Mystery car pix

andys120

think the setting for Animal House was supposed to be Faber College ("Knowledge is Good") in 1962... So... all of the cars should technically be '62 models or earlier..

If that's so, my guess was right about the Conti being a '61 or '62 model. To be fair to Fintail, the '63 to '65 cars were the same from the side, changes were in the grillework.

lemko

The Lincoln in Animal House was a '64. It's easy to identify when you see rear shots of the car in the movie. It's odd as the movie was set in 1962. If we assume it was fall of 1962, the newest the car could be is a 1963 model. Flounder's brother must've been a real big shot at Ford to get a new 1964 Lincoln in fall of 1962.

I'm not sure, but the ambulance looks like it might be a 1951-54 Packard.

andre1969

of that grayish car behind the Crosley pickup:

ateixeira

Is that an older Volvo?

When I was a kid my neighbor has a car that looked like that, so that's why I'm guessing Volvo.

-juice

imidazol97

1950 Plymouth.
Club Coupe?

magnette

Panhard 24CT - 1964/7

andre1969

Very good, Imidazol97! According to the website I pulled that pic from, it was a 1951 Plymouth Cranbrook. AFAIK, there's very little to distinguish the Plymouths, stylewise, from 1949-52, although I'm sure there are enthusiasts that could.

imidazol97

The "Plymouth" was because of those unique taillights with the button reflector at the top (which used to popular addons into taillights) but the year I tried to match up by the shape of the rear window and side window. People I used to mow grass for had a "Cranberry" in their garage. I recall it often wouldn't start because Chrysler products were susceptible to humidity getting into the distributor I suppose and wouldn't start.

I love seeing these old cars although the foreign ones posted remind me I didn't pay any attention to those.

imidazol97

andys120

The actor in front of the busted Plymouth is of course James Widdoes who played Delta's chapter President Robert Hoover. :P

andys120

Yup, I didn't think anyone would bet that one unless you came along. :mad:

The Panhard 24 like so many cars of that era borrows heavily from the Chevy Corvair yet mages to look fairly modern.

andre1969

I would guess a 1949-50 Plymouth Suburban?

andys120

ateixeira

At first I was gonna say Alfa but that's not it.

-juice

imidazol97

Right on. 1950 Suburban.

andre1969

I know next to nothing about those types of cars, but I'd guess some kinda of Ferrari?

kyfdx

Pf means Pinafarina? I can see that, because the car resembles a BMW 507..

andys120

Apparently you know more than most Andre cuz it is indeed a Ferrari

andys120

Pf means Pinafarina? I can see that, because the car resembles a BMW 507..

Pininfarina had nothing to do with the beautiful 507 which was designed by Albrecht Goertz, who also styled the original Datsun 240Z.

nolid5

Is it a '61 Ferrari 250 GT California? Reminds me of the red one that took a beating in the movie Ferris Bueller. Of course that was a kit if I recall.

andys120

'61 Ferrari 250 GT California?

Actually you're close, it's the Spider California's immediate successor, the '65 275GTS (not to be confused with the 275 GTB/4 NART Spider).

PF recapitulated the 275 GTS' design a year later when the Fiat 125 Sports Spider was introduced.

andys120

odie6l

aaahh... when did Saturn get ahold of a Jeep Compass?

Odie
Odie's Carspace

bumpy

Saturn Astra. Hopefully GM will leave it as a straight rebadge of the Opel original and resist the temptation to dumb it down for the US market, and bring over the panorama windshield while they're at it.

bumpy

ateixeira

Reminds me of the Mitsubishi Pod concept, something like that.

-juice

andys120

Yep, that's the Saturn version of the Opel/Vauxhall Astra.

andys120

imidazol97

1956 Ford. Happy Days. Fairlane Victoria.

blowinsmoke

It's bugging me because the link says it's a BMW.. Is it a 700?

Thanks

andre1969

I don't think it's a BMW, but I've seen pics of them before. I think it's some kind of Eastern European make that tried to ape the 1957 Ford Thunderbird. I want to say it's a DAF? I think it's some 3-letter name. I think they were made around 1960-62.

bumpy

No one wanted to tag the electric Nissan Hypermini, probably because it's exceptionally obscure. Nissan built just over 200 of them circa 2000.

bumpy

andre1969

I'd guess it's a 1958 Ford medium duty truck. F600 or something like that?

fintail

I'm pretty sure that's an Auto Union 1000SP ca. 1960

andys120

I think you're right Fintail:

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It's the German T-bird all right, sold as the DKW or Auto Union 1000SP. It's a wonder FoMoCo didn't sue for copyright infringement.;)

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blowinsmoke

Awesome - thanks a lot..

fintail

LOL at that illustration, nice angle the door is opened at.

rockylee

Not my cup of tea, but I see why some people like it.

Rocky

andys120

gsemike

Looks like an upmodel Yaris for Europe. That one probably has the center console as standard.

ateixeira

Actually I think that's the Corolla, which is now named Auris or something like that? It's slightly bigger than the Yaris, the C-pillar is very different.

-juice

bumpy

I'm not sure, but I think it's actually a Mercury. The smaller trucks had different hoods, but the only difference on the bigger ones seems to be the badging.

bumpy

Yep, the Yaris is a B-segment car.

bumpy

andys120

New Avensis?

gsemike

Is that the new Aurion> It looks like an Azera from that angle.

andys120

fintail

Indeed

Mercedes 300 SL roadster (W198) ca. 1958-63

derrado1

Goodness I hope that was tongue-in-cheek. I really do.

Honestly, that's a Hitler and the Easter Bunny comparison. The Astra is gorgeous and the Compass is the automotive equivalent of me throwing a bucket of nails and glue on a bit of chipboard.