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    andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,392
    Brochure Art>


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    explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 19,320
    The large(?) European 8 cylinder
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    andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,392
    I think it would translate as "The great European 8 cylinder".

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    fintailfintail Member Posts: 57,169
    I think it might have been about the only European 8 cylinder in series production - MB wouldn't have a V8 passenger car for several more years.
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    andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,392
    edited April 2022
    fintail said:

    I think it might have been about the only European 8 cylinder in series production - MB wouldn't have a V8 passenger car for several more years.

    Never thought about it that way but I think you're right about that and the ad speaks to it. The 507 was like several interesting cars of that era a brainchild of Max Hoffman, the American importer/distributor for several Euripean makes.

    The Wikipedia article has lots of interesting factoids about the BMW 507 and the pep[le who owned them. The most beautiful Bimmer ever built nearly bankrupted BMW.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_507

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    andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,392

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

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    stickguystickguy Member Posts: 50,557
    Dodge royal lancer convertible?

    Not bad looking for that era.

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    fintailfintail Member Posts: 57,169
    Seattle 1962 (should zoom well):

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    tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,242
    59 Thunderbird parked heading left.
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    Lostwrench3Lostwrench3 Member Posts: 741
    On the left border, a 1952 DeSoto.
    As to the Dodge dealership photo, anyone recognize the guy sitting on the car?
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    stickguystickguy Member Posts: 50,557
    In Seattle, in the center, a space needle.

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    xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 16,796
    stickguy said:

    In Seattle, in the center, a space needle.

    Sharp eye, space cadet!
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    andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,392
    Lostwrench3 said:

    On the left border, a 1952 DeSoto.
    As to the Dodge dealership photo, anyone recognize the guy sitting on the car?

    It's Lawrence Welk, a band leader who had a weekly TV show that was sponsored by Dodge. His show was much loved by much loved by the WWII generation but for suceeding generations it was pure Schmaltz.

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    Lostwrench3Lostwrench3 Member Posts: 741
    andys120 said:

    Lostwrench3 said:

    On the left border, a 1952 DeSoto.
    As to the Dodge dealership photo, anyone recognize the guy sitting on the car?

    It's Lawrence Welk, a band leader who had a weekly TV show that was sponsored by Dodge. His show was much loved by much loved by the WWII generation but for suceeding generations it was pure Schmaltz.
    "A one and a two...."
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    andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,392

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    ab348ab348 Member Posts: 19,095
    Luckily, we tend not to have flash floods where I live. The same didn't hold true for Tulsa, OK in 1975. Expands some:


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    fintailfintail Member Posts: 57,169
    I think the dark blue car with its rear in the air is an early 70s Datsun 1200. Japanese cars of that era are becoming quite collectible.
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    tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,242
    edited April 2022
    andys120 said:


    57 Chevy
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    explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 19,320
    edited April 2022
    Mercury Cougar kissing the door of a Toyota Corona(?) on the right.
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    bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,472
    tmart said:

    andys120 said:


    57 Chevy
    Bel-Air sport coupe

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    andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,392

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    stickguystickguy Member Posts: 50,557
    Corvair wagon looks like a spaceship from the future in between that battleship Caddy (a 59?) and the 1940s antique behind it.

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    explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 19,320
    edited May 2022
    Pretty high beltline on that old guy. :p
    Go Cart on the roof of the Corvair and what heck is that you can see over the top of the roof of the Cadillac?
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    fintailfintail Member Posts: 57,169
    I believe the older car at left is a 41 Plymouth.
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    stickguystickguy Member Posts: 50,557
    explorerx4 said:

    Pretty high beltline on that old guy. :p
    Go Cart on the roof of the Corvair and what heck is that you can see over the top of the roof of the Cadillac?

    Looks like an old CJ Jeep with some sort of DIY wood roof on it.

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    bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,472
    edited May 2022
    stickguy said:

    Corvair wagon looks like a spaceship from the future in between that battleship Caddy (a 59?) and the 1940s antique behind it.

