# Another car for you historians to identify **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [January 6, 2026, 2:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750 "2026-01-06T02:17:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/61 "2026-01-13T04:00:24Z")
Muuuuuch much crisper! And the coupe itself fills half my screen when I open “in new tab”. Pontiac, '47 Streamliner [192827.jpg (1200×800)](https://images.mecum.com/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_center,q_auto,w_1200/v1750690044/auctions/FA25/1148335/192827.jpg?) ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 6:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/62 "2026-01-13T06:04:24Z")
Ran across a YouTube on architectural styles that was interesting. Didn’t really define rambler though. Also back to cars, there was one on the cars of Perry mason and leave it to ■■■■■■. I really appreciate seeing the 60s cars and a few in the 40s. I’m pretty sure my grampa had a 39 Pontiac that I can remember. Oh my gosh, b e a v e r. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 7:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/63 "2026-01-13T07:06:23Z")
bing: A rambler: ![IMG_4447](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/7/2/72fd146d81993f42f73dd06fb3aefd392b3ce8ce.jpeg) (rough sketch) Note the presumed original part of the house has smoke coming out the chimney. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/64 "2026-01-13T15:38:53Z")
I still think it is a Chevy. The Chevy has a chrome cap on the forward edge of the rear fender… like the picture Random posted… and the Pontiac does not. GM shared sheetmetal between the 2 cars but trim is slightly different. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/65 "2026-01-13T15:40:57Z")
And folks complain about how hard it is to tell modern cars apart… I’ve always found pre-’55 cars hard to distinguish. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/66 "2026-01-13T16:10:09Z")
> [@texases](#): > > folks complain about how hard it is to tell modern cars apart… > I’ve always found pre-’55 cars hard to distinguish. +1 The people who complain that “modern cars all look the same” clearly don’t recall an earlier era. In the 1930s & 1940s, only a very close look could distinguish one make from another. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/2/6/2600e1b038ece09639eeb527800057540a810bdb.png) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/a/9/a9e101183e430a9083010245b0c17b953f9ea824.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/67 "2026-01-13T16:24:14Z")
Our fathers and grandfathers could tell those cars apart like we can with cars of our own era. It has always been a generational thing. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/68 "2026-01-13T19:52:16Z")
I think it’s a 1948 Chevrolet Fleetline. There is no trim splitting the trunk and the fender trim on the Fleetline is wider than the trim on the Pontiac. Similar cars though. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/69 "2026-01-13T20:04:30Z")
I posted the pic on another site, folks there agree it’s a Chevy, “based on the spacing of the [fender] moldings. Also the molding ahead of the rear tire says Chevy as well.” ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/70 "2026-01-13T21:03:34Z")
RandomTroll’s car does not have Pontiac rear fender skirts. The Chevrolet rear wheel wells are round at the top, they will not accept factory skirts. Also, no Pontiac chrome trim on the trunk lid. ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/71 "2026-01-13T23:06:04Z")
Looks like just a trim option: ![Screenshot 2026-01-13 180437](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/3/4/347617c0c03ab34050d238ff30c433c7f8de90f0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/72 "2026-01-19T21:59:40Z")
> [@bing](#): > > b e a v e r. You naughty boy. ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 2:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750/73 "2026-08-04T02:06:53Z")
That is truly a “lead sled”. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-car-for-you-historians-to-identify/204750.md?page=3)