Mystery car pix

lemko1968

That’s right. A 1957 Hudson Hornet - last of the line.

magnette

@imidazol97 - re orphan makes

Given the number of makes shed by the slow collapse of the old British Leyland and Rootes Group companies in Britain most of our car shows have a fair range of cars which would qualify ...
Only MG (now Chinese) and Jaguar LandRover survive from the BL mess and Rootes all went before that.
We get things like Alvis, Bristol, Jowett and Armstrong Siddeley who all made cars well after WW2 too

andys120

magnette

1963 Falcon convertible - is this the model called Sprint?

lemko1968

fintail

Yep that one is a Sprint.

magnette said:

1963 Falcon convertible - is this the model called Sprint?

sda

I generally am not a fan of Falcons, but I like the convertible. I believe in 63 a V8 was finally made available, the 260.

fintail

Yep I think it debuted with a 260, later got the 289.

texases

Years ago my FIL had a Falcon convertible in the garage under a cover. I didn't get a good look at it before he sold it. I don't know if I could have taken it at the time (he was in TX, us in Anchorage), but I might have bought it and paid him to keep storing it. Oh, well...

andys120

magnette said:

1963 Falcon convertible - is this the model called Sprint?

Not quite, it's the Futura version of the '63 Falcon convertible, Sprints would have the same side spear and a badge indicating the 260V8.>



Mechanically these were the same as the Mustangs introduced in April 1964 (sold as 1965 models).

magnette

@lemko1968


Is that car some sort of Glassic or Glasspar ? - I initially thought of the Woodill Wildfire but it isn't one of those

ab348

I like the Mister Softee Ford cab-forward panel van in behind.

lemko1968

Actually, the car is a 1952 Masano Sports Car built in Reading, PA and based on a Henry J.

fintail

Doesn't the white car have the spear and Sprint/V8 emblem?

I think technically the name was "Futura Sprint" (kind of like Bel Air Impala, I guess).

andys120 said:

Not quite, it's the Futura version of the '63 Falcon convertible, Sprints would have the same side spear and a badge indicating the 260V8.
Mechanically these were the same as the Mustangs introduced in April 1964 (sold as 1965 models).

andys120

fintail said:

Doesn't the white car have the spear and Sprint/V8 emblem?

I think technically the name was "Futura Sprint" (kind of like Bel Air Impala, I guess).

andys120 said:

Not quite, it's the Futura version of the '63 Falcon convertible, Sprints would have the same side spear and a badge indicating the 260V8.
Mechanically these were the same as the Mustangs introduced in April 1964 (sold as 1965 models).

My bad Fin, you are correct the white car has both the spear that denotes the Futura and the very small emblems forward of it that mean it's a Sprint, so yes it's a '63 Ford Falcon Futura Sprint/260V8.

The guys in the branding departments seem to love long names but the rest of us end up shortening them.

andys120

Another one w a long model name, can you get it all?

fintail

Close the door, you're letting the cold air out.

andys120 said:

Another one w a long model name, can you get it all?

sda

andys120 said:

Another one w a long model name, can you get it all?

Sedan de Ville

andys120

sda said:

andys120 said:

Another one w a long model name, can you get it all?

Sedan de Ville

Actually the full name is 1956 Cadillac Series 62 Sedan DeVille


1956 was actually the first Caddy carry the name. IIRC the name Deville was eventually appended only to the Coupe Deville which by that time was only four door sedans.

tmart

andys120 said:

fintail said:

Doesn't the white car have the spear and Sprint/V8 emblem?

I think technically the name was "Futura Sprint" (kind of like Bel Air Impala, I guess).

andys120 said:

Not quite, it's the Futura version of the '63 Falcon convertible, Sprints would have the same side spear and a badge indicating the 260V8.
Mechanically these were the same as the Mustangs introduced in April 1964 (sold as 1965 models).

My bad Fin, you are correct the white car has both the spear that denotes the Futura and the very small emblems forward of it that mean it's a Sprint, so yes it's a '63 Ford Falcon Futura Sprint/260V8.

The guys in the branding departments seem to love long names but the rest of us end up shortening them.

Thanks for the clarification. I, too, thought they looked to have the same side badging.

ab348

A picture of Cincinnati circa 1969 that should have some good things to spot. It should expand nicely:

kyfdx

ab348 said:

A picture of Cincinnati circa 1969 that should have some good things to spot. It should expand nicely:

The ugly tower is scheduled to be imploded at some point in the next few years.

