wlaidlaw Posted September 29, 2021 Share #16181 Posted September 29, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) Could it be a Hongqi Limousine of the late 1950's early 60's? Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 29, 2021 Posted September 29, 2021 Hi wlaidlaw, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stuny Posted September 29, 2021 Share #16182 Posted September 29, 2021 Not Hongqi, not limo, not late '50s early '60s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted September 29, 2021 Share #16183 Posted September 29, 2021 Cadillac maybe...??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted September 29, 2021 Share #16184 Posted September 29, 2021 A 1955 American game-changer, announced to the public just about this time of the year in 1954 and one of the most influential and successful U.S post-war cars. Introduced many firsts for the marque and the parent corporation, most importantly a newly designed, lightweight 265 OHV cu.in. V8 motor ( which can still be purchased as a replacement part to this day ) and became one of the best-selling american cars ever at a very affordable price with unexpected performance....albeit after some first-year mechanical hiccups. Lasted for three years relatively unchanged ( '55, '56 & '57 ) before GM morphed it into a typically oversized, mediocre, chrome-laden monstrosity with tail fins for '58. I'm fairly certain about the identity of this car, but hopefully some additional guesses will be forthcoming and heard before the solution is definitively announced. If a '61 Lancer could be identified with the first guess in minutes based on a tighter crop, surely someone can ID this car as well, looking at a crop which reveals so much more. JZG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted September 29, 2021 Share #16185 Posted September 29, 2021 (edited) I just remember that a Chevy of '55 was a famous model (first "modern" V8 ?) .... but no idea of name... (and this time won't rely on Wikipedia as did for MB... 😉) Edited September 29, 2021 by luigi bertolotti Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted September 29, 2021 Share #16186 Posted September 29, 2021 (edited) Yep, that windscreen detail looks like the Chevrolet my father had. Couldn’t tell you the model, as different names were used around the World. I’m pretty sure my father’s was called a Bell Air, 1955 maybe? Edited September 29, 2021 by IkarusJohn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted September 29, 2021 Share #16187 Posted September 29, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) Ikarus John got the last piece. 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=4283825'>More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted September 29, 2021 Share #16188 Posted September 29, 2021 Under lockdown, and haven’t been out except to walk the dog and go to the supermarket - I’ll open it up to anyone with something interesting. Perhaps a new poster? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 2, 2021 Share #16189 Posted October 2, 2021 Who would like to provide the next mystery car? John has opened it up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted October 2, 2021 Share #16190 Posted October 2, 2021 (edited) Sorry, Stuart. Here’s a filler (excuse the poor scan of one of my father’s old Ektachrome slides) 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! Edited October 2, 2021 by IkarusJohn 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=4285026'>More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted October 2, 2021 Share #16191 Posted October 2, 2021 (edited) Sorry, I posted the wrong image by mistake (our ‘55 Chevy!) Edited October 2, 2021 by IkarusJohn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted October 2, 2021 Share #16192 Posted October 2, 2021 Looks a bit “windy” to my sixties eye…😉 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 2, 2021 Share #16193 Posted October 2, 2021 Assuming the "holder" is what you wanted to post, it looks like North American ford sedan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim J Posted October 4, 2021 Share #16194 Posted October 4, 2021 Ford Zodiac Mark IV? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted October 4, 2021 Share #16195 Posted October 4, 2021 My “windy” was a clue if I guessed correctly... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted October 4, 2021 Share #16196 Posted October 4, 2021 4 hours ago, Jim J said: Ford Zodiac Mark IV? Indeed. Nigel had it, but didn’t name it. Over to Jim. 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! Family holiday in the summer of 1969/1970. The car was new (Dad had the previous model, and it was a disaster). The photo was taken on the Haast Pass road, just above the bridge. We had just finished the Routeburn Track, and were heading up the West Coast towards home. I was 10. This was typical of our trips - our luggage carefully covered with a tarpaulin on the roof, and our camping gear in the trailer - all very heavy canvas. You can see how far down on the springs it is, with no one in the car (there were five of us). It was a three litre engine, with a four speed manual on the column. Dad drove with a constant eye on the water and oil lights. My brother later seized the engine (oil), and it was replaced with the later 3 litre from the Grenada. By the time it was handed over to us kids to use (towing horse floats and boats for water skiing), it was tired. The clip holding the column shifter to the gearbox would periodically ping off, requiring wriggling under the car (under the car, just behind the drivers front tyre) with a bit of the eponymous No 8 wire to reconnect the gearbox. It actually coped with our teenage enthusiasm reasonably well. It’s the first car I got up to 100 mph - keeping it in a straight line was a challenge, and the bonnet bounced up and down, but to my brother and me, it was great fun, though more than a bit ugly … 5 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Family holiday in the summer of 1969/1970. The car was new (Dad had the previous model, and it was a disaster). The photo was taken on the Haast Pass road, just above the bridge. We had just finished the Routeburn Track, and were heading up the West Coast towards home. I was 10. This was typical of our trips - our luggage carefully covered with a tarpaulin on the roof, and our camping gear in the trailer - all very heavy canvas. You can see how far down on the springs it is, with no one in the car (there were five of us). It was a three litre engine, with a four speed manual on the column. Dad drove with a constant eye on the water and oil lights. My brother later seized the engine (oil), and it was replaced with the later 3 litre from the Grenada. By the time it was handed over to us kids to use (towing horse floats and boats for water skiing), it was tired. The clip holding the column shifter to the gearbox would periodically ping off, requiring wriggling under the car (under the car, just behind the drivers front tyre) with a bit of the eponymous No 8 wire to reconnect the gearbox. It actually coped with our teenage enthusiasm reasonably well. It’s the first car I got up to 100 mph - keeping it in a straight line was a challenge, and the bonnet bounced up and down, but to my brother and me, it was great fun, though more than a bit ugly … ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4286164'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 6, 2021 Share #16197 Posted October 6, 2021 Jim J - You won the right to post the next puzzle car. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 9, 2021 Share #16198 Posted October 9, 2021 Jim hasn't been responding, not even to PM, so who ever would like to post the next puzzle car, please do so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted October 10, 2021 Share #16199 Posted October 10, 2021 Let's try this one. Every time I try to get clever and offer hints or clues it gets identified instantly, so let me just say that it is very much a multi-national effort.....and I hope that isn't too much already. JZG 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=4289724'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 10, 2021 Share #16200 Posted October 10, 2021 My initial thought was a special Alfa, but "international" suggests otherwise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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