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The clues were too easy, I was dropping hints left and right, and DweezilSFV named the Comet on guess number three. No more Mr. Nice Guy; no more hints. If someone names this car quickly, I’m going to very unhappy, but impressed. OK, get your Google Image tabs ready and…go!
This one’s for all you frustrated pump jockeys from back in the day when there was no self-serve.
Old Chevy II
Volvo 240 wagon?
Dodge Omni 024 or it’s Plymouth sibling.
It looks like mid-50s GM to me, but that and 50 cents will get you about enough gas to go 5-6 miles down the highway.
Looks like the car was repainted.
Pontiac, either ’56 or ’57
Why is the fuel door a different color than the car?
Must be American…
“It looks like mid-50s GM ”
Back then GM always hid the gas filler. Behind the license plate holder and behind a tail light were popular places.
Color looks similar to the light blue offered on Volvo 240s for years. But that isn’t a 240 — the filler was on the passenger side and that sculpted line isn’t there.
I’m going to guess mid-50s GM too (before they started hiding the gas fillers).
1951 or 1952 Packard (same sheetmetal for both). Moving right along…
Volvo 144.
turbosaab :
October 19th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
Why is the fuel door a different color than the car?
Must be American…
Is that really necessary? Is it not possible that the fuel door was taken off another car that had it’s original paint and the car in question here had been repainted at one point in time?
70’s vintage GMC or Chevy full size van?
This is not a Volvo. It’s early 70’s or late 60’s vintage. I’d say European but beyond that, I’m stumped.
An International Scout.
An International Scout. This is the first time I have suggested this.
Left side filler door makes me think ’70s era Japanese manufacture is likely, or maybe some old Rover model. But damned if I can figure it out.
It certainly isn’t a Saab. Any Saab that old blew up long ago.
I’m going to guess that the body and fuel filler door are of two different materials. The body may be fiberglass while the door is a metal.
It’s gotta be a GM, because of how square the fuel door is (its corners are barely radiused) and because it has a detent, instead of a flange or lip to open the door. I keep thinking an old S-10, because the fuel filler was on the driver’s side and just above the sheet metal crease, but I can’t find one where that crease terminates immediately aft of the filler, as in this pic.
Nice tough one this time, Paul!
I’m with the Duke….1950’s Packard.
1950 Ford
It does look like a GM design, but my money’s on 1952 Packard.
Robert Schwartz :
(ME) “It looks like mid-50s GM ”
(RS) Back then GM always hid the gas filler. Behind the license plate holder and behind a tail light were popular places
That was true of the ’57 Chevy, and likely some of the other ’57s. But not in ’55 and not with at least some ’56 GMs.
It’s not an international. they didn’t hide the cap.
One more for 51 Packard ….with a replaced fuel fill door
the Duke is a genius. definitely ’51 Packard:
http://www.automotivehistoryonline.com/1951%20Packard%20200%20deluxe%20sedan.jpg
I’m going with a late 80s – early 90s Ford Ranger…
I am with you guys with the 1951 or 1952 Packard!
Duke
Nice one, what a find on the street.
Definitely a ’51 or ’52 Packard. Well done, Duke!
How about a 1965 Chevy Nova!
Ford Festiva?
My hypothesis on why the gas door paint does not match the rest of the car
My father had an autobody shop and if the color code could not be located he would have the paint matched based on the inside of the gas door. I bet when this car was repainted, I bet the shop took the gas door off to match the paint and then they forgot to put the door on when they painted the car. Then they just buffed and waxed the door and put it back on. I bet at first it matched pretty well, but 20 or 30 extra years has caught up with it.
npbheights :
October 20th, 2009 at 9:49 am
My hypothesis on why the gas door paint does not match the rest of the car
On a few cars, the cover is plastic and tends to fade at a different rate than the rest of the car. Had a mid-80s Dodge Colt where the bumpers and gas cap door were plastic and became significantly lighter than the rest of the car after a few years.
This doesn’t apply to older cars and wouldn’t apply in this case, of course (assuming it’s a 50s car as many have suggested).
Seat of the pants shot here… my brain on its first cup of morning coffee tells me “full size Chevy or GMC van, late 70’s vintage”, so I’m going with that.
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edit: Ack! I see Monty beat me to that guess from yesterday, so that was probably a miss. Now I’m thinking a Ford product based on the curved edges on that door, although I that bead is throwing me off, Econolines don’t have one like that, right? (as he runs out to driveway to take a look).
Well, I see I’m too late to this string to do anything but agree with tpbheights after seeing the pic that italianstallion posted. I’m looking forward to the article, because I have good Packard memories even though my dad’s was a “pregnant elephant” 1950 rather than the much more stylish 51 or 52.
Pagona Zonda
2010 Tata Nano.
1969 Moon Rover
1963 Tempest
Late ’60 full-size Ford?
It’s a blue car with a door over the gas cap.