Mystery car pix

andys120

ab348 said:

Apparently one of these, an AC Greyhound.



Sort of hard to tell from a cutaway drawing.

Yup it's an AC Greyhound made by the same company that made the Invacars in previous posts, not to mention the chassis and body of the Shelby Cobras.

tmart

Kinda looks like an Acura emblem on the wheel hub.

magnette

the cars beyond the AC Greyhound include a Rover P4 on the extreme left with bonnet up - it appears to be set up for rallying or racing so probably a 110 or even a 105
That raised grey bonnet beyond the rolls looks like its a Morris MS Six

ab348

Another L.A. pic, this time La Cienega Blvd in 1969, courtesy of the wonderful Alison Martino of Vintage Los Angeles.

stickguy

Nice rambler (American?). Always liked that design.

stickguy

Across street nose of an early Cougar.

tmart

Thunderbird and County Squire.

ab348

I can't believe everyone missed the most notable thing about the La Cienega Blvd picture.

xwesx

ab348 said:

I can't believe everyone missed the most notable thing about the La Cienega Blvd picture.

The driver? Who is that, Mic Jagger (or someone trying to vaguely imitate him)?

explorerx4

I had to expand the image to see it!

stickguy

I must be missing something. what is it?

explorerx4

It's a who.

texases

I was going to mention that guy looks like Jagger, but I figured it was a coincidence.

stickguy

I did too. popular hairdo at the time. and why would Jagger be driving a Rambler?

ab348

stickguy said:

I did too. popular hairdo at the time. and why would Jagger be driving a Rambler?

That was the question I had. According to Ms. Martino it is indeed Jagger, visiting his record company (Electra) whose offices were there. I don’t think AMCs were in many rental fleets.

explorerx4

Maybe it was Ms Martini's car.

magnette

The stones did record the song Midnight Rambler...

andys120

Here's an interesting mix of cars from two decades (maybe three)>

stickguy

I like the houses.

Are the 2 blue chevies a 62 and a 64?

Red car a Pontiac tempest?

andys120

stickguy said:

I like the houses.

Are the 2 blue chevies a 62 and a 64?

Red car a Pontiac tempest?

I think you're right about the chevies, both are 4-post sedans. The red Pontiac is a '63 Tempest LeMans
w 326 VB (ist yr for V8 Tempest).

explorerx4

I see a 55, 62 and 63 Chevies parked on the street. Maybe a 54 with the hood up in the driveway?

texases

And a '62 Dart/Valiant bringing up the rear?

ab348

magnette said:

The stones did record the song Midnight Rambler...

A story someone who was actually there posted below the pic on FB was that the band was putting the finishing touches on the Let It Bleed album at the Electra studios on La Cienega that day and someone decided that the tune "Country Honk" needed the sound of a car horn. So that's what Mick was doing with the Rambler and there was a recording engineer just out of frame capturing the sound.

andys120

texases said:

And a '62 Dart/Valiant bringing up the rear?

It is named a 1962 Dodge Dart on TOM but I am sure they are mistaken. The Dodge had a side molding over the rear fender lacking on Plymouths of that year.



The tan car has no such molding




Nor does any '62 Plymouth I could find a pic of


'1962 Plymouth Savoy.

Far be it from me to question TOM but this time they have it wrong. I remember these cars well, I thought the '60-'62 MoPars were really horrid back then and I still do.

texases

You're right, I couldn't see the curve either, just figured it was my monitor. I don't know if I've ever looked up a pic of a '62 Savoy. They get very little attention, it seems.

andys120

No one has mentioned the most desirable car in that lineup, a 1955 Chevy convertible in metallic green.
The distinctly non-matching blue top (undoubtedly a replacement given the age of the car.)

explorerx4

I tell ya, I get no respect!

xwesx

explorerx4 said:

I tell ya, I get no respect!

Sorry, Rodney.

sda

I like the 55 Chevy convertible in that color and that it isn’t two tone like so many were.

ab348

@explorerx4 said:
I tell ya, I get no respect!

