Thread by @iowahawkblog

Happy Super Bowl Sunday from #DavesCarIDService! Len Dawson celebrates the Chiefs' upset win in SB IV by buying his missus a fur coat and taking her out to Mamma Leone's Pizza KC in his new 1970 Dodge Challenger RT/SE, his reward for winning game MVP.

Sport Magazine once gave a new car to Super Bowl MVP, starting with Bart Starr's snazzy 67 Corvette in SB I. The Packers routed the Chiefs in that game, and Len Dawson famously sat in halftime locker room contemplation with a lung dart and Fresca.

A new car was a sizeable incentive back before 8-figure salaries and when most NFL players had off season jobs. Other prizewinners included Terry Bradshaw (1979 Pontiac Trans-Am) and the unfortunate Fred Biletnikoff (velour upholstered 1977 Ford Mustang II)

Anyhoo, may the best team win, and may the victors enjoy their spoils (I don't really have a dog in this fight, I just watch it for the commercials).

Time to move onto the car IDs, but first let's all recite the car ID request pledge:

It's a rare occasion for me to start off with a non-car vehicle but this splendid image really grabbed my attention. What you see here is an "Irish Mail," made by the Standard Manufacturing Co. of Indianapolis. Propelled by hand, and steered by feet.

https://twitter.com/_michaelcurry_/status/1620800484150837253

*Invented by tinkerer Hugh Hill of Anderson IN in 1902; Hill was former chief engineer for the Illinois Insane Asylum in Kankakee (true story). His "Irish Mail" was inspired by railroad handcarts, named after the fastest railroad train of the time, and sold in the millions.

**don't say I don't go the extra mile for you people.

#1: these gals are ready to hop into a 1940 Chevy and head to the Rialto to swoon for skinny crooner sensation Sinatra.

#2: after Sinatra-induced fainting spells, but this time in a 1941-42 or 46-48 Ford or Mercury sedan.

https://twitter.com/stockemer/status/1619760764075782144

Big bro totes a big plastic Thermos of Kool Aid as the fam packs into a 1964-65 AMC Rambler American 330 wagon for a weekend of skeeter bites. Nash-Rambler-AMC was definitely the most wagon-centric of all US car makers of the time.

https://twitter.com/PetsandPucks/status/1619718029881004035

By the looks of things, Jerry & Melba were also mighty fertile. Behind them on left, 1958 Chevy; on right, 1956 Dodge Coronet; and yonder, 1956 Chrysler Windsor.

https://twitter.com/HeartyChunks/status/1619459156041437186

A veritable cornucopia of those Nash-Rambler-AMC wagons here:

#1: 1962 Rambler Classic, w/ 1959 Ford F100
#2: gals love a 1961 Rambler Classic
#3: Dad was no fortunate son, and a 1960 Rambler Six.

https://twitter.com/HeartyChunks/status/1619456022149734400

*Branding timeline:

1902-14: Rambler
1915-16: Jeffrey
1917-56: Nash
1957-64: Rambler
1965-83: AMC

This swell Canadian Daddy-Daughter moment includes a 1959 Ford Custom 300, with a 1955 Pontiac lurking in the background.

https://twitter.com/LeblancRouge/status/1619375655216463872

Time for another... Toddlers! Perched! Precariously! On Cars!

In this case, a base model 1958 Chevy Yeoman wagon; lack of "V" insignia on hood indicates a six cylinder model.

https://twitter.com/myyankees2/status/1619373052487430144

*In 1958 the pecking order for full size Chevy trim packages was Impala, Bel Air, Biscayne, and Del Ray; for wagons, Nomad, Brookwood, and Yeoman.

I'm gonna break this into 3 separate IDs because each car is different, and each photo is absolutely terrific.

https://twitter.com/JosephFKoch/status/1619348994513326080

First up, these little girls are riding shotgun on the running board of a 1917-18 Dodge Brothers touring, probably a ceremonial new car pic.

Next, the 3rd wheel won't take the hint and scram as romance blossoms between the two lovebirds; car in this case is probably a 1918ish Chevy FA "Baby Grand," tho it might also be a 1915-16ish Cadillac or Buick touring.

