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Coupe de Fille: 1928
... coupe at Golden Gate Park." 5x7 inch glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Technological advance The 1928 Cadillac ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/18/2016 - 3:40pm -

San Francisco circa 1928. "Cadillac five-passenger coupe at Golden Gate Park." 5x7 inch glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Technological advanceThe 1928 Cadillac featured the first fully synchromesh manual transmission. Al Capone owned a bullet-proofed 1928 Cadilllac sedan. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Coach-Brougham: 1925
... of Automotive Anachronisms. 5x7 inch glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Small production, short run, excellent quality ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/27/2017 - 9:05pm -

San Francisco, 1925. "Rickenbacker D-6 Coach-Brougham at Lafayette Park." Now twirling on the turntable in the Shorpy Showroom of Automotive Anachronisms. 5x7 inch glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Small production, short run, excellent qualityThe Rickenbacker was both stylish and well built, and yes, Captain Eddie was involved. Prior to his stint as an aerial ace in World War II, for which he received the Medal of Honor and the French Légion d'Honneur and Croix de Guerre, Rickenbacker had been Pershing's driver, an appointment that in part derived from his pre-war career as a successful auto racer. During World War II, as a civilian on an inspection tour in the Southwest Pacific Theater at the behest of the Secretary of War, Rickenbacker survived the ditching of a B-17 and drifted with several other survivors aboard a life raft for about three weeks before being rescued. He performed several other high-level missions during the war, and afterwards became CEO of Eastern Airlines ... another distinguished name in the category of Things That Are No More. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Mar-Man: 1922
... at least 3,000 miles on the clock. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Franklin & Geary Streets Took a bt of ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/27/2017 - 2:21pm -

San Francisco, 1922. "Marmon Roadster." With a few years and at least 3,000 miles on the clock. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Franklin & Geary StreetsTook a bt of time to identify the ivy-covered doors in the background. It's the First Unitarian Church at the intersection of Franklin and Geary Streets, just a block away from San Francisco's "Auto Row" along Van Ness Avenue. Great old building, but the engulfing ivy was eating away the mortar between the granite blocks and it was all stripped off during recent preservation work, hence the challenge in recognizing the bare doorways. It's a 50-footerBut it ran when last parked. The cart-sprung front axle and friction dampers guarantee a manly ride on any pavement, and it wears its battle scars with pride. The putative owner looks as if he's seen it all as well. Given his outfit, it must be mid-summer in the City By The Bay! It would be instructive to know the circumstances behind this photo. It's clearly not for the auto section of the Examiner's Sunday rotogravure. A cross-country drive for record? If so, where are the tools and water bags? Or perhaps its owner merely wanted to be immortalized with his favorite ride? (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Maxwell Crossing: 1924
... Street at Spreckels Mansion." 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Taking the plunge I bet he's either thinking ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/12/2017 - 1:54pm -

San Francisco, 1924. "Maxwell crossing Washington Street at Spreckels Mansion." 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Taking the plungeI bet he's either thinking about going a different way or saying a prayer regarding his brakes. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Six and the City: 1928
... Firedome coupe three decades hence. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Coupe? Jimmy Stewart's '56 Desoto was ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/01/2016 - 12:45pm -

San Francisco, 1928. "DeSoto Six sedan." Perhaps doing some advance location scouting for Jimmy Stewart's Firedome coupe three decades hence. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Coupe?Jimmy Stewart's '56 Desoto was actually a Firedome 2 door hardtop not a coupe. A coupe would be a 2 door Vehicle with a B pillar. Great Hitchock movie with dozens of 40 & 50 vehicles to identify. [Um, no. A coupe can be any two-door car. For example the Cadillac Coupe deVille, among the very first hardtops. Jimmy Stewart's car was a Firedome two-door Sportsman, "Sportsman" being DeSoto lingo for hardtop. (Proprietary lingo for hardtops in the 1950s had an exotic taxonomy: Over at Oldsmobile (below), hardtops were "Holidays"; at Buick, they were "Rivieras"; Pontiac hardtops were "Catalinas"; at Chrysler they were "Newports"; at Lincoln, "Landaus"; Imperial hardtops were "Southamptons"; pillarless Mercurys were "Phaetons.") Coupes with B-pillars were generally called two-door sedans or business coupes. - Dave] (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
No Stopping: 1931
... Park." You need a ride, Mister? 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Office party girl I swear this is another ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/15/2019 - 2:51pm -

San Francisco circa 1931. "Essex Super Six sedan at Golden Gate Park." You need a ride, Mister? 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Office party girlI swear this is another picture of one of the girls at the Christmas office party. They really get around! Might wanna wait... until 1934 or '35. Car styles are changing very quickly, and this one will soon look very old. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Great Six: 1926
... Temple of Music as backdrop. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. Today's reading from the Shorpy Bible of Betasseled Barouches. View ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/04/2019 - 7:30pm -

