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Kudos to Steve-O, who was able to distinguish between fake vomit, grandma’s fridge, and naugahyde to identify the Dodge Aspen. And his was the first guess, of many. Regrettably, today’s clue is small, but don’t let that discourage you.
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Ok, let me see…that is undoubtedly the running board of…a…no, can’t be a running board, no one’s stepped on it since it was painted. Looks really close to the ground – are we sure this is part of a running, driving vehicle and not one sitting on flat tires or up on blocks? In other words, ya got me, Niedermeyer!
(edit) My 1971 Dodge pickup had wide “running boards” that you saw when you opened the door. They were turned up at the ends though, but that is what this photo reminds me of. The curved dark thing is a manhole cover, isn’t it?
Looks like the lower quarter panel of a pre-’63 Volvo Amazon (122).
Don’t know if this qualifies as “old enough” or a classic (methinks not), but it looks like molding from a Pontiac Transport…
I second Daniel Stern’s prediction. The grey bulge is the spare-tire well… a lot of Volvos had them.
Ford LTD (just kidding).
Olds Silhouette.
Daniel Stern got it I think. Definitely a Volvo 120 series… which was sold until 1970 I think. It could be a 122S or a 123GT.
Daniel Stern got it I think. Definitely a Volvo 120 series… which was sold until 1970. It could be a 122S or a 123GT.
I think it is a Grand Cherokee limited circa 2002.
122 it is…I pushed-started one of these with my Austin A40 back in high school. Started the Volvo and blew up my engine in the process.
+1 on the 122S. Remarkable absence of rust! Mine lived in Chicago and Michigan for several years and dissolved.
See now, I think it’s a rear bumper -of what, I have no idea…
@peekay:
Yes, the Amazon was sold thru 1970, but I am fairly sure those ribs on the lower quarter went away post-’62. If we’re using the numerical designations, then it could be a 121, a 122, a 123, a 221, or a 222…depending on what car was photographed and where in the world.
I never would have gotten that. I will look forward to the CC. Mt. Rainier, MD, another funky enclave of classic cars had one of these, a wagon, which the young wife had found and given to the young husband shortly after they got married. Somewhere I have a photo from the mid to late ’90s. I love these old Volvos (the P1800 and the 544 as well), and I don’t think any of the contemporary volvos compare in style to these.
One of the GM “dustbuster” minivans, I think.
Late 50’s, early ’60s Volvo Amazon. Body type unknown.
Daniel J. Stern :
I had a 1966 122S that had the ribs on the lower rear quarter panel. I think the sedan had them all the way through… or if they were dropped it was very late in the model production… like ’69 or ’70. The wagon versions didn’t have the ribs.
I’d say this one is 1965 or later, based on the color… but it appears to have been repainted so the color might have been changed.
2010 Tata Nano.
Volvo 122 it is, check it out:
http://www.swaqvalley.com/Blueprints/1965_Volvo_122S.jpg
Paul craftily stopped short of showing us the chrome bumper – nice attempt at obfuscation!
PN,
I don’t know why you’re so fascinated by my grandma’s kitchen, but the door to the broiler? Really? What’ll it be next week, the old chest freezer in the basement, or the manual coffee grinder?
You might want to call the police on the owners of this Volvo. That appears to be human hair and blood on the left rear quarter panel.
I stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night and watched Miami CSI