Mystery car pix

fintail

Studebaker convertible in the foreground

fintail

Around 1990 perhaps, zooms fine:

stickguy

I have not been to a DQ in probably 40 years. Now I want one.

bottom front a Nissan PU with a mismatched cap. and a Chevette upper right.

texases

Pretty creepy DQ dude.

fintail

I have no memory of a DQ mascot like that, nightmare fuel for little kids. I generally do not indulge in fast food as I prefer other culinary sins, but the one I tolerate most is DQ, I'll have a Blizzard a few times a year

Truck with the bullbar is the newest vehicle in the pic, and the basis for my age estimate.

andys120

kyfdx

Amphicar

laurasdada

kyfdx said:

Amphicar

Time magazine’s Dan Neil called it "[the] vehicle that promised to revolutionize drowning".

andys120

Yup that's a 1967 Amphicar. I used to see one back in the day but never saw it afloat.

Apparently it was a lousy car and a worse boat.

kyfdx

I’ve actually seen one in the Ohio River. Probably 40 years ago. Brave or dumb, you pick.

stickguy

Wheeler Dealers did one, and took it into a canal someplace. I think it made it out.

texases

The amount of rust they had to repair was pretty amazing, IIRC.

ab348

stickguy said:

Wheeler Dealers did one, and took it into a canal someplace. I think it made it out.

If you recall, it died on them in the middle of the water and they had to get pulled out.

fintail

Rough life for young people in the 70s, zooms nicely:

stickguy

Dodge van in the back. Might be rocking.

Catalina convert up front.

andys120

Plymouth Super Bee or its Dodge equivalent in front of Poncho. '65-6 Mustang convertible towards rear in middle.

explorerx4

The car with the rear stripe is a 1970 Dodge Charger.

kyfdx

The Poncho looks like a '70 model

ab348

1971 Chrysler Three Hundred (spelled out as per the fender badging) fuselage 2-door front and center behind the Pontiac and the blonde lady suntanning quite strangely right on the dirt by the curb without a towel or blanket. Bunch of reprobates here, people smoking (including the passenger in the Chrysler), beer bottles on the asphalt by the curb, shameful!!!

stickguy

I miss the 70s.

fintail

70s again, zooms fine:

andys120

i think that's a Datsun 510 next to the Wagoneer at lower left.

laurasdada

Drove by that dealership several times my last trip to LA, was undergoing renovations.

stickguy

Definitely a 510. Red Comet followed by a mid-70s Celica hatch. Yellow Chevelle wagon in the showroom.

Lostwrench3

Hmmm. Felix the Cat must be in public domain.

ab348

Lostwrench3 said:

Hmmm. Felix the Cat must be in public domain.

According to the dealership website: "The Felix character was borrowed from the popular 1920s cartoon "Felix the Cat" by pioneering L.A. automobile dealer Winslow Felix, who opened Felix Chevrolet in 1921 at 12th Street and Grand Avenue. Felix was a friend of filmmaker Pat Sullivan, whose animation studio created the mischievous character." So it was apparently used with permission.

fintail

Grand Opening - a little small but zooms ok:

stickguy

are those 65 Fords? I really like the bright red 2 door. Not sure what year that old white car is, late 40s? Hard to believe it is less than 20 years older than the new one next to it. a 2004 parked next to a 2024 you might not even notice the difference.

Lostwrench3

1952 Chevy.

stickguy

13 year gap. So about 2011 to now.

tmart

60 Ford

bhill2

Nobody has noted that the white Ford near the doors is the elusive 1960. The burgundy 65 next to the old Chevy is an LTD; new that year (midyear introduction) and oh so fancy compared to the other Fords.

tmart

Bhii2, see post just above yours.

explorerx4

A 65 Country Squire wagon.

ab348

I may be wrong but I think we've seen that pic before a long time ago.

stickguy

In a galaxy far away?

andys120

fintail

I'll wager the woody is a 46-48 intermediate GM, double bumper makes me think Pontiac.

fintail

Houston, 1963, zooms fine:

texases

‘60 Ford and Chevy

stickguy

Pontiac in the right lane. Grand Prix or Catalina?

Lostwrench3

1957 Olds.
1959 Plymouth wagon.

bhill2

tmart said:

Bhii2, see post just above yours.

I should have refreshed my browser before posting.

ab348

I dunno what street that is in Houston, but I'd love to see what it looks like now, as I imagine it would be unrecognizable.

explorerx4

57 Oldsmobile and a 63 Chevy in frnt of it.

texases

ab348 said:

I dunno what street that is in Houston, but I'd love to see what it looks like now, as I imagine it would be unrecognizable.

Two street signs say Fuqua, so that's Fuqua St. in southern Houston. I can't tell what the other road is, I'm sure most/all of those buildings have been replaced, but Fuqua goes on for miles. Lots of residential development near it now. Back then it was in the boonies.

Michaell

Speaking of Houston, has anyone heard from @henryn lately?

texases

Reverse image search points to a (paywalled) article about Houston's East End, that narrows it down. Could be where the current I-45 crosses Fuqua.

Lostwrench3

The Houston Chronicle newspaper has the location as being Broadway Street.
Art's Good Used Cars displays the location as being "Broadway".

kyfdx

Lostwrench3 said:

The Houston Chronicle newspaper has the location as being Broadway Street.
Art's Good Used Cars displays the location as being "Broadway".

Yup... says 321 Broadway, on the sign.