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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,053
    is the Chevy flattop a '59?

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177

    Yeah, I wasn’t clear about which H Truman…

  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 270,734
    texases said:

    Yeah, I wasn’t clear about which H Truman…

    Oh no, it was all me..

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 21,029
    1960 Dodge Dart on the right.
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  • Lostwrench3Lostwrench3 Member Posts: 836
    stickguy said:

    is the Chevy flattop a '59?

    Strike one.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,757
    explorerx4 said:

    I guess that Studebaker uses the park by sound method.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,757
    60 Ford in that lush vacation destination is a Fairlane I assume. A lineup of new cars.
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,593
    In fact my description was intended to provide a pretty big clue, but... :#

    All are 1960 models, the "low-priced three" plus a Dodge.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,757
    Hoquiam WA, August 17 1956 - should zoom well enough to name a few:


  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,593
    1952 (I think) Hudson 2-door sedan pulling out of the Homelite dealer on the right, probably a Hornet but tough to tell.

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  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,419
    55 Ford , 56 Ford Customline wagon
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,757
    I believe I see 2 foreign cars in the Hoquiam pic. Upper right near the cross street, beside what looks like a skirted early 50s Chevy hardtop coupe, cars facing right - a couple of Austins. The local dealer in the Grays Harbor WA area must have had good sales, I have spotted a few of these in recent pics.
  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,625
    I'll pick off the early 50s Mercury four-door on the near right beside the cab of the flat bed truck.

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  • Lostwrench3Lostwrench3 Member Posts: 836
    1955 Pontiac.
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,593
    A Studebaker pickup in the line of traffic heading towards the camera.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,757
    Hoquiam WA, September 30, 1961, zooms fine:


  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 21,029
    1950 Mercury in lower left of picture.
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  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,419
    52/53 Ford, early 60s Ford wagon.
  • Lostwrench3Lostwrench3 Member Posts: 836
    1958 Oldsmobile.
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    The bar's still there, the train and pharmacy (and building) are gone. Here's more info on the train.
    https://www.graysharbortalk.com/2015/02/15/historic-polson-logging-locomotive-return-harbor/#:~:text=After Rayonier purchased the Polson operations in 1948,,at the Last Spur Park on Lincoln Street.

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682


    The challenge in this one is the small white KERO wagon. I'm guessing a Hillman or other Rootes Group.
    As for the bigger wagon facing camera, a 1961 Ford, probably a Ranch Wagon.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,757
    texases said:

    The bar's still there, the train and pharmacy (and building) are gone. Here's more info on the train.
    https://www.graysharbortalk.com/2015/02/15/historic-polson-logging-locomotive-return-harbor/#:~:text=After Rayonier purchased the Polson operations in 1948,,at the Last Spur Park on Lincoln Street.

    Very cool, I know that area, I have family just a few blocks to the west of there.

  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,757
    andys120 said:



    The challenge in this one is the small white KERO wagon. I'm guessing a Hillman or other Rootes Group.
    As for the bigger wagon facing camera, a 1961 Ford, probably a Ranch Wagon.


    The small radio station wagon is a Ford Anglia, probably sold in the USDM as an "estate car" or similar. The white 61 Ford big wagon also appears to have a big speaker on the roof.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,053
    like this?


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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,757
    stickguy said:

    like this?

    First thing that crossed my mind when I saw it.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,053
    Volvo 120. Amazon.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,757
    Seattle during the world's fair, date at bottom, should be able to zoom and pick out a few anyway:


  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,419

    Bunch of Ponies and an Olds.

  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 21,029
    if nobody wants the obvious, I'll take it. 1958 Pontiac wagon.
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  • xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 17,917
    Center, in the rear: 1962 Space Needle.
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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,593
    Somewhat obscured by the handwriting, but there appears to be both a '62 Pontiac wagon and a similar sedan at the bottom left-center of the pic.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,757
    I notice directly behind the 58 Pontiac wagon looks like maybe a 55 Coupe Deville
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Tu-tone h/t Poncho on right front looks like a '56.



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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    edited May 2023
    A feast of 50s/60s iron, look at those colors! (expands)>


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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    1960 Ford Ranch Wagon under the "D". Newest car I see is the '64 Pontiac next to it.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,053
    poor Falcon wagon saddled with poop brown paint.

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 21,029
    I'm going to say a red 59 Caddy in the lower right.
    In the middle of the long line of parked cars, Lincoln convertible, 2 tone 55 Ford to the right of it and a white squarebird TBird to the right of that.
    I hope I got all that right. :)
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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,757
    Beetle way in the background under "Esquivel"

    I am thinking the red car lower right is maybe a 62 Impala. 59 Impala flat top beside it, then a 63 Impala convertible, 62 Galaxie 2 door HT next to that, and at the end maybe a 59 Mercury wagon (?)
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682

    fintail said:

    Beetle way in the background under "Esquivel"

    I am thinking the red car lower right is maybe a 62 Impala. 59 Impala flat top beside it, then a 63 Impala convertible, 62 Galaxie 2 door HT next to that, and at the end maybe a 59 Mercury wagon (?)

    No maybes about it that baby blue wagon is a 1959 Mercury Colony Park. Not sure what the red one at bottom is

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    edited May 2023
    explorerx4 said:

    I'm going to say a red 59 Caddy in the lower right.
    In the middle of the long line of parked cars, Lincoln convertible, 2 tone 55 Ford to the right of it and a white squarebird TBird to the right of that.
    I hope I got all that right. :)

    That '55 Ford might be the oldest visible car. Not much is visible of the red car but the windshield post is in the wrong place for a '59 or '60 IMO.

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  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,419
    The Ford is a 56 not a 55. It’s got the wide chrome strip. The 55 has a narrow strip. Do not see a Square Bird, 58-59, any where near the Ford. There is a Bullet Bird on the left beyond the red Chevrolet though.
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,593
    I thought the Stardust pic looked familiar. Turns out its because I posted it here in Sept of 2020:

    https://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/comment/5974464/#Comment_5974464

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    edited May 2023
    Tail fins of front left car are from a 1960 Buick.

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  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 17,357

    59 Impala back right. Pretty sure the Benz is a 58, 180. @fintail can correct me if I’m wrong.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,053

    Nose of red car looks like a Tbird. Square bird ?

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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,747
    Third car from back right corner is rear of 1957 Oldsmobile.

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  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,419

    @stickguy said:
    Nose of red car looks like a Tbird. Square bird ?

    Yes, 58-60. 55 Ford black with white top. The white car between the Tbird and the 55 Ford could be a 56 Ford Customline based on the hood ornament.

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    1957 Chevy BelAir convertible to the right of Mercedes.

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