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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    A guy after my own heart parked on the left with a TR-3/3A. Believe it or not, thanks to good weight distribution and brakes, those little sports cars could be a blast in winter driving. It's true that climate protection, wipers and ground clearance left something to be desired but there was real fun to be had.

    Today the cars parked in that spot are probably all Subarus, Jeeps and 4wd pickups (justlike they are in Alabama)

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Lots of Fords, no 60s! :(

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,647
    Interesting coral colored 59 Mercury wagon in front of a pair of 58 Fords, parked on the street.
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,470
    andys120 said:


    Today the cars parked in that spot are probably all Subarus, Jeeps and 4wd pickups (justlike they are in Alabama)

    The photo shows how popular station wagons were back then, which is what today's SUVs seem to have replaced.

    I like the 2-tone '59 Buick 2-door hardtop parked on the right side, which is sandwiched between a pair of smaller vehicles. I think it might be a Beetle on the left, not sure of what's on the right. Might that be an older Plymouth Suburban two to the left of the Buick?

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,815
    A crossover is just a tall wagon. The full sized barges didn’t drive all that great anyway, so not much difference to me. Compact sports wagons, different story!

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  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,237
    I have seen one Bricklin in London at some time in the eighties - but it was orange and double parked off Park Lane

    @andys120 - I think that Fiat was sold here as the 124 Sport saloon and was the same mechanically as the 124 Sport Coupe I believe.
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,237
    At Anchorage there is a red Dauphine obscured by the white over black 59 Buick 2-door to the right near the stop sign
    That cream wagon between the dark 59 Ford wagon and the two tone green 55 /6 Ford wagon is an Oldsmobile Fiesta of some sort - is it a 57 ?
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,237
    Also surprised that in Alaska at least two cars with whitewalls - the 59 Buick 2-door and on the road the black wagon behind the green truck
  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,414
    ab348 said:

    I found a few pics from Anchorage, AK, taken in 1960. The first in the series shows the car of what must be a very hardy soul driving it during winter in that climate. Blows up nicely.


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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,159
    magnette said:

    Also surprised that in Alaska at least two cars with whitewalls - the 59 Buick 2-door and on the road the black wagon behind the green truck

    At any given time many of the folks living in Anchorage had recently come from the 'lower 48', barged up their cars, some drove them in, either way they'll be equipped as they were where they were bought. And folks up there bought whatever tires were in fashion, just like 'outside'.
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,470
    magnette said:


    That cream wagon between the dark 59 Ford wagon and the two tone green 55 /6 Ford wagon is an Oldsmobile Fiesta of some sort - is it a 57 ?

    I believe that is a 1957 Buick wagon, similar to this:

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    texases said:

    magnette said:

    Also surprised that in Alaska at least two cars with whitewalls - the 59 Buick 2-door and on the road the black wagon behind the green truck

    At any given time many of the folks living in Anchorage had recently come from the 'lower 48', barged up their cars, some drove them in, either way they'll be equipped as they were where they were bought. And folks up there bought whatever tires were in fashion, just like 'outside'.
    Yeah, lots of military served in AK (including my FIL, who commuted to/from Seattle. He must've had a car for up there and another for family and w/es in Seattle.

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  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,237
    Fair enough - That Buick is using the same body shell as the Olds Fiesta though isn't it? It looks the same basic shape.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,647
    My grandpa, mom, and uncle, around 1955 - Seattle wasn't easy on whitewalls either B)


    andys120 said:



    Yeah, lots of military served in AK (including my FIL, who commuted to/from Seattle. He must've had a car for up there and another for family and w/es in Seattle.

  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,728
    edited March 2021
    1960 Buick at right between the two smaller cars. May be the only 1960 vehicle in the lot?
    No 1960 Fords.

    Good picture. Zoomed nicely.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Possibly the black F100nis the oldest vehicle but there area couple of '53-4 Chevies and a MoPar wagon in the second row from '53-54 also. The Ford driving by could be a '51 or 52.

