Mystery car pix

andys120

sda said:

Any idea what town that is?

Don't know. At first I thought SoCal somewhere but then I realized not enough late model cars.

texases

Looks like an open mine in the background. Colorado?

Lostwrench3

sda said:

Any idea what town that is?

Isn't detective work fun?

Waynesboro, Va. 1959.

sda

I thought it was somewhere in Va as the Palace sign has VA in the bottom script.

Lostwrench3

The photo was taken by a James Brumfield in 1959. His son, Dale, has a website displaying his father's photos.
If you go there, click on "1950s Kodachrome". Nice shots of 1950s cars there.

andys120

Several of the posters at TOM think the photo is of Waynesboro VA, If so the open pit mine was likely for coal. A couplr think it could be Butte Montana (I doubt it).

andys120

stickguy

A Ferrari that looks like they ripped off the design of a Lotus?

fintail

Almost no Ferraris post-2000 do anything for me at all.

Apparently that's the new baby model.

andys120

fintail said:

Almost no Ferraris post-2000 do anything for me at all.

Apparently that's the new baby model.

Mostly i feel the same way, only a few recent Ferraris ring my bell but this new one does. it's called the Ferrari 296 GTB, they call it the first 6 cylinder Ferrari because none of the Dinos ever officially wore a Ferrari badge. The 6 cylinders are part of a hybrid electric power train generating over 800hp.

That would work for me.

What wouldn't work for me is spending megabucks on a Pagani, Lamborghini or any of thje supercar pretnders that lack the racing heritage of Ferrari, Porche or even Ford..

The 296's styling is derivative but it looks great to me.

fintail

I like the old school Paganis, traditional MB V12 under the hood. The rest are similar for me, a 90s Diablo turns my head more than a new TestaStrettaVenta or similar, and I will take a 959 over any new Porsche.

No doubt that new Ferrari is objectively superior to older models in almost every way, but it's the design that does it for me, and on some cars, the noise.

andys120 said:

fintail said:

Almost no Ferraris post-2000 do anything for me at all.

Apparently that's the new baby model.

Mostly i feel the same way, only a few recent Ferraris ring my bell but this new one does. it's called the Ferrari 296 GTB, they call it the first 6 cylinder Ferrari because none of the Dinos ever officially wore a Ferrari badge. The 6 cylinders are part of a hybrid electric power train generating over 800hp.

That would work for me.

What wouldn't work for me is spending megabucks on a Pagani, Lamborghini or any of thje supercar pretnders that lack the racing heritage of Ferrari, Porche or even Ford..

The 296's styling is derivative but it looks great to me.

fintail

Quite a diverse assortment here - Bovenkarspel, Netherlands, 1965 (should zoom well):

stickguy

The early 60's Pontiac sticks out in the crowd. next to a Volvo PV

bhill2

So do the '57 and '61 Chevys side by side.

andys120

A couple of Yank Tanks in front by the big doors, a 1957 Bel Air 2door next to a '63 Impala 4-door, and there's a dark colored American to their left next to something pretty old. You know I've seen several people say the Dutch have a real affinity for American iron and this picture sure indicates that.

tmart

Is that a 60 Thunderbird in the back left? The rear end sure looks like one to me.

andys120

sda

60 Edsel

andys120

sda said:

60 Edsel

Yuip, a 1960 Edsel Ranger convertible one of only 75 or so made,

xwesx

I'm not seeing it.

fintail

tmart said:

Is that a 60 Thunderbird in the back left? The rear end sure looks like one to me.

Yep there's a dark colored squarebird back there.

I see two fintails, a W110 (lower line car) in the back, and a coupe in the middle, likely a 220SE.

Edsel image works fine for me.

andys120

imidazol97

1955 Mercury, Canadian version Monarch Richilieu

Being of my generation, I always wonder if that was a tip-of-the-hat
to Ricky Ricardo of the I Love Lucy program of that era! LOL

andys120

imidazol97 said:

1955 Mercury, Canadian version Monarch Richilieu

Being of my generation, I always wonder if that was a tip-of-the-hat
to Ricky Ricardo of the I Love Lucy program of that era! LOL

It's a 1958 Monarch Richelieu.


i don't "get" your reference to Ricky Ricardo. i recal a mid-50s Pontiac convertible being featured in a feature film based on a vacation trip by the Ricardos and Mertzes.

andys120

New Orleans 1951> {click to enlarge]



Most recognizable car and possibly one of the newest is the dark "Step-down" Hudson making a left.
Car with the sunshape coming towards camera might be a Kaiser or Frazer. i'll leave the rest to you guys

Odd to see so many dark colored cars in a hot place like N'Awlins.

ab348

andys120 said:

imidazol97 said:

1955 Mercury, Canadian version Monarch Richilieu

Being of my generation, I always wonder if that was a tip-of-the-hat
to Ricky Ricardo of the I Love Lucy program of that era! LOL

It's a 1958 Monarch Richelieu.

