# Classic Car Archive **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [February 28, 2013, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-car-archive/77670 "2013-02-28T12:23:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jbell101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@Jbell101](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jbell101)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-car-archive/77670/1 "2013-02-28T12:23:19Z")
I am a student working towards a Masters in Archival and Racords Management. Yes, I will be poor but I’ll know how to search for information. A have come across old photographs of cars and wish to be able to identify them. Help! Does anyone know of an archive or way in which one can search and compare images of cars? ---
**Author:** ![mleich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mleich](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mleich)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-car-archive/77670/2 "2013-02-28T19:56:58Z")
Hemmings Motor News? Can you post them here? The members of this board can probably identify any car ever made. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Brad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/don_brad/32/2657_2.png) [@Don\_Brad](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Don_Brad)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-car-archive/77670/3 "2013-02-28T20:25:02Z")
Depending what information you can find on each picture, ie model or make, you can always try wikipedia. Wikipedia does a pretty decent job of including lots of pictures. ---
**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:** [February 28, 2013, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-car-archive/77670/4 "2013-02-28T20:26:20Z")
If these are pre-WW2 cars you might check the AACA web site. But be forewarned - cars older than 1930 can be very tough to ID. What ages are the cars? ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 11:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-car-archive/77670/5 "2013-02-28T23:34:33Z")
@mleich that sounds like a fun challenge! Think I’ll go make a new post 😉 ---
**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:** [March 1, 2013, 1:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-car-archive/77670/6 "2013-03-01T01:23:27Z")
Sounds like the OP is asking how to do the research, not for answers. Admirable! ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 1:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-car-archive/77670/7 "2013-03-01T01:59:49Z")
Do a web search for “classic car auctions” and start clicking. Many of these sites will have pictures of the cars for sale. ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 7:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-car-archive/77670/8 "2013-03-01T07:03:26Z")
This site might be of some help. [http://www.oldirononline.com/](http://www.oldirononline.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Jbell101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@Jbell101](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jbell101)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 8:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-car-archive/77670/9 "2013-03-01T20:43:33Z")
I am guessing this photograph was taken in the early to mid seventies. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-car-archive/77670/10 "2013-03-01T20:47:24Z")
Sounds right. That big car half obscured by right front fender of the car from which the photo was taken is a mid-70s Caddy Eldorado. I have a friend with two '76 Eldos. ---
**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:** [March 1, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-car-archive/77670/11 "2013-03-01T21:01:11Z")
@Jbell101 - oh, you’re talking MODERN cars! At least for many of the folks here. For post 1950 cars I’d find a local car enthusiast, maybe a car club, and see if someone would be willing to sit down with you and go through the photos. I bet a number of retired car nuts would jump at the chance! ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-car-archive/77670/12 "2013-03-01T21:11:28Z")
LOL; to me, anything older than '39 is antique, anything '40 to 70 is old, anything '70 to '90 has no category, and anything beyond '90 is modern. They’d have a ball. I know I would. ---
**Author:** ![bscar2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar2/32/2468_2.png) [@bscar2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar2)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-car-archive/77670/13 "2013-03-01T21:58:11Z")
there were no cars made between 73 and 95, TSM 😛 ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 11:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-car-archive/77670/14 "2013-03-01T23:56:39Z")
Interesting point.