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Boone, North Carolina, named after Daniel Boone, the famous early American explorer, is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the northwestern part of the state. Today’s circa 1957 featured image was taken during a parade in the town. Note all of the double-parked cars next to the Todd & Higgins Esso Service Center, and…
The first aftermarket tops for convertibles went on the market in the teens’ when the “California top” became a popular addition on roadsters and touring cars. A clear plexiglass top appeared on a Plymouth show car in 1939. After producing thousands of clear plastic domes and canopies for aircraft during WWII, a few of the…
Reminiscent of the popular head-on steam locomotive crashes of the period, this staged “Auto Wreck” was a big attraction at the 1918 Fresno Fair. Now known as the “Big Fresno Fair,” the fifth largest fair in California, its roots can be traced back to 1884. Banking on the strong Kaiser Wilhelm II and anti-German attitude prevalent in the…
Two of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary definitions of hack: “to cut or sever with repeated irregular or unskillful blows” – “to cut or shape by or as if by crude or ruthless strokes.” Today we feature what we believe (correct us if we are wrong) originally was a 1930s Model “J” Duesenberg with a roadster body…
Today’s featured image dated to August 27, 1954, by the source, actually dates to 1957 or later because a least one 1957 Ford and two ’57 Plymouths are visible in the photo. The traffic jam was due to a Pennsylvania Department of Highways Survey Division Crew questioning motorists heading north on East River Drive in Philadelphia, PA, about their final destination….
Recently an uncirculated Tucker photo came to light; Period Tucker Sighting: Rhode Island Avenue Washington, D.C. Today only two months later, this image has surfaced, and a search of Tucker pictures on the internet did not reveal another copy of it. This vehicle appears to have a dealer plate on it (note the “D” above…
Today’s lead image takes us to another drag strip this week, this time to a facility apparently located in the mid-west. The center of focus here in this late-1950s photo is a pair of red roadsters and probably the drivers and their crew. The grandstand and the overhead lighting in the background give this location…
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