Mystery car pix

stickguy

I think the Camaro is just a coupe with a vinyl top.

andys120

The car turning left with the wraparound front glass looks like a Humber Super Snipe but has lettering on trunk that I can't make out. It's probably a badge-engineered version, perhaps a Sunbeam.

Lostwrench3

stickguy said:

I think the Camaro is just a coupe with a vinyl top.

Ahaa, yes, those with a vinyl top also had the chrome going around the bottom of the C pillar on which I based my thought of its being a convertible.

omarman

Happy July #4

stickguy

C2 Grand sport. Is that a real one or a recreation? I imagine a real, documented one is quite pricey.

fintail

Another smorgasbord, this time in the Seattle suburb of Bothell, roughly 1980:

stickguy

some of the 70's finest in this shot.

Subaru GL at the bottom. I think they went by that back then. behind that an AMC Germlin/Eagle followed by an Alfa Spyder.

a Wagoneer on the right in front of the ratty Chevy PU.

texases

That’s an AMC Spirit Sedan.

omarman

stickguy said:

C2 Grand sport. Is that a real one or a recreation? I imagine a real, documented one is quite pricey.

It's #004 one of five built and all still survive.

omarman

In the Bothell pic it looks like a VW type 3 squareback hiding behind the Ivar's Seafood Bar sign.

tmart

I spy a 57 Ford Ranch Wagon and a 58 Ford Fairlane 500.

ab348

1978/79 Monte Carlo approaching the intersection.

tjc78

texases said:

That’s an AMC Spirit Sedan.

My Grandfather had one of those as his back and forth to work car when I was a kid. Burnt orange over tan vinyl. No AC or radio.

His other car was an 81 Mark VI Givenchy. Just a small contrast.

bhill2

In the left turn lane, fourth car back, is a '69 Mustang. When I was a college student I had a student type job. My supervisor was an avid TSD road rallyist and had one (a Mach I in this case). He recruited me to navigate for him since he ran in the 'seat of the pants' category (which used no equipment beyond the odometer and a watch) and I was good at math. I've never had more fun, and we did pretty well. What was funny was that he was a slightly built, glasses-wearing guy who looked for all the world like a high-school librarian, and was by far the most skillful driver I've ever ridden with.

andys120

stickguy

Very “delicate”. From the days when spirts cars were simple, light and minimalistic. Not like today when brute force and aggression seems to be all that gets made.

ab348

That is a very striking Jag XK 150 fixed-head coupe. Just a gorgeous car.

magnette

ab348 said:

magnette said:

Was that Meteor taxi earlier a 61 Rideau?

I believe so. That was the low-line model and likely what was used for cabs.

This was the front-end styling, quite different from the equivalent Ford:




Great - I've never seen a Meteor car in real life

fintail

It's interesting to see a comparison of price and performance of something like an E-Type vs a normal period car compared to supercars and normal cars today. Those old cars were bargains, and new prices seem to have gone as insane as Seattle metro house prices.

andys120

ab348 said:

That is a very striking Jag XK 150 fixed-head coupe. Just a gorgeous car.

That's correct, a buddy of mine owned a 1959 XK-150 FHC just like that one, oddly it had an automatic. Eventually he traded it in on a '67 E-Type /4-speed which I still think was the nicest car ever to drive (not so much to own).

ab348

Bay St., downtown Toronto, I'm guessing early 1960s.

kyfdx

E-Type Jag

andys120

I think "early 60s" may be incorrect. At least I can't imagine so many import vs NA-built cars in any American city until mid-60s.

The VW Beetle looks identical to my 1965. The parked E-Type roadster is a Series 1 (1961-67) . The other import is a Volvo "Amazon"/122 (1956-70)

stickguy

Is that an Edsel right behind the trolly?

imidazol97

58 Ford lower line because of the door pillars not being covered in chrome on the sedans.
Also it doesn't seem to have the backup lamps between the red taillights that the Fairlanes had.

andys120

omarman

Sweden plate? Can't be many of those on the ground.

ab348

andys120 said:

I think "early 60s" may be incorrect. At least I can't imagine so many import vs NA-built cars in any American city until mid-60s.

I went back to the source and it gives a date of 1963.

fintail

The car behind the tram is a 58 Meteor, rear lights a little different from a USDM Ford.

ab348

Let's go back to Vancouver for this shot of a Tilden Rent-a-Car facility. Tilden was a Canadian car rental chain started by Sam Tilden, a former Hertz franchisee, which became affiliated with National in the USA before being taken over entirely. Interesting and sad tale of how that happened from Wikipedia:

"in 1991... a Tilden car was involved in an accident in the Bronx, New York City, with a gasoline tanker truck that resulted in a dozen stores burning and explosions in nearby parked cars. This accident played a significant role in the ultimate sale of Tilden Rent-a-Car to National.

