Mystery car pix

Lostwrench3

On the right - 1950 Chevy.

andys120

On the left is a Buick ca.1949-50, next to it a tall pre-war Packard, possibly a limo.

fintail

I think that shot is from one of the colorized videos on Youtube. Packard appears to be a more senior model, likely a Super 8 from 1935-36.

ab348

fintail said:

I think that shot is from one of the colorized videos on Youtube. Packard appears to be a more senior model, likely a Super 8 from 1935-36.

That's correct. The Old Motor did provide a link, and the videos are well worth checking out.

ab348

Meanwhile, here is an interesting shot of San Diego, circa 1965, should expand somewhat:

tmart

Two Bullet Birds.

andys120

tmart said:

Two Bullet Birds.

IIRC the Bullet T-Birds were '61-63. The green hardtop is a 1959 Plymouth (Savoy or Belvedere).

Odd that there are no imports or "compacts" visible.

stickguy

far back by the building there is an early Falcon.

magnette

A stately thirties Packard alongside the 50 Olds convertible
two back from the Packard- is that a Studebaker from the immediate post war range - say about 1946?

bhill2

stickguy said:

far back by the building there is an early Falcon.

I would also include the black Rambler (with fake wood on the decorative stripe) as a compact.

fintail

Maybe posted before, can't recall:

tmart

Two 59 Fords, 57 Ford wagon 52/54 Ford, 56 Ford, 60 Ford.

Lostwrench3

1959 Olds.

andys120

Oldest car is the black -5-window coupe next to the '60 Ford.

Tailfin and talight of a '57 Caddy on extreme right.

ab348

fintail said:

Maybe posted before, can't recall:

I had the same suspicion and I did a search using several likely terms with no result. But since you had the same thought I suspect you're right. Sorry about that.

sda

I like the copper color of the 60 Ford. I saw a 64 Olds 88 Holiday coupe in a similar color with a white top and thought the color combination was sharp.

imidazol97

sda said:

I like the copper color of the 60 Ford. I saw a 64 Olds 88 Holiday coupe in a similar color with a white top and thought the color combination was sharp.

I think I said it before, but I don't remember ever seeing that color on a 1960 Ford in our area when I was a kid in high school. We had a new 1960 Ford in a blue-green color. Basic low model.

fintail

I get a feeling the oldie next to the 60 Ford is a ~37-38 Chevy. There's another oldie down the line between the apparent 59 Fords - I am reasonably sure it is a 37-38 Dodge or Plymouth. Dark red car at far left maybe a 53-54 Plymouth.

Speaking of 60 Fords, it seems like 75% of them in period pics are in Fairlane or lower trim. I wonder if the big bubble window was seen as something cool and modern.

tmart

Interesting thought about the 60 rear window. Personally, I preferred the Galaxie top.

andys120

stickguy

Jag FHC. I will guess an XK120

andys120

stickguy said:

Jag FHC. I will guess an XK120

That's what I'd have guessed but it's a 1956 Jaguar XK-140 FHC. I've never been able to tell a 140 by looking. Changes from the earlier XK-120 included an enlarged interior, rack and pinon steering and other mechanical improvements.

I was surprised to learn that the Fixed head Coupe versions of the XK-140 far out sold the other versions:

FHC- 839 OTS (roadster)-73 DHC-480. Only 295 FHC XK-120s were made so if it has a "tin" roof, it's likely an XK-140.

magnette

I think the Fhc version would have sold better in our market - the home market was not available as we needed the exports - we were broke - so most XK 120s went to foreign climes at first but by the time they got to the 140 it was sold in UK and we don't have the California climate ....

andys120

The popularity of "ragtop"roadsters in the UK has always been a mystery to me given the rainy weather you often have. OTOH sports car fans in sunny Italy often favor coupe bodywork.

magnette

In parts of Italy it is too hot in the summer for the soft top - and the North has snow in winter so they probably suffer then too.

I ran an MGB roadster for the whole period from 1989 to 2000 as my only car (the Magnette was laid up for that period in Wales) and I found the open top was fine except in the depts of winter although I did tend to arrive at the office a little drenched some mornings if the hood leaked more than usual !

I gave up and got a small Fiat hatchback when I needed to save money and buy a house and a few years later got a company car again thereafter.

Always had a bad back with the MGB though - not the seat - just the climb out...

ab348

I owned one convertible in my life and found that, as the saying goes, the juice was not worth the squeeze, in that case, the noise, shakes, rattles and general loose-feeling structure. I suspect today's versions are better.

stickguy

I loved that the top down aspect of the Miata. It was also a solid car being so small, and designed that way. I just didn’t fit.

explorerx4

My Mustang handles better with the top up, but rides better with the top down, due to the flexible chassis.

fintail

Seattle 1963 (should zoom ok):

kyfdx

I’ve been there

tmart

fintail said:

Seattle 1963 (should zoom ok):

Two 59 Fords.

Lostwrench3

1956 Dodge.

explorerx4

63 Chevy, lilac colored, behind the taxi. A 64 Chevy wagon behind that.

andys120

Two-tone ,four port '56 Buick Roadmaster on left.

andys120

The car closest to camera on left looks like a '55 Dodge to me but could be a DeSoto I guess.

magnette

I think its a Dodge too

Lostwrench3

magnette said:

I think its a Dodge too

1956.

fintail

Looks like you were there during the now-expected smoke season.

kyfdx said:

I’ve been there

kyfdx

fintail said:

Looks like you were there during the now-expected smoke season.

kyfdx said:

I’ve been there

Yeah, 2017. Just after Labor Day. 95 F high. Weird.

We spent a week in Seattle/Portland and only saw 15 minutes of rain.

ab348

Another that I'm unsure whether it was posted previously or not. This one is from Omaha (we seem to get a lot of Omaha parking lot pics here) no earlier than the spring of 1969.

stickguy

White Porsche 911 center back, next to an orange beetle convertible.

Front center a dark blue Volvo 142, and silver Datsun 1600/2000 convertible with black hardtop with porthole.

Michaell

kyfdx said:

fintail said:

Looks like you were there during the now-expected smoke season.

kyfdx said:

I’ve been there

Yeah, 2017. Just after Labor Day. 95 F high. Weird.

We spent a week in Seattle/Portland and only saw 15 minutes of rain.

On my first trip to Seattle, I don't think the temp varied between 55 and 59 the whole week. Constant rain.

(of course, this was in November or early December, IIRC)

explorerx4

White 59 Chevy Impala coupe, parked very badly. A couple of rows beyond that, a dark green(?) Maverick, roof covered with snow.

texases

Is that a red Renault R10 on the second to last row, left side, next to the green/blue batwing Chevy?

edit-just found out that 'batwing Chevy' also applies to the dual quad setup on the '57, because of the shape of the air cleaner housing...

sda

To the left of the white 59 Ford three aisles up must be an early Ford Maverick.

explorerx4

I see at least 9 VW Bugs and 2 Karmann Ghia's. In lower left shows partial top of a VW Westfalia van.

andys120

Lower right is a pair of VWs, an earlier Beetle with cloth sunroof and a Karmann-Ghia Coupe. A silver Datsun Sports (2000?) next to it w aftermarket hard. top.

andys120

fintail

I seem to remember that Fairlane.

The 2 door Volvo in the second row up between a Caprice and a Mustang catches my eye.

ab348 said:

Another that I'm unsure whether it was posted previously or not. This one is from Omaha (we seem to get a lot of Omaha parking lot pics here) no earlier than the spring of 1969.

transamsd73

The GTO on page 1293 is a 1970. Nice car, great color, too!