Mystery car pix

sda

I will try to find the 78/79 Gucci Seville brochure that I have. It was an expensive looking brochure and thick stock and good pictures. Found it, posted in Auto brochures.

andys120

tmart said:

65 Shelby GT350, also called the Cobra, or Shelby MustangGT350, with Le Mans stripes on top.

Yup, the '65s were distinguished by the vents in the rear quarters. '66 GT-350s had triangular windows there. I don't think the early ('65-'69) Shelby Mustangs were ever called Cobras. Some later Ford Mustangs carried that name in the 80s.

tmart

Per Wiki:
The 1965–1966 cars were the smallest and lightest of the GT 350 models. These cars are often called "Cobras", which was the Ford-powered AC-based two-seat sports car also produced by Shelby American during the same period. Both models use the Cobra emblem, similar paint scheme, and the optional "Cobra" valve covers on many GT350s that were part of a marketing tie-in by Shelby, as well as one of his iconic symbols.

magnette

@fintail
My post is indeed a Reliant - it's a Regal MkVI from 1960 so it does have a sort of royal name I suppose.

The Registration number is one from the period when we were running out of numbers in the years leading up to the introduction of a year suffix letter (the first of which - A - was introduced in some areas in 1963) as the existing system, having introduced reversed numbers from the early fifties.

Most districts followed say, YBC 123 with 123 ABC but the busiest councils had to go right back to their earliest two letter codes to make it through to the early sixties.

Manchester had issued NB 1 to NB 9999 in twelve months from 1919 to 1920 but when they were issuing the revised numbers they went through them again hence 3330 NB coming along.

They even issued their earliest Manchester code - N, last seen in about 1915 - again, i.e. 1234 N in 1960

stickguy

I never really understood why they put so much effort into tying the plates into a year. Or even a region. Especially the year. Who really cares when it was issued?

andys120

tmart said:

Per Wiki:
The 1965–1966 cars were the smallest and lightest of the GT 350 models. These cars are often called "Cobras", which was the Ford-powered AC-based two-seat sports car also produced by Shelby American during the same period. Both models use the Cobra emblem, similar paint scheme, and the optional "Cobra" valve covers on many GT350s that were part of a marketing tie-in by Shelby, as well as one of his iconic symbols.

Your information is mostly correct but while it's true that the COBRA lettering appears on the valve covers of the GT-350 emblem but no "Cobra" emblem or lettering appears anywhere on the exterior and it's only on the steering wheel hub on the inside.

Here's a sales brochure from 1966 with no mention of Cobras except for the roadsters and the
"Cobraized" V8

https://mycarquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1966-Mustang-Shelby-GT-350-04-05.jpg

Sorry to be so tedious but it is simply inaccurate to say that '65/'66 Shelby GT-350s were "often called Cobras"

sda

I don’t remember the license plate numbers but do remember dad’s 72 Cortina GXL 2.0 ended in K and his 74 Cortina E 2.0 ended with M. They were his company cars.

tmart

Andy, let’s agree to disagree. Don’t shoot the messenger. Was just copying Wikipedia.

texases

Here's what the '66 GT350 brochure has to say:

fintail

Should zoom well:

andys120

Of course I'll go for the Sportscar first. At first I thought that red roadster is the rare Kurtis Sports Car (ca.1949-50) or it's successor the Muntz Jet but those had horizontal bars in the grille. Then I figured maybe it's a Nash-Healey but again the grille doesn't match. How many split windshield post war sportsters were there? Not many but I'm stumped on this one. Help!

texases

I'm stumped too, I was guessing some sort of Allard, given the Cadillac dealership, but none match.

explorerx4

It does look a lot like an Allard in the front except for the split grille.

ab348

That orange sports job has me stumped too, but it is a real looker!

Michaell

Foothills outside Denver, 1963:

tmart

58 Ford Fairlane 500, 60 Ford, Mercury wagon.

explorerx4

Red Volvo PV544.

stickguy

I think the volvo is a PV444. Split windshield.

Lostwrench3

1950 Dodge.

andys120

fintail said:

Should zoom well:

Got it! As I was falling asleep last night the name Woodill Wildfire occurred to me. I lookedit up and that wasn't it either but that lead me to the Glasspar G2 (1949-50) which may have been the first Fiberglass car.

https://mycarquest.com/2021/09/the-glasspar-g2-the-first-fiberglass-sports-car.html

fintail

I think you got it (red car was a mystery to me, too). I'm used to Glasspar as a vintage boat maker.

andys120 said:

fintail said:

Should zoom well:

Got it! As I was falling asleep last night the name Woodill Wildfire occurred to me. I lookedit up and that wasn't it either but that lead me to the Glasspar G2 (1949-50) which may have been the first Fiberglass car.

https://mycarquest.com/2021/09/the-glasspar-g2-the-first-fiberglass-sports-car.html

fintail

Some posh rides in Seattle ca. 1975 (should zoom well):

stickguy

White SL Pagoda wearing it's namesake hardtop. 64? Impala in the garage behind it.

tmart

Ford Club Wagon in the shadows at right.

ab348

The mid-60s Caddy is nice (close to peak Cadillac), as is the Pagoda SL. You can have the Roller.

explorerx4

63 Impala inside and under the Parking sign.

andys120

Roller looks to be a Mk.I Silver Cloud (1955-58), the quintessential RR IMHO.

fintail

Behind the then-new Ford van, maybe a Continental Mark III. On the overpass perhaps a late model Fury coupe or similar, followed by maybe a ~70 Ranchero. Rolls-Royce is a Silver Cloud I or II, unsure how to tell them apart.

