Mystery car pix

fintail

Plate likely issued ~1966-67 or so based on the sequence.

andys120

stickguy said:

Mis 60s Volvo 122. A true indestructible tank.

Yup, a '62 122S

andys120

laurasdada

andys120 said:

Lucid Air. Perhaps my first BEV, if I decide to move on from the out of warranty A7 next spring?

xwesx

My wife saw one of those on our way back to Alaska last week, and she immediately said, "Wow! What is that?!" I think it was love at first sight. Very, very unusual for her to comment on a car like that.

bhill2

andys120 said:

stickguy said:

Mis 60s Volvo 122. A true indestructible tank.

Yup, a '62 122S

My dad owned one of those and I loved it so much that I have owned 3 Volvos of my own. The pictured one is at least a '65, based on the shield on the fender.

roadburner

My wife leased a 1991 740 Turbo. It was a hoot- I surprised more than a few people at the Stoplight Grand Prix.

fintail

A couple of not difficult cars to ID, and the passage of time.

House built 1975 in Mission Viejo CA, price when new 50K even, and a car:



1980, house in its prime (I kind of like the aesthetic of some 70s-80s builds), and a car:



House in present day, kind of blandified a bit, zestimate 1.29MM:

ab348

I saw that original post on FB from the young boy shown on the left edge with his kid sister in the first construction pic. Kind of a sad story, his mom split from his dad in ‘79 and took the kids with her to Oakland, and he sold the place in ‘82.

fintail

ab348 said:

I saw that original post on FB from the young boy shown on the left edge with his kid sister in the first construction pic. Kind of a sad story, his mom split from his dad in ‘79 and took the kids with her to Oakland, and he sold the place in ‘82.

ab348 said:

I saw that original post on FB from the young boy shown on the left edge with his kid sister in the first construction pic. Kind of a sad story, his mom split from his dad in ‘79 and took the kids with her to Oakland, and he sold the place in ‘82.

The fb algorithm is funny - you must read some history pages, as I read a couple relatively local/regional history pages and can't think of why else it was suggested. WA is pretty far from Orange County though (and NS even further).

ab348

fintail said:

The fb algorithm is funny - you must read some history pages, as I read a couple relatively local/regional history pages and can't think of why else it was suggested. WA is pretty far from Orange County though (and NS even further).

I have no idea how I ended up seeing that either. It was close to a week ago. I think the only SoCal account I follow is Alison Martino’s Vintage L.A. so maybe it’s that, but who knows. One other strange thing happened this week that is sort of similar. I follow exactly zero celebs on FB, but for some reason this week it gave me 2 or 3 suggestions over a few days that I follow Diane Lane, the actress. I always had a semi-crush on her years ago. When the last suggestion popped up, I clicked on her pic and it did appear to legit be her professional account, though it had less than 2000 followers which seemed low. The only way to follow that is to send a friend request, which I hate to do because I’m not her friend since we don’t know each other. But I clicked the button and it was accepted a day later. I figure it is just her publicist trying to drive some stats but hey, I’m friends now with Diane Lane!

stickguy

car in the first picture is a VW 411 or 412. Second picture is a Celica hatch I think. Definitely a Toyota.

fintail

ab348 said:

fintail said:

The fb algorithm is funny - you must read some history pages, as I read a couple relatively local/regional history pages and can't think of why else it was suggested. WA is pretty far from Orange County though (and NS even further).

I have no idea how I ended up seeing that either. It was close to a week ago. I think the only SoCal account I follow is Alison Martino’s Vintage L.A. so maybe it’s that, but who knows. One other strange thing happened this week that is sort of similar. I follow exactly zero celebs on FB, but for some reason this week it gave me 2 or 3 suggestions over a few days that I follow Diane Lane, the actress. I always had a semi-crush on her years ago. When the last suggestion popped up, I clicked on her pic and it did appear to legit be her professional account, though it had less than 2000 followers which seemed low. The only way to follow that is to send a friend request, which I hate to do because I’m not her friend since we don’t know each other. But I clicked the button and it was accepted a day later. I figure it is just her publicist trying to drive some stats but hey, I’m friends now with Diane Lane!

I think some friends suggestions are based on friends of friends - know anyone who might know Diane Lane?

I've had a couple odd friend suggestions too, pro athletes who were big names 25-30 years ago, as I am "friends" (but have never met) with one who I had a jersey of his at one time and when I offered to sell it at the price I paid, he vanished. Algorithms can be funny.

Thinking of LA, I have visited a couple CA themed pages looking for images, probably the reason - cool that it suggested that post though, as I find the subject interesting.

