Mystery car pix

Lostwrench3

1955 Pontiac.
At first glance one might think there is something missing from behind the rear wheel, but no. I think it is an odd idea from GM.

tmart

Studebaker in the middle.

fintail

Car at far right is a 49-52 Mopar, probably a 50 DeSoto.

bhill2

tmart said:

Studebaker in the middle.

Yup. The taillights indicate a 52.

ab348

Early '60s, some real dreamboats here!

andys120

I'll start with the 1960 Ford (Galaxie?) a 1960 Plymouth Fury, a '59 Ford Sunliner and a 1957 Oldsmobile 98

stickguy

Is that a 59 Chevy next to the 60 ford?

tmart

Actually, the 60 Ford is a Sunliner, and yes, a 59 Chevy is next to the 60 Ford.

ab348

I wonder how much Jim wants for that Sunliner.

kyfdx

ab348 said:

I wonder how much Jim wants for that Sunliner.

I don't know, but it's been on the lot for 60 years.. bargain hard!

texases

kyfdx said:

ab348 said:

I wonder how much Jim wants for that Sunliner.

I don't know, but it's been on the lot for 60 years.. bargain hard!

You just missed their going out of business sale. But the building is still there:

imidazol97

ab348 said:

I wonder how much Jim wants for that Sunliner.

I'd say pay as much as needed to get it. Because in 2022 it's gonna be really rare based on how seldom they show up at cruise-ins and car shows here in the midwest.

However, the 56 Buick Special or Super on the end may also be rare. I don't recall seeing a 55 or 56 Buick at a cruise-in or car show. It's not a Roadmaster because the sweepspear doesn't have the unique shape for the Roadmasters.

Lostwrench3

Hmmm. I see a '57 Buick on the end.

andys120

Lostwrench3 said:

Hmmm. I see a '57 Buick on the end.

My bad, I didn't notice that side spear or that there weren't enough letters on the hood!

Michaell

Western Avenue, Los Angeles … sometime in the 70’s

ab348

I think that’s a ’56 Chevy parked at the curb on the left.

sda

Michaell said:

Western Avenue, Los Angeles … sometime in the 70’s

What a great picture. Smog anyone? Look at the variety cars!

stickguy

a pair of silver/blue Granadas making turns. one coupe, one 4 door.

stickguy

datsun l'il hustler PU heading toward camera, and going away, an MGB liftback behind a 72ish Mustang.

fintail

Maybe a block and a half back, middle, turning towards the camera, appears to be a yellow Jaguar XJ-S. That with the Granadas makes this 1975 at the oldest.

stickguy

the cutluss in the center is mid-later 70s too I think.

and I think behind the hood of the gold Pancho making a turn, is a white Corolla that looks like the 75-78 vintage model.

fintail

Oh yeah, Cutlass is 1978 or newer I believe. Corolla is as you say, a 75 or newer model.

laurasdada

And that might be Rockford behind the van in the center of the picture.

sda

67 gold Grand Prix turning left.

magnette

A few months ago I posted picture of a car park in Leicester which was the one where King Richard III was dug up.

This sign is in the car park

andys120

We had one identical to the tan car>

explorerx4

@magnette,
Pretty good sense of humor.

Lostwrench3

1964 Pontiac (Catalina?)
My parents had a 1962. The thing rusted out badly.

andys120

Yup the tan car is one of three '64 Cats visible. The dark blue unit is a 1964 Pontiac Grand Prix.

andys120

stickguy

back from when ferraris were classically handsome. and easy to see out of!

texases

Was GM trying to make Tempest into a sub-brand? Or was that just advertising?

andys120

The model names of the GM compact generation introduced in 1960 did not survive the decade IIRC. When introduced in 1964 the original GTO was a 1964 Pontiac Tempest LeMans/GTO Option.

fintail

Ferrari is an earlier 330 GT 2+2 I think

andys120

fintail said:

Ferrari is an earlier 330 GT 2+2 I think

Yup, that's exactly right. MY 1966

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andys120

Beantown>


Lower right corner is a Two-tone 54-ish Ford with a glass roof section. I forget what they called those.
Further in (next to a black Beetle) is what appears to be a blue Hillman Husky. Can be enlarged.

I think the newest car visible may be the black '59 Ford in the front row.

kyfdx

andys120 said:

Beantown>


Lower right corner is a Two-tone 54-ish Ford with a glass roof section. I forget what they called those.
Further in (next to a black Beetle) is what appears to be a blue Hillman Husky. Can be enlarged.

I think the newest car visible may be the black '59 Ford in the front row.

That wagon coming up the street sure looks like 1960+

tmart

The 54 Ford is a Crestline Skyliner. A 49/51 Ford, several 52/54 Fords, couple of 55/56 Fords, a 59 Ford, 60 Ford already mentioned. At least a couple of 57 Chevys.

stickguy

the white falcon in the center is from the 60's

ab348

Newest cars I see in the Boston pic are ‘61s.

fintail

Yep the cute wagon next to the Beetle is a Husky.

Wagon driving at right towards the camera maybe a Mercury of some sort, 62 or so?

I think I see a white 61 Olds (convertible?) at somewhat upper left next to a red and white finned car, and two rows ahead of that, to the right next to the aisle, what looks like a dark 61 Chevy, maybe also a convertible.

Far upper middle near the cross street with the brick building, in the last aisle, is something tiny, like Fiat 500 sized at most (there also may be a red 61 Chevy convertible on the street next to that brick building, facing left)/

explorerx4

I see 2 '61 Chevy's, wagon driving on the street and a black convertible at the right end of the left to right row about even with the guy about to cross the street in front of the Plymouth.

fintail

Oof the wagon indeed appears to be a 61 Chevy. Didn't even cross my mind.

61 appears to be the newest cars in the pic. Surprising amount of convertibles given the location, but I guess they were more popular then.

bhill2

stickguy said:

the white falcon in the center is from the 60's

The car on its right is a Rambler American that is at least a 61. Also, if you follow down from the American to the next row, the black car parked In the right stall looks to be a Ford Fairlane intermediate, which makes it no earlier than 62.

imidazol97

bhill2 said:

stickguy said:

the white falcon in the center is from the 60's

... the black car parked In the right stall looks to be a Ford Fairlane intermediate, which makes it no earlier than 62.

Good catch. I had one of those bought used in 1963 or so.

I wonder if the intermediate Fairlane was introduced early before the usual fall dates,
which is why there seems to be only one 1962 model found in those hundreds of cars?

fintail

A mix, zooms ok for a postcard:

tmart

White 65 Ford bottom right, Ford F100 at left, Mustang followed by a Lark station wagon.

ab348

Lost Wages Las Vegas, 1975. Expands nicely. So will you if you have too many of those $0.49 breakfasts.

Michaell

Red Mazda RX-2 or RX-3

tmart

I’ll claim the Econoline Van. I like the little red car on the left, but have no idea what it is.