Mystery car pix

stickguy

Chevy van up front.

bhill2

The white car on the left nearest the camera is a '63 Plymouth Fury.

fintail

Wilshire and San Vicente, 1986 (I hope that's fog/marine layer), zooms well enough to pick out several:

stickguy

chevette following a Vega and and S10 Blazer on the left. Peugoet 504 wagon making a left behind the trees.

explorerx4

On the left, GMC Jimmy.

kyfdx

Jaguar XJ dead center

explorerx4

The wipers on the Jag are different than the other vehicles.

Michaell

Too far inland to be a marine layer, unfortunately.

texases

Maybe a Scirocco behind the XJ?

stickguy

I was thinking a mustang but not sure. Arrow GT? or maybe a Corolla. Something blocky.

stickguy

Triumph TR7 or 8 convertible under the traffic light.

Michaell

stickguy said:

I was thinking a mustang but not sure. Arrow GT? or maybe a Corolla. Something blocky.

200SX?

fintail

I was thinking 200SX behind the Jag as well. Behind the Chevette maybe a first gen Seville.

explorerx4

I'm going to go with a Scirocco based left front corner and the side mirror.

texases

explorerx4 said:

I'm going to go with a Scirocco based left front corner and the side mirror.

Yeah, I'm thinking an early Mk I without the wrap-around turn signals:

andys120

kyfdx

andys120 said:

'85-'87 Maxima

stickguy

that the first of the FWD versions? I really like that design and interior. and love the color.

in that generation where they had Nissan by Datsun badging.

Michaell

A HS classmate had an 810, which was RWD

kyfdx

stickguy said:

that the first of the FWD versions? I really like that design and interior. and love the color.

in that generation where they had Nissan by Datsun badging.

Yes, FWD.

My uncle had an ‘87 wagon. It was awesome (for 1987)

explorerx4

HA HA

texases

Glad I wasn’t drinking something when I saw that! What the ever-loving heck???

fintail

Looks like the front of an early-mid 50s Ford pickup mated with an first gen Edge.

Same type of thinking that brought us this:

stickguy

I like that edge!

I also remember the 810 being badged as an 810 Maxima.

kyfdx

stickguy said:

I like that edge!

I also remember the 810 being badged as an 810 Maxima.

Yes on the first Maxima. My girlfriend's best friend had one. (this was in 1982, not sure of the car year). I was shocked when I found out how much they cost.

andys120

I was quite taken by the '85 Maxima when it was introduced. But since they've been pretty dull.

kyfdx

andys120 said:

I was quite taken by the '85 Maxima when it was introduced. But since they've been pretty dull.

I liked the next one, as well. (1989?). Of course, plagued with motorized shoulder belts, like a lot of that era. That's when they came up with the tagline 4DSC. After that, meh

Michaell

kyfdx said:

andys120 said:

I was quite taken by the '85 Maxima when it was introduced. But since they've been pretty dull.

I liked the next one, as well. (1989?). Of course, plagued with motorized shoulder belts, like a lot of that era. That's when they came up with the tagline 4DSC. After that, meh

I don't remember exactly when it was, but on a business trip to Cincinnati years ago I had a Maxima as a rental. I remember really liking it, then.

Had one a few years back as a rental for a few days, and, even with the CVT, it wasn't a bad ride.

stickguy

My 1998(?) SE 5 speed was a really good car. String and reliable. Very well made. And the torque steer was very entertaining!

fintail

Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Germany maybe late 60s, probably from a postcard so not crystal clear at zoom, but good enough so several can be picked out:

stickguy

red coupe next to the light blue beetle looks like an Opel to me.

tmart

Benz’s and Bugs

explorerx4

A couple of NSU Prinz. Blue with white top under the green and red banner and a white one behind the yellow bug.

roadburner

One BMW 1500.

magnette

@ Weiden et al

Blue & White car in foreground is a Fiat 1900 -_ Fiats were built under licence in Germany at that time - particularly the little ones - but they may have imported these larger models

magnette

Grey wagon to the right with side flash is a Ford Taunus 12 M Kombi and this particular version was current around 1958-60 I think.

fintail

I call those senior Fiats "Italian fintails", just like the BMC Farinas are "British fintails". Speaking of the Farina, there's a window shape in the right row up near the top, black car near the "P" sign that reminds me of one, between a Beetle and what might be a two tone Ford.

magnette

@fintail

Yes Farina got a lot of work out of that design - Peugeot 404 BMC Cambridge Oxford family...

andys120

andys120

stickguy

Gorgeous color.

Is that a Honda S600 behind it?

roadburner

Maserati Mistral

fintail

I see many people are heading for cold weather again (although locally it has been relatively mild with the least snow in eons and virtually nothing in the forecast), here's malaise era Sheffield in the snow again, nice clear image zooms well:

explorerx4

Orange Volvo 145 on the right side of the picture.

ab348

explorerx4 said:

Orange Volvo 145 on the right side of the picture.

On this side of the pond that type was sold as a 240 series. There is a 3rd-gen early ‘70s Vauxhall Viva off in the distance behind it.

I think the yellow car on the opposite side of the street is a Fiat 500, the original rear-engine version.

sda

Green VW Golf

andys120

??Yellow car on right=Fiat 500/600

andys120

texases

On the snow scene, the one I don't recognize is in front of the Fiat. Looks Japanese, but the taillights don't ring a bell.

fintail

Good eyes on the Viva, ab.

The car in front of the Fiat is a Datsun Cherry (100A).