Mystery car pix

stickguy

we used to go to 5 guys every so often since there was one near us. Which has since closed. Have not bothered to stop elsewhere since and probably never will. We only went to CFA when traveling 95 through Virginia and it was at our usual exit for a rest stop. The one near our house always has a terrible line clogging up the parking lot.

if we are travelling and need a quick stop (about the only time we go to a FF joint now) is is usually going to be Wendy's.

bhill2

magnette said:

Thanks - although Ramblers were more common here than many other US brands we never saw them regularly in the day.

Hey, you get full credit for recognizing it as a Rambler at all. They never were a major brand even here. My folks had a '64, which caused me to develop a soft spot for them. It had the relatively rare V-8, and thus was faster than anyone thought a Rambler would be. I was a teenage driver, so that was a lot of fun.

Rambler was always marketed basically as a relatively trim, economical car. If you are interested in an unusual departure from that theme, look up the 1957 Rambler Rebel. This was the last year that AMC, the parent corporation, made a full-size car (the Nash and closely related Hudson). For the Rebel they took the largest engine they had and stuffed it into the Rambler body. The result was amusing.

andys120

stickguy

the early 80's called. they want their colors back.

I think the square nose makes it a Capri?

fintail

Yep a Capri. Probably equipped with a stalk horn, V8 putting out 110hp, etc.

ab348

Not a 1983 -86 Capri with the bubble back hatch either.

xwesx

magnette said:

I never went in that place on principle (and they don't sell decent tea - never did actually... )

Who doesn't want to see a clown get in a fistfight?!


You need someone to take the plunge and scald themselves with the tea, then the product quality will improve.

magnette

Yeah - the trouble is if he hits you and you stamp on his foot he just laughs...

magnette

New airline expands carry on luggage allowance...

sda

magnette said:

New airline expands carry on luggage allowance...

The utmost luxury!

ab348

Concord NH circa 1962, blows up well:

explorerx4

What are all those strange vehicles that seem to be a cross between a sedan and a cuv?

tmart

56 Ford, four 57 Fords, 58 Ford, 60 Ford, two Falcons, 61 Ford wagon.

tmart

explorerx4 said:

What are all those strange vehicles that seem to be a cross between a sedan and a cuv?

Do you mean the station wagons?

andys120

Car getting on plane is prolly an Armstrong Siddley Saphire. The airplane is probably powered by Armstrong Siddely

texases

@andys120 said:
Car getting on plane is prolly an Armstrong Siddley Saphire. The airplane is probably powered by Armstrong Siddely

That plane was a Bristol Freighter, part of Silver City Airways
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_City_Airways?wprov=sfti1

fintail

Looks like the local Ford dealer was doing well. 60 is a Galaxie 4 door post.

ab348 said:

Concord NH circa 1962, blows up well:

explorerx4

I'm going to say 5 57 Fords. 3 sedans, a wagon and a convertible.

tmart

explorerx4 said:

I'm going to say 5 57 Fords. 3 sedans, a wagon and a convertible.

Don’t see the third sedan.

explorerx4

I see now, 56 is to far right behind 57 sedan. I thought they were both 57's.

ab348

Over on the left side of the pic, an early Corvair 4-door nose to nose with a '58 Ford (at first glance I thought that was a T-bird but I don't think so now) and a '62 Mopar wagon, I believe a Dodge.

magnette

Yes that was a Bristol 170 Freighter and I think it had Bristol Hercules engines whilst the car was an Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire.
Both companies were subsumed into Hawker Siddeley a few years later

Silver City Airways was the busiest airline in the UK in the fifties with short hops from Kent to the French coast - mostly from Lydd to Le Touques or Calais I think.
The development of roll-on roll-off ferries from the Channel ports killed it of course and they in turn took a hit when the Tunnel opened - although that was a lot later.

fintail

Spokane, 1965:

andys120

Closest to camera is a 1955 or '56 Ford, Way to the lreft a four port Buick (Roadmaster?) ca. 1851-2

andys120

stickguy

Humber, just did not make attractive cars. And of course, their names were something else too.

tmart

andys120 said:

Closest to camera is a 1955 or '56 Ford, Way to the lreft a four port Buick (Roadmaster?) ca. 1851-2

It’s a 56 Ford, wide chrome siding vs narrow.

