Mystery car pix

texases

A Frazer Nash Mille Miglia, early '50s. Pretty advanced styling for its time.

fintail

15th and Lonsdale, North Vancouver BC, 1982. Image has an odd washed out quality but zooms well to a certain extent before becoming weird, at least a couple oddballs can be spotted here:



Also one of those locations that today is similar but pretty different at the same time.

Michaell

Red gen 1 Capri on the far left.

stickguy

Chevette front and center. And a red Lancia on the far right curb.

texases

Odd pic to be used on a general site:

imidazol97

fintail said:

15th and Lonsdale, North Vancouver BC, 1982. Image has an odd washed out quality but zooms well to a certain extent before becoming weird, at least a couple oddballs can be spotted here:

Also one of those locations that today is similar but pretty different at the same time.

This may make it easier to ID some more.

fintail

Thanks, that helps. I was most surprised by the Lancia - always rare, suspect few were still on the road by 1990.

Behind the Capri looks like the Possum Van before it became possum-ized.

andys120

texases said:

Odd pic to be used on a general site:

Maserati Indy, early-mid 1970s

texases

Yep, ‘72 or older if in US. My dad's retirement hobby car was a green one, AT, drank gas, and my stepmom’s ‘69 Cutlass was peppier around town. But that Indy was fun to drive.

Pic was the intro pic in a “things to watch out for when buying a classic car” article.

andys120

stickguy

BMW 1600 or 2002. Pretty.

fintail

Germany, mid - late 80s, zooms fine - apparently the "OK" used car brand was not just a North American thing (and everything is in order):

explorerx4

A little BMW on the right of the picture.
A wagon, not sure what brand, under the Stop sign.
Shouldn't that sign read Halt?

fintail

BMW looks like a lower line E21, wagon a Ford Granada.

"Stop" in German is "Stop"

roadburner

Yes, only the premium 3ers of that vintage received quad headlamps.

fintail

i think the Opels were too tough for most Car nearest the camera appears to be a Senator, blue car under the first flag appears to be an early Omega, also Rekord Kadett and Ascona in the mix I am sure. White car rear leftmost maybe an Escort.

sda

Not a pic. When was the last time you saw one of these? I found this while looking for something else. The dealer did a dealer trade as I wanted this color and Bose. IIRC I paid around $26k for it.

gsemike

Millenia's were nice. Mazda was going for it with that 34k sticker. That had to be luxury territory back then

texases

Same price range as the '96 ES300 I bought. I still have a C&D with a comparison test of a half dozen of those 'near luxury' sedans.

ab348

Aztec Motel, Miami Beach, early ‘60s. You just knew there would have to be a white ‘60 Ford Sunliner in the pic.

stickguy

Those poor early 50s cars look so dowdy.

Lostwrench3

White 1959 Pontiac.

tmart

Blue 52 Ford @ right

fintail

I think the car in front of the 60 Ford is a Simca Aronde.

I wonder how those "Miller Cycle" engines aged.

bhill2

Lostwrench3 said:

White 1959 Pontiac.

Behind the Poncho is what looks like a 60 Olds flat top. The convertible behind it could also be a 60 Olds, but I'm not sure.

andys120

1959 Lincoln Continental behind the Olds

andys120

fintail said:

I think the car in front of the 60 Ford is a Simca Aronde.

Those were pretty rare this side of the pond. I've never seen one.

fintail

Not sure if this has been shared before - Sunset and Larrabee, 1979 - zooms fine, a lot going on here:

ab348

‘70 Cutlass heading towards the camera; ‘69 Delta 88 heading away from the camera.

stickguy

New design downsized Grand Prix behind a Granada and next to a rolls. A fiat 124 a little ways back.

fintail

It may be just the angle, but the Rolls-Royce looks like it might be a less common "Flying Spur" type LWB car. It's a Silver Cloud III either way.

I think LA would have been fun for carspotting in maybe the 1965-85 timeframe. All of the funky/malaisey modern cars plus oddball imports plus old survivor cars.

Looks like an Omnirizon behind the 124.

texases

Is that a BMW 2002 front right?

stickguy

Looks like it. Can’t mistake those headrests.

sda

I saw this while putting gas in a loaner Jetta this evening. It really looked pristine up close.

stickguy

a wedding limo. Wonder if it is a restomod underneath?

fintail

37 Packard, probably a 120. I get the restomod vibe with those tires/wheels and exhaust too.

xwesx

Gorgeous! I've only ever seen that era of Packards in museums.

imidazol97

Were dual exhausts popular in 1937?

https://www.iconicauctioneers.com/1937-packard-super-eight-recc30705-3-nec-0322

kyfdx

Wouldn't that have been a Straight-8?

fintail

Yes, that Super 8 and the 120 restomod-looking car would be straight 8 - at least when new. I don't think Packard had a V8 until the updated 1955 cars.

sda

I spoke to the wrecker driver and he didn’t know anything about the car. He was instructed to move it to the owner’s alternate location. I would guess it is used as an event rental for the wedding couple.

fintail

Habitat 67, an Expo 67 residential exhibit and landmark, zooms nicely:

texases

@sda said:
Not a pic. When was the last time you saw one of these? I found this while looking for something else. The dealer did a dealer trade as I wanted this color and Bose. IIRC I paid around $26k for it.

I found the sticker from the ES300. A big reason I got it- no sunroof.

sda

texases said:

@sda said:

Not a pic. When was the last time you saw one of these? I found this while looking for something else. The dealer did a dealer trade as I wanted this color and Bose. IIRC I paid around $26k for it.

I found the sticker from the ES300. A big reason I got it- no sunroof.

Very similar mpg, pricing. My sister had a 97 ES and loved it. She currently has a RX 350.

tmart

What do you have against sunroofs? I thought they were standard. Both my 2000 and 2014 ES’s have them. No problems with either.

xwesx

I don't know about similar pricing! $6K back then is more than $10K today; I doubt any buyers of the time thought they were all that close in pricing.

That Lexus price is basically 2x that of a Camry.

texases

@tmart said:
What do you have against sunroofs? I thought they were standard. Both my 2000 and 2014 ES’s have them. No problems with either.

With a sunroof I don’t fit, I need LOTS of headroom.

A Lexus service writer was surprised mine didn’t have one, he hadn’t seen one.

texases

@xwesx said:
I don't know about similar pricing! $6K back then is more than $10K today; I doubt any buyers of the time thought they were all that close in pricing.

That Lexus price is basically 2x that of a Camry.

??? They’re almost identical in price.

And maybe 2x the price of a base LE 4 cylinder Camry, not the V6 XLE with leather. I liked that every area was just a bit better. And no body panels were shared between the two. More than a badge job.

roadburner

tmart said:

What do you have against sunroofs? I thought they were standard. Both my 2000 and 2014 ES’s have them. No problems with either.

The X1 and C43 have holes in the roof. The number of times I've opened them? Zero. On my track cars I especially hate them- as they add weight to the worst possible point. of the car.

ab348

Local Halifax pic circa 1963. A few oddballs here.