Mystery car pix

stickguy

Triumph TR8 with the infamous Rover née Buick 3.5l V8.

Not the finest automobile ever made. But I think they are neat.

sda

TR-8

andys120

Yup, it's a TR-8 w the Buick/Rover 313 aluminum V8 which was a lot better than the piece of junk they stuffed into the Triumph Stag.

Michaell

andys120 said:

Yup, it's a TR-8 w the Buick/Rover 313 aluminum V8 which was a lot better than the piece of junk they stuffed into the Triumph Stag.

I thought the 3.5L was 215 cubic inches?

magnette

At Spokane airports the dark bluish car in the right foreground an Oldsmobile circa 1961?

andys120

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Front row third from bottom, an AMC Gremlin.

sda

White Toyota Cressida

Michaell

Escort 3 door and an Escort wagon.

explorerx4

Another Ford Escort 2 after the wagon.

tmart

E150 Customized Van

stickguy

blue Gremlin. same year (nose) as my yellow one. pair of gen 2 brown camaros. I think a 75 and 76 based on front ends and rear windows?

Rockford FIrebird toward the back, and I think a big downsized Buick with primer front fenders.

far left, a 75ish Blue corolla. I had one of that vintage in brown.

Lostwrench3

magnette said:

At Spokane airports the dark bluish car in the right foreground an Oldsmobile circa 1961?

Yes, I'll go with that.

fintail

Mmm malaise pic, by the Escort at front row far right, must be at least later in 1985, as it has flush headlights.

Red 69 Mustang beside a black Chevette (with an older black Chevette in the second row), and in the back behind a big blue Chevy, a later model Riviera.

fintail

Moses Lake WA, you see the date. As I lived in ML as a kid, I know where this was taken - very familiar yet different at the same time. Interesting signage, should zoom well:

tmart

56 Ford wagon, 59 Ford Sunliner, 60(?) Falcon, 61 Ford.

stickguy

Pretty cool jumbo sized Land Rover. looks like it has a raised roof? probably not common back then in the US, and must be insanely rare today.

explorerx4

The Land Rover has a double roof. There is an air gap between them.

Lostwrench3

Interesting persuasive curb in the road to make you make a turn.
I wonder how many times that thing was run over during the night, possibly doing damage to cars.

ab348

Lostwrench3 said:

Interesting persuasive curb in the road to make you make a turn.
I wonder how many times that thing was run over during the night, possibly doing damage to cars.

Our city planners want to do something similar here in certain intersections to force left-turning vehicles to take a more deliberate 90 degree turn instead of cutting the turn at a less sharp angle. Of course that means other traffic not making a turn will be forced to ride over it like a speed bump. These traffic planners locally are crazy.

andys120

andys120

Curious but the sign in lower right that reads "Titan Base T4". Does that indicate a base for Titan ICBMs?

Nice '59 Ford convertible (Sunliner?) turning left.

stickguy

1960 Ford disguised as an Edsel?

explorerx4

I took this pic mostly for the clever plate.

magnette

That Land Rover at the tita base turning is a bit of a rarity here too

They made the original L-R on an 80 inch wheelbase from1948 and an extended one - to 86 inches -from 1956 - they also extended it in 1958 to 88 inches

They introduced a longer one as an option and that was from about 1957- it was initially a 107 inch wheelbase but they altered the model and restyled it as well - when it became a 109 wheelbase.

I think that one is an original 107 model and they are among the most valuable of all classic L-Rs

tmart

stickguy said:

1960 Ford disguised as an Edsel?

Actually, it’s a real 1960 Edsel Ranger.

stickguy

I know. Was making a badge engineering joke.

tmart

I knew what you meant. Good joke.

andys120

Looking back you have to wonder what Ford's plan was for Edsel. They already had a make that would appeal to those who wanted something a little fancier than a Ford. Did they imagine there was a gap between Ford and Mercury? It might have worked if they'd put more emphasis on style and performance.

ab348

That was a time at Ford when they had dreams of taking on GM in every aspect, and having 3 car lines wasn't enough in their mind. They wanted to take Mercury a bit more upscale and slot Edsel into the mid-price Pontiac/Olds area of the market. Unfortunately the execution was sadly lacking.

imidazol97

explorerx4 said:

I took this pic mostly for the clever plate.

