Mystery car in photo of London from 1960s has baffled people because it ‘doesn’t fit’

This photo taken in London is leaving people baffled because they’re not sure what the car in the picture actually is.

The photograph has been circulating for years, doing the rounds across social media as well as legacy media websites.

Still, no one knows what this is.

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The picture was taken at some point in the 1960s in Oxford Street, London.

The sportscar on the right – the blue one – is leaving people confused.

Car fans only have narrowed it down to a few models, but none of them really fit the bill.

The prime candidate

Many people suggested this might be a Ferrari 250, one of the rarest and most sought-after classic cars in the world today.

Even abandoned examples covered in rust, (like the one pictured below) go for millions.

But that wasn’t always the case.

Back when the car was new, Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason bought one for the equivalent price of a Honda Civic today.

So it hasn’t always been as scarce as it is today.

First unveiled in 1952, Ferrari has produced several different versions of this car.

The overall shape of the car in the picture matches the proportions of the 250, or at least some iterations of it.

London then vs London today

We should also point out that London back then wasn’t the same as London today.

These days, the UK capital is packed with Bugattis and G-Wagens flown in by Saudi billionaires to drive around Harrods.

But in the 1960s, the streets would’ve been filled with British cars as well.

That’s the second theory, because in the past, the UK used to be home a long list of semi-obscure brands that people forgot about today.

So the other theory is perhaps that’s what the blue car was, maybe just a rare British sports car that doesn’t exist today, and hasn’t been seen in decades.

If you’ve got any ideas, feel free to let us know, because this mystery remains unsolved.