Mystery car pix

texases

Yep, '65.

ab348

Pontiac at the height of its powers.

kyfdx

texases said:

Yep, '65.

I have no memory of that car. But, when I see full-size Pontiac coupes that I don't recognize, it's almost always a 2+2. (and, my mother drove Pontiacs in the '60s).

texases

I guess it was like the SS option for a Chevy, but it was only for the Catalina, and included removal of all Catalina name plates, making it just a "2+2".

Lostwrench3

Ah, the Pontiac 2 + 2.
The 1966 model had 421 cubes.
Dropped in the USA in 1967.
Made in Canada until 1970!

andys120

texases said:

This was a new one to me:

1965 Pontiac Catalina 2+2/421 CID V8.
Peak Poncho!

ab348

Lostwrench3 said:

Ah, the Pontiac 2 + 2.
The 1966 model had 421 cubes.
Dropped in the USA in 1967.
Made in Canada until 1970!

But the Canadian one was a Chevy chassis with a Chevy engine.

explorerx4

My grandfather had a 63 Grand Prix in that color combo for a while.
It sat 5 having a metal center console in front,
Guess where I had to sit if we all 6 of us went somewhere together?

bhill2

OK, I need someone more up on 60s Pontiacs to give me a tutorial on the relative positions of the 2+2 and the Grand Prix in the Poncho pecking order. I always thought of the 2+2 as a budget GP; kind of a 'Road Runner' s 'GTX' thing. Or perhaps the 2+2 being a GTO for someone who wanted a full-size car. Am I close on either of those?

andys120

bhill2 said:

OK, I need someone more up on 60s Pontiacs to give me a tutorial on the relative positions of the 2+2 and the Grand Prix in the Poncho pecking order. I always thought of the 2+2 as a budget GP; kind of a 'Road Runner' s 'GTX' thing. Or perhaps the 2+2 being a GTO for someone who wanted a full-size car. Am I close on either of those?

I'm not sure but since the 2+2 was a subset of the Catalina I imagine it was cheaper and lower ranking than the GP. The 2+2 name was borrowed from the 4-seater Ferrari coupes.

Ferrari 250GTE 2+2>

andys120

Michaell

MX-50, from Mazda. Is this the new one with the rotary engine?

texases

MX-30 (I know that's what you meant). And they just announced the rotary engine option to make up for the pretty short EV range. I wonder what range they could get if they devoted all that rotary engine and gas tank room to a bigger battery?

stickguy

I still feel a lot more suited to a nice plug in hybrid. so much of my driving is short enough to be fine with the electric range on a good PHEV (20-30 miles). on the weekend when he might make a "big" trip that still is probably not much more than 30-40 miles one way.

and when we make an occasional long trip, no worries about range!

kyfdx

stickguy said:

I still feel a lot more suited to a nice plug in hybrid. so much of my driving is short enough to be fine with the electric range on a good PHEV (20-30 miles). on the weekend when he might make a "big" trip that still is probably not much more than 30-40 miles one way.

and when we make an occasional long trip, no worries about range!

A friend has a RAV4 Prime, and makes it both ways without gas. (36 miles)

ab348

Nogales, Mexico, late’50s or early ‘60s. Should expand some.

Michaell

ab348 said:

Nogales, Mexico, late’50s or early ‘60s. Should expand some.

I'm not too good with 50's and 60's models, but isn't that a '61 Chevrolet on the right?

stickguy

I was guessing a 1960 batwing. but not my wheelhouse!

'56 two-toned Ford coming toward the camera?

sda

59 Chevy and 57 Ford

explorerx4

Matching color 57 and 49 Chevies.

fintail

Cool thing in front of the 59 Chevy, a ~50 Chrysler Town and Country (woody) coupe/hardtop.

Lostwrench3

1957 Pontiac.

tmart

Another 57 Ford parked under the Steaks sign.

ab348

fintail said:

Cool thing in front of the 59 Chevy, a ~50 Chrysler Town and Country (woody) coupe/hardtop.

That's the one I was hoping somebody would spot.

sda

I admit I didn’t zoom the pic so I missed it. I believe the T&C was rare then, super rare now.

magnette

In Nogales Mexico

That grey little wagon heading away - I think that is an Opel Rekord Caravan

ab348

A parking lot in an unknown location, circa 1970, with an interesting mix of vehicles. The palm trees give me a Hawaii vibe. Expands nicely.

stickguy

Triumph spitfire and a red TR. 2 I think.

Studebaker hawk up top. And a white Toyota corona.

67 Camaro. My first car! Next to a 67 barracuda.

explorerx4

Facing the leftmost motorcycles, a Falcon with racing stripes on the hood.
The Maverick seems to be the newest car in the picture.
A late 50's/early 60's black C1 Corvette to the left of the red car with white top.

magnette

small red sedan to extreme left is an Opel Kadette

right at the back is another Opel - this one is a white Rekord Caravan wagon - circa 1958-60? in front of that black shed to the left of the two tin sheds.

Red /black Galaxie coupe two rows directly in front of it...

tmart

Two Falcons and several Beetles.

fintail

2nd row in across the street, between a later Falcon coupe (which is beside the red 67 Galaxie) and Falcon wagon, appears to be a Toyota Crown wagon - insanely rare. White Datsun 510 sedan (?) at the end of the row.

andys120

Two Triumphs, a black Spitfire in first row and a red TR-3A in second row up.

andys120

stickguy

some sort of Austin?

bhill2

As a WAG I'll say Triumph.

andys120

stickguy said:

some sort of Austin?

An Austin A40 Sports convertible (1948-52?)

stickguy

so I was right for a change?

fintail

AKA Austin Somerset, I think

ab348

stickguy said:

so I was right for a change?

If I was a college professor and you were my student, I would have to give you a grade of "Incomplete".

stickguy

not what I expected.

kyfdx

@stickguy Japanese?

stickguy

Yes

texases

Mitsuoka Jaguar 1, about 1995?

stickguy

Actually a Viewt

ab348

In the same vein of absurdity, be sure not to let @qbrozen see the Flying Pug:

https://jalopnik.com/a-wonderfully-ridiculous-car-you-should-know-the-mitsu-1827374237

texases

Yep, a Viewt. I mistakenly took the work of an auction web site that called it a Jaguar, probably to maximize the hits.

ab348

San Diego, 1968. Should expand well.

tmart

57 Ford, 60 Ford, Thunderbird

stickguy

behind the south 8 sign, an early Corvair.

and far back left, a white sporty looking car. Can't quite tell what. resembles a Jag 3 door but kinda blurry.