Mystery car pix

wgrafer

Sorry jwilliams, no Chevy here...
The olds is a '54, the Mercury is a '56, and the small one next to the '55 Caddy looks like a '55 or '56 Hudson Hornet to me.

jwilliams2

Yeah, I see it's not a Chevy. Tailights look similar. But the roofline is different. Not sure what it is.

andys120

Good eye jwilliams. I thought that might be a '55 Chevy but it's way smaller than the other cars, too small I think to be a Hornet. Then I thought it might be a Hudson Jet which was smaller but the tailights are wrong.

I thought it must be some sort of Opel or Vauxhall but I can't find one that looks so much like a Chevy. :confuse: :sick: :confuse:

fintail

It does very much resemble an Opel Olympia

jwilliams2

Yes it does. Here is a picture of a Opel Olympia type P.....Went into production in 1957.

imidazol97

Is the width of the C-pillar as wide as the white car in this picture?
Or it just the difference in the angle that makes this one look larger?

stephen987

Looks like a match to me.

wgrafer

Wow! Where did this wider view pic come from???
There's a '56 Pontiac Star Chief 4-dr Hardtop in front of the restaurant!!

andys120

Mystery solved, thanks guys. The '57 Opel Olympia really does resemble a '55 or '56 Chevy from that angle but I wonder how it made it's way to Northern California back then. I don't recall seeing any Opels in the USA until theBuick-Opel tie-up in the late '60s/early 70s.

jwilliams2

The "Discover Opel" website shows that Opel sold 4000 of these in the US in 1957, and almost 20,000 in 1958. So I guess it is possible.

http://www.opel1200.dk/EN/myopel/specs.html

berri

I remember seeing some of these when I was a little kid. I thought the wagons were particularly nice, but heck I was a little kid. IIRC Opels were sold by Buick and Vauxhalls by Pontiac back then. Didn't see near as many British Ford's on the road though.

andys120

jwilliams2

Looks like a Fiat 2300 Berlina Lusso...

andys120

Looks like a Fiat 2300 Berlina Lusso...

You're on the ball today, Jwilliams2!, it's a '66.

andys120

berri

60 Dodge, perhaps Polara? I've always felt 1960 was sort of a low point in postwar car design. This one actually looks better than a few of the others that year IMHO.

andys120

It's a '60 Dodge but not a Polara. Anyone?

jwilliams2

How about a Dodge Matador....

stickguy

if this is a matador, I take back anything bad I ever said about the mid 70's AMC banana mobile version. compared to this monstrosity, the AMC version should be enshrined in the MOMA

texases

What do folks think this is? It's a car some police would like to identify:

stickguy

is that a 90s something Caddy coupe d'ville? Or eldo? the front turn lights/bumber look like that. maybe the wheels too.

fintail

Tough one. Definitely early 90s design. I was thinking Hyundai Scoupe or Impreza coupe but its hard to match up.

texases

I agree on GM, but the tail lights look wrong for Cadillac. How about something like a '91 Buick Regal (but this isn't it, either):

uplanderguy

I believe that '60 Dodge is a "Pioneer" model. I think it was one step below the "Matador" in pricing...second from the top.

au1994

is it one of those early 90's Buick Sommerset coupes?

kyfdx

I think the Regal idea might be correct... There is a wire, or something in the foreground of the picture that is making the front bumper look bigger.... but, you are actually seeing the obstruction...

Parking lamp seems to match that Regal... along with everything else...

uplanderguy

My guess is that the one car with so much detail hiding behind the stop sign, is a late '80's Buick Somerset/Skylark, or at latest, a '92 or later Skylark (complete redesign).

wgrafer

"It's a '60 Dodge but not a Polara. Anyone? "

Well, it sure looks like a '60 Dodge Polara to me. Matador shared the extra fins, but had less trim; Phoenix, Pioneer, and Seneca were 'Darts' with smaller fins.

Is someone thinking this is a 'D500'??? D500 was just an engine option on top of whatever model (eg: Polara D500), but it can't be identified from this angle as the only indicator was a small d500 badge on the trunk lid.

I would still call this a Polara.

imidazol97

The rear looks like Buick Century, circa 1989. The stop sign is in the way, but something looks like the 2-door versions of those A-bodies which was a rare car.

The wheels don't look right at all. Large openings and not as many as most hub caps had around the perimeter (circumference).

Mr_Shiftright

Well let's unpack this a little: The rear windshield has a shallow angle to it, looks like---also the hubcaps are worth looking at. Deck lid is very short.

andys120

The '60 Dodge is the little remembered Matador.

andys120

Downtown Turin>

stephen987

Left:
Red Fiat 126
Red Renault 5 (parked)
Green Fiat 124
Brown Ford Capri
Orange Fiat 500

Right:
blue Lancia Fulvia

then my eyes go all blurry

andys120

It's not your eyes that get all blurry, it's the photo. You've got all the ones I can make out except for the tail end of a Giardeneria (Italian for station wagon) at the extreme left which could be a number of makes/models but probably (based on numbers sold) is a Fiat 500.

Great job Stephen987.

andys120

Mr_Shiftright

I see Italian wheels! I see Pinanfarina badges! I see badly aligned bumpers!

Or am I seeing things?

fintail

You see a Fiat 130 coupe, which for some bizarre reason I actually kind of like

lostwrench1

Sorry, Andy, but I'll have to disagree. The wheel covers and the brightwork behind the rear tires indicate a Polara.

Mr_Shiftright

Probably because you know, it being Italian, it will be fun to drive (when running).

fintail

Big blunt 70s Italian styling, looks like a Rolls Camargue, probably rusts at the mere mention of water and has a high propensity for fall-apart, body and trim pieces are unobtanium - especially on this continent, will get you kicked out of AAA or any roadside assistance plan - what's not to like?

stever

andys120

looks like a Rolls Camargue

According to Hemmings both the Camargue and the 130 Coupe were styled by Paolo Martin of Pininfarina.

andys120

That's almost gotta be a Maybach.

stephen987

I was gonna say Equus Ultimate.

stever

I know Hyundai is going to love being compared to a Maybach. :-)

Good call Stephen:

2011 Hyundai Equus Sticker Starts At $58,000, Ultimate Trim $64,500 (Edmunds Daily)

magnette

Sorry, Andy, but the tail end of the little wagon on the extreme left of the Italian photo is not any Fiat, but a Mini Traveller - being Italy it is almost certainly an Innocenti Mini.
It is difficult to see any others that haven't been spotted already, ut on extreme right, driving away ahead of the Lancia, is a Fiat 127, over the beonnet of the Lancia is a white Fiat 500, and just ahead of that is another Fiat - I think its a 128 estate, but not sure - there is something funny about it and it could be anAutobianchi, but its too blurry to tell. Finally, you can just make out an olive green car bonnet over the front of the red FIat 126, and that looks like a Fiat 128.

andys120

lemko

It appears to be a 1946-48 Mercury woody wagon.

wgrafer

I agree with the '46-'48 Mercury.

andys120

1946-48 Mercury woody wagon.

You're both right, it's a '46.