Vintage shots from days gone by!

Anyone remember this place?






Just north of where I grew up, Dad liked to fly there for a Sunday lunch!

 

1953 - Pennsylvania Turnpike..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOP_QoizcWc&NR=1

 

Leno has a video of him driving his stock Fiat on his website, Jay's Garage

 

uh, really?

 

Somehow I don't think this Guy went on to a successful customizing career in California......





Saftey in numbers......

 

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Something a lot of people might not know
or notice, is the lawn mower the kid is using
in this pic is a REO...made during the 1950's
by Reo Motors, the same 'Reo Motors' that
manufactured cars from 1905 until 1936 and
trucks until 1975. The Reo lawn mower
engines were somewhat unique in that they
were a 4-stroke flathead design - common
enough - but they only had a single lobe on
the camshaft that operated both the intake
and exhaust valve. (Talk about 'symmetrical
valve timing' and no overlap!) If I
remember correctly, the single lobe operated
the intake valve directly off the top side of the
cam and the exhaust valve, via a rocker
mechanism operating off the bottom side of
the cam. Also, most (or all??) of these engines
came with a 2 to 1 reduction as standard, with
the engine's 'power output shaft' actually being
the camshaft itself.

Mart3406
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Hamming it up as two amigos, and being British (Candy and Andy).

 

ModelAKeith, quite a study in contrasts, eh?
Any idea of year and location of the top pic?

 

A pic too cool not to repeat here! This is from a new thread,
"Pictures of Hudson dragracers ... let's see 'em." And the skirts
on the pickup blow me away!

 

Yes,

the 'have's and the have not's so to speak

top one was from 'work houses' probably Manchester or Liverpool, the bottom one was titled 'two women working'...........i assumed they were house staff.




Keith

 

Used a REO motor from what appears to be that exact REO lawnmower on my first go cart. Home made frame. belt drive and a fluid drive clutch from a washing machine.

I believe it was 2 1/4 HP Probably made all of 20 mph. but it was enough to get my gear head juices flowing. REO lawn care products line was sold to Wheel horse.

 

RE: Post 14049, Funny thing, anyone letting their kid use a mower today would have C.P.S. all over them in hours. Just saying times sure have changed.

Jack

 

Great video there Maps!!

Great to see all that old iron driving around. (anyone else notice the semi truck full of new* cars??)

looks like the Studebaker from Sixdog's post made its way in there too!!

 

Here is my go cart that my dad and I build around 1962....I am standing and my brother is behind the wheel.....I think it must have been on Easter Sunday.

It has a small Briggs & Stratton with a gear reduction plus forward and reverse. This all came from a lawn mower along with it's base and wheels.... I ran the wheels off of it... Sure was UGLY but you have to start somewhere..... the steering wheel came off a 57 Chevy that was junked out in the woods a couple of miles way.....

 

That would be Harris Ranch, Coalinga area,??

 

Had one of those motors on my go kart back in the late 60's...
it was gutless as a go kart motor,

 

Was that, by any chance, the last time you wore a tie? The rest was history....

 

Frozen 'cuda.

 

Tee, yes, maybe not the prettiest, but by gum YOU had wheels! I LOVE the look of DETERMINATION on your face and that of your pit-crew brother! Great story AND pic. WHAT I'd have given at that time to have a real Go-Kart!!! Whoa!

 

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ALTERNATE CAPTION - "The number
one reason why NOT to give your kid
a 'Sawzall'® for Christmas this year!!!"


Mart3406
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Could be.....

 

Mr SCI FI....From 1953......