Can you ID that Vehicle? (1 Viewer)

[medtro]

Thanks!

Any idea what year?

I found it in Lake Valley, New Mexico, a ghost town, with no indication of what it was. The locking gas cap leads me to believe it was running during the 1970s gas crisis. That is when we put locking gas caps on our vehicles. Gas was too cheap before that!

I am going to guess 1935

Sierra County Ghost Town - Desert Exposure

As you walk around the ghost town at Lake Valley, you can almost feel the presence of the miners, saloon keepers, teachers, preachers and others who inhabited this once bustling mining town. The Lake Valley Historic Townsite is located about 30 miles northwest of Hatch.

www.desertexposure.com

 

[Stepmurr]

I am going to guess 1935

Sierra County Ghost Town - Desert Exposure

As you walk around the ghost town at Lake Valley, you can almost feel the presence of the miners, saloon keepers, teachers, preachers and others who inhabited this once bustling mining town. The Lake Valley Historic Townsite is located about 30 miles northwest of Hatch.

www.desertexposure.com

Your Ghost Town Knowledge is strong!

Thanks - I never stumbled across this site.

 

[Stepmurr]

I am going to guess 1935

Sierra County Ghost Town - Desert Exposure

As you walk around the ghost town at Lake Valley, you can almost feel the presence of the miners, saloon keepers, teachers, preachers and others who inhabited this once bustling mining town. The Lake Valley Historic Townsite is located about 30 miles northwest of Hatch.

www.desertexposure.com

Ad for 1935 Plymouth's "High-speed safety car" that you can "stop as quickly as your brain can flash the message to your foot" for the low low price of $565 and up.

Thanks to @medtro for id'ing this classic convertible.
(photo from ebay ad)

1935 Plymouth Car New Era of Motoring High Speed Safety Original Ad | eBay

SPECIAL NOTES. Feel free to ask. For Sale by MIRLUCK.

www.ebay.com

 

[Stepmurr]

Next mystery car being hauled on a New Mexican highway. It appeared to have Japanese license plate:

 

[medtro]

Nissan Figaro.

 

[Stepmurr]

Nissan Figaro.

You have proved your vehicle knowledge awesomeness once again!

It took some searching, but I found this article when I got back from New Mexico:

This Quirky Car Is Japanese. But There’s ‘Something Very British’ About It. (Published 2019)

The tiny Nissan Figaro, which can be spotted in Britain in the thousands, is an oddball little convertible with an ardent following and a back story that is even odder.

www.nytimes.com

 

[medtro]

I got lucky. I happened to watch this before.