Mystery car pix

Michaell

fintail said:

I see 2, maybe 3.

By the condition of some of the newest cars in the pic, I take it this isn't on the west coast. Either a dusty or harsh winter area.

Bashas is a grocery chain based in Arizona.

fintail

Dust then

In the middle of the first row behind the row in the foreground, there's a mid 60s Rambler wagon.

Come on someone, pick off the Chevys so I don't have to.

bhill2

Fin, you take the cake. I never would have gotten that one but now that you pointed it out I am pretty sure you're right.

andys120

fintail said:

I see 2, maybe 3.

By the condition of some of the newest cars in the pic, I take it this isn't on the west coast. Either a dusty or harsh winter area.

It was taken in Phoenix AZ, where Basha's is one of the biggest supermarket chains. The wet ground isn't very typical of the area.

andys120

Looking at the base of the rightmost lampost you can make out the roofline of a '64-5ish Mopar coupe.



If it was a '65 it'd be the newest car in the pic. There are two full-size '64 Chevies visible

andys120

stickguy

Datsun 1200, around 1970?

fintail

Another for Bashas - the truck in the background near the building, with the homemade looking wooden canopy is a 61+ Ford.

magnette

There was also a Datsun 1400 - both versions - 1200 & 1400 - were sold in GX form as here.

andys120

magnette said:

There was also a Datsun 1400 - both versions - 1200 & 1400 - were sold in GX form as here.

I think it's a 1200.

andys120

NSH>

qbrozen

I want to say E30 Touring, but feel this must be a trick question?

fintail

Yep E30 Touring, not sold here when new, but a number of them have came over now that they fit into private import regs.

andys120

qbrozen said:

I want to say E30 Touring, but feel this must be a trick question?

The only trick is that the Touring version was never officially sold in the USA, that's a Euro-spec 1988 BMW 320iT (E30) originally sold in Germany, then privately imported into Canada.

Mr_Shiftright

iluvmysephia1

It's not a 1971 Datsun B210, is it?

stickguy

not the Red one!

that red one, is odd looking. So I will guess it is a Bizzarrini.

iluvmysephia1

I meant the little green Datsun!

stickguy

the B210 came along later (as did the 210). Around 1975.

Mr_Shiftright

stickguy said:

not the Red one!

that red one, is odd looking. So I will guess it is a Bizzarrini.

Nope, but not a bad guess actually, in that it is an Italo-American hybrid with a GM connection.

andys120

There's a wide spread of MYs in this photo so what's the oldest and newest cars?

stever

Here's a screen shot if Andy's link doesn't work:

Mr_Shiftright

Mr_Shiftright said:

stickguy said:

not the Red one!

that red one, is odd looking. So I will guess it is a Bizzarrini.

Nope, but not a bad guess actually, in that it is an Italo-American hybrid with a GM connection.

Everyone gave up on the red car?

OK, it's an Intermeccanica-designed "Indra"---first with Ford power, then GM. Built by Bitter.

bhill2

stever said:

Here's a screen shot if Andy's link doesn't work:

Well the newest ones I can find are the '59s, the Chevy in the foreground and the Dodge parked facing the store.

stickguy

that is a 59 Chevy? I was going to guess 61.

is that a Yellow '49 something next to the Dodge?

lostwrench1

1949 Plymouth - Oldest.

lostwrench1

Yellow '50 Chevy.

andys120

lostwrench1 said:

1949 Plymouth - Oldest.

I guess, I have a hard time telling MoPars of that vintage apart. If you told me it was a 52 DeSoto I couldn't tell the difference. Well that blur on the front of the hood could be the sailing ship from a Plymouth...or the Ram's head from a Dodge...or DeSoto's helmet....

lostwrench1

Rear bumper ridges + side lettering above the horizontal chrome strip.

andys120

stickguy

75ish Cosworth Vega. I always wanted one of those. Too bad the engine ended up so heavily detuned. But I am sure there are ways around that now.

andys120

stickguy said:

75ish Cosworth Vega. I always wanted one of those. Too bad the engine ended up so heavily detuned. But I am sure there are ways around that now.

Yep, 1976 Chevrolet Cosworth-Vega.

andys120

stickguy

not sure what it is, but that roofline looks just like a Spitfire hardtop

Mr_Shiftright

Front running lights should be a give-away.

stickguy

Is that the little baby Honda 600?

iluvmysephia1

1970 MGB-GT.

andys120

stickguy said:

Is that the little baby Honda 600?

Close I guess but it's a 1967 Honda S800, the 600's sportier brother with the bigger motor

Mr_Shiftright

Neat car. I'd love to have one.

andys120

tmart

62 Ford. Based on the fender badge I'm guessing it has a 290 or a 427 engine.

bhill2

I think the 427 was introduced in '63. I am guessing it's a 406.

kyfdx

My grandfather bought that same car (not sure what engine) in 1962, when my grandmother told him she was going to learn to drive (51 yrs old). Same color. His had red interior. His daily driver was a '49 Ford, at that time.

Grandma never learned to drive, and the car just sat, unless they were going to the city. When they moved to the city in 1968, he finally let the '49 Ford go, and drove the Galaxie. When he died in 1971, the car only had 30K miles on it, and my grandmother sold it for $500. If I hadn't been only 13 at the time, that might have been my first car.

andys120

Yup, it's a 1962 Ford Galaxie 500XL/406 at the dawn of the Muscle Car Age. The formal-looking roofline, borrowed from the T-Bird looks out of place on a fast car IM/O. Ford fixed that in 1963 when they gave the option of the sloped "NASCAR roof" on the Galaxies.

andys120

Michaell

andys120 said:

Porsche 914. No idea what engine.

Had some childhood friends whose dad bought a 914-6.

Mr_Shiftright

The inspiration for the Boxster. Hard to tell what engine it has. The 4 cylinders used VW power and weren't very fast at all, but they could handle quite well. Not an easy car to work on, and reliability could be iffy with temperamental electronic injection--maintaining good grounds was an issue (and still is).

andys120

That one happens to be a (fully optioned) 1974 Porsche 914 /1.8. Fully optioned 4cyls had the chrome bumpers, vinyl clad C-posts alloy wheels and other items seen on most 6cyl cars.

These were sold in some markets as Volkswagen-Porsche 914s. 1.8 Liter cars had 74 HP in US trim.

Mr_Shiftright

The one to have is the 2.0 if you can't afford the very pricey 914/6. Very clever little car, with two decent-sized trunks and targa top that stows in back trunk (but you can stuff things under it). Outstanding gas mileage.

andys120