Go Buckeyes.

magnette

the British Ford Company developed a couple of brands here as they also did in Germany.

The Ford Classic introduced in 1961 was a Consul Classic, and they also had a Consul Capri when they made a coupe version but they also had the actual Consul as the third line with the Zephyr & Zodiac as a related brand too.

When the introduced the Cortina in 1962 that was a Consul Cortina but it was so successful it soon became a range on its own

They also tried the Consul Corsair but that was short-lived - it was a just a Corsair within months.

At the same time they had a whole range of Ford Thames vans and trucks ranging from the Anglia van to full size lorries.

The German Fords were mostly branded Taunus but they had a Taunus van range too - until they hit on the longest lasting name of all - the Taunus Transit van.

Fifty years on the generic name for a medium size panel van in Europe is Transit

fintail

I believe so. This would be just a few miles from the old Larson AFB, which apparently had a silo.

andys120 said:

Curious but the sign in lower right that reads "Titan Base T4". Does that indicate a base for Titan ICBMs?

Nice '59 Ford convertible (Sunliner?) turning left.

fintail

Moses Lake again, you see the date, more exotics:

stickguy

Studebaker hawk in front of the mortgage place?

and the lower left sports car nose looks like a Healey to me.

wagon is kinda cute. I always WAG on something like that being a Crosley. But that one seems more like a British something or other.

tmart

56 Ford Fairlane, 57 Ford Custom.

Lostwrench3

Low Right - 1953 Chevy.
Top Right - 1956 Chevy.

explorerx4

Anglia wagon to the left of the 56 Ford.

magnette

At Moses Lake that 56 Chevrolet Station wagon is a four door and I think its a 210 Townsman but I'm not clear of the difference from a Beauville

andys120

Judging by the apparent mid-50s date of the photo I'd say the Healey is likely a 100 or a 100/6. I think the little wagon in mid-pic is a Hillman Husky. That's a lot of import iron in the boonies of WA state!

fintail

I wonder how many Anglia wagons have survived not made into drag cars.

Some more Moses Lake, same date, now with rear views:

Lostwrench3

magnette said:

At Moses Lake that 56 Chevrolet Station wagon is a four door and I think its a 210 Townsman but I'm not clear of the difference from a Beauville

The Beauville had a 3rd row of seating. 9 passengers.

Lostwrench3

Bottom Left - 1956 Mercury.
Bottom Right - 1956 Chevy behind a 1954 Mercury.

Lostwrench3

1956 Cadillac.
What a great way to spend my lunch period. Ok, now back to my chores.

magnette

That little Ford Wagon is the upmarket version as we had a lower line called the Escort, and the upper line was called Ford Squire.

They had faux wood trim here but sometimes chrome trim like the side trim on the door

The trim level was more akin to the Prefect than the Anglia range and as with the Thames vans it got slightly more powerful engine and the Prefect grille

bhill2

Volvo 444 first in line in the left lane going away. '50s Rambler American beside it.

fintail

Moses Lake again, view from across the street, should zoom well:

ab348

Looks like a pair of near-identical Valiants, one parked on the left, one going away from the camera bottom-right.

Lostwrench3

On the right border a 1958 Buick and on its left a 1956 Mercury.
Western Auto, now that's a name from the past. We had one in Rhode Island. It must have been a national chain.

ab348

Lostwrench3 said:

On the right border a 1958 Buick and on its left a 1956 Mercury.
Western Auto, now that's a name from the past. We had one in Rhode Island. It must have been a national chain.

An interesting story with lots of twists and turns over the years.

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

sda

Is that little car to the left of the white 55 Chevy pulling a boat? My screen isn't very clear.