Mystery car pix

stickguy

1955 Pontiac?

Lostwrench3

stickguy said:

1955 Pontiac?

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fintail

Sweden, maybe early 60s, zooms well:

tmart

Benz, Dodge, several Volvos. Looks like a possible 59 Ford at right.

explorerx4

Near front of store facing out Volvo P444/544 and Saab 96.

ab348

I assume it is early 1960s, likely Sweden or at least Scandinavia (the Domus department stores were in both Sweden and Norway). But aside from the plethora of Volvos and a few Saabs, there are a few American barges, like the Dodge and the '59 Ford. The other baffling thing is that the lady shopper walking towards the camera seems to be carrying a plastic shopping bag, which if so predates their appearance here by a decade or more. Of course, the young fellow did not want a bag for his new soccer ball.

andys120

Not sure about MY of the convertible. The plane is a Beechcraft Bonanza

fintail

ab348 said:

I assume it is early 1960s, likely Sweden or at least Scandinavia (the Domus department stores were in both Sweden and Norway). But aside from the plethora of Volvos and a few Saabs, there are a few American barges, like the Dodge and the '59 Ford. The other baffling thing is that the lady shopper walking towards the camera seems to be carrying a plastic shopping bag, which if so predates their appearance here by a decade or more. Of course, the young fellow did not want a bag for his new soccer ball.

Swedish plates (and the source of the photo IDd it as Gustavsberg Sweden )

I wonder if the Dodge is a Kingsway export model, maybe the Ford an export model too - I know the raggare in Sweden love old American cars today, apparently some did back in the day too.

fintail

Lincoln has to be a 56 or 57 I guess.

Seattle 1962, zooms fine:

texases

The locomotive is an Electro-Motive Division (EMD) SW, either a 7, 9, or 1200. Amazing what they have in Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Pacific_Railway_locomotives

stickguy

Nash metropolitan. My a parents had one before I was born.

andys120

Metropolitan were imported from the UK. Built by Austin IIRC

andys120

stickguy

Dodge power wagon.

andys120

stickguy said:

Dodge power wagon.

Yup it's the mighty Dodge Power Wagon as produced from 1946-55. It was basically a civilian version of the WWII Dodge WC (Weapons Carrier). Later versions using the name were just tarted up versions of
Dodge Ram Trucks

stickguy

back in Jersey, there was a house near us that we walked by often that had one parked on the driveway. It was a fire truck version of that truck (with a brush rig on the back). Very tired looking with flat tires, and one side of the windshield with a big hole in it. But cool looking rig.

andys120

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kyfdx

Bronco. ‘66 or so?

stickguy

not many bone stock ones left that haven't had the wheel wells cut open I bet.

explorerx4

There is a place near me that either refurbishes or builds new bodies for those Gen 1 Bronco's.

fintail

North of the border, unsure where or when, maybe around 1963, zooms well:

explorerx4

A couple of 1960 Pontiac's.

Lostwrench3

1957 Oldsmobile.
As to those Dodge Power Wagons - We had one in the fleet of the electric utility company where I worked for a while. It was used to travel on the roadless high voltage lines right of ways. In its history it rolled over twice and had a dented roof. What a machine! Nothing stopped it.

andys120

Looks like a '58 Ods with those Ponchos and a '61 Caddy parked across the street.

ab348

andys120 said:

Looks like a '58 Ods with those Ponchos and a '61 Caddy parked across the street.

The Olds at the curb facing the camera is a ‘57.

fintail

The flat top Poncho in the lead looks like it might be a narrow track Cheviac like the one Adam owns.

