Thread by @iowahawkblog

Today's episode of #DavesCarIDService is brought to you by the all new 1960 Chevy Corvair - official car of the Easter Bunny!

apologies to anyone who may have contracted the heebie-jeebies from viewing that clip, and for those of you who are new to Dave's Car ID Service, I thank you in advance for respecting the guidelines:

All right, let's kick off the vehicular Easter egg hunt with this neat story & photo. Solid ID is a bit hindered by the grille blanket but I think it's a 1923 Buick Series 23 sedan. The steel disk wheels give me a lingering pang of doubt, tho.

https://twitter.com/davidfreemanMD/status/1373339335345463299

The righteous car here is a 1957 Oldsmobile Super 88.

(brb, off to Upstate NY to steal that TEXAS RED HOTS sign for my garage)

https://twitter.com/johnmccumber/status/1378677935092142082

Aw dang. RIP and my sincere thanks to Mom, whose vintage photos of late 40s Hollywood High hot rodders were among my favorite IDs. Another fine one here, featuring a 1946-48 Lincoln Continental convertible. V12 powered!

https://twitter.com/warren_roddy/status/1378091839291449344

Maybe not the best ID to do on Easter (ht @MaintenanceJoh1), but this dapper cross between Clyde Barrow & Elmer Fudd went hunting wabbits in a 1926 Buick Landau coupe.

https://twitter.com/mdrache/status/1376850841508978689

RIP Grandma, here beaming a smile in front of a 1950 Mercury. And another gentle reminder to use the hashtag on your ID requests so I don't miss swell pics like this one.

https://twitter.com/mjzalewski/status/1378438157759344640

The wagon-towing car here is a 1940 Chevy sedan. I have been to both Texico NM and its twin city Farwell TX, as well as nearby Clovis NM, home of Norman Petty Studios where Buddy Holly first recorded.

https://twitter.com/mww1975/status/1377252471672803333

Apologies as sometimes requests fall through the cracks, and thanks for patience. The star car in these vintage shots from sleepy Branson is a 28-29 Ford Model A sport coupe; other visible cars are two 26-27 Ford T coupes. Truck alas is a fuzzy mystery.

https://twitter.com/mwilliams433/status/1375888339673493511

*twists head*
1950-53 MG TD Midget in first photo; second photo is, like the previous ID, a 1928-29 Ford Model A sport coupe (this one a Deluxe); plus a 1937 Chevy humpback sedan in background.

https://twitter.com/DDDinMN/status/1375818487696818176

Ah, much better (it helps my ID job if you can align, crop & separate photos in advance).

The 28-29 Model A sport coupe here is very reminiscent of Georgia Tech's Ramblin' Wreck, although that one is a 30-31 Model A sport coupe.

*the aforementioned Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech, easily the finest non-sentient mascot in college football.

These beachcombers are with another 1928-29 Ford Model A droptop, but this one is a roadster. The previous ID'd sport coupes have integrated windshields and roll up windows, while a true roadster has separate windshield and no side windows.

https://twitter.com/mburm201/status/1375467348203819009

It may be Georgia Tech, but not the Ramblin Wreck: this 1923 Yellow Cab is, well, a 1923 Yellow Cab. These were made 1921-25 by the Yellow Cab Mfg Co for exclusive use as Yellow Cabs. Both companies owned by John Hertz of Hertz Rent-a-Car fame.

https://twitter.com/ajwimsatt/status/1376657917647200256

I am seriously digging the vintage fender candy shot here, with the two tomatoes atop a 1940 Nash Lafayette sedan. Chugalug, Grandma Schneider!

https://twitter.com/Schneider_CM/status/1375906774298034191

BTW, those narrow vertical Nash grilles often ended up on 35-36 Ford lead sled customs in the 1940s-50s. The landmark Jack Calori 36 Ford custom on right (one of my faves) uses a similar vertical LaSalle grille.

by yimpin' yiminy, Ole and Nils and Sam must've been doin' okay dere. While not 100% sure I am strongly leaning 1912ish Stevens-Duryea, quite a fancy ride at the time.

https://twitter.com/Euphemistes/status/1374125317925830661

*I am 100% sure car is in the 1911-14 range. Cowl instead of flat firewall + full set of doors + gas powered brass headlights would only seen in this era, especially on big high price touring cars. Electric headlights were basically universal by 1916.

Gramps showing off his socks on the running board of a 1939 Chevy.

https://twitter.com/gamecocksSecE/status/1376988182500245510

Gah! Those with heart conditions and/or weak stomachs are warned to look away. I pondered & pondered, thought perhaps 1948 Studebaker, but bumper guards and grille center are wrong. Not ready to concede defeat tho, will continue the analysis.

https://twitter.com/HarryFreeK/status/1373627718512873474

Thankfully this one is more of a layup: 1951 Ford F-1 pickup.

https://twitter.com/DukeUponWattsMD/status/1373632955684429825

honestly I don't understand why everybody doesn't know as much as I do about cars

https://twitter.com/OurDailyBears/status/1378752338614231045

Hey pal, that's the remains of a 1968-69 Ford Torino or Mercury Cyclone, not a grave-defiling obstacle course for you ghoulish Cheesehead mountain bikers

https://twitter.com/chuck_finney/status/1374734670630244356

How does anyone not know the George Barris-modified 1966 Mercury superspy booze & sex wagon from the Matt Helm cinematic masterpiece "The Silencers" starring Dean Martin? Much more practical than Bond's Aston-Martin DB5, at a fraction of the price.

https://twitter.com/therealADWarren/status/1375176127145242624

Squad goals

*comment for humor purposes only, Dave & Dave's Car ID Service LLP strongly frown upon drinking and driving

that's it for the car IDs today. Happy Easter from me and the delightful Corvair Bunny, and happy travels wherever your Easter parade takes you!

SPECIAL CORRECTION UPDATE
The car in question is not the Matt Helm wagon, but in fact Ford's 1969 Aurora II concept car (left pic; the Matt Helm Merc wagon is on right). In my own defense, it is clearly influenced by the Helm spy wagon.

Nevertheless, I deeply regret the error.

*Matt Helm wagon interior