Vintage shots from days gone by!

In this case I think it's a "selfmade" Kübelwagen.

 

Beach Buggy "German Version"

 

Big Al




The Man himself getting dirty




A few of Don Prudhomme

 

Probably loaded backwards to take as much weight off the tongue of the trailer as possible. The Merc had soft suspension to begin with, and has now been lowered.
Used to see a lot of shorty dragsters backwards on trailers to put the engine, the bulk of the weight, over the axle of the trailer.
Still, you are right. Towing that rig would have been "interesting".

 

Loudbang, awesome pics! More please.

 

Hey, thanks for that, I spent a good while reading up on that. I only related what the caption says. A google search on the burning car image only comes up with "England" so it must be an internet myth that gets repeated and becomes the established "truth"..

I like the tangents this thread generates.

Mart.

 

SA 1920021 by mactexas, on Flickr

 

Thank you for posting all the photos! I'd never seen the one you posted of the car on fire at Daytona. Just so you know how my mind works, the first clue I saw that helped me ID the car were the louvers on the bottom of the tail, rather odd or unique. Google is great, but you can't bank on it 100%. If I see a post here I try to ID the car, hope it helps pass along whatever history I may have picked up along the way. Bob

 

Can someone tell me if that is a Connecticut plate on the Locomobile? It will help confirm who owned the MILLER front drive. Bob

 

Appears to be a Illinois plate, don't know who owned the car but the driver is Frank Elliott.

 

Here's another shot from a different angle.

 

Frank Elliot in the Miller.

 

Frank Elliot in another Miller.

 

Farm bridge, Canby, OR

 

Great stuff Maggie! Lot's of rural Oregon looks exactly like this today!!!
Only no 50's cars.

 

looks like she is on her way back from a christmas tree shop?

 

Any clue as to what city or state the early inspection is located in ?

 

I'm fairly sure this is the same MILLER in the above photo with the Locomobile. It was once owned by George Weaver here in Connecticut before the INDY 500 Museum got it. It is the first front drive and to my eye sits a lot lower than all the others, and has a wider radiator. Bob

 

I believe the Indy museum Miller was the Erskin #1 driven by Harry Hartz in 1927, the #5 was owned and driven by Elliott in 1927.

 

I've felt guilty about enjoying this thread every night without contributing for a long time. Found a little time earlier this week and think I've found some new material.
All the photos are from Harrisburg Pa in the 50's. They all look new to me, but if I just found some previously photos please let me know.

 

A bust of the great Leon Duray. How many know his true name ?

 

The famous vaudeville star, Eddie Foye at Indy in the teens.