Mystery car pix

imidazol97

Programs:accessories:system tools:character map in Internet Explorer.

I think my word processor has it as an option link somewhere at the top(Open Office).

imidazol97

The umlaut on the "a" suffices. In English when no umlaut is available, the e after the "a" replaces the umlaut.

So Käfer..... or Kaefer.

mac24

So Käfer..... or Kaefer.

I was just being a smart [non-permissible content removed]!

Thanks for the information. While I doubt I shall ever have need of it I know I won't forget it.
The older I get the less I seem to know. :sick:

imidazol97

It was a good post. It made me look up the translation.

Then I couldn't see a Beetle in the picture! Thanks to whoever put up the marked picture to locate the Beetle!

texases

No, that's not it. It's right in the second row, partially blocked but still visible.

explorerx4

How about the White 58 Buick with the black convertible top?
It is to the right of the Edsel and is facing to the right.

mac24

No, that's not it. It's right in the second row, partially blocked but still visible.

wgrafer

Well, 'this one' is still a VW Beatle! The pink convertible is a '54 Plymouth, not a '53. And I see 2 '60 Oldsmobiles - white 2-dr hardtop and the lt. blue 4-dr sedan. The 2-tone is definitely a '56 DeSoto. And of course let's not forget the white '61 Mercury Comet wagon all the way on the right.

texases

Right - was that Beetle identified previously?

mac24

Right - was that Beetle identified previously?

The one in the foreground is the one that Andy was referring to, the one in the background is the one that I think could also be a Beetle.

stever

can't figure out how to do the double dots

You can search for an example on the net and just cut and paste it here too.

It's 14 °C here for example.

andys120

with a wide variety of cars spanning a decade. Once again the newest car visible dates the photo>



Much BIGGER version, more cars.

lemko

Closet: 1956 or 57 Rambler station wagon, 1955 Chrysler, 1951 or 52 Chevrolet.

Next row: 1954 Ford, 1949 Chevrolet, 1954 Chevrolet.

Next row: 1952 Plymouth Concord or Cambridge, 1955 or 1956 Oldsmobile, 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air or Biscayne, 1953 Plymouth Belvedere, 1955 Ford, 1950 Buick Special sedanette, 1958 Plymouth, 1955 Ford.

Further back it becomes a little too jumbled for me, though I think I see a low-end 1949 Cadillac sedan.

tmart

The "55" Fords are 56's.

bhill2

The Rambler wagon is a '57, and the '58 Chevy is a Biscayne.

wgrafer

Slight correction; the '53 Plymouth is a Cranbrook, not a Belvedere. The Cranbrook was the deluxe version, the base model was the Cambridge (my family had one, so I always looked longingly at those upscale Cranbrooks!).

I think the name Belvedere was only used on upscale 2-dr. hardtop Cranbrooks in '53 before it became a separate model in '54.

And the Chevy BelAir in front is a '53, not a '54 (check the front grill wrap trim-'54 was rounded)

andys120

wgrafer

I think I'll leave the first black coupe for one of you European experts.

The white one is a '60 Studebaker Lark followed by the ubiquitous Beetle and a '62 Pontiac. The panel delivery is a '57 Chevrolet.

fintail

The Euro appears to be an uncommon Lancia Flaminia, by Pininfarina, ca. 1961

andys120

My first thought was that it was too big for a Flaminia but it has that distinctive C-post so it must be. Here's a better pic of this handsome but often overlooked car--one of PF' s best IMO.>

Mr_Shiftright

Ah, back when LANCIA was a name to be proud of.

ateixeira

I still liked the Delta Integrale rally cars of the 1980s.

Mr_Shiftright

I was thinking more of the junk Fiat put out under the Lancia name.

au1994

and the glorious Stratos and the Fulvia.

andys120

Mr_Shiftright

homely thing---I have no idea but the styling screams "1960! 1961! 1962!" and it smacks of Chrysler-ness. But I dunno....

lemko

It's a 1960 Mercury wagon, but not sure what they called them. Commuter, maybe?

Mr_Shiftright

Bingo! Right you are---a 1960 Mercury Commuter

I had it somewhat confused with this Mopar:

andys120

Yup, it's a 1960 Mercury Commuter. I person would go broke commuting in that gas guzzler.

That bit of windshield wrapping up into the roof was unique to '59 and 60 Mercs which had the best outward visibility of any tintop car I've ever driven.
Not that it made them good cars, they were actually pretty awful to drive.

andys120

fintail

Early postwar Opel Kapitan on US-Zone Germany plates

bhill2

'60 Dodge, Dart I believe. Didn't they call the wagons 'Pioneer'?

andys120

Not that early, it's a '51 Opel Kapitan. Kinda frumpy for hanging around the Nice beachfront. :sick:

wgrafer

Dodge wagons in 1960 came in 2 series.
The Dart line followed the regular Dart line - cheap Seneca, mid-rage Pioneer (as above), and deluxe Phoenix.
The regular Dodge wagons were longer and were called a Matador and a super-luxury hardtop (without any center post) called a Polara.

bhill2

The Dart line followed the regular Dart line - cheap Seneca, mid-rage Pioneer (as above), and deluxe Phoenix.

You're right. I had forgotten that the term 'Pioneer' was just a trim level. For some reason it seemed to be appropriate for the name to designate a wagon.

andys120

stickguy

AMC AMX. 68 or 69 (or was it 69 and 79?), can't tell the difference. From the badge, I am guessing it has a go pack with the 390.

I always really liked these, but I do have odd taste, and owned a Gremlin and a Hornet back in my younger days.

andys120

It's a 1969 AMC Javelin AMX/390.

The nomenclature is a bit confusing. The AMC AMX was the two-seater they offered in '68-'69 but the Javelin AMX was the four-seater with the 390 motor and the "Go-Package" options (if I have that straight)

bhill2

It's a 1969 AMC Javelin AMX/390.

Actually, it's a Javelin SST. In '68 thru '70 the AMX was a 2-seater built on a shortened Javelin chassis. The Javelin was a 2+2, like the Mustang and Camaro. It wasn't until '71 that AMX became a model in the Javelin lineup.

lemko

My Dad had a 1968 Javelin that looked exactly like this one:

andys120

uplanderguy

Easy--'60 Buick LeSabre

stickguy

dang. I almost said it was a Javelin because it looked too long, but I thought it was just the angle of the picture. Did not realize they made an AMX version of the big car!

andys120

mac24

Very pretty car. Depending on the angle viewed it could be almost any exotic.
Can't say I care for the parking brake on that particular example though!

It's a 1955 Pegaso Z-103 coupe, and I also like the Carrozzeria Touring Spider version with the bodywork by Serra.

andys120

That's exactly right Mac24. The American style wraparound windshield looks interchangeable with the one on a '53 Corvette and note the beginnings of tailfins in the rear.

andys120

fintail

Interesting wagon based on a Wartburg 311, not sure if that is a factory job or not, but it's pretty cool.

mac24

Looks like it might be a little warm in the back seat! :surprise:

andys120

Yup, it's a 1960 Wartburg 311 Camping powered by the DKW 3cyl two stroke. I'm guessing it was a limited production model.