Lostwrench3

3rd from left - 1951 Chevy.

Lostwrench3

The Buick is a 1951. The 1952 had no chrome above the rear wheel well.

andys120

andys120 said:

Yup, it's a 1966 Humber Super Snipe USSeries V, a late example of a long line of cars made in Britain from 1938-1867. and exported to the USDM by the Rootes Group in the 1950s and 60s.

The late examples wew two cars in one,

Outside styling was American with 4 headlights, optional two-tone paint and wraparound glass. The interior OTOH...Veddy, veddy British>



I rode in one once and was impressed by the rich wood and upholstery.

magnette

Yes - Super Snipe - it sort of makes sense when the smaller version was a Hawk as a Snipe is also a bird but it is game rather than raptor so not exactly the higher designation..

texases

I wonder how many Humbers were ever sold in the US. I don't remember seeing one.

ab348

This pic is from the Halifax Municipal Archive and is circa 1970. It shows that rather rough and tumble passenger ferry terminal in Dartmouth used by people to cross Halifax harbor to get to the big city. The area is now quite different but still somewhat down at the heels.

explorerx4

A Volvo 144 next to the open gate and a Renault R12 between 2 other cars in the same row.

xwesx

Much newer here.... December 1996. Collegetown, USA (Linfield College in Oregon). A parking lot photo outside his residence hall when I went over there to tow my 1974 Pinto wagon home after it threw a rod while my brother was driving it to school.

Lostwrench3

1967 Pontiac Catalina or Bonneville.

andys120

I think the blue car is a 1990s Ford Contour. There's a red gen 1 Mercury Sable to its right.

texases

I was thinking it was a Valiant next to the R12, but what I can make out of the rear bumper/tail lights doesn't look right. Does look like a Valiant next to the water.

stickguy

Rambler next to the Renault.

fintail

Contour gives me a rental vibe with its basic spec and out of state plate, but maybe not, with the mirror tassel.

Beside the Sable is the sliver of a Jetta, then an 88-91 Civic, Citation, and 88-92 Mazda 626. Car at far left next to the Contour possibly a Buick Somerset, and in the background loaded up with long boards, an 80-86 F-series extended cab.

xwesx said:

Much newer here.... December 1996. Collegetown, USA (Linfield College in Oregon). A parking lot photo outside his residence hall when I went over there to tow my 1974 Pinto wagon home after it threw a rod while my brother was driving it to school.

xwesx

Pretty solid representation by Ford (not even including the pair of Fords I had behind me in the lot).

There is a what-was-then-new Explorer on the far side of the street near the upper center of the frame. Looks like a Limited or Eddie Bauer version by the trim. Must have been the "rich kid" of the group.

xwesx

Thinking about that Explorer reminded me of a friend in college here in Alaska. She was from a small town in the "local" region, and her parents bought a white 1998 Explorer in Eddie Bauer trim. After nearly a year, the car only had something like 2500 miles on it, which is nothing at all for this area, so my friend begged them to let her use it (which they granted). Fast forward more than twenty years, and she STILL drives that car (which they later gave to her as a graduation present). Even now, I don't think it has a hundred thousand miles on it.

explorerx4

That's an Eddie Bauer edition.
Black Jetta next to the Sable and a gold Citation a couple spaces beyond that.

andys120

stickguy

Muntz Jet, courtesy of "mad man" Muntz?

I remember seeing one of these on an episode of Chasing classic cars.

andys120

stickguy said:

Muntz Jet, courtesy of "mad man" Muntz?

I remember seeing one of these on an episode of Chasing classic cars.

Yup, America's first Sports car, 4 years ahead of the first 'Vette.

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

texases

Nah, Mercer was first:

kyfdx

texases said:

Nah, Mercer was first:

My friend (passed away now) had one of these in his master bedroom.

magnette

Pick on someone your own size!

explorerx4

Doesn't look good for the driver of TRD 921.