Mystery car pix

grahampeters

G'day

I'd have to admit the link was entertaining, not least because the first connection was to a Porn Actress! Correcting the spelling error...

Cheers

Graham

qbrozen

Oh, I'll gladly take an easy one.

2 Wranglers, an FJ Cruiser, and a 4runner. Really, who cares about years on any of them? :P

andys120

Yup, the ragtop is a '65 Rambler American from Illinois.

odie6l

you should see some of the stuff that tries to go through Lake Christy. My fav is when you see the people who get in way over their heads (both literally and figurativly) and need alot of help to get out. I've even seen a Deuce 1/2 get stuck in there and need to be pulled out.

Odie

andys120

tmart

At right, 57 Ford Wagon and a 60 Ford.

andys120

The white sedan is definitely a '60 Ford but I'm not sure the wagon is a '57, it looks like a '61 Ford to me.

Anyone for the white sports car at the drive thru window?

fintail

I think the wagon is a 57 too, 61 tail lights would be lower and larger.

White sports car is a late TR-3.

lostwrench1

On the left a 1954 De Soto.

andys120

It does look like a MoPar ca.'54 but how can you tell it's a DeSoto?

andys120

White sports car is a late TR-3.

Yep, the full width grille indicates that it's a Triumph TR-3A ('57-'6) or perhaps a TR-3B (TR-3 body w TR-4 engine-'62 only).

The TR-3B was built in response to dealers who thought the TR-4 with it's curved windscreen and rollup windows might be too civilized for roadster fans.

berri

Also, that wagon is narrower and taller than the 60 and has an apparent frame around the tailgate window indicating it is a lift gate rather than roll down window, so I'll go 57 too.

TR-3's were somewhat popular in the Chicago area in the late 50's and early 60's. I recall seeing more of them than MG's. I don't really know nationally and would kind of expect the MG outsold it overall.

odie6l

hard to tell, but is it a Ford or Chevy Tow truck with the Nomad in the background on the left?

Odie

lostwrench1

Behind the wheel well the side chrome dips diagonally (and then later, becomes horizontal again). If the photo was wider on the left side one could see "Firedome" or "Powermaster" at the dip.
The wheel cover is a match.

andys120

I don't really know nationally and would kind of expect the MG outsold it overall.

On the East Coast, where I'm from it was pretty even between the MG-A and the TR-3/3A with perhaps a slight edge to the Triumphs. That changed with the introduction of the MG-B which handily beat the TR-4/4A despite the Triumph being a little more powerful. The B with it's unibody was simply a more modern and better put together car.

andys120

Lots of sports cars in this one>



BIGGER, more cars!

lemko

The white car up front left appears to be a 1963-64 Daimler SP250. The one to the right of the guy in the brown coveralls appears to be a Triumph TR-3. The blue car in the background may be a 1963 Imperial.

uplanderguy

Pretty sure that's a '63 Imperial in the background. I like those cars, as some of the goofiness of past years had been toned down by then (like the 'sparrow shredder' taillights!).

andys120

They guy in the brown overalls is The King himself Elvis Presley. The car to his right is a TR-4, not a TR-3. There's a big difference nicely illustrated in this still which show more recognizable sports cars very nicely.

Good news is you're right about the '63 Imperial (LeBaron)

omarman

The big difference is Ann-Margret.

Mr_Shiftright

Kitten with a Whip! LOL!

andys120

wgrafer

The first Rolls Royce I remember was from an old TV show called Burke's Law where the star (Gene Barry) rode around in a RR Silver Cloud, but this looks way older...maybe a 1955 RR Silver Wraith????

grahampeters

G'day

1956 Rolls Royce Silver Wraith with body by Mulliner. The Wraith was the first of the post war Rolls Royces and came with a short or long chassis, the short wheelbase car disappearing before the long wheelbase.

Whilst the flavour of the bodywork remains similar between various body-builders, I think this is a Mulliner body.

