Mystery car pix

ab348

I thought this board was only for vehicles that were actually, y'know, on the road?

texases

True. But it's fun to talk about such an odd ball design. 10" shorter than a Fit, 4 doors + a pickup bed? For a few potted plants, maybe? and 4000+ pounds. Quite the odd collection of specs.

magnette

@texases

In a similar vein there was this...

Built in Austria, 650cc engine, tubular chassis, 4x4 with independent suspension and it went on to evolve into a major supplier for NATO vehicles in other categories too.

In 1964 this was offered in Britain, but didn't take off as it was too expensive because it was actually quite sophisticated and seen as an oddball..



Also it was about the length of a contemporary real Mini Traveller

stickguy

Looks like a macho version of those little Kei pickups from Japan.

texases

Or a mini version of a Pinzgauer:

magnette

Yeah - the Pinzgauer is close

It's a Steyr-Puch Haflinger they had a flat twin 650 engine (by Fiat of course) and they were actually developed for alpine conditions in Austria

Nato had a load of these in varying sizes - this was the smallest - and had winches, equipment to run power tools off and they were really efficient.

DIdn't catch on here as they were nearly as much as a basic LandRover in 1964 but I thought it would be relevant to the little truck posted before...

ab348

Years and years ago I remember reading an article on the Haflinger Puch. Apparently it could traverse almost any terrain. A version of it was even manufactured in China, apparently.

andys120

magnette said:

Yeah - the Pinzgauer is close

It's a Steyr-Puch Haflinger they had a flat twin 650 engine (by Fiat of course) and they were actually developed for alpine conditions in Austria

Nato had a load of these in varying sizes - this was the smallest - and had winches, equipment to run power tools off and they were really efficient.

DIdn't catch on here as they were nearly as much as a basic LandRover in 1964 but I thought it would be relevant to the little truck posted before...

That little electric Telo truck has quite a different mission than the Haflinger. It's designed to provide plenty of carrying capacity in an urban /suburban on-road environment as an alternative to the huge gas-powered pickups that dominate the segment. More power to 'em, sez I.

sda

I never used ECO mode in the Accord. After giving it multiple tries I didn’t see any improvement in gas mileage. All it seemed to do is blunt performance and make the car feel sluggish.

andys120

Lostwrench3

Frazer.
Four front bumper verticals = 1948.

sda

sda said:

I never used ECO mode in the Accord. After giving it multiple tries I didn’t see any improvement in gas mileage. All it seemed to do is blunt performance and make the car feel sluggish.

Sorry, posted in the wrong thread.

andys120

Lostwrench3 said:

Frazer.
Four front bumper verticals = 1948.

Hmmm, the caption said it was a '47 Frazer Manhattan. One of those was our very first family car.
I did some research recently and found out some things I never realized about Frazers. According to Wikipedia.com Frazers were upscale from Kaisers. I'd always assumed the opposite. The Frazer was the first postwar car with an envelope body and new styling!

They also said Frazers were made in Ypsilanti MI at the former Ford factory .that, turned out thousands of B-24 Liberator 4-engine bombers during the war. It was the largest factory ever built at the time.

Styling was by "Dutch" Darrin (of Kaiser Darrin fame). Power was from a Continental 6.

Lostwrench3

You're right. The 1947 Manhattan had 4 also.

andys120

stickguy

An Austin?

ab348

stickguy said:

An Austin?

A '58 A40, to be exact. I believe it was a Farina design.

ab348

Place your bets, place your bets! Hollywood Park, somewhere around 1977. Now the site of SoFi stadium, the home of the L.A. Rams. Expands greatly.

stickguy

Hornet hatch. I had one just like it in dark green. That brown is not attractive.

stickguy

In front of the nice red impala (
‘63?) is a brown Mercedes coupe. Early 70s style. Timeless design.

ab348

The nice red Impala appears to be a '62. You could probably find the owner of that 15 y-o vehicle at the $2 window.

stickguy

I.can never remember the difference between those 2 years so I guessed!

fintail

Yep in front of the Impala a W114 coupe. To the left of that looks like a Monte Carlo, to the left of that a 73-76 T-Bird.

ab348

Interesting pic believed to be from Detroit in 1966. Bonus points if you can identify the aircraft.

texases

707?

stickguy

I was going with dc10

texases

DC10 has 3 engines. While the DC8 has 4, the engine pylons are different. That bump on the inboard pylon at the top of the engine is unique to the 707.

For maximum obscurity, I guess it could be a 720, which was basically a shortened 707. But I doubt it.

tjc78

I’m so clueless on planes. I think the only one I could identify (with any certainty) is a 747 which I believe have pretty much all been retired (from US based airlines at least)

sda

The Pontiac has stand out styling compared to the Chevy and Olds.

Lostwrench3

Short fuselage and no eyebrow windows, I'll go with the 707-120.

Lostwrench3

Bottom right - 1961 Pontiac Catalina or Star Chief.

andys120

The 707 has American Airlines old markings.

texases

andys120 said:

The 707 has American Airlines old markings.

Yep, here's their video introducing the 707:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIXMjwlmmO8

stickguy

I had no clue. Was just guessing.

explorerx4

When I was 10 years old, I able to go into the cockpit of a 707 while we flying over the Atlantic Ocean.

kyfdx

When I was 30 yrs old, I flew in the cockpit jump seat on a 727. Right behind the pilot. Of course, this was previous to 9/11.
(also, 33, 34, 40, etc, etc)

andys120

bhill2

Ooh. A 1951Chevy wagon. I think the wood(grain) came standard.

magnette

This was taken in August 1953 in Launceston, Cornwall, small market town just off Bodmin Moor..

Most of the cars are either pre-war or the re-introduced post war ones which are virtually the same, but there is an unusual Jeep there which was probably a Utility model built by some coachbuilder - typically they would make an estate car type body and if the purchaser kept it three years they avoided the (punitive) purchase tax.

I assume this was a war-surplus model as Jeep weren't marketing them in the UK at that time, as far as I am aware.

magnette

Good for spotting a couple of early Dinky toys too

andys120

Black two-door closest to camera on left look like a Ford Popular

texases

Hard to tell what that motorcycle is, maybe a Matchless or AJS? There were a good number of brands post war, several using the same engines.

ab348

andys120 said:

Black two-door closest to camera on left look like a Ford Popular

Andy snagged the only one I could ID.

fintail

I think the van behind the motorcycles is Austin A40-based

ab348

Found this in my saved photos, obviously mid-60s, but no clue as to where. Was Woolco a thing in the USA or was it only in Canada?

ETA: Just saw the American flag on the building, so ignore my question.

fintail

Arizona plates. Woolco must have been gone before my time, never seen one in person.

In the background driving away, red and white 66 Ford sedan, looks somewhat basic and has writing on it, perhaps a Custom 500 fleet car.

ab348

fintail said:

Arizona plates. Woolco must have been gone before my time, never seen one in person.

Woolco hung in up here until the mid-90s. They were pretty decent stores. Some of their locations were taken over by Walmart when they entered the Canadian market.

Lostwrench3

At the left - 1966 Pontiac Laurentian and a 1956 Buick.

andys120

Two of the most recognizable cars ever: A VW "Beetle" near the RCA Victor sign , another towards the right and a ;pair of gen1 Mustang coupes, yellow '65 in mid pic and a white coupe just behind white (Chevy?) wagon.

What the heck is RCA Victor advertising?

Lostwrench3

Buy an RCA Victor product and you will buy happiness.
There existed another such billboard but instead of its having the happy bear it had two happy birds.