Vintage shots from days gone by!

This photo would make a great puzzle! say 1000+ pieces

 

731132 al of the license plates start with an X except a few, Does it tell what part of Sweden it comes from?

 

Yes, the old numberplates in Sweden, used from the very first start untill 1972 used a letter to tell what part of the country the car came from.
A-Z, AC and BD was used for the diffrent "län" (countys) in the contry as showed below.

<table class="MsoTableGrid" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:0"><td style="width:50.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="67">A,B,AB
</td> <td style="width:410.2pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="547"> Stockholms city and län
</td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:1"> <td style="width:50.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="67"> C
</td> <td style="width:410.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="547"> Uppsala län
</td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:2"> <td style="width:50.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="67"> D
</td> <td style="width:410.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="547"> Södermanlands län
</td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:3"> <td style="width:50.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="67"> E
</td> <td style="width:410.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="547"> Östergötlands län
</td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:4"> <td style="width:50.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="67"> F
</td> <td style="width:410.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="547"> Jönköpings län
</td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:5"> <td style="width:50.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="67"> G
</td> <td style="width:410.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="547"> Kronobergs län
</td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:6"> <td style="width:50.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="67"> H
</td> <td style="width:410.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="547"> Kalmar län
</td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:7"> <td style="width:50.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="67"> I
</td> <td style="width:410.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="547"> Gotlands län
</td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:8"> <td style="width:50.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="67"> K
</td> <td style="width:410.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="547"> Blekinge län
</td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:9"> <td style="width:50.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="67"> L
</td> <td style="width:410.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="547"> Kristianstads län (now Skåne län)
</td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:10"> <td style="width:50.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="67"> M
</td> <td style="width:410.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="547"> Malmöhus län (now Skåne län)
</td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:11"> <td style="width:50.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="67"> N
</td> <td style="width:410.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="547"> Hallands län
</td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:12"> <td style="width:50.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="67"> O
</td> <td style="width:410.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="547"> Göteborgs and Bohus län (now Västra Götalands län)
</td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:13"> <td style="width:50.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="67"> P
</td> <td style="width:410.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="547"> Älvsborgs län (now Västra Götalands län)
</td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:14"> <td style="width:50.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="67"> R
</td> <td style="width:410.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="547"> Skaraborgs län (nu Västra Götalands län
</td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:15"> <td style="width:50.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="67"> S
</td> <td style="width:410.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="547"> Värmlands län
</td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:16"> <td style="width:50.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="67"> T
</td> <td style="width:410.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="547"> Örebro län
</td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:17"> <td style="width:50.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="67"> U
</td> <td style="width:410.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="547"> Västmanlands län
</td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:18"> <td style="width:50.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="67"> W
</td> <td style="width:410.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="547"> Kopparbergs län (nu Dalarnas län)
</td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:19"> <td style="width:50.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="67"> X
</td> <td style="width:410.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="547"> Gävleborgs län
</td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:20"> <td style="width:50.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="67"> Y
</td> <td style="width:410.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="547"> Västernorrlands län
</td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:21"> <td style="width:50.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="67"> Z
</td> <td style="width:410.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="547"> Jämtlands län
</td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:22"> <td style="width:50.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="67"> AC
</td> <td style="width:410.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="547"> Västerbottens län
</td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:23;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes"> <td style="width:50.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="67"> BD
</td> <td style="width:410.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="547"> Norrbottens län
</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

Thanks John Great pictures enjoyed all of them

 

Miniature car to go with the miniature house???

 

Wow just caught up with the last 10 pages or so - great pics, fellas.

Now I can see why they always say Volvo's have good heaters!

Thanks to all the contributors.
Mart.

 

(Now, what's missing in this picture?) Man sitting on the hood, with him just holding the reins . Draw bar needs to be attached to the car, or just he will be going for a ride.

 

If that horse was to giddyup, the guy'd soon to be up close and intimate with that radiator cap!

 

Houston Texas.

The pic can be found on at least 5 websites on the net.

The comments on this site reveal the address...

http://www.homelessfart.com/house-houston-texas-loc/

Other websites this pic can be found on:

http://pixdaus.com/single.php?id=275507

http://suesfirstblog.wordpress.com/2010/11/23/mashups/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/sets/72157603671370361/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2178246751/in/set-72157603671370361

as well as the Library of Congres


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ooops,
I see somebody beat me to it.

 

x2!

 

time for a few more

 

and some more

 

why stop now?

 

Maybe he got tired of walking behind the headless horse.

 

...

 

This is the largest photo I could find

http://www.shorpy.com/node/97?size=_original

 

Supper is over time to post some more

 

and some more

 

Lat ones for the night.