VINTAGE SHOTS FROM DAYS GONE BY! (Part 2)

I believe this photo was taken in Racine Wisconsin, possibility near the intersection of West Blvd. and Durand ave.

 

All those ladies who contributed toward the war effort deserve a silver star!....

 

Felice Bonetto, 1950's Formula 1 driver, appears to be bored, and smoking a cigarette while in a full opposite lock

 

there is no picture proving the guy under the car survived this experience, just saying

 

the one place that people used to sell all the cool cars, were the magazine for sale ads

 

the golden age of the SCCA races, when the Yenko racing team was fielding split window Vettes

 

I didn't notice until now that Batman's symbol is in the middle of the Batmobile's drag chutes

 

the Duntov 1954 test mule with 1956 bodywork (center), with John Fitch and Betty Skelton. 1956 Corvette Team at Daytona Speed Week.

 

A Caterpillar “Diesel Forty” pulling a Dodge truck on skids to Coal Creek mining camp, ca. 1936.

 

Army nurses on Oahu in 1943,

 

August 23, 1989, 2 million people joined arms across the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Known as the Baltic Way, it was a peaceful protest against authoritarian Soviet rule.

 

Vic Edelbrocks shop c.1934

 

Now and Then

 

Don't know who the current caretaker is but the car went back to the factory for a rebuild, came back and at one time in the 1960's sold for $5,500. I got to see it race in some VSCCA events, beautiful car. Bob

 

Room full of Cisitalia E46 race cars around 1947

 

January 28th 1938 - NE Fremont & NE 24th Ave.

 

September 30th 1962 - NE Sandy Blvd. near NE 47th Ave.

 

September 30th 1964 - SW 6th Ave.