Thread by @iowahawkblog

Happy United States Grand Prix weekend from #DavesCarIDService. The first US Grand Prix (Anglicized to "Grand Prize") was held Nov 1908 in Savannah GA, and won by Frenchman Louis Wagner in this 120 hp (!) Fiat.

*Savannah built a 25 mile course winding through city streets and country roads, using prison labor, to lure the event. First car race in the US run under international rules, it attracted entries from Europe and the US and 60k spectators including President Taft.

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OK, let's get to today's caseload: Great Unk & Auntie are styling in front of a 1961 Dodge Dart Phoenix 2 dr hardtop. If a "race car," I hope it was packing a Mopar 413 RB dual quad cross ram. And 1961 was the peak year for car rooflines IMHO.

https://twitter.com/brown_cody72/status/1448049938022158337

You may remember this engine from Jan & Dean's Little Old Lady From Pasadena ("parked in her rickety old garage is a brand new shiny red Super Stock Dodge") and the Beach Boys' Shut Down ("my Stingray is light, her slicks are starting to spin / but the 413's really diggin in")

Contain yourselves ladies! This saucy mechanic, clad in necktie and striped overalls, is comin' atcha on the bumper of a 1925-26 Oldsmobile.

https://twitter.com/HazeDoran/status/1447279070249570306

Find someone to look at you like Grandpa looked at Grandma. Their car here is a 1950 Buick Super; trunk emblem says Buick Eight, and side trim script says Dynaflow (automatic transmission). Note the Tennessee shaped license plate.

https://twitter.com/BigWillyRuss/status/1446835080350027776

*a quick zoom-in on the license plate confirms the photo was taken in 1950, possibly a ceremonial photo on the occasion of the new car.

Yes, likely a Eureka funeral procession car; based on a 1926-27 Packard. Eureka was one of a number of companies (like Henney and Superior) that made hearses and ambulances based on Cadillac, Packard, etc chassis.

https://twitter.com/swizze_gfrank/status/1445921385654616072

Ooh la la! Pretty sure these two mademoiselles and their pup are trucking along in a circa 1900 Peugeot 3CV (ht @ronval912)

https://twitter.com/JuliusLStewart/status/1445066354781048832

What an amazing shot in front of the Woolworth Building, briefly the world's tallest. Double suicide doors on the cab say 1928 Hudson, tho not 100% certain. Car behind it is a 1928 Chevy.

https://twitter.com/TXHogPilot/status/1444746368078204928

By golly it's another 1928 Chevy sedan, maybe the same one in the honeymoon pic, and Grandpa parked it there to shoot the previous photo. Easier to find parking in NYC back then I guess.

https://twitter.com/TXHogPilot/status/1444744738767360004

For all you Dodgers fans (ht @DevilPhx), here's one from when they were still known as the Brooklyn Robins. Car here is a bit of a challenge, I will venture a 1923 Haynes but possible it could be a 1923 Duesenberg Model A.

https://twitter.com/OTBaseballPhoto/status/1443562180788555786

The ol' ubiquitous 1917-24 Ford Model T touring, the car that put the average Joe on wheels no matter where he lived. Note export market right hand steering. Circa 1920, 50% of all cars in the world were Ford Model Ts.

https://twitter.com/LateAgitations/status/1442188429870075906

*btw, this one has accessory wire wheels, probably Daytons or Buffalos.

obliged to provide a minor date correction here (ht @mherlhy0816), these two blues legends are standing next to a 1941 Plymouth.

https://twitter.com/bluezharp/status/1441508770346160128

Looks like Lil' Dad is lovin' the new baseball glove he got from Grandpop. Car in the distance is a 1947-49 Studebaker sedan.

https://twitter.com/jpklees/status/1442108006385213443

These Austin paleo-hipsters were going retro in 1959 with their 1910 Rambler Model 54 touring.

https://twitter.com/ajwimsatt/status/1441760250084823056

brief history: TB Jeffery began building Rambler brand bicycles in Chicago in the 1890s, switched to car making in Kenosha WI in 1900 using same brand. By 1902 it was the #2 selling car behind Oldsmobile. In 1914 change name to Jeffery, then sold to Nash; thus the Nash Rambler.

Another neat shot of old Austin, and gotta tag our old friend and historian of African-American car culture @weargrits. Car yonder on right is a 1931 Buick; to the left I think (not 100% sure) is a 1929 Chrysler 75.

https://twitter.com/ajwimsatt/status/1439566891035598854

A very early (1908-10) Ford Model T but unusual as it is right hand drive. Could be a Canadian made one, or maybe just a flipped negative.

https://twitter.com/HazeDoran/status/1435714766295605252

hmmm. Kinda stumped here, I sense a 1936ish Citroen Traction Avant model, but not really jibing on the fenders. Putting out batsignal to my go-to Eurocar guru @Harry_Bergeron

https://twitter.com/fobrg/status/1432945460034129921

*obviously it can take a while to get to all your car ID requests

Sorry y'all, that's it for today, back tomorrow for more adventures in car identification. Until then, happy motoring!