Mystery car pix

lemko

Close enough. It's a '57. Mercury kept this feature through 1965.

mac24

Looks to have torsion bars as opposed to coil springs....

Correct! The MGC uses torsion bars in the front suspension, as opposed to the coil springs used by the MGB.
Both cars use semi-elliptical leaf springs at the rear.

urnews

Mercury Turnpike Cruiser, maybe 1957?

Mr_Shiftright

NOW can I add that the MGC has a distinct hood bulge with transverse chrome strip, and 15" instead of 14" tires? (neither of which you can really see from that photo).

mac24

I know you were hopping from one foot to the other and waving your arm in the air, and I'm impressed you held out for so long! :P

I think the only other external clue would be the MGC badge itself.

Mr_Shiftright

Nah, I generally don't jump in on these actually unless everyone is stumped (which is rare) and then I'm usually stumped, too. I do like to post puzzlers, though.

mac24

Who is the well known British manufacturer with a name that's associated with Formula One (F1) ?

lemko

Yes. It's a 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser. Mercury had the "Breezeway" rear window through 1965.

Mr_Shiftright

One thing you can say from these photos---upon the demise of the British automobile industry, the sale of lumber must have plummeted.

mac24

Yes, the amount of wood used in the interior of cars from that period was huge by todays standards.

However, it didn't take until the demise of the British motor industry for solid hardwoods to become veneered pine, which in turn was replaced by 'plood', the least pleasing of all woods. :shades:
Personally, I much prefer a leather trimmed interior.

Looks like I'm going to have to give a little more help with the puzzle, so I'll expand on the clue.

The name of the manufacturer of the engine in the vehicle in the first pic is the same as that of two current F1 teams.
The name of the manufacturer of the car (and the assorted dashboards) is also currently associated with F1 in a big way.

The pic of the truck is rather a red herring as although it came from the same manufacturer, they are not generally associated with truck production at all.

There, that's almost giving it away!

mac24

Nobody? Ok, I'll add some US content to the clues.

With the exception of the model in the first pic, the cars represented by the dash pics variously had Mopar 361, 273, 383, and 360 engines over the years, which were often coupled to a Torqueflite TF99 3 speed transmission.

jwilliams2

Well, the dashboards are Jenson's, and they did use Chrysler engines in many models. They also built some commercial vehicles, some lightweight using aluminum alloy. And the first is a Jensen GT, which had a Lotus 907 motor.

mac24

We have a winner!
I was beginning to think I broke the forum. :P

So, one of the F1 links is Mclaren driver and World F1 Champion Jensen Button.

As you've now pointed out, the Jensen GT in the first pic had a Lotus 907 engine, and there are two Lotus Teams, Lotus Renault and Team Lotus, currently competing in F1.

Whew! :sick:

Congratulations jwilliams2!!!!!

Jensen GT

jwilliams2

Cool video...."Mille Miglia 2011 Brescia Exhibition of the vintage and classic sports cars on the streets and piazza's of Brescia on May 12 2011, a magnificent sight!" in 1080p....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp5YN-6xp7I

Mr_Shiftright

See how good I was? I didn't say a word. :P

mac24

See how good I was? I didn't say a word.

I might have guessed you knew the answers.

Did you watch the video in the previous post?
Beautiful, beautiful cars, a real treat...........thanks jwilliams2!

Mr_Shiftright

Actually I'm not so smart. Jensen popped into my head right away because (of all things) the rear window on one of the cars, but I wasn't actually sure.

andys120

lemko

1961 Ford Country Sedan?

uplanderguy

I agree with Lemko--'61 Ford Country Sedan.

The '61 Galaxie 500 Starliner and also the '61-63 Ford pickups with unibody are my two very favorite '60's Fords.

andys120

1961 Ford Country Sedan is correct...curious bit of terminology on the part of FoMoCo, calling a wagon a "country sedan". :confuse:

andys120

mac24

Looks like a Rover 90, the one with a handbrake lever that resembles the lever at the side of railroad lines to operate a switch (railway and points in British ).

