Vintage shots from days gone by!

SHA-ZAAAM!!!!

 

You are welcome! We had a neighbor who had a Falcon wagon and towed the biggest Shasta all over the place. He would pack up the family in it every Friday after work and they camped all over Oregon and Washington every weekend.

 

If Miss Airheart drove a Cord, you know they were fast and fun!
Gary, the images you contribute are truely awesome!!!

 

This is the John Mecom owned Hemi powered Hussein sports car that A.J. Foyt drove. It was very fast but didn't really handle all that well. The car started life as a Cooper Monaco and it was named in honor of King Hussein of Jordan who was a racing fan and a business partner of the Mecom family.

Max Kelley was the mechanic on the car and he is seen leaned over alongside it. Max was involved in everything in racing at one time or another including Le Mans and Indianapolis. He had a race shop in Signal Hill (near Long Beach) and this photo may have been taken there.

Max was also one of most helpful racers of all time who would never steer anyone wrong if they asked him a question even though he might have to be racing against them later.

BTW, the Hussein is now part of the collection in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum.

 

Somebody hand me a 1/16 open end, will ya?

 

Hai Karate. Hadn't heard that in a long time. Some really awful "bug spray"

 

First "Batmobile".
https://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2011/10/20/the-antihero-and-the-armored-car-circa-1943/

 

And from a different angle:
http://fraziersbrain.blogspot.com.au/2009/12/movie-monday-batman-1949-chapters-11-15.html

regards,Rod.

 

The Spouting Horn, Depoe Bay, OR 1964

 

Yeah. I think we were in the same military. It all makes sense now.

 

i ate at the building on the left, a few years back. it was called Billy's fish house [?]. i had the best and biggest "fisherman's platter" that i almost couldn't finish.

 

John, we will give you a pass on that one. until you mentioned it I had NO idea what kind of car could get that ugly. You STILL amaze me with your accuracy.

 

NEVER speak off color of Pam. She is drag racing royalty. She used to be a member on here until she got tired of the juvenile comments, even on her own thread.

Jeez, children.


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That, Brut, and "Can you Canoe?"

Anything was better than he old mans Old Spice or Mennen Aftershave.

 

This old mans old lady still likes Old Spice!

 

X2 Doug

 

Unless I missed something I never read that anyone said anything bad of Pam.

 

I don't remember if I posted this before or not. Can anyone id it?

 

For years, from the time I started shaving, my Mom would get both me and the old man a 3 piece Old Spice set - after shave, cologne and talcum powder. God Bless Ya Mom!

 

82nd & Foster Rd., Portland, OR

 

I THINK it's in the Lane museum in Nashville.

 

Is this the first Cobra Jet ?

 

Snakes on a plane.