Mystery car pix

magnette

NIce picture. From the right...
M-Benz Ponton; Saab 93; TR3A; Volvo 544; (not sure about the black cabrio - Lancia?); TR3A; Renault 4CV/750; TR3A; XK150fhc; Porsche 356 then I'm not sure again as we go round the corner.
The Station Wagon is a Hillman - you may have had this as a Minx, as that was the saloon it was based on but here it was marketed at first as the "Hillman Estate Car".
Behid that is a Morris Minor 1000 a Hillman Minx a Peugeot 403 and a VW Mk2 Van.
And the two cars in front of the window are a TR4 and a Mercedes Benz fintail.

stephen987

Any takers on #21132? The pic is repeated below for reference:

andys120

Reliant Rebel, Late '60S

andys120

I think Magnette has most of 'em but he's missed the Dailmer SP-250 (Dart) next to the XK-150 as well as the Healey 3000 next to the white 356 Cab. Next to the Healey looks like a Jag XK-140.

I think he's right about the dark Lancia Cab, it's probably a Flavia.

Boy that picture brings back memories. :shades:

stephen987

Yup, it's a sixties-vintage Reliant Rebel, a four-wheeled relative of the more famous Reliant Regal (pictured below).

nortsr1

Now that is one FUGLY car!!!!

stephen987

Now that is one FUGLY car!!!!

It certainly hasn't aged well, has it? But consider that it was on the market at roughly the same time as the very popular Ford Anglia 105E, with which it shares many styling elements (check out the roofline, for example):



Yes, the "continental kit" was an add-on. . .

texases

"Yes, the "continental kit" was an add-on. . ."

Speaking of those, it seems like almost every '50s car that appears on the televised auctions has a 'continental kit' - what's with that? I can't imagine most '57 Chevys came that way :confuse: :sick:

stephen987

I'd love to see a Reliant three-wheeler with a continental kit--"hey, man, your fourth wheel's in the wrong place."

lemko

Good God, I hate them! They RUIN the look of '50s cars!

imidazol97

I believe I saw one 57 Chevy with a continental tire in our area in the Midwest.

But at the car shows many of that era had them added is what I think.

andys120

I can't imagine most '57 Chevys came that way

They sure didn't, perhaps one in every 20 or 30 were so equipped. It's common to see restored '50s and '60s cars equipped with a full load of options including some
that were pretty rare at the time. The best example would be the side pipes often seen nowadays on many surviving Corvette Stingrays and on Cobra Replicars.

Back in the day the side pipes were seldom seen on street-driven 'Vettes and Cobras. as they are not especially practical.

I would caution owners and restorers to remember that often "less is more".

berri

I may be wrong, but if memory serves me right I think this continental kit spare thing got a big jump with the 56 T Bird. I think they moved the spare out of the trunk because of a weight balance problem and the look became popular. However, most other cars didn't come with the continental kit spares on them from the factory.

stephen987

I would think that hanging the spare off the tail end would make the handling balance much worse.

andys120

Yup, the '56 'Birds had the "Continental" spare in standard form but I doubt it was done for reasons of weight didtribution. Engineering-wise IIRC weight is generally located as low and close to the center of mass as possible so it's better to leave the spare at the bottom of the trunk.

I think it was done to give the illusion of "continental elegance" as was done with the Continental MK I and II.

The outside spare may have been an option of the '55 T-Bird (Sport trim shown>



...and standard on '56 Birds>



...and optional again in '57>

fintail

Another goodie from the Supercar Registry site, this is ca. 1970 I suppose. The car the guy is standing by is identical to my first car, down to the hubcaps with the fall-out center emblems and color combo.

davethecarnut

Did you have a R-Code 427 Fairlane too, Fin?

tmart

The kit became standard on the 56 because of many complaints of reduced trunk space on the 55 with the spare there. Move the tire and bingo instantly more trunk space. Kinda like what GM did with the GTO. Many complaints of poor gas mileage because folks were having to fill up too often. The cure was to enlarge the gas tank. Problem solved!

