Mystery car pix

stickguy

And looks like a ford falcon wagon lower right.

ab348

Motorcycle #109 at the bottom of the pic seems to be having a minor malfunction.

A few Minis, but not as many as I might have expected. Even fewer ADO16s, but some, so perhaps this was taken not long after they were first introduced.

I see a couple of Bedford vans, including one that might be a Dormobile camper conversion.

Anglia at lower left.

texases

ab348 said:

Motorcycle #109 at the bottom of the pic seems to be having a minor malfunction.

That guy in the green shirt probably didn't have much luck with that puny hand pump fire extinguisher. I remember seeing one, kind of like this:

fintail

Yes, the 3 wheeler appears to be an early Reliant. The entire field is like a display of period British diecast cars.

Wagon with rear open surrounded by stuff next to the bike channeling it's inner Ferrari is perhaps a Ford Cortina, I think. Behind that (also behind the Anglia) a Ford Zephyr. Two tone wagon with 50s style side trim maybe a Morris Oxford? Jag S-type at center right next to an ADO16. Just above that to the left is something small, maybe Fiat 500/600 Giardiniera?

explorerx4

There is another Reliant a couple of rows behind the one in front of the blue VW van.

sda

What is the maroon sedan front and center, a Ford Consul? Awkward styling.

magnette

Yes, what with the combination of high octane fuel and straw bales its a struggle with that extinguisher.

And it really is Dinky Toys al fresco

magnette

@sda

That maroon sedan is a mk III Ford Zephyr 4

In my view they styled it with the 60 Mercury Comet in mind.

magnette

I think the youngest car there might be this Hillman Minx - it the Arrow model introduced in 1966



or the Fiat 850 to the right

magnette

@stickguy

I wondered what that wagon was but it must a Falcon - rare here

I thought initially was a German Ford Taurus but it is much bigger than almost everything else - except the black Wolseley ahead of it which looks like a Magnette on steroids - that is the 6/90 version used by all the cops in Miss Marple dramas...

magnette

Although there are a reasonable number of cars from the fifties there are few really old ones - the MOT roadworthiness test had had cleared those out by the mid sixties - generally due to our weather and their non-existent rustproofing

magnette

@fintail

Yes the two tone wagon is a Morris Traveller series IV - the previous versions were woodies so this was the first of their all metal wagons...

There was never a series IV Oxford saloon

I agree on that Giardiniera as well and I hadn't thought of that Jag as an S type but I think you are right.

There's rather a nice Riley RM too,

fintail

magnette said:

@fintail

Yes the two tone wagon is a Morris Traveller series IV - the previous versions were woodies so this was the first of their all metal wagons...

There was never a series IV Oxford saloon

I agree on that Giardiniera as well and I hadn't thought of that Jag as an S type but I think you are right.

There's rather a nice Riley RM too,

3 cars up from the Riley looks like another Reliant, this one a van.

Almost no foreign cars in the lot.

fintail

Seattle, July 5 1962, should zoom well:

texases

Odd couple: Dauphine following a '54-ish Caddy.

tmart

57 Ford, 55/56 Ford wagon.

andys120

I think the two-tone wagon is a '56 Mercury, not a Ford. ahead of it is a '62 Chevy taxi.

ab348

Looks like a James Dean Mercury at the construction shed with an IH V-line truck in front of it.

tmart

@andys120 said:
I think the two-tone wagon is a '56 Mercury, not a Ford. ahead of it is a '62 Chevy taxi.

We’re talking two different cars. That is a Merc behind the taxi. My wagon is in front of the 57 Ford.

imidazol97

I think the Ford in front of the 57 Ford at bottom of bridge is a 53 or 54. It doesn't have the
"ears" above the taillights that the 55 and 56 do.

tmart

I think you’re right. Good eyes!

ab348

A soon-to-be bankrupt W. T. Grant Co. store, somewhere in Massachusetts, early '70s from the looks of things.

fintail

Wagon closest to the camera appears to be a 72 Gran Torino Squire, with its one year only fender shape.

stickguy

Maverick and a Chevy II in the center next to each other. and off to the left a VW squareback.

