Mystery car pix

tmart

Disagree. Only a crusher or a fire could make an Aztec look good.

xwesx

kyfdx said:

In retrospect, the Aztec looks better. 🤷‍♂️

How DARE you!

fintail

Yeah something was always off to me about the Rendezvous - at least the Pontiac is coherent in its weirdness.

In the scrapyard also a few Beetles, I think I see a Golf, a MB W114/115 below the Jeep and another on top, maybe a Renault and a Fiesta at left too.

andys120

fintail said:

A bit newer than the car. Looks like a 51-52 New Yorker.

Yup, a 1951 Chrysler New Yorker. Back then Eastern US place names were favored. Today I don't think there are any model names from anywhere east of the Mississipi. The '51 Chryslers were the first to use Hemi V8 engines but they didn't call them by that now legendary name..

stickguy

You mean RX350 and MLK300 aren't cities in Connecticut?

ab348

Both the Aztec and the Rendevous suffered from a weird wheel-to-axle relationship. The wheels were too small but it was more than that. You can see on the Buick pictured how the rear part of the body seems to be levitating away from the rear wheels.

bhill2

fintail said:

Time for something a little different - a scrapyard in Dusseldorf, 1987 - something here is unlike the others:

I would guess the odd hulk is the rear end of the 61 Pontiac in what seems to be the second row from the bottom on the right (it's the one with the triple taillights).

kyfdx

ab348 said:

Both the Aztec and the Rendevous suffered from a weird wheel-to-axle relationship. The wheels were too small but it was more than that. You can see on the Buick pictured how the rear part of the body seems to be levitating away from the rear wheels.

I agree.. also think it looks worse on the Rendezvous

ab348

I don't know if we've seen this pic before or not. But regardless, let's play our favorite game: spot the '60 Ford!

stickguy

I think a light blue checker wagon toward the front next to a black Falcon. White square bird out along the road. White rambler again middle picture.

Your 1960 is the dark blue convertible with the white top.

andys120

explorerx4

I like how someone put a 2x4 aginst the curb so they wouldn't scratch their rims.

stickguy

That’s goofy. But kind of neat!

roadburner

Riley One Point Five

tmart

Two Square Birds, the white one is a 60. Several 59 Fords.

magnette

Singer Gazelle

They updated that model every year and this one was the Mk III or IIIA

it sold here 1958-61

clearly the wheels and tyres are not original spec...

imidazol97

The Aztek looked better in solid colors. Otherwise the Rendezvous was better, but the strong c-pillar upsets the design, IMHO as a longtime GM fan now in recovery.

xwesx

ab348 said:

I don't know if we've seen this pic before or not. But regardless, let's play our favorite game: spot the '60 Ford!

I really like the color on the blue wagon nearest the bottom right corner of the frame. It looks just like (or quite similar to) the color my father had his 1979 F150 painted in around 1992. The truck was originally silver, but the paint was flaking off badly from the roof and hood. In retrospect, it wasn't really all that old when it was resprayed. It seemed old to me at the time, given we'd had it most of my life at that point....

fintail

In ab's pic, I think the newest car might be a 1966 - at left kind of middle beside/to the right of a white Falcon 2 door wagon, I believe I see a Caprice coupe. There are several 1965 model year cars visible. '

60 Sunliner looks like a good color too - not white or powder blue.

bhill2

fintail said:

In ab's pic, I think the newest car might be a 1966 - at left kind of middle beside/to the right of a white Falcon 2 door wagon, I believe I see a Caprice coupe. There are several 1965 model year cars visible. '

60 Sunliner looks like a good color too - not white or powder blue.

FWIW the Valiant on the left side middle (behind the flattop Chevy) is also a 66.

ab348

Speaking of blue resprays, the ‘60 Ford convertible in that pic seems likely to have been resprayed. I’ve never seen one before in that deep shade of blue and a look at the paint chart reveals such a color wasn’t offered from the factory.

explorerx4

There are a couple of 66 Chevies parked across the street from the lot.
The greenhouses of the 61 and 62 Chevy wagons in the lower right look the same.

fintail

60 Sunliner color reminds me of this apparent period promo shot of a "Town Victoria", but I know nothing about the photo - if it has been retouched etc, just reminded me of when searching for an image of this rare style:

fintail

"The 405", 1984 apparently, zooms fine:

gsemike

Queens NY snowstorm. I believe around 1986

kyfdx

Not positive, but maybe a '70 Cutlass on the left..

sda

Could be a 70-72. It is a 4dr.

fintail

Great Little Car behind it.

gsemike

@sda said:
Could be a 70-72. It is a 4dr.

