Mystery car pix

sda

The tail lights on the 60 Meteor are plain ugly.

imidazol97

sda said:

The tail lights on the 60 Meteor are plain ugly.

They remind me of the substitute taillights folks often insert into the openings where there used to be
a red lense. The replacement contains round, chrome outlined lights for stop, run, backup...

tmart

ab348 said:

The name "Ford" does not appear anywhere on that car.

True, but a rose by any name smells just as sweet.

fintail

The Meteor - crazy to think that there was so much surplus money that making a barely-differentiated model to pander to a niche audience actually seemed sensible.

At far left is something even less common - above the leather case on the back of the boy's bike, a (British) Ford Thames, appears to be a "Trader" van.

fintail

Car at far right at Continental Motor Sales appears to be an Austin A40 Somerset.

And appropriate for the setting, beside the Italian restaurant appears to be a Fiat 600.

ab348 said:

I miss seeing this style of neon sign that I recall as a kid. This one is in the same group of pics and although the cars are not worthy of mention, take a close look at the Italian restaurant sign on the left. Creative!

magnette

My dad's first car was an Austin A40 Somerset

magnette

In the photo with the Meteor is the station wagon on the extreme right just past the chap with the hat a DeSoto Villager ? I note also the car turing right un front of the Shell sign is a 56 DeSoto convertible

Lostwrench3

The wagon is a 1958 Plymouth Sport Suburban.

ab348

Today's look at 1961 Montreal and Decarie Blvd is of Ben Cummings Buick-Vauxhall. A bit odd in that the facility looks decidedly downmarket for a Buick dealer. Two shots of their new-car facility plus a look at their used car lot, all of which expand greatly. Looks like the back row of the used lot was employed for storage of new Vauxhall inventory. More of the large neon signs in this set too.

stickguy

A 60 Ford (or meteor) hiding behind the rambler wagon. And a couple more bedfords.

magnette

Lostwrench3 said:

The wagon is a 1958 Plymouth Sport Suburban.

Thanks

fintail

First pic, Rambler doesn't appear to be a wagon, 60 Ford behind it appears to be a normal Ford.

Second pic, PA Cresta/Velox pulling out of the garage.

Third pic, far right, appears to be a couple more PA Cresta/Velox, very collectible cars back in Blighty.

tmart

First pic: 56 Ford Fairlane
Second pic: 59 Ford
Third pic: 58 Ford wagon

ab348

In the 3rd pic there is what must have been pretty uncommon even for the times, a '56 Ford Sedan Delivery at the curb on the right of the pic.

stickguy

fintail said:

First pic, Rambler doesn't appear to be a wagon, 60 Ford behind it appears to be a normal Ford.

Second pic, PA Cresta/Velox pulling out of the garage.

Third pic, far right, appears to be a couple more PA Cresta/Velox, very collectible cars back in Blighty.

Yeah, it’s z 4 door. Saying wagon just force of habit with one of these!

bhill2

The third picture is fronted by three '58s; Mercury, Ford, and Olds.

ab348

Today we are looking at 2 shots of the same intersection, Decarie at Vezina, looking in different directions. Finally another French car! A few other interesting things if you look closely. Expands greatly.

stickguy

Jag in bottom picture stands out

fintail

First pic in the parked cars at right, small car next to a dark pickup with a metal canopy an early Hillman Minx.

andys120

The Jag is a MKII sed...er.. saloon. The pickup is a Dodge, behind it a two-tone Ford Zephyr, rrarly seen in the US but apparently popular in CDN.

ab348

andys120 said:

The Jag is a MKII sed...er.. saloon. The pickup is a Dodge, behind it a two-tone Ford Zephyr, rrarly seen in the US but apparently popular in CDN.

The pickup isn’t a Dodge, but it isn’t a Ford either (in name at least). I was hoping someone would pickup (ahem) on that - note the Mercury lettering across the grille. Mercury branded pickups were sold up here until 1968.

tmart

ab348 said:

Today we are looking at 2 shots of the same intersection, Decarie at Vezina, looking in different directions. Finally another French car! A few other interesting things if you look closely. Expands greatly.

