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Recently we featured a 1952 Oldsmobile show chassis at the 1952 Los Angeles Auto Show. Today’s post contains three more pre-show publicity photos of displays by Hudson, DeSoto, and Packard accompanied by Hollywood models. The lead photo shows a Hudson Hornet cutaway car with models Janet Brett and Shirley Buchanan posing for the photo. The Hornet display…
Number One-Hundred and Thirteen of the Kodachrome Image Series begins this week with an interesting photo that is different from our usual fare and for a change we will identify the cars and the owner. The five Cunningham racing cars were built between 1950 to ’55 by American sportsman Briggs Cunningham here in the US and when constructed…
The last feature on the “Georgia Peach” was in late April of 2017, so an update on progress of the rebuild is in order. The engine, transmission, and overdrive were removed for a complete rebuild in mid-April, and all three were dissembled and all of the pieces where cleaned up for an inspection. At that…
It has been a while since we have featured any vintage filling station images, and for today a pair of 1920s photographs have been chosen. The lead photo is of Munro’s Corner Store, which sold groceries, animal feed and Gilmore Gasoline from four visible style pumps and one modern electric unit. The car at the…
104 years ago the boys at the “Gaurentee” Garage in Springville, Utah went all out preparing their Model “T Racer” for the local Fourth of July parade. Decorated for the festivities, the car was covered with crepe paper, flags, a Springville banner, and signs promoting the garage. The “race team” on board appears to be a grandfather…
Updated – Today’s street scene photograph takes us to Detroit, Michigan for a view of an unknown thoroughfare in the late thirties. The Singer store located on the street corner of the right-hand side of the image may indicate that this was a semi-residential area at the time. This photo may have been taken during either…
Number One-Hundred and Twelve of the Kodachrome Image Series begins this week with an early-1960s postcard image of a parking lot next to one of the many large sand dunes and beaches found in various parts of Michigan that are near one of four Great Lakes that surround much of the State. The parking lot is filled with…
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