Mystery car pix

andys120

It's a '53.

Kinda hard to tell from a '54 innit?

The '54 had a different grille, but not much different>

uplanderguy

Thanks, I was guessing on the year. I don't really start knowing Mopars 'til '55.

andys120

I don't really start knowing Mopars 'til '55.

All right, here ya go>

uplanderguy

'55 DeSoto Fireflite.

I do like that two-tone green. I get tired of all '50's cars being red or yellow.

andys120

Yup. Basic colors like black, white or tan were a lot more common than you'd think seeing the restored cars of today.

berri

I like that DeSoto and a 55 Dodge as well for that matter.

lemko

...and Plymouths looked too stubby compared to the Ford and Chevrolet. My Grandpop had a plain-jane black 1953 Plymouth Cambridge way way back in the day.

berri

Yeah, I think that's a fair assessment. I also preferred the 55/56 Dodge looks over the Plymouth, but lean toward Plymouth over Dodge for 57/59.

andys120

I disagree IMO the Fords were the best looking of the low-priced three then but the MoPars looked a lot better to me than the dowdy '53-'54 Chevies.

berri

Personally, looks wise I'd go Ford from 49 - 54. In the mid 50's (55-57) they all looked nice though. Chevy hit it out of the park in 55, but that was as much about the new engine and chassis as looks to my way of thinking.

andys120

magnette

Datsun (possibly Nissan in some markets) 1200 ? early 60's.

It is striking how that truck resembles the near contemporary Austin Cambridge A55 which was also available as a pick-up. Nissan of course had a tie-up with Austin in the early days of their post-war recovery, so I suspect that isn't entirely accidental.

lostwrench1

Deja Vu!
See #36240

andys120

Not familiar with the BDM nomenclature but a few were sold in the USA as the 1965 Datsun NL230.

lemko

uplanderguy

Rear door reminds me of our '11 Malibu, but I know that can't be it. LOL

robr2

New VW Phaeton.

lemko

That's it. It's the 2014 Phaeton. I can't believe VW didn't learn from its previous mistake with this car. Isn't this supposed to be Audi's realm?

robr2

It's done OK in Europe. The are threatening to bring it back to America with this iteration. Hopefully it'll be priced more like an E class.

andys120

grahampeters

G'day

Saw an article the other day saying VW lost GBP23,655 per car on the first Phaeton.mind you,that was a steal compared to the Veyron which is supposed to have lost GBP6m per car.

Cheers

Graham

fintail

Beside the VW bus at center far right, I see a 63 Galaxie convertible followed by a 57 Chevy 150 2 door post.

explorerx4

I see an accident holding up the traffic, since all the lanes are clear near the top of the picture.
In front of the Chevy pickup, a 65 Electra, 65 full size Chevy, 66 Olds Cutlass

stickguy

behind the bug, the front corner of a Mercury Comet from the mid-60s.

stever

ateixeira

Just call it a 'vette.

My friend had one like that, so I'll guess mid 80s, say 1984 model.

aka Pontiac T1000, IIRC.

stever

It's a little bit earlier. Best selling car in the US in 1979.

Ron Paul Auctions 1979 Chevrolet Chevette for FREE

"The highest tax-deductible pledge to the nonprofit foundation by October 15, 2013, will win the lime-green four-door compact, which Paul bought during his first term in Congress.

Although it's more than 30 years old, the Chevette has a mere 69,000 miles on the odometer.

It was Chevy's smallest and most economical vehicle at that time, EPA rated at 25 mpg in the city and 36 mpg on the highway when equipped with the base 1.6-liter inline four-cylinder engine and manual transmission."

stickguy

an awful little car.

stever

Tip O'Neil thought so too, lol (click through the link for that story).

ateixeira

My friend took me to test drive a used one, similar to his, which had no power steering.

Come to think of it, it had no power, period.

Thankfully I passed.

Mr_Shiftright

PERFECT car for him! LOL! The symbolism is dead on.

andys120

It belonged to Ringo>

texases

1958 Facel Vega?

Mr_Shiftright

Or as I once saw in a Craigslist ad: "Facile Vager"

First debuted with a Desoto Hemi engine!

explorerx4

andys120

Australian Chrysler Valiant ca. 1970s

andys120

It's a 1964 Facel-Vega Facel II, probably the prettiest of all the F-V cars.

In 1958 Ringo was a real Nowhere Man who probably couldn't afford a used Wolseley let alone a Facel. The Facel II was probably his first "rich guy" car, at one point the Beatles all drove identical black Minis with heavily tinted windows.

Ringo's F-V goes to auction in December and is expected to bring millions. Power comes from a Chrysler 6.7 liter(383 CID) V8.

scscars

Ringo's wheels have something more than a Mopar 383. For 1964, a 6.7 Liter engine would have been Chrysler's 413. If this was a "Max Wedge" engine, it would really have been something special.

grahampeters

G'day

VH model Valiant Charger RT with a 4 speed manual gearbox. It had a 4.3l 6-cylinder developed in Australia and marketed as a Hemi, although the head was only 35% of a hemisphere.

The 2 door Charger was absolutely beautiful and with a powerful 6 and four speed box was a delight to drive. My memory says it was a column change as there was a kit to change them to a floor change, but maybe that was the three speed.

Weird story which I have told somewhere else on these pages; in about 1976 I was driving down a desert road when one of these came toward us, headlights visible from many miles away, appearing and disappearing between the gentle dunes. When we were about half a mile apart, it veered across the road, collected the edge of a sand dune and flipped. There is something surreal about seeing a pair of headlights spinning in front of you. I was learning to drive at the time so was a bit disconcerted.

When we got there, we plucked a family from the car. They were from somewhere in the Middle East and recently arrived in Australia with little English. My father dredged his memory for some basic Arabic remembered from war time. There was enough to comfort them and calm things down.

With the aid of a couple of truck drivers we got the Charger rolled back on its wheels. A cough or two and some smoke where oil had seeped through the engine. No glass broken and only minor panel damage where it had skidded, upside down, on the sand. The family, after steadying their nerves, got back in and drove off! However before doing so, the father, immensely grateful, embraced Dad and gave him a kiss of gratitude; a bit different in 1970's Australia! I cannot remember Dad ever looking so embarrassed!

Cheers

Graham

lostwrench1

Graham, did your father serve in the Persian Gulf area as mine did during WW2?

grahampeters

G'day

No, Australians were involved in a series of battles early in the second world war in the Eastern Mediterannean. Dad was in Egypt, Palestine, Syria and Lebanon. Apparently a markedly more civilised sort of war than his later service in New Guinea and The Pacific Islands.

Cheers

Graham

Mr_Shiftright

I think a 413 cid in a Facel Vega would be lethal...to the driver. These cars are lovely, but rather foul-handling tanks. Nice in a straight line though.

andys120

explorerx4

Little did I know there would be an awesome story behind the posting of that picture. Thanks for sharing.

explorerx4

The car passing the back is an Opel Rekord.

andys120

The car passing the back is an Opel Rekord.

It sure is, good eye!

Anyone for the much clearer white drop-top?

Mr_Shiftright

Giulia 101 Series Spider. Tip off is the hood scoop to help the new 1600cc engine clearance. Can't tell the exact year without a walk-around. 62-65.

andys120

Exactly, it's a 1963 Alfa-Romeo Giulia 1600 Spider.

andys120

Bigger, more cars!

stickguy

65? Impala 4 door next to a gen 1 mustang. And behind that I think a Rambler? wanted to say Corvair but looked too tall. A Pontiac behind that?