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Vintage Photos Archive
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Vintage Brochure: Two Very Different 1961 Chevy Pickups
Posted on April 8, 2023 | 10 CommentsChevrolet offered pickup buyers two very different alternatives in 1961. And of course we know which approach won out with American buyers. -
Vintage Photo: Unsold 1973 Ford Mavericks Being Stored Underground
Posted on March 28, 2023 | 78 CommentsThis vintage picture of unsold 1973 Ford Mavericks being stored underground has been making the rounds of the internet recently, so I figured I would share it here. At first, […] -
Vintage PR Shot: 1959 Scimitar All-Purpose Sedan Designed By Brooks Stevens – Edsel Wasn’t The Only One
Posted on March 22, 2023 | 19 CommentsI’ve put forth the argument that the Edsel’s problem was not its vertical grille, but simply because it was the wrong car at the wrong time. There were other concepts […] -
Vintage PR Shot: Three Very Different 1963 Chevrolet Vans/Panel Trucks – Guess Which One Came With A Four?
Posted on March 12, 2023 | 23 CommentsChevrolet had a very diverse line of vans on tap in 1963. The genuine Step-Van, the light-truck based panel van, and the Corvan. It was the Step van that […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Me And My Car, Part 2
Posted on March 1, 2023 | 47 Comments(first posted 3/1/2017) Let’s go back to Dave Gelina’s collection of vintage slides for some more great shots. This one might be titled “small, medium, and big”, and pretty much […] -
Vintage Photos: Norwegian Woods (Part 2: Group Pics)
Posted on February 25, 2023 | 46 Comments(first posted 2/25/2017) More lovely vintage pics from Norway found on VW Vortex. Here, we have some interesting street and road snaps, which I think all more or less date […] -
Vintage Photos: Norwegian Blues (Part 1: Solo Cars)
Posted on February 24, 2023 | 51 Comments(first posted 2/24/2017) These lovely snaps come from the VW Vortex forum, which has a near 500-page thread of vintage car pics. They were posted by an Oslo-based member […] -
Vintage PR Photo: 1965 Ford LTD Limousine By Lehmann-Peterson – A Long Dud
Posted on February 19, 2023 | 33 CommentsThe 1965 Ford LTD was an ambitious move upmarket for the Ford brand, and it was a big success. But that didn’t translate to the limousine version by Lehmann-Peterson; only […] -
Vintage Ad: 1931 Pierce-Arrow Coal Truck – Not What One Might Imagine From A Top Luxury Brand
Posted on February 7, 2023 | 17 CommentsPierce-Arrow, a company we have not done proper justice too here, was arguably America’s premiere luxury car builder in its heyday, the aughts, teens and into the twenties. It was […] -
Vintage Dealer Postcard: Al Lankford Buick-Bricklin – What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Posted on February 3, 2023 | 21 CommentsThere’s something not right about this picture. Al Lankford really was a Bricklin dealer, but look at the cars in the showroom. -
CC Photography: Losing Victorian Los Angeles–In Kodachrome (Part 1)
Posted on February 3, 2023 | 40 CommentsSan Francisco, California is famous for its ornate Victorian houses, but not many people know that Los Angeles was once a very Victorian city too. To describe it generally, […] -
Vintage PR Photo: Bentley Estate Car Val d’Isere by Robert Jankel – Just Some DiNoc Away From Being The Ultimate Country Squire
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Vintage Photo: Road Maintenance In Missouri, 1945
Posted on January 26, 2023 | 25 CommentsHere’s an old photo that Jason Shafer might appreciate: a highway maintenance crew from the Missouri State Highway Department in 1945 with a very sharply-dressed highway patrolman and his 1942 […] -
Vintage Dealer Postcard: S&R Lincoln-Mercury-Comet-Triumph-Fiat — One Stop Shopping From Luxury To Super Cheap
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Photo Outtake: The Rootes Group Supply Chain In Action
Posted on January 23, 2023 | 22 CommentsBritain’s Rootes Group had a very different infrastructure compared to many other manufacturers. The company’s key assembly plant was at Ryton, just outside Coventry; engines were built in Coventry itself; […]