Maybe behind the 2nd 60 Pontiac, a 58 Olds or Buick. I think the parked Caddy is a 62.

fintail

Must be a sports car club event - I believe I see 2 300SLs - zooms fine:

stickguy

Some bug eye sprites, an MGA, a couple of MG T series, and a random batwing Chevy.

texases

The white one is a TR3 I think.

stickguy

Center one looks like a 3. Back row a Jag sedan, corvette and Volvo PV

Lostwrench3

1959 Mercury.

andys120

Five rows back it's all imports-A white MG-A FHC a 300SL Roadster, a VW Beetle post 1958 and a Healey "bug-eye" Sprite.

tmart

A Ford, looks like a 61, but it goes against the title of the “1950s”. Couple of Bugs.

ab348

fintail said:

The flat top Poncho in the lead looks like it might be a narrow track Cheviac like the one Adam owns.

Yes, definitely so in Canada. BTW, Dominion Stores used to be a major national grocery chain, now gone except for some reason still found in Newfoundland.

imidazol97

tmart said:

A Ford, looks like a 61, but it goes against the title of the “1950s”. Couple of Bugs.

How about a 1957 Ford Tudor sedan for the Ford. They had a straighter, shorter tailfin than
the Fairlane and Fairlane 500s. The bumper guards also help verify it's a 57.

And I'll go for a Plymouth 1956 in upper right corner with its rear toward the camera (row 6?).
Above it I'd guess a Volvo, 1959?

fintail

tmart said:

A Ford, looks like a 61, but it goes against the title of the “1950s”. Couple of Bugs.

I would take the caption with a grain of salt, 1958-9 at the very oldest anyway,

I think maybe a Hillman Minx convertible behind the Beetle in the foreground.

tmart

@imidazol97 said:
How about a 1957 Ford Tudor sedan for the Ford. They had a straighter, shorter tailfin than
the Fairlane and Fairlane 500s. The bumper guards also help verify it's a 57.

And I'll go for a Plymouth 1956 in upper right corner with its rear toward the camera (row 6?).
Above it I'd guess a Volvo, 1959?

Initially I thought 57, but the top of the headlight housing on the passenger side looked too curvy for a 57, but it could be the viewing angle.

magnette

@fintail
Beyond Dominion I thought this was a Rambler American, but think on expanding it a bit that it's an Austin A55 Cambridge



Secondly on the left of the 1950s Sports car event there is an Opel Rekord Caravan Wagon

Michaell

Lots and lots and lots of cars. Fort Collins, CO in the 1960’s.

tmart

White 64 Ford, yellow Falcon Ranchero, red Bug

stickguy

red 67 Camaro. I had a 67 as my first car.

fintail

Looks like a dark/black 59 Chevy wagon beside the white 64 Ford at L.

EfrainCooke

Why aren't the cars as colorful as before, this picture just shows all the beauty of the old cars. All new ones are just heartless in my opinion.

xwesx

EfrainCooke said:

Why aren't the cars as colorful as before, this picture just shows all the beauty of the old cars. All new ones are just heartless in my opinion.

A reflection of their owners. LOL

fintail

Speaking of colors - this might be 1979, zooms well enough:

xwesx

The left row looks like the '79 Dodge Challenger, the foreign rebadged ones, though they have an odd logo on the hood... so maybe not badges as Challengers? I don't recall wonderfully, as I was very young when we had those. I just remember us trying to kill ourselves with them on more than one occasion....

explorerx4

The first few cars on the left are Mustang's. Next row are Fairmont's. Next row Granada's. Next row Crown Vic's. And they say car lots are overflowing today. HA HA

fintail

The front clip on the early Fox Mustang is similar looking to the later Sapporo/Challenger - I like those cars.

I am thinking 1979 due to the Mustangs, and I see no Fox T-Birds - but I do see a few disco Birds, including a couple possible Diamond Jubilee or Heritage models at right, one might even have t-tops.

xwesx

explorerx4 said:

The first few cars on the left are Mustang's. Next row are Fairmont's. Next row Granada's. Next row Crown Vic's. And they say car lots are overflowing today. HA HA

Hahaha, OMG. I can't believe I missed that.

ab348

What a disappointment the Fox-based T-birds must have been to those who liked the disco version.