Vintage shots from days gone by!

Cool Star....about a 1923, maybe.

 

^^^ ok, I give - why all the excitement?

given the snow on the ground this should not be a new model coming out.

 

My ol' man and family in Ketchikan AK.

 

My Dads uncle in San Fransisco, couldn't tell you the year. Anyone?

 

From the Ford site: In this photo from 70 years ago, it was a cold winter morning, just like this morning, when dozens gathered to witness the delivery of the new 1945 Ford cars at a Ford dealership."

 

That is what perplexes me. Civilian production resumed in the summer of 1945, and would they not be 1946 models? Unless these were vehicles slated for defense and being delivered in the winter of 1945.

 

There's something about roadmaps that i've always loved. Not modern ones, but old illustrated, drawn maps. Sure my GPS and satellite photos are more accurate, but ZERO artistic value. These old maps are just cool!!!

 

A lot of "pent up" customer demand by late '45. Remember cars had been out of production since '41. Early production numbers couldn't even come close to demand. That's likely the reason so many were so interested as the cars were unloaded. Unfortunately, Detroit can only dream of such things these days.

 

My Grandfather owned and ran a chevron Station in a small town in Oregon. He died when I was little, but I remember some things about it vividly:his roll top desk, the gas tanks and the wonderful aroma, the tools, the lift, Hires root beer and of course the maps! He ran the station plus tourist cabins, from the late 30's until he died in the mid 50's!

 

NOT my Grandfathers station.

 

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...just typical small town excitement would be my guess. I'd be standing there, ...probably.

 

My early years were spent at my family Chevron station in NW Washington. I collect this stuff