Thread by @iowahawkblog

Time for another journey forward into the past with #DavesCarIDService

*1956 DeSoto Fireflite convertible, from the vintage photo libraries of Plan59.com, a wonderful resource for graphic designers and car ID students. The '56 DeSoto 2-tone color palette was amazing, especially compared to today's bland paint options.

Good idea! I will grant your wish in the next tweet.

https://twitter.com/jfisher736/status/1431593685922324480

*I hope longtime readers will forgive me for once again posting my guidelines, but some people are new to this thing and many continue to ignore them. I will stop harping about the guidelines when y'all start practicing them.
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Let's kick off today's show with a real banger: the car here is a 1917-24 Ford Model T, but not in the conventional sense. Its original body has been chucked in favor of an aftermarket speedster body, I believe a Mercury Sport-Body or ABC speedster.

https://twitter.com/bombrunkelley/status/1430252740446392334

*Not Mercury the car brand, but a car body maker in Louisville. There were dozens of similar companies selling kit bodies to jazz up your frumpy Model T or Chevy 490 at the time, and could be installed new at some dealerships.

Young Dad seems quite amused by the somewhat preposterous mug of a 1938 Willys.

https://twitter.com/crazymomo4/status/1429963586160533512

Maybe not the most handsome cars ever designed, but 37-39 Willyses were certainly distinctive. After some cosmetic surgery 40-41 Willyses were by contrast quite lovely.

And with a dapper car to match, a 1933 Ford Tudor sedan.

https://twitter.com/glenpiper/status/1429591949665787906

I usually save the contemporary photo IDs for late in the thread, but when Bootsy Collins needs assistance (ht several readers) he jumps to the front of the line. I hope I earn my Funkateer merit badge by IDing this 1938 Cadillac V16 convertible.

https://twitter.com/Bootsy_Collins/status/1429491828622041093

*and to fully answer Sir Bootsy's inquiry, the Cadillac Series 90 flathead V16 that year was 431 cubic inches and put out 185 hp, the most powerful US production car 1938-40. Sadly, 1940 was last year of the Caddy V16.

Yessir, a 1958 Chevy Delray left, and a 1949 Ford Tudor right.

https://twitter.com/CarcinogenLG/status/1428802673558573057

Curious if Grandpa is the nose guard on left or the point guard on right, and if his nickname was 'Moose.' The car behind them is a 54 Olds, to the left is a 55-56 Chevy pickup, and to right is a 57 Chevy.

https://twitter.com/AlonePrinciples/status/1428776095575416832

Big dude has some serious Tyler Linderbaum energy. Best player in college football 2021, and in a fair world would be in line for a Heisman. #GoHawkeyes

Holy smokes, what a great vista of Old Chinatown, and how about the signage. Would love to see this after some color correction. Nearest car on the street is 56 Chevy Bel Air, behind it a 51 Pontiac, and to its right parked is a 57 Ford.

https://twitter.com/garyyager/status/1428717925050032142

more holy smokes, this time because of the car - a fairly rare 1941 Pontiac Torpedo coupe. 1941 was first year for GM's slinky fastback models (1942 for Chevy) which lasted until 1948.

https://twitter.com/fobrg/status/1428192161393258498

btw, the Cadillac and Buick fastback models were called "Sedanettes," Olds's was the "Dynamic," Chevy's "Fleetline," and Pontiac "Torpedo" or "Streamliner."

These kids are about to get a hard lesson in baling hay. The truck is a 1930 Ford AA 1.5 ton, and I'm scratching my head over what happened to the driver side door.

https://twitter.com/hipstermcdufus/status/1424719205203591170

Can't help you with the guy's name, but the car is a 1955 Buick Special and pretty sure the travel trailer is a 1947ish Westwood Coronado.

https://twitter.com/TTB_72/status/1426650385356296192

If early 1940s, that 1929 Chevy coupe would be a well worn vehicle.

https://twitter.com/Chris00042/status/1424183428786757638

Rah! Rah! Siss-boom-bah! Goooo Logan! And the car is a 1942 Chevy.

