History Photos taken before WW2 - history in black and white

Happy family and their Harley. Cool lights, and a folding top on the sidecar.

 

Lincoln Zephyr 3W Coupes

1. 1938

2. 1941

 

In a heart beat.....I guess a tent would have to do......

 

These photos taken in a Lozier showroom will give you an insight into the quality built into them. The engine in the first photo is the same as in the 6 cyl. car we looked at earlier.

Note the four cyl. crankshaft on display with the BALL BEARING mains which they all had. As far as I am concerned they where one of the best built cars in this country ever.....

 

Burt Fuller in a 1908-09 Pierce Great Arrow 60 HP, which I believe he may have raced in the Salt Lake City area. He was a rough and tumble character in the area who was a chauffeur and part time racing driver. I am guessing he was in front of the car owner and sponsors dealership who was a Pierce dealer there.

 

Nice photo.

 

Malcolm Campbell at Daytona in 1928 and later in 1933 at the same venue with Bluebird 2.

 

Both Lozier and White used roller bearings as crank bearings in their cars. The Whites use a "floating" crank with 2 big ball bearing packs: (one at each end of the crank) and no center main at all.

 

Austin 7 and Riley Imp racing in Western Australia - 1930's:

 

Lightweight Austin 7 powered:

 

A race car using a spaceframe in 1930's:

 

1930's Bartlett Special that was brought to Australia and raced. Original motor was replaced with a Vanguard motor in the 1950's.:

 

Nice photos again Firey.

I like the rear of the Austin Seven. Maybe Mr. Tatterfield saw that when he built his bellytank.

Nice drawing too. That would be a fun project for someone.
Is that the carby poking through the front suspension fairing collecting some cool air no doubt.

 

I think there's a HAMB thread along these lines: "what was your ride when you were born?". We've had many mystery car challenges on this thread, so here's a new twist: who came home from the hospital just days old, in this twin six? kurtis ought to know...

 

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Caption -"George was a victim of a one
of the many roving gangs of 'body snatchers',
who plagued motorists and wrecked havoc
throughout the city during the 1930's"

Mart3406
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Side valve V8 Ford doing practice at Bathurst in 1938:

 

The control tower at Bathurst:

 

Australian bodied MG's, of Lanes Motors team, prepared for the 1934 New Years Day 100 mile race at Phillip Island:

 

27 October 1934 at Phillip Island:



More info and photos onthis site: http://prewar.mgcc.info/Archives/archives 3.htm

 

The caption says it all:

 

1904 DeDion Bouton, single cylinder thumper.

 

Photo taken 1918, "The Militor."

 

Merging threads? Gang... one of the things I like about this thread were the old scenes, social stuff, buildings, stores, sports, people, pinups, clothing, etc. Lately, however, this thread seems to be turning towards a purely automotive thread, very similar to, but not identical, the one about pre-WWII race cars. Or is it my imagination? Gary

 

I know it's not strictly a photograph, but it is an extract from the 1939 Delage brochure produced by University Motors, who described themselves as "Sole Distributors throughout Great Britain and British Empire"