Stars and Cars: car identification
Many experts, members of vintage car clubs, members of staff at museums and car
manufacturers have helped with the identification of the brands and models of the
cars for Stars and Cars of the ‘50s. At this point: a sincere thanks to all.
Exact identification was not always so easy and in some cases – due to a much too
small image detail – it proved to be impossible. If a reader has suggestions or ideas
for more exact identification, or finds any mistakes, he is kindly asked to send them
to archive@edwardquinn.com and we will gladly publicize these comments here.
Wolfgang Frei
Corrigenda:
Page 117: The chassis number of Ferrari 250GT California Spider is 2175GT and not 10FY74
Page 154, Debbie Reynolds: The car is no long-wheelbase Rolls Royce 1957 Silver Cloud, it is from a series with standard wheelbase. Many thanks to Rolls Royce expert Klaus Rossfeldt.
Page 161, Duke of Edinburgh:
This Rolls Royce Silver Dawn 1950 is no long-wheelbase variamt, Rolls Royce never made any Silver Dawn with long wheelbase.
Many thanks to Rolls Royce expert Klaus Rossfeldt.
Header photo: Steve McQueen,
GP Monaco 1965