Mystery car pix

magnette

@fintail
Yes that is a Pathfinder.
They sold quite a few Magnettes in Europe, but the larger Riley was not so common

magnette

@fintail
The latest LA picture has a car straight from the Dinky Catalogue

3rd row on the left is a yellow & white Rambler wagon - Dinky had a model in virually the same colour scheme

tmart

54 Ford, two 60 Fords, 55/56 Ford wagon, Bullet Bird, 57 Chevy wagon

bhill2

ab348 said:

"Hello, Central Casting? We need another '60 Ford here for the photo shoot. You got anything other than white ones though? Copper? Yeah, that'll do, send it over!"

Oh, and throw in another '58 Rambler. Baby blue will be fine.

Michaell

Santa Paula, CA. Undated.

andys120

Those late 40s/early 50s cars are tough to get. On left a Two-tone '51-2 Pontiac next to a blue '48-49 MoPar
perhaps a Dodge. Across the street a white '52-3 Ford, a light green '47-8 Mopar, a grey GM slopeback and a two tone '53-54 Poncho.

fintail

Parked at left, 3rd from bottom left, looks like a 54 Olds, so at least that year.

Lostwrench3

And approaching, a 1947 Chevy.

bhill2

I'm pretty sure you're right about the 54 Olds, Fin. Does anyone see anything newer? I don't.

Michaell

Another undated photo, this time in Trinidad, CO

sda

56 Chevy, 58 Olds, 59 Ford. That is an imposing front end on the 58? Dodge with the left turn signal on.

andys120

Ford F100 behind that Olds, can't tell year.

bhill2

In the lower left is a white over blue 60 Chevy, Newest car I see.

tmart

It’s officially Christmas time. The GMC Pickup with the whistle option is now playing. Technology is a wonderful thing, self driving cars, self parking cars and SUVs, and a truck that comes when you whistle!

fintail

Speaking of Christmas, can't recall if this is a repeat - Seattle, December 22 1955 (should zoom ok):

ab348

I’ll take one of the ‘49-‘51 Mercurys.

bhill2

Boy I remember those trackless trollies. I used them about a decade and a half after this photo, but they still looked like these and many were probably the same units.

tmart

53 Ford wagon.

andys120

Bottom-Nash Ambassador or Statesman ca.1952. Next to it a 1955 Chrysler which may be the newest car in frame along with the nice '55 Chevy 2-door behind it

explorerx4

Can you imagine trying to get out of your parking space on that street?
A 55 Pontiac in front of the Ford wagon.

magnette

Black Hudson rear visible second car on the right

Car behind the Trolleybus is an Austin Cambridge - the A40/A50 one

Can't make out what that sports car is behind it unless its an Austin A40 roadster?

tjc78

@explorerx4 said:
Can you imagine trying to get out of your parking space on that street?
A 55 Pontiac in front of the Ford wagon.

Ha ha. No sensors or cross traffic alert back then!

fintail

I thought back then people parked by feel/sound?

I spotted the foreign units behind the bus - second one does have an Austin looking front end. Looks like a rare bird on this side of the pond, whatever it is.

bhill2

tjc78 said:

@explorerx4 said:

Can you imagine trying to get out of your parking space on that street?

A 55 Pontiac in front of the Ford wagon.

Ha ha. No sensors or cross traffic alert back then!

Not to mention no power steering on most cars.

Michaell

Here’s a good one. Central City, CO in 1962:

tmart

60 Ford, Lark wagon, Corsair convertible, Valiant

sda

F-85 Cutlass convertible

andys120

1962 Impala in front to the Valiant.

explorerx4

62 Impala coupe 2 cars in front of the F-85 and a60 Pontiac convertible 3 cars in front of the Impala.

ab348

The '60 Ford has its trunk lid painted a dark color. Perhaps a taxi?

I think @tmart meant to say "Corvair" convertible as I do not see a large Edsel drop-top.

stickguy

Is that a late 50s eldorado in front of the 60 Ford?

tmart

ab348 said:

The '60 Ford has its trunk lid painted a dark color. Perhaps a taxi?

I think @tmart meant to say "Corvair" convertible as I do not see a large Edsel drop-top.

You are correct, definitely my error. Damn autocorrect.

fintail

60 Ford appears to have a gumball machine on the roof and maybe clipboards inside, I vote police car. Caddy in front of it looks like a 55-56

bhill2

In front of the Caddy is a 58-59 Rambler wagon. FWIW the Lark is a six.

ab348

Here's a Vancouver car lot circa 1978.

stickguy

Finally, my era!

Late Volvo 240 next to a pretty red bmw. 3.0? And a nice derided maverick next to it.

Back row, small nose slice of a light blue Datsun 1200. (I think!).

texases

I think that BMW is a 2002. Behind the left Civic is a Vega.

explorerx4

Buick Century just beyond the Maverick and a Fiat 128 just past the 2 Civic's in the front row.

fintail

Back row blue Civic wagon and maybe a Colt hardtop next to it.

I think I have seen other photos by the same photographer, wonderful hues in the old Kodachromes (?). I like this one, reminds me of what I recall of Vancouver when I was young:

imidazol97

I may be shakey on the characteristics of various films back then, but was Kodachrome the one that needed an ultraviolet filter to keep it from going too "blue"? I like the picture with all the greys and tones. But even the silver of the metal railings and light poles along with the road surface show blue colors.

On the other thand the blue of the Mercedes is one I'd love to own.

fintail

Aha, this is the source of these images - some great stuff here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/49469560@N07/sets/

ab348

Here's Dodge St. in Omaha, Nebraska, circa 1964, not very many Dodges though. Expands a bit for your viewing pleasure:

andys120

Yup, the Bimmer is definitely a 2002. Wrong side-markers for a 3.0.

stickguy

60 ford at the curb. And 2 econolines. Top left a jeep pickup.

explorerx4

2 63 Fords, lower left and upper right driving down the street, a white 63 Plymouth coupe on the mid way up the picture on the left, 57 Chevy wagon center bottom left.

Lostwrench3

1953 Chevy.

texases

andys120 said:

Yup, the Bimmer is definitely a 2002. Wrong side-markers for a 3.0.

And it's missing the quad headlights.

magnette

In Omaha Neb

1960 DeSoto above the nearest Econoline van
and beyond that a Checker

fintail

A single foreign car in Omaha - a Beetle, of course (and of course there's a 60 Ford). I also notice the lack of overcompensator trucks - just a few work rigs and vans. How did real manly men survive?

Middle lane I spot a bullet bird followed by a 62 Ford followed by a 57 Ford.

andys120

Checker cab on left, probably not many of those in Omaha.