By on December 7, 2009

CC 62 056 clue

After jpcavanaugh nailed the T-Bird on the first guess, I got a little discouraged and skipped a clue for the Mustang. I figured it would be hard to find a part on that car that everyone wouldn’t instantly recognize. But I will keep trying. And probably the first guesser tonight will know exactly what this is. Oh well. Shall we keep the clues coming though?

Get the latest TTAC e-Newsletter!

Recommended

17 Comments on “Curbside Classic Clue...”


  • avatar
    jpcavanaugh

    Based upon the apparent crudity of the pieces, and the fact that significant vehicle no. 5 has to be an SUV, my guess would be an early Willys Jeep steel station wagon.  But I am not as sure of this one as I was of the T Bird and the Volare.

    And yes, keep the clues coming. These are often maddening but are a lot of fun.

  • avatar
    mtymsi

    I think it’s a Jeep CJ model but don’t have a clue as to what year or for that matter what decade.

  • avatar
    peekay

    Love the clues!  Keep em coming!  This one doesn’t ring any bells, but I’ll still have a bit of fun with google search of some images.  I wondered what happened to the Mustang clue… thought I must have missed it but couldn’t find it.  Definitely… the clues are a big part of the fun.

  • avatar
    Jimal

    My off-the-wall guess is an early Land Rover. Specifically inside the door of an earlyLand Rover.

  • avatar
    210delray

    Well, if it’s revolutionary vehicle #5, then the Jeep CJ seems reasonable.  By all means, keep those clues coming!

  • avatar
    B-Rad

    Yes, please do keep these coming!  I don’t normally comment because as a relatively younger guy, I just don’t have enough experience with vehicles of this vintage to really have a specific, well-formed guess.  I do enjoy looking at the clues, though, and seeing how close my first intuitions were to the answer (sometimes I can postulate on the manufacturer, rarely the model).
    I’ll guess <70’s CJ on this one, but, really, I don’t have a clue.

  • avatar
    jheffner

    Never seen that before, but I would venture a guess that it is a Willys Jeep like jpcavanaugh and peekay say, but I’d push it back into the 40s as a military issue vehicle. 1943? 1945? Is this the underside of the vehicle, perhaps part of a skid plate or protective plate? The amount of light on the object leads me to think otherwise, though, for it’s far too bright to be taken under a vehicle without auxiliary lighting. Not that you wouldn’t do that, but, well, you wouldn’t.

  • avatar

    That round thing looks like a sand dollar.

  • avatar
    AICfan

    Hmm, Let’s see:
    * Thin gauge metal
    * Rust
    * Everyone expects off road / SUV thing.
     
    Early vintage Land Cruiser?

  • avatar
    fincar1

    That stuff all looks like it’s cadmium plated. Weird.
    I have found that I’m very poor at guessing these clues, and seem unable to identify even cars that I’ve owned in the past. That’s my problem though – keep them coming.

  • avatar
    Dave Skinner

    Yep, Jeep. Early vintage, war surplus or CJ3. Specifically the fuel tank, which Jeep cleverly hid under the driver’s seat.

    I guess when shells are raining down on on your head and bullets whistling past your ears, riding over a tank of gasoline didn’t seem all that risky…

  • avatar
    YellowDuck

    Yes, the clues are great fun.  For the 99% of us who never have any idea what any of them are, it is fascinating to watch other folks nail them right away.  Bit of a freak show, actually…

  • avatar
    texlovera

    I agree with everyone else:  keep giving the clues.  I haven’t even come close to one yet, but it’s still fun!

  • avatar
    Kodiak12060@hotmail.com

     WWll jeep. Post slatgrill 1942-45 MB or GPW because it has a large hole gas tank not the early slat grill small hole in the drvers seat. I’ve had a few.

  • avatar
    superbadd75

    Please keep the clues going, I love speculating even though I’ve yet to get a single one. My guess this time is Spongebob’s Boat. It’s easily identified by the starfish insignia and protective armor, as Spongebob is a horrible driver.

  • avatar
    pennintj

    Early Toyota FJ Landcruiser?

    Is that a fuel level sight glass on the top side of the photo?

  • avatar
    obbop

    It ain’t no Tiffany lamp.

Read all comments

Back to TopLeave a Reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Recent Comments

  • Lou_BC: @Carlson Fan – My ’68 has 2.75:1 rear end. It buries the speedo needle. It came stock with the...
  • theflyersfan: Inside the Chicago Loop and up Lakeshore Drive rivals any great city in the world. The beauty of the...
  • A Scientist: When I was a teenager in the mid 90’s you could have one of these rolling s-boxes for a case of...
  • Mike Beranek: You should expand your knowledge base, clearly it’s insufficient. The race isn’t in...
  • Mike Beranek: ^^THIS^^ Chicago is FOX’s whipping boy because it makes Illinois a progressive bastion in the...

New Car Research

Get a Free Dealer Quote

Who We Are

  • Adam Tonge
  • Bozi Tatarevic
  • Corey Lewis
  • Jo Borras
  • Mark Baruth
  • Ronnie Schreiber