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Need help identifying a 1950s automobile
Trying to scan and date some family 35mm slides that don't have film processing dates on them.
If I can learn the year model of this Pontiac then it will be a great help. Thanks! Steve
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1955 Pontiac Star Chief
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It looks like a 55' but I don't think its a Star Chief. It doesn't have the stars on the doors. They also would be on the front fender but there's no front picture to confirm. It's a Catalina.
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Yup..`55. See the "railroad tracks" on the top of the rear 1/4 panels? A Starchief would also have them on the hood.
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Haven't run across any slides of the front of the car yet...but that's okay...don't really need the model, just the year.
Okay, I have another question for ya... Is my memory correct that in the 50s the new cars hit the dealer showrooms in the FALL of the preceding year? Can I safely say that these slides could NOT have been taken before, say, September of 1954?
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Steve
Correct. I remember the dealers whitewashing the showroom windows so your couldn't see them until a particular date....which was either in Sept or early Oct.
When my dad was with the oil company, he'd get a new car every two years and we couldn't wait to see what he was going to buy. His car expense account basically paid for it. I can remember going past the dealerships and trying to see what was in there. Nice Pony-ac! Pack
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Hey there, Packy!
LOL! The "little guy" in the top image is me! We traded this Pontiac for a Buick in early 1958, so, thanks to Ron, Bill, Griz, and you, I think I can date these slides as "between Sept 1954 and Spring 1958". Snowfall here happens about once every 10-15 years, so if I can find out when it snowed here in the winters of '54 to '57 I can date these even better!
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I would guess the picture is in 56 The lic plates. 55 were orange 56 were black Ron |
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Ron,
I believe you have nailed it! I had forgotten that Florida plates alternated colors back then. Thanks, man! The only times it has ever snowed here has been Jan - March, so the bottom two pics have to be Jan - March of 1956. You may find it interesting to know that the plate prefix (the number before the dash) indicates the county ranked by population. 1 = Dade county (Miami) 2 = Duval county (Jacksonville) and so forth for 67 counties. My county (Okaloosa) ranked 43rd in population, so our prefix was "43 -". Thanks again! Steve
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Snow in Florida? Nah.. thats got to be the stuff you get in the spraycan.
The plate looks green though. The plates were green in 1958. I'm pretty sure it's a 1955 Pontiac Chieftain.
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