It most certainly is not a 1958. I believe it is actually a 1956, not a 1955, based on the positioning of the front bumper "bombs".

tmart

49/50 Ford by the speed limit sign.

xwesx

fintail said:

Edsel image works fine for me.

/facepalm

Yeah, that one's on me.

andys120

ab348 said:

andys120 said:

imidazol97 said:

1955 Mercury, Canadian version Monarch Richilieu

Being of my generation, I always wonder if that was a tip-of-the-hat
to Ricky Ricardo of the I Love Lucy program of that era! LOL

It's a 1958 Monarch Richelieu.

It most certainly is not a 1958. I believe it is actually a 1956, not a 1955, based on the positioning of the front bumper "bombs".

My bad, i believed the caption but even in CDN the '58s had four headlights.

andys120

In the New orleans pic, notice how low the step-down looks compared to others of the era.

fintail

Oldies in New Orleans - 37-38 (impossible to tell from what I can see) Chevy in the middle, turning away at left 38 Dodge, something of similar age behind it.

andys120

"Shoebox" (49-51) Ford next to 30 MPH sign in NOLA pic.

imidazol97

ab348 said:

andys120 said:

imidazol97 said:

1955 Mercury, Canadian version Monarch Richilieu

Being of my generation, I always wonder if that was a tip-of-the-hat
to Ricky Ricardo of the I Love Lucy program of that era! LOL

It's a 1958 Monarch Richelieu.

It most certainly is not a 1958. I believe it is actually a 1956, not a 1955, based on the positioning of the front bumper "bombs".

That's right. I was comparing the side trim, not the dagmars on the front bumper.
Apparently the 55 and 56 had the same or similar side trim, while the US Mercury
had different side trim for the two years.

tmart

andys120 said:

"Shoebox" (49-51) Ford next to 30 MPH sign in NOLA pic.

See above at 12:05pm

bhill2

A couple of Studes incoming. A late ‘40s up front and a bullet-nose (50 or 51) farther back. I see what I believe is another late ‘40s outbound (light, near the top of the picture, just off the right front fender of the Nash that’s in the left lane).

ab348

I don't think I posted this before, apologies if I did - LAX, late-1960s. Expands a bit.

Lostwrench3

Boeing 707.
1954 Pontiac.

tmart

60 Thunderbird at right. Closer a Falcon . Couple of Mustangs.

andys120

Split Window Gen 1 VW Microbus Westfalia/camper in lower center. Very cool despite being bog slow. We used to have keg parties in back of one.

stickguy

I like the (64?) El Camino, parked next to a flat window Barracuda.

next to the falcon, in front of a Bettle, looks like a Volvo 140.

hiding behind the tail fin Caddy is some sort of small sports car but no clue what one.

andys120

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tmart

Triumph TR4. Falcon, Sprint or Futura maybe.

fintail

67 Galaxie lower left and another behind the pop top VW, those and a 67+ Bird a few rows back on the left side are some of the newer cars.

Center right, Datsun pickup with a canopy. A few back from that, 60 Cadillac 6 window sedan. Towards the back left, a dark colored MB Ponton.

ab348 said:

I don't think I posted this before, apologies if I did - LAX, late-1960s. Expands a bit.

Michaell

I was hoping to see Dirty Harry in that shot, somewhere.

andys120

tmart said:

Triumph TR4. Falcon, Sprint or Futura maybe.

The Triumph is a TR-4A which superseded the TR-4 from 1965-67. The 4A could be ordered with an optional Independent rear suspension (IRS). Since it was optional not all had it (my 1966 TR-4A didn't)
if so the main differences were a different grille, a small IRS badge and a beautiful walnut dash.

The wire wheels were optional as well.

apparently the station wagon is a '64/5 Skylark.

stickguy

Red Econoline.

xwesx

stickguy said:

Red Econoline.

The nicest of the bunch, by far! Hahaha

I cannot tell the year from that angle, but it is giving me a 68/69 vibe.

magnette

Sorry - I missed your posting from the Netherlands

There is a DAF pick-up between the M-B Ponton in the front row and it's hiding a Morris Mini Traveller - a non-wood bodied one

We also have a 2door Ford Consul Classic beside the Citroen DS

Couple more Brits - a Ford Zephyr 4 a couple of Vauxhall Cresta PAs and a Victor FB behind the M-B SE two door in the middle rear section

andys120

stickguy

Jeepster?