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- Noonday Rambler: 1962
- ... roll film. Fun auto fact: since we bought it from a Hudson dealer, our Rambler was Hudson-badged; it and Nash badges were discontinued ... but driving on a road at speed was WAY different.
That car was a chalky baby-blue and I can't say if the seat folded down. I also had ...
Posted by tterrace - 08/30/2017 - 5:54pm -
- Car Talk: 1972
- ... alligator hood Safer if the latch gives while the car is moving. Still seen today on such as various Corvette models and a ... a '65 Ford, which my mother bought brand new from my Ford dealer uncle.
All generalizations..... I think it's pretty impressive ...
Posted by Dave - 10/05/2010 - 6:09pm -
- Sea Crest Motors: 1977
- ... to Pontiac, the Native American chief and namesake for the car company. Very impressive to gaze up to at night; I don't think he sold many ... Chief, though...
Good Old Days When the Cadillac dealer put a late model Lincoln on his used car lot and the Lincoln dealer did ...
Posted by rizzman1953 - 05/20/2012 - 7:00pm -
- Midtown Motors: 1946
- ... know! Right across the street from a Tesla dealership.
Car shopping I notice that all the vehicles on the showroom floor have drip ... KFI which is a radio station in L.A.???
[Auto dealer Earle Anthony owned KFI in Los Angeles, a fact advertised by the KFI ...
Posted by Dave - 09/23/2018 - 7:36pm -
- Sausalito: 1958
- ... the work of George Barris.
First girlfriend's car That Chevrolet in the third row on the right side looks like the 53 ... market reaction, it led to the P1800 of 1962. And a Volvo dealer, Volvoville on Long Island, NY, later converted a few P1800 coupes into ...
Posted by Rute Boye - 07/25/2012 - 8:30pm -
- Zip It Garage: 1919
- ... of a sign on the side of the garage that says:
"Car repair: $75/hour.
Car repair if you want to help: $150/hour."
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If ...
last longer then average "A" battery.
Ask your Radio dealer - he carries them in stock.
Washington Battery Co.
1621 L Street ...
Posted by Dave - 09/11/2011 - 4:24pm -
- Shade Tree Mechanics: 1920
- ... 20th century. In its last gasp, in 2000 I took my damaged car there for an insurance estimate. The main reminder today is an old dealer showroom, now the Lustine Center of the floundering Hyattsville Arts ...
Posted by Dave - 01/15/2013 - 7:31pm -
- Indianapolis: 1943
- ... like. An acquaintance recently bought a slightly used car that had been briefly owned by someone who was apparently the world's heaviest smoker. Despite the dealer's attempts to deodorize it, the first thing that came welling up within ...
Posted by Dave - 08/03/2012 - 1:52pm -
- A Tattered Tire: 1922
- ... Circa 1922 in San Francisco, this aging Chalmers touring car needs a new shoe. Since we're at the Maxwell-Chalmers dealer, why not take a look at the new models? 6½ x 8½ glass plate from the ...
Posted by Dave - 11/28/2014 - 12:23am -
- Arizona Motel: 1942
- ... branch.
I would advise you not to stand (or park your car) underneath it.
Introducing the 1941 Mercury Here’s an original dealer training film that details the features of the all-new Mercury line for ...
Posted by Dave - 05/11/2022 - 4:09pm -
- Grande Auto: 1958
- A Kodachrome slide I acquired, showing a car dealer somewhere in Ontario, Canada, circa 1958. I've tried to find the exact ...
Posted by 4allofyou - 12/28/2014 - 7:33pm -
- The Car Bar: 1925
- ... is Dead.
Morris Herson, 44 years old, an automobile dealer, died at his residence at 514 F street northeast. He is survived by the ... these guys a couple years ago The shift linkage of my car broke in the parking garage beneath the office building that now stands ...
Posted by Dave - 08/07/2012 - 2:17am -
- The New Chevrolet: 1957
- ... usually stored in the trunk until final delivery by the dealer. Could this have been an exception here just for the Look magazine ... that nice, but it behaves well enough for a 55 year old car.
Orange & turquoise That station wagon would blend in perfectly ...
Posted by Dave - 01/06/2014 - 12:53pm -
- Hudson Motor Cars: 1911
- ... "in period"?
Enough! How many more pictures of DC car dealerships are we going to have to suffer through?
Squeeze me. I ... is evinced.
More Heritage My dad was an automobile dealer all his life. I practically grew up in showrooms and used-car lots in ...
Posted by Dave - 08/07/2012 - 10:39pm -
- The Shopping Center: 1954
- ... couple of '48-'51 Studebakers. But not one example of the car that my dad has told me on many occasions was "the first new car I ever ... survive? No Chinese carry out, no rent-to-own appliance dealer, no trendy coffee shop, no dollar store.
Basic Black Not a one of ...
