Mystery car pix

ab348

London 1975 again, South Circular Rd.

fintail

Looks like a Datsun Cherry/100A first car oncoming. Second car driving away, small and narrow, appears to be an Invacar (which I recalled via HubNut on Youtube).

ab348 said:

London 1975 again, South Circular Rd.

stickguy

Red sedan I thought at first was a Volvo 140, but blowing it up, taillights look a little off.

texases

@stickguy said:
Red sedan I thought at first was a Volvo 140, but blowing it up, taillights look a little off.

Could it be a Volvo 164?

andys120

The rarest version of a hugely popular model>

stickguy

The euro version, with all the flags.

I like the color.

sda

78/79 Cutlass Salon aero. I like it better now than then.

ab348

fintail said:

Looks like a Datsun Cherry/100A first car oncoming. Second car driving away, small and narrow, appears to be an Invacar (which I recalled via HubNut on Youtube).

I was wondering what that was. I had no clue and being narrower than a Mini that was the reason I posted the pic. Good ID!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invacar

ab348

Another from 1975 London, this being the Dulwich Common area. Expandable.

andys120

sda said:

78/79 Cutlass Salon aero. I like it better now than then.

Yeah, me too.

stickguy

brown Mercedes hiding behind the white Escort wagon. And a few cars ahead, a Yellow Capri with black vinyl roof.

magnette

@sda
The driving test here is from 17 years of age apart from mopeds which is 16

magnette

That Jag is the Mk II not the 240/340 - the latter had thinner bumpers than the crash barrier on this original one
@andys120 - yes that the Hillman Imp heading towards bridge and approaching is a Hillman Minx / Hunter of the Arrow family - and just behind that in the shadows below the bridge is an ADO 16 - probably an early one I think
The Routemaster bus is a standard size one - they also made a longer wheelbase version with a little extra window behind the fourth windows on each deck - that additional row of seats would give an extra 8 seats

magnette

Elsewhere along your London suburban sojourn the Forest Hill Mini (GOB plate) was registered in Birmingham in 1962 and is a Morris Mini Minor
And the Dulwich Common one - just down the road from Forest Hill - has a grey Wolseley 1500 in the nearside lane

magnette

Well spotted on the Invacar - here's a slightly earlier version in Manchester - though most including this one were registered in Surrey as that was where the Dept of Health registered them in fleets to give to disabled people

fintail

MB is a W108/109 (from what I can see, quite possibly the less common 109)

stickguy said:

brown Mercedes hiding behind the white Escort wagon. And a few cars ahead, a Yellow Capri with black vinyl roof.

fintail

Bentley Mark VI at left (or possibly a Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn, but much less likely).

magnette said:

Well spotted on the Invacar - here's a slightly earlier version in Manchester - though most including this one were registered in Surrey as that was where the Dept of Health registered them in fleets to give to disabled people

magnette

@fintail
Yes, the Silver Dawn was pretty much export only I think - the Bentley is more likely

The white car following the Invacar is a Vauxhall Victor FC - a new model in 1965 (C registration)

ab348

magnette said:

And the Dulwich Common one - just down the road from Forest Hill - has a grey Wolseley 1500 in the nearside lane

At first glance I thought that might be a Landcrab but then thought it was a Maxi. I am unsure of the differences in the Wolseley version.

Just ahead of it is a HC Vauxhall viva, which represented that model's last stand in the Canadian market, where it was badged as the Firenza. As Wiki states, "The HC was pulled from the Canadian market after two model years amidst consumer anger over corrosion and reliability issues."

https://www.hotcars.com/this-lemon-caused-vauxhall-to-be-driven-out-of-north-america/

lemko1968

???

stickguy

it is an Eshelman, sport 55 car.

ab348

I don't know much about this picture. I believe it is somewhere in London obviously, I believe late 1960s, but the large building in the background is a mystery to me. This expands to a massive size.

