Mystery car pix

andys120

'60 Ford Galaxie on left of front row. Brit sports car at right end (TR-2/3?) and with it's huge frony glass., '59 Merc in the middle.

imidazol97

ab348 said:

This shot is from Hejhal Oldsmobile in the Chicago area, circa 1962. A surprising number of conquest trade-ins from other manufacturers here.

I notice the 3 FoMoCo products at left front all are hardtops, and the two Fords, 57 and 60, are 4-door hardtops.
The Mercuty in middle of front row appears to be a post model.
Must be an upscale neighborhood doing the trading in. In that era I saw mostly post models and hardtops were much fewer in number.

imidazol97

Interesting photo and good to analyze. I wish the older photos were sharper. I'd love to see some of the cars in the back more clearly.

In front row the 2nd car from the building looks Ford like? An English Ford?

fintail

Nice, I get to pick off the 60 Ford Galaxie "Town Victoria" 4 door HT at far left front row.

ab348

I'm wondering if the Brit sportscar next to the building isn't a Bugeye Sprite?

Lostwrench3

ab348 said:

The '58 Chevy assembly line pic makes me curious as to what the red lighting above is for. Since these appear to be finished/trimmed cars I cannot imaging they are baking the paint at that stage.

Would be shot of the Minis be from Longbridge (Austin) or Cowley (Morris)? I'm guessing the former.

Green light - All is well, assembly line proceeding.
Yellow light - Small problem(s) found.
Red light - Assembly line stops immediately. Significant problem found or other important reason.

imidazol97

Lostwrench3 said:

ab348 said:

The '58 Chevy assembly line pic makes me curious as to what the red lighting above is for. Since these appear to be finished/trimmed cars I cannot imaging they are baking the paint at that stage.

Would be shot of the Minis be from Longbridge (Austin) or Cowley (Morris)? I'm guessing the former.

Green light - All is well, assembly line proceeding.
Yellow light - Small problem(s) found.
Red light - Assembly line stops immediately. Significant problem found or other important reason.

I believe that's a colorized photo. I suspect the errors in colors of the overhead
lights is a result. Note that different fluorescents are different colors.

The reflections of the overhead lights in various paint colors on the cars are all white.

fintail

I'm thinking TR-3 for the one next to the building.

Car beside it kind of has a British Ford-looking roofline, but the front end isn't right. Maybe a larger model Simca?

ab348 said:

I'm wondering if the Brit sportscar next to the building isn't a Bugeye Sprite?

fintail

I find it interesting that numerous models and bodystyles are sharing the same line.

Old assembly line shots bring this to mind:

https://youtu.be/4koPfEQVo44

imidazol97 said:

The reflections of the overhead lights in various paint colors on the cars are all white.

magnette

@ab348 I believe was at Longbridge - there are A40s in the middle and they are also making Metropolitans on the far side - and all the Minis are Austin ones (which at that early time would be badged at least for the home market as Austin Sevens)

magnette

At Heghal Chicago

That looks like a 57/60 or so Ford Taunus P2 on the right next to the TR3

That convertible Oldsmobile looks too large to be an 88 - is that a 98?
To the right of that is a 59 Mercury and behind our usual 60 Ford is a 58 Mercury -it looks like a top range model so maybe a Park Lane?

bhill2

magnette said:

@ab348 I believe was at Longbridge - there are A40s in the middle and they are also making Metropolitans on the far side - and all the Minis are Austin ones (which at that early time would be badged at least for the home market as Austin Sevens)

It strikes me that the Minis at least, and it looks like others as well, are left-hand drive.

ab348

A 1960 shopping center parking lot, location unknown. Expands nicely.

Lostwrench3

1956 Ford Customline.
Any points for the location? Austin, Minnesota.

magnette

You should get points for the location (one for Austin and one for the MINI bit of Minnesota) - that's two car names...

magnette

On my picture from Longbridge I hadn't noticed the Minis were LHD... Mini was launched as Austin Seven and Morris Mini Minor in late August 1959, and from the start they were selling quite strongly in Europe as well as North America although I think they took a little while to take off in your market compared with over here.
They didn't all sell under those names though - for some reason Denmark had Austin 850 as did Australia went with that whilst the Austin Seven became Austin Mini here from early 1962
Denmark also used different names for the BMC 1100 ADO16 range - they called them the Morris or Austin Glider due to the soft suspension...

magnette

At Austin Mini the pinkish car is 60 Ford and the white car before the work truck is a 55 Chrysler - perhaps a Windsor

fintail

A couple of prewar cars there, so maybe in a more mild climate.

Prewar coupe nearest the camera is maybe a 37-38 Chevy, prewar sedan several cars to the left is a 37-38 Mopar product.

ab348 said:

A 1960 shopping center parking lot, location unknown. Expands nicely.

andys120

Thw white car on left near '60 Ford is a '59 Olds.

andys120

tmart

ab348 said:

A 1960 shopping center parking lot, location unknown. Expands nicely.

