Can you help me ID these cars from the past?

6 messages, Last post on Dec 23, 2008 at 11:10 AM

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#5 of 6 Re: Can you help me ID these cars from the past? [fintail] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Dec 23, 2008 (9:11 am)
Replying to: fintail (Dec 22, 2008 7:43 pm) It's too bad we can't see the nose on some of these 30s cars, because the headlights are usually a good tip-off at to what year. The headlight "pods" that attached to the fenders generally disappeared about 1937, so if we see headlight in the fenders themselves rather than on top of them, we can be pretty sure we are in 1939 or newer. Also the absence of running boards can help date a car. We also see trunks melting into the body of the cars around 1932 or so. Also, closed cars are very rare prior to around 1924 or so. Replies to this message: fintail (Dec 23, 2008 11:10 am)
#6 of 6 Re: Can you help me ID these cars from the past? [Mr_Shiftright] by fintail Dec 23, 2008 (11:10 am)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 23, 2008 9:11 am) Slight grille variations are always a good clue too, the front pic is always the best. Cars after the mid 20s are so aren't so hard to distinguish, once the small time makes died off and styling became important - making for design changes every few years.

#5 of 6: Re: Can you help me ID these cars from the past? [fintail] by Mr_Shiftright HOST; Dec 23, 2008 (9:11 am)

Replying to: fintail (Dec 22, 2008 7:43 pm)

It's too bad we can't see the nose on some of these 30s cars, because the headlights are usually a good tip-off at to what year. The headlight "pods" that attached to the fenders generally disappeared about 1937, so if we see headlight in the fenders themselves rather than on top of them, we can be pretty sure we are in 1939 or newer. Also the absence of running boards can help date a car.

We also see trunks melting into the body of the cars around 1932 or so.

Also, closed cars are very rare prior to around 1924 or so.

fintail (Dec 23, 2008 11:10 am)

#6 of 6: Re: Can you help me ID these cars from the past? [Mr_Shiftright] by fintail; Dec 23, 2008 (11:10 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 23, 2008 9:11 am)

Slight grille variations are always a good clue too, the front pic is always the best. Cars after the mid 20s are so aren't so hard to distinguish, once the small time makes died off and styling became important - making for design changes every few years.