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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588
    Somewhere in Canada, sometime in the ‘60s…



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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,755
    60 Meteor at lower right, up and to the left from it, a 63 Galaxie 2 door HT notchback.
  • Lostwrench3Lostwrench3 Member Posts: 836
    An interesting fact about those 1959 Canadian Pontiacs, they were not "Wide-Track". They were built upon a Chevy Impala chassis! Note how deep in the front wheel and tire is.
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588

    There is a not-often-seen ‘59(?) Mercury in the background.

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  • magnettemagnette Member Posts: 4,239
    Would a 59 Mercury be a Monarch at that time?
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588
    magnette said:

    Would a 59 Mercury be a Monarch at that time?

    Could be either in Canada. For ‘59 they were very similar except for badging and minor trim.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    ab348 said:

    There is a not-often-seen ‘59(?) Mercury in the background.

    I'm not sure it's a Merc. Possibly a 1960.




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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    Never heard of this before:

  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588
    andys120 said:

    ab348 said:

    There is a not-often-seen ‘59(?) Mercury in the background.

    I'm not sure it's a Merc. Possibly a 1960.

    Y’know, I kinda think it could be a ‘59.


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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    I learned to drive on the family's '59 Monterey so I'm quite familiar w the styling. " 59 and '60 roof lines are identical but note that on the fender there's a small shadow under the chrome strip which iindicates a 1960
    model and wasn't visible on the '59.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 21,025
    Doesn't have 7 slots in the grille.
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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    explorerx4 said:

    Doesn't have 7 slots in the grille.

    Actually it has eight which just goes to show there's an exception to every rule.



    P.S.-note the W

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,046

    A Willy’s.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    stickguy said:

    A Willy’s.

    Yep, it's a 1952 Willys Jeep pickup. I once drove a borrowed one with a couple of friends from NY to Montreal and back with a side trip to the Gaspe peninsula and the Maritimes. An adventure!

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  • xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 17,915
    I have a good friend with a Willys wagon; he's built that thing from the ground up, for the most part, and is still using all original or originally available parts for it. He built a pickup like this for his sister a couple decades ago and put a 318 in it. That powerplant made the truck quite spunky. Sadly, she sold it a while back after living with the impracticality of having such a toy in the big city (she lives in the DC area).
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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588
    Las Vegas (as if I needed to tell you that!), 1969.


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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Mustang coupe looks like a '67/6cylinder model.

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  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,419
    57 Chevy wagon
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Blue car is a Ford Gran Torino and it's Mercury equivalent opposite is a white/grey Montego.

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 21,025
    Those are full size Mercury's, maybe Montereys.
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  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,419
    Don’t believe the blue car is a Ford Gran Torino. Think it’s a Mercury.
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588
    Can’t believe you guys missed this: https://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/vintage-ads-and-brochures/vintage-pr-shots-1968-mercury-park-lane-hardtop-and-convertible-with-wood-tone-paneling-the-car-id-most-not-want-to-be-seen-in-in-1968/

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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,747
    edited January 2023
    I think the brown Mustang is a 1968. There aren't any "ridges" in the side recess.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    imidazol97 said:

    I think the brown Mustang is a 1968. There aren't any "ridges" in the side recess.

    You are probably right, if i enlarge the image I can make out a side marker in the rear fender(but I can't see one up front?)

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    I can barely see the front one under the bumper.
  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 21,025
    An early/mid 60's black Lincoln parked on the street to the right of the picture.
    Someone who could be dressed in a chauffers' uniform standing near it on the sidewalk.
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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588
    explorerx4 said:

    An early/mid 60's black Lincoln parked on the street to the right of the picture.
    Someone who could be dressed in a chauffers' uniform standing near it on the sidewalk.

    Or perhaps an employee of the mob. :#

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Once common now very rare>


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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,046

    VW Karman Ghia. no clue what year, someplace in the 60s-70s

    top looks a little off though. probably my feeble memory.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 270,651
    Went to a VW/Audi show in 2021. About a dozen Karmann Ghias. Some were really amazing. 🙂

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    stickguy said:

    VW Karman Ghia. no clue what year, someplace in the 60s-70s

    top looks a little off though. probably my feeble memory.

    MY1974, last year for the K-G which began production in 1955. Biggest visual difference is the size of the bumpers.




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  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,419
    Don’t believe I’ve ever seen a KG convertible before, just the coupe.
  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 21,025
    @ab348,
    Could be Odd Job standing by the Lincoln while Goldfinger is in the casino. :p
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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588
    explorerx4 said:

    @ab348,
    Could be Odd Job standing by the Lincoln while Goldfinger is in the casino. :p

    That too. :D

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,755
    edited January 2023
    Long Beach WA (I have posted a similar image of a relatively nearby coastal town, Westport), should zoom well:


  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,046
    interesting '64 Corvette. Trailer hitch (not going to see that today) but also seems to have no rear lights at all. or a license plate.

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  • Lostwrench3Lostwrench3 Member Posts: 836
    1955 Pontiac.
    1950 Ford.
    1954 Packard.
    1958 Ford Wagon.
  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,625
    OK, the usual question; there is a 64 Chevy parked on the left, does anyone see anything newer?

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  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,419
    edited January 2023
    59 Chevy approaching. The 58 Ford wagon is a Country Squire.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,046
    the Corvette has to be at least a 64.

    I can't figure out what the sporty looking blue car is mid-block, behind a ped x-ing.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588
    Cool pic of the opening of the WHDH Boston TV/radio studios building from 1960. Expands very well.


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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,046

    They liked rambler wagons.

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  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,419

    Is that a 60 Ford, second from the right?

  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,755
    Yep 60 Ford Galaxie, I suspect a 2 door. And a nice little Lark at right.
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588
    What makes the WHDH pic extra cool is the guy up on the transmitter tower. Must have had a loose cable. :D

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    edited January 2023
    I probably know some of the owners of those cars cuz I used to work in Boston radio.

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  • Lostwrench3Lostwrench3 Member Posts: 836
    andys120 said:

    I probably know some of the owners of those cars cuz I used to work in Boston radio.

    Did you know Larry Glick?
    I was a card carrying Glicknic.
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    This was a new one to me:

  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 270,651
    2+2?

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