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Big #DavesCarIDService waiting list, so let's get to it: L is a little fuzzy but I'm saying 1936 Buick; R might be same car but bumper seems more 36 Chevy, so inconclusive. A sticker is WW2 gas rationing stamp. Delightful hillbilliness right there.
Duck And Cover! 1953 REO Civil Defense rescue truck, a/k/a a "Calamity Jane." Made during the early days of the Cold War, had stretchers and iodine and such to treat survivors if the Rooskies sent us the Big One
REO stood for Ransom E Olds, of Oldsmobile fame. His buy-out by GM had a non-compete clause forbidding him from using "Olds" in any future car brand. REO was best know for trucks including, yes, REO Speed Wagons. 1953 was pretty much their last gasp.
another Cold War automotive artifact: many Civil Defense air raid sirens were powered by early Chrysler Hemis. I've seen a few Chrysler Industrial Hemis (also used for irrigation pumps) used in hot rods.
I wanna say 1930-31 Chevy 1-ton flatbed, but too many hood louvers. I welcome corrections.
1926 or 27 Ford T Touring, with accessory running board luggage fence
Pretty sure motorcycle is an early 30s Harley VL, tho could be a Henderson; car is a layup, 1922ish Ford T Touring
1936 Hudson Terraplane pickup. I have an acquaintance whose first name is Hudson, who named his son Terraplane. True story.
fiberglass 1923 T bucket kit car with a small block Chevy motor
Color me stumped. The only sedan/town car I know of with a round window like that is a Kissel, and this ain't one; might be a custom coachbuilt body. Consider this a car ID bat signal to anyone who can help out.
although the Arc de Triomphe there says Paris, the bulk, chrome and radio antenna say American car. Go out on a limb and say she's driving a 1955 Buick Roadmaster. Alas, the other car too fuzzy for me to ID.
1939 Chevy pickup on left; 1941 Studebaker on right
*might be 1940, but definitely 1941 Studebaker; they were in the show room by October 1940.
1961 Ford Fairlane 500 sedan, background is 1949-50 Packard
1936 Ford Tudor, made with stainless steel body. Ford made a few of these stainless steel jobs over the years as car show attractions. In the future tho, please only ask for a car ID if you don't know what it is
Dad's cars in the first 2 pics are 1961 Chevy Impala 'bubbletop' hardtop & a 1959 Olds Super 88 convertible. Being Italiano, you should have no need for an ID on those other 2.
1955 Hudson Hollywood Wasp, and yes I am not making that name up
pretty sure it's a 1919-20 Buick E45 Touring
I'm guessing a 1926-ish Springfield Rolls Royce coachbuilt landau coupe. RR made cars in the US in Springfield MA; the idea of a RR coupe would have been anathema in 1926 England, tho I think some were made in US
In England at the time, a Rolls Royce owner did not drive it, that was a nasty business you hired a chauffeur to do.
Sensing another mid-late 20s Springfield Rolls Royce here, maybe a Phantom slant windshield
Man this is a tough one; definitely not a Packard. Closest I can guess is a Viking, which was a GM companion brand to Olds (like LaSalle to Cadillac) 1929-31. Really not sure tho, so additional ideas are welcome
Closing today's #DavesCarIDService with this awesome pic, which I hope includes Nile Kinnick in the center. (I know you didn't ask, but the car is a 1934 Ford Fordor sedan)
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