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Vintage Dealers: Time To Visit Those Old Showrooms
Posted on August 9, 2023 | 43 CommentsIt’s midweek and a good chance to take a break from work and visit those nifty showrooms of the past. Why worry about today’s chores? Isn’t it nicer to wonder […] -
Vintage and Not-So-Vintage Snapshots: Drive-Thru Trees
Posted on August 8, 2023 | 30 CommentsPhoto: messynessychic.com (first posted 6/30/2017) What is it about large (OK, giant) trees that compels us to tunnel through their bases with our roads? It’s not a new […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Never Too Young To Drive A Mercury!
Posted on August 8, 2023 | 12 CommentsSome kids learned to say “Turnpike Cruiser” from an early age. -
Vintage Snapshots: Mom, Dad, Jr. And Mr. Wheels – A Gallery Of Cars And Families
Posted on August 7, 2023 | 41 CommentsI don’t know if it’s just my perception, but I remember there was a time when cars often appeared as backdrops in family portraits. A custom that I feel has […] -
Vintage Carriers – 1967: A Trainload Of Buicks And A Truckload Of Pontiacs?
Posted on August 6, 2023 | 9 CommentsI’m pretty sure that I’m seeing a trainload of Buicks in this image, though I’m not so sure if those are all Pontiacs on the Chevrolet truck. A truckload of […] -
Vintage Snapshots: The Joys Of Cars And Summer
Posted on August 5, 2023 | 24 CommentsWe’re about to reach the middle of the summer, and it’s a good time to revisit not only the season but that everyday companion; the automobile. As soon as the […] -
Vintage Photos: The Innovative Service Stations of Early Los Angeles
Posted on August 4, 2023 | 55 CommentsView showing the West-Way Super Service station located on the southwest corner of Western Avenue and Harold Way in Hollywood. (1933) (first posted 8/4/2017) In the early days of […] -
Vintage Postcards: Neat Modernist Signs And Cool Vintage Rides
Posted on August 3, 2023 | 31 CommentsI wish I could say that when I moved to Los Angeles in 1994, I developed a fascination with ’50s modernist commercial buildings. But it would be a lie. I […] -
Vintage Snapshots: 1972 VW Beetle – A Hunter’s Preferred Ride?
Posted on August 2, 2023 | 13 CommentsActually, probably not the preferred ride, but it got the job done. After all, hunters were known for being rather resourceful and sticking to basics; qualities a Beetle complements perfectly. -
Vintage Snapshots: Junkyards Of Yore – Done In The US, Bound For Japan
Posted on August 1, 2023 | 50 CommentsA few more shots from the US National Archives. The images were taken near Portland, in 1974. According to the caption: ‘Stacked autos are scrapped and shipped to Japan, to […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Time To Be Outdoors
Posted on July 31, 2023 | 33 CommentsThese images come from the US National Archives, with a series of activities that make me feel like stepping out for a while. Obviously, there are some nice cars as […] -
Vintage Dealer Postcards: Sunshine Pontiac
Posted on July 29, 2023 | 20 CommentsSunshine Pontiac, Miami FL, in 1964; with a Googie architecture sign and umbrella decor. -
Vintage Carriers: Two Hudson Loads – Just Make Sure They’re Secure
Posted on July 25, 2023 | 24 CommentsIt’s a distant day in 1952 (I think), with a Dodge tractor loading a good number of Hudsons in Detroit. Both driver and partner seem rather busy double-checking that the […] -
Vintage Dealer Snapshots: Chrysler Dealers – Texas, 1962
Posted on July 24, 2023 | 32 CommentsThese snapshots are part of a series I’ve recently become aware of, found at The Portal Of Texas History. In this case, the shots were taken by WBAP-TV at Forth […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Cars In Central America
Posted on July 23, 2023 | 10 CommentsIt’s been a week since my American Cars In Puerto Rico post, and I’m ready once again to share more snapshots from the tropics; this time from Central America. And […]