Rockabilly Buick Girl
Pony tail, saddle shoes, car coat, half moon headlight shields, Maybelline on the radio. She must be somebody's baby.
View Article1957 Spartan Imperial Mansion Motorhome Conversion
J. Paul Getty bought Spartan Aircraft of Tulsa, Oklahoma from fellow oil tycoon William G. Skelly in 1935. Their greatest hit was Skelly's pet project for well-heeled gentleman pilots like himself, the...
View ArticleMystery Hot Iron Custom Phaeton w/ Desoto Airflow
Beautiful customized something or other somewhere in California w/ 1934 Desoto Airflow behind. Wayne Graefen has kindly identified the jewelry attached to the grille mesh as a National Automobile Club...
View Article1940 Seagrave Fire Engine vs. Bottle Truck
Circa 1940 Seagrave fire truck of the Santa Ana Fire Department south of Los Angeles, with top of fire hydrant where the bumper pushed it.
View ArticlePole's Beer Mexican Chili Hot Dogs Coca-Cola in Bottles
1950 Chevy convertible sporting Miami rental plates (thanks, anonymous) on another sunny day in postwar Florida.
View ArticleCountry Picnic
A perfect summer afternoon, with at least one Model T among the touring cars resting up for the journey home.
View ArticleSports Car Racing in Finland c.1954
c.1953 Ferrari 212 by Giovanni Michelotti for Vignale.c.1953 Ferrari 250 MM Berlinetta by Pininfarina.c.1953 Ferrari 250 MM Berlinetta by Pininfarina w/ Vignale 212 up ahead.1953 Ferrari 500 Mondial...
View Article1920-1 Kissel Gold Bug
1920-1 Kissel Gold Bug Model 6-45 (thanks to R. Hausmann for the ID), jump seat drawers removed for possible rifle stowage, on the hunt for jack rabbits or some such in the Southern California desert.
View ArticleSalisbury Motor Scooter Dealer Tempe Arizona
Postwar Salisbury Motor Scooter Dealership @ Tempe Garage, Tempe, Arizona, with Baker's Body Shop scooter alongside '39 Chrysler in background and Salisbury poster in shop window.
View ArticleRaymond Jones 1947 Studebaker Convertible
Raymond Jones Studebaker 1950. Although signs, posts and pennants reflecting off the car's exotic bulges and curves create funhouse mirror effects, it almost looks like filets of Jag XK120 over the...
View ArticleTraining Wheels
1941 Steelcraft or postwar Murray Navy Patrol, pressed steel, rubber tires, 45' long, 34' wingspan. 1946-7 Olds 98 Coupe?Polaroid 47.c.1930 American National Oakland.1941 Cadillac1948-50 Pontiac Model...
View ArticleBackyard Special
Mystery roadster w/ early 30s Chrysler grille modified to match Woodlites, somewhere in California. Photos were found more than ten years apart.Rocket car used by Wilford E. Danelz (1909-1999) of...
View Article1950 Olds 88 Troy Special
Kustomrama has the story on this postwar Olds 88 sports roadster built by Springfield, Illinois garage owner Wally Troy for the 3rd Annual Indianapolis Custom Auto Show held at the state fairgrounds on...
View ArticleThe Week In Pictures
Woodward Sand Co. soap box derby car w/ '51 Ford F1 pickup sponsor vehicle.'39 Plymouth convertible.Somebody's bad experience with a '54 Hudson Hornet, despite the factory wires.Old soldier 1928-9...
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