CARISTAS

Impala appears to have all of its original chrome.  Broad taillights mark it as a '58.     THOUGHT FOR a second that this was the Chevrolet Impala convertible I photographed near the Hotel Nacional a couple of years back. But I soon spotted the differences between this ragtop, serving here as camera platform for the lost Chevy commercial, and that other Impala.    For one, this is a '59, while the hotel car, with its round taillamps, is a '60 (and thus one of the last American cars exported directly to the island). But a more notable difference is this Impala's obvious authenticity as a convertible. The other quickly revealed itself as a conversion from a four-door hardtop.    That '60 Impala was intriguing. This one is gorgeous. Crew and convertible take a break from filming.

   THREE MORE images from Tony Robertson, First two are reasonably easy to identify, but the third one has me stumped. Any guesses? Even sans chrome, Plymouth wagon is recognizable as a '57 Belvedere Sport Suburban.  Chevy Town Sedan with jazzy paint scheme is a '37 or '38. Looks like a GMC or a Dodge, but it's something else.