Hello, We grew up with those Yellow and Blue panel vans coming up the street. It was like the Pied Piper as it attracted the neighborhood kids and their moms. Once the Yellow panel van stopped, it was like he was giving out free money. Everyone flocked to the stopping bakery goods panel van. We all got a taste of fresh donuts, bread and for the few men that smoked, we found out that the drivers kept a rack behind the seat with tons of the major brands of cigarettes. What a combo, bakery goods and cigarettes!!! We continued to buy stuff from the Helms Bakery panel van until one day or week, they just quit coming around. We had a neighborhood bakery store a few walking distance blocks away, so that portion was taken into a replacement. And the Weber’s Bread Factory Bakery was a short bicycle ride away, so we were good for fresh baked bread for every week. “Fried Baloney sandwiches” on white bread sounds awful, but, at school, from elementary to high school, it was an every day trade item for anything I wanted. It was like a rarity and a fast tradable item. The 65 Red El Camino and the 327 Ford Sedan Delivery were regulars in the surrounding streets of the whole area from Downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica beaches. Jnaki As we got older now living together, my wife and I used to cruise to that area of west Los Angeles for those discount record stores and plenty of old stuff for our apartment decorating ideas. The Helms Bakery Building was a huge antique store for furniture and different parts, including some old car stuff. Today, it looks a lot different, but still an interesting area for shopping and enjoying a respite from the pandemic if that is your thing. It was always a fun place to stop and hang around for the “goodies.” Then a stop over at the beach, after continuing on to the Pacific Ocean at the Santa Monica Pier and a nice lunch. Beacon Laundry Building Culver City, CA Andrea Cohen Gehring and Art Mortimer installed and coordinated the art work for the historic building. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...omotive-related.1212188/page-13#post-14235779
Edsel- You know dad, we need to update the technology and styling of our products, these things have been on the market too long. Henry- Hogwash, I know better than anyone what the public wants and needs.
Spencer Tracy (left) admires his 1941 Chevy Station Wagon, which has been fully kitted out with dealer-accessory lamps and bumper guards.
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