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Aug 18, 2013 14:15:27   #
TheCracker
 
I remember being able to glance at a car and identify it as a Chevy, Pontiac, Buick, Oldsmobile, or Cadillac, all were made by General Motors and yet they looked very similar. I could spot a chevy and tell you if it was a 210, a deluxe or a Bell air. I could tell you if that Olds was a 88 or a 98. I could sure tell you if it was a Vet, what year and the most probable engine.

I could spot a Ford, Mercury, or Lincoln at the drop of a hat and even tell you if that Ford was a T-bird.

I could easily tell the difference between a Dodge, Plymouth, or De Soto.

There was the wrap-around windshield to give a clue for the year, and the grill and tail end would finish the discovery. 4 door hardtop... Piece of cake.

How about a Studebaker or a rambler?

So, what the hell happened. Drive down a road today and I doubt even the most interested teenager could identify the back end of a Buick from a Chevrolet, let alone a Toyota from a Honda, or a Kia, or a ?????? without looking for a logo of some sort.

There is one saving grace. Even us old farts can spot a Chevy from a Ford from a Dodge half ton pickup at a glance.

This little example says a lot. I am just not sure what it is. But in the interest of making liberals feel better about themselves, I posted this little missive in hopes that even the liberals can grasp the concept........ I hope!

So can you identify the below American sedan.. Even the manufacturer... GM, Ford or Chrysler?... Come on guys, show your stuff.



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Aug 18, 2013 15:38:19   #
bahmer
 
TheC*****r wrote:
I remember being able to glance at a car and identify it as a Chevy, Pontiac, Buick, Oldsmobile, or Cadillac, all were made by General Motors and yet they looked very similar. I could spot a chevy and tell you if it was a 210, a deluxe or a Bell air. I could tell you if that Olds was a 88 or a 98. I could sure tell you if it was a Vet, what year and the most probable engine.

I could spot a Ford, Mercury, or Lincoln at the drop of a hat and even tell you if that Ford was a T-bird.

I could easily tell the difference between a Dodge, Plymouth, or De Soto.

There was the wrap-around windshield to give a clue for the year, and the grill and tail end would finish the discovery. 4 door hardtop... Piece of cake.

How about a Studebaker or a rambler?

So, what the hell happened. Drive down a road today and I doubt even the most interested teenager could identify the back end of a Buick from a Chevrolet, let alone a Toyota from a Honda, or a Kia, or a ?????? without looking for a logo of some sort.

There is one saving grace. Even us old farts can spot a Chevy from a Ford from a Dodge half ton pickup at a glance.

This little example says a lot. I am just not sure what it is. But in the interest of making liberals feel better about themselves, I posted this little missive in hopes that even the liberals can grasp the concept........ I hope!

So can you identify the below American sedan.. Even the manufacturer... GM, Ford or Chrysler?... Come on guys, show your stuff.
I remember being able to glance at a car and ident... (show quote)

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Aug 18, 2013 15:41:30   #
bahmer
 
TheC*****r wrote:
I remember being able to glance at a car and identify it as a Chevy, Pontiac, Buick, Oldsmobile, or Cadillac, all were made by General Motors and yet they looked very similar. I could spot a chevy and tell you if it was a 210, a deluxe or a Bell air. I could tell you if that Olds was a 88 or a 98. I could sure tell you if it was a Vet, what year and the most probable engine.

I could spot a Ford, Mercury, or Lincoln at the drop of a hat and even tell you if that Ford was a T-bird.

I could easily tell the difference between a Dodge, Plymouth, or De Soto.

There was the wrap-around windshield to give a clue for the year, and the grill and tail end would finish the discovery. 4 door hardtop... Piece of cake.

How about a Studebaker or a rambler?

So, what the hell happened. Drive down a road today and I doubt even the most interested teenager could identify the back end of a Buick from a Chevrolet, let alone a Toyota from a Honda, or a Kia, or a ?????? without looking for a logo of some sort.

There is one saving grace. Even us old farts can spot a Chevy from a Ford from a Dodge half ton pickup at a glance.

This little example says a lot. I am just not sure what it is. But in the interest of making liberals feel better about themselves, I posted this little missive in hopes that even the liberals can grasp the concept........ I hope!

