Mystery car pix

fintail

Looks like the rear of a Jaguar Mark 2 exiting at left.

stickguy

interesting rollbar on the C2. don't see a lot like that.

andys120

Well that's a real Beverly Hills pic. The Mustang is a 1965 with a V8. The Sting-Ray looks like a '65. on the right looks like a Buick (Electra?) 66-67 and going out of frame on left is a Jaguar Mk.II Saloon..er..sedan.

andys120

magnette said:

Maserati coachwork - is it by Touring?

Yup, that's Touring coachwork. Touring was quite busy in the early 60s doing bodies for Aston-Martin and Maserati.

texases

I'll call the Mustang a '66 because of the side scoop trim and apparent lack of spinners on the hubcaps.

fintail

Southcenter mall, ~1985:



(should zoom)

ab348

andys120 said:

on the right looks like a Buick (Electra?) 66-67

Well, it can't be a '67 since the pic is from June of '66. You may well be right on the call of a Buick but my first impression was that it was a '65 Pontiac Bonneville convertible.

stickguy

definitely looked like a Potiac to me.

stickguy

the mall, my generation! on the left a nice yellowish Old Omega, next to a black RX7 1st generation. And a stately Granada front and center.

interesting having the Granada there. Makes me realize how much design changed between the mid-70s and mid-80s. The Ford looks like an antique, and it was only about 10 YO in that picture. The sea of Hondas, even the Rabbit and Escort next to it, just looks so much more modern (and of course were technologically).

tjc78

Fox based Continental behind the Omega.

texases

Is that a Bavaria behind the Granada?

fintail

I think the Fox behind the Omega might be a 1981+ Granada.

Car behind the OG Granada, kind of between it and the Rabbit, to me looks like a Cressida.

kyfdx

texases said:

Is that a Bavaria behind the Granada?

Either that, or an early 5-series ('77-81)

tjc78

fintail said:

I think the Fox behind the Omega might be a 1981+ Granada.

Car behind the OG Granada, kind of between it and the Rabbit, to me looks like a Cressida.

Tough to tell, but after looking closer I tend to agree with you

andys120

texases said:

I'll call the Mustang a '66 because of the side scoop trim and apparent lack of spinners on the hubcaps.

IIRC only the higher levels of trim got spinners either in '65 or '66. As for the side trim
it differed but I think that's the trim for '65. '66 cars had three horizontal pieces in addition
to the more or less vertical one (IIRC).

ab348

Nobody tagged the Gremlin yet, peeking out from behind the Rabbit.

magnette

Limited Edition - this is one I hadn't heard of

Lostwrench3

770 ? 1964.

bhill2

magnette said:

Limited Edition - this is one I hadn't heard of

It's a Typhoon. AMC used it to introduce their new 232 six. You couldn't even get a V-8 in it.

magnette

Yes -the Rambler Typhoon. Only 2520 sold, introduced mid April 1964 and all in Solar yellow and black roof. Only sold with the new six cylinder engine but a good looking car and the motor seemed to do well for them generally. I hadn't heard of this model until a chance discovery online, but there are a few left as one at least was for sale recently.




Pity they didn't sell it in Europe really. That engine was about 3.8 litres which would have been plenty for our roads..

ab348

Well, the AMC 232 6-cylinder was around for a long time and had a couple of variants later on: the 199 c.i. version that I believe originally was originally standard in the Gremlin but was discontinued after 1970, and the 258 c.i. version that came out in the early '70s and was eventually used in many different Jeep models, even long after Chrysler bought AMC. The 258 was a well-regarded engine.

ab348

Another Ruscha pic from the Getty collection, again from 1966 L.A., showing a supermarket parking lot. Interesting mix of grocery-getters.



It now appears the even using the MS Edge browser no longer works to allow using the pulldown choices to attach pics or the various other functions shown. First time that it failed using Edge.

fintail

Weirdly, the image won't load in the browser for me (chrome), but I can open it in a new window.

I'll pick off the 61 Impala bubbletop 2nd from left, leaving the little 'furrin job next to it for someone else.

tjc78

Is that a 62 Lesabre convertible next the T-bird?

andys120

tjc78 said:

Is that a 62 Lesabre convertible next the T-bird?

I'm a big fan of '62 Buick converts. That one's a '62 Buick but I can't tell if it's a LeSabre, Electra or what. Rambler American convertible on left. T-bird is a 57.'

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magnette

Rambler American 2-door near rear fence above Buick trunk
The wagon is a Plymouth - 1961 Suburban perhaps?

I'll leave the 'foreign' one for everybody too

stickguy

actually 3 furrin cars. 2 Bettles. and the little wagon that I have no idea what it is!

sda

Not an Electra as it does not have 4 ports.

imidazol97

Then it's an Invicta. I can't find that there was a leSabre convertible in 62.

tjc78

Looked at a few YT of 62 Invictas. That’s what it is.

It appears @imidazol97 is correct no LeSabre ‘vert for 62

ab348

Here's another "real Beverly Hills picture", from the Ruscha collection at the Getty Museum.

magnette

The foreigner is an Austin A40 Farina - they face-lifted it in about 1961 but this looks like the original from 1958-61 or so

Lostwrench3

1964 Ford Custom.

andys120

Going out of scene on left is a Porsche 356C. Citroen DS (21?) in center. '65 Chevy parked around the corner.

fintail

In the background parking area I see a backed-in 66 Galaxie convertible, a white 61 Galaxie sedan at right, and parked in the background, a 66 Ford wagon, likely a Country Sedan.

fintail

The beginning:



Should be a a few to name in the background, zooms in clear for me.

andys120

White sedan under leftmost yellow upright looks like a '60 Ford! Blue sedan on right must be a Cadillac (1946-'48)

Lostwrench3

On the right - 1956 Buick.

andys120

Michaell

andys120 said:

Gee, based on the badging, I'll say it's a Dodge Coronet.

Probably mid-60's vintage; I'm sure someone will chime in and say that due to the angle of the rear view mirror, it will be such-and-such model year.

ab348

Michaell said:

Gee, based on the badging, I'll say it's a Dodge Coronet.

Probably mid-60's vintage; I'm sure someone will chime in and say that due to the angle of the rear view mirror, it will be such-and-such model year.

That body style was only offered in '66 and '67. The grille proclaims it to be a '66. More noteworthy is the badge on the front fender indicating it to have a 426 Hemi under the hood.

tjc78

@qbrozen has one of these doesn’t he?

andys120

Yup, it's got a 426 Hemi rated @425cid. My understanding is that it was essentially a racing set up that was only marginally suited for street use. B/oy did it look cool!

fintail

Seattle, looks like the 70s (zooms well):

Michaell

W123

stickguy

Early Barracude bubble glass under the 7 up sign.

texases

Closest looks like a Valiant sedan, same green as the one we had.

andys120

On left a '67-ish big Ford with an odd roofline. it's parked ahead of a yellow late 60s Chevrolet.

andys120

andys120

Beetle on right wears "1300" badge which makes it '67 or newer.