That's where my son went to school. (and 15 minutes from where I live)

I see a '69 Firebird convertible
Karmann Ghia
'67 ? Impala Coupe

lemko1968

I immediately spot a 1963 Ford Galaxie convertible and a 1968 Chevrolet Impala. Also see a 1967 Pontiac Catalina, VE Karmann Ghia, two Beetles and a 1962 Chevrolet Impala by the fence and a 1967 Pontiac Firebird,

magnette

Renault R10 departing right and a red Jag E type over the roof of the light blue 2 door sedan which I think is a Chevy II circa 1962 - base model so maybe a 100?
Black Valiant sedan parked right above the near roadster - you can see the badge through latter's window

Also many VWs including a nice type 2 split screen with white and light green paint job at far corner of mesh fence post - like the one from Matchbox....

ab348

lemko1968 said:

Also see a 1967 Pontiac Catalina

A two-door sedan, no less, what they used to call (at least up here) a "coach". That has to be a pretty low-production Pontiac.

fintail

Just above the blue Renault is a 55-56 Thunderbird, soft top, mismatched panels.

fintail

Light blue two door post looks like a lowline Rambler American.

magnette said:

Renault R10 departing right and a red Jag E type over the roof of the light blue 2 door sedan which I think is a Chevy II circa 1962 - base model so maybe a 100?
Black Valiant sedan parked right above the near roadster - you can see the badge through latter's window

Also many VWs including a nice type 2 split screen with white and light green paint job at far corner of mesh fence post - like the one from Matchbox....

transamsd73

Nice 67 Firebird convertible! Also Karmann Ghia by the fence. Also a 68-69 Buick Skylark in front of the red Chevy.

omarman

A friend in HS had a '63 Galaxie 500 convertible like the one next to the '68 Chevy Impala sedan. His Galaxie had some nice options 390, bucket seats and A/C.

magnette

@lemko1968 I hadn't heard of the Masano but I did think of the Henry J when I saw the rear wing.

bhill2

fintail said:

Light blue two door post looks like a lowline Rambler American.

magnette said:

Renault R10 departing right and a red Jag E type over the roof of the light blue 2 door sedan which I think is a Chevy II circa 1962 - base model so maybe a 100?
Black Valiant sedan parked right above the near roadster - you can see the badge through latter's window

Also many VWs including a nice type 2 split screen with white and light green paint job at far corner of mesh fence post - like the one from Matchbox....

Yes, I agree, Fin. The blue car is an American, mid '60s.

lemko1968

andys120

Green car looks Russian. Moskva?

ab348

Austin A90 Westminster (according to the sign in the windshield!)

texases

I get a kick out of the fake hood scoops that get put on sloooow cars. I had 2 (!) on my Duster with a 198 cid slant six. The Nash Metropolitan's another one.

fintail

`Browsing real estate ads this morning, I spotted something odd in a listing for a decrepit/land value only property (right click and zoom will help a lot):

Lostwrench3

Wow! A USMC M422 "Mighty Mite".

andys120

stickguy

85ish(?) Chevy Lumina. Maybe a Eurosport.

texases

I'm thinking it's a Celebrity.

fintail

Yep. I had to ask for assistance on another forum, I thought it was a Jeep that had been customized. Apparently those are pretty rare. Just rotting outside in suburban Seattle.

Lostwrench3 said:

Wow! A USMC M422 "Mighty Mite".

fintail

1987 or later with the front lights.

texases said:

I'm thinking it's a Celebrity.

stickguy

Well, I don’t really do Chevies. But that makes more sense. Same car to me though!

andys120

texases said:

I'm thinking it's a Celebrity.

stickguy said:

85ish(?) Chevy Lumina. Maybe a Eurosport.

It's got another one of those looong model names: 1988 Chevrolet Celebrity Eurosport Coupe

ab348

The '86 version is captured in its immortal glory here:

https://youtu.be/Em00v_21Xno

Michaell

1987 - my cousin got married, and I was the best man. The wedding was in Jackson, MI, so a large contingent of family flew to Detroit and we rented a couple of cars.

I got a Celebrity, and my cousin got a jellybean Taurus.

I think I got the short end of the stick.

andys120

The Taurus was not exactly a paragon of build quality ('91 Taurus SHO)

stickguy

I got close enough on the year, and the Eurosport part right. So partial credit?

tjc78

Michaell said:

1987 - my cousin got married, and I was the best man. The wedding was in Jackson, MI, so a large contingent of family flew to Detroit and we rented a couple of cars.

I got a Celebrity, and my cousin got a jellybean Taurus.

I think I got the short end of the stick.

Depends on the powertrain IMO. The early Taurus’ with the 4cyl were pretty slow.

magnette

I know we don't normally deal with pick-ups much but this imported one is British registered and the model was being prepared for sale here in the late 1980s