Michaell

Photo says 1960, but I’m pretty sure it’s later than that…

ab348

Michaell said:

Photo says 1960, but I’m pretty sure it’s later than that…

Yeah, considering that’s a ‘66 or ‘67 Fairlane coming toward us that seems like a safe bet.

andys120

fintail said:

Behind the then-new Ford van, maybe a Continental Mark III. On the overpass perhaps a late model Fury coupe or similar, followed by maybe a ~70 Ranchero. Rolls-Royce is a Silver Cloud I or II, unsure how to tell them apart.

It's easy from that angle Silver Cloud I= two headlights, Silver Cloud II=4 headlights (1963-66)

tmart

Michaell said:

Photo says 1960, but I’m pretty sure it’s later than that…

55 Ford, a Bullet Bird, Fairlane already mentioned.

fintail

Silver Cloud III was the 4 headlight model

andys120 said:

fintail said:

Behind the then-new Ford van, maybe a Continental Mark III. On the overpass perhaps a late model Fury coupe or similar, followed by maybe a ~70 Ranchero. Rolls-Royce is a Silver Cloud I or II, unsure how to tell them apart.

It's easy from that angle Silver Cloud I= two headlights, Silver Cloud II=4 headlights (1963-66)

fintail

62 Ford behind the 55 Ford

Lostwrench3

1957 Pontiac with large windshield wiper sweep.
Pop Quiz - What is missing on the1957 Pontiacs which Pontiacs have had going all the way back to the 1946 Pontiacs?

andys120

Lostwrench3 said:

1957 Pontiac with large windshield wiper sweep.
Pop Quiz - What is missing on the1957 Pontiacs which Pontiacs have had going all the way back to the 1946 Pontiacs?

Chromed stripes on trunk and hood.

Lostwrench3

andys120 said:

Lostwrench3 said:

1957 Pontiac with large windshield wiper sweep.
Pop Quiz - What is missing on the1957 Pontiacs which Pontiacs have had going all the way back to the 1946 Pontiacs?

Chromed stripes on trunk and hood.

Bingo!

ab348

andys120 said:

Lostwrench3 said:

1957 Pontiac with large windshield wiper sweep.
Pop Quiz - What is missing on the1957 Pontiacs which Pontiacs have had going all the way back to the 1946 Pontiacs?

Chromed stripes on trunk and hood.

Better known as the "silver streaks".

andys120

Lostwrench3

ab348 said:

andys120 said:

Lostwrench3 said:

1957 Pontiac with large windshield wiper sweep.
Pop Quiz - What is missing on the1957 Pontiacs which Pontiacs have had going all the way back to the 1946 Pontiacs?

Chromed stripes on trunk and hood.

Better known as the "silver streaks".

AB
Keep an eye on Fiona.
As of now, this long time weather hobbyist has her making landfall on Newfoundland Island.

ab348

That’s fine by me. I’m not anywhere near Newfoundland. I avoid most hurricane fear-mongering, which has been at epidemic levels here the last few years.

Michaell

My nephew in Japan is in the middle of a typhoon at the moment. I’ve asked my sister if she’s heard from him.

stickguy

people in Puerto rico definitely not thinking it was fear mongering.

bhill2

andys120 said:

Lucid Air. These interest me a LOT because of several innovations like their very compact and powerful motors. If only interest could be turned into cash.

andys120

Yup.it's the Lucid Air Grand Touring, IMO the most spectacular-looking and performing of electric cars.
I'd be more intersted if they weren't $150K+

magnette

@stickguy

The British registration was initially organised - in 1903 - to be administered by local counties as there was little national government other than via the Post Office.

People did have things like Births Marriages and deaths, as well as things like factory boilers etc inspected at local council level, and as they were issuing those sort of licences then they could issue the local population with Car registrations.

Later we had a national road worthyness test and it applied first for cars over ten years old -from 1958 - and steadily went to a three year old car needing an annual test from 1964 _ the year letter helped the police to workout if it needed a test.

It doesn't matter with your plates as you date them anyway.

andys120

stickguy

Nice patina and staged luggage.

Obviously a Rambler classic. A 1962 (tough to guess that!)

stickguy

Period igloo in the back too.

andys120