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

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!

Fun game! 1956 Chevy 210

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3798j wrote

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

HFW003 wrote

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

Winner...'62

kevin @ eas wrote

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.

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

One from the Antipodeans.

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

sygazelle wrote

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

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

HFW003 wrote

One from the Antipodeans.

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

Agree...no cheating.
Opel Kadette?

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3798j wrote

Agree...no cheating.
Opel Kadette?

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

3798j wrote

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.

3798j wrote

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

HFW003 wrote

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.

sygazelle wrote

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

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

3798j wrote

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

58 my guess

3798j wrote

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.

kevin @ eas wrote

58 my guess

Not a '58.

3798j wrote

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?

sygazelle wrote

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.

3798j wrote

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.