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Name these cars #413180 08/19/18 10:44 AM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 304 Williamsport MD Black Bird OP Backyard Mechanic
OP Black Bird Backyard Mechanic Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 304 Williamsport MD	Can anyone identify the cars in this photo? This was the American Squadron of the British Home Guard which was made up of Americans living in Briton when the war started. It numbered virtually all the U.S. press correspondents and journalists posted to London. It was officially allowed by a special order of King George VI to cover the laws regarding foreign nationals serving in this country in time of war when the US was not yet a belligerent. They used the vehicles they brought with them. Attached Images Last edited by Black Bird; 08/19/18 12:16 PM. Reason: no photo added

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Re: Name these cars Black Bird #413181 08/19/18 10:54 AM
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Tiny Hall Monitor ChatMaster - 7,000 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,046 Likes: 107 South Central Kansas	No photo. VCCA Member 43216 Save a life, adopt a senior shelter pet. 1938 HB Business Coupe 1953 210 Sedan

Re: Name these cars Black Bird #413182 08/19/18 11:02 AM
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Junkyard Dog Tech Advisor ChatMaster - 25,000 Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 29,863 Eagle Point, Oregon	What photo??? The Mangy Old Mutt "If It's Not Junk.....It's Not Treasure!"

Re: Name these cars Junkyard Dog #413184 08/19/18 11:34 AM
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,558 Fletcher, NC Beamer ChatMaster - 1,500
Beamer ChatMaster - 1,500 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,558 Fletcher, NC	They were posted using the new stealth technology only available here (tee-hee)! Beamer Last edited by Beamer; 08/19/18 11:35 AM. Chat Region Member 2017 GMC Canyon

Re: Name these cars Black Bird #413185 08/19/18 12:17 PM
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OP Black Bird Backyard Mechanic Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 304 Williamsport MD	Sorry

Re: Name these cars Black Bird #413187 08/19/18 12:35 PM
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Chev Nut ChatMaster - 25,000 Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 30,701 Likes: 141 West Allis,Wi.	The first car appears to be about a 1934 Packard with "English required head lights. Next car a1937 Olds or Buick. Picture too blurry to see the rest. Packads and Buicks were popularUS cars in England at that time. Last edited by Chev Nut; 08/19/18 12:53 PM. Gene Schneider

Re: Name these cars Chev Nut #413192 08/19/18 02:52 PM
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Beamer ChatMaster - 1,500 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,558 Fletcher, NC	My guess would be the second car is a Buick. The cars show partially blacked out headlights and I presume the grills were blacked out also. The Buick had vertical grill bars and in an unclear photo such as this, I believe the grill would appear as a solid mass due to how close the bars were, especially if blacked out. The Oldsmobile had horizontal grill bars that were quite widely spaced. Since there are highlights visible on the cars, on the tops of the fenders, the bumpers, the hood, etc., I think if it were an Olds, the widely spaced grill bars would show some highlighted stripes even if very vague. I do not think it would appear as a solid mass as the grill on the second car appears. But as Gene says, the picture is blurry and thus everything about it is conjecture or, at best, an educated guess! Beamer Chat Region Member 2017 GMC Canyon

Re: Name these cars Beamer #413200 08/19/18 06:04 PM
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OP Black Bird Backyard Mechanic Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 304 Williamsport MD	Thank guys. Trying to confirm this unit used all American vehicles. This is a still from a Brit newsreel showing Churchill inspecting the American Squadron. Last edited by Black Bird; 08/19/18 06:06 PM.

Re: Name these cars Black Bird #413283 08/20/18 04:02 PM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 337 Likes: 4 canada kaygee Backyard Mechanic
kaygee Backyard Mechanic Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 337 Likes: 4 canada	Black Bird, what's the story behind the picture in your avatar?

Re: Name these cars kaygee #413328 08/21/18 06:23 AM
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OP Black Bird Backyard Mechanic Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 304 Williamsport MD	I don't honestly know kaygee. I found it once while searching for pictures and thought it was "different" Looks like he backed into a sink hole.

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