Mystery car pix

fintail

magnette said:

@fintail

Your 34- 35 Fords looked a load flashier than ours did.

Also larger and faster. You guys did get the Pilot, which IIRC could be had with a very small V8 and much resembled a 35-36 US Ford, but was sold there until arouns 1950 IIRC. There was also V8 Euro specific Fords (German Type 48, Matford) in the 30s.

andys120

Close but not a dead ringer IMO.

magnette

Yes, the Matford evolved into the Ford Vedette which in turn became the Simca Vedette / Versailles etc.

Much like the prewar US Ford V8 the Ford Pilot here was the usual vehicle of choice for villains - at least in films - until the Jag Mk I &2 arrived later

Given the police generally drove Wolseleys they probably had the advantage although the Pilot was not particularly agile.

tjc78

@andys120 said:
Close but not a dead ringer IMO.

Quad hooded headlights, large singular letter badge spanning the front and a ton of brightwork under the hood.

Lots in common there if you ask me! 🙂

ab348

Unknown location, around 1968. Based on the building and roof styles, I’m guessing either the southwest USA or Mexico. Should expand some.

explorerx4

Building next to the Dodge wagon says City Hall on it.

stickguy

red Firebird looks like a '67. and down that row beyond the early Falcon wagon, is I think a MB. Assumed it is a Fintail, but trying to blow up the picture (my resolution is not great) second guessing that. Shape almost looks like a Ponton but the grill seems wrong. So I don't know!

Green 2 door in front of the Firebird is a Mopar. Kinda looks like Andre's Desoto.

Michaell

That looks like Santa Barbara, CA. They've got strict restrictions on architectual design for the whole city.

fintail

MB is a fintail, likely a W111.

andys120

White over grey wagon parked across street looks like a 1962 Dodge.

transamsd73

The red Firebird is a 68. The 67 had vent windows and the turn signal/ parking lights in the front valance panel were flat. The 68 had ones that wrapped around the corner to act as a side marker light that was mandated for 68.

andys120

It was common back then for brochure artists to make cars look longer and lower than they actually were but this is the most extreme I've seen>

tmart

They look like Nashs or whatever the plural of Nash is.

bhill2

My guess is that one of them is supposed to be a Statesman and the other an Ambassador. But as mentioned, they are not to aspect.

andys120

Mixed bag of imported and domestic ca rs in this old photo>



I'll call the dark blue '64 Catalina behind the little woodie. There's another one going out of frame at bottom. One of those was our family car back then.

explorerx4

Looks like the left lane needs to merge.
Two tone 55 Chevy in front of the big red truck.

tmart

59 Chevy, MGB, Renault Dauphine, Beetle, several Pontiacs, Falcon. Strangely, I don’t see a 60 Ford!

stickguy

MG is an A, not a B.

Woodie is a traveler I think

ab348

We've seen that pic here before. It is a mid-1960s shot of Toronto. Note that the Pontiacs are not actually Pontiacs but GM of Canada Cheviacs, i.e. Pontiac bodies on Chevy chassis with Chevy engines. Not Wide-Track Pontiacs and certainly no models named Catalina or Bonneville either. The playboy in the '65 convertible is driving a Custom Sport as it was called here, the only '65 to receive that grille. But ordering one of those would still saddle you with the Chevy 230 6-cyl unless you optioned up. 119" wheelbase and not the 121" the Catalina had. The '64 could be a Parisienne or a Laurentian or a Strato-Chief, corresponding to Impala, Bel Air and Biscayne. Custom Sport guy should try to get the attention of the sporty lady behind the wheel of the MGA.

explorerx4

Behind the big red truck in the middle lane is an early white Mustang.
What is the car behind that?

fintail

No 60 Fords what's wrong with these people

ab348

explorerx4 said:

Behind the big red truck in the middle lane is an early white Mustang.
What is the car behind that?

Maybe the ‘60 Ford @fintail was looking for! 😉

fintail

ab348 said:

explorerx4 said:

Behind the big red truck in the middle lane is an early white Mustang.
What is the car behind that?

