Mystery car pix

bhill2

stickguy said:

60 ford fairlane front and center.

And a second one just left of center about 4 rows up (direct sightline over the roof of the 57 Olds wagon.

explorerx4

A 61 Ford paerked behind the Cadillac. 2 more 60 Fords, one light, one dark, near the building in the background.
A 59 Ford a couple of rows further away from the 61 Ford.

ab348

Your friendly L.A. Area Ford dealer seemed to be doing very well back then!

imidazol97

Another 1960 Ford under the middle of the up-in-the-air thing. Low line model.

fintail

Being at an airport, I wonder if the lowline cars are rentals. The 61 Galaxie beside the Olds wagon might be an exception, but I notice it is on blackwalls.

ab348

explorerx4 said:

A 61 Ford paerked behind the Cadillac. 2 more 60 Fords, one light, one dark, near the building in the background.
A 59 Ford a couple of rows further away from the 61 Ford.

I cannot make out anything near the building in the background. The picture resolution just isn’t there.

ab348

Found what seems to be a better-resolution photo of the same Theme Building shot. Let’s see what we can see off in the distance:

fintail

I wonder what's in front of the nearmost 60 Ford. Karmann-Ghia?

In the background near the building, at right beside/behind a squarebird, is a 60 Ford wagon. By the proportions it may be a 2 door Ranch Wagon.

ab348

Might be. My first inclination was an early Falcon b/c of the white steering wheel but it looks too small. Could be as you say.

bhill2

I'll note the Corsair flat top (probably a 60) next to the early 50's Plymouth.

andys120

sda

59 62 convertible. I dislike when the wipers are not parked all the way down. The wiper transmission on the 59 and 60s was prone to wear and became slack.

fintail

Maybe a rerun? Apparently Netherlands, I suspect 1968 or very close, zooms fine, a bit of diversity here:

stickguy

front left an Opel Kadette. black Corvair in the center 1 back on it's right a Bedford van.

tmart

Several VW Bugs and Vans.

bhill2

The blue Mercedes in the right lane is a Universal. Almost unknown in the US, may be more common in Europe.

fintail

bhill2 said:

The blue Mercedes in the right lane is a Universal. Almost unknown in the US, may be more common in Europe.

Yes, looks like a Universal based on a first series (190 badged) W110. Around 2500 units total were built for 190 badged cars, diesel and gasoline cars combined. A handful made it to the US, but they were rare even in Europe and are probably the most sought after fintail.

fintail

stickguy said:

front left an Opel Kadette. black Corvair in the center 1 back on it's right a Bedford van.

Van diagonal behind the Corvair may be a Ford Transit.

Car in front of it is unexpected.

ab348

A couple of BMC Austin/Morris 1100 ADO16 models close to each other.

fintail

I notice the white ADO16 appears to be on a UK plate with an E or F suffix, denoting 1967-68.

magnette

There is a Trabant ahead of a Ford uk Transit van

magnette

Mix of ADO 16 's

Brit one is an Austin Mk 2 and is a 2-door while the dark green one is a Morris and is an early 4 door

In some countries in Europe the ADO 16 was locally badged as a Morris or Austin Glider

certainly in Denmark but probably in Benelux too.

magnette

The car in the gap behind the Continental Tyres VW van is a Citroen AMI

explorerx4

@magnette,
Thanks for filling in some of the gaps.

magnette

Ami...

ab348

Good job, mon ami...

tmart

Hope this works

tmart

I’ll take the 55 Thunderbird and Fairlane and the 53 Ford.

explorerx4

Christine 3rd from the right!
Guessing an Oldsmobile dealer.

ab348

explorerx4 said:

Christine 3rd from the right!
Guessing an Oldsmobile dealer.

That's the New Frontier Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, opened in 1955.

fintail

Looks like a red and white 57 Plymouth sedan towards the R at New Frontier.