San Francisco circa 1926. "Willys-Knight Great Six four-passenger coupe at Golden Gate Park." With the Spreckels Temple of Music as backdrop. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. Today's reading from the Shorpy Bible of Betasseled Barouches. View full size. Suffix to SayThe Knight sleeve-valve engine dispensed with conventional poppet valves. Instead, a steel sleeve moved up and down each cylinder, alternately exposing and blocking intake and exhaust ports. Though such engines tended to burn oil, they were quieter and adopted by several luxury makes, among them the British Daimler. Several other American makes -- Stearns comes to mind -- provided a model with a sleeve valve engine, in each case hyphenating the name "Knight" to the basic marque name. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Urban Alligator: 1921
... Fitted with a reptilian custom top. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. New model Maybe it's a Snake Chalmers. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/04/2017 - 11:06am -

San Francisco circa 1921. "Chalmers Six touring car." Fitted with a reptilian custom top. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. New modelMaybe it's a Snake Chalmers. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Sunday Drive: 1920
... seen here , somewhat rearranged. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. OK, I'll Bite How did they keep their ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/11/2016 - 5:28pm -

San Francisco circa 1920. "Grant touring car." The party last seen here, somewhat rearranged. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. OK, I'll BiteHow did they keep their hats on? Hatpins for the ladies, I suppose, but the gentlemen? (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Double Standard: 1921
... in this inadvertent double exposure. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/05/2017 - 12:52pm -

San Francisco circa 1921. "Standard Eight sedan." Times two in this inadvertent double exposure. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Yet Another Federal: 1918
... the Shorpy Log of Leviathan Lorries. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Location of the photo Does anyone recognize ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/28/2017 - 2:04pm -

San Francisco, 1918. "Federal truck with dump body." Latest entry in the Shorpy Log of Leviathan Lorries. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Location of the photoDoes anyone recognize where this was taken in the City? (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Franklin Pirate: 1930
... on Gough Street at Lafayette Park." 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Fun With Maps Curiously, Franklin Street is ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/10/2018 - 6:15pm -

San Francisco circa 1930. "Franklin Series 147 'Pirate' Touring Phaeton on Gough Street at Lafayette Park." 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Fun With MapsCuriously, Franklin Street is just one block behind the photographer. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Rakish Roadster: 1922
... the Shorpy Shortlist of Jaunty Jalopies. Glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Think positive Better hope he doesn't have a ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/27/2018 - 1:48pm -

San Francisco circa 1922. "Oakland 6-44 roadster." Today's entry on the Shorpy Shortlist of Jaunty Jalopies. Glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Think positiveBetter hope he doesn't have a flat! (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Salient Six: 1922
... produced around 7,000 cars. 5x7 inch glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Moline Plow Company I grew up in Moline, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/13/2018 - 8:02pm -

San Francisco, 1922. "Stephens Salient Six touring car." Named after the founder of parent company Moline Plow, Stephens was a short-lived marque, lasting from 1916 to 1924; in 1920, its best year, the Illinois-based firm produced around 7,000 cars. 5x7 inch glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Moline Plow CompanyI grew up in Moline, Illinois, which is well known as the home of Deere and Company. I had never heard of Moline Plow, which was gone before I was born. Deere and Co. sued for trademark infringement early on in the life of the company. An extensive history of the company including the lawsuit can be found here: http://molineplowco.com/home/. When I was growing up International Harvester, Deere, and Case Implements were the major farm implement producers in town. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Sonny Steps Out: 1928
... phaeton." Date night for Andy Hardy? 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Why so glum, Chum? If I had been behind the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/11/2017 - 5:52pm -

San Francisco, 1928. "Franklin dual cowl phaeton." Date night for Andy Hardy? 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Why so glum, Chum?If I had been behind the wheel of such a splendid automobile at this kid's age, my smile would have dislocated my jaw. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Ajax Six: 1925
... model years before expiring in 1926. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Beau Bridges? Doing a bit of time traveling? ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/24/2017 - 5:23pm -

San Francisco, 1925. "Ajax Six sedan at Golden Gate Park Conservatory." The Ajax, manufactured by Nash Motors in Racine, Wisconsin, survived just two model years before expiring in 1926. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Beau Bridges?Doing a bit of time traveling? (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Spirit, Life, Truth, Love: 1919
... Science church, Franklin Street." 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Frozen in time It's not often that you see ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/18/2018 - 11:21am -

San Francisco, 1919. "Mitchell roadster at Christian Science church, Franklin Street." 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Frozen in timeIt's not often that you see something *entirely unchanged* in San Francisco, but, well, here you go: [Well... handrails, bronze plaque and box, fence. -tterrace] (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Surely You Joust: 1927
... Note the knight radiator cap. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Once a Knight ... The compound marque name ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/06/2017 - 2:08pm -