Maybe the ‘60 Ford @fintail was looking for! 😉

It does have a 63 Ford vibe to it, but something seems off somehow

ab348

Cypress Gardens in Florida, circa 1976. Quite the collection of American iron, mostly. Should expand very well.

explorerx4

3 AMC Gremlin's and a copper colored Hornet.

Michaell

Chevy LUV - I learned to drive stick on one of those.

tmart

Several Beetles, a Fairlane, gold Chevy Impala.

Michaell

tmart said:

Several Beetles, a Fairlane, gold Chevy Impala.

Only 2 trucks and 1 van in that whole picture. Today, those ratios would be reversed.

fintail

Granada at bottom right would have been fairly new. I notice the yellow Beetle at upper left appears to have a custom half vinyl top.

In 1976, I think my parents had a 70 Mustang and a 70 Beetle that I believe by that time had a Porsche 912 engine - my mom didn't get her T-Bird for a few more years.

sda

A bunch of Vegas.

bhill2

Holy malaise, Batman. I'm twitching just looking at them.

tjc78

The brown 73 Grand Prix may be one of the nicest cars in the picture.

kyfdx

bhill2 said:

Holy malaise, Batman. I'm twitching just looking at them.

Come back in five years, and it will be worse...

kyfdx

I like the blue Chevelle, and the double-knit slacks.

ab348

I'll take the Azure Blue 1970 Olds Cutlass Supreme upper right as there is an emblem on the lower fender that looks like it could be a SX model, so it would have a 455. That non-metallic pastel blue is one of my favorite paint colors.

Also I spot what I think is an International Scout Traveler in the foreground in front of the LTD coupe with the people leaning on it, which was quite uncommon even then.

explorerx4

I'll take the Gran Torino next to the Cutlass.

ab348

explorerx4 said:

I'll take the Gran Torino next to the Cutlass.

Yes, and that is a nice color too. That's a Sport Sportsroof (awkward nomenclature) which could have had anything under the hood from a 302 to a 2-bbl 429. I like the styling of those although it's really a shame the front end design was one-year only and got ruined the next year.

explorerx4

@ab348,
There is a later model Torino on the right side of the picture next to the black Vega.

fintail

Far bottom left next to the Granada appears to be a T-Bird or Mark IV, I guess that was a pretty nice car to have in 1976. Scanning the lot for something cool like a period MB or a clamshell wagon or something, nope. There is a neat Pinto woody in the back area.

ab348

explorerx4 said:

@ab348,
There is a later model Torino on the right side of the picture next to the black Vega.

That is one of those that got punched in the nose and flattened its face, unfortunately.

ab348

fintail said:

Scanning the lot for something cool like a period MB or a clamshell wagon or something, nope. There is a neat Pinto woody in the back area.

I *think* there might be a clamshell wagon in the upper lot, on the left, behind and to the left of the red Wagoneer. A few Mopar fuselage cars too, a Chrysler 2-door, and a'73 Plymouth wagon. A Hornet Sportabout on the right side of the upper lot as well.

sda

The red and white 71 Pontiac Catalina 2dr with Rallye wheels is like dad’s 71 company car though his was dark metallic brown with a darker brown vinyl top.

fintail

Aha, I see that clamshell, you are right. Also several cars to the right of it, I see a Mark IV.

ab348 said:

fintail said:

Scanning the lot for something cool like a period MB or a clamshell wagon or something, nope. There is a neat Pinto woody in the back area.

I *think* there might be a clamshell wagon in the upper lot, on the left, behind and to the left of the red Wagoneer. A few Mopar fuselage cars too, a Chrysler 2-door, and a'73 Plymouth wagon. A Hornet Sportabout on the right side of the upper lot as well.

andys120

How's the weather?

explorerx4

I thought it was always sunny in Philadelphia?

Lostwrench3

1962 Pontiac. (With extra weight in the trunk to better go through snow?)

Michaell

Los Angeles, 1961. Love the black cabrio front and center.

tmart

59 Ford, 58/59 Thunderbird, 59 Chevy, a Corvair, nice Woody.

stickguy

'59 Rambler wagon behind the Mercedes roadster.

fintail

MB is a 220S/SE ponton cabrio, valuable car today. Behind the Rambler wagon, a Sunbeam-Talbot.