stephen987

Well, I'll start the ball rolling here. The car Fintail identified as identical to his first car is a '66 Ford Galaxie 500 XL. In the foreground the burgundy car is a '64 Galaxie 500 hardtop sedan. Near the center of the pic, the lone import appears to be a white Triumph Spitfire with the factory hardtop, right across the curb from a red '67-68 Mustang hardtop. Behind the questionable Spitfire is, I think, a '68 Riviera, and behind that is a '64ish full-size Buick or Olds two-door hardtop in burgundy.

fintail

I wish! Just a balky carb'd cold blooded 390 Galaxie that got single digit mpg in town. That and the ease in which it could burn rubber made it a poor choice for a new driver. It got hit when stopped at an intersection a couple months after I started driving, and that was the end of that.

fintail

I was wondering about the white sporty import too. The rest of what you identify looks right to me...

kyfdx

Any chance of that white one being a GT-6, instead of a Spitfire?

That Caddy in the center appears to be around a '68

stephen987

Yes, there's a chance it's a GT6--it's not in very clear focus. The rear end looks awfully narrow, as does the front track relative to the body.

I believe the blue Cadillac is a '69 or '70 Fleetwood Sixty Special Brougham.

berri

Funny people add them on today, back then most people didn't like them because they obstructed getting to the trunk.

berri

Lot of Mopars which is a bit unusual in a street scene shot.

fintail

I thought Lemko would be all over that Caddy, and Andre would pick up the Mopars...

magnette

Unlike the rest of you, I can't see any picture on this one, not even a little blue box.

lemko

I didn't see the picture.

fintail

Here it is again. It's hosted at photobucket, so if your network censors have that blocked...d'oh

magnette

Must be blocked - never mind

fintail

Maybe it will work for everyone at carspace

See more Car Pictures at CarSpace.com

lemko

The Cadillac is definately a 1969 Fleetwood Brougham due to the roofline and vinyl top. The 1969 Cadillac Sixty-Special didn't have a vinyl top. My girlfriend from back in the day had an immaculate white on white 1969 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham.

The car the man is standing by is a 1966 Ford Galaxie 7-Litre due to the nicer grille and parking lights. The blue and white car across from him is a 1970 Chevrolet Caprice 4-door hardtop.

andys120

iwant12

I'll take that green Mustang at the end by the water. Looks like only one foreign job there, the white coupe. What is that, a Datsun 240? You don't see that kind of ratio now-a-days.

michaellno

Miata?

Uh, no.

That would be a Lotus Elan, which is what the Miata was modeled after.

No idea as to the model year, however.

stephen987

Lotus Elan

numb3rz

Triumph Spitfire would be my guess.

jlbl

As said, Lotus Elan. Of the middle tier of the Sixties, I would only add to it.

Edited: 1962?

Regards,
Jose

andys120

Close it's a 1967 Lotus Elan S4.

jlbl

Andy, no picture at view.

Regards,
Jose

andys120

Couldn't get it to work, sorry.

andys120

lemko

Is that an Oldsmobile F-85 turbo circa 1962? The slightly curved A-pillar and extra gauges near the tach lead me in that direction.

andre1969

Nah, that's definitely a full-sized car. Those '61-63 compacts didn't have that slight curve to the A-pillar. I'm going to guess 1962 Grand Prix?

stephen987

Olds Starfire?

lostwrench1

That is a Pontiac shift knob. I think you are correct with the 62 Grand Prix.

andre1969

Yeah, that grab bar on the passenger side is making me think Pontiac. And it tended to be the nicer Pontiacs that had them...or at least, my '67 Catalina doesn't have one. I guess it could've been different in the early 60's. Still, that interior looks upscale, like a Bonneville or GP, but I'm guessing the GP would've been more likely to have bucket seats and the console.

andys120

Actually I don't know the model but it's definitely a '62 full-sized Poncho. Like Andre I think it's aBonnie or GP, in '62 a Catalina would be less likely to have buckets and a tach but they could've been optional.

andys120

stephen987

2010 Lotus Evora.