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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682


    I wonder if the blue '57 Caddy is an Eldo.

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  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,419

    61 Ford and a 57 Ford.

  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,756
    I think there's a 61 Continental background left.
  • sdasda Member Posts: 7,706
    The Caddy is a 4dr, probably a Sedan deVille or Series 62.

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 21,025
    That chicken looks like a Simpson's character.
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  • Lostwrench3Lostwrench3 Member Posts: 836
    1954 Buick.
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588
    “Bees humm cause they don’t know the words”. 😆

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  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,625
    tmart said:

    61 Ford and a 57 Ford.

    The Ford made me blink for a moment; one of the last boxtop 2-dr hardtops.

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  • uplanderguyuplanderguy Member Posts: 17,067

    The R2 engine was 289 hp. The R1 was 240 hp. The R3 was 335 but with optional stuff (pullies?), it got to 400 hp.

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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,747
    edited January 2024
    I think the 1961 blue Ford is a Tudor sedan. The posts were very thin and the
    chrome was a little broader than the hardtop's window frames.

    Hardtop


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  • uplanderguyuplanderguy Member Posts: 17,067

    ‘61 Starliner Hardtop is my second-favorite Ford, after the ‘56 Victoria (not Crown). I always got tired of Ford’s tomato red of about ‘60 to ‘64 though.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,756
    I agree, I think the light blue 61 Ford is a "faux hardtop".

    I know I have mentioned it, my dad's Country Sedan was that tomato red (and white two tone).
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,756
    Seattle, maybe around 1965, zooms well:


  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,419

    62 Ford Sunliner under the Shell sign.

  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,048
    back end of a tan falcon up front (that looks like it had a bad partial repaint). And down the row, a yellow Wagoneer.

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 267,359

    Is that a Tempest with no hub caps?

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 21,025
    There's a yellow pickup parked out by the green structure that might have side marker lights.
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  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,419

    VW van at left.

  • Lostwrench3Lostwrench3 Member Posts: 836
    Michaell said:

    Is that a Tempest with no hub caps?

    Yes, 1st year.
    Engine up front and transmission in the rear.
  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 267,359
    Lostwrench3 said:

    Michaell said:

    Is that a Tempest with no hub caps?

    Yes, 1st year.
    Engine up front and transmission in the rear.
    I knew someone who had the Buick equivalent of that car.

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    That red car looks to be the short-lived '62 Dodge Dart.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,756
    explorerx4 said:

    There's a yellow pickup parked out by the green structure that might have side marker lights.

    I see it too. Perhaps a 67+ style GMC/Chevy?

    To the left of the 62 Sunliner maybe a Morris Minor.
  • xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 17,915
    explorerx4 said:

    There's a yellow pickup parked out by the green structure that might have side marker lights.

    Yeah, that bears a strong resemblance to a '67 GM pickup.
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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    But the side marker lights would make it a '68, right?
  • xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 17,915
    texases said:

    But the side marker lights would make it a '68, right?

    Yes, of course. Having a 68 pickup in that photo sure makes the other selection of vehicles a surprise, though! In that era, it is rare that a pickup would be the newest vehicle in-frame.
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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    Yeah, before seeing the pickup I was thinking mid-60s at the latest.
  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 21,025
    I couldn't find a 67 with anything toward the front of the fender but a 68 can have quite a bit.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,756
    xwesx said:

    texases said:

    But the side marker lights would make it a '68, right?

    Yes, of course. Having a 68 pickup in that photo sure makes the other selection of vehicles a surprise, though! In that era, it is rare that a pickup would be the newest vehicle in-frame.
    That's the PNW for you, the land that rust forgot. I wager most of the vehicles in the pic made it well into the 80s or even longer.
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588
    Nobody mentioned the IH Travelall driving away from the scene?

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682


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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,048

    Triumph stag with the infamous V8?

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  • Lostwrench3Lostwrench3 Member Posts: 836
    I love that airbrake for exit ramp deployment.
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    I hadn't noticed those 'eyebrows' over the headlights before.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,756
    edited January 2024
    And beside it a maybe 86-89 Wagoneer Limited in Carrie Fisher/"The Burbs" spec (could even be the same color):


  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588
    stickguy said:

    Triumph stag with the infamous V8?

    A Stag-gerringly bad engine.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,756
    Seattle, not before 1979 I think, zooms ok:


  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,048
    blue OmniRizon. My wife had one (later model) that color when we got married. Actually, my parents had one too that was IIRC 1979. Wife's was a 1984.

    and snout nose Econoline coming toward the camera. Must have been fairly new at the time.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,756
    Econoline also went from round lights to square lights for the 1979 model year.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,048
    65 Baracuda parked at the corner?

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177

    Could be, but I’m guess Valiant.

  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 21,025
    edited January 2024
    Wasn't sure where to post this but they didn't make a lot of them and this looks like a rare color and trim level.
    I was out walking and pic is not great.

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  • xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 17,915
    Genesis sedan.... probably the G90?
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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 21,025
    I guess it is a bit of a mystery. :)
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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    edited January 2024

    ‘79 ish Scirocco, aftermarket wheels, same age as the one I had, same air dam.

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Not sure of MY, but yes that's a first gen VW Scirocco. Easily the best looking VW ever but followed by a huge disappointment.


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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,756
    The red one was MY 82-88 in the USDM, I believe. I think they had a not trouble free reputation.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,756
    Autobahn, I believe 1978-79, zooms well:


  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 267,359
    fintail said:

    Autobahn, I believe 1978-79, zooms well:


    I saw that same picture recently.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,048
    I love the small sedans pulling travel trailer.

    a stray yellow Italian in the middle. FIAT 128.

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