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Cash for Your Car (Colorized): 1942
Submitted by SirCarl on Mon, 09/21/2015 - 11:37am.
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Colorized from this Shorpy original. View full size.
License Plates
Submitted by History Lover on Wed, 09/30/2015 - 8:35am.
Nice colorization! I wondered this when I first saw this photo in b&w...why do used cars on a used car lot have license plates on them? The dealer usually keeps a "dealer plate" or two in his desk drawer to use when taking the car out for a test drive; even back in the 40s.
[In California, the plates stay with the car. -tterrace]
Thanks tterrace...okay! Now I remember that it's a big deal when vintage car owners mention a "black plate" California car.
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