Mystery car pix

andys120

Not an SS AFAIK but it is a '67 Camaro RS/327.

andys120

stephen987

At first I thought it was a '55 Packard, but the roofline doesn't look quite right.

lemko

1953 or 54 Lincoln Capri?

Mr_Shiftright

yeah Lincoln---those tail lights are unmistakable. Compare to modern Lincoln Town Car!!

stephen987

Shifty, I hadn't noticed, but you're right. The "current" TC uses the same basic taillight design. Interestingly, I remember most Lincoln sedans between 1961 and 1996 using a horizontal full-width taillight.

wgrafer

I'm gonna go with a definite 1954 Lincoln Capri.

andys120

Right Lemko, it's a 1954 Lincoln Capri

andys120

vcheng

boomchek

Bentley Turbo R with incorrect wheels?

andys120

I wouldn't know about the wheels but it is a 1989 Bentley Turbo R.

boomchek

The wheels look like they're not from a Turbo R, nut maybe I'm wrong though :confuse:

andys120

bhill2

I'm going to say 1970 Mercury (Marauder?)

stickguy

montego?

There is a clean version of that car not far from my house (in a weird purpleish color). They also have a orange mid size. Maybe a cyclone?

stickguy

well, just checked, and I think the orange car is a montego cyclone. So maybe that blue mess is a marauder!

ghulet

yeah, I think you're right, Bob, though I don't know if it's a '69 or '70 (and it's a Marauder X100); that one looks pretty salvagable, hope it's not crushed.

andys120

It is in fact a 1969 Mercury Marauder X-100 and it's headed for the dreaded Clunker Crusher .

Mr_Shiftright

Hmmm...must be pretty stripped out, otherwise someone would probably save it. They aren't terribly valuable cars but maybe someday. Body looks decent enough. I wonder why nobody wants it, maybe even for a rod?

zestion

hmm...go off on a different tack, I like the capture of last picture

andre1969

That thing actually looks pretty nice for a clunker that's been retired to the junkyard. Heck, I've seen more beat-up cars being driven on the streets. And I'll confess that it looks nicer than some cars I've driven in the past.

andys120

ateixeira

Caddy DeVille, late 80s is my guess. I'll say 1987.

texases

I'm guessing a 1982 Eldorado, with a 1964 Ford Fairlane next to it?

ateixeira

DeVille was always a sedan, right?

Tells you how much I cared about Caddys in the 1980s. A longer Chevy with more chrome, is pretty much what most Gen Xers felt.

andre1969

DeVille was always a sedan, right?

Once upon a time, DeVille was a whole model lineup. In 1970, the DeVille consisted of a convertible, coupe, 4-door hardtop, and a 4-door "pillared hardtop" (thin B-pillar and frameless windows). For 1971 it was reduced to a 2- and 4-door hardtop. For 1974, the 2-door went pillared, and when they downsized for 1977, they offered a 4-door or 2-door, both pillared.

I'm not positive, but I think the last year for the Coupe DeVille was 1993. My grandmother's cousin has a 1989 that's still chugging along, although it's showing its age. The 2-door versions were pretty popular in the start of the 1970's, but as the years went by it became less and less popular.

As for that car posted above, it's a 1979-85 Eldorado, but I can't narrow it down beyond that. They actually were a bit cutting edge for the time, with FWD and an independent rear suspension. Same basic car as an Olds Toronado or Buick Riviera, or the 1980-85 Seville.

ateixeira

Thanks for the history lesson. Guess I didn't pay much attention to them back then.

stephen987

As for that car posted above, it's a 1979-85 Eldorado, but I can't narrow it down beyond that. They actually were a bit cutting edge for the time, with FWD and an independent rear suspension. Same basic car as an Olds Toronado or Buick Riviera, or the 1980-85 Seville.