https://twitter.com/TIMarkham/status/1424135542938165250

Ralph and Hildred knew the secret to a long-lasting marriage is to have the husband ride in the trunk. In this case, the spacious trunk of a 1968 Dodge Coronet.

https://twitter.com/chriswalker_12/status/1424045376995201025

*This system also works with wives, and 1940 Chevy Special Deluxe sedans.

https://twitter.com/fobrg/status/1424906715401687044

Not sure if Bruce or Minerva rode from Mizzurah in the trunk of this 1969 Chevy Impala.

https://twitter.com/chriswalker_12/status/1424045380216446986

And then Uncle Kenny or Aunt Lucille showed up everybody by hopping out of the trunk of a 1972 Chevy Bel Air; therefore your 1969 photo dating is wrong, despite the "69" on the print. I will refrain from further conjecture on its meaning here.

https://twitter.com/chriswalker_12/status/1424045383118950402

Hard to beat the body lines of a 1961 Olds 2 door hardtop. Like the 1941-48 GM fastbacks, the 1961-62 GM 2-door bubble tops remain visually delicious.

https://twitter.com/lfjii/status/1423680111329558533

I'm tapping out on this ponderous abomination, other than it's a cut-rate fiberglass attempt at being a Bricklin or Delorean and I think probably VW-based. If y'all can ID it be my guest, I can't look at it any longer.

https://twitter.com/moparheader/status/1423988957398937600

And now to solve a few street & wilderness mysteries:

1. 31-32 Chevy cabriolet / 52 Ford / 39 Chevy
2. My pal John Joyo's bitchin 32 Ford roadster with Canadian aluminum heads
3. 32 Ford Tudor, done up 80s Boyd Coddington / Pete & Jake ZZ Top style

https://twitter.com/ajwimsatt/status/1424134316796301312

1954 GMC, and nice plates.

https://twitter.com/gjacobson/status/1424360240351375360

Another Jimmy here, this one a 1962-66 Suburban with V6 insignia.

https://twitter.com/WalkingBanned/status/1424455727008018432

1960-64 Chevy Corvair 4 door hardtop.

https://twitter.com/Bucknasty666/status/1425590762721484800

1939 Cadillac sedan, rear half removed. Note the Cadillac flathead V8, which was used in some light tanks during WW2.

https://twitter.com/The_PMix/status/1425667748848361473

1955 Chevy 2 door sedan done up semi-gasser style, and dig that sparkly metalflake.

https://twitter.com/FredBoness/status/1425898879271190530

1948-52 Ford F1 panel truck, and I assume that's where Carl the groundskeeper lives

https://twitter.com/RealSenatorials/status/1425924185537273870

1930 Ford Model A pickup

https://twitter.com/Rodgers83Mark/status/1426136516032614401

It takes skill and patience to parallel park a 1957 Lincoln Premiere with a full-on Continental kit in Brooklyn.

https://twitter.com/oldfatslow/status/1426523104877195265

1960 Chevy Impala 4 door "flattop" hard top.

https://twitter.com/White_Shadow81/status/1426529091730149380

1928-29 Ford Model A, stripped down hill climber / speedster style

https://twitter.com/Michael_Haz/status/1426529248156786688

1933 Dodge DP sedan, and yes the ram hood ornament is original. In fact 1933 was the first year for Dodge to use it.

https://twitter.com/mcgint/status/1426898924674207744

gonna close off today's IDs with some dandies from my ol' buddy Adam. Pic 1 has 1934 Plymouth coupe, 55-56 Ford F100, and 1955 Chevy 2 door wagon; pic 2 reveals a 56 Ford F100 behind the Plymouth.

https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/1428760116761821189

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Happy Motoring!

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UPDATE: I now humbly withdraw the 1972 Bel Air ID, and subject myself to the car ID correction walk of shame. Thank you to Mr Anderson for the correct answer.

https://twitter.com/The_T_Anderson/status/1431665318103961600