Tilden InterRent sought protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement in April 1996 to protect it from the 17 lawsuits it was facing from the Bronx accident. The lawsuits had been consolidated into one suit, causing the company's bankers to become nervous.

In June 1996, a U.S. judge ruled that Tilden could be held liable, and within a week, Tilden's fleet had been sold to National for $115 million. National agreed to take on 95% of Tilden's staff, and operate in Canada as "National Tilden". Although many locations continue to use the National Tilden name, the parent company's name was changed to "National" shortly thereafter.

The lawsuit arising from the Bronx accident that led to the demise of Tilden as an independent Canadian company was later dismissed."

stickguy

Tail of a corvair buried on the right. Next to what looks like a valiant.

fintail

10 cent parking lol, long before Vancouver became a prime destination for offshore-based real estate money launderers. I suspect the pic is in the heart of downtown, and everything but the brick apartment block in the background is long gone.

Must be 1964 by the rental fleet cars. I see the nose of a 64 Chevy next to the GMC "U-Drive" truck at left.

imidazol97

fintail said:

The car behind the tram is a 58 Meteor, rear lights a little different from a USDM Ford.

I tried to find a Canadian brochure to see how the lights are different to apply to this picture but couldn't find one.

I did find this picture and the photo looks like there's an "F" "O" "R" under the trunk lock on the car in the picture like the one in the US brochure.

fintail

Funny, for some reason I "remembered" a 58 Ford has circular lights. I guess memory is imperfect!

Here's a 58 Meteor:



With script in place of the block letters, I see what you mention there.

imidazol97 said:

I tried to find a Canadian brochure to see how the lights are different to apply to this picture but couldn't find one.

I did find this picture and the photo looks like there's an "F" "O" "R" under the trunk lock on the car in the picture like the one in the US brochure.

magnette

I still can't post pictures but this link works for a 58 Meteor

https://classiccarcatalogue.com/METEOR_1958.html

andys120

(view image+r click to enlarge)

fintail

Truck full of goodies, must be before 1968.

stickguy

nice pair of 911/912 hiding in the middle.

not sure I ever saw a double length car carrier like that, with the extra set of wheels.

tmart

fintail said:

Funny, for some reason I "remembered" a 58 Ford has circular lights. I guess memory is imperfect!

Here's a 58 Meteor:



With script in place of the block letters, I see what you mention there.

imidazol97 said:

I tried to find a Canadian brochure to see how the lights are different to apply to this picture but couldn't find one.

I did find this picture and the photo looks like there's an "F" "O" "R" under the trunk lock on the car in the picture like the one in the US brochure.

The 57 and 59 had circular tail lights.

bhill2

Actually, so did the 52-56 and the 61-64. Ford liked those.

ab348

bhill2 said:

Actually, so did the 52-56 and the 61-64. Ford liked those.

Yes, jet-age design to make them look like a jet engine on afterburner.

andys120

I'll call out the Jag XK-150 DHC in the middle lane approaching camera,

stickguy

Nice square falcon in the fast lane coming in. VW squareback going the other way.

The real oddball is the small wagon with the roof box. Some rare furrin car.

ab348

Yeah, whoever was driving that was an early adopter for sure.

Just ahead of it is a cigar Bird and ahead of that a '66 or '67 Cutlass (or maybe 4-4-2) convertible. Going the other way are 1965 and '66 full-size Ford 2-door hardtops. The '66 is my favorite of those.

kyfdx

andys120

kyfdx said:

Simca Ariane Ocean Plein Cielca.early-mid 60s

kyfdx

The calendar I took the picture from says it is a’61 Sunbeam Alpine

fintail

I recall that pic, Atlanta. Car at lower left, nearest the camera, is a 62 Galaxie 2 door HT. Ford must have been popular there.

The real mystery car is moving away from the cameta, far right lane, beside I guess is a 63-64 big Olds wagon - a smaller foreign wagon.

imidazol97

fintail said:

Thanks for finding that picture of a Canadian version. That helps. I just assumed it was Canadian when you mentioned that because of where the picture was located.

The exhaust vapour obscures the side of the Ford so the side trim can't be seen for comparison.

imidazol97

magnette said:

I still can't post pictures but this link works for a 58 Meteor

https://classiccarcatalogue.com/METEOR_1958.html

Thanks for that link. I hope I can remember that URL when I need to look up some classics again.
It has nice navigation tools to flip from year to year as well.