andys120

On the left is a Rover P5 followed by a Ford Anglia/105E. and to their right is a Morris Minor convertible

sda

Ford Cortina far right. The fintail looks like it is moving along at a brisk clip.

fintail

Fintail is a W110, appears to be on a "B" registration, so 1964, 4 cyl car.

andys120

Not what you think. Hint: note UK location, strange color...er colour and rooftop wing.

ab348

For reasons known only to them, Chrysler sold the Magnum wagon in Euroland with a 300 nose and badging. That color is surely not a factory offering.

ab348

Here's a cool (stock) photo of 1960s London traffic. Expands nicely. I think I can hear Herman's Hermits already.

stickguy

Imagine driving an AM DB5 in commuter traffic today? Even then it stuck out. Early version of the big Benz series in front of it.

Looks like a Jag Saloon a few cars back in front of an old convertible.

andys120

ab348 said:

For reasons known only to them, Chrysler sold the Magnum wagon in Euroland with a 300 nose and badging. That color is surely not a factory offering.

That's right; in Britain it's sold as the Chrysler 300 Estate. I wonder if that wing is a factory option.

andys120

The Holy Grail!>

stickguy

1960 Ford Fairlane Starliner.

imidazol97

This is real. Live. Last Sunday was at the Concours de Elegance.
Out of a thousand cars I've seen in car shows during the last couple weeks,
this is the only 1960 Ford.

tmart

Ah, the memories. Had one with the NASCAR options for the weekend. Unbelievably fast with super sensitive steering. Was hard to drive in a straight line, but it could really carve the curves.

magnette

The guy in that DB5 looks like he's yawning - London traffic can do that...

The picture with the M-B Fintail is looking at the corner of Trafalgar Square - pulling out next to the red Mail van is a Vanden Plas 3 litre - the posh Austin Westminster clone.

magnette

UK had the Chrysler 300 saloon and Estate too - they were quite popular here for a time.

Back with the A-M the estate behind it is a Hillman Super Minx and a bit back there is a Minor convertible ahead of a Land Rover
Probably the oldest car in that shot is a Vauxhall Victor - the black early one on the far right above the M-Benz SE

andys120

magnette said:

The guy in that DB5 looks like he's yawning - London traffic can do that...

If you pull up pix of the DB5 they all have the faired-in headlights under glass covers. I believe the one in the photo is a DB4. IIRC only the Zagato version of the DB4 had those.

fintail

MB coupe in the traffic jam pic is a W111 220SE, no later than 1963.

fintail

You're on the right track, but technically a Galaxie Starliner

stickguy said:

1960 Ford Fairlane Starliner.

ab348

Speaking of 1960 Fords, this period promo film introducing the new is fun.

https://youtu.be/TLKUY9wccKY

fintail

Beautiful color on that Starliner in the video. I still like that Town Victoria 4 door HT, too.

tjc78

@ab348 said:
For reasons known only to them, Chrysler sold the Magnum wagon in Euroland with a 300 nose and badging. That color is surely not a factory offering.

I’d bet they don’t even know. That’s one of those dumb decisions that happened at a company sponsored happy hour after too many martinis.

fintail

On top of that, I am pretty sure almost all of those wagons were diesel. Forbidden fruit in a way.

ab348

Omaha, NE, likely mid-1960s. Very expandable.

tjc78

Is the blue Caddy a 65? Always have trouble with the stacked headlight models.

Love the two tone Ford pickup.

fintail

65 or 66 Caddy, I'd have to look to know the difference.

Upper right, to the right of the cool Dodge two tone pickup looks like a 68 intermediate Ford with wood trim. Upper left in front of a Beetle looks like a red Corvette Stingray.

stickguy

Nice firebird. I think a 67

Lostwrench3

1965 Pontiac Catalina.
The Cadillac is a '65.

transamsd73

White Firebird is a 68. 67 had vent windows on them.

texases

'67 Vistacruiser? Grade school friend's family had one, liked looking out the green roof windows.