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Before commencing with today's IDs, a couple of corrections from yesterday: first h/t to Harry B for spotting a Renault truck, which I had kinda suspected was a Mack. Who knew the Minnesota Highway Dept used French trucks in 1920?
Another h/t to Tom, who here correctly IDs the mysterious cut in half car swing, which I had overconfidently stated was a Datsun 510.

I apologize, and thank these eagle eyed readers. Please note I am not infallible, and welcome corrections.
And now, on to the IDs: the Sweethearts of Sigma Chi were squired to the ivy covered frat house in style, in a (L) 1939 Pontiac business coupe and (R) 1939 Buick sedan. The slight wear & tear suggests circa 1941.
Another beaut from OM's amazing family archives: definitely 1940 Ford convertible, but customized with chopped windshield & top, dechromed, custom exhaust, and skirt trim pieces from 1940 Buick.
*the 1947 California plates suggest the customizing could have been done by one of the burgeoning west coast custom shops of the time - Barris Brothers, Valley Customs, Joe Baillon, Carson Top, Harry Westergard.
The lovely enchantress Eartha Kitt in front of a 1951 Pontiac convertible; looks like she is attending to her ballet slippers.
Big ol' Hoss on a big ol' horse, with yet another Pontiac - this one a 1942 business coupe. Plates appear to be 1946 Oklahoma, with a 1947 renewal tag.
Another request from Professor Feyrer; this one's a handsome 1941 Buick convertible. Note the trim piece on fender skirt, which appears on the customized 1940 Ford up this thread.

I believe this now qualifies me to claim I teach in the Ivy League.
If picture is from Canada, the unusual thing is not the colo(u)r, but the fact it's a 1951 *Ford* pickup. Ford trucks were rebadged & sold there as Mercury; similarly, Dodge pickups were branded in Canada as Fargo.
case in point: this 1951 Canadian Mercury M-100 was built by my pals at the Austin Speed Shop. One of my favorite hot rod trucks, and always sure to confuse people when they see the "Mercury" emblems. Image
A fantastic pic here, looks like maybe at a car show or dealer showroom. 1958 Edsel Ranger coupe, from its high hopes debut year, before it was ridiculed as the car that "looks like it's sucking a lemon." After 3 model years, Ford retired in 1960.
Edsels are unfairly remembered as "lemons" but they were OK mechanically, sharing basic Ford-Mercury drivelines and components. The brand's failure was mostly due to styling and media ridicule, and owning one meant being a neighborhood embarrassment.
Kind of a shame, because it has sullied the name Edsel Ford, an interesting guy who designed some of Ford's most beautiful cars and had died 14 years before the brand debuted.

In retrospect, Edsels now looks no weirder than other 1958 cars, and have kinda grown on me.
From the heyday of free range, unsunscreened, buzzcut toddlers, a 1963 Chevy Impala convertible
Every 3 year old boy in 1963 looks like a Marine or an astronaut; every 15 year old boy in 1975 looks like Led Zeppelin
This curious camper was fashioned from a 1941 Cadillac, and the long wheel base suggests it was once an ambulance, hearse, or limo.
Love the pic. Not much to go on here, but protruding gas filler cap strongly suggests 1940-42 or 1946-47 Chevy Special Deluxe.
Another early postwar couple going off to be fruitful and multiply in a <twists head> brand new 1946 Ford Deluxe convertible.
A 1986-88 Pontiac Fiero GT, which somehow got stuck burrowing under the asphalt.
A terrific stylish photo, but I am stumped on car and will call for ID support. It's a 1925-31ish roadster; unique features are curved door bottoms & windshield stanchions, internal hinges, and looks to have no running boards.
*pretty sure not Ford, GM, Chrysler, or any of the usual suspects. I reckon it's a unique and probably pretty pricey car, worthy of Grandpa's swagger stick.
1918-23 Ford Model T coupe that seems to have incurred the wrath of a falling tree.
1981 or so Lada sedan, and hard to tell if this was due to nuclear radiation or just a typical Lada after 5 years wear and tear
These little ladies are on a 1934 or 35 (hard to tell from this angle) Chevy, sporting 1936 Georgia plates.
neat photo, neat car - 1931 Chevy (or possibly Pontiac) cabriolet. Unlike a roadster, these had rollup side windows.
Great Gram & Gramps had a 1937 Studebaker Dictator, last year for that particular model name as the winds of war in Europe were making it a bit toxic, branding-wise.
*subsequent Studebakers would be branded with more democracy-friendly model names, like President and Commander.
On left, a 1949-50 Chevy; on right, a 1946-47 Hudson.
Distinct lack of brand loyalty here, as from L-R are a 1935 Chevy, 1936 Plymouth or Dodge, and a 1928-29 Ford Model A.
Tell your friends to stop bickering about what brand of Mopar it is, because it's non of the above. It's a 1947-48 Frazer Manhattan.
What you got there is the flipped over remains of a 1970 Buick Electra 225. This was last year of Buick finned aluminum brake drums, which you can see here. Don't blame this wreck on them, they are mighty fine brakes.
That's it for today ladies & gents, have a swell day wherever you road takes you.
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