navigator4 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Does anyone recognize this car? It's out in the mountains of Arizona at a mining area, so I presume it was used to get around the site. Has been pretty well chopped up and modified, but if you know your dashboards, it should be identifiable. Can get better pics later if needed. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFeeney Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I will start the guessing by saying Mid 50's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reynard Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Looks like there might be the remains of an engine block in there. It could have some identifiable casting numbers or marks. Same goes for brake drums and other hard parts. Pictures of the engine remains would help, too. That large glove box makes me think it was a truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty Trucker Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Too bad car and truck bones don't contain DNA. Life would be a lot easier. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28 Chrysler Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 A good photo of what is left of the instrument panel may help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pont35cpe Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Is that a remote headlight, or just no fender to mount it on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navigator4 Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 Thanks for the replies. Those pics were taken by a friend, I will get out there in a week or so and take more detailed photos, maybe find a good clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Maybe a 1959 Opel Olympia? 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS25 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 I had to look that up. interesting car. Probably not many left today 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 I had to do some research to find it as well. I knew it looked late 50's early 60's economy domestic car or foreign. Eventually stumbled across it. Seems google images has really removed alot of images that used to come up. I used to search dash panels to identify parts and there were always a pile of results, now not many. I guess Just AI determining what we should see, not what we actually want to see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navigator4 Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 (edited) Great work, that looks right! Besides the dash, there's that part under the curved windshield that is cut off on the jalopy. Will still get out there and see what else I can find, maybe there is a bit left of the engine. Thanks!! Edited February 8 by navigator4 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navigator4 Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 (edited) Ran back out to the site, and a closer look revealed the word Opel cast into the steering gear. The cluster is right, too. No trace of the engine, what looked like cylinders was part of the body. So, mystery solved. Thanks for the help! Note, those lights are very well attached, but not movable. I guess there were no fenders (or roof or windshield, or ...) Edited February 8 by navigator4 (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Cool. Not sure there is even one salvageable part there. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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