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Charles Heyer’s father, A.P. Hayer was a clever individual, and we have featured a photo of his welding shop that was located in Montclair, New Jersey in the past. Today we have pictured above a shortened 1926 or 1927 Model “T” Ford sedan that he modified circa 1930. We are left to wonder if anyone…
In 1929, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company introduced its first Airwheel, a low-pressure balloon tire for use on airplanes. Alvin J. Musselman developed this tire that Goodyear referred to as the Musselman type in its press releases. It used a small rim and a large section tire that was capable of carrying heavy loads. In…
This image of a gasoline station in Detroit, Michigan shows the result of only one of many postwar strikes that affected America as it returned to a peacetime economy. Yank-Wacon truck drivers on strike at the time stopped the deliveries to most filling stations in the area. Motorists line up at a no-name station on…
Brown’s Garage has been located in Florida, Massachusetts on the Mohawk Trail, an east-to-west scenic highway since the 1920s. Last October the Trail on Route 2 in Northern part of the State celebrated its centennial. The climb to Florida from either direction is very steep and was hard on early cars. Stanley Brown shared the…
In our last installment of the Harley J. Earl Story, we learned how his natural artistic and engineering abilities suited him well in his new role as designer at the Earl Automobile Works. In addition to this was his sense of style, color and the ability to work with both Hollywood’s movie stars and the high…
1940 Pontiac Torpedo Eight Torpedo five-window (C-body) four-door Sedan. Automobile Historian Alden Jewell is trying to sort out the story about just how many of the Transparent Pontiac Show Cars were built in the 1939 and 1940 models years. The cars were a joint effort by General Motors and Rohm & Haas for exhibition purposes. The…
Everything, it seems, is more lavish in Southern California than elsewhere, so it is only logical that one of the most unique billboards ever seen was located there. This landmark was owned the MacDonald-Dodson Tire Co. that was the Western distributor for Vogue Tyres until as late as the mid-fifties. It is not known exactly where…
After seeing images of expensive coachbuilt Rolls-Royce hunting cars constructed for the Maharajah’s of India, this 1920s Model “T” Ford represents a complete change in direction to what is customarily seen. The Ford, produced at the Worli, India assembly plant was blacked out and painted with simulated Zebra stripes. Extra equipment includes; a small fold-out pantry,…
* Updated * Thanks to reader Robbie Marenzi for identifying the makers of some of the unknown cars and the coachbuilders. The Concours d’Elegance originated in France and dates back to the 17th century. This is the third in a series of posts featuring period photographs of early French Concours. The gathering shown here was the…
Bridget Driscoll apparently was the first pedestrian killed in an accident in 1896 when she was struck by a car belonging to the Anglo-French Motor Carriage Company in London, England. Henry H. Bliss was the first to die in America in 1899 when he stepped off of a streetcar and was hit by and electric-powered taxicab in New York…
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