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Today we have an interesting set of photos taken at an automobile trade show in the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada area in the early-1920s. The image above shows a booth at the show used by the McAllister Spring Company Ltd. The supplier was displaying the Warford accessory Model “T” Ford transmission, A-C Brakes for the…
It snowed again here in Vermont overnight, which turns our thoughts to all our friends in the Boston area that has received close to 100 inches of snow already this winter. The National Weather Service announced that the total snowfall in the City this year has been 68 inches above the average yearly total of…
The McPherson College Automotive Restoration Program is accepting applications for an Instructor of Restoration Technology with an emphasis in Drivetrain and Chassis repair. The college is located in McPherson, Kansas, and offers the only bachelor’s degree in the field and draws students from across the country. For more information on the position, qualifications and application please visit McPherson…
According to the State Library of Queensland, “John Macpherson Robertson, born in the Australian state of Victoria in 1859, was apprenticed to a confectionery company as a young man. He bought a controlling interest in Life Savers Ltd. in 1926″ that covered: Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighboring islands. “Robertson had…
Harry Hartz was at the top of his game in 1926, the year he went on to win the AAA National Championship, with three wins and a second place in the Indianapolis 500. The fourth race of the season on May 1st, 1916 was at the brand new Atlantic City Board Track, and Hartz won the 300-mile race…
The grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, around the Transportation Hall, were packed with the cars of visitors above, who attended the 1923 Auto Show. Back at that time, one of the largest prewar expansions in growth of new automobile owners was well under way, and such shows were popular. Our…
If you enjoy old photographs, it is sometimes interesting to just look through a batch of them and view the wide assortment of everyday cars and trucks on the streets. This set of photos was taken by the City of Boston, Massachusetts Traffic & Parking Department during 1948 and 1949. Many municipalities have sets of similar photos taken…
Last Sunday’s Mystery Speedster – a 1913 Pathfinder Cruiser is one of a number of cars that were manufactured in Indianapolis, Indiana during the teens. The photo in Sunday’s post was from the Ivan Wheaton Collection, and it was taken in Gasoline Alley at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This week the following readers all correctly…
As can be seen from the sign on The Walter Brother’s Garage, the Buick agency was located in Merrillville, Indiana. In 1918 according to Greetings from the Lincoln Highway the Garage is located on the Sauk Trail, an old Indian footpath. The Walters served as the local Lincoln Highway consuls and offered their business as a…
The Brooklands Museum announced yesterday that the facility will be receiving a grant of over seven million dollars (£4.681 million) from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The reserve will help finance a rework of the Wellington Hangar into The Brooklands Aircraft Factory; build a Flight Shed annex, and restore the Finishing Straight of the Brooklands Race Track. The Museum refers to the…
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