Vintage shots from days gone by!

Miss Tulsa 1949

 

Are these of PCH along Santa Monica and Malibu?

 

Surfboard made for viewing the fish. Made by the Powercar Company of Mystic CT (same place that made a lot of the little cars)

 

Your Killing me here today with the old trailers, I want one but don't have the coinage right now...

 

I'll stop there

 

Most of the "big" Russian cars were copies of US models, many used superceded US equipment in their manufacture.

 

The 58 Mercury kiddie car looks like it's on the old Ford Rotunda mini test track which was next to the building.They gave rides in new Ford and Mercury products on this track.What fun it was waiting for a convertible to pull up,much more fun than those sedans!

 

"Somewhere else".
All my old magazines are long gone.
These days it's memories (... needs a jog to get started) and electronic media.

 

"In the late 1940s Chief Commissioner Alexander Duncan introduced tougher driver training for the Wireless Patrol to be conducted in Fitzroy's lanes and alleys, known as 'The Narrows'. The Mercury is negotiating a corner in 'The Narrows'. The damage was not caused by police drivers."

 

Australian Capital Territory fleet outside Jolimont Police Station - 1960's:

 

Victorian Police mobile Forensic Unit - 1960's:

 

Tasmanian Police Rescue Unit - 1960's:

 

Anyone know where this is taken? looks like Tapalpa in mainland Mexico

 

"Traffic member Peter McKeogh with the first issue of a Radio Motor Cycle. Fitted 15th May, 1970 to TH-840-BSA with remote control box, speaker, headset, microphone and antenna and a cost of $597.50."

South Australian Police.

 

Vietnam Moratorium in Rundle St Adelaide - early 1970's:

 

Strathgordon Police Station in Tasmania - 1970's:

 

It's a 57 but I think you are correct about it being from the rotunda track. I also think this shot came from the same place