So can you identify the below American sedan.. Even the manufacturer... GM, Ford or Chrysler?... Come on guys, show your stuff.
I remember being able to glance at a car and ident... (show quote)


OMG you really pulled up an old one here. This is a plain guess and I am racking my brain but I am going with Cadillac and that is based solely on the emblem on the hood. What year was this? It had to be in the 40's or 50's at least.

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Aug 18, 2013 15:47:45   #
TheCracker
 
1952 (you are close, real close on the year) but guess what. It is not a Cadillac. In fact you have the wrong manufacturer.

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Aug 18, 2013 15:54:33   #
bahmer
 
TheC*****r wrote:
1952 (you are close, real close on the year) but guess what. It is not a Cadillac. In fact you have the wrong manufacturer.


OK I wasn't sure so it has to be the Chrysler then because I think there symbols were similar. Boy this is hard man.

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Aug 18, 2013 16:06:20   #
TheCracker
 
1954 pre-wrap around windshields (you are close, real close on the year) but guess what. It is not a Chrysler, but you are getting closer.

Another hint. Here it is the following year 1955 with the wrap around windshield.

Check out the tail lights and see if you can figure it out.



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Aug 18, 2013 16:10:07   #
bahmer
 
TheC*****r wrote:
1954 pre-wrap around windshields (you are close, real close on the year) but guess what. It is not a Chrysler, but you are getting closer.

Another hint. Here it is the following year 1955 with the wrap around windshield.

Check out the tail lights and see if you can figure it out.


It looks like a Desoto. I tried to count the letters in the name.

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Aug 18, 2013 16:10:37   #
TheCracker
 
Correction on my original post. The first car was not a 52, it was a 54. The second. Only one model year newer and look at the changes... 54-55 a world of difference.

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Aug 18, 2013 16:13:31   #
TheCracker
 
bahmer wrote:
It looks like a Desoto. I tried to count the letters in the name.


Shame on you. Senility approaches. Had you been a teenager back then you would never have had to count the letters or look at the v8 symbol. You could have called it a block away..... (grin)

Shame, shame..... (they were cute though, what?)

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Aug 18, 2013 16:14:08   #
bahmer
 
TheC*****r wrote:
Correction on my original post. The first car was not a 52, it was a 54. The second. Only one model year newer and look at the changes... 54-55 a world of difference.


I know every year they made changes . Money was not the issue as much as keeping the customer happy, happy, happy. It wasn't until all of those union contracts started coming due that things really slowed own.

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Aug 18, 2013 16:17:09   #
bahmer
 
TheC*****r wrote:
Shame on you. Senility approaches. Had you been a teenager back then you would never have had to count the letters or look at the v8 symbol. You could have called it a block away..... (grin)

Shame, shame..... (they were cute though, what?)


Amen. It has been a few years back, had to go back and dust off all those brain cells and try and plug them in again. I was 11 in 1954 but we were still interested in cars.

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Aug 18, 2013 17:32:10   #
PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.
 
It has to be an amalgamation of several autos.
Dang bahmer, you are an old phart. You have me by a year. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Aug 18, 2013 17:47:49   #
jetson
 
It is either a Chrysler Imperial or the one Johnny cash stole one piece at a time from GM and probably a 1954

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Aug 18, 2013 18:06:25   #
jetson
 
It is a 51 or 52 or 53 desota made by Chrysler

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Aug 18, 2013 18:48:31   #
oldroy Loc: Western Kansas (No longer in hiding)
 
jetson wrote:
It is a 51 or 52 or 53 desota made by Chrysler


The second one is a De Soto and it had to happen soon because I am sure that was the last year for De Soto.

The first one looks very much like a Plymouth but the grill has the look of a De Soto so they must be De Sotos. A fine car but cost a bit too much and couldn't compete with Plymouth and Dodge. I remember the Plymouths of that period as very hot running vehicles.

I was not a teenager in 1955 since I came to 23 that year. It is true however that we knew them all at a glance.

I think my son who is 28 now could do a really good job of identification for us. He knows them all and the year of most of them. I will ask him about this one.

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