Mystery car pix

explorerx4

I'm thinking the silver/blue wagon is a Datsum 810(?)
A silver Audi 5000 just after that.

ab348

The blue car front left appears to a 1968 Pontiac Beaumont. To it's left seems to be a late-run Plymouth Valiant.

The wagon behind the Firebird is a Datsun 610, probably a '73. Beyond that is what I believe is an early run Audi 5000, with a blue Civic and a red early '70s Corolla further back.

There is what appears to be a '60s convertible cruising past in the laneway that I cannot quite identify. It has what looks like early Chevy II taillights but I'm not sure if that is it.

sda

Looks like a Datsun wagon and silver Audi next to it

fintail

Audi 5000 was a 1978 model year debut and an uncommon car at the time, which makes me think the pic could be just after 1977.

Car beside the Civic appears to be a Morris Marina - they were sold in NA for a moment. Ford product between the Euro looking mini motorhome at left and the vans appears to be a 77+ Cougar.

fintail

Rear ends to ID, this might have scared little kids, zooms fine:

stickguy

I think the little wagon is an Opel (Kadette/1900). front right is an early Volvo 140 series.

and Bob Hope.

magnette

The Opel wagon was known as a "Caravan" so perhaps they're OFF ON The Road to .......

fintail

Aftermath of a flood in Trail BC, April 23 1969, zooms clearly, shouldn't be wildly challenging:

explorerx4

58 Dodge and 57/58 Plymouth.

stickguy

older beetle up on the road that avoided the mud. and far right a newer white sedan. Either a lincoln or a Mercury.

explorerx4

It's a Mercury, didn't research what year.

bhill2

Next to the Mercury is a 50-51 Studebaker

fintail

Page and Octavia - San Francisco, 1991 per the source, zooms fine:

stickguy

Red Wesphalia van. and a couple ahead in front of a Corolla, looks like a yellow Yugo.

Michaell

Is that the now demolished Embarcadero freeway?

Lostwrench3

1956 Plymouth Savoy two door Coupe.

bhill2

Wow. Bottom feeder 56 Plymouth beside the Westphalia, complete with rear-wheel spats.

ab348

I have to think that by 1991 even in SF, that a '56 Plymouth would be an odd thing to see in traffic.

kyfdx

ab348 said:

I have to think that by 1991 even in SF, that a '56 Plymouth would be an odd thing to see in traffic.

Maybe, even by 1981

fintail

Current streetview does not have the double decker, so I assume it is the Embarcadero.

Seattle had something similar, "the viaduct". I'd always chant "please no earthquake, please no earthquake" on the odd occasion I had to drive on it. It's gone now too.

Yugo caught my eye just as much as the old Plymouth.

texases

The Embarcadero Freeway was torn down in '91, I wonder if that picture's a bit older. What's the newest car there?

Michaell

Bellingham, WA, 1982

stickguy

finally cars from my era!

Pacer in the center next to a mid 60's Ranchero. Have never seen one like that in person. pair of gen 1 Civics behind a 75ish Celica hatch (I had one of that generation). Over to the right of the Pinto pulling out, is a 70-72 era Javelin with a duck tail, so one of the hot rod versions. up ahead a later Brick Volvo (might be a 164) based on the taillights. with a Datsun 510 behind that.

fintail

Now there's one for me, a bit more than a decade later I went to college there. I believe the Ranch Room still exists. This would be Holly St, looking N, was a one way when I was there and I think still is (haven't been there in several years).

Kind of in the middle of the pic, far R travel lane, in front of a Maverick is a then-brand new Camaro. Knowing Bellingham, some of these cars still exist.

Michaell said:

Bellingham, WA, 1982

tmart

Appears to be a Pinto or Maverick Squire down the street.

kyfdx

1st Gen Honda Accord hatch behind the Pacer

explorerx4

On the right, a Ford Ranchero. The Javelin has T Tops.
2 early Civic's on the left and 2 Pinto wagons in the next lane to the right.

ab348

tmart said:

Appears to be a Pinto or Maverick Squire down the street.

A Maverick Squire would be a very rare find indeed!

sda

I really liked the first gen Accord. The dealership in Charlottesville where dad bought the 76 Cutlass Supreme wagon, also sold Hondas. Bill Edwards Olds/Honda. The Accord was $3995.00 base price. I still have that brochure.

kyfdx

I bought the first year 2nd Gen hatchback in 1982. Stickshift, no A/C. MSRP was right around $7K, I think.

