Today's bang-up edition of #DavesCarIDService is brought to you by Kenner SSP Smashup Derby!

Yes kids, in the Wild West of 1970s danger toys, nobody catered to young America's love of car crashes like Kenner. Just rip the T-strip and enjoy the laws of physics! (Until you ruin Mom's nice linoleum or accidentally get your sister's hair caught in the gyro wheel)
What kind of HOA *stops* you from removing a junk car from your property? Sign me up! Contrary to your conjecture, this noble relic appears to be a 1927-28 Nash Standard 6 sedan.
A relic of more recent vintage here: 1968 Buick LeSabre 4 door hardtop.
Two flavors of Kaiser Manhattans: on left 1952-53, on right 1954-55.
This forlorn target practice in the woods was once a 1963 Ford Galaxie.
Give your dad a cigar, for it is indeed a 1956 Ford (and I believe a station wagon).

Who says you can't find an affordable classic Mercedes-Benz? This one is a circa 1960 180D or 190D.
1952 Studebaker Champion 2 door sedan; next to it is a 1941 Pontiac Torpedo, Buick Sedanette or Olds Dynamic coupe.
'fraid I've run into a synaptic dead end on this one; closest I can guess is a 1901-03 Packard or Columbia, but it's neither. Color me stumped.
*Please remember this is a car ID service and not the Stump Dave game show; if you already know what the car is, asking me for an ID is an annoyance. I do not claim car ID omnipotence or expertise or infallibility, I just try to help if I can.
1926-27 Ford Model T Tudor sedan, top chopped off.
Man, tough one here, but I suspect circa 1940 Allis Chalmers orchard tractor, but will consult my tractor-restoring cousin for input. For midwestern corn farm boys like me, orchard tractors are like exotic European art deco classics.
A few orchard tractors. The fenders and shroud are designed not to damage fruit trees, but are highly impractical in a corn field.
swinging gate is a skinned 1955 Pontiac; to left is a 1928 Chevy sedan.
Kinda semi-stumped here, I think; body & fenders appear to be 1923-25 Dodge, but grille from a car I can't quite place.
Owie owie owie, front clip of a 1959 Chevy.
The suicide door hinges make me pretty confident it's the remains of a 1933-34 Dodge 1.5-2 ton truck.
These giant-sized Tonka Toys are a 1952ish International Harvester Payhauler and a similar era Kenworth Dart.
1924-27 Ford Model TT flatbed truck.
Kudos to Rob here for solving the mysterious orchard tractor above - does certainly seem to be a 1940s Case VAO, sans cowling and fender skirts.
That concludes today's smashup ID derby, I'll be back soon with a renewed focus on mystery cars from your awesome vintage family photos. Until then, Happy Motoring!

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