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“Moving the metal” is a term for used for auto sales that originated in the early to mid-1900s in the “Motor City,” Detroit, Michigan. The expression is still in use today in new and used car sales field, although over time, for the most part, has transformed to “moving units.” Selling new cars in good times…
The story of the amazing custom built Pickwick coaches designed by Dwight E. Austin began in 1923 when he was appointed the Superintendent of the Pickwick Stage Lines Body Works. His first design was the Pickwick Observation-Buffet Coach in 1925, followed two years later with the addition of an enclosed pilothouse for the driver as seen below…
Claire Rochester was a famous Vaudeville actress, singer, and an enthusiastic motorist who made two cross country runs in 1916 and ’17. In an enlargeable image above taken at the start of her first tour which began at the Apperson Agency in New York City the “Horseless Age” July 15, 1916, issue reported, “Miss Claire…
Number One-Hundred and Twenty of the Kodachrome Image Series begins this week with a photo of the General Motors Parade of Progress set up in an unknown location in the fall of 1955. In the foreground is a pair of Oldmobile F88 and Buick Wildcat concept cars, followed by two Furturliners and a line up of show cars produced by the…
Lander Motors, located in Atlanta, Georgia was operated by John Lander, a widely known auto dealer. Lander later went on to win a top national award for his sales agency and became the President of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) in 1961, the year the dealership began selling the Rambler. Lander was a second generation car…
Pete’s Service Station was located in Willow Glen, California which is now a neighborhood of San Jose and is located in the southwestern part of the City. The 1930s service station architecture with a glass front and sides were commonly seen in “The Golden State” until the 1940s. The small station used three pumps, two of…
Today’s circa 1947 feature image shows a rear view of the Indianapolis Traction Terminal (bus station) located downtown in the City on West Wabash Street and in the foreground the Terminal Parking Lot. The back side of this Facility was located two blocks northwest of the partially visible Soldiers and Sailors Monument at the intersection of…
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