Vintage shots from days gone by!

Moss + Jenks...........





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That looks great!

 

scooter

 

Car Show

 

WOW there are 11 Lanc's in Canada, and there doesn't seem to be MK-2 in the world. Here are the survivors http://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/lancs.html and only 2 that fly.



Here are the specs http://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/lancavrospecs.html
with the biggest lift being a 22,000 bomb.

 

Well, actually a blimp is a dirigible. A dirigible is defined as a lighter than air craft which is powered and can be steered. The word dirigible is derived from the French word "diriger" which means "to steer". There are three basic types of dirigible; rigid, semi-rigid and non-rigid or limp (blimp). So, the Goodyear blimp is actually a type of dirigible.

And people wonder why my wife says I am a veritable fountainhead of obscure and useless information.

Kurt O.

 

That is super cute...love the lines/ looks like something right out of early fifties Detroit

 

actually, no I didnt read any of the other posts...BUT , Just google Dayton Ohio Packard museum and call them, Im sure they will be more than happy to fill you in on the history

 

heres a shot of it, I was lucky enough to have ridden in this car once. I do some factory pinstriping on restorations at the museum, so Im there from time to time.

 

These were called Verta-Packs....A experiment that didnt last and gave way to the fully enclosed three tier auto racks we see today

 

Please check post 16594 before you dig any deeper, this car has been explained at length by Vintageride. It is not even close to the Packard speedster (LeBaron bodied) owned new Clark Gable.

 

Many people don't realize how truely innovative the Vega was. For instance, it was the first American car to utilize compressed rust as body panels.

 

My first thought when seeing this pic was - "Oh, colored porta-johns!" Sorry, couldn't help it.

Them Vegas, along with Pintos... it's about all they were good for except to suck $$ outta poor folk who couldn't afford a real car

 

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In the early-'70's a buddy of mine worked
in the parts department at the local Chevy
store and a standing joke was if a customer
came in and asked for 'tune-up parts' for
a Vega, he'd turn around and yell into the
stockroom "Points, plugs, condenser and
block for a Vega!"

Mart3406
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Some really lovely scooters there Rick!!

 

I dunno the Vega and Pinto were really a hit with the Pro Stock boy's. I laugh too though and have always called them oil compressors.

 

He does have a top of the line '56 Ford wagon.

 

the car is the photo is:

1) a later model car
2) not at all "identical to" the '34 LeBaron Roadster in the original subject photo.

 

ok so its not exactly like it...but who cares, its still a rad car, and I got to ride it.

 

I guess "who cares" is OK once your argument has been shown to be incorrect. It seemed to matter when you were insisting it was a Darrin and that the museum had one exactly like it and would be happy to educate us.

 

checkout these 50's vintage shots,,,

 

its time:

 

Best quote ever!

 

The first Sturgis rally? (The DT after Sturgis is for Dakota Territory)

 

Item 17688 zoom <!-- start /templates/photosite/display_for_sale.shtml -->Purchase a reproduction of this item on VintageMaineImages.com.
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Brunswick's Town Hall on Maine Street. The building was demolished in the 1960s.

 

Item 12182 zoom Description

Brunswick's Bicentennial parade in 1939. Photo taken from Maine Street, looking toward Cleaveland Street