Definitely is

gsemike

And I am seeing a 73-5 nova and a think a corolla hatch

ab348

fintail said:

60 Sunliner color reminds me of this apparent period promo shot of a "Town Victoria", but I know nothing about the photo - if it has been retouched etc, just reminded me of when searching for an image of this rare style:

That appears to be Belmont Blue, a factory color. The one in the parking lot pic seems much more vibrant.

sda

This is the same color 1975 Renault 16 dad had as a company car while we were in France. His was a lesser TL with black interior and automatic. I remember how clunky the add on radio looked. https://youtu.be/TKtSZXSa_pU?si=xB7uBJWv3FC5uX2o

fintail

The French copy nobody, and nobody copies the French. I wonder what the auto was like.

C'mon guys, these should be easy

Michaell

fintail said:

The French copy nobody, and nobody copies the French. I wonder what the auto was like.

C'mon guys, these should be easy

MItsubishi Mighty Max with a shell on it (or is it a Nissan Hardbody).

W123 sedan following an early 80's Buick

Chrysler Cordoba in lane 3, Corolla and Datsun pickup in lane 4, Camaro in lane 5.

Can't tell you how many times I traversed that stretch of road.

ab348

Is that an Omnirizon ahead of the LeSabre?

stickguy

Shape doesn’t look right to me but could be optical distortion. Might be an Escort.

fintail

MB on the 405 is a W114 coupe - the coupe version of the car Michaell's parents had back in the day. Appears to be a 74-76 model with those bumpers. I agree on the Escort, image is blurrier than I remember it when I found it.

fintail

Granville & Robson, Vancouver, 1965, this zooms clearer:

stickguy

MGB Sticks out like a sore thumb.

Michaell

fintail said:

MB on the 405 is a W114 coupe - the coupe version of the car Michaell's parents had back in the day. Appears to be a 74-76 model with those bumpers. I agree on the Escort, image is blurrier than I remember it when I found it.

If I ever had the means, I'd love to find a 250C or 280C of that vintage for fun.

fintail

Michaell said:

fintail said:

MB on the 405 is a W114 coupe - the coupe version of the car Michaell's parents had back in the day. Appears to be a 74-76 model with those bumpers. I agree on the Escort, image is blurrier than I remember it when I found it.

If I ever had the means, I'd love to find a 250C or 280C of that vintage for fun.

Not the absolute cheapest hobby car, but the platform in general is unloved and/or ignored. I suspect 15K could find a nice survivor with no real needs.

sda

My first new car was an 88 VW Fox GL 4dr in medium silver. Total sticker with a/c and shipping was $8165 in 9/87. It felt solid, peppy, decently quiet, economical. It would easily get 33mpg+ on the highway. It was fun to drive. I never had a complaint about seat comfort. It was a good car, better than it seems to get credit for. https://youtu.be/IQpp94Zq5m8?si=HMGeXKpyM1ydOWdE

stickguy

I test drove one of those when they first came out. Don't remember a lot of details, other than it seemed to be "tired" already. Or maybe cheap. Definitely didn't get me interested in buying one, and I love compact wagons!

ab348

fintail said:

I agree on the Escort, image is blurrier than I remember it when I found it.

Taillights look too square for an Escort though.

bhill2

fintail said:

Granville & Robson, Vancouver, 1965, this zooms clearer:

A 65 Plymouth followed by a 58 Plymouth. Shows considerable evolution.

kyfdx

I’m going with ‘64 on the light blue Lincoln convertible

fintail said:

Granville & Robson, Vancouver, 1965, this zooms clearer:

andys120

kyfdx

andys120 said:

Ferrari.. 330 GT?

stickguy

Ferraris were so good looking back then.

andys120