Mystery car pix

Mr_Shiftright

Yep that's a 4CV. Citroen Traction Avant, background left. Lotta Peugeots in there.

magnette

Being Spain the Fiats are SEATs - the car with the sun on the windscreen is a SEAT 1400 - probably a 1400A.
And the car ahead of the Cadillac (which I think is wearing diplomatic plates) appears to be an Austin Taxi - at this time that would be an FX3 or an FH1.

bhill2

Isn't that gray car coming toward the Caddy a '55 Oldsmobile?

andys120

Parked at the curb on the extreme right looks like a dark-colored '49-'51 Ford sedan. I'm having trouble w the leftmost dark sedan coming toward the camera--could it be a Borgward? Three cars behind it is a light-color Yank tank, probably a '55'56 Chevy.

fintail

I think I see the Olds, too. This is back when American cars still had a ton of prestige overseas.

andys120

Michaell

Oldsmobile Toronado? Mid to late 70's.

andys120

Yep, it's a 77

iluvmysephia1

fintail - Moses Lake got hit that bad from the May 18, 1980 blowing of Mt. St. Helens? Whoa. Eye opener! I tried ta identify the street but to no avail.

fintail

Yep, ML got it worse than Yakima, I think. I don't know where the pic was taken - tons of 50s era residential developments there, hard to tell them apart.

iluvmysephia1 said:

fintail - Moses Lake got hit that bad from the May 18, 1980 blowing of Mt. St. Helens? Whoa. Eye opener! I tried ta identify the street but to no avail.

andys120

magnette said:

Being Spain the Fiats are SEATs - the car with the sun on the windscreen is a SEAT 1400 - probably a 1400A.
And the car ahead of the Cadillac (which I think is wearing diplomatic plates) appears to be an Austin Taxi - at this time that would be an FX3 or an FH1.

SEAT did not begin production until 1953 and the photo was apparently taken ca. 1950, the year they broke ground for the SEAT plant near Barcelona https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEAT

fintail

Isn't the Caddy a 55? Unless Doc Brown was doing early experiments in Spain, the pic must be from at least that year

tjc78

'Vert

lostwrench1

1967 Mercury Park Lane.

Michaell

lostwrench1 said:

1967 Mercury Park Lane.

My grandmother had a '67 Monterey coupe with the 390 in it. Would love to find one, if I ever have the money.

tjc78

@lostwrench1
correct!

But what about the uber rare silver SUV lol. 

lostwrench1

Michaell said:

lostwrench1 said:

1967 Mercury Park Lane.

My grandmother had a '67 Monterey coupe with the 390 in it. Would love to find one, if I ever have the money.

The most cubes I owned were in my '73 Pontiac Catalina. Those 400 cubes and that front bumper could have cleared a young forest.

andys120

fintail said:

Isn't the Caddy a 55? Unless Doc Brown was doing early experiments in Spain, the pic must be from at least that year

Honestly I'm not sure what year Caddy that is but I thought they didn't use those 3-section rear windows after '52 or '53. I'n not sure about hat Yank coming towards. It looks like a Chevy to me but I guess it could be an Olds.

imidazol97

andys120 said:

Is there another US brand in front of the Cadillac by 3 cars? It's second toward the camera from the open area ahead--between the two bicycles. Chrysler?

I'm agreeing the Olds looks like a '55

fintail

I was thinking those vertical trim pieces above the rear bumper were 1955 only. Maybe an odd export trim line?

lostwrench1

The Cadillac is a '55 with rear window venetian blinds for use when a big shot rides in the back. Magnette posted that the Cadillac appears to have diplomatic plates.

andys120

lostwrench1 said:

The Cadillac is a '55 with rear window venetian blinds for use when a big shot rides in the back. Magnette posted that the Cadillac appears to have diplomatic plates.

Hmm, that means Magnette was correct about the Spanish-made SEATS. There are several SEAT 1400s in the lanes coming toward the camera. I,m guessing at least some are taxis Here's a better look at SEAT's first production model>

andys120

stickguy

Ford Falcon Ranchero. 1964?

magnette

Still with the Madrid picture, which I understood at the start was supposed to be 1956, that Citroen in the left, facing us, isn't a Traction Avant. They always have a lower radiator grille and the headlights are in line with the top of it.
This car has a more upright, taller radiator and the proportion of the windscreen is different too.
I think this is a Citroen 10 - the one they stopped making in 1934 - probably a 10L as those were commonly used in France as taxis and probably in Spain too. It wouldn't be as old as the car in front of it - (between it and the Seat with the sun on the windscreen) - and that was clearly in use at the time.
There is a Traction Avant parked to the left of the older Citroen though - it is a long wheelbase model and you can see the boot sticking out.
Spain was a poor country then after the problems of the Civil War even though that had ended sixteen years earlier.
Looking closely at the scene I can see two Austin taxis - apart from the one beyond the Cadillac there is another one - definitely an FX3 - coming down the hill -the most prominent feature is the chrome surround to the grille. The FX3 wasn't confined just to London, but ran in other British and colonial cities too, but its most successful foreign fleet sale was apparently in Madrid, in the early 50's.

lostwrench1

stickguy said:

Ford Falcon Ranchero. 1964?

'65.

andys120

The Falcon Ranchero is a 1965/289

andys120

Michaell

"Clown Shoe" Z3 Coupe M.

stickguy

I love those. Though like the roadster more.

Mr_Shiftright

Coupe sells for 2X or 3X the price of the roadster---go figure. I like 'em too. The M with the S54 engine is the one to have.

andys120

Michaell said:

"Clown Shoe" Z3 Coupe M.

Yep, model year 1999

kyfdx

andys120 said:

Michaell said:

"Clown Shoe" Z3 Coupe M.

Yep, model year 1999

Very nice... but, of course, that is the 240 HP model. (which I would be just fine with)

andys120

lostwrench1

AMC Gremlin!

Michaell

andys120 said:

Either a Comet or Maverick with the maroon vinyl roof.

I see the top of a Gremlin in the second row.

Beetle next to the Comet/Maverick.

I don't know the mastodons as well; I'm sure others will identify them.

fintail

I'll pick off the white Toyota Corona in the row nearest the building, second car from right. It also might be the newest car in the pic, no older than 1974.

andys120 said:

qbrozen

Looks to be a white 1970 Mustang 3rd from the left. I am viewing on my phone. Ha.

the big brown on brown beast is a '64 el dorado, i believe

tjc78

The other brown beast with the white top is a 72 or 73 Continental Coupe 

stever

Need help id'ing this car. Thanks!

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qbrozen

looks like fintail already nailed it

andys120

stickguy

That a Nash rambler on the curb?

4 back in the lane a Chevy or GMC panel delivery.

fintail

I'll pick off the 60 Pontiac in front of the truck.

bhill2

Anybody see anything newer than the '64 Falcon in the front?

lostwrench1

I'll tie it with the '64 Pontiac behind it.
The Rambler is a '57.
How about that parking garage! Looks like a lot of last minute Christmas shopping.

berri

That's a narrow street for a downtown! Where's the holiday snow?

andys120

No one's mentioned .the 1956 Chevy behind the '64 Pontiac. The photo was taken in Hartford CT, a place where there's only about a 50-50 chance of snow at Christmas.

andys120

qbrozen

well, Porsche 356. I am not really sure the differences visually between the B and the C.


edit: according to a website I just found because I was curious, those are the Super hubcaps, which would make that a 356B (unless, of course, it is not original).