Mystery car pix

fintail

Tercel appears to be an 83-85, still quite a few in this region.

texases

Those were VERY popular in Anchorage.

ab348

Same here but they all rusted away 20 years ago.

andys120

Lostwrench3 said:

It's a 1953 Pontiac. As to the model name, I think that was a confusing year when Pontiac named it a Chieftan Catalina.

Model names in that era tended to involve lots of words so you'd have things like the Chrysler New Yorker Special Deluxe, or the Chevrolet Fleetliner Custom Moderne

fintail

Seattle, early 70s:

tmart

Isetta, Grand Prix.

stickguy

yellow car in front of the blue 68ish Chevelle looks like a Maverick to me.

red and white chevy van, but I can't tell if it is Rockin'

tmart

If it rocking, don’t come a knocking!

andys120

tmart said:

Isetta, Grand Prix.

Nope, the car turning into lot is a 70s vintage Ford LTD, not a GP.

Lostwrench3

There are hints that the wagon is a '66 or '67 Chevy II. But, chrome rear roof supports? Rear bumper narrowed over the plate?
There is evidence of body repair. Perhaps parts were replaced with whatever worked.

ab348

I was thinking the red wagon might be a Valiant.

texases

Red wagon looks like a '64 Valiant.

texases

...one minute too late...

ab348

texases said:

...one minute too late...

Gotta be on your toes...

ab348

Where else would it park?

Lostwrench3

texases said:

Red wagon looks like a '64 Valiant.

Ahaa! That's it.

tmart

andys120 said:

tmart said:

Isetta, Grand Prix.

Nope, the car turning into lot is a 70s vintage Ford LTD, not a GP.

Thanks for the clarification. To me, the top still looks more GMish than Ford. Have always liked the Lime Gold color.

andys120

Mystery Dash>

stickguy

definitely a FIAT from the steering wheel.

andys120

stickguy said:

definitely a FIAT from the steering wheel.

You're getting warm.

stickguy

Probably because the FIAT caught on fire.

ab348

It's a Fiat 124 sport coupe.

Getting back to L.A. in the 1970s, here's a shot of Hollywood Blvd showing not only a few not-too-mysterious cars but a couple of celebrity small business ventures in the background. Expands nicely.

omarman

“My food stores serve all kinds of vitamin pills, organic foods and protein bars. All good things which Mother Nature intended us to have but which modern living makes it hard to get. In years to come, the environment will be so tough on our systems that only the very healthy will survive well...”

Another shot of Johnny Weissmuller's American Natural Foods store taken at same time.

And right next door Ha's Nest cocktail time begins at 6AM.

kyfdx

omarman said:

“My food stores serve all kinds of vitamin pills, organic foods and protein bars. All good things which Mother Nature intended us to have but which modern living makes it hard to get. In years to come, the environment will be so tough on our systems that only the very healthy will survive well...”

Another shot of Johnny Weissmuller's American Natural Foods store taken at same time.

And right next door Ha's Nest cocktail time begins at 6AM.

Dodge Charger. ‘71?

Kirstie_H

Friend asked what this might be. I have NO idea. Anyone know?

ab348

What it was, was ugly.

andys120

"Y" for Yamaha?

texases

Not Yamaha, it uses the three crossed tuning forks. I looked at a lot of Chinese logos, couldn't find it.

fintail

Pretty bad dent in the rear quarter of the 65 Galaxie driving away at left in the first 70s LA pic.

That natural foods spiel made me think of the restaurant owned by the girl's dad in Valley Girl. Import in front of the Natural Foods store is a Dodge Colt, which ranges between rare and incredibly rare today.

andys120

stickguy said:

definitely a FIAT from the steering wheel.

It as a 1972 Fiat 124 Sports Coupe 1600, kind of the red-headed step child of the 124 family
but a great all around car with a sporty twin-cam four, five speeds and room for four. Styling by Bertone gave excellent outward visibility.

Kirstie_H

texases said:

Not Yamaha, it uses the three crossed tuning forks. I looked at a lot of Chinese logos, couldn't find it.

Yeah, I did too. I'm feeling like it's something custom-made and pasted on whatever that monstrosity is.

Kirstie_H

Ah, someone else just identified it. It's something between a vehicle and a golf car.

imidazol97

LOL.
I'm confused. If it's a golf car, where do I put the clubs?

The site on the plate has lots of pictures that change after after a few seconds to give lots of
views of the "cars."

https://www.atomiccoolkartz.com/models.html

ab348

Here's another shot from the Halifax Municipal Archives of the downtown waterfront area, probably from around 1966 or '67. Expands some.

kyfdx

andys120 said:

stickguy said:

definitely a FIAT from the steering wheel.

It as a 1972 Fiat 124 Sports Coupe 1600, kind of the red-headed step child of the 124 family
but a great all around car with a sporty twin-cam four, five speeds and room for four. Styling by Bertone gave excellent outward visibility.

Surprised there wasn't more wood trim on the dash.

omarman

imidazol97 said:

LOL.
I'm confused. If it's a golf car, where do I put the clubs?

The site on the plate has lots of pictures that change after after a few seconds to give lots of
views of the "cars."

https://www.atomiccoolkartz.com/models.html

Lol. So the logo isn't a "Y" for Yamaha nor "A" for Atomic kartz.

It's a stylized mushroom cloud?

Michaell

imidazol97 said:

LOL.
I'm confused. If it's a golf car, where do I put the clubs?

The site on the plate has lots of pictures that change after after a few seconds to give lots of
views of the "cars."

https://www.atomiccoolkartz.com/models.html

Probably targeted for those "senior communities" where these are often found in the garage next to the full size car.

tjc78

We have a weekend place (park model trailer) in a community with heavy use of golf carts. That little thing would be of no use. I couldn’t throw my beach chairs and floats on top, etc etc.

andys120

stickguy

Renault Encore?

andys120

stickguy said:

Renault Encore?

Yup, MY1985. The Encore was a hatchback version of the Renault Alliance.

Michaell

andys120 said:

stickguy said:

Renault Encore?

Yup, MY1985. The Encore was a hatchback version of the Renault Alliance.

That looks like the "GTA" or go-fast, trim level.

stickguy

no encore actually went fast.

ab348

More from the Ruscha collection at the Getty of L.A. street scenes from 1973. Hard to believe these two were from the same manufacturer.

texases

stickguy said:

no encore actually went fast.

Aw, it must have been a rocket! "Power comes from a 56 horsepower SOHC 1.4 liter inline-four."

magnette

That Corvair looks like the shuttle coming back to dock with the Enterprise

magnette

The Atomic was a new one on fee - my first thought was the Mahindra as I have seen a few of these around even out in the outer suburbs due to their ability to enter the London Restricted Congestion Zone without charge due to zero emissions...

stickguy

Ford truck to the right. F100? Though kinda looks like one of those chassis cabs they made (which might have just all been PU cabs anyway)

andys120

There's no mistaking a '59 Cadillac or a Gen 1 Corvair

texases

Looks like a '60 F100, kind of a low point in Ford pickup styling, IMHO.