Mystery car pix

Lostwrench3

That 2 door 1961 DeSoto is one to have. Only 911 built.
And, curb feelers! Great help in the big cities.

ab348

I wonder what the chances are that the buggy is a Studebaker product?

Red Volvo 544 on the far left and a ‘50s Vauxhall (Victor?) to the left of the Caddy on the right.

fintail

In LA just beside and behind the Toyota looks like a 62 Mercury wagon, pretty rare today (just like the Mark II).

bhill2

ab348 said:

I wonder what the chances are that the buggy is a Studebaker product?

Red Volvo 544 on the far left and a ‘50s Vauxhall (Victor?) to the left of the Caddy on the right.

You know, that just doesn't look like a Volvo 544 to me. The 544 tail lights aren't viewable (although that could be a trick of light), but also the callouts on the trunk aren't there. Could it be a 444?

fintail

Red car is definitely a Volvo, if not a 544 then a 444.

imidazol97

I believe the 1957 Ford on the right is a Town Sedan, Fairlane 500. It has posts, carefully narrowed and hidden by chrome covers looking like it could be a hardtop.

The hardtop 4-door was a Town Victoria and has the reverse wedge at the C-pillar on the door.

ab348

Ottawa, ON, 1963. Looks cold. This should expand reasonably well.

tmart

62 Ford, ChevyII at left.

Lostwrench3

Bottom right - 1958 Chrysler.

bhill2

And above the Chrysler a 1959 Ambassador.

andys120

'61 Chevy impala 4post sedan to left of Chrysler.

andys120

A favorite of mine>

fintail

Ferrari 246GT/Dino, I believe.

fintail

Seattle, 1984 apparently - quite the malaise menagerie here (should zoom well):

Michaell

I'll take the Peugeot at the tail end of the line across the street.

stickguy

Datsun 1200 front left. And in front of the Pug looks like an Opel Kadett wagon. And behind it a Porsche 928.

ab348

VW Dasher wagon?

andys120

fintail said:

Ferrari 246GT/Dino, I believe.

Although designed by Ferrari and made by them at Maranello they were never branded or badged as Ferraris. Technically it's simply called a "Dino 246GT". There were also contemporary Fiat Dinos that used the same 2.4 liter V6.

andys120

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stickguy

Late 50s jag XK120?

That lady is going to lose her hat.

magnette

With a road as straight and clear as that one why would anyone want to park that A40 Devon head first into that bush?

I think the nearest car on the road is a GM product - probably immediately pre-war.

Beyond the Devon that is a 49(?) Ford

texases

I like the wheels/hubcaps/trim rings on that Jag, a nice alternative to wire wheels.

ab348

I remember visiting Maine as a kid with my parents in the 1960s and the place was overrun with shoe factories, now all gone. This one, in Old Town, ME, just outside of Bangor, is one I don't recall. The Ford dealer in town (Sullivan Ford back then) seemed to do very well.

The building still exists and has been renovated into senior's apartments.

sda

Ford was very well represented in that pic. I see a 62 Ford next to the 64 Ford and Mercury to the left.

andys120

stickguy said:

Late 50s jag XK120?

That lady is going to lose her hat.

The XK-120 was the world's fastest production car when it was introduced in 1948. i suspect that's an early
1950s version.
I think the sedan parked into the bush (?) is a Morris Oxford but the A40 was similar if apparently unrelated.


I like the hubcaps too but I noticed the the front is chromed but the rear is painted red (??).


I think the black coupe with white walls is a circa '47-8 Ford or Merc not a GM car.

andys120

ab348 said:

I remember visiting Maine as a kid with my parents in the 1960s and the place was overrun with shoe factories, now all gone. This one, in Old Town, ME, just outside of Bangor, is one I don't recall. The Ford dealer in town (Sullivan Ford back then) seemed to do very well.

The building still exists and has been renovated into senior's apartments.

All those 60s Fords and not one 1960 MY? How'd that happen?

fintail

magnette said:

With a road as straight and clear as that one why would anyone want to park that A40 Devon head first into that bush?

I think the nearest car on the road is a GM product - probably immediately pre-war.

Beyond the Devon that is a 49(?) Ford

Car nearest the camera on the street is a 37-38 Ford (I am leaning towards a 38 based on hood details). Correct on the car across the street. I wonder if someone in the Jag worked for a British car dealer, with the Devon nearby.

fintail

Seattle, date unknown, but I suspect around the time of the 1962 World's Fair (zooms well):

stickguy

Jeep CJ, new falcon, and an MGA

tmart

56 Ford wagon, 58 Chevy, VW, Falcon, Pontiac

bhill2

ab348 said:

I remember visiting Maine as a kid with my parents in the 1960s and the place was overrun with shoe factories, now all gone. This one, in Old Town, ME, just outside of Bangor, is one I don't recall. The Ford dealer in town (Sullivan Ford back then) seemed to do very well.

The building still exists and has been renovated into senior's apartments.

OK, so what is the newest model in this picture?

tmart

64 Ford?

fintail

Seattle, August 1962 (zooms well):

stickguy

profile of the obligatory Falcon far right. and an Econoline in the center.

sticking with Fords, a 62 t bird behind what looks like a Nomad.

tmart

57 Ford Fairlane 500, 62ish Thunderbird, 60 Chevy, Falcon, Dodge

bhill2

tmart said:

64 Ford?

Close. The Fairlane next to the 64 Ford (on the opposite side from the 62 Ford) is a 65.

ab348

The cross-eyed '62 Dodge jumps out at you.

Looks like a couple of '55 Chevys sandwiching a cigar Bird further back.

andys120

stickguy

that thing got a rope drive?

F85?

texases

Coincidentally the same length (188") as the first Taurus and the super popular '95-era Camry. Big enough for 4 adults to be comfortable.

sda

The F- 85 looks like it is staring you down, what a face!

fintail

Seattle, 1962 again I think, zooms ok:

Lostwrench3

1953 Chevy.

stickguy

59 of 60 Chevy behind the 54.

and at the curb next to them, a checker cab.

tmart

57 Ford, 55/56 Ford wagon

bhill2

stickguy said:

59 of 60 Chevy behind the 54.

and at the curb next to them, a checker cab.

The car at the curb is a 58 Rambler; smaller than a Checker but roughly the same shape.

I will never forget the whine of those trackless trollies. They made sense for Seattle though. Most of the power for the state was generated hydroelectrically and was cheap as dirt. Boy those were the days.

explorerx4

47 Mercury next to the Chevy.

ab348

bhill2 said:

I will never forget the whine of those trackless trollies. They made sense for Seattle though. Most of the power for the state was generated hydroelectrically and was cheap as dirt. Boy those were the days.

We had something similar here except for the hydroelectricity. But the trolleys were run by the electric utility at the time so perhaps it made some sense to them. These were on the roads until 1970 when the utility got out of the transit business and the city took it over, using new GM fishbowl diesels.

texases

One of my earliest shopping memories with my mom is of those trolley buses with the wires overhead, they disappeared very shortly thereafter, maybe 1960 or so, in Cincinnati. edit - they finally shut down in 1965.

fintail

Seattle, 70s, zooms: