Mystery car pix

imidazol97

I didn't find a 1960 Ford anywhere. Did I miss it?

ab348

The black over Saffron ‘68 Olds is a relatively rare Cutlass Supreme model, as identified by the emblem on the C-pillar and the moulding that runs on the lower body above the rocker panels and wheel openings and defines where an argent paint accent covers the lower body.

fintail

By the early 70s I bet a lot of them were in the big parking lot in the sky.

imidazol97 said:

I didn't find a 1960 Ford anywhere. Did I miss it?

magnette

@lostwrench3

They were parking on the weeds not least because the average sedan then probably had a couple of inches more ground clearance than now and no low profile tyres either.

Also the exhaust system was a basic pipe rather than an engineering marvel with rare earth components...

andys120

stickguy

A PUCH?

Whatever it is, I might need one this weekend.

andys120

stickguy said:

A PUCH?

Whatever it is, I might need one this weekend.

We're due for 8-10" Saturday. Yep that's a 1972 Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer 710M (ex-Swiss Army). The only thing cooler than a 4wd Pinzgauer---a 6 wheeler!

tjc78

@stickguy said:
A PUCH?

Whatever it is, I might need one this weekend.

It’s gonna be a dud (I hope…)

stickguy

down here I think it will be. Up where my daughter is in Boston, they might be getting hammered.

though good chance your shore place will get a lot more snow. And possibly a lot of high winds. Not a good day to be on the island.

tjc78

Nope we are staying away this weekend for sure!

andys120

We have a forecast for 8-12" tomorrow but they're saying a high of 19F. I'm not a meteorologist, nor do I play one on TV but I've noticed that it seldom snows much if temps are below 27-28F. Snow likes it to be 28-32F. Temp. forecasts are way more reliable than precipitation forecasts.

Also if it's below 28 the little snow we get is dry powder whuch is less likely to mess up the electric grid. That's my forecast and I'm stickin' to it,

ab348

Here's a car I have never seen previously. Not the prettiest thing in the world but it just sold for nearly 7 figures. The make should be easy, the model and year perhaps less so.

andys120

Right, the Trident is one of the most distinctive, the symbol of Maserati. I'm guessing that's a mid 1960s Maserati 5000GT. Those were done by several coachbuilders but I happened to stumble on that very car while trying to figure out who did that one. It was styled by Bertone especially for Mohammed Reza
Pahlevi, the last Shah of Iran and became known as the Scia di Persia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_5000_GT

texases

andys120 said:

Right, the Trident is one of the most distinctive, the symbol of Maserati. I'm guessing that's a mid 1960s Maserati 5000GT. Those were done by several coachbuilders but I happened to stumble on that very car while trying to figure out who did that one. It was styled by Bertone especially for Mohammed Reza
Pahlevi, the last Shah of Iran and became known as the Scia di Persia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_5000_GT

I wouldn't have guessed Bertone, it looks too 'odd' to me. I searched Frua and Zagato, to no avail (of course).

magnette

That Maserati somehow resembles a Warthog

ab348

Andy, the Robb Report story on the car I read differs from what you posted. It states it is a Carrozzeria Touring body, built in 1961, originally sold to the Orzi family, owners of Maserati at the time, then in 1965 modified and sold to Prince Saud of Saudi Arabia.

https://robbreport.com/motors/cars/1959-maserati-5000-gt-gooding-company-scottsdale-auction-1234655800/

magnette

This one has obvious origins but isn't quite as it seems

andys120

ab348 said:

Andy, the Robb Report story on the car I read differs from what you posted. It states it is a Carrozzeria Touring body, built in 1961, originally sold to the Orzi family, owners of Maserati at the time, then in 1965 modified and sold to Prince Saud of Saudi Arabia.

https://robbreport.com/motors/cars/1959-maserati-5000-gt-gooding-company-scottsdale-auction-1234655800/

Imagine that, contradictory and inaccurate information on the internet, imagine that!

andys120

magnette said:

This one has obvious origins but isn't quite as it seems

Loooks like a Lsand Rover S1 military version, what's the wrinkle.

stickguy

they didn't pay their parking tickets and it got booted?

explorerx4

It is LHD, so maybe Canadian(probably not)?

magnette

It is a Land Rover but it wasn't made in England - it's actually something much rarer and wasn't originally registered here at all.

It was made by Minerva - a by then defunct make from Belgium - and although they assembled them using the L-R oily bits unlike our domestic version it was primarily steel bodied rather than alloy.

They made several hundred from 1951-56 for the Belgian military, police and other government departments

Nowadays its probably worth more here than there as people collect Land Rovers and this one has a certain cachet I suppose

magnette

There is also an alloy version of the Land Rover with similar sloping front wings that was assembled in Spain as the L-R Santana for age - well into the nineties - similar story but with Spanish military etc although they were later sold all over Europe as well with civilian sales too - not just for government use.

magnette

For some reason every time I type also the spell check on this site changes it to something else - this time it was apollo

andys120

stickguy

all I can say about that car, is that the interior looks very nice.

ab348

A Jensen CV8. They only made the single one pictured as a convertible. There is a coupe living here locally owned by one of the members of the local British Automobile Touring Association of Nova Scotia. Back in the '80s the owner lived near to where my apartment was located and I would often see the car in the neighborhood.

ab348

Beacon Hill area of Boston, 1970s, expands some:

stickguy

lots of Volvos. not a surprise in New England. a 140 series front left, and a couple of 120s on the right. Looks like a white wagon in front of a yellow 71-73 Mustang.

2 back from an early 60s Caddy on the left is a silver gen 1 Capri.

