Mystery car pix

explorerx4

A red and white Edsel in the middle of the picture.

Lostwrench3

Yellow and white car under the "Big Doublya", (who remembers that movie?), a 1956 Plymouth.

explorerx4

How many Mad's were in that movie title?

stickguy

4

imidazol97

Next to dark pickup truck next to light pole at right is a Nash. I can't figure out the year.

Someone already ID'd the Edsel!

The Frazier Kaiser ID--I saw a Frazier at a car show a few years back. I had to do a lot of research
to figure out the Kaiser and Frazier connection. Confusing.

EDIT. I think it's a 1949 or 1950 Frazier. It's closer to the 1949 Frazier I found in appearance. The 1950 I found has 3 bumper guards on the rear bumper which is unusual.

ab348

I saw some old film in the last week or so - can’t remember what it was exactly, but I have a nagging thought it was something to do with L.A. - where it showed police cars en route to somewhere, and they were late-run Kaisers, which I hadn’t seen in that role before. Maybe they got good deals on them when the company was going bust.

fintail

ab348 said:

I saw some old film in the last week or so - can’t remember what it was exactly, but I have a nagging thought it was something to do with L.A. - where it showed police cars en route to somewhere, and they were late-run Kaisers, which I hadn’t seen in that role before. Maybe they got good deals on them when the company was going bust.

I saw that too but I forget what it was - San Francisco? Kaiser Manhattan police car.

bhill2

OK, calling all aficionados of 50s cars. What is the white car poking its tail out on the lower right? I can't get it from what is visible.

tmart

It looks kinda sorta like a 56 Ford, but I don’t think it is.

explorerx4

The script on the fender reads Custom or Chieftain but I can't quite match the large piece of trim underneath it to either one.

imidazol97

The taillight and bumper say 1956 Ford. But none of the sedans have a script on the side in the back. The wagons do.
Park Lane?




Canadian?

Here it is: Meteor Club sedan

roadburner

andys120

roadburner said:

That one's really obscure but I recognized the roundel emblems on the front and wheel covers. Those emblems are those of the Eisenacher Motoren Werke (EMW). Eisenach in eastern Germany was the location of a pre-WWII BMW plant which was taken over by the Soviets in 1945. They sold products of that plant as BMWs until a lawsuit forced them to change the brand to EMW.

The car is an early-mid 50s EMW 340.

MORE HERE>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisenacher_Motorenwerk

fintail

Another Scandinavian plate on the EMW, Swedish or Finnish

fintail

West Seattle, date at bottom - not a colorful image but zooms well enough to pick out many:

explorerx4

59/60 Buick convertible just above the date on the picture.

stickguy

token foreign car is a Beetle of course. And a classic stand up to drive Divco milk truck.

roadburner

andys120 said:

roadburner said:

That one's really obscure but I recognized the roundel emblems on the front and wheel covers. Those emblems are those of the Eisenacher Motoren Werke (EMW). Eisenach in eastern Germany was the location of a pre-WWII BMW plant which was taken over by the Soviets in 1945. They sold products of that plant as BMWs until a lawsuit forced them to change the brand to EMW.

The car is an early-mid 50s EMW 340.

MORE HERE>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisenacher_Motorenwerk

At one of the California CCA Oktoberfests a collector brought his EMW to the concours. The door hinges as well as the water pump had zerk fittings.

tmart

@fintail said:
West Seattle, date at bottom - not a colorful image but zooms well enough to pick out many:

58 Ford Custom 300 (?) at left.

andys120

stickguy

Nice looking impala. Love the color and the wheels, and the subtle rake to the stance. Guessing it is a 64?

ab348

That's a '63 Impala SS. Appears to have a 409 badge above the crossed flag-emblem on the front fender.

imidazol97

From 63 to ??. Last of the great ones. V6
Saw this at the hardware store--a real hardware store.
It made my heart go boom boom. The wheels, The color in the bright sun. The V6

uplanderguy

I came close to buying a two-year old '20 Impala with I think it was 5,700 miles. I heard about it before it was on the dealer's website, but they sold it before I even got there.

Styling is subjective of course, but I think they're prettier than the Buick that was the same platform.

imidazol97

The Impala was/is nicer than the Buick version and than the Cadillac version.
Pricing was nicer when loaded up with all the options that made it nearly the
equivalent vehicle to each of its peers according to our saleslady when we
were purchasing our 2014 Malibu.

andys120

That roofline, with the faux convertible bows, showed up on all the GM full size sport coupes in '63-4. My Mom particularly liked it even though she'd never mess up her hair riding am a 'vert w the top down.

ab348

uplanderguy said:

I came close to buying a two-year old '20 Impala with I think it was 5,700 miles. I heard about it before it was on the dealer's website, but they sold it before I even got there.

Styling is subjective of course, but I think they're prettier than the Buick that was the same platform.

Except for the Impala steering wheel, which was atrocious.

fintail

ab348 said:

uplanderguy said:

I came close to buying a two-year old '20 Impala with I think it was 5,700 miles. I heard about it before it was on the dealer's website, but they sold it before I even got there.

Styling is subjective of course, but I think they're prettier than the Buick that was the same platform.

Except for the Impala steering wheel, which was atrocious.

