Mystery car pix

Mr_Shiftright

The 100LS is probably very early 70s. The little guy might be Fiatsco 850 Sport Spider--if I'm right, the bumpers say Mid-60s vintage.

berri

Oh, that's got to be SoCal

fintail

Looks like it could be a scene from CHiPS.

Michaell

I love the gas prices

RUG .349
Mid .359
PUG .389

berri

Oh, the decimal is just misplaced

andys120

The scene is from TV's The Streets of San Francisco so it's NoCal, not SoCal (unless they cheated and shot some scenes in the Southland).

I think Mr.Shifty is wrong about the yellow Fiat 850 Sport Spider, it has the more upright headlights of a very late 60s/early 70s version. FWIW I think it sports a removable hardtop.

The Mustang is a 1966 model. The 65's had a little ring around the pony in the grille (a corral?).

The Audi is a 100LS. IIRC, these began importation ca. 1969

texases

All the '66 photos I found have that 'corral' too. 

andys120

texases said:

All the '66 photos I found have that 'corral' too. 

I looked up '65 and '66 photos and could find no pics of either a '65 or a '66 'Stang w/o the corral. I mis-remembered but there is a difference in the grille-- the horizontal bar in the '65 grilles is missing from the '66 cars (except for GT versions)>

andys120

The oldest car is?

The newest cars are?

E.J. Korvettes was an acronym for?

stickguy

'67 charger in the middle? about a '65 Mercury next to the Chevy II.

tmart

58 Mercury, 65 Ford? Combination of founder's initials and naval corvette changed to a "k".

stickguy

Eugene Joe was the EJ. Korvette just sounded good (evoking the Corvette navy ship).

It did not, as rumor was back in my youth (we had one nearby) stand for Eight Jewish Korean Veterans.

Mr_Shiftright

I'll take the '58 Desoto...but please don't give it to me.

andys120

The Charger could be a '66 or a '67, which should make it as new or newer than anything else i can see.

berri

I worked at an E.J. Korvettes during high school. Great record and TV/stereo departments. Korvettes name really didn't have anything to do with Korean War veterans, nor religious background.

I'll pick the 63/64 Caddy.

andys120

berri said:

I worked at an E.J. Korvettes during high school. Great record and TV/stereo departments. Korvettes name really didn't have anything to do with Korean War veterans, nor religious background.

I'll pick the 63/64 Caddy.

Like everyone else I'd heard it stood for 8 Jewish Korean War Vets. Can you tell us what the name "E.J. Korvettes" derived from?

So far no one has named the oldest car visible in this photo.

stickguy

Eugene and Jim, the guy that started it and a friend. They wanted to also use Corvette, but for some reason were not allowed so changed it to Korvette. No reason, other than it sounded good to them.

stickguy

is that about a '58 Mercury in the right front?

berri

Stick's line sounds plausible. When I worked there people asked the question and management said it was named after "nothing". The new employee brochure they gave you also made no reference to the derivation of the name.

andys120

stickguy said:

is that about a '58 Mercury in the right front?

Yep, pretty sure that'd be the oldest car and it's less than a decade old since the pic was probably taken in'65/'66.

To the right of the Merc is a GM compact from their 1960 generation. I think it's an Olds F-85 it's hard to tell from that angle, it could be a Buick Special nor can I tell the year but the Gen 1's were 1960-63.

Can anyone nail it.

lostwrench1

andys120 said:

stickguy said:

is that about a '58 Mercury in the right front?

Yep, pretty sure that'd be the oldest car and it's less than a decade old since the pic was probably taken in'65/'66.

To the right of the Merc is a GM compact from their 1960 generation. I think it's an Olds F-85 it's hard to tell from that angle, it could be a Buick Special nor can I tell the year but the Gen 1's were 1960-63.

Can anyone nail it.

Correct, Olds F-85. 1962.

(I enjoyed climbing some Presidentials in your White Mountains last week.
I noticed that the speed limit signs on Route 93 are meaningless.)

andys120

(I enjoyed climbing some Presidentials in your White Mountains last week.
I noticed that the speed limit signs on Route 93 are meaningless.)



I'm pretty sure I93 north of Boston is the fastest road in the USA. No matter how fast you go someone will pass you! Every week some one gets busted for 110+ (beware the eye in the sky).

