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#278 of 388 Re: Can anyone ID Make/Model/Year of this car [Mr_Shiftright] by fintail

Feb 12, 2012 (3:10 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 12, 2012 2:53 pm)
The chromey style might have came around in 1949, but no earlier - it was prewar style before then. The car remained in production with a basic prewar shape until 1953 or so, when the Germans experienced their first jump towards modern cars.
 
And about the "Spotters Guide" book for old European cars - no such book that I know of. Most cars did not undergo yearly changes unlike American cars, such a book might not have enough demand. There is this website which is not at all inclusive and is kind of odd, but it spans many years in the pull down menu.

#279 of 388 Re: Can anyone ID Make/Model/Year of this car [fintail] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Feb 12, 2012 (5:41 pm)

Replying to: fintail (Feb 12, 2012 3:10 pm)
Very neat site! I bookmarked it. Thanks.
 
I need to study up on early Opels more. I don't think I yet have all the grill changes straight in my mind.

#280 of 388 Re: Can anyone ID Make/Model/Year of this car [Mr_Shiftright] by fintail

Feb 12, 2012 (5:46 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 12, 2012 5:41 pm)
It's not a great site, but the only thing in a yearly format I have found.
 
Here's a very good site for cars and trucks, focus is on prewar material
 
Most German cars aren't hard, everything is prewar until the early 50s with slightly updated details added around 1950. British cars are even better with some prewar style living until about 1960.

#281 of 388 Re: Can anyone ID Make/Model/Year of this car [fintail] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Feb 12, 2012 (5:52 pm)

Replying to: fintail (Feb 12, 2012 5:46 pm)
I've got an excellent British car encyclopedia, and a bunch of those little charming Sports Cars books they used to publish in the UK, with color plates. Not a lot of info but sturdy hardback books with plenty of obscure makes in there, including rare race cars.
 
Do you know this site?
 
http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/

#282 of 388 Re: Can anyone ID Make/Model/Year of this car [Mr_Shiftright] by fintail

Feb 12, 2012 (5:57 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 12, 2012 5:52 pm)
Vaguely but now I will bookmark it, thanks.
 
Funny I sometimes have a hard time with people faces, but car faces are usually easy for me

#283 of 388 Help! Can you ID This Photo by lwbyars

Feb 17, 2012 (11:29 am)

I need help identifying this auto. The photo is my dad probably in 1942 - 1947 in his Sunday-church best living where he grew up in South Carolina? My brother thinks it was a Ford. I searched many sites, and the only auto that I found that had this distinctive grill: wide at the top and just a bit of sheet metal above was simply labeled: "Ford Saloon 1939." The year makes sense in terms of the year, but when I researched further, I found that the '39 Saloon was a Ford UK automobile, and my dad lived in South Carolina.???? Thanks if anyone can help.

#284 of 388 Help! Can you ID This Photo by lwbyars

Feb 17, 2012 (11:31 am)

I need help identifying this auto. The photo is my dad probably in 1942 - 1947 in his Sunday-church best living where he grew up in South Carolina? My brother thinks it was a Ford. I searched many sites, and the only auto that I found that had this distinctive grill: wide at the top and just a bit of sheet metal above was simply labeled: "Ford Saloon 1939." The year makes sense in terms of the year, but when I researched further, I found that the '39 Saloon was a Ford UK automobile, and my dad lived in South Carolina.???? Thanks if anyone can help.

#285 of 388 Re: Help! Can you ID This Photo [lwbyars] by texases

Feb 17, 2012 (11:39 am)

Replying to: lwbyars (Feb 17, 2012 11:31 am)
They must have used similar styling to US Fords, here's a (US) '37 Ford coupe (the '38 and '39 look different):

#286 of 388 Re: Help! Can you ID This Photo [lwbyars] by fintail

Feb 17, 2012 (12:43 pm)

Replying to: lwbyars (Feb 17, 2012 11:31 am)
Definitely a 1937 US market Ford. A similar era British Ford had similar but noticeably different styling.

#287 of 388 Re: Help! Can you ID This Photo [lwbyars] by tamangel

Feb 17, 2012 (2:17 pm)

Replying to: lwbyars (Feb 17, 2012 11:31 am)
looks like the license plate is labeled 1937 also. Some States in earlier days, changed plates every year rather than the current base year and add yearly stickers practice..
 
here's a link.. edit: for some reason link doesn't pick up..copy link including .jpg and paste in menu bar..should work then..
 
http://www.worldlicenceplates.com/jpglps/USA_SC_GI3_1930's.jpg
 
so if true, that pic was taken in 1937..
 
Mike W

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