Another mystery car Pt 94!

[silverfoxcc]

This is a section of a picture of the closed BR Station at Holme

The station closed in 1959 and the picture is dated 1961

The car is the problem

It looks like a Hillman Suoer Minx with the '6 light body' According to the Minx Wiki site this style came out in 1964 BUT i though that the rear wrap around screen came out in 1964 with the Humber Sceptre
If it is a 1964 picture it seem unusual that the station sign is still there 5 years after closure as Beeching was very quick in getting rid of infrastructure so it could not be reopened!

Apologies for the bad pic, if i can get hold of the original to post i will

If we discount Hillman what other models fit that shape in 1961?

Edited by silverfoxcc on Thursday 29th October 23:11

[Stevepolly]

Singer vogue? This updated rear window came out in 1964.

Edited by Stevepolly on Thursday 29th October 23:50

Edited by Stevepolly on Thursday 29th October 23:51

[rjfp1962]

Stevepolly said:

Singer vogue?

Correct! Isn't she a beauty?!

[Mr Tidy]

If the photo is from 1961 I don't think it is a Rootes Group car - the Singer Vogue didn't look like that until a few years later.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer_Vogue

[Johnspex]

I don't think there can be much doubt that it is a Rootes car of the Vogue/ Super Minx type.
I think it likely the date on the photo is wrong or illegible.

[JxJ Jr.]

The top of the rear quarter lights look like they might be slightly different - to a point on the Vogue while the car in the pic appears to have a horizontal section.

[Johnspex]

JxJ Jr. said:

The top of the rear quarter lights look like they might be slightly

different - to a point on the Vogue while the car in the pic appears to have a horizontal section.

I thought that but thought the rest of it was so obviously Rootes that it was just a trick of the light.

[Stevepolly]

This is off the net.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&amp...

Edited by Stevepolly on Friday 30th October 23:30