55 Canadian Ford, 52/53 Ford, 57 Canadian Ford or Meteor, 56 Canadian Ford or Meteor

bhill2

ab348 said:

andys120 said:

The Jag is a MKII sed...er.. saloon. The pickup is a Dodge, behind it a two-tone Ford Zephyr, rrarly seen in the US but apparently popular in CDN.

The pickup isn’t a Dodge, but it isn’t a Ford either (in name at least). I was hoping someone would pickup (ahem) on that - note the Mercury lettering across the grille. Mercury branded pickups were sold up here until 1968.

Also, I think the Jag is a MKI. Note the thicker B pillar.

andys120

Also, I think the Jag is a MKI. Note the thicker B pillar.

The Jag looked newer than anything else but I looked at a bunch of pics and it looks like the Mk2s all had chromed B-posts and the pictured car clearly does not...yup it's a Mk1.

ab348

Today's shot of 1961 Montreal ends the week with a good look at Norvik Motors, a used car lot on Decarie Blvd that had a large percentage of imports on the lot, with a bit of Garland Motor Sales visible on the left. As usual, rt-click/view image will expand this greatly.

magnette

Nice point of comparison between the original 57 Cresta / Velox and the later 59 facelift (the one on the left is the later one)
Also a Fiat 600 Multipla with side door open in the area behind the overhead sign

Lostwrench3

2nd from left - 1957 Pontiac.

fintail

Car two to the left of the leftmost Cresta/Velox maybe a Hillman Californian? And a Dauphine between them.

ab348

fintail said:

Car two to the left of the leftmost Cresta/Velox maybe a Hillman Californian? And a Dauphine between them.

I was wondering what that little convertible was.

tmart

Far left, 52/53 Meteor. Several Bugs, Karmin Giha, Renault Dauphine.

andys120

magnette

A Citroen Mehari - they made these for a good while, and I think there was a facelift with square headlights somewhere along the road but we never got the Mehari in Britain so I have only seen them abroad really.

ab348

I remember reading a road test of the Mehari in one of the car magazines around 1970 or 71. The reviewer described driving it on the freeway and how the top (fastened with bungee cords) went "fwap-fwap-fwap" at highway speeds. From what I gather it was basically a Dyane (which was based off the 2CV) with a plastic dune buggy body. They were popular as beach cars in the South of France.

andys120

Yup, basically it had the same relationship to the 2CV as the Thing had to the Beetle.

tmart

It looks like a VW Thing got a makeover. I think it looks good!

ab348

Today's Montreal 1961 pic is nothing too special except for the period street scene with the businesses along this section, and something you now usually find only in a museum.

sda

ab348 said:

Today's Montreal 1961 pic is nothing too special except for the period street scene with the businesses along this section, and something you now usually find only in a museum.

Business ground or basement level and owner’s residence upstairs? Kind of like work from home today. We’ve gone full circle!

omarman

That '58 Buick really does look Special.
The museum piece may also be a '58.

stickguy

In front of the Beauty salon (with a 58 Chevy behind it), is that a messerschmidt? Or an Isseta?

andys120

stickguy said:

In front of the Beauty salon (with a 58 Chevy behind it), is that a messerschmidt? Or an Isseta?

Probably a BMW 250 (their version of the Isetta which was more common in NA
than those w an Iso badge).

fintail

I think that BMW/Isetta variant was the "600".

andys120

fintail said:

I think that BMW/Isetta variant was the "600".

The BMW Isetta was made in several variants including 250,300 and 600 cc versions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isetta

tmart

I spy a 55 Ford wagon hiding behind the utility pole.

ab348

tmart said:

I spy a 55 Ford wagon hiding behind the utility pole.

A 2-door version, no less!

fintail

Yes, but the one in the pic is the long variant, which I think was only a 600:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_600

andys120 said:

The BMW Isetta was made in several variants including 250,300 and 600 cc versions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isetta

tmart

ab348 said:

tmart said:

I spy a 55 Ford wagon hiding behind the utility pole.

A 2-door version, no less!

Yep, the lowly Ranch Wagon.

ab348

Obligated to post this pic:

stickguy

interesting place. 60 ford 4 door and a 58 Impala up by the building.

andys120

Can't be 77 Sunset Strip Where are the T-Birds?

magnette

Oncoming is a 59 Edsel