Lots of stuff I like in this shot!

andys120

Coming up the middle is a Citroen DS in USDM trim (4 round headlights) to its right a blue VW Microbus.
Early 70s Lincoln in front of it. The gold dome belongs to the State Capitol of Massachusetts.

fintail

Beside the Citroen maybe a Toyota Mark II. In front of the Volvos maybe a Renault 16, behind the blue VW microbus maybe a VW 411/412.

ab348

I’m not sure but I think the Citroen might be a wagon.

I think what Andy pegged as a Lincoln is actually a Mercury Marquis, parked behind a Pinto.

Across the street, behind the 144 and ahead of the big Buick, is a ragtop, probably a sports car, maybe a Fiat 124.

sda

The silver car behind the Citroen appears to be a Pontiac Grand Am. I also think the Citroen is a wagon.

andys120

Lostwrench3

Front and center - 1952 Mercury.
Andy, 20 inches of snowfall down here. How did you make out?

tmart

53 Ford following a 57 Chevy.

andys120

Lostwrench3 said:

Front and center - 1952 Mercury.
Andy, 20 inches of snowfall down here. How did you make out?

Not that much, only 51/2", mostly because it was too cold to snow much (high 17F). I am not a meteorologist, nor do I play one on TV but I do know that it seldom snows much if temperatures are below 27F or so. Snow likes 28-32F. I mentioned this to a neighbor who is a lifelong New Englander and she agrees w me.

If we know this how come TV weathermen don't? Perhaps they do but all this braying about huge storms and "bomb cyclones" is good for ratings and for their advertisers.
What we got was light/dry powder.

andys120

I think the Mercury behind the trolley is a '53. Those distictive "clothing Iron" taillight surrounds were unique to 1953. The '52s had body color t/l surrounds.

Lostwrench3

andys120 said:

Lostwrench3 said:

Front and center - 1952 Mercury.
Andy, 20 inches of snowfall down here. How did you make out?

Not that much, only 51/2", mostly because it was too cold to snow much (high 17F). I am not a meteorologist, nor do I play one on TV but I do know that it seldom snows much if temperatures are below 27F or so. Snow likes 28-32F. I mentioned this to a neighbor who is a lifelong New Englander and she agrees w me.

If we know this how come TV weathermen don't? Perhaps they do but all this braying about huge storms and "bomb cyclones" is good for ratings and for their advertisers.
What we got was light/dry powder.

This life long weather hobbyist so agrees that hype is used by some TV weather people calling simple bombogenesis "Bomb Cyclone." I have been contacted by friends who were frightened because they heard we were going to get a Bomb Cyclone.
Some of the towns here in Eastern Ct. received 15 to 20 inches of snow yesterday because of Mesoscale Banding.
Ok, back to cars. The round trunk badge indicates 1952. The 1953's trunk badge had "wings".

ab348

The meteorology profession seems to have succumbed to a combination of selling the idea of climate change by calling lots more events “extreme weather” and competing for the weathertainment dollar. The whole “bomb cyclone” nonsense is a good example. Many people in this part of the world equate cyclone with hurricane, so that is a good start for the weather alarmists. In reality the definition is a weather system with a circular formation, as many are. Add to that the idea of bombogenesis which I understand when first identified was called the much less dramatic term “Bergeron” and there you have it. The local weather presenters have gotten so overdramatized that I now get my forecasts online from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, who are more accurate.

andys120

texases

When I put '1957 Chrysler 300', I think that exact car popped up (300C, it is). But I don't know how it differs externally from a '58 300D...

andys120

1958-Chrysler 300D


There's no external difference that I can make out. The '57 version actually previewed the '58 styling with its 4 headlights. IIRC some other late '57 production MoPars got the four headlights. The wire wheels on the red '57 were options on all 300s.

Convertible "Letter 300s" are very rare. I've never seen one and I'd remember if I had since the 300s are my favorite 1950s Detroiters.

andys120

stickguy

Morris minor?

texases

The 'Traveller' model, I think.

magnette

The Morris Minor Traveller was my first car - a Trafalgar Blue 1968 model with a healthy crop of moss and some grasses growing out of the felt channels along the base of the sliding side windows. I actually had to use a trowel when I first got it to uproot them although given the usual Welsh weather it soon grew back.

Previous owner was a builder and it had been used mainly as a work van so it was a bit worn at the rear and it was on "Town & Country " tyres which looked like the tread on a Wellington Boot. Also they squealed like Starsky &Hutch on corners but in fairness it was very good on country lanes and pretty much anywhere without steps was feasible.

It was otherwise totally original although it was a de-luxe which meant the glove box had a lid

I enjoyed that car a lot as it was as tough as anything and pretty much unbreakable - also you could skid at low speed on some bends until the axle tramp cut in which made you slow down..

The one posted has non standard wheels...

imidazol97

andys120 said:

1958-Chrysler 300D


There's no external difference that I can make out. The '57 version actually previewed the '58 styling with its 4 headlights. IIRC some other late '57 production MoPars got the four headlights. The wire wheels on the red '57 were options on all 300s.

Convertible "Letter 300s" are very rare. I've never seen one and I'd remember if I had since the 300s are my favorite 1950s Detroiters.

An article I found about 1957 and 1958 Chrysler letter cars said the taillights were different
and it may have said the emblem on the wheel covers was different. There were also differences
in the interior, which doesn't show up in most of our pictures.

The taillight on the 1958 was shorter and the red plastic does NOT go all the way to the
top of the chrome holder.

texases

I like the '57 taillight better, the '58 looks a bit stubby.

imidazol97

The '58 lens looks like a Lincoln taillight IIRC from that era.