'50s and '60s - Car Quiz - Name the make, model, and year

[sygazelle]

Any '50s and '60s car enthusiasts out there? I love going to car shows and guessing make, model, and year before I approach a car and find out how far off I was. There are always subtle details that give it away since car manufacturers put out "new" models each year but often times only made cosmetic changes.

So, let's play Guess the make, model (extra credit), and year.

Post away and let us guess. Please make it hard but not entirely impossible.

At least guess make and year. Sometimes model is tough if the photo doesn't give any clues.

Go!

[kevin @ eas]

Fun game! 1956 Chevy 210

[3798j]

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[HFW003]

Originally Posted by 3798j

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Without cheating I know it's a mid 60's Falcon, not sure of the year though

[3798j]

Originally Posted by HFW003

Without cheating I know it's a mid 60's Falcon, not sure of the year though

Winner...'62

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by kevin @ eas

Fun game! 1956 Chevy 210

I wanted to start fairly easy. I'm proud to say my wife, both my kids, and all 6 of my grandkids can tell the difference between a 55, 56, and 57 Chevy. They are doomed to repeat my obsession.

[sygazelle]

Here's a fairly easy one, but tricky on the year.

[HFW003]

One from the Antipodeans.

The challenge with any of these types of things is to do them without cheating!

[3798j]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

Here's a fairly easy one, but tricky on the year.

No "porthole"...so not a '56 but a '55 Thunderbird.

[3798j]

Originally Posted by HFW003

One from the Antipodeans.

The challenge with any of these types of things is to do them without cheating!

Agree...no cheating.
Opel Kadette?

[3798j]

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[HFW003]

Originally Posted by 3798j

Agree...no cheating.
Opel Kadette?

It's a GM (remembering I am in Australia), not an Opel though

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by 3798j

No "porthole"...so not a '56 but a '55 Thunderbird.

You are correct, but what's missing in this photo, making it a '55 instead of a '56 Thunderbird, is the side vent, not the porthole.

The porthole was also a feature of the Thunderbird, but it was part of the hardtop.

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by 3798j

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Without cheating, I'm guessing a '57 Ford.

[3798j]

Originally Posted by HFW003

It's a GM (remembering I am in Australia), not an Opel though

So I know GM and Australia's Holden were/are coupled, but I won't be able to even guess at a model name.

[3798j]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

Without cheating, I'm guessing a '57 Ford.

Ford...yes. '57...no.

[kevin @ eas]

Originally Posted by 3798j

Ford...yes. '57...no.

58 my guess

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by 3798j

Ford...yes. '57...no.

After I submitted my incorrect year, I did some research. I now know it's not a '57, but I'm perplexed. I think I've got the correct year but the V8 emblem on your photo is different. I'll wait for the answer and then keep that new information in my mind's old car database.

[3798j]

Originally Posted by kevin @ eas

58 my guess

Not a '58.

[HFW003]

Originally Posted by 3798j

So I know GM and Australia's Holden were/are coupled, but I won't be able to even guess at a model name.

I can only imagine no one from outside Australia, without cheating could.

You're right though, it is a Holden.

It's a 1960 Holden FB Special Sedan.

Here's one in better condition.

Also came in a station wagon. Looks very similar to an American relative?

[3798j]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

After I submitted my incorrect year, I did some research. I now know it's not a '57, but I'm perplexed. I think I've got the correct year but the V8 emblem on your photo is different. I'll wait for the answer and then keep that new information in my mind's old car database.

You're right. That V8 emblem belongs on a Ford but it's from a year earlier than the car pictured. This is the emblem that should have been on it.

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by 3798j

You're right. That V8 emblem belongs on a Ford but it's from a year earlier than the car pictured. This is the emblem that should have been on it.

...and the world is right again. Thanks for clarifying.