Thread by @iowahawkblog

Hey Loootcy, we got a lotta IDin' to do on #DavesCarIDService

*America's favorite redhead here is slumping behind the wheel of a 1955 Pontiac Star Chief convertible.

Due to today's late start I'll jump right into it, but please remember to tag your ID requests with #DavesCarIDService.

Let's kickoff with another edition of... Toddlers! Perched Precariously! On Cars!

Lil' Mom is buffing the hood of a 1946-48 Chrysler.

https://twitter.com/breathem_rpl/status/1484390197932351488

Yessir, top one is indeed a 1935-36 Pierce-Arrow 836 sedan; the mystery below it is a 1939 Hudson Model 92.

https://twitter.com/RebelJerry111/status/1484361654619889667

both cars are deserving of some individual attention and cropping. Pierce-Arrow of Buffalo NY was of America's earliest prestige car brands, sadly dying in 1938, and it's a rare & special treat to see one in a family photo ID request.

Ring the first time ID bell! Another rarity here, a 1925-27 Franklin Model 11-A Landau Coupe, and I believe the first family Franklin I've gotten in a car ID request.

https://twitter.com/s8470/status/1484262592126271492

if you're wondering what the hood ornament is about, it's the mighty Franklin lion *rrroowwwrrr*. Like Pierce-Arrow, Franklins were made in upstate NY, in Syracuse.

Canadians Are Weird, Exhibit C-27: That there is a 1956 Meteor Rideau 2 door hardtop. Basically a 1956 Ford retrimmed and rebadged for the Great White North, per the Canadian content laws of the time. Ford, GM, & Mopar all had Canada-spec brands.

https://twitter.com/toddva99/status/1483620744743501827

🎵She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake🎵
This cornfield noir femme fatale exudes danger with her 1940 Chevy Special Deluxe sedan.

https://twitter.com/Thrilloughby/status/1483521115754352640

Now here's a fantastic photo: Dad is teaching his boys the finer points of model airplane construction on the tailgate of a 1965 Chevy wagon. Not enough visual to tell if Impala or Bel Air.

https://twitter.com/H53V22/status/1483436281728278541

*PS - I can see jusssst enough of the other car in the wagon's side window to tell you it's a 1961-64 Lincoln.

Unlike Grandpa's rare Saxon Six, his brother drove a much more common 1915-16 Ford Model T roadster. Not technically a runabout, which were defined by lack of doors.

https://twitter.com/RealRickGeorge/status/1483095342862290946

The first 2 are probably the same car: 1941-42 Chrysler, DeSoto, or Dodge 4 door sedan. Car in photo 3 is a 1946-48 Chevy Fleetmaster.

https://twitter.com/lawyergill/status/1482798172619608068

This angler's seat is the bumper of a 1955 Oldsmobile 88 or 98. They didn't have big fins as such, which would appear in later Olds models.

https://twitter.com/Steve3449/status/1482745988406460416

*The evolution of Olds fins: 1955, 57, 58, 59

Yessir, I believe that would be a Triumph Tiger, either a 1950-53 T100 or possibly a 54-55 T110.

https://twitter.com/TexasChance/status/1482744676478328837

Our second chrome-festooned 1946-48 Chrysler of the day comes courtesy Tony's family album.

https://twitter.com/justtjb/status/1482739317323833344

Our second Hudson of the day comes courtesy my ol' flyboy pal Steverino, this one a 1941, with a 1939-40 Ford sedan across the street. Much big Americansky car, not like in Lithuania old country.

https://twitter.com/stevegraff/status/1482365362809315336

*based on June 1965 photo processing date, it appears they weren't in a big hurry to get the film to the developer.

A tip of the lid to my Eurocar guru @Harry_Bergeron for positively nailing this 1936 Rover Speed 14 Saloon which had me stumped last weekend.

https://twitter.com/HandmadeIvy/status/1480014314400456706

Gettin' ready to see how hard that 1942 Buick Special sedan can take that gravel curve. Pro tip: steer into the slide.

https://twitter.com/fobrg/status/1484278189111361536

Time to move onto some wilderness & street finds. 1949 Ford Tudor, first year of Ford's groundbreaking postwar "shoebox" design, and it's slightly dolled up with an Appleton spotlight and JC Whitney headlight bezels.

https://twitter.com/LarryWoods/status/1483108018858635270

Yessir, 1960 Pontiac Ventura 2 door hardtop, rolling on 18s with a nice rake. 60 Pontiacs were a criminally underrated design.

https://twitter.com/whitehead_kent/status/1482793714196041730

Them 1960 Ponchos doll up real nice.

1964-66 Chevy or GMC Suburban.

https://twitter.com/grahaminvegas/status/1482751327214059520

1956 Ford COE.

https://twitter.com/Stordl01/status/1482737056082235396

1954 Chevy pickup

https://twitter.com/0xDFF006/status/1482728911561797640

1958 Buick, probably with a Soviet diesel tractor engine

https://twitter.com/lancesalyers/status/1484189205903335425

*I salute Cuba's resourceful mechanics, who keep pre-revolution American cars running with whatever baling wire and paper mache and tinfoil is available. But Cuba is in no way a magical treasure trove of pristine 1950s cars.

Keep those #DavesCarIDService cards and letters coming, but I'm afraid for now I have an important appointment with nap time.

Until tomorrow's edition, Happy Motoring!