We have some more cars coming up, some old, some new, all cool.
First off, a 1963 (I think) Ford Galaxie wagon, really straight and restorable, heck, even with that patina it would be cool to drive, just slam it on wide whites with red steel wheels, flames over the surface rust, and add surf boards poking trough the back window. And get a grille.
Very orange 1973 Mustang hardtop, been there for at least 7 years now, I just went by that same place a while ago and the car still sits there, just as these pictures show it. Not much of a loss, but still sad.
This 1955 (I think) Dodge Panel truck was found like 7 years ago also, when I shot these pictures, in this incredible patina and bare metal shape. I recently re-found it near the editorial in which I work now, which is really, really far off from where I first spotted it. Small city? Nah.
Around the corner from the Dodge sat this megaultraawesome 1949 Cadillac Ambulance in astoundingly good shape. The sign on its flanks read “in restoration”; sadly, it still sits there, in a more derelict shape, but I think it should be really, REALLY difficult to restore a Cadoo ambulance.
All of the following pictures were taken at Tlatelolco, one of the biggest and oldest habitational units (buncha apartment buildings) in Mexico City, which holds a LOT of incredible treasures, These pictures were shot like 4 or 5 years ago but most of them are still around, I’ve made three trips trough that place and each has yielded awesome results. These are from the second one.
This 66 Galaxie wag greeted us at the very entrance, with its missing grille and overall destroyed appearance, not such a rare car but worth a shot. Used as storage bin.
Next, this neat Slant Six Mexico Only 66 Valiant, why is it Mexico-only? Tell me when was the last time you saw a Valiant hardtop of this model. The hardtop was only made in here and looks way better than US’s post cars. Needs a small block.
Next three cars are owned by the same guy, a local car painter that works right there where you see this 65 (I think) Pontiac Bonneville, enormous and extremely rare in Mexico, as Pontiac left the country in 1961, I think. The car was pretty rough but the guy said he was going to restore it. Been there, heard that.
Then, a 1968 Chevelle 307 which now has a 350 and a while ago had a 454, or so he said. The car was decent and it’s already difficult to find a V8 Chevelle in here, so here it goes.
Finally, a very clean and cute 1965 Impala in metallic light blue, with whitewalls and Cragars, very 60s! the car is really rare here and is quite well cared for, the guy said it was his dad’s ride and now its his. 327-auto car.
Now check this out, there was nothing wrong with this late-model Chevelle, just the fallen mirror, everything else was pristine, and it was the same inside. Awesome candidate for a what if: What if Chevy had kept building SS models well into the 70s? big block, 4 speed, console, stripes, window vents, rally wheels, the lot.
Stupid big hidden-headlamps Dodge Monaco (1974, I think) in very sad shape; these are plentiful (relatively) in Mexico, but are a pain to restore since they have a lot of unique pieces that are difficult to find. 318 ci car, the only Mopar V8 available here at that time.
This 1974 318 Mexico-only Super Bee packs a big sting, it was really well restored but had some cheap details, like silicone wheaterstripping; anyway, minor stuff in a very cool mag-wheeled driver. I’d drive it daily, gas prices be damned.
Nearby, a 1965 (I think) Plymouth Belvedere fastback with either a 361 or a 318 poly, and for sale, a very rare car in Mexico, and apparently one the hasn’t had no takers at all, as it is still there.
Yeah, I know it’s under covers, but the oval vents on the front fenders tells us its is a 1955-1957 Buick 4 door… who knows how it really looks… and it is still there.
OH YEAH!!!! The only Dodge A330 two door I have found in Mexico City, and look at it! Its in great shape. A friend might still buy this, the car is a great candidate for a sick big block swap, these things are MEAN.
Last picture @ Tlatelolco, this plain-jane 1973 Mustang, no stripes, no GT351, no air scoops in the hood, no nothing, yet so perfect. It’s a dream parts car, strip this one, and restore your Mach 1 or GT351 and be done with it.
Precisely what I was talking about, cars like this could be really benefited from cars like the previous Stang. This thing for sure is already restored and in such a way! The car looks awesome, even if the wire wheels are a little outdated. 4-speed car too.
Really old picture of a 1954 (I think) F100, one of my very first photographed car spots, it sits hiiigh and has some obsolete steel wheels and custom work done, but it’s still clean.
And now, the rice, tough it’s only two cars, one, a really old sightning of a Chevrolet Chevy (Opel Corsa everywhere else) with a shark sticker, a clear bubble in the hood, a stupid wing and the ugliest wheels ever, very Mexican:
The other one is this ridiculous Jetta A2, with little pieces of trash that make it an accomplished ricemobile, like the wing, the stupid block plate on the headlamps, stickers, single wiper and dual pipe. Horrid.
), and Belvedere with Fury IIIs.
