Mystery car pix

andys120

bhill2 said:

andys120 said:

bhill2 said:

I have a question for someone with more knowledge of Canadian models. This picture shows hood stripes and a hood bubble, but it appears to have no engine callout on the front fender. On the American version (Chevelle) that would indicate a six. Is it different north of the border?

That's areally good question Bhill2. I just went thru a bunch of Beaumont pix and none had the engine badges you'd see on their American equivalents.

Interesting. Thanks Andy. That earns you another question. Did the Beaumont use the analogous Chevy engines (250/307/327/396)?

I'm not sure but I'd guess so since AFAIK all Canadian Ponchos of that era used Chevy power as well as Chevy
bodies/chassis.

texases

Yep, all Chevy engines. 

grahampeters

texases said:

'72-ish Elan?

Toyota Sienta. One oddity is that there is a wheelchair accessible version sold as a mainstream model. That is a market that Toyota has frequently addressed with specific models

andys120

Spring break!>



Can you guess when this was taken?

andys120

Spring break!>



Can you guess when this was taken?

fintail

Must be 1959-60. I'll pick off what looks like an XK140, in white, about 3/4 of the way back, behind an Olds.

tmart

I'll take the 2 49-51 Fords, 55 Ford, 56 Ford, 58 Ford, 59 Ford and 58-59 Tbird.

texases

As for the location: Atlantic City?

andys120

texases said:

As for the location: Atlantic City?

Not sure of location, at Hemmings they think Ft. Lauderdale.

andys120

fintail said:

Must be 1959-60. I'll pick off what looks like an XK140, in white, about 3/4 of the way back, behind an Olds.

Good eye on the Jag but I can't tell if it's a 140 or 150. There's what looks like an Xk-140 to the right of the parked Budweiser truck behind a 54-ish Olds.

stickguy

That's not jersey. Florida much more likely

qbrozen

Yeah, I can't think of a town in jersey that has a 4-lane road next to the beach. And such a narrow beach at that. Oh, and those appear to be palm trees.

fintail

I am leaning towards XK150 now, grille looks wider. Interesting that most cars appear to be late model, maybe climate related - I see 50s pics from this area with occasional 30s cars still on the road.

andys120

fintail said:

I am leaning towards XK150 now, grille looks wider. Interesting that most cars appear to be late model, maybe climate related - I see 50s pics from this area with occasional 30s cars still on the road.

I noticed that too, this is obviously a prosperous area. My candidate for oldest car would be the '49-'51 Ford to the left of the striped tent on the right.

berri

'59 Olds - perhaps one of GM's tamer styled offerings that year

andys120

Two cars back of the parked step van on the right is a white Corvette C1 (2 headlights=pre-1958). There's a high proportion of roadsters and convertibles in this photo.

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stickguy

Is that a Mr. Cunningham Desoto?

stever

I flashed on Driving Miss Daisy but those were Caddys and a Hudson in that movie. I think.

Quite the whale, whatever it is.

bhill2

I'm going with a post-war (but not by much) Chrysler.

fintail

Mr. Cunningham's DeSoto was a Suburban - LWB model, longer rear door.

andys120

bhill2 said:

I'm going with a post-war (but not by much) Chrysler.

You're in the right area...anyone wanna guess year/model.

lostwrench1

andys120 said:

bhill2 said:

I'm going with a post-war (but not by much) Chrysler.

You're in the right area...anyone wanna guess year/model.

A difficult task because years '46, '47, and '48 were so similar.
Because of the roof rack I'll go with it's being the cheapest model, the Royal. I'll guess 1947.

(Andy, I'll be in your neck of the woods in a few weeks for my annual climb of Mt. Washington. You have a beautiful state.)

andys120

That was known as the 1948 Chrysler Windsor Traveler, can't say I know much about it.

Have a great time in beautiful Cow Hamsha Wrench.

andys120

berri

Some aspects of that design remind me of an old Volvo. But I really don't know.

andys120

It does look like a 1940s Volvo. Those looked a lot like Fords (hint).

bhill2

andys120 said:

It does look like a 1940s Volvo. Those looked a lot like Fords (hint).

OK, I will take that hint and combine it with being pretty sure it's not an Anglia, and guess that it's a Taunus.

andys120

Yup, that's a 1950 (German) Ford Taunus G37A

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fintail

VW K70, predecessor to the Passat. You can see the NSU roots in that greenhouse.

andys120

fintail said:

VW K70, predecessor to the Passat. You can see the NSU roots in that greenhouse.

Exactly, the NSU K70 design was inherited by Volkswagen AG when they bought NSU in 1969. It was the first FWD VW-badged car and as such the ancestor of every modern VW and Audi.

andys120

magnette

This is a Simca Aronde and the model is probably a "Rue De La Paris" which was probably thought chic to the rural French market of the time but sounded a bit tarty in retrospect....

The car had a three part rear window to 1956 but this model was only 1955 -6 - after that a revised version with wrap around rear window was offered.

It is basically a Grand Vision but the latter had script trim on the front wing which I can't see here.

andys120

The Aronde was IIRC France's most popular during the1950s. There were many versions most being pillared sedans and wagons. The pillar-less hardtops were I believe the top models, this one being ID'ed as a Simca Aronde 1300 Grand Large which apparently was a subset of the Rue de Paris. RDPs had two tone paint and other luxe items (a clock!)

magnette

Fair enough -not a model I can ever recall seeing to be honest and Simca made a lot of limited edition or special trim models.

andys120

texases

1951-1952 Packard 250 Convertible 

andys120

Yup, it's a '52.

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iluvmysephia1

'78 VW Scirocco.

Mr_Shiftright

Only (approx) 1,000 Packard 250 convertibles made in 1952. Probably well under 100 exist today in some form. I like this car very much except for the wheels. So much nicer with full caps IMO:

andys120

iluvmysephia1 said:

'78 VW Scirocco.

Good guess, it's an '81 Scirocco.

kyfdx

andys120 said:

iluvmysephia1 said:

'78 VW Scirocco.

Good guess, it's an '81 Scirocco.

Last year. New body style started in '82

I still regret not having enough money to buy one in '77.

andys120

stickguy

looks like a toon car.

Michaell

stickguy said:

looks like a toon car.

I was thinking the exact same thing. Like an extra from "Who Killed Roger Rabbit"

magnette

This is a Denzel - VW based and from Austria - they made cars for a few years in the early 50's.

andys120

magnette said:

This is a Denzel - VW based and from Austria - they made cars for a few years in the early 50's.

Oh man, you are good! It's a Denzel 1300 but I haven't been able to ascertain the degree to which it was VW based (engines? chassis? etc?). Evidently only about 300 were made from the early 50s thru '58.
Herr Denzel had a hand in designing the BMW 700 and is said to have advised the Quandt family not to sell BMW to Daimler-Benz in the late 50s.

Mr_Shiftright

Yes, tuned VW engine and VW running gear, but with tubular frame and aluminum body.