In addition to the 56 and 60 Fords, I spy two 59 Fords and a 57/58 Ford wagon.

Lostwrench3

magnette said:

You should get points for the location (one for Austin and one for the MINI bit of Minnesota) - that's two car names...

And, how about a point for Sterling, The STERLING Shopping Center, in AUSTIN, MINNIsota.
On the right, a 1956 Cadillac.

ab348

andys120

stickguy

Looks like the Eagle version of that platform.

kyfdx

stickguy said:

Looks like the Eagle version of that platform.

What was that? Vision?

fintail

Eagle Vision. My mom test drove a loaded one back in the day, right around the time the brand was being discontinued. It seemed like a very nice car, IIRC the old school indy mechanic she patronized told her not to buy an orphan brand.

Also Michael Bolton's car in 'Office Space'.

Michaell

fintail said:

Also Michael Bolton's car in 'Office Space'.

Huh, didn't realize it was the Eagle make.

"No talent a-$-$ clown"

sda

stickguy said:

Looks like the Eagle version of that platform.

My BIL had one the same color as a company car. It had the 3.3, fully loaded. He really liked it.

magnette

@lostwrench3

I thought everybody in the US was trying to forget the Sterling....

magnette

@andys120

That looks like a Cisitalia - no idea re coach builder

magnette

No offence to Austin Minn. but "The Swine Capitol of the World" doesn't really project the best image for a destination with people on a beach

andys120

magnette said:

@andys120

That looks like a Cisitalia - no idea re coach builder

Yup, that's a 1950 Cisitalia 202 Spider, with styling by Stabilamenti Farina (predecessor of Pininfarina). Frankly I forgot there was a 202 Spider but I do know that the 202 Coupe set the pattern for the classic Gran Turismo and sports cars of the
Golden Age.



FWIW Cisitalia, based in Turin, was primarily a builder of racing cars based on the mechanicals of contemporary Fiats until 1952. In conjunction with Ferry Porsche they built a
4 wheel drive F1 car.

andys120

fintail

46-48 Pontiac wagon, maybe a "Streamliner"

fintail

Seattle, maybe the very end of the 60s - pretty diverse assortment here (should zoom well enough):

tmart

I spy a 59 Ford, and an Econoline van.

andys120

fintail said:

46-48 Pontiac wagon, maybe a "Streamliner"

Yup, '47 Pontiac Streamliner.

ab348

In Seattle, 1967-1970 Chevy van coming towards the camera with some funny German car to its right. Looks like a '63 Chevy wagon behind the van. In the lane behind the Benz and the motorcycle is what I think is a '63 Plymouth (either that or a '65 Chevelle) followed by what appears to be a '69 Cutlass, possibly a convertible.

Going away from the camera is an early Volvo 140 series, and up ahead of it a ways is what I think is a '66 Chevelle which is next to a tiny European rear-engine creation which sort of looks like a 4-wheeled Isetta but I can't be certain.

sda

Can you smell the exhaust fumes??

fintail

I think the little car slightly behind and to the right of a 59 Ford might be a Subaru 360. Fintail is a W110 of indeterminant model, 1965-67.

ab348

fintail said:

I think the little car slightly behind and to the right of a 59 Ford might be a Subaru 360. Fintail is a W110 of indeterminant model, 1965-67.

I think the Subie is correct, totally forgot about those death traps.

ab348

One of those pictures that there must have been an explanation for at the time but which now just has become a curiosity. New York City, 1st Ave and 23rd St., 1958, expands well.

andys120

Saab 93/96? with wwalls on right and a Dauphine to left next to a '57(?) Olds

Lostwrench3

1958 Pontiac.
1957 Pontiac.
1956 Pontiac.
1952 Mercury.

omarman

Dauphine driver gazing up at Lamppost. Carmen Dell'Orefice now 89 y/o. Betsy Pickering next to her passed in 2013 at 79. At first thought that was a '53 but @Lostwrench3 is right. That trim does look like a '52 Monterey.

Where did the other Lostwrenches go?

Lostwrench3

Where did the other Lostwrenches go?

That is a good question. Years ago, I began with Lostwrench. After some years, I was no longer able to sign into Mystery Car Pix so started again with Lostwrench2. Years later, again was unable to sign into Mystery Car Pix so started again with Lostwrench3. It was as though after hitting a maximum number of posts, one had to sign up again with a new user name.

kyfdx

Lostwrench3 said:

Where did the other Lostwrenches go?

That is a good question. Years ago, I began with Lostwrench. After some years, I was no longer able to sign into Mystery Car Pix so started again with Lostwrench2. Years later, again was unable to sign into Mystery Car Pix so started again with Lostwrench3. It was as though after hitting a maximum number of posts, one had to sign up again with a new user name.



I don't think that's it, given my post count.

fintail

57 Chevy 210 wagon behind the Saab. Parked at right under "Laundry" maybe a 57 Buick convertible, top down.

tmart

54 Ford wagon and a 55 Ford