San Francisco circa 1927. "Willys-Knight Model 66 sedan." Note the knight radiator cap. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. Once a Knight ...The compound marque name indicates that the car was produced by Willys using a Knight-type engine, i.e., with "sleeve" valves rather than conventional poppets. In the Knight system, a moving sleeve around each cylinder was cam driven to alternately expose and cover intake and exhaust ports. Other than novelty and bragging rights, the sleeve-valve engine provided considerably quieter operation -- a plus in upper-bracket cars -- though at greater manufacturing cost and, alas, a significant increase in oil consumption and attendant "blue" exhaust. All that extra metal going merrily up and down limited attainable RPM as well, but most people springing the premium for a Willys-Knight over a plain vanilla Willys weren't doing it for higher engine speed but, rather, quieter, smoother motoring. A number of luxury makes tried sleeve-valve engines over the years, including Minerva (Belgium), Voisin (France), and several other American brands. Huntington ParkThe car is parked on California Street, on the south side of Huntington Park, on Nob Hlll. Taylor Street, the nearest cross-street, is a short distance to the left. The building to the right is the Flood Mansion, which houses the Pacific-Union Club (a private men's club with ninety-nine members), as it did in 1927. This is the area that gave Nob Hill its reputation for ostentatious wealth. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Stopping in Style: 1925
... at Lafayette Park." 5x7 inch dry-plate glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. At first ... I thought the tires were some ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/16/2017 - 11:21pm -

        Among the first Cadillacs to have brakes on all four wheels. San Francisco circa 1925. "Cadillac V63 five-passenger sedan at Lafayette Park." 5x7 inch dry-plate glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. At first ...I thought the tires were some Russian brand that I'd never heard of, and then I realized the picture is reversed! [Spoo. - Dave] (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Bulgemobile: 1920
... The buggy with the baby bump in back. Glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/22/2017 - 9:46am -

San Francisco circa 1920. "Haynes 'Fourdore' four-passenger roadster." The buggy with the baby bump in back. Glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
It Is Ridden: 1923
... 5x7 inch glass negative by that automotive amanuensis Christopher Helin. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/20/2017 - 7:58pm -

San Francisco circa 1923. "Barley sedan on California Street at Huntington Park." Today's reading from the Shorpy Bible of Baroque Barouches. 5x7 inch glass negative by that automotive amanuensis Christopher Helin. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Up Among the Urns: 1926
... 2) at Pioneer Park, Telegraph Hill." 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/26/2017 - 5:31pm -

San Francisco, 1926. "Paige sedan (Series 2) at Pioneer Park, Telegraph Hill." 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Fast Woman: 1923
... to motor forth into the Jazz Age. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/25/2015 - 8:50am -

San Francisco, 1923. "Stutz sedan in Golden Gate Park." Ready to motor forth into the Jazz Age. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
My Furry Oldsmobile: 1931
... Shorpy Compendium of Outré Autos. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/15/2016 - 10:16am -

San Francisco, 1931. "Oldsmobile sedan." Latest entry in the Shorpy Compendium of Outré Autos. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Vertical Eight: 1927
... Chassis." Last glimpsed here . 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/12/2017 - 12:01pm -

San Francisco, 1927. "Stutz Vertical Eight with Safety Chassis." Last glimpsed here. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Eight Belle: 1921
... chariot last glimpsed here . 5x7 inch glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/30/2017 - 1:34pm -

San Francisco circa 1921. "Standard Eight sedan." The chic chariot last glimpsed here. 5x7 inch glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
The Jackson Six: 1920
... Six and Convertible Torpedo. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/01/2019 - 8:03pm -

San Francisco circa 1920. "Jackson Six touring car at Golden Gate Park." Named after the Michigan city of its manufacture, the Jackson boasted "No hill too steep, no sand too deep." Models of "The Car With the Keystone Radiator" included the Wolverine Eight, Olympic, Sultanic Six and Convertible Torpedo. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
Six-Park: 1918
... in the Shorpy Menagerie of Mesozoic Motorcars. Photo by Christopher Helin. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/10/2018 - 1:30am -

San Francisco, 1918. "Columbia Six touring car." Today's specimen in the Shorpy Menagerie of Mesozoic Motorcars. Photo by Christopher Helin. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
That Dapper Dort: 1921
... Waiting for Marian to clock out. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/24/2016 - 4:03pm -

1921. "Dort touring car at San Francisco Public Library." Waiting for Marian to clock out. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
A Foggy Day: 1919
... in back previously seen here . 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/27/2018 - 1:40pm -

San Francisco circa 1919. "Grant Six touring car." The man in back previously seen here. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, San Francisco)
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