Mystery car pix

Mr_Shiftright

The 59 & 60 are virtually identical but a Corvette guy should be able to spot the difference by looking closely at little changes in interior and exterior.

imidazol97

The Vette is listed as '55.

kneeache

1954 or 1955 first series GMC or Chevy 5 window. Could be wrong, but it looks like a Chevy, and the one piece windshield
came out in 1954...

imidazol97

bumpy

Close. It's a R31 Skyline GTS-R, a tweaked version of the 2-liter turbo I6 in the regular GTS Turbo; sort of a warmup act for the GT-R.

tmart

Top row: two Caddies, 61 or 62 Chevy

Bottom row: Comet,Lincoln, 57 Chevy

andys120

Top: '58 Cadillac, '59 Cadillac, '60 Chevy

Bottom: '63 Mercury, '59? Chrysler, '57 Chevrolet

bhill2

OK, I'll play. The '60 Chevy in the upper right is either a Biscayne or Bel Air. The middle bottom car is, I think, a '57 Lincoln

andys120

I think you're right about the '60 Chevy, an Impala would have three T/Ls each side and satin metal inside the chrome across the back. I think you nailed the Lincoln too. Those late '50s Lincolns didn't sell well so there aren't many around and I tend to forget 'em.

I saw a '56 Premiere in the Franklin Mint Catalog and thought it was a Packard 'til I read the caption.

57 Lincoln Premiere>

imidazol97

You got the 57 Chev on #6.

imidazol97

Yo got the 58 Cadillac, 59 Cadillac, 60 Chev>

imidazol97

Right on the 57 Lincoln.

But the #4... on the left... bottom...

It's a Merc. But what's the model name?

Edit: I just found it was mislabeled as a Comet (that didn't seem right...).

It's a Monterey Maurauder

texases

Actually, it's a (edit2:) 1963 Mercury Monterey Custom S-55 (as you can just see on the fender)
"The 1963 Mercury S-55 was offered in four body styles: the 2-door Convertible, the 2-door Marauder Hardtop, the 4-door Breezeway Hardtop, and the 2-door Breezeway Hardtop shown here. The standard engine was the Marauder Super 390 V-8 with 4-barrel carburetor, but the Marauder 390 V-8 with 2-barrel carburetor was a no-cost option. Transmission choices at no extra cost included Multi-Drive Merc-O-Matic or 4-speed manual. If you chose the 2-barrel 390 V-8, you could also choose 3-speed manual transmission. "

texases

And it's either the 2 or 4 door "Breezeway Hardtop", you can just see the tracks for the retractable rear window.

andys120

From that little bit of fender, is there any way to tell a Marauder from a Montclair or Monterey, or for that matter a
an S-55 from a Marauder?

Park Lanes had a script where the hash marks appear on the fender.

Hey, at least I got the MY right.

texases

Well, I'm no Mercury expert, but I do see "S-55" on the fender - were there multiple models with "S-55"?

andys120

Well, I'm no Mercury expert, but I do see "S-55" on the fender - were there multiple models with "S-55"?

Now that I look at it again I can just make out the "S-55" script forward of the hash marks. I think the S-55 option may have been available on other Merc models, anybody know?

imidazol97

I see the red tracks for the slidedown rear window that you're talking about. I can't find a picture of one on the net.

texases

How's this:

imidazol97

andys120

Those are pretty tough, at least for me. :sick:

Top: '55 Mopar, probably a Chrysler or Destoto, '57 Caddy, '59
Dodge.

Bottom:'52 Chevy, '54 or '55 Packard, '55 or '56 Plymouth

imidazol97

Which 55 Mopar? Not Chrysler. Not DeSoto.
57 Caddy, right
59 Dodge, right
51 Chev, Close enough.
Not Packard
55 Plymouth, right

andys120

I did better than I thought.

Is the '55 MoPar a Dodge (process of elimination) ?

Perhaps that "Not Packard is a '49-'51 Ford.

andys120

This one is easy but I love the photo>

imidazol97

It's a Dodge, 1955, for top left.

#5 is not a Ford, grin. :surprise:

stever

It's a One-off. (Gizmag)

andys120

That one is Sting Ray based (can't recall who did it and didn't cheat and look at link to find out.

andys120

This one's still up for grabs if you can beat Fintail or Magnette to it>

magnette

I am never quite sure about the correct nomenclature for Ferraris, but I would call this one a 250 SWB (possibly 250GT SWB). Anyway, about 1957/60... I saw one of these in Piccadilly a couple of years ago, on a Saturday afternoon, being driven by Stirling Moss, but I think they were filming him from the car in front...

andys120

I saw one of these in Piccadilly a couple of years ago, on a Saturday afternoon, being driven by Stirling Moss, but I think they were filming him from the car in front...

The correct nomenclature AFAIK is 250GT SWB, SWB=Short Wheelbase Berlinetta. Stirling Moss, my original racing hero, had as much to do with the mistique of this car as anyone.
In one race at Goodwood in 1961 he quickly lapped the field of mostly Jags, Astons and other Ferraris while driving Rob Walker's SWB and decided to finish the race while listening to classical music on the car's radio.

You are incredibly lucky to have actually seen Sir Stirling Moss at the wheel of one of the great racing cars of it's day.

Goodwood 1961, Moss is in Walker's #7, followed by Mike Parkes>

andys120

bumpy

Early '70s Crown of some sort.

lemko

...look very British. I'm thinking it's a Humber of some sort - the British Buick, early-mid 70s perhaps?

andys120

Nice going Lemko, it is a Humber Sceptre Estate ca. 1967-1976. I swear that windshield came off a Volvo 240.

I always thought of them as more like British DeSotos, the Brit Buick would be Rover.

andys120

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imidazol97

Nobody came up with the green one bottom row; it's a 1951 Buick.

karsick

Toyota Publica, 1960's era.

It's got a bit of a Porsche 911-inspired face, huh.

andys120

Yep it's a '65 Publilca. It's a stretch to see any 911 in that face, after all the 911 was only introduced in late '64.

magnette

The dates quoted for the Sceptre are for the saloon, but we didn't get a Humber Sceptre estate until about 1973 - prior to that the only estates in this range had been the Hillman and until 1969 the Singer. (They also did a Sunbeam estate for a very short while in 1970)

stever

(thanks Euphonium)

andys120

That looks like a concept, is it?

done37

Looks like one of those cars running on compressed air.

stever

Yep, it's the MiniC.A.T Compressed Air Car and it's reportedly in production.

Details on Straightline

andys120

kyfdx

Is that an IS300 SportCross?

I saw one this week, while at lunch.. in red... Always liked them..

andys120

I like 'em too but SportCross sales were so soft Lexus discontinued them with the 2nd generation.

andys120

tmart

Looks like a 59 Buick Electra. The pic does appear streched!

guss

of these,when i got it she was about 10 years past her prime.

imidazol97

This car lacks the chrome panels along the bottom of the car that the earlier picture had, but the previous picture still looks stretched. I thought maybe the accent panels had a visual effect on the length.

I love the rose color from that year. I don't know that I'd order a car in it, but I like seeing it.