Thread by @iowahawkblog

Happy New Year from #DavesCarIDService with a handy tip on how to dispose of the ol' Christmas tree.

Let's kick off with some from my buddy Noam, in a mysterious underground land yacht stash only he seems privy to: #1 is a 59 Buick Electra, #2 is 58 Buick Roadmaster, #3-#4 is a 60 Cadillac, either Series 60 or Coupe de Ville.

https://twitter.com/neontaster/status/1345729468514578433

*also another gentle admonition to please use the #DavesCarIDService hashtag to assure my attention. In this second batch, #1-#2 is a 1960 Lincoln Continental Mark V coupe, #3 is a 1975-76 Buick Estate Wagon.

https://twitter.com/neontaster/status/1345729491193237505

Wrapping up this album of heavy metal:

#1: left, a 1941 Buick Limited; right, a 1960 Imperial, often mislabled a Chrysler Imperial
#2: left, a 1959 Oldsmobile 98; right, a 1947-48 DeSoto.

https://twitter.com/neontaster/status/1345729511338496000

*"Imperial" was for the most part a Chrysler model, but from 1955-75 & 81-83 it was its own brand, and appears that way on the car title. From 1955 to 1961 Chrysler Corp had 5 brands: Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto, Chrysler, and Imperial.

Awww. These two Shirley Templesque sisters are with, left, a 1936 Pontiac 2 door sedan, and on right, a Steelcraft pedal car meant to look like a late 1926ish Buick.

https://twitter.com/historybythpint/status/1345476069533560838

A neat trio illustrating 3 distinct schools of hot rod / custom styles. L-R:

1933-34 Ford Tudor, smooth 80s-00s Brizio / Boyd style
1915ish Ford Model T wagon, early 70s "Early Times" style
1960 Ford Galaxie Starliner, 60s Bellflower custom style

https://twitter.com/richdarlen/status/1345163971666485248

Everything about this pic is fantastic, including the names, location, and the 1910-11 Harley Davidson Model 7 with accessory gas headlight. It's a pity they didn't get married for her to become Fredonia Farlow.

https://twitter.com/Texascaracara/status/1344721210320580610

I mean, that's not a family picture, that's a really compelling movie pitch. Note the bike has a belt drive rather than a chain; and in those days, the belt wasn't rubber, it was leather.

Another fantastic pic from my old pal Marc D depicting the land rush for the Hollywood Hills in 1928. Left 2 cars are proving to be a real challenge, but #3 is a ~1927 Nash touring and #4 is a very swanky & exclusive ~27 Stutz sedan.

https://twitter.com/TheArmedLiberal/status/1344656710485463041

$125/month rent, $13,500 for a 3 bedroom house, $5500 for a lot in the Hollywood (OK Hollywoodland) Hills.

Seems cheap today, but you'd probably have to have been a matinee idol or starlet in those brand-new Talkies to afford it at the time.

Having driven in those neighborhoods, I sure as hell wouldn't want to be driving a 1928 car with 1928 engines and 1928 steering and 1928 mechanical brakes on those slopes / curves.

Re the previous Harley ID: this is how you started it, by pedal rather than kick. The actual belt drive is on left side of the bike.

https://twitter.com/BiscuitSalad/status/1345764369506955270

Re the 1928 Hollywood prices: inflation calculators going back that far aren't very useful regarding real estate & cars. I'd use a 30x to 40x multiplier here, meaning $19k (lot+house) is more like $570k-$760k today. Bargain, yes, but not proletarian.

https://twitter.com/KurtBerkes/status/1345764977953669127

*Think of it this way: $19k in 1927 was about the same price as 70 brand new Ford Model T cars. According to the IRS average income was around $3200 in 1928, but that's based only on people who filed income tax returns, which was only a modest # of mainly high income people.

But I digress, let's get back to the IDs. I am please to inform my lovely friend @sarahbellumd that her French grandpa is here with a Citroen Type H. These were pretty identical 1947-80, but lack of turn signals suggest a pre 1950 vintage.

https://twitter.com/Beedee41/status/1344392560287092736

Was not surprised to learn these old Citroen H vans are very popular as food trucks in France, and that Citroen makes an neo-retro version, complete with the corrugated metal.

Another great motorcycle photo. Captain Starbuck might be post-WW1, but the bike definitely isn't; it's a 1912-1915 Harley single, either 8a, 9a, 9b or 10b.

https://twitter.com/2jtneel/status/1344004569710247938

Keep those family pix coming! These shots of young Dad in knee pants feature a 1927-28 Nash Royal Special, and on right a 1928ish Steelcraft and a Gendron pedal car.

https://twitter.com/MattfromCary/status/1343667873072480257

btw, those pics would've been close to Frank Lloyd Wright's studio in Oak Park, but by that time he had scandalously run off to Taliesin with his mistress. Oak Park is still the Mecca for Wright tourism. BTW, Wright loved fancy cars, like this 1941 Lincoln he had customized.

These kids are lined up in ascending order near a 1925-26 Chevy touring. And a reference to WR Hearst, who was down the coast in San Simeon at the time. With Hearst and Wright, I guess it's 20th Century Titans Who Scandalously Kept Mistresses Car ID Day.

https://twitter.com/53Nonna88/status/1343654973180022785

There's juuuuuuust enough of the car behind these two kids in their Sunday best to identify it as a 1934 Dodge DR. License plate shows 1959, so car would've been an antique even then.

https://twitter.com/mhick/status/1343640592941785089

Although Zambia was likely still under British rule at the time, the car is a French Renault Juvaquatre. These were largely identical 1937-39 and 1946-55 but I suspect this is a postwar vintage.

https://twitter.com/adammarkbrazier/status/1343264645394608128

"Auntie Bish" was a mean, spiteful, straight razor-totin' woman in her circa 1921 Cadillac Victoria coupe.

https://twitter.com/faxonb/status/1342606612758839301

*and yes, that is the ah-OOH-gah horn there behind left front fender.

Grandpa made sure Dad & Uncle knew how to change a flat with his 1958 Ford Fairlane 500.

https://twitter.com/shanghaicobra/status/1340705479950020609

1938 Ford Deluxe Fordor, and Grandpa must've been a very big dude.

https://twitter.com/WonderMonkey78/status/1340336333814960132

That'd be a 1939 Plymouth coupe. Mendota IL is also home of REGAP (Retired Greyhounds As Pets) where I acquired my late beloved Hawkdawg. If you're in the area and looking for an awesome loveable pet, I highly recommend REGAP.

https://twitter.com/Milootis63/status/1340156315126083585

Not only are greyhounds outstanding puppers, they made fantastic Ford & Lincoln hood ornaments.

This affectionate couple is leaning on a 1936 Ford 5 window coupe, but can't tell if they ordered it with the optional greyhound ornament.

https://twitter.com/Paul75959124/status/1339939097570398211

Your Buick belief is correct, and it's a 1926-27.

https://twitter.com/jetpython/status/1339573699326992384

Another in our "Safety First!" kids series: Dad piled the kids in the back of a 1936-38 Chevy or GMC pickup to do some field work, with a 1939 Plymouth parked near the barn.

https://twitter.com/DonaldCullen11/status/1339612125258338304

'Fraid that's all for today folks, I'm off to enjoy a Sunday spin. Stay gold Ponyboys and Ponygirls, and as always Happy Motoring!