No respect at all!

The other day, I got back from a business trip. I got in a cab and said to the driver, "Hey! Take me to where the action is!" So ya know where he took me? He took me to my house!

xwesx

ab348 said:

No respect at all!

The other day, I got back from a business trip. I got in a cab and said to the driver, "Hey! Take me to where the action is!" So ya know where he took me? He took me to my house!

Hahaha; I remember one that I heard from him, maybe on the Tonight Show, when I was way too young to get the joke. It went something like this:

"I'm really trying to quit smoking; My wife and I made a pact that we would only smoke a cigarette after s e x. I haven't had one in over three weeks! Yeah, it's rough all around. Thing is, my wife is up to three packs a day!"

My dad was laughing so hard that I couldn't help but laugh. I was baffled at the time, though... the comedian didn't seem funny to me at all!

ab348

"One day as I came home early from work, I saw a guy jogging naked. I said to the guy, “Hey buddy…why are you doing that for?” He said, “Because you came home early.”"

andys120

Can you spot the misaligned panel?>

sda

Is it misaligned or not completely closed?

Lostwrench3

1953 Chevy.
1953 Ford.
1953 Ford.
Chevrolet "OK Used Cars" lot way in the back.

andys120

sda said:

Is it misaligned or not completely closed?

st gen Corvette, trust me it took them a while to figure out how to build 'em w the new miracle ingredient--
Glass fiber1

fintail

LA, 1992 (should zoom enough):

Michaell

Sentra SE-R on the left, followed by a 300 Touring.

Looks like the El Toro Y

andys120

The military vehicle looks like an updated version of the amphibious DUKW of WWII fame.

stickguy

early 90s Nissan PU behind the BMW 320. That is the style Nissan I had, but it was dark red.

and top right heading away, an early Saturn coupe (sc1?)

texases

I’m thinking that military vehicle is an armored personnel carrier. Not sure which.

fintail

I think that style Sentra just predates the SE-R. Nissan had a lot of market relevance and some brand cachet at that time, especially among younger buyers.

MB behind it is a W126, 1986+, appears to be LWB, so 300SEL/350SDL/420SEL/560SEL - unable to determine from any angle but the rear. There's also a 107 SL at far left, and a W124 in the oncoming lane at right.

Coupe driving away has a very similar profile to a Saturn, but I suspect it is a Geo Storm. And it is indeed the El Toro Y, good eye @Michaell - I dropped the streeview pin in a random spot at the junction, and can clearly see a couple of the buildings in the background:

Michaell

@fintail - the front most Sentra is indeed an SE-R. The one behind it to the right is the previous generation.

fintail

Could be, hard for me to tell with the color, which hides many details. I see a pre-91 model with a bra (or a bro, if you will):

Michaell said:

@fintail - the front most Sentra is indeed an SE-R. The one behind it to the right is the previous generation.

Michaell

fintail said:

Could be, hard for me to tell with the color, which hides many details. I see a pre-91 model with a bra (or a bro, if you will):

Michaell said:

@fintail - the front most Sentra is indeed an SE-R. The one behind it to the right is the previous generation.

That was the color of my ‘91 SE (budget couldn’t stretch for the -R)

tjc78

First gen Explorer on the left. That must have been brand new. Amazing how much narrower it is than the Bronco next to it (or maybe that is a F150 with a cap, can’t tell on my phone)

ab348

tjc78 said:

First gen Explorer on the left. That must have been brand new. Amazing how much narrower it is than the Bronco next to it (or maybe that is a F150 with a cap, can’t tell on my phone)

That's why they liked to roll over when those Firestone tires blew out.

ab348

Used car dealers, Portland OR, 1965.

sda

The 65 Dodge wagon looks looks like a misfit compared to those in the car lots. Lean, square and taught (practical) styling compared to adventurous, gaudy (some) styling inspired by flight and space.

Lostwrench3

1956 Cadillac.