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Today’s lead image and the enlargeable version below by W. D. Smith contains the Ernest Allen Motor Company, a Chevrolet dealer, located at 615 Commerce St. in Fort Worth, TX. The new car Sales Room and Service Department are located in the large building on the far right of the photo. The Used Car Department…
Rudy Fick was a Ford dealer located at the intersection of 1920 McGee Street and 24th Street in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. This pair of post-war Ford sedans his salesmen drove undoubtedly got the point across that he was in the market for used cars. The enlargeable image below contains the car sales “representative” Willard Woods…
Today’s featured image maybe a photo taken by someone of their new car, what we refer to as a “new car moment.” In contrast to its working class neighborhood and the derelict Chevrolet behind it this spotless two-door hardtop with white mud flaps and clear plastic seat covers really stands out in it’s environment. As…
Thanks to reader David Hyde, who sent in these images, we are looking at what may be the only good images that have survived of John E. Meyer’s attractive and unique J.E.M. “Special” “Camping Phaeton.” Meyer, whose address is on the back of these photos, apparently lived or worked at 42 West 39th St in…
Illinois 11th district Congressman Frank Annunzio used this attention-getting-custom-built “1952” (misdated) Templeton “Saturn” in the 1976 Chicago Forth of July parade. Like many politicians, before and after him, Annunzio’s staff choose unusual vehicles like this custom and in previous years, Model “A” Fords to transport him to special events and parades. According to historian and…
If you enjoy old photographs, it is sometimes interesting to look through a batch of them and view an assortment of ordinary cars and trucks in use on the streets. This set of photos was taken by the City of Boston, Massachusetts Traffic and Parking Department during 1948 and 1949. Many municipalities have collections of…
Today’s featured images are from the National Automotive History Collection and include Auburn, Cord, and Duesenberg automobiles. In addition to the 812 Cord’s in the image below, of interest is the neon “Cord” sign behind the windshield of the convertible in the foreground shown in the lead image. The second photo below contains Arthur Manning…
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