VINTAGE SHOTS FROM DAYS GONE BY! (Part 2)

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Sandy Koufax​

 

Lucille Ball walking rabbits in 1938​

 

Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth 1928​

 

Believe it or not as a little girl she and her mother had tickets to sail on the Titanic that day. Unfortunately they missed the boat ( no pun intended) . From what I understand she was haunted by the sinking for some time.

 

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Luuuuucy, you’ve got some ‘splaining to do.

 

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Arp, Texas 1931​

 

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This is the Green Monster 5 of the Arfons brothers. It was powered by a supercharged 1710-cu.in (28,000cc) Allison V12 aircraft engine and ran just under 160 mph on the drag strip. ​

 

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Detroit early 1920’s​

 

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The Greek Theater, Los Angeles, 1931​

 

On a drive down Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, 1939. View is towards the east from the Rossmore Avenue intersection. ​

 

AJ Foyt could and would drive anything.​

 

Paul Petersen on the set of ‘The Donna Reed Show’ in a 1962 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder. ​

 

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June 12 1962, just three days before his high school graduation, life changed for aspiring racing driver George Lucas.
He was driving his modified Autobianchi Bianchina home from the library when his classmate, Frank Ferreira, tried to pass him at high speed in a Chevrolet Impala. Lucas didn’t see him, went to make a left turn into his driveway, and got broadsided by Ferreira.
Lucas’ car rolled several times before wrapping around a tree.
Ferreira, behind the wheel of the bigger, heavier Chevy, walked away with barely a scratch.
And somehow, Lucas survived.
On the third roll, Lucas’ seatbelt snapped, throwing him from the vehicle. A bystander, who happened to be in the right place at the right time, pulled Lucas clear of the wreckage and called an ambulance.
When paramedics arrived on the scene, Lucas wasn’t breathing and he had no heartbeat. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
His lungs were crushed, and he hovered close to death in intensive care for the next two weeks. He pulled through, but had to spent several months convalescing in hospital.

 

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Johnny Hallyday - Jaguar E-Type. Which he wrecked.

 

AC Cars - Thames Ditton, Surrey, UK 1960s

 

Jill St.John with her 1960 Mercedes 300SL - (Hollywood 1962)​

 

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Robert Montgomery - 1933 Cadillac V16 Victoria.
The car cost $7500 and only two were built that year.

 

Stirling Moss - Facel Vega HK500. His personal transport between European F1 races.

 

Sammy Davis Jnr and his Rolls Royce outside Piccadilly Station Manchester UK - October 1961

 

Steve McQueen driving his Mercedes 300SL in Greenwich Village New York in May 1960

 

Hampton Wick London June 1964 - Tommy Steele with his newly purchased Mercedes SL

 

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Ingrid Bergman and husband Roberto Rossellini in their 1954 Ferrari 250 Europa Coupe.
Rossellini was the car’s 1st owner.

 

Bill Mitchell - 1959 Chevrolet Stingray XP87. Mitchell used the car as a daily driver.​