That is absolutely incorrect.

I thought that was determined to be true during last year's Easter egg hunt for the cure over in the board about the forum software??

ab348

Anyway, off the touchy topic of software and back to mystery cars. This pic was taken in NYC in 1969. The two cars facing away from the camera on the opposite curb are stumpers. Pic expands with a right-click.




I had to upload this to a remote host as Firefox would not let me load it from my PC.

imidazol97

@ab348
I've noticed that sometimes the pictures that are supposed to open in a new window so that they can be enlarged sometimes don't.

This is one of those. Instead, I see a new window tab form at the top of my chrome browser and then DISAPPEAR. The new image instead has decided to download itself to my download folder.

I then have to click on that download, showing along the bottom of my chrome window to open the new picture.

Since you said this picture where you have it wouldn't load directly from your PC, I thought I'd see if anyone else has this right-click behavior I've described.

stickguy

I just right clicked and said open in a new tab. Using Chrome.

oops. just noticed that the window that started to open, closed, and it is at the bottom. Looks like this is a JPG file. I think those (being pictures) always do that.

ab348

When I right-click on that pic using Firefox I get this:



I get the default option but can reset that to make it open in a new Firefox tab. That likely is different for different browsers. I never get an automatic download though.

stickguy

I lose resolution too much if I blow the picture up. The white wagon I should know. I think it is a SAAB. and the blue sedan ahead of it gives off a Rambler vibe to me.

stickguy

In Chrome, if you just click on the download it opens up in a window. Though I guess that is actually not in Chrome, just whatever your computer/device decides to open it in. In any case, it comes up full screen.

ab348

stickguy said:

I lose resolution too much if I blow the picture up. The white wagon I should know. I think it is a SAAB. and the blue sedan ahead of it gives off a Rambler vibe to me.

This isn't blowing up an undersized picture though. The actual resolution of this particular pic is 1949x1292 which offers plenty of resolution if you open it fully.

I think you may be right on the wagon. The convertible behind it still has me stumped. My first thought was a '71 Ford but assuming this is indeed a 1969 pic, that wouldn't be possible.

andys120

As for the cars at the opposite curb, the white wagon is a Saab (95?). Behind it is a GM B-body (Lemans or Skylark?) and the blue wagon is a mid 60s GM but I can't tell what.

I could do better if I could enlarge a little.

stickguy

I think the blue wagon is a Buick version.

the white convertible is tough. Tail looks like a Plymouth but the sides shot looks kinda like a Mercury.

andys120

Blue Buick coming toward camera is a 1962.

fintail

The little wagon is indeed a Saab. Convertible gives me an Oldsmobuick vibe, too.

That pic is another where if I right click to view, it downloads instead of opening in a new tab.

Lostwrench3

New York City! I'll miss you.
This will be the first NY Auto Show I will miss since 1991.

imidazol97

fintail said:

Convertible gives me an Oldsmobuick vibe, too.

Sort of like this 64 Cutlass convertible.

Lostwrench3

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Car must be at least 25 years old and cannot be altered from the manufacturer's original design in any way. Registration must be renewed every 3 years but there is no fee for renewal!