And although it's RHD, that picture definitely wasn't taken in the UK.

andys120

Yup, it's a '59 Rover 90 Saloon. I couldn't find a photo of the handbrake (I assume it's located on the extreme right) but the gearshift lever is interesting>

berri

Ford was pretty conservative in sixties design. Outside of Mustang I've got some eclectic favorites from the decade. I really liked the 63 XL 500. Something about the front end and the traditional round Ford taillights in the rear along with the bucket seats and console on it. I liked the roof line profiles of the 64 Galaxie 500 4 door hardtop and the 66 LTD coupe.

mac24

I couldn't find a photo of the handbrake (I assume it's located on the extreme right)

Yes, it's the tall lever protruding from the floor by the driver's right foot.
This pic shows it a little more clearly.

lemko

...of some late '50s British saloon with the bottom cushion of the driver's seat cut out to allow for either a hand brake of gearshift, but forgot what it was. I think somebody posted it here a few months ago.

grahampeters

G'day

The handbrake is the odd object under the dashboard to the right of the steering wheel. Ergonomic, it wasn't!

Cheers

Graham

andys120

wgrafer

Looks like a '67 Ferrari Spyder followed by a '67 Barracuda and a '61-'62 big GM 4-dr hardtop (most likely a Cadillac).

stever

stever

Inside, he copied Edmunds' office Caddy:

mac24

Edmunds has an office? :surprise:

stever

Sure, complete with conference rooms that close with garage doors.

Video tour. The Caddy is about 1:20 in.

mac24

Very cool! For some reason I imagined you all worked from home.

However, with all the ameneties you have I don't see how any work ever gets done.
I think I'd spend my time rotating from the coffee bar to the game room to the kitchen, then to the quiet room to relax.

Guess I wouldn't have a job for too long. :shades:

stever

Trust me, it's hard getting work done at home too.

imidazol97

It's nice to see how Steve, Kirstie, Karen, et al, spend their days at work.

That's a neat luxury office. Must be a rough life.

andys120

'67 Ferrari Spyder.

Correct but can anyone be more specific since Ferrari offered @ least two Spiders in '67 (note spelling-only Porsche and Maserati spell it with a "y").

stever

Yeah, but all us hosts work out of our homes. Quite a few Edmunds people do in fact. The office is nice and all, but who wants to commute in LA traffic? And housing isn't affordable in Santa Monica.

No takers on the dental cars?

jwilliams2

Looks like out front is a '49 or so customized Mercury, and the desk might be an earlier Mercury Woody?

stever

The desk is a fake woody made from a '47 Mercury coupe with a '46 Ford grill.

Now that I reread the article, I don't see a make/model listed on the photo of the front of the building. So yeah, '49 Merc works for me. :-)

Hot Rods Drive Orthodontist's Practice

lemko

mac24

I seem to remember it's an unexceptional boat of a wagon, except for the roof, which has a bunch more glass in it than shown here, including a pair of forward facing windows which make the roof look like one from an observation car on a train.

Can't remember the name so I claim no points.

andys120

Olds Vista Cruiser-ca. late 60's early 70s>

fintail

I think the sharper corner at the top of the door/C-pillar area makes this a 64-67

mac24

I think the sharper corner at the top of the door/C-pillar area makes this a 64-67

While I don't claim to know the year, I agree it's an earlier model as the picture I have in my mind has a much less curvy front end than the '69 pictured.

lemko

Hint: It's not an Oldsmobile.

jwilliams2

How's about a 66 or 67 Buick Skylark Sportwagon.....

lemko

Close enough. It's a 1965 Buick Skylark Sportwagon.

wgrafer

Would GTB do it? And I'll stick with my 'Spyder' spelling. And anyone disagree with the ones behind the Spyder being a '67 Barracuda and a '61-'62 Cadillac??????