Mystery car pix

fintail · October 14

I think the one behind the Meteor might be a 57 model. And a couple others to ID, @magnette probably knows the next one.

fintail · October 16

I think the car behind the apparent 57 Ford/Meteor is a Hillman Minx, and a 53-54 Chevy is the last visible car.

LA in the early 60s, hopefully not a rerun - zooms well for an image of this size, a lot to see here:

stickguy · October 16

in the middle, a Renault Dauphine, and a Jag XK, top down. Brave dude.

explorerx4 · October 16

I see 3 Falcons.

ab348 · October 16

1960 Ford wagon bottom right.

bhill2 · October 16

Behind the 60 Ford is a Studebaker coupe, mid 50s. To the Studey's left and slightly behind is a 58 Buick; the most over chromed car of all time.

fintail · October 17

I don't know what this thing is as the resolution here is a tad blurry, but it has some fintail vibe:

A few behind the Jag to the R appears to be an Opel Rekord.

explorerx4 · October 17

Revising my Falcon count to 6.

fintail · October 19

100 block of Powell St, Vancouver, 1974, zooms fine:

kyfdx · October 19

Opel Manta, 240Z, '68(?) Galaxie convertible?

stickguy · October 19

red car is not a Manta. Not sure what it is, but I should know! RSU?

Michaell · October 19

stickguy said:
red car is not a Manta. Not sure what it is, but I should know! RSU?

Mazda - whatever predated the RX-2.

ab348 · October 19

The Ford convertible is a ‘66 or ‘67 Fairlane.

The little blue car ahead of the Mazda is a mid-60s Envoy Epic.

fintail · October 19

Mazda is R100 I believe, a car now somewhat valuable and very sought after. I think there's something kind of hidden in front of the Fairlane as well.

bhill2 · October 19

I will toss in that the R100 had a Wankel engine; I think the first one from Mazda.

magnette · October 20

Here the Viva /Epic would be a very rare sight now although the Viva was one of our most popular cars in it's day...

The van version was produced right through from the mid sixties to the late seventies and some of those we're preserved

It became the replacement for the Morris Minor vans and British Telecom - the Nationalised phone company had thousands - all painted yellow

The Mazda 100 was sold here but not in in great numbers.

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magnette · October 20

fintail · October 21

I cheated a tiny bit on the Telecom van (badge is visible

)

fintail · October 22

You can choose any color you want as long as it's white, LA 1973 per the source, zooms well:

stickguy · October 22

a full sized Ford and a full sized Chevy.

quite the shock there!

kyfdx · October 23

Impala coupe looks like a '67

texases · October 23

With the side marker lights and bumper brake lights it's a '68.

ab348 · October 23

The Ford is the 1967 model.

andys120 · October 25

tmart · October 25

Shelby GT 500. Beautiful color, Lime Gold I think.

fintail · October 25

1056-1062 Robson St Vancouver BC, 1976 - zooms fine:

ab348 · October 25

The Shelby is a ‘68 model.

Yesterday at a stoplight I was next to a late ‘00s (?) Mustang in the “Legend Lime” paint they offered that was supposed to be similar to the original Lime Gold. Man, it looked awful. Seemed to really fade.

stickguy · October 25

Ford Elite at the back. Tail end of a 75ish Pontiac at the front

andys120 · October 26

Yup that's a '68 Shewlby Mustang GT-500KR in Lime Gold. KR stood for "King of the Road".

sda · October 26

White 73 Pontiac Grand Am. It has the engine size script on the left of the trunk lid and Grand Am script on the right.

explorerx4 · October 26

@andys120,
I was away for the weekend, otherwise I would have said what you said.

explorerx4 · October 28

xwesx · October 28

explorerx4 said:
@andys120,
I was away for the weekend, otherwise I would have said what you said.

Suspiciously convenient, that!

fintail · October 28

VW Golf cabrio on a German style plate that appears to be a British sequence. If that's the case, the M prefix is roughly 1995.

fintail · October 28

On a similar theme, Belmont St, Aberdeen Scotland, 1986, zooms enough to pick out several:

bhill2 · October 28

My eye was drawn to the first-gen Mini. I knew someone who had one in the early 70s. It made a comical sight in the land of the behemoths that was 70's American cars. Oh, and in the name of a marque of mutual interest, I have to note the W114/W115, in the ubiquitous creme color.

explorerx4 · October 29

That Golf is a 1995 Pink Floyd Edition. Also, it does belong to Nick Mason.

gsemike · October 29

@stickguy said:
Ford Elite at the back. Tail end of a 75ish Pontiac at the front

That opera window makes me think Cougar

kyfdx · October 29

gsemike said:

@stickguy said:

Ford Elite at the back. Tail end of a 75ish Pontiac at the front

That opera window makes me think Cougar

I think that's right.. taillights plus looks like Cougar script on the front fender

tjc78 · October 29

gsemike said:

@stickguy said:

Ford Elite at the back. Tail end of a 75ish Pontiac at the front

That opera window makes me think Cougar

I'm pretty sure that is a 74-76 Cougar.

ab348 · October 29

explorerx4 said:
That Golf is a 1995 Pink Floyd Edition. Also, it does belong to Nick Mason.

I think I’d rather have his ‘62 Ferrari 250 GTO.

Harry Metcalfe showed us a few weeks ago what it’s like to drive one, this example belonging to his neighbor Lord Bamford, Chairman of heavy equipment manufacturer JCB:

https://youtu.be/q4-TF3rKcnQ?si=ubuwBxashlB_PpI4

fintail · October 29

bhill2 said:
My eye was drawn to the first-gen Mini. I knew someone who had one in the early 70s. It made a comical sight in the land of the behemoths that was 70's American cars. Oh, and in the name of a marque of mutual interest, I have to note the W114/W115, in the ubiquitous creme color.

There are a few old Minis around here. They still get attention. MB is a W123

bhill2 · October 29

fintail said:

bhill2 said:
My eye was drawn to the first-gen Mini. I knew someone who had one in the early 70s. It made a comical sight in the land of the behemoths that was 70's American cars. Oh, and in the name of a marque of mutual interest, I have to note the W114/W115, in the ubiquitous creme color.
There are a few old Minis around here. They still get attention. MB is a W123

Damn! Well, I'll keep trying.

fintail · October 30

Behind the Mini looks like a Montego estate, then a Civic-based Triumph Acclaim, then another Montego or maybe Maestro behind that. Maybe someone else can pick off others in front of the Mini - I know @magnette can, maybe my guilty pleasure of normal mid 80s era cars, including those in EUDM/UKDM isn't shared by many here

fintail · October 31

Jackson Motor Company, Walla Walla WA, March 1965 - apparently they sold L-M and Rambler, A little jaggy when zoomed but many can be picked out:

ab348 · October 31

What a clean showroom! What’s the Ranchero doing there? Must be a mix of new and used inventory. Cool pic.

stickguy · October 31

That base rambler looks very dowdy in the row of huge luxury focused cars.

bhill2 · October 31

We may have a progression (but not in order) year sequence here. The Mercury wagon closest to the camera is a 64, the Mercury coupe next to it is a 65, and the Mercury Meteor may be a 63 (but it may also be a 62). Small things like that amuse me (no, I don't want that analyzed).

fintail · November 1

I suspect the photo is of the repair shop part of the dealership, maybe when freshly built and showing off how clean and modern it was. I found this photo online of the exterior, definitely a period piece:

The structure still exists - recent streetview. I have family in that area and have been to Walla Walla countless times, never noticed it:

xwesx · November 1

Likewise; I have no recollection of it.

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