Vintage shots from days gone by!

Interesting way to add weight! Gary

 

Man, those things were built to road race with around 1000 cc engines! Gary

 

1931 Willys Six

 

Circa 1918 Cadillac Type 57.

 

Circa 1924 Oakland.

 

Maybe Barney Oldfield in a very early Peerless??

 

Circa 1924 Dodge.

 

1929 Buick.

 

1932 Terraplane.

 

1928 Dodge Victory Six.

 

Going by the rear hub I think this is a Cadillac - late teens early 20s maybe. Custom body.

 

V16 Cadillac.

 

Hello,
My dad was a die hard, Buick fanatic since his first, 1941 Buick Coupe. As it was his thing to do, save money for several years and then buy a new model that he liked. In the line of succession, it was the 41 coupe, then the huge 49 Buick Roadmaster 4 door, which lead up to his own, new 1952 Buick 4 door sedan.

My brother and I loved riding in that big, black, 49 Buick Roadmaster. There was so much room in that car, everywhere. For us, it was like riding around in a big battleship.

But, I am sure that my mother convinced my dad to buy another car, since she did not like that 49 black Buick. Why? She told us that every time we all rode in the car, it was like driving in a "funeral" car, (big, black, 4 door) with room for lots of people going to you know where. She was superstitious and wanted a different car for the family.

So, my dad drives home one day with a dark blue bottom and white top 52 Buick sedan, much to the happiness of my mom. It was also a big car, but for us, nothing was as big as that 49 Roadmaster. This new 52 Buick was used for driving trips all over California on vacations and one foray into Mexico, where we got stuck in a barren, roadside ravine 150 miles south of Ensenada. What lengths my dad went to go to secret fishing spots... this experience took the cake.

Jnaki
For us two boys in the back seat, it was pleasurable to eat, sleep, play games, and fight. My dad just drove the pants off of this huge, great driving sedan until 1957, when he bought another dark blue 2 door Buick Roadmaster. One more car in a long line (5 more Buicks until 84) of playing out his Buick ownership dreams.

 

Ron Dixon-Diamond Lil