The first of this generation used a nice fuel-injected 350 built on an Olds block, but that only lasted a year or two before the long descent. The Caddy 368 came along, then came its V8-6-4 variant, and then the problematic HT4100 aluminum block V8. Oh, and don't forget the diesels.

This was one of those occasions where GM got it right the first time, then proceeded to progressively ruin it. Still, I wouldn't mind having one in nice shape.

ghulet

....they are pretty, in that sort of nouveau-whatever-80s sort of way, especially with the right color combination. Interiors are pretty swank, especially if you like tons of fake wood.

andre1969

This was one of those occasions where GM got it right the first time, then proceeded to progressively ruin it. Still, I wouldn't mind having one in nice shape.

LOL...how often does that happen with GM?

There's a really nice green Eldorado that shows up pretty regularly at one of my local car shows. I snapped this pic of it back in 2006...

I'm guessing this is one of those Cadillac-only colors, as I don't really recall seeing it on anything else. Sharp looking car, especially with those factory-looking chrome wheels. I'm guessing this had some kind of touring package?

wgrafer

I don't know, but that 1960 white Coupe deVille next to it sure outclasses it!

stephen987

The wheels on that green Eldorado might be Cadillac wheels, but they're definitely not original equipment for that model. They are either way too wide, or they have the wrong offset. I do seem to remember a touring suspension option for that generation, but the wheel width would still have been closer to what was shown on the red one upthread.

imidazol97

Isn't the white one an Eldorado also.

How many of the other cars in the pictures can some name?
I'll go for early 50s Packard behind the green Eldorado.

wgrafer

No, it doesn't have the fancy Eldorado trim on the side, so it's definitely a Coupe deVille. Not sure about the others - you are right about the early 50's Packard (maybe '51?), and there's a black '47 Packard above the white Coupe.

andys120

ghulet

.....it could be a (base model) Series 62 coupe (main differences were interior trim, and DeVilles had power windows and seat).

Here's the Eldorado Touring Coupe, which (I think) was only available from 1982 onward:

http://100megsfree4.com/cadillac/cad1980/cad82e.htm

stephen987

Chevy 348 tripower?

explorerx4

a 50's chrysler hemi?

stephen987

Chrysler, yes--I misread the script on the valve cover.

Could it be a 413 Cross-Ram?

Mr_Shiftright

Looks like a Cross Ram maybe from an early letter car?

andys120

It's one of several 1950s MoPar engines fitted to Facel Vegas, most were 330 270 or 318CID DeSoto Firedomes IIRC. It's from a Facel Vega FV2B Cabriolet.

andys120

stephen987

The black and red car is either a Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn or a Bentley R-type (can't see the grille well enough to differentiate). It looks like the "big boot" version, so 1952-54. I'll leave the American iron to others here.

imidazol97

There is no image showing in 23487.
There isn't even a box with a red X in it.

andys120

Sorry, here it is again>

lemko

Dark blue car closest to viewer appears to be a 1950 Cadillac. The light blue car across the street is a 1946-47 Cadillac.

andys120

You are correct sir, as is Stephen 987 re: the Rolls Silver Dawn /Bentley R

For my money the '46-'47 Caddy was a handsomer car than the 1950 which looks a bit dowdy to me.

stephen987

Yeah, about 22 years ago I worked for a few months at a restoration shop that focused mostly on RR/Bentley. I know the front wing contours of the R-type all too well, not to mention the places moisture liked to hide.

Those were really sweet cars to drive, though, with surprisingly good handling. The automatic was nothing special but some of the R-types had a terrifically direct manual gearbox. You'd be amazed at how well a good R-type, or even the bulkier six-cylinder S1 that came after it, would cover ground on southern backroads.

They were also a lot more reliable than the newer cars--the hydraulics on a Silver Shadow were enough to drive even a hard-core Citroen enthusiast over the edge.

Mr_Shiftright

The Shadow uses the Citroen system doesn't it.

I think the last good Rollies were from the early 60s. It was all downhill from there.