Had that car for 12 years!!

fintail

Also in Bellingham notice all the cars have an "F" license plate prefix. Until around 1980, WA plates had the letter part of the plate sequence determined by county, in descending order by population rank (A=King, B=Pierce, C=Spokane, etc). F was Whatcom county.

Michaell

fintail said:

Also in Bellingham notice all the cars have an "F" license plate prefix. Until around 1980, WA plates had the letter part of the plate sequence determined by county, in descending order by population rank (A=King, B=Pierce, C=Spokane, etc). F was Whatcom county.

Colorado does pretty much the same thing, as DMV registrations are handled at the county level. I know that in El Paso County (home to Colorado Springs), the beginning letter was a K back in the 80's, as a college buddy of mine was from there.

sda

fintail said:

Also in Bellingham notice all the cars have an "F" license plate prefix. Until around 1980, WA plates had the letter part of the plate sequence determined by county, in descending order by population rank (A=King, B=Pierce, C=Spokane, etc). F was Whatcom county.

Florida and Tennessee did something similar. In Florida I don’t recall the exact sequence. I remember the license plates started with a number. 1 was Miami, the largest city, 4 was St. Petersburg, my hometown. In TN, same format. 1 was Memphis, 2 Nashville, 3 Knoxville, etc.

stickguy

many years ago NY did prefixes by county. My father was a volunteer fireman and the name of the fire company was Excelsior, and in the county they used EX for them. NY has an Excelsior county that happened to use EX on the plates. So many of the fireman went and got plates out there so they would have EX plates on their cars.

andys120

\

kyfdx said:

1st Gen Honda Accord hatch behind the Pacer

I used to own a '79 Accord hatch like the one in the photo. I also had the same type of aftermarket pop-up sunroof.

explorerx4

Mitsubishi 3000 GT. I saw an example of it's Kissin' Cousin, the Dodge Stealth, a couple of weeks ago.

fintail

With those lights 1991-93.

laurasdada

I actually liked the styling of the Stealth more than the 3000.
But then again, I grew up driving Saabs!

roadburner

I always had guys wanting to race my Mazdaspeed3. With the Mazdaspeed CAI and a mild tune it made close to 300 hp so I surprised a few people- at least when my wife wasn't in the car. One time a Dodge Stealth R/T kept pacing me wanting a roll race; my wife was on board so I was ignoring him. My 14 year old son in the back seat says, "Dad, he's not that fast- you can take him!"

Lostwrench3

Best looking car I ever owned.

stickguy

Chrysler laser?

fintail

Looks like the 1987+ version of Dodge Daytona,

Lostwrench3

Yes.
1987 Dodge Daytona (Shelby Z).

laurasdada

I wanted one (never having driven one, though). But hated the wrap around rear spoiler (Superman's cape), preferred the original wing.

I remember when I bought my '05 Acura TL, salesdude said, "Now Mr. LD, would you like the high mounted spoiler or the low mounted spoiler?
"Why, I'd like the free spoiler."
"There is no free spoiler."
"Exactly."

fintail

Often spoilers spoil good design.

I don't know where this is but I can guess when this is, zooms well:

ab348

Pretty sure I remember that one from a few years ago when pics of ‘60 Fords were the thing here. I like the Buick Sportwagon, I believe a ‘64.

explorerx4

A white 1960 Ford sedan under the Thumb.
2nd car from the left an LTD? Badge on the rear quarter makes me think so.
Red 500 XL coupe next to it.
S&H green stamp plaques bring back memories of pasting them by the hundreds into books.

texases

Tom Thumb started in the Dallas area, and that looks Dallas-flat. And that church in the background looks vaguely familiar, but I can't find it.

bhill2

Lotsa Fords in that picture. The nearest car is a 1951 (I think) Chevy. My dad bought one as a beater to drive to work so my sister could drive the good car (1960 Falcon, so the term was relative) to and from college. The Chevy had Powerglide, which normally started in high gear. Talk about slip sliding away.

Lostwrench3

texases said:

Tom Thumb started in the Dallas area, and that looks Dallas-flat. And that church in the background looks vaguely familiar, but I can't find it.

1966.
Josey Lane, Farmers Branch, Texas.