... 1943. "Pimlico racetrack near Baltimore, Maryland. Parked cars in spite of gas ration." Photo by Arthur Siegel, Office of War ... the Belmont Stakes.
Quite a few Upper middle class cars - Packard, Lincoln, etc. There is a non-conformist Ford owner in the ...
... the north still has old single dwelling homes, however
Cars from this era Looking at older American cars from this era and even into the 50s and 60s reminds me that SUVs aren't ...
... vehicles Definitely a 1939 GMC hauling the load of cars. In 1940 American auto makers went to sealed beam headlights in place of ... on the 7-Up truck body. Some classic vehicles.
More cars Behind the '38 Ford is a '38 Oldsmobile, and beside it is a '39 Chevy. ...
... farmer. Before the war there always were three brand new cars in his showroom. Now the chief business of garages is repairing." Acetate ... they had absolutely nothing on the showroom floor. No new cars available, and few used.
Third brake/tail light Didn't realize ...
... arena.
Breezy I would think that those open-sided cars get a little breezy.
Then and Now The tracks are gone and the Long ... it for everyone to see.
Love the open-sided subway cars! Can we assume these cars ran aboveground at all times? You couldn't go ...
... Amazement ... I noticed the dog looking at one of the cars going by. He, like the people, seemed fascinated by the new contraptions ... car's. The car is just a smelly nuisance.
(Panoramas, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chicago, Dogs, DPC) ...
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Pretty New Cars Facing us far left is a 1940 Mercury (first year); closer behind the ... work is why. That's a radio repair shop. - Dave]
Cars The coupe in front of the '37-'38 Buick is a '37 or '38 Chevy and the ...
... home of an American standard in every kitchen: Jell-O!
Cars? Sign says "cars leave every 15 minutes"...I don't see any cars, it's 1900 (or so) What do ...
... to cover the frame and bumper lowering weldment. Many cars of the 1920s-30s share this form of sheet metal cowl. The handle you see ... that beast in case of starter failure.
(The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Gordon Parks) ...
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Three Police Cars With the antenna mounted on the Chevy across the street from the Ford ... some skid marks, I would think.
re: Three Police Cars Mounting a whip antenna on an unmarked car would somewhat defeat the ...
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Pullman cars Some interesting information and illustrations here . Seems there ... illustration of one of the real innovations in passenger cars - vestibules at the ends of the cars that allowed passengers to move from ...
... very little. In fact, some of the hardware used in the new cars was salvaged from old streetcars. There's an identical station at the ...
Upscale This was a big improvement over the older cars, where the operators had to stand on a outside platform.
Strangely ...
... and retarders used to direct and control the speed of cars that have been shoved over the top of the hump and roll by gravity to ... and retarder operators (in their small towers) slow the cars by squeezing their wheels so that they roll their intended distance before ...
... new year You're a wise and considerate young man.
Cars I used to have a 1959 Olds just like the one behind that red 55 Chevy wagon.
Re: Cars That's a 1956 Chevy wagon. And the car behind it is a 1959 Chevy, not ...
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Parked Can someone identify the cars?
Slight Anomalies? Two things struck me about this photo. First ... "approximately." Where are the car experts? - Dave]
Cars I think both cars are GM products. The one on the left looks like a GM ...
... cornice detail it once had.
Non-clearance Curve The CARS PASS HERE sign likely refers to the fact that if streetcars travelling in ... to pass each other on the curve, they would collide.
Cars Pass The Cars Pass here sign is not uncommon on older streetcar systems ...
... era and post WWII than the wagon trains and railroads.
Cars And they've done nothing but befoul our atmosphere and ruin city ... other thing: Get you where you want to go. - Dave]
Cars Not to mention enabling the greatest wealth and standard of living the ...
... Hudson production for the 1942 model year was 40,661 cars. - Dave]
Florence, Alabama My grandmother gave me a cast iron ... show a gentle perhaps kinder time. People socializing, cars washed, traffic rules obeyed, clean streets, just great. Where did it all ...
... These were the direct precursors of the "ice reefer" cars. The hatches on the end may have contained ice occasionally, but the icers ... probably being used to ship cotton, or wool.
Freight Cars These ventilator-style boxcars were also known as watermelon cars. Cars ...
... Point in the background. There are some pretty interesting cars in in this shot, including the mysterious little European-looking thing on ... an Anglia looks more like this a 1952 Consul
love the cars! I see a Willys-Overland Jeep Station Sedan!
Changing face of the ...