Impala wheel always amused me for its randomness, apparently being cribbed from the W221 S-class, which entered production in late 2005.

fintail

Back to Oakridge Centre in Vancouver, early 60s. Not the clearest or largest image, but zooms well enough to pick out several from the diverse assortment:

sda

andys120 said:

That roofline, with the faux convertible bows, showed up on all the GM full size sport coupes in '63-4. My Mom particularly liked it even though she'd never mess up her hair riding am a 'vert w the top down.

Mom’s 63 Olds Dynamic 88 Holiday coupe was one of those.

stickguy

Yellow Stude hawk next to the yellow beetle. and far left, a yellow Midget. Lots of yellow back then!

tmart

Two 56 Fords, 59 Chevy

imidazol97

1950 Studebaker right in center: yellow with red top.
Couple parking slots to the right of Studebaker is another in light green..

Obliquely in front of first Stude is a 1956 Chrysler, brown with white fins.
1952 Plymouth at left

ab348

In the second group of cars I see a ‘60 Impala 2-dr hardtop white over blue with something next to it with strange paint issues on the lower body - my initial thought was a Stude but I’m unsure. To the left is a blue Cheviac Pontiac Parisienne convertible (I think) with the top up.

fintail

Period Canadian images interest me for the British material, which was more common there than in the states.

2nd row from bottom, at right, I see a Borgward to the L of a 59 Chevy, then a Stude, then maybe a Ford Prefect (prewar looking car). In the bottom row an Austin A40 Devon between a 53-54 Chevy and a Beetle. At upper left near the building, a Stude GT Hawk - local Stude dealer must have been popular.

explorerx4

The VW Bug on the left looks huge compared to the Fiat parked to the left of it.
A custom, lowered Studebaker Hawk parked next to the blue with white top 60 Chevy

bhill2

OK, let's play "what's the newest car in the picture?". I think I located it, but invite all of you fine people to present your findings.

andys120

I don't see anything newer than the aforementioned '60 Impala. Oldest is the black unit in lower right, next to a Studebaker . It's definitely pre '50s but I can't ID it. Possibly a long roof version of the Traction Avant.

explorerx4

I see a few 61 Chevy's.

sda

Blue and white 62 Pontiac coupe?

imidazol97

I think the yellow Studebake Hawk near center is 1961.
Calling @uplanderguy

I've studied the blue/white roof Pontiac directly above it with the wide
chrome strip along the side as far aback as the door. I've looked but
can't match it up. Grand Prix? Canadian?

fintail

White Stude upper left near the building is 62 or later I think. I think I might also see a 62 Ford convertible, upper right near a Falcon.

ab348

imidazol97 said:

I've studied the blue/white roof Pontiac directly above it with the wide
chrome strip along the side as far aback as the door. I've looked but
can't match it up. Grand Prix? Canadian?

Since I think the photo is from Vancouver, it would be a Pontiac Parisienne, which was a mashup done by GM of Canada. My dad had one when I was a tyke, but a sedan. This is a Canadian convertible version:

explorerx4

I'd say the photo of the Parisienne was taken in the very late 80's/early 90's based on the cars in the lot across the street.

fintail

explorerx4 said:

I'd say the photo of the Parisienne was taken in the very late 80's/early 90's based on the cars in the lot across the street.

Good eye. With the full body color bumpers on the Topaz in the background combined with a couple of late Fox Mustangs and maybe a new style Econoline in the far background, maybe 1992-93, looks like a Ford dealer lot.

imidazol97

So that Pariessienne 1963 would be the newest car in the bunch, so far...

ab348

explorerx4 said:

I'd say the photo of the Parisienne was taken in the very late 80's/early 90's based on the cars in the lot across the street.

The source says it was taken in 1992.

bhill2

imidazol97 said:

So that Pariessienne 1963 would be the newest car in the bunch, so far...

sda and others who id'ed that Pontiac; I believe that you get to share the prize. I will give the ribbon to imidazol97, who identified it as a 63. It's a little hard to make out, but it has the stacked headlights that debuted that year.

imidazol97

The side trim was the key and searching Canadian Pontiacs I found it. It's a nice appearance for that car.

My interest also was piqued because my aunt back in those days had a Grand Prix, and I was always attracted to those as unobtainable for me--I was 18 or so.

I am curious about the car behind the Pariessienne toward the building. To me it looks to be a Pontiac also.

That is a great photo @fintail put up. It enlarged and it had hundreds of cars of my era of youth where I was car crazy for US cars here in the midwest. I really liked the 1956 Olds near the building's entrance in blue with white trim. I remember cutting those out of newspaper ads and playing with them as a kid.

fintail

imidazol97 said:

The side trim was the key and searching Canadian Pontiacs I found it. It's a nice appearance for that car.

My interest also was piqued because my aunt back in those days had a Grand Prix, and I was always attracted to those as unobtainable for me--I was 18 or so.

I am curious about the car behind the Pariessienne toward the building. To me it looks to be a Pontiac also.

That is a great photo @fintail put up. It enlarged and it had hundreds of cars of my era of youth where I was car crazy for US cars here in the midwest. I really liked the 1956 Olds near the building's entrance in blue with white trim. I remember cutting those out of newspaper ads and playing with them as a kid.

I like that image too, for its "ordinary parking lot looks like a car show" vibe, and the variety of material.