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This Friday the feature Kodachrome image is identified by the source as a view of a harborside thoroughfare in San Diego, California, filled with early-to-mid-1950s automobiles. We see a blue sky, palm trees, short sleeve shirts and a wide array of mostly pastel-colored cars to check out. On the other side of the coin, since…
Today’s lead image of a National Auto Top Shop gives the impression that this operation may have been a part of a larger chain. Tell us all about the automobiles, the showroom, and any experiences you have had with similar trim shops back in time. As is the usual practice in this series, we ask our…
Today’s lead photo of five Edsel’s was taken at the Ford Proving Grounds located in Michigan. A press release with photos of 1957 Fords and Mercury’s posted earlier follows below describing the facility and another 1167-foot-high hill with 17 and 29 percent grades at the test track. View another airborne 1957 Ford here: “The most…
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…
The white and turquoise Edsel convertible in the lead image is parked off to the left-hand side of an unidentified dealership in 1958 (the cars were only offered for sale at stand-alone Edsel sale agencies.) The attention-getting poster in the side window offering an Edsel for fifty-eight dollars a month may appear to be inexpensive now, but…
Today’s lead image contains a view of Wilber Clark’s Desert Inn and a mix of 1940s to ’50s automobiles out front in the parking lot. Clark was one of the pioneers involved with turning Las Vegas, Nevada into the “desert playground.” He built and opened the hotel and casino in 1950, and it operated until…
Today’s lead image of Pikeville, Kentucky which is situated in the southeastern portion of the State was taken in the mid-1950s on Humbly Boulevard, a horseshoe-shaped road the small-sized City is located on. Of interest here is the B.F. Goodrich tire shop and the parked vehicles. As is the usual practice in this series, we ask our…
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