Mr_Shiftright

Some cars can outrun a small plane but none can outrun a radio.

andys120

tmart

lostwrench1 said:

andys120 said:

stickguy said:

is that about a '58 Mercury in the right front?

Yep, pretty sure that'd be the oldest car and it's less than a decade old since the pic was probably taken in'65/'66.

To the right of the Merc is a GM compact from their 1960 generation. I think it's an Olds F-85 it's hard to tell from that angle, it could be a Buick Special nor can I tell the year but the Gen 1's were 1960-63.

Can anyone nail it.

Correct, Olds F-85. 1962.

(I enjoyed climbing some Presidentials in your White Mountains last week.
I noticed that the speed limit signs on Route 93 are meaningless.)

What about the 65 Ford I mentioned yesterday, along with the 58 Merc?

andys120

What about the 65 Ford I mentioned yesterday, along with the 58 Merc?

Yes, that pears to be a full-sizer 1965 Ford behind the Merc.I see a couple of '65 Chevys as well.

andys120

No takers for this one? Here's a one word clue: Borgward.

andys120 said:

Mr_Shiftright

That's a Goliath "Tiger" (meow?) ...circa....um......1959 ??

andys120

Mr_Shiftright said:

That's a Goliath "Tiger" (meow?) ...circa....um......1959 ??

Yup, you even got the year correct. Goliath apparently was a sub-brand of Borgward.

andys120

stever

Trouble with the pic, grabbed a screen shot though:

lostwrench1

1st on the left - 1949 Mercury.
3rd on the right - 1954 Buick.

fintail

On the far right, maybe a 46 Chevy (or other medium GM) coupe, and in front of it, a Morris Minor convertible.

lostwrench1

fintail said:

On the far right, maybe a 46 Chevy (or other medium GM) coupe.


Because of the location of the antenna and its double connecting points, I'll go with its being a Chrysler product.

andys120

There's a lot of repeats in this shot. Across the street from the 54 Buick is an earlier model ('50-'53?) The car ahead of the '54 Buick could be a Morris Minor sedan saloon. The tan Ford in front of that could be any year from '52-'54 and it's across from a blue/white Ford of the same vintage.

magnette

Somehow I don't think that car had of the Buick is a Minor. At first I thought it was the bigger Morris MO Oxford but that isn't right either because the lights, etc are in the wrong places. Also the window is a slightly different shape - the Morris (Minor or Oxford) is a sort of kidney shape which isn't quite right.

I also considered the Austin A40 Devon / Dorset but again can't quite tie up the appearance with that.

Still thinking about it although it looks British.

Mr_Shiftright

How bout an Austin A30? That would be weird in that location, but one never knows....

fintail

I think it's an earlier (S1/S2) Minor. The trunk hinges, bumper, hubcap, fender shape, window shape, etc all match. The window on the convertible top could have been replaced.

This very early one (side curtain instead of rear quarter glass) has many of the same details:



Same detail on a sedan:

berri

DKW?

andys120

Hard to say because we see so liitle of the car but what we can see (bumper, t/l fenders) sure matches up w Fin's Minor Sedan saloon shot.

magnette

I still think it isn't quite right for a Minor - it looks too high. I've found a picture I took
of a Morris Oxford MO which is closer but I'm not sure.
That is a camera strap - sorry.

fintail

I still say Minor I am not aware of the Oxford being imported here, but we got Minors relatively early on (in small numbers).

I also still think the car behind it is a ~46 Chevy.

magnette

Fair enough..

fintail

Here's an odd one, magnette might know it. What is the car nearest the door? The others are all pretty easy:

magnette

Its an odd one partly because the oil can on the window cill obscures the other wing and also because it looks like it has either a tiny wheel or is missing a wheel. it looks like a convertible saloon rather than a sports car. I can't work it out...

fintail

I actually don't know what it is, it was a mystery on another thread. I kind of get a French vibe from it, but it doesn't match any Simca or Peugeot I can find.

stickguy

It vaguely says Volvo 164 and 1970s rolls Royce to me. From the square front fender line. Both too new of course, and the door frame and oil can screw things up.

andys120

stickguy

well, I knew it was an alfa from the grill. plate tips off it is a 59. No clue which model name though!

andys120

stickguy said:

No clue which model name though!

Anyone?