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Recently we posted a circa-1960 photo of the parking lot at the Sacramento California State Office building, and today we return to N and Ninth Streets for this mid-1950s view of the same facility. In addition to the vehicles in this picture a repair garage is visible in the upper right-hand side of the image. Share…
The all new and modern-looking 1936 Lincoln Zephyr designed by Eugene Gregorie was introduced early in November of 1935. Powered by a new 276 c.i. V-12 L-head engine that produces 110 h.p. the Zephyr featuring streamlined unibody construction bridged the gap between the Ford and the Lincoln Model K. Earlier design studies by John Tjaarda influenced…
For something, a little bit different today’s feature image contains an excellent view of a Cleveland Railroad Inspection Car. The circa-1922 machine was constructed by the Cleveland Motorcycle Manufacturing Company located in Cleveland, Ohio (1902 to ‘o5 and 1915 to ’29). It is not known at this time if this was a production machine or a…
Today’s lead photo of a late-1950s to early-1960s fuel injected Corvette is just one example of how many of these vehicles were modified by the first owner after its purchase or by a subsequent owner. Share with us what was changed on this “Vette,” or what you may have adapted to one of your own…
Automobile enthusiasts often think about what their own custom car would look like if they were able to construct one. In the early-1950s, Harry Birdsall and Joe Mascari were able to afford to have their own concept car constructed with plans to later build and sell a limited number of the vehicles. The project began…
Updated: Earlier this year we featured a photo of “Gasoline” Jack behind the wheel of a 1916 or ’17 Studebaker six-passenger stage filled with nine riders and a rabbit. Today’s feature image contains the Stage driver and six passengers with a baby in an earlier car, information with the picture states that his last name…
Eagle-Lion Studios a British film production company which was active between the years of 1946 to ’49 was located at 7324 Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood, California. The Film Company was a producer of low-budget B-movies that accompanied British film releases as double features in theaters. In 1946, at the cost of sixteen-thousand dollars, Eagle-Lion had this…
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