The Old Pictures Thread

michigander · Post by **michigander** » 19 Aug 2023, 07:45

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Can anyone identify the car in these pictures?

From 1961

My Dad worked at FoMoCo, so it's probably a Mercury or Ford.

FredS · Post by **FredS** » 20 Aug 2023, 15:29

michigander wrote: ↑19 Aug 2023, 07:45 Can anyone identify the car in these pictures?

From 1961

My Dad worked at FoMoCo, so it's probably a Mercury or Ford.

My guess (with googles help) is a '60 Mercury Park Lane, but it's missing some gills on the rear doors and fender skirts.

michigander · Post by **michigander** » 21 Aug 2023, 01:52

FredS wrote: ↑20 Aug 2023, 15:29
michigander wrote: ↑19 Aug 2023, 07:45 Can anyone identify the car in these pictures?

From 1961

My Dad worked at FoMoCo, so it's probably a Mercury or Ford.
My guess (with googles help) is a '60 Mercury Park Lane, but it's missing some gills on the rear doors and fender skirts.

Thanks Fred.

I'm now wondering if it's a '60 Montery, although this car has a visor over the backlight that isn't there on my dad's car.

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michigander · Post by **michigander** » 01 Sep 2023, 03:53

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This is a picture of my Dad working at the Ford Dynamometer Building probably in the late 1950s.

Around the time my mom gave me this (2005?), I was doing engine development at Ford, and had worked at that same Dyno cell. Some of those old dial guages were still present (not operational).

JimVH · Post by **JimVH** » 10 Oct 2023, 12:32

My Facebook memory from 2009 this morning. It's a picture of my mom during their engagement. Dad's comment is priceless.