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  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,414
    The light green Ford is definitely not a 51. It’s a 52/53.
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,237
    I've never had a car with whitewalls .....
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,237
    edited March 2021
    Have we had this picture before? - should expand nicely


  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,237
    I think the Edsel is a Citation
    I'm curious about the grille on that split screen Ford - is it a Monarch rather than Meteor?

    And that Infinity pool in the background really is impressive....
  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 269,219
    magnette said:

    I've never had a car with whitewalls .....

    You didn't miss anything..

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  • omarmanomarman Member Posts: 2,702
    ut oh. here comes the period correct ww tire replies. :smile:
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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,470
    edited March 2021
    magnette said:

    I think the Edsel is a Citation
    I'm curious about the grille on that split screen Ford - is it a Monarch rather than Meteor?

    And that Infinity pool in the background really is impressive....

    Being based on a Ford body instead of the larger Mercury body, it would be a Meteor. But no 1949-51 Meteor had a grille like that. I wonder if it is an aftermarket piece?

    I like the '53 Chrysler to the left. But I am most impressed by the carefully manicured tree canopies.

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  • Lostwrench3Lostwrench3 Member Posts: 834
    1951 Olds.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    Little convertible next to the Chrysler is a Morris Minor. I'm stumped by the red convertible which looks like a '57 Chevy with some extra chrome in front. A Canadian version sold as a Pontiac (Laurentian)? No clue on the old black sedan next to the Edsel.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    The old black unit looks like a 1930s Ford, perhaps a British Ford? The scene BTW is Niagara Falls Ontario.

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  • Lostwrench3Lostwrench3 Member Posts: 834
    ab348 said:

    magnette said:

    I think the Edsel is a Citation
    I'm curious about the grille on that split screen Ford - is it a Monarch rather than Meteor?

    And that Infinity pool in the background really is impressive....

    Being based on a Ford body instead of the larger Mercury body, it would be a Meteor. But no 1949-51 Meteor had a grille like that. I wonder if it is an aftermarket piece?

    I like the '53 Chrysler to the left. But I am most impressed by the carefully manicured tree canopies.
    That center grille piece shouts 1954 Pontiac.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,675
    edited March 2021

    That center grille piece shouts 1954 Pontiac.
     Lostwrench

    Absolutely, somebody must've stripped a '54 Laurentian of its grillework and attached to their Shoebox. :'(

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  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,237
    I think some Meteor / Ford dealer may have got hold of a grille insert for one of these



    1954 Ford Vedette - the French Ford which became a Simca product...
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,237
    The old Ford looks pre war - almost pre WW1 ! - but was in production in this form from 1948 until early 1954 - its a Ford Prefect E493A -Ford weren't cutting edge in Britain until the new Consul in 1951 and these upright old girls went on until the smaller Popular right through to early 1959

    The little convertible alongside the decorated Meteor is a Hillman Minx Mark VI or VII which was produced in 1954/6

    That 57 Chevrolet convertible confused me too and I wondered if it is a Canadian market special - Andy's suggestion of a local Pontiac version could explain the odd grille...
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,470
    magnette said:


    That 57 Chevrolet convertible confused me too and I wondered if it is a Canadian market special - Andy's suggestion of a local Pontiac version could explain the odd grille...

    No, Canadian Pontiacs were Chevys in terms of engine and chassis, but used the Pontiac body and styling, so it isn't that. I think what we are seeing with the red Chevy is a bug screen mounted on the front. If you look closely you can see what looks like a frame or edge curving around the inside of each headlight bucket. The chrome pieces below could be the mounts.

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  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,237
    Talking of Bug Screens -

    I think they'll need a bigger net....



  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,237
    edited March 2021
    I love the fact that the person in the Thunderbird soft top is happily filming and their only protection is a sheet of cloth or plastic.

    We don't get any actual dangerous wildlife here - in Britain the worst here maybe would be a wild boar - we don't have wolves or anything so bears would be treated possibly with a bit more care.

