Mystery car pix

andys120

Little America-

All the cars are 1960s model years w the exception being the white/blue Caddy convertible, a 55 or 56.

The Ford F100 at pumps is around that age.

texases

Did BMW sue Ford over the Popular's front grill?

That looks like a resto mod/race car, what with the roll cage and wide tires/wheels. I remember making a model of one, I painted it a bright metallic green.

stickguy

There’s a 58 Chevy (blue) in the center row 2 over from the red Plymouth.

magnette

At Little America is the white truck / panel van below the sign an International?

ab348

texases said:

Did BMW sue Ford over the Popular's front grill?

That looks like a resto mod/race car, what with the roll cage and wide tires/wheels. I remember making a model of one, I painted it a bright metallic green.

Yep, that's why I said "used to be". The Pop is a post-WWII car that looks pre-war.

ab348

andys120 said:

Little America-

All the cars are 1960s model years w the exception being the white/blue Caddy convertible, a 55 or 56.

The Ford F100 at pumps is around that age.

The green F-100 at the pumps is a '57 model, the only year for that front end look.

magnette said:

At Little America is the white truck / panel van below the sign an International?

Yes, I believe so. I was looking for any import models at Little America, but couldn't find any.

fintail

At Little America, in the long center row, maybe 14 cars in, beside the reverse slanted C-pillar of a Ramber, I spot a Beetle.

andys120

Good eye fin, I see it. There's a blue-grey Beetle next to the right side post of the Little America sign. Don't know if anyone has mentioned the white '61 Cadillac in the right front

ab348

Upper West Side, NYC, 1985. Expands nicely. A couple of fairly unusual vehicles (for today) here, and a nicely-composed pitcure:

stickguy

Tan roller. Very period 70s color.

Looks like a Renault encore coming through the light, with the nose of an orange FIAT 128 behind it. Another period color on those.

andys120

The Checker Cab was my first clue that it was a Manhattan photo, the second was the Citibank logo on left. The slant of the streets suggests this is W71 St and Broadway.

Tan vehicle on left is an Olds Cutlass (for some reason the most popular sedan of the era).
Operating on another plane, the tan car heading left looks like a Rolls Silver Shadow or a
Bentley T. It's visible past the cab.

ab348

You guys made short work of everything in the pic. I'll take the bonus points for ID'ing The Dorilton apartments on the left, an absolutely spectacular building.

ab348

I'll toss out a pic from my hometown, Halifax Nova Scotia. We saw a companion pic to this one a while back. This is from 1964, a former Texaco station right next door to where my mom used to take me when I was in grade school to buy school shoes at a little neighborhood shoe store not far from where we lived. Blows up a bit.

fintail

In Halifax, 2nd car from right, a small wagon, Hillman Husky.

tmart

A 57 and 59 Chevy.

stickguy

Is the Studebaker a 64? Looks like Uplanders model. A lark?

andys120

A Chevy truck next to the Husky and a 63-ish Studebaker Lark at the end of row.
out on the street the tail of a '63 Mercury, (or Meteor?)

Lostwrench3

ab348 said:

I'll toss out a pic from my hometown, Halifax Nova Scotia. We saw a companion pic to this one a while back. This is from 1964, a former Texaco station right next door to where my mom used to take me when I was in grade school to buy school shoes at a little neighborhood shoe store not far from where we lived. Blows up a bit.

Secondaries on poles ABOVE the transformers! Wore an electric line crew helmet for a year and never saw that. Is that the way it is done in Canada?

ab348

Here's a large overhead shot from Americar on FB of Las Vegas, specifically the parking lot at the Riviera in 1969. Lots of Caddys as you would expect in Vegas back then.

Lostwrench3

Middle lane - Black 1957 Dodge Custom Royal D500. Vrooom.........

(Allow me this amusing story - On the sign one sees "Hello Dere". That was my high school buddy's favorite line when stopped at a red light and there were girls standing at that corner. He and I were cruising around and he used that line on two girls standing at an intersection. One replied "Hello". She was with a friend and my buddy asked if they would like to go riding around. One said, "sure" and they both entered the car. He started driving and the girl loudly said "I DON'T KNOW YOU!" "HOW DID YOU KNOW MY NAME?" My buddy said "I don't know your name." She said "THEN WHY DID YOU CALL ME CLAIRE?" He said, "I said "Hello Dere." She said "LET ME OUT!!!" They got out of the car.)

stickguy

Tan 4 door big AMC (ambassador or matador?) up by the building. And lower left, early falcon wagon.

magnette

At Vegas the white wagon near the lower right corner - 58 Plymouth Suburban
to its left a black & white Ford LTD?

fintail

Not one, not two, but three 68+ Charger/Satellites? (white with black top next to blue and white towards lower right, white one at top next to the AMC). Really popular, or in rental fleets?

ab348

fintail said:

Not one, not two, but three 68+ Charger/Satellites? (white with black top next to blue and white towards lower right, white one at top next to the AMC). Really popular, or in rental fleets?

