Mystery car pix

fintail

3 to the right of the white 60 Ford is a light blue 63 Ford, appears to be a Galaxie.

The fintail was in the LA area then, it would be at home in such a parking lot.

tmart

The Ford is a 55.

Lostwrench3

And, the Cadillac is a 1956 Coupe De Ville.

imidazol97

andys120 said:

The oldest cars are the '56-ish Dodge or the '55-ish Ford next to it.

And '56 Cadillac?

sda

Nice looking light metallic blue 64 Olds Super 88.

fintail

I wish this was larger, still zooms in OK:

ab348

Man, the Rouge was pumping out the Mustangs back then.

I wonder what the suits were discussing. I wonder if any of them noticed that the driver’s door on the Continental convertible wasn’t fully closed.

Lostwrench3

Alco switcher.
(Looks like the plant is top heavy with management.)

texases

Is that a convertible Continental? Or just a way overdone vinyl roof? If a convertible, maybe it's a case of bad door alignment?

tjc78

That’s a convertible, I’m thinking the door isn’t closed all the way.

fintail

By the badge on the fender, the car "under" the Continental convertible appears to be a 65 Galaxie 2 door post, seldom-seen these days.

ab348

Passaic, NJ, circa 1977. Expands greatly.

ab348

fintail said:

By the badge on the fender, the car "under" the Continental convertible appears to be a 65 Galaxie 2 door post, seldom-seen these days.

I quite like the Mercury 2-door HT behind the gold Continental.

fintail

$1.29 for gas, must have been some inflation going on. If that's 1977 (do I see a couple GM intermediates parked at left, facing the camera?), I spy a then-new downsized Chevy sedan, parked at right (facing away), 6th car from right.

ab348 said:

Passaic, NJ, circa 1977. Expands greatly.

fintail

That and the period Galaxie 2 door HT are attractive cars. 65-66 seems to be a time when it was hard to go wrong with a new car, big 3 or import both, most offerings were cleanly styled relatively sturdy cars.

ab348 said:

I quite like the Mercury 2-door HT behind the gold Continental.

magnette

Interestingly the Dodge (?) in the foreground has TESLA on its Connecticut plate - presumably a family name or something as its too early to be related to the electric car etc

kyfdx

fintail said:

$1.29 for gas, must have been some inflation going on. If that's 1977 (do I see a couple GM intermediates parked at left, facing the camera?), I spy a then-new downsized Chevy sedan, parked at right (facing away), 6th car from right.

ab348 said:

Passaic, NJ, circa 1977. Expands greatly.

I remember a trip to FL in my new '77 model car. Prices were higher along the freeway... Averaged about $0.60/gallon.

stickguy

is the Tesla car a Dodge Magnum? Andre would know! And next block, beside the Chevy van looks like a later Matador.

right side, in front of the downsized Impala, looks like a gen 1 Capri. Vega kamback at the light.

andys120

bhill2

Ooh, '58 Plymouth. Pretty sure it's a top tier Custom Suburban. In any case, it's a V-8.

ab348

From the Rusha collection at the Getty Museum, this pic of Sunset Blvd from 1966 looks like a group of cars on their way to a current-day show and shine. Expands some.

andys120

bhill2 said:

Ooh, '58 Plymouth. Pretty sure it's a top tier Custom Suburban. In any case, it's a V-8.

That's right, it's a 1958 Plymouth Sport Suburban. IMO '58 was a bad year for styling but the '58 Plymouths were real lookers. It's interesting that both Chrysler and GM used the Suburban name. No way that could happen today, I guess there were fewer lawyers then.

andys120

ab348 said:

From the Rusha collection at the Getty Museum, this pic of Sunset Blvd from 1966 looks like a group of cars on their way to a current-day show and shine. Expands some.

The newest car is a '65 Mustang coupe, the oldest is the '56 Pontiac in front of it.

fintail

In the garage maybe a 59 Imperial?

Lostwrench3

fintail said:

In the garage maybe a 59 Imperial?

I'll go with 1958 because of that "lip" under the rear bumper.

fintail

Alki, Seattle, a different era in many ways (should zoom well enough):

stickguy

75 manta right front. Just like the POC one I had.

Nice Camaro z28 (a 76 maybe) following the 72ish javelin. I like them both.

andys120

That's a Datsun Z-car with an aftermarket set of louvers on the rear glass. Another popular customizing option are the twin roof-top pop-ups on the Firebird going away from camera
w its brake lights on

stickguy

Pop tops is the Camaro Z-28.

next to that, a Chevelle collonade (? that the right term??) 2 door.

andys120

I thought it was a Camaro but noticed the cut out on the front fender. Trans Ams had that.

ab348

The car in the Seattle pic is a Camaro based on the taillights and license plate position.

omarman

stickguy

plus it says Z28 on the back.

transamsd73

The car in the photo with the brake lights on is a late 70's ( I believe it is a 78) Camaro, but I love the Trans Am pic!

andys120

I've never seen that cut-out on the fender of a Z28...my bad!

ab348

The No-Tell Unknown motel on Sunset Blvd., from the Ruscha collection at the Getty Museum, circa 1966. Expands some.

andys120

The Corvette C1 looks odd wearing white walls but no hubcaps. It may be a decade older than the 1st gen Mustang parked facing away. The Chevy II and Cutlass near it are from the mid-60s too

I can't tell the MY of the Studebaker or the Falcon wagon on right. LA in the mid 60s and not a VW, MG or Renault in sight?? weird.

sda

1965 Cutlass sedan far left.

Lostwrench3

1955 Studebaker.

stickguy

is that a '60 Ford along the curb under the air conditioned sign?

fintail

Looks like a 62.

andys120

bhill2

What I believe that we have here is an (early?) 50's Sunbeam Alpine. Appropriate color for the name.

andys120

bhill2 said:

What I believe that we have here is an (early?) 50's Sunbeam Alpine. Appropriate color for the name.

Yup, that's a 1952 Sunbeam Alpine. I had a Dinky Toy of it's predecessor the Sunbeam-Talbot 90 which was similar in appearance.

ab348

Last one from the Huntington Library for a while, mid-'60s L.A., back in the Bunker Hill neighborhood with the same house we saw last week but a different angle, so different cars in the foreground. Expands greatly.

sda

What a grand old house.

fintail

Light blue 66 Galaxie 2 door HT at lower left.

I wonder if the mcmansions of today will look like that in 60 years (without the design and workmanship).

andys120

A 1960 Buick is ahead of that Galaxie,

Lostwrench3

1963 Pontiac Catalina.

andys120

The oldest car is the 1955 Chevy, lower right.