    Having said that years ago Longleat House near Bath - one of those stately homes usually hosting Miss Marple type programmes - turned itself into a wildlife park with actual lions monkeys and a few rhinos in different enclosures that you drive through and incredibly people were arriving in convertible Triumph Heralds or MGB's etc - they had to put on a bus to take round the people who turned up in unsuitable cars.
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,470
    magnette said:


    Having said that years ago Longleat House near Bath - one of those stately homes usually hosting Miss Marple type programmes - turned itself into a wildlife park with actual lions monkeys and a few rhinos in different enclosures that you drive through and incredibly people were arriving in convertible Triumph Heralds or MGB's etc - they had to put on a bus to take round the people who turned up in unsuitable cars.

    I saw the episode of Stately Homes with Phil Spencer about Longleat. He and a guide went through the wildlife park in a Minor and of course it broke down among the lions so they needed to be rescued. Only a suspicious sort would suggest that was staged. B)

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,647
    57 Fleetwood 60 Special at left.
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,237
    I'm actually old enough that the first time I went to Longleat as a kid it hadn't even been turned into a wildlife place - I think the animals weren't there until about 1965 or so....
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,237
    edited March 2021
    Anyway the green car with the bug net is a Rambler - they didn't have proper wheel arches until 55 so it must be from that year I think.

    Is there any difference from this angle between a Dodge Coronet or a Plymouth Cranbrook - I'm looking at the green sedan on the left and having looked them up I still can't tell them apart although presumably the grille would be different
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,728
    That's a '52 Plymouth Cranberry (as I used to call them).

    Actually it's a Cambridge Four Door Sedan because it doesn't have the rock guard on the bottom of the rear fender like the Cranbrook does.


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  • Lostwrench3Lostwrench3 Member Posts: 834
    edited March 2021
    Yes, a major clue shown as to that green car's being a Dodge or Plymouth.
  • Lostwrench3Lostwrench3 Member Posts: 834
    Yes, a Plymouth. For that time period.......
    Front fender script above front fender side strip - Plymouth.
    Front fender script below front fender side strip - Dodge.
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,470
    edited March 2021
    Let's go north to Alaska again with another 1960 Anchorage pic. Expands well.



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  • sdasda Member Posts: 7,675
    The 56 Chevy 2dr on the bottom left is the same color of dad’s grandmother. Hers was a plain 4dr 210 sedan with the 6 and powerglide. When she passed in 73, she was 87, it only had 33k. All short trip mileage around St. Petersburg. Dad basically gave it away as he didn’t want to drive it to New Orleans where we were living at the time.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,815
    Rambler wagon bottom right on the road.

    And 60 Ford 2 tone green wagon 2nd in, middle row.

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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,728
    edited March 2021
    And the required 1960 green/green Ford wagon is in the picture. LOL

    Beautiful picture with the ships and the snow on the cars.

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  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,237
    @imidazol97 & @Lostwrench3

    Thanks for the tutorial on Dodge & Plymouth distinctions - I appreciate it

    I can sometimes distinguish between obscure models of now extinct British makes even if I can only see one corner or a light sometimes but the sheer range of models sold in the US and the number of annual changes is more difficult especially as I never saw many of these cars on the road.
  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,237
    Anchorage in the snow
    Red & White 56 Buick Special Wagon and beyond it a 58 Chevrolet wagon which I think is a two-door, making it a Yeoman
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,470
    We need to get @xwesx in here to give us info on what parts of town we are looking at here.

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,159
    And in the background is the port of Anchorage (now called the Port of Alaska), handles most of the shipping going into the state. But very few cruise ships, they dock at the more scenic ports, and don't want to deal with the high currents and huge tides of the Cook Inlet.
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,728
    edited March 2021
    magnette said:

    @imidazol97 & @Lostwrench3

    Thanks for the tutorial on Dodge & Plymouth distinctions - I appreciate it

    I can sometimes distinguish between obscure models of now extinct British makes even if I can only see one corner or a light sometimes but the sheer range of models sold in the US and the number of annual changes is more difficult especially as I never saw many of these cars on the road.

    The Plymouth had enough of the end of the grill with the parking light showing along with the name plate that was above the grill curved along it to ID that car.


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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,647
    Big white sedan in AK maybe a 57-58 Mercury? Odd seeing one not two tone. I wonder if any car has a lower survival rate than 60 Ford wagons. Also has me thinking how much of the area in that pic survived the 1964 quake.

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