pippy Posted August 28, 2023 Share #20501 Posted August 28, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) OK; here's something in the interim just to keep things flowing. I came across this little runabout, at the weekend, just a few streets away from my house. It must be a 'New Resident' because I've never seen it previously in the 15 years I've lived in the area. Only had the Monochrom with me so there will be no colour shots but that wouldn't really help much as the car isn't in it's original paint. The 'Usual' info please (and no; I don't mean about the Toyota!); Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4845493'>More sharing options...
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stuny Posted August 29, 2023 Share #20502 Posted August 29, 2023 The headlight on the right seems to be from a US made car (probably General Motors), and the Toyota badged car on the left is much like a Renault Twizzy. These are two separate cars, aren't they? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted August 29, 2023 Share #20503 Posted August 29, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, stuny said: ...These are two separate cars, aren't they?... Yes, Stuart, they are two different vehicles. The Toyota is in the background and the other - the Mystery Car - is in the foreground. The car in the background is a 2015 Toyota 'Aygo' (in Red) and you are absolutely correct in thinking that the car in the foreground - the Mystery Car - did, indeed, originate on 'your side' of The Pond. Philip. Edited August 29, 2023 by pippy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 29, 2023 Share #20504 Posted August 29, 2023 Chevvy Bel-Air C.1956? Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted August 29, 2023 Share #20505 Posted August 29, 2023 (edited) 15 minutes ago, wlaidlaw said: Chevvy Bel-Air C.1956?... No, Wilson, it is not a Chevrolet nor does it date to 1956. The mystery car is a creation from slightly more recent times. A second crop? Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. Edited August 29, 2023 by pippy Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4846170'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 29, 2023 Share #20506 Posted August 29, 2023 Roughly 1970 Ford Galaxy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted August 29, 2023 Share #20507 Posted August 29, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) 2 hours ago, stuny said: Roughly 1970 Ford Galaxy No, Stuart, but yourself and Wilson are pretty much book-ending the actual timeframe so we are all getting closer! This next crop is probably a bit too much of a give-away; Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4846323'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 30, 2023 Share #20508 Posted August 30, 2023 For now, let's stick with the ford but move the date to '61. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted August 30, 2023 Share #20509 Posted August 30, 2023 28 minutes ago, stuny said: For now, let's stick with the ford but move the date to '61. You are getting closer with the date, Stuart, although the car is a few years younger than your last year would allow. It is not, however, a product of the 'Blue Oval'... A more generous crop? Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4846589'>More sharing options...
pippy Posted August 30, 2023 Share #20510 Posted August 30, 2023 (edited) Hmmm.... Knowing next to nothing in specific detail about USA cars of the '60s I had expected this one to be "weel-kent" as the manufacturer is not only one of the oldest from that country but also one of the most celebrated. Perhaps I've been too restrictive in the clues posted so far so here is something which shows a bit more of the frontal aspect (the car in the background is a Toyota Aygo); Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. Edited August 30, 2023 by pippy 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4847001'>More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted August 30, 2023 Share #20511 Posted August 30, 2023 Looks Pontiac to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lelmer Posted August 31, 2023 Share #20512 Posted August 31, 2023 8 hours ago, pippy said: Hmmm.... Knowing next to nothing in specific detail about USA cars of the '60s I had expected this one to be "weel-kent" as the manufacturer is not only one of the oldest from that country but also one of the most celebrated. .... Cadillac? 8 hours ago, pippy said: .....(the car in the background is a Toyota Aygo); ..... Which can probably fit the boot of the mystery car 😊 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted August 31, 2023 Share #20513 Posted August 31, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Lelmer said: Cadillac?... Correct Lelmer; it is a Cadillac! For the 'Cigar' can we work out which model of Cadillac and which 'generation' of that model? And yes; not only could the Aygo fit in the boot of the Cadillac it might be possible to squeeze-in the house behind it as well... A full-frontal shot showing the whole thing; Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! At which point - having just checked the Wiki entry - I see that this generation wasn't actually discontinued until 1970 which year was mentioned by Stu in post #20506 therefore although this example is a fair few years older it could have dated to 1970. Apologies to Stu! Philip. Edited August 31, 2023 by pippy 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! At which point - having just checked the Wiki entry - I see that this generation wasn't actually discontinued until 1970 which year was mentioned by Stu in post #20506 therefore although this example is a fair few years older it could have dated to 1970. Apologies to Stu! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4847195'>More sharing options...
Lelmer Posted August 31, 2023 Share #20514 Posted August 31, 2023 Wiki told me it looks like a Cadillac Series 60 Special from ca 1965... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted August 31, 2023 Share #20515 Posted August 31, 2023 34 minutes ago, Lelmer said: Wiki told me it looks like a Cadillac Series 60 Special from ca 1965... Wiki is absolutely correct, Lelmer, in that it DOES look like a 1965 Cadillac Series 60 Special! To be perfectly frank I can't be 100% certain whether it is such a car or the slightly more down-market '3rd Generation' (1965 - 1970) DeVille in four-door form. There IS some specific model-badging designation on the rearmost part of the side-view but I can't make it out from the pics I did get and didn't feel comfortable with the prospect of snooping-around any more than I had already done. Very mysterious. I'll post a greatly enlarged crop showing just the badge and if anyone can clear this up I would be happy to learn! In any case these models mentioned, badge-engineering apart, are effectively 'Two Peas in a Pod'. Whichever model it is the DVLA tells me that it was, as guessed, first registered in 1965. The Wiki entry for the DeVille followed by that of the Series 60 Special; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_de_Ville_series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Sixty_Special It so happened that I was to drive down the same street yesterday and so took along my 'colour body' in order to get shots of the badging as well as a decent colour pic but, sadly, the car was nowhere to be seen. Anyhow; here's a couple of snaps of the whole shooting-match and the aforementioned badge detail; Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! So thanks to everyone for playing, Very Well Done Wiki Lelmer, and over to you for the next Mystery Car! Philip. 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! So thanks to everyone for playing, Very Well Done Wiki Lelmer, and over to you for the next Mystery Car! Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4847333'>More sharing options...
Lelmer Posted August 31, 2023 Share #20516 Posted August 31, 2023 1 hour ago, pippy said: It so happened that I was to drive down the same street yesterday and so took along my 'colour body' in order to get shots of the badging as well as a decent colour pic but, sadly, the car was nowhere to be seen.... .... Gone for an oil leak fix 😊 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lelmer Posted August 31, 2023 Share #20517 Posted August 31, 2023 1 hour ago, pippy said: ..... So thanks to everyone for playing, Very Well Done Wiki Lelmer, and over to you for the next Mystery Car! Philip. Thanks Philip...but I don't have anything handy. I'll dig into my files. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham (G4FUJ) Posted August 31, 2023 Share #20518 Posted August 31, 2023 @pippy That is some barge! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted August 31, 2023 Share #20519 Posted August 31, 2023 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Graham (G4FUJ) said: @pippy That is some barge! I've no idea what it must be like to drive around the narrow, tight streets of central London. I'd also hate to be responsible for 'feeding' the beast as she is powered by a seven-litre V8............ Apparently it was designed by none other than the legendary Bill Mitchell. I dislike the overuse of terms such as 'legendary' but in his case the epithet is more than apt. I'm going to be driving along the same route in a very short while so I'll take the Colour camera just on the off-chance... Philip. Edited August 31, 2023 by pippy 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lelmer Posted September 1, 2023 Share #20520 Posted September 1, 2023 Next puzzled car...Brand and type, please. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4848205'>More sharing options...
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