These patriotic gals are saluting Old Glory, with I thiiiiink a 1918ish Packard touring back there? Sorry, not much to go so ID is somewhat conjectural. Would love to know location and if that round building is still with us.

"Ya shouldn'ta oughta ratted us Mugsy, now I gotta rub ya out, see?"

Car is kind of a layup for me as I own one, so I can tell you this stylish gangster is leaning on a 1928-31 Ford Model A coupe.

https://twitter.com/Jamie83390459/status/1619342279629758464

At one time, even men in diapers were expected to wear hats. Behind the fellas here was a 1965 Ford Galaxie sedan, and a VW Beetle of indeterminant (at least for me) pre 1969 vintage.

https://twitter.com/TheTinFossil/status/1618805456788688896

Holy SHNIKEYS. That there is an insanely rare 1957 Jaguar XKSS, the street legal version of Jaguar's D-Type race car. Only 1 year production, only 25 made, and near priceless today. Likely headed up Laurel Canyon to race some suckers on Mulholland.

https://twitter.com/DrGeorgeBurdell/status/1618785628807901184

*for completeness sake, photo also includes, L-R, 1959 Buick, 1959 Chevy Impala, and 1955 Buick convertible.

Most all Jag XKSSes are on museum pedestals guarded by lasers and henchmen and whatnot, it's just amazingly cool to see one on the street.

Looks like Grandpa Joe (Jack Albertson) and Willy Wonka (University of Iowa Hawkeye alumnus Gene Wilder) are also headed to Mulholland Drive for some street racing in a 1966-69 BMW 1600. Beware that Jag XKSS fellas!

https://twitter.com/BuckyDornster/status/1618484756894842880

Another holy shnikeys street find, this one a (actually THE) 1953 Alfa Romeo BAT 5. First of 3 one-off BAT styling exercise/ concept cars Bertone produced for Alfa 1953-55.

BTW, "BAT" was for Berlina Aerodinamica Tecnica, not the Caped Crusader.

https://twitter.com/DJTolan/status/1617956348205101056

It was a Hard Knock Life for these Little Orphan Annies, until Daddy Warbucks pulled up to the orphanage in his swanky 1928-29 Packard 640 sedan.

https://twitter.com/MarytheHolyDog/status/1617314202389028864

These Ohio tourists are stopping for a quick haircut, and to drop off a few dozen rolls of vacation photos of Toledo for film processing, in a 1964 Olds Dynamic 88 convertible.

https://twitter.com/brendanqstar/status/1617281214703878146

"Kids, you get in the back of the pickup and guard the Budweiser and ice. If anybody tries to grab 'em, commence to bitin'. "

Truck here is a circa 1985 Dodge Ram.

https://twitter.com/ChestyFitz/status/1617231824287338496

Tough call on the nearest car behind the stylish lady, but I think a 1939 or 40 Hudson Pacemaker 91 sedan; car behind that is definitely 1940-42/46-48 Mopar (Dodge, Plymouth, Chrysler, or DeSoto).

https://twitter.com/TG41115026/status/1617173215163424769

Another Hudson here, this time a circa 1913-15 Model 40 touring car. I suspect the photo was sometime near to the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.

https://twitter.com/BMMarino13/status/1617148644699897857

If 1948-49, Pops sure got a lot of snowy-salty NY mileage out of his old reliable 1936 Dodge sedan.

https://twitter.com/MarkHolmlund/status/1616912392981708801

"Ahh, go pedal your papers flatfoot, you ain't got nothin' on me, see? Go tell the boys down at Warner traffic division I run this backlot."

Bogey and his pal are on -- wait for it -- 1934-37 Ingo eccentric wheel exer-bikes.

https://twitter.com/WCespar/status/1622648899180560402

Allow Curly Howard to demonstrate the intricacies of riding an Ingo Bike:

Other Ingo Bike enthusiasts included starlets Rita Hayworth and Maxine Doyle. They were a hula hoop-like craze in the 1930s.

I told you mugs I always go the extra mile for you.

And on that note, I'm afraid I have to clock out for the day. Keep those terrific photos coming, and I'll be back next weekend for more automotive mystery solving. Until then, Happy Motoring!