VINTAGE SHOTS FROM DAYS GONE BY! (Part 2)

Santa Monica 1940

 

oops .. " A 1957 Buick Super Model Series 50 Riviera Coupe. Basically the same as the Roadmaster Model Series 76 ..... Same body, same engine/trans except Supers had a line up of different downgraded interior options and accessories, no chrome lattice strips on the headliner and Supers had the chrome headlight trim bezel seen here where Roadie's were painted not chrome and wore the color of the main body shell ".... An excerpt from the book - Trivia Ad Infinitum by Dr. Wu Cares ...

 

Darn old @jimmy six ever since he told us in "promo shots" the cars normally don't have outside mirrors or antennas on the fenders I find myself checking shots for mirror and antennas.

 

Wow old farts with a Marauder

 

Lloyd Bridges Sea Hunt

 

Becomes a habit…. Like a song you can’t get out of your head..

 

Yep!....

 

Chevy had their first V-8 out in???? 1917 I think....

 

Chevy’s First V8: Inside the 1917-19 Model D
Posted on July 24, 2021 by MCG



Most enthusiasts know that Chevrolet first produced a V8 back in 1917, but there’s quite a bit more to know about this unusual engine.

Chevy’s First V8: Inside the 1917-19 Model D | Mac's Motor City Garage (macsmotorcitygarage.com)

 

Cruisin' Broadway was a popular pass time in the 1960's - Portland, Oregon

 

Detail from an ad in Life magazine June 4, 1956

 

Tiny Roberts in his new 36 Chevrolet. Donaldsonville, Georgia

 

Couple on NC Chevys back in the day.

 

Love them^^^^^6 lug steelies...

 

And That's what we refer to in Canada as an asset: A little Donkey.

 

Wilshire and Fairfax.