Mystery car pix

tmart

58 Ford

ab348

‘57 Chevy police cruisers.

ab348

Pittsburgh, 1967.

stickguy

Wagoneer behind the Bug. Checker cab up the road.

texases

That 1960 Imperial sure has a large badge on the hood.

fintail

Man that Imperial really shows how quickly cars and styles aged then. 7 years old and looks like a neglected relic.

Looks like a 66 Galaxie XL 2 behind the Imperial.

tmart

Thunderbird going away.

ab348

AMC Ambassador approaching the American station.

andys120

In photo of police units the taillights on the Chevy can't be seen which is the best way to tell MY of a tri-Chevy . I'll call it a 55 probably a 210. The Ford is a '58 a departure from the round taillights typical of Fords of the 50s/60s.

stickguy

Blue and white rambler wagon heading away

ab348

andys120 said:

In photo of police units the taillights on the Chevy can't be seen which is the best way to tell MY of a tri-Chevy . I'll call it a 55 probably a 210. The Ford is a '58 a departure from the round taillights typical of Fords of the 50s/60s.

They are definitely ‘57s. Look at the front end of the one facing the camera. The ‘55 had a fender shape that drooped slightly where it met the headlight, and a sharp narrow top of the taillight. I also doubt the PD would be using cruisers that are as old as that circa 1959 or so.

imidazol97

Chev. 1957. On the one facing away from the camera, we can see the cheese slicer blade sticking up on the front edge of the hood--there were two. And the chrome on the rear edge of the tailfin is wrapped over onto the top of the fin forward about 10 inches.
On the one facing toward the camera, in front of the Cadillac, we can see the round taillights above the bumper at the bottom of the tailfin.

andys120

My favorite Land Yacht>

sda

62 Electra 225. Unusual color combo, I like.

andys120

sda said:

62 Electra 225. Unusual color combo, I like.

I'm not sure that one is a 225 IIRC those had a small badge on the side. The one I got to drive a couple of times back in the day was a loaded Electra 225 with the 401 Wildcat V8 It was the same colors in and out. It was gorgeous and a blast to drive.

Lostwrench3

1962 Buick Invicta, Le Sabre, Wildcat, 3 portholes.
1962 Buick Electra 225, 4 portholes.

andys120

fintail

Blue Ferrari Daytona at right, probably 365 GTB/4

stickguy

Yellow DIno. 246?

andys120

fintail said:

Blue Ferrari Daytona at right, probably 365 GTB/4

stickguy said:

Yellow DIno. 246?

You're both right.

fintail

And behind the Dino I see a Maybach, looks like it might be the rarer 62.

ab348

Mid to late-‘60s, appears to be California. The Japanese invasion has already begun.

tmart

Edsel third one down.

stickguy

toyota at top behind chain link. I think a Corona. And looks like a Datsun 510 next to that.

fintail

65 Galaxie 4 door HT in the foreground, not too common - appears to not be a LTD as I don't see its emblems.

andys120

The Edsel is MY 1958. First year IIRC.

texases

'67 Olds Delta 88 between the Ford and Edsel.

laurasdada

Random comment, gosh that matrix of power/phone lines is ugly.

ab348

It’s funny - up here whenever we get a big storm with lots of wind and power outages occur as a result, local social media is always full of “why don’t they bury the power lines underground?” as if most places do and that it’s just poor us that cannot enjoy their benefits. The local answer is equally laughable, usually along the lines of “we’re built on solid rock so it would be crazy expensive “, conveniently ignoring that water and sewer lines are indeed well underground and the solid rock, where it even exists, is usually quite a ways under the surface. Nobody seems to realize that it is common practice to put them overhead in most places.

texases

Yeah, it’s the rare exception to bury them. I’m guessing the ones in the pic include both local low voltage and area higher voltage lines, resulting in the the two-tier poles.

andys120

Brochure Art>

stickguy

Good luck fishing that out of the pool

texases

'59 or so 'Square Bird'. Looks promised a sporty car, the reality, not so much.

imidazol97

1960.
I drove one back in 1963 or 64 that belonged to a college buddy. Heavy as heck. 352cu in engine.
Has anyone else here driven one of the square birds?

texases

Not me. I seem to remember Shifty commenting years ago on their boat-like handling.

sda

imidazol97 said:

1960.

I drove one back in 1963 or 64 that belonged to a college buddy. Heavy as heck. 352cu in engine.

Has anyone else here driven one of the square birds?

I have and wasn’t overly impressed. My 70 DeVille convertible drove better.

andys120

The pictured car is a '60. I've never driven one but rode in a '59 belonging to Edward R. Murrow who gave his to my Dad while he was in London for a week.

tmart

My Dad had a 60 Thunderbird with the optional moon/sun roof. It was one of the few options available. Was $212 as I recall.

stickguy

my parents really had a lot fewer cars than it seems many of y'alls had. I barely remember the Chevy wagon they had until I was about 6, which was replaced by the Volvo that they kept until I was a senior in HS!

My father did have a few different work trucks and fire chief's cars that I do remember.

stickguy

fintail

Fiat 2300 coupe

stickguy

a 1968 S.

andys120

Michaell

Cadillac XLR, built in Bowling Green at the Corvette factory.

andys120

Michaell said:

Cadillac XLR, built in Bowling Green at the Corvette factory.

That's right MY '07

texases

Almost looks like a mini-pickup from that angle.

laurasdada

Had a strange fascination with the XLR, went to look at a used one at my local Caddy dealer. Typical (imho) underwhelming GM interior and the fact that the body had delaminated from the frame behind the driver side front wheel turned me off. I pointed this out to the dealer who assured me they would glue it back together.
Originally, a la several "halo" cars, Caddy wildly overpriced this car (previously Allante, ELR! followed the XLR in that respect).
Also, I forget which GM exec at the time (Bob Lutz?) stated that they did not use cheap materials when building the XLR, they just made them look that way! Yeah, just what I want to spend my $75k+ on...
Never understood why Caddy didn't fully embrace the Lexus model, build a competitive, quality vehicle and price it more fairly than the competition. Hopefully gain market share, slowly raise prices.

texases

That "Art and Science" design theme worked well on some models, not so much on the XLR in my opinion.

fintail

I recall a period episode of Top Gear where Clarkson had one and of course mocked the interior plastics. Corvette in a Tuxedo, cool for what it was, but pricing was tough.


IMO another attempt to compete with the SL - the standard XLR was cheaper than a SL but slower and not as nice inside. The V was faster than a normal SL but slower than the AMG model it undercut pricewise.

andys120