Mystery car pix

andys120

ord Galxie 4-dr hardtop on right. In front of it a Chrysler of the same configuration and similar vintage.

kyfdx

texases said:

On the way to the state fair, the other Syracuse:

'69 Galaxie?

fintail

magnette said:

Sorry - I've been missing from this site for ages.

This one is somewhere Italy but I have no idea where or when it was taken - I just thought the two cars depicted would be of interest...

ps - neither of them is a Fiat

I think the SR code on both plates is Syracuse in Sicily

Car at right Simca 1000? At left (foreground) Innocenti Austin A40 ?

magnette

@fintail

Yes the white car is a Simca 1000 but you were half way there with the blue one

Instead of an English Austin assembled by Innocenti, this was an English Ford assembled in Italy...

It's a Ford Anglia Torino

Ford assembled Anglia 105's in Italy from about 1960 but the model was redesigned locally to get rid of the fins and the rear slanting window from about 1964 to 67

They sold about 10,000 in Italy, and also sold them Benelux countries for a couple more years, and eventually assembled the Torino in the Belgian Ford plant in 1965 -7

These two Dutch examples were presumably from the latter...

magnette

Incidentally in Britain the Anglia design also got a bit dated quite quickly, but they found that one in ten customers by about the mid sixties were choosing the Estate version which was of course effectively a hatchback in all but name

bhill2

andys120 said:

ord Galxie 4-dr hardtop on right. In front of it a Chrysler of the same configuration and similar vintage.

Amusingly, beside the Ford and Chrysler are two Beetles in a row, and further up the line are two VW buses side by side.

fintail

Seattle, March 1 1962 (zooms well):

tmart

Two 56 Fords, 59 Chevy, 60 Ford, a Comet.

explorerx4

2 tone 56 Chevy on the left and a 61 Dodge parked uphill from one of 56 Fords.

imidazol97

I'll take a 1953 Mercury and a 1962 Mercury on the right curb.

imidazol97

And a 1958 Buick convertible waiting at the stoplight.

andys120

1960 Ford parked on right, two tones.

andys120

Like most French cars, this one is really obscure, at least to us>



Vive la difference!

explorerx4

Renault R8 lower right.

Michaell

Cactus?

fintail

Matra Rancho, which I remember from when I was a kid:

andys120

fintail said:

Matra Rancho, which I remember from when I was a kid:

Y'up, it was essentially what we now call a CUV nowadays with it's high ground clearance ( tho it was FWD only-based on the Simca 1100). The Rancho was sold as a Simca, a Talbot-Matra, and a Matra-Simca as well as a Ranch in Italy. between 1977 and 1984.

We learned a lot about Euro cars from Dinky and Matchbox Toys.

andys120

stickguy

kinda reminds me od a Daimler SP250.

andys120

That car is a beauty, the SP250 was ugly, butt ugly!

stickguy

it does not have the catfish nose, but the shape of the rear fenders is reminiscent.

fintail

Was initially thinking AC 428, but I can see just a sliver of the badge at front. Maserati Mistral, ~1968.

fintail

Probably Germany, 1963:

tmart

What’s that big Chevy doing among the Bugs?

andys120

tmart said:

What’s that big Chevy doing among the Bugs?

I was wondering. That's a '63 Impala Sport Coupe in a very odd place, possibly owned by a US serviceman.

Nice Fintail Benz 220 in foreground but what's that little weirdo across the street? Note its door has hinges in rear.

fintail

Car behind the Beetle on the far side of the street is a Goggomobil

andys120

fintail said:

Car behind the Beetle on the far side of the street is a Goggomobil

i couldn't find any pix of one that looked quite like that one but they all had rear hinge doors.

ab348

tmart said:

What’s that big Chevy doing among the Bugs?

Probably someone in the US Military.

fintail

The earlier Goggo T250 had rear hinged doors:

andys120

Brochure art>

tjc78

58 Lincoln Premiere

bhill2

AFAIK the only American passenger car that (in some jurisdictions) required a truck license.

texases

Just saw one of those last night on “North by Northwest”. Great flick.

Lostwrench3

The 1958 Lincoln Continentals had rear windows which lowered, as shown.
The 1958 Premieres' could not.

bhill2

A few years later (1963?) Mercury picked up the retractable rear window and called the feature “Breezeway”.

ab348

bhill2 said:

A few years later (1963?) Mercury picked up the retractable rear window and called the feature “Breezeway”.

Fomoco back then seemed to think the reverse-slant rear window concept would take off. It never really did, though they still sold a remarkable number of vehicles over the few years they offered it.

tjc78

@Lostwrench3 said:
The 1958 Lincoln Continentals had rear windows which lowered, as shown.
The 1958 Premieres' could not.

You are correct. I looked too quickly at the picture. So in fact this is a 58 Continental which was the top line model.

texases

At least that lady’s cigarette smoke didn’t stick around to bother the others.

tmart

Back then her smoke wouldn’t necessarily bother the other passengers. Ahh good times.

fintail

Ford even had one with a window that didn't open::

tmart

Ford also had what they called “Flow thru ventilation “.

fintail

This should keep people busy for awhile (zooms well):



Latest I can conclusively ID are 1960 models.

ab348

‘60 Ford 2-door sedan on the left about 1/3 of the down from the top.

stickguy

MGA FHC representing the imports. Don’t think that’s a hardtop, but no clue if it came with a fixed roof. Next to an Edsel.

stickguy

And a couple of beetles. One next to a Studebaker. lark?

tmart

Couple of 55 Fords, 56 Ford, 57 Ford, 57 Thunderbird, couple of 59 Fords, couple of Square Birds, at least two 60 Fords, two Edsels, 59 Chevy. Believe there’s an older than 60 Ford left of the first Square Bird.

fintail

Center of the pic, 3/4 up near a few people is a 60 Starliner. Edsel at lower R looks like a wagon.

bhill2

On the right, a bit more than half-way up, is a white Rambler wagon next to a 59 Ford. There appears to be another Rambler on its left; this one dark-colored.

To play my favorite game, I see nothing newer that 1960 here. Anyone else?

imidazol97

The 1957 convertible in the center next to the black Cadillac is a Meteor, Canadian Ford.

explorerx4

A 60 Mercury on the right near the top, 60 Chevy 2nd row from the bottom, another 60 ford on the left a couple of rows behind the 2 tone ford wagon.
Another Edsel of the far right next to the MGA(?).