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Now these are the kind of #DavesCarIDService requests I live for. 1933-34 Austin American Bantam sedan, one of the first compact American cars. a lot of them later ended up as bodies on 1960s drag race machines. Amazing pic.
Here's a slightly modified one, as was often seen in AA/FC (top fuel coupe) class in the 60s. Class rules called for enclosed body car, and Bantams were as light a body as you could get. Fiat Topolinos were popular too.
Historic double-Austin car ID today; I peg this as a 1930-ish Austin 10 sedan. Austin was a British car, American Austin Bantams were made in US under license from UK Austin. Later Bantam made the first Jeep prototype.
Note - I attempt to address your ID requests in chronological order, but ones like these might pop up in priority.
Another note: yes, I have been stumped many times, and there is no prize associated with stumping me. ID requests of the nature "ha-HA bet you can't get THIS one, car ID guy" I am likely to ignore.
No ID necessary here, but a couple of you asked for commentary. I will just say that "The 'IT' Girl" Clara Bow was one spicy number, 23-skidoo hotchacha
Ford Model A chassis, I am unable to distinguish particular year 1928-31
1956 T Bird, distinguished by tailfin shape + continental kit + lift off roof (on top of the Camaro) with round porthole
Best as I can tell, a '37-'38 WL or '35-'36 RL flathead, though happy to be corrected by a Harley historian
1955 Olds Rocket 88, the car model that inspired arguably the first rock & roll song, 1951's "Rocket 88" by Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats, written by Ike Turner, recorded by Sam Phillips at Memphis Recording Service (later Sun Studio)
1949-64 Olds Rocket motors (303, 324, 371, 394) were highly coveted by early hot rodders. Tho the Beach Boys' Little Deuce Coupe lyrically ran a 'flathead mill' the album cover Catallo coupe had an Olds Rocket
This one's a toughie, I wanna say 1922-ish Buick touring b/c of double suicide doors but windshield frame is off. A more definitive ID is welcome

1938 Chevy, and looks like Pops was quite the Drugstore Cowboy
Left, 1930-31 Plymouth convertible coupe; Right 1933 Olds 4 door sedan
HOLY MOLEY. Closing up today's #DavesCarIDService with this eye-popper: if I'm not mistaken, a 1930-ish Duesenberg Model J coupe, I think Derham coachwork, and on a farm no less. Half million to million dollar car today. New Zealand license plates?
One last thing - the tractor in the far background is a Ford N Series. Think this is the first pic I have ever seen that has both a Duesenberg and a tractor.
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