Identifying what car make by the interior smell

[herby thr cls]

1971 I bought my first Mercedes a 1957 180b, and since then I have only owned Mercs (17 in all ), I have noticed that all the Mercs that I've had, and ones that I have been in all have a certain interior smell that I can tell immediately that I am in a Mercedes.

My brother in law owned a Vauxhall Viva in the 70s and my sister had a Ford Escort and I find that if I get to go in different make of car they all seem to have their own distinctive interior smell that I can still relate to from back in the 70s

Can anyone else tell what make of car they are in just by smell ?

 

[Petrol Pete]

I once had a car that must have been made by a perfume manufacturer..in fact multiple perfume manufacturers ....

 

[st13phil]

Can anyone else tell what make of car they are in just by smell ?

I can't claim that I could tell with any degree of reliability, but it's definitely true that different cars have different scents.

I suspect that Charlie Watts, drummer of the Rolling Stones, may well have the ability. He doesn't have a driving licence, but does have a large collection of different vintage cars that he likes sitting in because he enjoys listening to the engine and the smell of the interior.

 

[gaz_l]

My sense of smell is poor but TVRs and glue seem to go together..

Cheers,

Gaz

 

[KennyN]

All the different cars my wife has owned over the years smell the same , hint of clutch.

K

 

[Deleted member 113659]

My Vito smelt horrid from new and continues to do so despite keeping it nice and clean.
In comparison 3 Ford Transits I’ve had (again from new) all smelt quite pleasant.

Sister has a new Vauxhall Mokka. That doesn’t smell great either.

 

[KillerHERTZ]

Ive never liked the 'new car smell' - always smells sickly... maybe im alone?

 

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1971 I bought my first Mercedes a 1957 180b, and since then I have only owned Mercs (17 in all ), I have noticed that all the Mercs that I've had, and ones that I have been in all have a certain interior smell that I can tell immediately that I am in a Mercedes.

My brother in law owned a Vauxhall Viva in the 70s and my sister had a Ford Escort and I find that if I get to go in different make of car they all seem to have their own distinctive interior smell that I can still relate to from back in the 70s

Can anyone else tell what make of car they are in just by smell ?

My Ponton and my Fintail both had that certain 'je ne sais quoi' old car smell , the others less distinctive .