History Photos taken before WW2 - history in black and white

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Hudson in a showroom?

 

Wow, SWI! Lots of wild prop cars in yer post (4770). Happen
to know any particulars about this one, obviously influenced
by the growing streamlining movement???

 

Hey, Jimmy. Is that the one they called the Blitzen Benz, the one Bob Burman (I seem to recall) took over driving duties when Barney Oldfield got himself in the doghouse?

 

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Yep. It was called a "Schienenzeppelin",
German for "Rail Zeppelin". There's some
info and more pics of it here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schienenzeppelin

and here

http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/Gov06_01Rail-fig-Gov06_01Rail022a.html

and here

http://greyfalcon.us/FRANZ KRUCKENBERG SCHIENENZEPPELIN.htm

Mart3406
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Sorry if I break in, but you are correct! That is the Blitzen Benz in 1911 when Burman got crowned "Speed King of the World" by Harvey Firestone at the Indianapolis Speedway.

I am still looking for pictures of the Blitzen Benz (this car) and the "Jumbo Benz" which according to Ernie Moross' press machine had 300hp!

The 2 Blitzen Benzes did some demonstration races in San Diego in 1912, and I would certainly like to find a picture of the 2 together.

 

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CAPTION - "Sadly, Clarence found
out the hard way, that 'once a nerd,
always a nerd' and that even posing
for photos on a trendy new 'Gnome &
Rhone' motorcycle would not make
him appear 'cool'!"

Mart3406
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Thanks, Mart & Arieb! This is a FAB shot of the car! Ya goota dig those pipes!

(And, Mart: If young Clarence there is going for the Aryan-supremeacy image, he could at least dye his hair, eh? Tee-hee.)

 

49RatFink, looks a little more Fido-friendly than the mode
of pet transport below! Nyuk, nyuk!!!



Popular Mechanix, June 1936 (Pooch needs wind goggles, eh?)

 

It slices, It dices, It decapitates!

Doc.

 

Early Adel Air Car in Germany.....

 

Here's a shot of a LaBatt's Art Deco streamliner in 1936 when
it was NEW, THANKS to HubGarage.com! Somebody yank my
chain if this shot has been on this thread earlier.

 

Jimi, I think the Labatt's truck is a first here - not to worry. One can never see too many pix of that! Here's a Chrysler Airflow, perhaps 1934, from that same era of streamlining and deco.

 

A very early racing car that was built by a machinist in Los Angeles.

 

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1]A couple more Streamlined Vintage Beer Trucks[/SIZE][/FONT]

One on the left is a 1930's GMC

One on the right is an unknown Tractor with A Fruehauf Trailer

 

Summit City Cal, 1940

 

Another Early Beer Truck ... Not sure of the make?

 

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Here is a picture of a 1933 Studebaker truck belonging to Fidelio Brewery of New York City.

Ken Goudy Collection.[/FONT]

 

1936 - 1937 Diamond "T"'s

 

1909 Franklin

 

Burns Oregon

 

Red Bluff Ca.

 

Susanville Ca.

 

they called this car a "new Ford"

 

this sedan delivery was used to take many of the photos I've posted.