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  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    Yes, that is a 1953 Chevy wagon.
    The Ford on the officer's right is also a 1953.
  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    Researching the 1883 Fest Building on the left I found that as of 2010 it was still there.
    Also, 5 major roads met at that intersection thus the 5 Points Grocery Store.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,755
    Roughly the same location today
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    I was just looking at that. Seems to be less developed now.

    Wonder about that cop in the first photo - looks like a motorcycle policeman, jacket and boots.
  • omarmanomarman Member Posts: 2,702
    Yep. Looks like he's wearing a Buco half shell police helmet with visor.
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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    texases said:

    I was just looking at that. Seems to be less developed now.

    Wonder about that cop in the first photo - looks like a motorcycle policeman, jacket and boots.

    more birds, though :p
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    We get a huge migration of birds this time of year, they bombard my car on the way home!
    Looks something like this (from Houston):
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZGLVo-cSZM
  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,419
    fintail said:

    Blurred car at lower right just partially in the frame looks like a 58 Ford.

    I'm thinking it's a 57. Believe the 58's had "gunsights" on the fenders, but maybe the lower line didn't.
  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,419
    andys120 said:


    Believe I see a 58 Ford Sunliner in the background parked in front of the building.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,755
    Could be. Now that I look at it, the fender top/headlight area might not be large enough for dual lights.

    I think the base models didn't have the sights, yeah.
    tmart said:


    I'm thinking it's a 57. Believe the 58's had "gunsights" on the fenders, but maybe the lower line didn't.

  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,747
    Lower line didn't have gunsights. This is lower line because of lack of wide bright trim around windshield made of real metal...

    There doesn't appear to be a groove or ridge in middle of fender. I believe, believe that the 57's had a groove or ridge in the middle...

    So I'll go '58 also. I had a 57 back when I was young (er) .

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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,747
    fintail said:

    Could be. Now that I look at it, the fender top/headlight area might not be large enough for dual lights

    Were the light openings different from 57 to 58? I always wondered if they considered dual headlights in the 57, but held off, but the opening was actually sized for duals hence the bug eye appearance of the 57?


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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,755
    I've never thought of that, makes sense. Looking at pics, the fender top of a 57 looks very close in size to a 58, the 58 maybe just barely wider, but hard to tell in the old pic.
    imidazol97 said:


    Were the light openings different from 57 to 58? I always wondered if they considered dual headlights in the 57, but held off, but the opening was actually sized for duals hence the bug eye appearance of the 57?


  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 270,651
    MGA

    No idea on the year. I'll guess 1961

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    No chrome on the wires! Bad dog!
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    kyfdx said:



    MGA

    No idea on the year. I'll guess 1961

    It's impossible to tell MYs on these. IIRC they stopped making the A in '61 but you're looking at a 1958 MG-A roadster.
    Mr_Shiftright said:

    No chrome on the wires! Bad dog!

    I can't tell if the spokes are chromed but those rims sure are and they look nice to me.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 270,651
    Pretty sure they still made the MGA in 1962 model year.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,755
    Sounds right, I don't think MGB was until model year 1963 here anyway.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    edited January 2018
    Well, you guys are correct (I did say IIRC and I guess IDRC). My college roomie had one of these>

    Shifty-Note painted wires. ;)

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  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Yes....SOOOOO much better, as well as proper and correct, as Her Majesty intended. People who chrome those wheels have spent too much time in realtors' dens.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    it's kinda blurry but there's a lot of iron in this one>


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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,755
    I'll pick off the woody - likely a 46-48 Ford, off chance it could also be a 41-42 as I think they all shared the same parts visible from that angle.
  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,419
    Is that a 55/56 Ford wagon next to the Woody?
  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    A 1949 Chevy on the left and two 1953 movies on the right.
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    Any of those buildings still left in Reno?
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    tmart said:

    Is that a 55/56 Ford wagon next to the Woody?

    Could be, also could be a '53 Ford, seems quite small next to that old Woody.
    texases said:

    Any of those buildings still left in Reno?

    It's Marysville CA, halfway between Sacramento and Chico.

    The green Olds w the wraparound on right is a 1954 and there's another Olds behind the white Chevy on the left. Where's all the imports?

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  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,419
    Actually, a 52/53/54 Ford appears larger(boxier) than a 55/56.
  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    Check out the petroleum products on the roadway and parking spots.
    The days of multi-point greasing requirements, and not having the best seals and gaskets.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,755
    All the imports? About 5-10 years in the future.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    edited January 2018
    fintail said:

    All the imports? About 5-10 years in the future.

    Of course, I was being facetious, fast-forward to the mid-60s and you'd see lots of VWs and such.

    There's a red-pickup with wood side rails, almost certainly a Chevy 3100 or it's GMC equivalent. Imagine all those passenger vehicles and only one pickup.

    Is that a white Caddy to its left?

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682

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  • lostwrench1lostwrench1 Member Posts: 1,165
    1963 Dodge Polara.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    lostwrench1 said:

    1963 Dodge Polara.

    Yup, a 426 Hemi Ramcharger hides under that double scoop. Whan I was a kid rumor had it that the Old Westbury NY PD was running Ramcharger prowl cars. Looking back it seems doubtful but they were Polaras.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,755
    Sedan DeVille, must be very early 80s in that amazing color combo.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,046
    at the car show, they had a 1976 Fleetwood. man, what a barge.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    fintail said:

    Sedan DeVille, must be very early 80s in that amazing color combo.

    Yup, a 1981 Cadillac Sedan Deville in Pepper Green (only my available)

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,346
    stickguy said:
    at the car show, they had a 1976 Fleetwood. man, what a barge.
    I saw a Series 75 today (assuming late 60s).  It looked good from a distance.  
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,755
    I'd imagine that green would have been out of style by 83-84, so I guessed early. I like it, it might work better on a 70s car, still kind of subtle and bold at the the same time, especially with a white interior. More interesting than most of them which seem to be black, white, or beigegold.
  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,346
    I could never do that green.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,755
    Somehow I can see it on like a 75-75 Sedan DeVille or Fleetwood.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,046
    a TVR?

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 270,651
    fintail said:

    I'd imagine that green would have been out of style by 83-84, so I guessed early. I like it, it might work better on a 70s car, still kind of subtle and bold at the the same time, especially with a white interior. More interesting than most of them which seem to be black, white, or beigegold.

    It definitely screams the '70s..

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,755
    I know the yellow car as a TVR Taimar, but I think that basic style was used for a long time under numerous model names.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    edited January 2018
    fintail said:

    I know the yellow car as a TVR Taimar, but I think that basic style was used for a long time under numerous model names.

    Yup, it's a car that was sold by TVR under a bunch of different names over the years beginning IIRC as the TVR Griffith but the yellow car is the variant sold in the US with the carbeurated TR6 engine as the TVR 2500M(1975MY).

    Very nice handling car.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,046
    New Buick wagon. Is that called a Regal? Whatever it is, if sold here, good for at least 4-5 sales per year.

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 267,338
    Tour X, I believe.

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