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Back in the Model “T” Ford days, it was popular to display a product that was for sale on the back of a salesman’s car. A coupe or a roadster with the addition of an accessory pickup box or a platform and some signage made for the perfect way to display the goods and keep…
We have featured hundreds of photos containing American new car dealerships over the years so for a change of pace today the impressive Stanley Porter Mercedes-Benz operation located in Cape Town, South Africa on Buitengracht St. photographed in 1961 is our focus. Exactly how long Porter sold and serviced the Mercedes-Benz in Cape Town is…
Back in time, new car introduction day was a major event that resulted in showrooms filled with people and traffic jams caused by drivers cruising by to catch a glimpse of the new offerings. Today hardly anyone pays attention when new models are unveiled, and most trips the local dealer are to the service department and…
The identity of the legendary high performance “Pony Car” in today’s period lead image is quite easy to determine even though it was only produced for two years. Tell us all about this car and to make it a bit more challenging share with us the origin of the non-standard wheels it is fitted with….
Both before and after the recent fiftieth anniversary of the Woodstock Music Festival held on August 15-18, 1969 at Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm in Bethel, New York a number of period photographs have surfaced which were taken at the event. We are not certain that today’s lead image of parked cars was taken on…
Today’s featured image appears to be a view of a grand opening at an Isaly’s Ice Cream and Deli Shoppe in an unknown location on Penn Avenue in Pittsburgh, PA. The photo was taken by Paul Slantis a photographer who worked for the City and was active from 1946 to ’56. All of the vehicles…
The Goad Motor Company began selling automobiles in the 1920s in Texas and was based in a number of different locations through the years before having this modern new car dealership building constructed at 1214 West 6th Street in Austin, Texas in the early-1950s. The lead image dating to January 8, 1952 contains a view…
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