I make the blue and white one as a '68 Coronet, the white one at top to be a '69 Coronet, and then the black and white Charger. But you missed the Satellite wagon at the bottom next to @magnette 's '58 Plymouth Suburban.

fintail

Oof, the Coronet, forgot that one. Looks like that basic design was really popular, anyway.

ab348 said:

fintail said:

Not one, not two, but three 68+ Charger/Satellites? (white with black top next to blue and white towards lower right, white one at top next to the AMC). Really popular, or in rental fleets?

I make the blue and white one as a '68 Coronet, the white one at top to be a '69 Coronet, and then the black and white Charger. But you missed the Satellite wagon at the bottom next to @magnette 's '58 Plymouth Suburban.

ab348

New York City, 1979, 42nd St and 6th Ave. This one expands to an absolutely enormous size so lots can be seen.

texases

As much as people like to dump on the Mustang II, that silver one looks pretty good. A better car for the time than the '72.

omarman

White Mustang II waiting to turn left at the light with a maroon 3rd gen Monte Carlo behind it.

fintail

Beside the Mustang II waiting to turn, driving away from the camera, looks like a 77-79 Cougar.

Just above the Mustang II fastback (always kind of liked the look of those) at lower right, kind of next to a guy and a mailbox, I see the rear third or so of a darker red TR7 coupe.

andys120

There was a brief era when Chevy Caprices were dominant in the yellow cab business as you can see in this photo.

Blue wgon in front is an early 70s Plymouth (Suburban?)

andys120

fintail

Mr. C's DeSoto Suburban?

ab348

fintail said:

Beside the Mustang II waiting to turn, driving away from the camera, looks like a 77-79 Cougar.

Just above the Mustang II fastback (always kind of liked the look of those) at lower right, kind of next to a guy and a mailbox, I see the rear third or so of a darker red TR7 coupe.

I was wondering if anyone would catch those, especially the TR7 which would have been a rare bird even then.

That corner looks a little bit different these days:

https://goo.gl/maps/eKxL4jALesPH6yPw7

andys120

fintail said:

Mr. C's DeSoto Suburban?

Yup, it's a 1946 DeSoto Suburban.I'm not a big fan of that era's styling but that car looks good, espiciall for a nine-passenger unit.

fintail

Not crystal clear, but still plenty to be seen (click zoom etc):

Aurora Village Mall, Seattle (Shoreline) WA, maybe 1973-74 or so:

sda

A 69 Cutlass similar to ab348’s ‘68. An International Travelall behind the white Malibu.x

stickguy

Early corolla just behind the crates. And 69 camaro far left front

ab348

I’m trying to ID the older model wagon parked nose to nose with the VW van. There is a ‘66 or ‘67 Fairlane 2-door hardtop 3 slots from it closer to the camera.

fintail

Older wagon maybe a 55-56 Chevy.

ab348

Back to NYC circa 1975. Mulberry Street at Hester:

fintail

I'll leave the obvious ones. In the line of cars at left, first in the row kind of beside a big wagon and in front of a large American car, looks to be a MB W114/115.

ab348

It's a beautiful morning to go camping so let's check out this shot from around 1970, courtesy of Americar on FB. Not sure of the location but the surroundings say California to me. Lots of big Detroit iron here.

andys120

Lower left, a 67-ish Country Squire next to a Grand Wagoneer of indetermenite color (light green?) Lots of Airstream trailers. Yeah lots of big Detroiters but it's not like your going to tow those things with a Datsun or a VW,

fintail

Kind of at the top, towing a small trailer with "wings" (a Shasta?) , I see a blue and white 68-69 (I think a 69) Fairlane sedan, maybe a Torino with the two tone, probably a 302. The smallest car there, perhaps.

4 cars to the left of that, lower, a big fuselage Chrysler, I suspect a Newport, in one of the greenish looking shades that seemed to make up 95% of production.

Lostwrench3

White 1970 Pontiac.

ab348

fintail said:

4 cars to the left of that, lower, a big fuselage Chrysler, I suspect a Newport, in one of the greenish looking shades that seemed to make up 95% of production.

I have never heard any sort of credible explanation for why that was so, but it seemed pretty accurate. From about '69 to '73 the prevalence of various shades of metallic green on Chrysler models whether they be Plymouth, Dodge or Chrysler, was remarkable. I know greens were generally popular back then but other manufacturers didn't seem to have so much of it as Chrysler.

The Cadillac towing an Airstream pictured here must have been the peak of American recreational spending back then.

andys120

White/blue International Travelall on left ext to green Chrysler and white/tan Chevy P'up.

stickguy

A tan older travelall top right

fintail

Maybe they bought out a green paint supplier?

My grandpa replaced his 65 with a 71 Newport 4 door HT. Kind of that medium green with a dark green top vinyl and dark green interior.

I think it is generally accepted that ~1970 was the zenith of purchasing power for the American working/middle class, this pic shows it.

ab348 said:

I have never heard any sort of credible explanation for why that was so, but it seemed pretty accurate. From about '69 to '73 the prevalence of various shades of metallic green on Chrysler models whether they be Plymouth, Dodge or Chrysler, was remarkable. I know greens were generally popular back then but other manufacturers didn't seem to have so much of it as Chrysler.

The Cadillac towing an Airstream pictured here must have been the peak of American recreational spending back then.

andys120