Front and center a 68? Mercury 2 door. Montego I assume?

explorerx4

The Mercury is a Marauder.
2 pairs of VW Bugs.
Friendly, although bought by Hershey, is still in business.

sda

Nice looking 72 Olds Custom Cruiser

magnette

@fintail
That Reliant van along from the Riley RM is one of the earliest versions of the Reliant Regal van - you can tell by the larger radiator grille from the one used later

ab348

explorerx4 said:

The Mercury is a Marauder.
2 pairs of VW Bugs.
Friendly, although bought by Hershey, is still in business.

Back when they were new in the showroom - 1969 or '70 - I absolutely loved the Marauder of that generation. The L-M showroom was nearby and an easy detour on the way home from school. They were very tolerant of us kids going into the showroom and grabbing brochures. I recall they had a Marauder in the showroom and it was just gorgeous to my eyes - dark green metallic with gold seats. I tried the hard sell on Dad for a few weeks with no effect unfortunately.

fintail

Seattle, mid 60s, something here is pretty unusual (zooms well):

stickguy

is the catfish looking thing a Daimler SP?

sda

I think it is a Ford Anglia

ab348

fintail said:

Seattle, mid 60s, something here is pretty unusual (zooms well):

You mean, aside from the monorail?

I see an Anglia parked at the curb.

fintail

Hey, a Monorail is pretty normal in Seattle anyway

Yeah, the Anglia appears to be a panel/van, something seldom seen on this side of the pond.

ab348 said:

fintail said:

Seattle, mid 60s, something here is pretty unusual (zooms well):

You mean, aside from the monorail?

I see an Anglia parked at the curb.

andys120

Daytona Beach ca.1960> (expands bigly)



Blue 1960 Caddy nosing in from right dates this photo.

ab348

andys120 said:

Daytona Beach ca.1960>

Blue 1960 Caddy nosing in from right dates this photo.

There are a couple of 1961 full-size Fords and I believe I see a Fairlane also, so that puts it a year or so after that.

fintail

That red and white 61 Ford 4 door HT is a hen's tooth these days. Looks like a 62 Country Sedan behind that.

Furriners: red Volvo 122/Amazon with wide whites, small dark blue wagon appears to be a Hillman Husky. I also see the distinct A-pillar of a 61 GM product just above the Volvo.

Lostwrench3

A can't miss 1959 Pontiac.

tmart

55/56 Thunderbird, 57 Ford, 58 Ford wagon.

stickguy

a couple of Ramblers, one about to nose into the ocean.

magnette

Under the Seattle monorail is that a circa1960 DodgePhoenix sedan?

The van is a Ford Thames 307E or 309E - which was based on the Anglia 105E
Here it was known as the Thames 307E 5cwt or 309E 7cwt

Cwt stands for hundredweight which is one of our old pre metric weights - we have forgotten them now mostly. Except the ton

magnette

Daytona Beach - that Husky must have been quite rare then although they were really common here - they outsold the 100E van based Ford Escort in it's day

The actual Ford vans themselves were far more common than the Commer Cob which was the Rootes Group name for the van the Hillman Husky was based on.

the 100E van probably outsold the Morris Minor van too I think

andys120

magnette said:

Daytona Beach - that Husky must have been quite rare then although they were really common here - they outsold the 100E van based Ford Escort in it's day

Hillan Mixes were quite popular in the USA around 1959-60 but I've never seen a Husky. I once rode in a
Humber Snipe!

bhill2

stickguy said:

a couple of Ramblers, one about to nose into the ocean.

Yup, and the other one (white) is a 62, joining the Ford wagon as the newest ones I see.

andys120

kyfdx

andys120 said:

Porsche 968 Coupe. Early '90s

ab348

No idea of the location of this, but quite the variety of vehicles here, from 1973:

stickguy

2nd row from the right a duster 3 back. 2 behind that is an Opel Manta

texases

Left side a ‘65 Mustang followed by a Beetle followed by a mystery car-any ideas? Really odd looking front.

tmart

Thunderbird second row four back

andys120

As for location, it looks a lot like a Long Island Parkway, based on lamp designs. That could be me in
the Beetle near the VW bus on the left!