Posted by Dave - 06/18/2013 - 9:36pm -
- Crumple Zone: 1955
- ... ending injuries with the amount of cabin intrusion the car had. The 2008, to quote a current Subaru commercial "they lived", actually ... to be damaged. We had a '53 Roadmaster bought by my Buick dealer dad and after about the 3rd replacement (they are model specific), he ...
Posted by Dave - 08/06/2015 - 4:28pm -
- Golden Rocket: 1957
- Columbus, Georgia. "Oldsmobile dealer." The Golden Rocket 88 Holiday Sedan for 1957. 4x5 inch acetate negative ...
Roof lighting You might think there's a used car lot up there, but it's actually the spaceport.
Fast Car My parents had a 1957 Olds Super 88. My cousin and I were riding in the ...
Posted by Dave - 09/10/2015 - 10:40am -
- Ford Factory: 1954
- ... Fords in the parking lot! Back when American/Canadian car companies built good cars, their employees drove the cars they built.
... car to survive.
That way, a small town with a Ford dealer could sell Fords, Monarchs (disguised Mercurys) and from late '59 ...
Posted by Angus J - 02/26/2012 - 7:35pm -
- Motor Check: 1924
- ... the name on the tire cover, was only a Studebaker dealer for about two years. The cover is interesting because it appears to ... as the Truxton truck attachment. This device converted a car into a truck by means of a replacement rear axle and frame extension ...
Posted by Dave - 09/28/2013 - 12:10pm -
- Genuine Ford Parts: 1925
- ... glass negative. View full size.
First Lincoln Car for the White House Calvin Coolidge brought his own 1923 Lincoln with ... today I visited the parts department of our local Ford dealer (Auto Plaza), and other than the old car and fresher parts, the scene is ...
Posted by Dave - 01/15/2020 - 3:04pm -
- A Lot of Cars: 1950s
- ... picture by noting the date of manufacture of the newest car shown here. I am almost sure that this parking lot was in downtown ... cars. There's a 76 station (O'Neill Bros.), and a Chevy dealer. I think it won't be long before this picture shows up on the Hemmings ...
Posted by motobean - 01/15/2014 - 3:57pm -
- The Banquet: 1920
- ... are now on the market, Chester Warrington, automobile dealer and H.S. Omohundro, tailor, yesterday told the Civitan club at its ... many drivers merely drop their arms on the outside of the car, no matter what they intend to do. This sort of signal, he said, means ...
Posted by Dave - 08/28/2012 - 10:15pm -
- Galaxie 500: 1964
- ... in May, which makes it as old now as the Model T touring car in the background of the showroom. My car is unrestored and perfectly ... started makin' Mustangs! I cruised the local Ford dealer regularly as my license was burning a hole in my pocket. Newly minted, ...
Posted by Dave - 07/21/2016 - 5:47pm -
- Good and Bad: 1941
- ... size.
Lost tradition It's been years since a used car dealer was that honest.
Which is which? I think the BAD user car ...
Posted by Dave - 01/24/2020 - 3:25pm -
- Bedroom Beautiful: 1956
- ... seven-bathroom, 7,300-square-foot bungalow built by Texas car dealer Earl Hayes. 8x10 acetate negative by Maynard L. Parker for House ...
Posted by Dave - 03/02/2015 - 1:47am -
- Sleigh Ride: 1940
- ... they'd be installed. Bumpers must have been put on by the dealer at the destination.
They managed to cram only 3 (possibly 4?) cars on the truck. Is there a 4th car under the last one? Hard to tell. The tire mounted on the side must have ...
Posted by Dave - 12/17/2007 - 1:39am -
- Thruway Lanes: 1956
- ... were a wild bunch.
Fast forward to 2008...now I have a car and can go anyplace I want to, but where can I get great french fries?
... as of March of 2015, The Thruway Lanes is no more. The car dealer next door to them bought the building to expand, and shut them down.
...
Posted by Dave - 11/21/2008 - 8:35pm -
- Lukens Lake: 1956
- ... early 50s (used Chevy tail lights with chrome insert)
Car ID The fourth car from the left seems to be a Kaiser or a Henry J, ... business after WWII, when cars were scarce. The biggest dealer was in California, a franchise owned by the promoter Earl "Madman" ...
Posted by Dave - 07/29/2012 - 7:59pm -
- Cardiff-by-the-Sea: 1960
- ... Bel Air is what I would guess.
Chevy Coupe The car is a classic 1957 Chevrolet two-door hardtop. Yellow and white. It has a V8 ... power steering.
Vertical bumper guards Were they a dealer accessory or factory option?
Nice Chevy. V-8 even. You reckon ol' ...
Posted by Tony W. - 09/17/2011 - 8:23pm -
- Hot Wheels: 1942
- ... After the halt of automobile production and "freeze" of car sales, these 1942 Buicks were among the last new models the public could ... the war.
May 1942. "Grand Island, Nebraska. Auto dealer's window." Better buy Buick! Medium format acetate negative by John ...
Posted by Dave - 02/27/2022 - 3:28pm -