They really were luxurious. As a teenager, I would occasionally be given a lift to church in one by an elderly lady who took sympathy upon poor country kids who had to board at their city school. It must have been twenty years old, but smelt gloriously of leather and varnished timber.

Years later, a friend (a neurolophysiologist with too much cash to splash) acquired one and I happened upon him, broken down by the roadside. The basic mechanicals were surprisingly robust, but the breakdown too complex for either of us to diagnose.

Cheers

Graham

Mr_Shiftright

Some say the Wraith was the last good Rolls.

andys120

Yup, that is a 1956 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith featured in the original movie Arthur (1981). IL doesn't say but that looks like the LWB Mulliner body.

grahampeters

G'day

Confusingly there were several related firms, all called Mulliner, who built bodies for Rolls Royce and later for Bentley (including the gorgeous R and S Continental). We lived for a year in Chiswisk, West London in 1990/91. The HJ Mulliner works had been located in Bath Road, Chiswick until the 1960s and there were still people around who had worked there. The concept of a bespoke body being produced for each client was intriguing; hugely inefficient and the business practises of these Rolls Royce subsidiaries were arcane.

Americans and Australians could order a "hire" vehicle from Rolls Royce to be delivered to the docks at Southampton for the use of these colonials whilst in Britain.

Cheers

Graham

andys120

lemko

1954 Pontiac, but not sure which model.

andys120

'54 Poncho is correct; IMCDB sez it's either a Chieftain or a Star Chief.

andys120

wgrafer

One of the ugliest cars of all time - '62 Plymouth.

andys120

Yep, it's a 1962 Plymouth Belvedere, which was actually good looking in comparison to it's immediate predecessor>:sick:

'61 Plymouth Belvedere:

andys120

qbrozen

quattro coupe

ateixeira

Should've used a rally image instead. :shades:

andys120

Yes, that is an original 1983 Audi Quattro . This version is popularly known as the "ur-Quattro", "ur" being a prefix used in German to denote the original of something. More than a few cars since have used the words "Audi Quattro" in their name and yes the original revolutionized the World Rally Championship.

Mr_Shiftright

Awesome car in its day. Stood rallying on its head.

au1994

Still a looker in IMHO.

andys120

uplanderguy

'61 Chrysler 300-G.

Far from 'timeless', but I like it anyway.

andys120

'61 Chrysler 300-G is correct. Sadly the '61 restyle messed up a previously outstanding design, a few years later it was a complete mess>

'63 Chrysler 300-J:

uplanderguy

I agree, I can't stand the '63 and '64 Chryslers (although I know styling is totally subjective). I could like a '65 300-L, although I know that performance-wise they were a shadow of their former selves. I like the looks a lot better though.

Could they have made that capital "C" in "Chrysler" on the front fender any larger?!

stever

michaellno

Chevy Volt.

ateixeira

Looks more like a Smith & Wesson to me.

stever

Would y'all have gotten that so fast if Newt hadn't been in the news?

"Enter Volt owner, registered Republican and YouTuber Jtmcdole (John McDole) of Atlanta. "In response to Newt Gingrich's cheap shots at the American designed, American made and American powered Chevrolet Volt, claiming you couldn't put a gun rack in the back...I prove he doesn't know what he's talking about."

Sorry, Newt, You CAN Put a Gun Rack in a Chevy Volt (Straightline)

stever

Friend was down there last month. Won't be able to verify what's what though.

uplanderguy

'53 Chevy, I believe a One-Fifty model unless all trim was removed when the car was repainted.

I've always heard those early '50's six-cylinder Chevys were solidly built, but I used to think they were boring as all get-out. I've lately learned to appreciate them more.

I like the '54 grille better than the '53. Of the '49-54's, I like a '49 fastback coupe ("Fleetline") best. I've seen a photo of my late grandparents' '49 Chevy four-door fastback.

andys120

BIGGER-more cars!