    Holy nostalgia, Batman. That Corvair is exactly the wagon version of the 4-door I once owned. Same year, trim level, and colors (both exterior and interior). Mine had a 4-speed, and somewhere in its past someone had leaned on the engine some. My mechanic said it was the only Corvair he had ever driven that would chirp the tires. Man was it fun to drive.

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    andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,392
    stickguy said:

    explorerx4 said:

    Pretty high beltline on that old guy. :p
    Go Cart on the roof of the Corvair and what heck is that you can see over the top of the roof of the Cadillac?

    Looks like an old CJ Jeep with some sort of DIY wood roof on it.
    The Jeep looks really old, I think it has a divided windshield so it could be war surplus ex-military
    from the Korean War (M38?).

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    andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,392

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    fintailfintail Member Posts: 57,169
    Ferrari 356 GTB/4 Daytona, RHD being very rare.
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    andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,392
    edited May 2022
    fintail said:

    Ferrari 356 GTB/4 Daytona, RHD being very rare.

    Yes!

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    ab348ab348 Member Posts: 19,095
    Interesting picture from San Diego, purportedly from around 1970.


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    andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,392
    Lousy architecture, nice cars. Closest to camera a 69ish Ford (LTD?) and to its right a Dodge Charger next to an E-type FHC.

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    stickguystickguy Member Posts: 50,557
    Opel kadett wagon by the left side building. Top left an early round falcon.

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    explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 19,320
    On the left partially blocked by a building, an International Travel All and a white 62 Cadillac.
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    ab348ab348 Member Posts: 19,095
    andys120 said:

    Closest to camera a 69ish Ford (LTD?)

    That's a '66 actually. Those early LTDs were really nice cars.

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    explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 19,320
    I think the dodge is a Coronet 500.
    Also, 3 Dodge Darts to the right of the Opel wagon. One facing the camera, one away and one in side profile.
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    texasestexases Member Posts: 10,708
    Are the '69 Coronet and the '68 Chevy (far left) the newest?
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    ab348ab348 Member Posts: 19,095
    texases said:

    Are the '69 Coronet and the '68 Chevy (far left) the newest?

    I think so, along with the '68 Ford lurking partly behind a sign, parked in front of the 5 to $1 store.

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    magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,156
    First version of many



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    tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,242
    Falcon and a 59 Ford.
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    fintailfintail Member Posts: 57,169
    The first "Holden" badged car, GM roots shining through,
    magnette said:

    First version of many

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    fintailfintail Member Posts: 57,169
    In San Diego, in far background left beside a Brady Bunch Mopar wagon might be a lowline 60 Ford 2 door post.

    E-Type appears to be a Series II.
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    andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,392
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    What;s the car closeest to camera? Looks like an import but I can't place it.

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    ab348ab348 Member Posts: 19,095
    fintail said:

    In San Diego, in far background left beside a Brady Bunch Mopar wagon might be a lowline 60 Ford 2 door post.

    Fin with the eagle eye! Good catch.

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    ab348ab348 Member Posts: 19,095
    edited May 2022
    andys120 said:

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    What;s the car closeest to camera? Looks like an import but I can't place it.

    The greenhouse and white steering wheel suggests a Falcon. Only thing I can't resolve is the body-color center post between front and rear doors, which I thought had bright trim if the door frames were also so equipped.

    Further digging suggests perhaps a '61 Buick Special, but I can't resolve the color of the steering wheel.

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    andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,392
    Third car closest to camera is a favorite of mine, a 1963 Pontiac Grand Prix

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    magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,156
    @fintail
    It is indeed the first Holden badged car - the 1948 model 48-815 (not exactly a catchy title but it was sold initially just as "Holden" )

    We didn't get these in the UK although there were odd ones registered here - I think possibly from the Australian High Commission

    They did sell some in various outposts of Empire like Kenya and I think also in Malaya and the Pacific islands like Tonga and of course NZ

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    tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,242
    Believe I see a 56 Ford wagon in the back.
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    fintailfintail Member Posts: 57,169
    At Elliot Buick I agree the car in the foreground is a Buick Special or maybe Olds F-85 variant. There's another one in the background under the cover.

    I see a VW Microbus back there, too.

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    stickguystickguy Member Posts: 50,557
    the bus is probably the most valuable car today of everything in the picture.

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