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enough of my unbecoming sportsball gloating, time to attend to the old #DavesCarIDService inbox: 1926 or 27 Ford Model T roadster, and it looks like that boy is fixin' to R-U-N-N-O-F-T
old car spotting tip: old Fords are ubiquitous, but fairly unique when it comes to suspension. Fords had a single transverse spring pack (as seen on this Model T) where most every other make had a pair of spring packs parallel to the frame rails
1931 Ford Model A coupe, and that's one snazzy chapeau on Grandpa cougar hunter
all signs point to a right hand drive 1928 Nash 7-passenger touring, tho it's odd to think how one made it from Kenosha to Kenya
1941 Chevy Master Deluxe 4 door sedan, and I dig the "Luray Caverns" souvenir bumper sign
Pic is a bit fuzzy, but here goes:

approaching traffic, L-R
Lane 1: 46-48 Mercury
Lane 2: 46-48 Pontiac, another 46-48 Merc, 49-51 Nash Ambassador
Lane 3: 1949ish Studebaker 4 door, late 40s Flxible bus
in other direction: 1950ish Plymouth Savoy wagon
1939-40 Plymouth pickup, a Deluxe model with the fancy dual windshield wipers
1961 Chevy Impala "bubbletop," a highly desired collector car now
both are circa 1962 Austin Healey 3000s, fixed top on left and roadster on right
Best I can tell is 1916-18 Buick D-45 touring, but a few small features are at odds with that. Probably have to take a pass on the WW1 ambulance. Thanks to your doughboy grandpa for his service.
This one is tough, I'm gonna say 1920-25 Hudson coupe, or their lower price off-brand Essex
1950 Buick Special Sedanette, the mightiest grille ever to come out of Detroit (yeah, I know, Flint, but whatever)
a last-pre-tailfin-year 1947 Cadillac Series 60
1948-50ish Chevy Suburban, done up with a bajito y suavecito Bomba stance. (Yes, they had Chevy Suburbans back then; in fact the first one was 1933. Longest continuously running vehicle model of all time.)
1931 Lincoln Model K 7-passenger limo, on my way to hotwire it
I'm just gonna focus on the one on the left, a 1921 or 22 Studebaker Big Six touring, with its unique kinda-hexagonal headlight buckets
1941 Chevy Master Deluxe coupe, lowered, chopped, frenched headlights, Appleton 112 cowl spotlights, Caddy sombrero hubcaps. Aussies are extremely skilled in building period correct American style hot rods and customs.
I should also note '59 Caddy taillight lenses and rear bumper Dagmars. Nice period correct taildragger sled. There is usually a healthy contingent of Aussies at major US hot rod & custom shows.
Letha stands in front of a 1962 Pontiac Catalina 4 door hardtop
That's a 1936 or 37 White 706 bus, one a a handful that were custom built to give sightseeing tours around Yellowstone
Here's a better view of a restored one. Occasionally one will come up at auction
5 doors, no waiting (4 of 'em on the right side). Sorry folks, that's it for #DavesCarIDService today.
Oddly enough I encountered a live one after yesterday’s car ID-ing. This ‘59 Apache was a Fleetside tho.
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