Oppo, identify this car for me?

"NKato" (NKato) 04/22/2018 at 13:22 • Filed to: None

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Obviously a classic, given the windows and whitewalls. Whoever did this should be condemned to auto hell.

Source:

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Spridget > NKato 04/22/2018 at 13:32

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Early ‘60’s Thunderbird?

EDIT: the front wheel opening does not appear to match.

gmctavish needs more space > NKato 04/22/2018 at 13:34

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Falcon was the first thing that came to mind

daender > NKato 04/22/2018 at 13:37

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It’s a GM of some sort because the top of the wheel arch trim is flat.

Edit: nvm.

CTSenVy > NKato 04/22/2018 at 13:45

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Corvair?

fintail > NKato 04/22/2018 at 13:51

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Wing window/A-pillar shape suggests pre-65 Corvair, but it’s hard to tell.

NKato > CTSenVy 04/22/2018 at 13:51

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Antenna base is a match, wheel arch fits the profile but the Corvair has a gentle curve compared to the wreck. Side window seems to match, but at this angle it looks like the windshield has a sharper curve at the sides than your photo.

might be a Corvair, or a car similar to it.

J_P_Cars10s > NKato 04/22/2018 at 14:03

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“They shuu don make em like dey used to”

daender > NKato 04/22/2018 at 14:18

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CTSenVy and fintail nailed it, pre’-65 Corvair. Monza fender emblem is a match.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > CTSenVy 04/22/2018 at 14:42

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No, look at windshield frame and rubber shape at the lower corner. Corvair has a hard corner, that thing has a long curve going out.

daender > daender 04/22/2018 at 14:54

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Crap, nevermind again, damn this one is hard to solve!

NKato > daender 04/22/2018 at 14:58

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It’s definitely a Corvair that’s had some extras added to it, like the chrome trim on the wheel well archs. The Monza emblem on the wrecked Corvair is different from your examples, but there have been variations over the years:

This one appears to be the closest match to the wreck’s.

Also, passenger side door appears to be open since there was a female riding shotgun when the accident happened. So I’m guessing that’s why the side A-pillar window looks narrower.

kanadanmajava1 > NKato 04/22/2018 at 16:03

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Am I tired or is that news article written in an extremely confusing way?

NKato > kanadanmajava1 04/22/2018 at 19:06

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That happens with some local news outlets when they report on something that is less than an hour old.