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.
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.
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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.
1952 (you are close, real close on the year) but guess what. It is not a Cadillac. In fact you have the wrong manufacturer.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?)
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.
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.
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:
It is either a Chrysler Imperial or the one Johnny cash stole one piece at a time from GM and probably a 1954
It is a 51 or 52 or 53 desota made by Chrysler
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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