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  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,419

    58 Ford

  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588
    ‘57 Chevy police cruisers.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588
    Pittsburgh, 1967.


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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,048
    Wagoneer behind the Bug. Checker cab up the road.

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    edited February 2024

    That 1960 Imperial sure has a large badge on the hood.

  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,756
    Man that Imperial really shows how quickly cars and styles aged then. 7 years old and looks like a neglected relic.

    Looks like a 66 Galaxie XL 2 behind the Imperial.
  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,419

    Thunderbird going away.

  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588
    AMC Ambassador approaching the American station.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    In photo of police units the taillights on the Chevy can't be seen which is the best way to tell MY of a tri-Chevy . I'll call it a 55 probably a 210. The Ford is a '58 a departure from the round taillights typical of Fords of the 50s/60s.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,048

    Blue and white rambler wagon heading away

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588
    andys120 said:

    In photo of police units the taillights on the Chevy can't be seen which is the best way to tell MY of a tri-Chevy . I'll call it a 55 probably a 210. The Ford is a '58 a departure from the round taillights typical of Fords of the 50s/60s.

    They are definitely ‘57s. Look at the front end of the one facing the camera. The ‘55 had a fender shape that drooped slightly where it met the headlight, and a sharp narrow top of the taillight. I also doubt the PD would be using cruisers that are as old as that circa 1959 or so.

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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,747
    Chev. 1957. On the one facing away from the camera, we can see the cheese slicer blade sticking up on the front edge of the hood--there were two. And the chrome on the rear edge of the tailfin is wrapped over onto the top of the fin forward about 10 inches.
    On the one facing toward the camera, in front of the Cadillac, we can see the round taillights above the bumper at the bottom of the tailfin.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    My favorite Land Yacht>


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  • sdasda Member Posts: 7,706
    62 Electra 225. Unusual color combo, I like.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    edited February 2024
    sda said:

    62 Electra 225. Unusual color combo, I like.

    I'm not sure that one is a 225 IIRC those had a small badge on the side. The one I got to drive a couple of times back in the day was a loaded Electra 225 with the 401 Wildcat V8 It was the same colors in and out. It was gorgeous and a blast to drive.

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  • Lostwrench3Lostwrench3 Member Posts: 836
    1962 Buick Invicta, Le Sabre, Wildcat, 3 portholes.
    1962 Buick Electra 225, 4 portholes.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,756
    Blue Ferrari Daytona at right, probably 365 GTB/4
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,048
    Yellow DIno. 246?

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    fintail said:

    Blue Ferrari Daytona at right, probably 365 GTB/4

    stickguy said:

    Yellow DIno. 246?

    You're both right.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,756
    And behind the Dino I see a Maybach, looks like it might be the rarer 62.
  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588
    Mid to late-‘60s, appears to be California. The Japanese invasion has already begun.


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  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,419

    Edsel third one down.

  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,048
    toyota at top behind chain link. I think a Corona. And looks like a Datsun 510 next to that.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,756
    65 Galaxie 4 door HT in the foreground, not too common - appears to not be a LTD as I don't see its emblems.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    The Edsel is MY 1958. First year IIRC.

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    edited February 2024
    '67 Olds Delta 88 between the Ford and Edsel.
  • laurasdadalaurasdada Member Posts: 5,279
    Random comment, gosh that matrix of power/phone lines is ugly.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,588
    It’s funny - up here whenever we get a big storm with lots of wind and power outages occur as a result, local social media is always full of “why don’t they bury the power lines underground?” as if most places do and that it’s just poor us that cannot enjoy their benefits. The local answer is equally laughable, usually along the lines of “we’re built on solid rock so it would be crazy expensive “, conveniently ignoring that water and sewer lines are indeed well underground and the solid rock, where it even exists, is usually quite a ways under the surface. Nobody seems to realize that it is common practice to put them overhead in most places.

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177

    Yeah, it’s the rare exception to bury them. I’m guessing the ones in the pic include both local low voltage and area higher voltage lines, resulting in the the two-tier poles.

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Brochure Art>


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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,048

    Good luck fishing that out of the pool

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    '59 or so 'Square Bird'. Looks promised a sporty car, the reality, not so much.
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,747

    1960.
    I drove one back in 1963 or 64 that belonged to a college buddy. Heavy as heck. 352cu in engine.
    Has anyone else here driven one of the square birds?

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    Not me. I seem to remember Shifty commenting years ago on their boat-like handling.
  • sdasda Member Posts: 7,706
    imidazol97 said:

    1960.

    I drove one back in 1963 or 64 that belonged to a college buddy. Heavy as heck. 352cu in engine.

    Has anyone else here driven one of the square birds?

    I have and wasn’t overly impressed. My 70 DeVille convertible drove better.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    The pictured car is a '60. I've never driven one but rode in a '59 belonging to Edward R. Murrow who gave his to my Dad while he was in London for a week.

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  • tmarttmart Member Posts: 2,419

    My Dad had a 60 Thunderbird with the optional moon/sun roof. It was one of the few options available. Was $212 as I recall.

  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,048
    my parents really had a lot fewer cars than it seems many of y'alls had. I barely remember the Chevy wagon they had until I was about 6, which was replaced by the Volvo that they kept until I was a senior in HS!

    My father did have a few different work trucks and fire chief's cars that I do remember.

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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,756
    Fiat 2300 coupe
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 54,048
    a 1968 S.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682

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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 267,359
    Cadillac XLR, built in Bowling Green at the Corvette factory.

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  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682
    Michaell said:

    Cadillac XLR, built in Bowling Green at the Corvette factory.

    That's right MY '07

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    Almost looks like a mini-pickup from that angle.
  • laurasdadalaurasdada Member Posts: 5,279
    Had a strange fascination with the XLR, went to look at a used one at my local Caddy dealer. Typical (imho) underwhelming GM interior and the fact that the body had delaminated from the frame behind the driver side front wheel turned me off. I pointed this out to the dealer who assured me they would glue it back together.
    Originally, a la several "halo" cars, Caddy wildly overpriced this car (previously Allante, ELR! followed the XLR in that respect).
    Also, I forget which GM exec at the time (Bob Lutz?) stated that they did not use cheap materials when building the XLR, they just made them look that way! Yeah, just what I want to spend my $75k+ on...
    Never understood why Caddy didn't fully embrace the Lexus model, build a competitive, quality vehicle and price it more fairly than the competition. Hopefully gain market share, slowly raise prices.

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  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,177
    That "Art and Science" design theme worked well on some models, not so much on the XLR in my opinion.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,756
    I recall a period episode of Top Gear where Clarkson had one and of course mocked the interior plastics. Corvette in a Tuxedo, cool for what it was, but pricing was tough.


    IMO another attempt to compete with the SL - the standard XLR was cheaper than a SL but slower and not as nice inside. The V was faster than a normal SL but slower than the AMG model it undercut pricewise.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,682

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