Mystery car pix

ab348 · May 3

That's Fisgard St in Victoria. The Don Mee restaurant is still there today.

andys120 · May 4

tmart · May 4

Not a clue but foreign and prior to 1968.

stickguy · May 4

FIAT 600 something? Multipa?

andys120 · May 4

stickguy said:
FIAT 600 something? Multipa?

Fiat 600 Multipla is correct. c. '58-'58 IIRC

fintail · May 4

Milwaukee, mid 60s, not crystal clear but zooms enough to ID several:

Lostwrench3 · May 4

1961 Dodge Polara.

stickguy · May 4

gen 1 Corvair convertible next to a '65 Riviera

tmart · May 4

64 Ford Country Squire

ab348 · May 5

1963 or '64 Riviera at the far right side of the front row.

andys120 · May 5

kyfdx · May 5

GTO "The Judge"

'70?

stickguy · May 5

Another car with probably more fakes than originals out there.

andys120 · May 6

kyfdx said:
GTO "The Judge"

'70?

Yup, it's a '70.

fintail · May 6

The place: Delta BC. The time: malaise. Zooms well enough to pick out several:

stickguy · May 6

the worlds supply of Aspen wagons. In HS my friend's folks had one. We called is the ashcan. Had a habit of stalling when you made a left turn. Not really something you want to experience.

tmart · May 6

Had a 77 Aspen wagon with the slant six with a 3speed with overdrive on the floor. Got many comments on the factory floor shift. Was a very good car, my first with AC. Put over 100k miles on her. Since the color was yellow, my kids called her the Banana.

kyfdx · May 7

tmart said:
Had a 77 Aspen wagon with the slant six with a 3speed with overdrive on the floor. Got many comments on the factory floor shift. Was a very good car, my first with AC. Put over 100k miles on her. Since the color was yellow, my kids called her the Banana.

I remember seeing one of those, when new. I was impressed with the stick on that vehicle.

sda · May 8

Not all Aspens and Volares were bad cars. I knew several who owned them, had few issues, and liked the cars.

stickguy · May 8

I think the bulk of the running issues were related to the lean burn system. I would bet if you didn't have to worry about emissions inspections it would make a world of difference to strip that stuff off and put the engine back to about 1968 spec.

Actually, Hoovie recently got a 1982 Imperial that ran like garbage. The fix was to yank off the jenky electronic carb and some associated bits, and replace it with a carb (and maybe distributor) off a late 60's Dart. Ran great after that!

ab348 · May 8

Dodger Stadium, probably either at its debut in 1962 or shortly thereafter. This one pushes a lot of buttons for folks here.

stickguy · May 8

2 1960 Fords (I think that is one next to the white T Bird). White Ponton. and a '57 Buick Century

roadburner · May 8

stickguy said:
I think the bulk of the running issues were related to the lean burn system. I would bet if you didn't have to worry about emissions inspections it would make a world of difference to strip that stuff off and put the engine back to about 1968 spec.

Actually, Hoovie recently got a 1982 Imperial that ran like garbage. The fix was to yank off the jenky electronic carb and some associated bits, and replace it with a carb (and maybe distributor) off a late 60's Dart. Ran great after that!

That was what you did on 1971 to 1980 BMWs- you'd remove the thermal reactors, all of the vacuum lines, dashpots and solenoids- and often replace the distributor with a Bosch hi-po unit. The carbs weren't so bad but they were a bit complex so they were usually replaced with a Weber 32/36 DGAV or DGEV. It was amazing how much better the cars would run.

fintail · May 8

Dodger Stadium may be a rerun?

Apparent 4 cyl MB Ponton at center R.

xwesx · May 8

fintail said:
Dodger Stadium may be a rerun?

Apparent 4 cyl MB Ponton at center R.

Hey, you can never have too many 1960 Fords!

ab348 · May 9

fintail said:
Dodger Stadium may be a rerun?

No, that's impossible.

fintail · May 9

Cleveland per the source, maybe around 1970, zooms fine:

tmart · May 9

Two Mustangs and a Corvair convertible.

Lostwrench3 · May 9

1962 Imperial.

texases · May 9

‘64 Dodge 330 or 440

andys120 · May 10

1964 LeMans convertible next to the red Mustang

sda · May 10

That Imperial really stands out and looks dated compared to the others. A neat car in its own way.

bhill2 · May 10

sda said:
That Imperial really stands out and looks dated compared to the others. A neat car in its own way.

Yes, it does look a little dated, especially when you consider that the Dodge was only two years newer, and from the same company. I also agree that it was a neat car, though.

fintail · May 11

62 is the same year as the It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Imperial. Today all styles have to be very rare.

1000 block of Robson St, Vancouver, 1976, zooms well enough to ID several:

Michaell · May 11

fintail said:
62 is the same year as the It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Imperial. Today all styles have to be very rare.

1000 block of Robson St, Vancouver, 1976, zooms well enough to ID several:

Pagoda Benz on the left.

ab348 · May 11

Early '70s Corolla on the left behind a Mustang II. That gen of Corolla was biodegradable in most places but perhaps not so much in Vancouver and on the west coast.

Michaell · May 11

ab348 said:
Early '70s Corolla on the left behind a Mustang II. That gen of Corolla was biodegradable in most places but perhaps not so much in Vancouver and on the west coast.

Our next door neighbor when I was a kid had one of that vintage. Same color brown as our Corona.

stickguy · May 11

Green Valiant (or Dart) in front of the caddy.

ab348 · May 12

Interesting picture from London, England in 1960. Very large pic.

stickguy · May 12

the '62(?) Caddy must have been fun to pilot around London. especially with the steering wheel on the wrong side for the roads.

Lostwrench3 · May 12

stickguy said:
the '62(?) Caddy must have been fun to pilot around London. especially with the steering wheel on the wrong side for the roads.

1960.

Michaell · May 12

Is that the US Embassy in the background? Would explain why the Cadillac is there...

explorerx4 · May 12

US flag flying on top of the building.
Two 57 Chevies and a 59 Ford.

Michaell · May 12

explorerx4 said:
US flag flying on top of the building.
Two 57 Chevies and a 59 Ford.

Huh. Didn’t see the flag. I was looking at the eagle.

Michaell · May 12

It’s possible I’ve posted this before. The Broadway store in my hometown.

Sadly, doesn’t zoom all that well.

stickguy · May 12

A red mustang convertible next to Fin’s Fintail. I think a VW square back next to it.

explorerx4 · May 12

A couple of cars to the right of the Fintail, a 67 Mustang coupe and 2nd car from the right a gen 1 Olds Toronado.

fintail · May 12

In London the 59 Ford appears to not be a Galaxie, in front of that a Rover P4, Morris Minor, looks like Austin A50 parked behind the British Ford (Zephyr I think) in the foreground. Hillman Minx between the Caddy and 57 Chevy. Cool pic.

fintail · May 12

At The Broadway, the fintail does appear to be the color of my car. Hard to tell specifics but maybe the shorter nose of a W110. Maybe a red VW Squareback beside it. Just to the left of the 67 Mustang looks like a GM bubbletop.

gsemike · May 14

Brooklyn Queens Ezpeessway probably late 60s

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