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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
    tmart said:

    andys120 said:

    Some cars were made for fender skirts>




    Pontiac Catalina and yes the skirts look good.

    Yes, it's a 1960 Pontiac Catalina. 1960 was a year of transition for the styling of the big Pontiacs..The split grille front was introduced in 1959 but the '60 was the only succeeding Poncho go to a single grille>



    1960 was the last year for the wraparound glass up front, '61-'62 went with a modified wraparound. It was altogether gone for the 1963 MY.





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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 59,148
    Those skirts do nothing for me either.

    Reverse hinged door gnat is a Subaru 360, actually sold in the USDM for a short time.
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 21,006
    fintail said:


    Reverse hinged door gnat is a Subaru 360, actually sold in the USDM for a short time.

    And imported to the USA by Malcolm Bricklin!

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
    ab348 said:

    fintail said:


    Reverse hinged door gnat is a Subaru 360, actually sold in the USDM for a short time.

    And imported to the USA by Malcolm Bricklin!
    Yup, another of Bricklin's follies.

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  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,242
    The Ital was a last gasp for Morris, but in some ways it was a better car than the Marina as it sold steadily and they did seem to last better.
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,242
    My Edsel guess was a bit off beam but I was thinking of the twin rear lights and now I think those would have been oval in shape if it had been an Edsel.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
    http://theoldmotor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Sn.jpg

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 21,006
    That’s a 1954 Moving Violation. :D

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 59,148
    Looks like how half the mental defectives around here drive after a good snow event.
  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,440
    Believe there’s an Olds beneath all that snow.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,871
    tjc78 said:

    andys120 said:

    tmart said:

    57 Ford Fairlane 500 hardtop

    Yup, not many people remember that Ford outsold Chevy in 1957 but now collectors want the Chevies and they cost a lot more.

    The illustrated car is apparently an upscale version (two-tones/HT) but has blackwalls, very odd for that era.

    Back then NY State plates would indicate which county the car was registered in, the "K" is for Kings County (AKA Brooklyn). I went to college in upstate NY and learned most of the county codes, many weren't as obvious as K for Kings. TS for example was Steuben County.

    The diner in my town has one of those parked out front. It’s an icon of the place. It used to be in large vestibule they had before one of their numerous remodels/expansions. I’m sure @stickguy and maybe even @qbrozen knows the place.
    that the philly diner and sports bar on the BHP a block down from Toyota dealer?

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,845
    Yep!

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  • sdasda Member Posts: 7,849
    andys120 said:

    tmart said:

    andys120 said:

    Some cars were made for fender skirts>




    Pontiac Catalina and yes the skirts look good.

    Yes, it's a 1960 Pontiac Catalina. 1960 was a year of transition for the styling of the big Pontiacs..The split grille front was introduced in 1959 but the '60 was the only succeeding Poncho go to a single grille>



    1960 was the last year for the wraparound glass up front, '61-'62 went with a modified wraparound. It was altogether gone for the 1963 MY.



    Dad had a ‘59 Catalina coupe. Black, red interior, fenderskirts, full wheel covers, whitewalls. He loved that car, but the floors rotted out by ‘65 and he traded it for a ‘63 Olds Dynamic 88 Holiday coupe. That red firemist color is one of my favorites during that period.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 21,006
    When I first moved here in '97 there was an elderly couple 2 doors up the street. The man was a retired aircraft mechanic and he would sometimes wander down to chat when I had the Cutlass out in the driveway. At the time he was driving a '78 Monte Carlo with the 305 and a 4-speed stick which was a bit of a hot rod for the era. He told me he had traded in a 1960 Pontiac 2-door hardtop in on it in '78 which was equipped with a 348 (being a Canadian market Cheviac) and a manual transmission as well.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
    tmart said:

    Believe there’s an Olds beneath all that snow.

    Care to eloborate, Model Year? Model?

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  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,665
    edited March 2020
    I will stick my neck out and hazard that it is a '54, and from the lack of chrome I will say an 88.

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  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,440
    andys120 said:

    tmart said:

    Believe there’s an Olds beneath all that snow.

    Care to eloborate, Model Year? Model?
    No, I would not.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
    edited March 2020
    bhill2 said:

    I will stick my neck out and hazard that it is a '54, and from the lack of chrome I will say an 88.

    You nailed it Bhill, it's a 1954 Olds 88. 1954 was the first year for most GM lines to get the wraparound front window glass.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
    edited March 2020






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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 59,148
    I see a Lancia badge, perhaps a low production style of an Aurelia or Flaminia.

    Randomly found this while looking for something else, ah the mid 70s:

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,871
    battle of the ponys, with about 70 Javelin and Mustang passing at the front. and behind the mailbox a dark green Nova

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
    Mustang looks like '73 with the vertical signal lamps. Javelin must be '73 or '74 with the redesigned tail lights.
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,242
    I think the dark car going away from us in the middle distance is a Mopar sedan - say Dodge circa 1965 ?
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,302
    Yes, I think it's a '66 Polara.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
    Not to tech: Can't download on Firefox/Safari, don't get drop-down menu. Chrome will open the menu box but there's no paste function. :@

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    I was able to upload this one after refresh, but first attempt before that did not get pull down menu.
    Windows 10 + Firefox
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,871
    1975 plymouth grand fury cop car?

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
    edited March 2020
    Winner! That pic was tagged as '77 Gran Fury with police package. It looks like the same year as a "civilian" 1977 Plymouth Gran Fury on Wiki. According to them, 1977 was the last year of the C body Gran Fury.
    image
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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,871
    that hood is either not closed all the way, or Dodge hired Yugo to put the Colt together in the late 70s

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  • sdasda Member Posts: 7,849
    The high line Colt had a nice interior for that type of car for that time period.

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
    The mystery to me is whatever happened to Mitsubishi after the Chrysler connection?
    image
    Btw I had a friend who drove a new '77 Colt 4-speed and it was reliable with good MPG. Not 47 MPG good, but still a good car for cheap when new.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,871
    looks like a Toon car.

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,302
    Those headlights have been 'frenched', haven't they? Or is that stock?
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 21,006
    Most of those were kit cars so no two are the same.

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,845
    I'm with @stickguy , I see that and think Lightning McQueen




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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 59,148
    Found on a French language group and aptly titled "Surfin USA". One thing here is unlike the others:

    image
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,871
    Is that wagon a Borgward?

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 59,148
    Nope, but it is from another long-departed brand.
    stickguy said:

    Is that wagon a Borgward?

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
    fintail said:

    Nope, but it is from another long-departed brand.

    stickguy said:

    Is that wagon a Borgward?

    Hillman Husky?

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 59,148
    You're very warm.
    andys120 said:


    Hillman Husky?

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
    Hillman Minx Estate?

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 59,148
    Yep, Hillman Minx from around 1960. I suspect the others in the pic are easier.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,690
    The Ford is a '62 Country Squire

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 59,148
    I think it's a 64.
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,302
    So what's the 'Toon Car'?
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 21,006
    texases said:

    So what's the 'Toon Car'?

    Woodill Wildfire.

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,302
    "The Woodill Wildfire was an American sports car built by Dodge and Willys dealer Blanchard Robert "Woody" Woodill from 1952 to 1958 in Downey, California. The Wildfire used a Glasspar fiberglass body and is credited with being the first complete fiberglass car available with approximately 15 produced and another 285 sold as kits. A child's version of the vehicle called the Brushfire was also available."
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