#DavesCarIDService kicks off today with this Kodachrome of a 1953 Buick Special and an unidentified fella who knows how to relax on the beach
The mysterious Jester is curious about this one, but it's easily ID'd as a 1959 Chevrolet (I've owned 2). Specifically a 4 dr Bel Air sedan, & per 1-piece bumper assembled in California. Flanked by a '66 Ford Fairlane & chopped 30/31 Ford A coupe
Quick primer on full size Chevy models ranked by trim level:
1950-53: Bel Air, 210, 150
1954-57: Bel Air, Delray, 210, 150
1958: Impala, Bel Air, Biscayne, Delray
1959-64: Impala, Bel Air, Biscayne
1965-72: Caprice, Impala, Bel Air, Biscayne
1950-53: Bel Air, 210, 150
1954-57: Bel Air, Delray, 210, 150
1958: Impala, Bel Air, Biscayne, Delray
1959-64: Impala, Bel Air, Biscayne
1965-72: Caprice, Impala, Bel Air, Biscayne
Having owned 2 (an Impala Sport Coupe & an El Camino), I would like to dispel this myth: no, 1959 Chevys do not lift off at high speed. Also, AFAIK, no kid has ever been sliced in half by the tailfins
What you're seeing here is a 1967 Pontiac Bonneville "Nudiemobile." For many years legendary Hollywood rhinestone tailor to the country music stars Nudie Cohn would buy a fancy new car and have it decked out with guns, longhorns, jewelry, etc
I think Nudie had 10 or so cars customized like this, mostly Pontiacs, sometimes a new one every year; his old ones often ended up with country stars like George Jones, and notably Webb Pierce. Also, I would kill for a genuine Nudie suit.
This Bauhaus/Cubist inspired paint job is on a circa 1925 Citroen C3
The happy couple and their 2 postwar boom babies are posing with a 1946-47 Pontiac
Thanks to your FIL for his service. Here he is in front of a 1936 Ford 5 window coupe; the Gatsby-esque car in the distance is a little fuzzy, but I think a 1932 Lincoln KB convertible sedan, maybe from one of those Newport tycoons
1950 Dodge Coronet 4 door sedan, and bless those who use their old cars as year-round daily drivers
I'm no authority on fire engines, but the steam boiler & chain drive seem to indicate a very early 1900s Knox
I want to say circa 1946 Morris 10 Saloon, but the split rear window is giving me fits. Looks like circa 1963, right before those rascally moptops staged the British Invasion
I could be here all day on this one, but I'll just do the first few in receding foreground order: 1954 Ford, 1958 Olds, 61 Ford, 54 Chevy, 59-60 GM full size. Sad how many proud land yachts ended their lives consigned to river erosion control
1961 Chevy Impala 4 door sedan, and a reminder that people at one time didn't think it necessary to buy a F 950 Super Duty diesel to tow a camper
I believe a 1953-ish Rolls Royce Silver Wraith
L: 1937 Chevy, R: 1936 Buick. And I salute the Cabin Diner of Waverly NY for their policy of fair prices
Yipes, another potential all-day time sink, but middle row from bottom is
41 Olds, 41 Buick, 41 Plymouth (green), 40 Dodge, 40 Hudson, 40 Buick, 40 Chevy, 40 Buick
right row from bottom is 41 Pontiac, 41 Chevy, ah screw it I'm tapping out
41 Olds, 41 Buick, 41 Plymouth (green), 40 Dodge, 40 Hudson, 40 Buick, 40 Chevy, 40 Buick
right row from bottom is 41 Pontiac, 41 Chevy, ah screw it I'm tapping out
You people are literally trying to kill me by sending these photos, aren't you? I will limit myself to the car in center foreground, a 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Sunliner. OK, behind it is a 49-51 Mercury. I CAN QUIT ANY TIME I WANT TO DAMMIT
*I have a soft spot for 57 Ford convertibles, thanks to Hawkdad and Hawkmom 
Anyhoo, that's it for #DavesCarIDService today, I have some real world cars to attend to. Back tomorrow to grind through the next batch. Hope you don't find this too annoying, it's my morning crossword puzzle and attempt to make Twitter a happier joint.
