Thread by @iowahawkblog

Congratulations to all the Graduates of 2021 from #DavesCarIDService. Enjoy the road ahead!

*Dustin Hoffman as Benjamin Braddock in "The Graduate" (1968), driving a 1966 Alfa Romeo Spider Mk1, aka Duetto. Sort of the quintessential Joe College car of the late 60s-70s.

Before matriculating to today's IDs, don't forget to study the entry exam:

How much more Texan could this be? The answer is none, none more Texan. Cowboy Gramps is showing off his rodeo prize 1955-56 Dodge C1B pickup in this amazing picture; the little script emblem says "Job-Rated" btw.

https://twitter.com/TxAg11/status/1396506670889672707

* oddly enough, at the same time Cowboy Gramps was buying his rodeo prize Dodge pickup, Dodge also offered the special edition Texan model at Lone Star state Dodge dealers, which have some collector cachet today.

Behind Grandma & Grandpa's wedding party is a 1951 Ford and 1951 Chevy. But the real mystery: what exactly is prompting the looks of shock and disgust on their faces?

https://twitter.com/DrWindrunner/status/1393554228975636486

In the interest of completeness, across the street is a 1947-53 Chevy pickup, 1950-51 Studebaker Champion sedan, 1949-51 Chevy Styleline sedan.

Please note: this is not an invitation to ask me to ID every car from an aerial photo of a jammed 1937 parking lot.

this bathing beauty is making the best of a soggy situation, putting on her own Cypress Gardens / Wisconsin Dells water ski extravaganza behind a 1935 Ford 5 window coupe. I own a 3 window version of same.

https://twitter.com/tronguy/status/1393555692259319813

looks like Grandma & Grandpa created their own personal post WW2 Baby Boom, posed here in front of a 1951 Nash Statesman.

https://twitter.com/AndrewSego/status/1393557388091871232

Now there's a nature photo pretty as a rippling Hamm's Beer sign. Watch out for bears, kids! They might mistake that pink 1956 Plymouth Belvedere as a giant tasty salmon.

https://twitter.com/2_wheels/status/1393922545569746945

As a nature lover, I have spent countless hours marveling at these majestic vistas from a barstool

Mom & Unk are pure unbridled sass on this jalopy, which I believe is a 1925ish Star or Durant touring, converted into a truck after its passenger car expiration date. And speaking of sass, the magic word for ID requests is "please."

https://twitter.com/1313B65/status/1393926382196084744

It appears to be a 1920-22 Dodge Brothers touring here, and in a tropical climate by the looks of that fellow's jaunty pith helmet.

https://twitter.com/911GlockDoc/status/1393967541089935365

Gaaaaah! Car ID vapor lock achieved. I am NOT going to do every one of these cars, but my best estimate of a date is sometime during WW2 or early 1946 as evidenced by the smattering of GM fastback sedans, which first appeared in 1941-42.

https://twitter.com/Toaster_Pastry/status/1393972146716626944

Is Uncle Luther contemplating his navel, or his impressive belt buckle? Behind him is a panoply of cars denoting the transition from the Earth Tone 70s to the Pastel 80s: 1980ish Chevy Citation, 77 Pontiac Grand Prix, 81ish Dodge Aries, 80ish AMC Matador.

https://twitter.com/good1eclectic/status/1393995605979058177

Whoa Nellie! I wager these two dapper gents wowed all the Iowa gals driving around in that very powerful and exclusive 1928-30 Auburn 8 cabriolet.

https://twitter.com/Jkr40252Ken/status/1394089299365167107

BTW sorry for the slow pace of IDs this morning, I've been multitasking.

As always I treasure the family album photos above all, but now it's time to knock off a few rusting wilderness heaps & street finds - starting with this 1954 Chevy 150.

https://twitter.com/WayneKoberna/status/1392923055194771463

Getting at the limits of my powers here; wheels seem to be circa 1925 Buick, but differential housing is not quite right.

https://twitter.com/fpsuper/status/1392643628275752961

A 1957 Dual Ghia, as seen in the Dean Martin movie "Kiss Me, Stupid." Dual Ghias were au courant among the whole Rat Pack, and were almost a membership requirement (cc @jaketapper)

https://twitter.com/swizze_gfrank/status/1392639400526426112

1955-56 GMC, and for the love of Pete stop doing this to innocent old trucks

https://twitter.com/markd64/status/1392818850689847297

missed by thaaaat much: this TBird is a 1957, distinguished from the 55-56 by the elongated rear quarters and angular fins.

https://twitter.com/BottomDLB/status/1392890018193084420

1935 Hudson Terraplane sedan, running a big block Chevy engine; kind of a unique and interesting choice for a street rod project.

https://twitter.com/RealStuffmaker/status/1392983438332858373

Another street rod project here, this one a 1929-30 Chevy coupe, bearing scars from a recent top chop cosmetic surgery procedure.

https://twitter.com/jimbzak/status/1393020267602059265

Doctor Doolittle's personal 1948-49 Hudson.

https://twitter.com/Kevin_Mackie/status/1393171658651885571

🎵Like a rock🎵 1947-53 Chevy truck.

https://twitter.com/kawika_baker/status/1393542722934476803

"Plum Crazy" was a factory paint option for this 68 Plymouth Roadrunner, but this seems a shade darker purple.

https://twitter.com/greeners79/status/1393551161597255684

Every America should be able to identify on sight a 1959 Cadillac, with its soaring Olympian tailfins and bullet taillights. Arguably the most gloriously over the top styling of any car in history.

https://twitter.com/politichick_/status/1393563826784808962

sadly that will have to conclude today's car ID thread, back tomorrow for another round. Until then, Happy Motoring!