And yes, cars are a VW 412 (I think the son of the owner said) along with a 2nd gen Celica liftback.

fintail

Beverly Center, around 1980 or so I guess, zooms fine:

stickguy

I love the C2 Vette. maybe a '67? 75ish Maverick. Quite dowdy in brown with dog dish hubs. Looks like a 2 door Toyota next to it, and an early 70s big Mercedes (small bumper) next to that.

roadburner

'66 Mustang

fintail

The small bumper W116 at right, assuming it is not a grey market car (which were not rare at the time), would be a 1973 model - offered one year before it gained the park bench bumpers.

fintail

1987 per the source, zooms well:

explorerx4

I think the white car is a 58 Oldsmobile.

Michaell

I thought about posting that picture when I saw it. Probably half the domestic cars in LA in that one picture.

roadburner

Mercury (Ford) Capri on the left.

stickguy

so much period brown.

Datsun 260Z on the curb.

fintail

The 58 Olds was 27 years old when the pic was taken. That Celebrity is now ~40 years old.

bhill2

The Celebrity and the Buick Skylark next to the Datsun Z-car are giving me malaise flashbacks.

Michaell

FYI, that is the first Hard Rock Cafe, attached to the Beverly Center.

explorerx4

Saw these mysterymobiles while in CT over the weekend.

stickguy

Definitely too early for the rules here!

texases

At least the tarp is protecting the one in back a bit. This one in front is likely no more than a lawn ornament now. I would swap the wheels, though. Wonder what make? I'm guessing they're both the same, given the radiator shell similarity.

Lostwrench3

Where in Ct.?

fintail

Old timer at right appears to be a mid 20s Packard - grille shape and disc wheels look right. Car at left is a few years later but can't recognize the radiator shell.

andys120

Car on left appears to be an early 1930s Ford Model A

xwesx

Looks like fall colors are on the cusp of getting serious there!

I enjoyed driving the truck down I76 on the last weekend of September, though the colors were just starting to hint at what glory they might soon display....

explorerx4

@lostwrench3,
In Collinsville, by the bridge across from the old Axe factory.

andys120

xwesx

Nash CosmoMetropolitan

stickguy

Metropolitan. My parents had one before I was born.

xwesx

stickguy said:

Metropolitan. My parents had one before I was born.

LOL! Oh, goodness. I need to just check out.

fintail

Cosmopolitan was a Lincoln

For the oldies, the car at left looks a class fancier than a Model A to me (and doesn't look like the same radiator shell) but of the same time period.

ab348

fintail said:

Cosmopolitan was a Lincoln

For the oldies, the car at left looks a class fancier than a Model A to me (and doesn't look like the same radiator shell) but of the same time period.

The other thing about the one on the left is that the front half of the body looks quite different from the back half, even though they share a similar belt line bulge, given that it ends half through the rear wheel, leading to a missing something from there on back. I wonder if that was an early pickup that lost its bed somewhere in its past.

fintail

ab348 said:

fintail said:

Cosmopolitan was a Lincoln

For the oldies, the car at left looks a class fancier than a Model A to me (and doesn't look like the same radiator shell) but of the same time period.

The other thing about the one on the left is that the front half of the body looks quite different from the back half, even though they share a similar belt line bulge, given that it ends half through the rear wheel, leading to a missing something from there on back. I wonder if that was an early pickup that lost its bed somewhere in its past.

I was thinking the same, maybe a cut down pickup, as was common for white elephant large cars during the depression. I zoomed in and it appears the rear bodywork is intact - the door is still there etc. I suspect it is along the lines of a 4 window/close coupled sedan, something like this (but many did not have the landau bar) where the rear section was cloth/wood and didn't actually lower/wasn't a real convertible, was just there for the look. The car in explorer's image is smaller than this, but maybe the same design (many makes made something like this):

fintail

Prospect Point in Stanley Park, Vancouver, 1964 - zooms clear enough to name several:

bhill2

I'll grab the Corvair Monza. I had one (not a Monza, though). Fun car. I got rid of it after a truck almost turned me into road kill. Apparently his mirrors weren't set to pick up objects lower than his axle hubs.

explorerx4

A 64 Ford Galaxie 500 2 cars past the Corvair.

andys120

I'm not sure but the tu-tone next to the Corvair might be a Hillman Minx.

andys120

laurasdada

BMW 8 series.

texases

Passed one of those 840/850s years ago daily on my drive to/from work in Anchorage. On the driveway of a small house, I wondered 1. how'd they afford it? and 2. why didn't they park it in the garage?

fintail

At Stanley Park I believe the two tone car is an Austin Cambridge or similar, and a BMC Farina at background left with maybe a 58 Chevy in the foreground.

BMW is E31.

ab348

Here’s one from San Francisco, appears mid/late ‘70s. I wonder if a first -gen Ford Explorer could park here without tumbling to the bottom…

stickguy

blue late 70's Corolla half hatch/half wagon. 1 down from an early Maverick (non-truck version!)