Mystery car pix

magnette

my alphabetical predecessor

andys120

magnette said:

my alphabetical predecessor

Took me a few minutes to get that one.

ab348

I’m still in the dark.

andys120

Magnette's online ID derives from his ownership of an MG Magnette ZA. The car I posted is the ZA's immediate predecessor in the MG sedan lineup, an MG YA, a prewar design that soldiered on until the introduction of the Magnette ZA in the early 50s.

Like most MG saloons the YA was never officially exported to our side of the Atlantic not least because it was hopelessly outdated. Neat looking though.

Here's a 1947 example.

andys120

bhill2

Lotus Elan. Verly toothsome.

ab348

Diana Rigg next to some British sports roadster.

magnette

Yes- alias Emma Peel - I recall her quite well actually ....

andys120

Yes, you're looking at the very luscious Emma Peel and her Lotus Elan. I believe it was the S4 that has the fixed window franes.

fintail

"D" registration suffix indicates 1966.

andys120

texases

'62 Grand Prix?

ab348

Toronto, circa 1963.

explorerx4

Driver 100, in the striped shirt, getting a newspaper.

andys120

1960 Cadillac on right, '63 Valiant across street. Oldest car readily visible a 1957 Chevy convertible moving
towards camera

ab348

I'm pretty sure that's not a Valiant.

sda

What is the car behind the 62 Olds Starfire convert? Is it a Mercury or Meteor?

fintail

In Toronto, maybe a Karmann Ghia just behind the bus. Sedan delivery looking rig behind that maybe a 55-56 Pontiac?

"Valiant" appears to be a Vauxhall Victor-based Envoy.

The Meteor does indeed appear to be a Meteor, 1961.

ab348

fintail said:

In Toronto, maybe a Karmann Ghia just behind the bus. Sedan delivery looking rig behind that maybe a 55-56 Pontiac?

"Valiant" appears to be a Vauxhall Victor-based Envoy.

The Meteor does indeed appear to be a Meteor, 1961.

The Vauxhall and the Meteor are the two reasons I posted the pic as they would have been unlikely finds south of the Canadian border.

When I was 5 years old my father bought a '61 Meteor like the one pictured new.

texases

And they say color changing paint is new....

fintail

I like how the chrome trim line on the fin of that Meteor kind of bisects the taillight, unique styling there.

texases

fintail said:

I like how the chrome trim line on the fin of that Meteor kind of bisects the taillight, unique styling there.

Reminded me a bit of these Edsel taillights:

tmart

andys120 said:

1960 Cadillac on right, '63 Valiant across street. Oldest car readily visible a 1957 Chevy convertible moving
towards camera

Approaching the Chevy appears to be a 55/56 Ford wagon( or Canadian equivalent).

explorerx4

Has to be pretty rare, driving away 1955 Pontiac 2 door wagon.

fintail

One of the best rear lights ever IMO, screams "1958".

texases said:

fintail said:

I like how the chrome trim line on the fin of that Meteor kind of bisects the taillight, unique styling there.

Reminded me a bit of these Edsel taillights:

magnette

That Meteor is quite distinctive with those rear lights

The Victor / Envoy is of course the FB series which was really big seller here although it was overshadowed almost from the start by the even more successful Ford Cortina

Between them, though, they saw the decline of the BMC Farina range (Oxford / Cambridge etc) and the Minx family

jpp75

Those who peruse other sites will get this fairly quickly.

tmart

A Toyota, right hand drive. I’ll abstain on the year and model.

fintail

Just as rare anymore is the apparent Moskvitch Aleko beside it.

stickguy

not sure what it is, but pretty sharp looking for a Toyota sedan.

Michaell

Guys, you’re missing it

That’s a Cavalier rebranded for the JDM market.

fintail

And only rebranded at the manufacturer level, it existed as the "Toyota Cavalier", late 90s.

magnette

Toyota Cavalier is new to me !

explorerx4

Kind of a reverse Chevy Prizm.

stickguy

Mirrors make all the difference.

jpp75

Michaell said:

Guys, you’re missing it

That’s a Cavalier rebranded for the JDM market.

Yep. What a joke that car must have been to the JDM market.

ab348

Not sure if this is a van, or a small locomotive.

magnette

That is a Lloyd LT 500 or possibly a 600 - early to mid 50's

Lloyd was related to Goliath and part of the Borgward group in post war West Germany

magnette

This one looks expensive

ab348

Is that a GenesisBentley badge on the front?

imidazol97

Good eye! LOL

fintail

Looks like an Austin Princess, early 50s. I swear I have seen them with Rolls-Royce or Bentley grilles.

magnette

Yes - it's an Austin A135 Princess Saloon - this one was registered in 1951.

It is more familiar as a Limo. From 1958 the limo was to be renamed the Vanden Plas Princess 4 1/2 litre with the Austin name being dropped for this range.

The limo was "converted" by various people to fake a Rolls Royce - generally by just altering the bonnet edges and fitting an old RR grille - mainly for use as a wedding car

In fairness they are comfortable old things (sadly mostly at funerals) and from the inside aren't any different from a Daimler (but I've never been in a Rolls Limo)

ab348

Burlington, VT, 1965, @sb55 's neck of the woods. Expands nicely.

kyfdx

Wild that there is a store selling "Corsets" in 1965.

imidazol97

1961 Chevrolet Impala Sports Coupe parked at curb.

explorerx4

Intersection of St Paul St and Pearl St.

texases

Morris Minor convertible parked behind the Impala?

ab348

kyfdx said:

Wild that there is a store selling "Corsets" in 1965.

I wonder if they had any made with whale bone.

fintail

65 Impala "sport sedan" beside the Minor, 61 Cadillac nearest the camera.

And not just a store selling corsets, maybe a store only selling corsets.