Mystery car pix

stickguy

they have some pretty good ads out for that now. Yes, I think the full name now is just Z.

explorerx4

The front has a sleepy eyed look to it.

magnette

@ab348

The heart situation must come first of course but it is a shame these things then delay what can be a life altering operation in its own right.

I was lucky I didn't have complications other than the knee itself - and a bit of blood pressure regulation which is under control anyway.

It wasn't that they didn't try to fix the knee for me - I actually had three revision operations on it during 2019 but that left me with a temporary insert when the pandemic hit, so I was left waiting.

This time round though I got the top team from Barts Orthopedic so it was hopefully worth the wait...

andys120

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tmart

Bug, 52/53 Ford, two (?) 57 Fords, Pontiac.

explorerx4

62 Pontiac(maybe another one across the street). 61 Chevy taxi, probably not an Impala.

Lostwrench3

I'll place one chip on a 1954 Pontiac.

stickguy

2 beetles. It’s an infestation.

andys120

explorerx4 said:

62 Pontiac(maybe another one across the street). 61 Chevy taxi, probably not an Impala.

Bingo, the Poncho is a '62 and the photo is from Naked City, a great old TV series about the NYPD. Back then TV series would have deals w a particular car brand to feature their cars. Naked City's was with Pontiac Motor Div. Even though most actual NYPD cars were Fords or Plymouths.

That TV show was focused on detectives who drove unmarked cars and the ones on the show were Catalina four doors with options such as hard tops, whitewalls and full wheel covers. in real life the NYC controller was not likely to pay for those options.

As for the two Beetles, that would be usual in NY traffic. VW's popularity was strongest in the late 50s and early 60s especially in the big cities of the East or West Coast.

Naked City was a treasure trove of old car spotting. An episode featured a guy with a Rolls Phantom
while another was about a crazy heiress w a 300SL Roadster.

andys120

Staten Isl NY 1979

andys120

I'll call the late 70s Toyota Celica in the row closest to camera, A Japanese Mustang that was ctually a prtty good car.

explorerx4

As long as you weren't looking for powerful Japanese Mustang(240 Z).

stickguy

I had that exact same vintage and body style celica. Bought late 80s somewhere. Maybe 87. Incredibly rusty already.

stickguy

Swoopy style “what’s a matador?” By a chevette pulling out. White Torino wagon.

Datsun B210 4 door bottom left.

texases

Funny, I just watched this. The C pillar on the coupe looks odd:
https://youtu.be/ywYjYcrzK_A

kyfdx

In the late '70s, I wanted one of those Celicas, bad. But, no way I could afford it. They were more than a Scirocco. (another car I couldn't afford).

ab348

On the far side of the street, a boattail Riviera, I think a '73, on the left side of the pic, and a mid-70s Toronado over there on the right side. Ahead of the last-gen Matador coupe, a '72 Torino 4-door behind a mid-70s Grand Prix that is trying to avoid getting hit by a '71 (?) Olds 98 coupe. Closer to the curb near the Matador, a Jeep Wagoneer behind a '74 Impala.

andys120

Michaell

Porsche 924.

I remember giving an oral report on that car in 8th grade. It had a cD of .38, IIRC.

ab348

Toro, Toro, Toro!

Ralph Oldsmobile, somewhere on Long Island, late '72 or early '73 I believe. Expands very well.

stickguy

the grills on that vintage Toronado never looked right to me. though seems almost tame compared to a lot of modern PU trucks or ToyLexi!

a 4 door Imperial next to a Ford country squire wagon.

and overall, a lot full of cars that are about to be worth a whole lot less when the impending gas crisis hit!

fintail

I think the Imperial is a 68, Toronado next to the Squire is a 68-69, Squire is a 71-72.

andys120

ab348

1954 Chrysler Windsor Town & Country. Being a Windsor it was a bit of a slug, having the old 6-cylinder flathead engine.

andys120

ab348 said:

1954 Chrysler Windsor Town & Country. Being a Windsor it was a bit of a slug, having the old 6-cylinder flathead engine.

That's right AB348 but that gen of Mopars looked great to me, then and now.

ab348

I like them too, especially a New Yorker hardtop with the original Hemi V-8.

andys120

tjc78

92 300ZX

andys120

tjc78 said:

92 300ZX

it's a 1990 ZX

ab348

York, PA, early 1960s:

Lostwrench3

1959 Olds convertible.

andys120

1960 Ford sedan in front of the Olds!

explorerx4

The right side of the street likes Oldsmobile's, a red, a white(60) and a Blue one(60).
A couple of 61 Fords, wagon to the right of the yellow cab and a sedan at the curb to the right of it with a 57 Chevy in between.

fintail

In the distance ahead of the 61 Ford, there's another 60 Ford, beside maybe a Corvair.

andys120

Not exactly a mystery car but a nice pic of my favorite year version>

stickguy

56. looks good in that color. Interesting wheel covers.

I bet those houses appreciated quite a bit since then!

explorerx4

Is that a 55? I don't see the side vent.

bhill2

explorerx4 said:

Is that a 55? I don't see the side vent.

Yeah, it's a '55. The '56s had the continental spare.

stickguy

huh. I always thought the 55 and 57 had the spare, and the 56 didn't.

but I wasn't even born then, so what do I know?

explorerx4

Here's a picture of a 56 showing the side vent added to help with passenger compartment cooling.

tmart

The spare tire was available on all three years, but I believe it was standard on the 56. Interesting story about the spare. Ford received many complaints about the trunk space on the 55. Not enough room for two sets of golf clubs due to the spare. The easy solution was just move the spare outside! Problem solved.

There was a sorta similar problem at Pontiac. Many complaints about having to fill the gas tank on the GTO too often. The solution was to install a larger tank. Problem solved.

andys120

magnette

That is an Alfasud - I think this would be a later one and in some markets it was an Alfasud 2 if it was this mildly updated model
It would be circa 1979 I think

explorerx4

It has kind of a Saab vibe.

magnette

Regarding tyres in the trunk / boot

When the Rover P6 (2000) range was launched in the early sixties it was aimed at the sort of people who wanted to put golf clubs in the boot.

Due to the De Dion rear axle mountings, I think, the boot was rather small and awkward so Rover dealers marketed a conversion to mount the spare wheel on the boot lid which was quite commonly seen although not so much in more urban areas where people parked in the street I would imagine.

ab348

magnette said:

Regarding tyres in the trunk / boot

When the Rover P6 (2000) range was launched in the early sixties it was aimed at the sort of people who wanted to put golf clubs in the boot.

Due to the De Dion rear axle mountings, I think, the boot was rather small and awkward so Rover dealers marketed a conversion to mount the spare wheel on the boot lid which was quite commonly seen although not so much in more urban areas where people parked in the street I would imagine.

It looked pretty hideous.

sda

The boot lid with the spare must have been awkward and heavy to lift. Not a very elegant solution.

texases

They needed a Continental Kit!

andys120

'nother 'Bird

stickguy

Not sure the year but based on hood scoop it’s a turbo bird.