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The 1937 to ’39 Packard “Darrin” models (1937 to’42) were designed by Howard “Dutch” Darrin and constructed on Packard 120 chassis’, first in Los Angeles and later in Hollywood. In essence, Darrin and his workers, who were experienced coachbuilders took a 120 business coupe and lowered the factory-built Packard radiator and shell, sectioned the hood…
The lead assembly line image today was taken on the engine line at the Maxwell (1904 to ’25) factory located in Detroit, MI. on Oakland Ave. It appears that just before this spot on the assembly line, the cylinder heads were installed and the bolts hand tightened. If you follow the light-colored tracks on the…
This set of images taken in August of 1939 contains new Crosley automobiles (1939 to ’52 Cincinnati, Ohio) that were being sold by the Moore Maytag Co. located at 307 South Main St in Ann Arbor MI. The photos contain 1939 Crosley convertible sedans powered by a horizontally-opposed front-mounted two-cylinder engine backed-up by a three-speed…
Today’s featured image was taken on December 30, 1940, by a staff photographer for the “Fort Worth Star-Telegram” newspaper. L. B. Baker is pictured holding the horizontal twin-cylinder power plant, and his son Terry is standing on the seat. No construction information is with the photo, although the coachwork appears to be a combination of…
This Friday’s lead image contains a relatively rare car even when it was new. The front fender badge has been photoshopped off of the vehicle to make identifying it a bit more of a challenge. This particular body style was offered by the automaker with this roofline to give NASCAR teams of the time an…
Today’s lead image was taken on July 17, 1940, in Fort Worth, Texas, looking north on Houston St. to document double parking which at the time was a newly added traffic violation on the City streets. The second photo (below) was shot on September 25, 1940, on Main St. looking towards the Tarrant County Court…
An oil company knows the quality and octane of a gasoline batch before it leaves the refinery, although the Unita Oil Refinery Company apparently contracted with Dupont to test their regular gas blend out in the field. These photos were taken in 1954 by a Vernal Express Newspaper photographer in Vernal, Utah, for a promotional…
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