Vintage shots from days gone by!

the andrews sisters






david niven,ginger rogers






abbott and costello


Living, Loving and Laughing is REAL Life.




many more at:
http://catbushandludicrous.tumblr.com/tagged/photoset

 

Thanks, Ron. I am sorry if I came off as a loose cannon. I've had someone in Kuwait, two in Afghanistan and one currently back from the Afghan war and in technically support-only service of Blackhawks.

 

danny kaye, angela lansbury

More from the same source..

 

Hey,Ryan said he didn't know what glitch caused it. But He got us fixed. Is HE da man, or what???

(I'll bet it was all those animated, jitterbugging dance scenes Empire was posting! LOL!)

 

I was gettin' the shakes! But I'm sticking with the UFO theory.... Thanks Ryan for the 'fix'.

 

Or maybe, my "ALTERNATE CAPTION"
posts"!!!

Mart3406
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Maybe I didn't make my statement clear - If it weren't for the current capabilities of the VA I wouldn't be doing what I am able to now which is to be alive and not be locked up someplace.
Between 1989 and 2003 I went to the VA about 3 times and was disappointed with the treatments - I went back in 2003 in shear desperation - Since then I've gotten better and so has the VA. Its the science of treating PTSD/Brain Injuries and other physical/mental problems that are behind the curve thru every genre of treatment
I would be in for a mental health social group - There are a bunch of First Responders and others who have suffered from some form of trauma that ends up as PTSD

 

If you are a fan of vintage Juke boxes these might interest you.
Video tour of the Wurlitzer factory circa 1950.
http://www.archive.org/details/VisittoW1950
http://www.archive.org/details/VisittoW1950_2

and another color video showing the 1948 Davis three wheeler and two other futuristic cars.
http://www.archive.org/details/car1948futurepwn

 

Thanks for the fix Ryan....good ta keep it shakin....

I had a bunch of good ones lined up there and they all got deleted... no probs, will try again Monday.

 

Hi, Dick, and sorry if I misinterpreted your earlier post too broadly, bro. You make several good points, ONE being that the V.A. has, indeed, come some way from where it used to be. (I get fired up and over-generalize sometimes, so I apologize for that. My concern was/is vets and their all-round wellbeing.)

You also mention that EMTs ad the like get that ACCUMULATED stress factor that can ultimately get to them -- same damn diff: PTSD. One I knew said the thing he couldn't take was going to a scene where a kid was involved. Another EMT tried to laugh off stories about hunting for a crash victim's leg in a stream, responding to a motorcycle incident where a young girl lost her face -- stories, on and on. Hell, his stories got to me! And I wasn't the one there attending to the situation. I know I would DO it, but I don't know how many years I could follow that noble and NEEDED path of duty.

But RaceRon filled me in that there already IS a HAMB vets social forum. Please look back a few posts, and he included a link. Hopefully, it culd get going -- like this thread -- and be of benefit to guys and gals who've been in harm's way. God bless Ryan and you ALL. I'll gotta hit the hay.

 

ahhhh such a cool car

 

Hey Moe,
It was at a nascar event at Watkins Glen, circa 1961, here is the verbage from the website i note in the post:
I received this picture with the email below from Mark Steigerwald, curator of the museum at Watkins Glen Raceway. If anyone has additional information on this car, please email Bob Merritt at bob@simplexco.com
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From: Mark
mark@racingarchives.org
To: bob@simplexco.com
Subject: 300G photo

Hi Bob,

I stumbled upon this photo. Apparently there was a "G" as a pace car here throughout 1961.
I wonder if this G is among the surviving cars?
Our historian informs me that a Dr. Ward, owner of several letter cars, had a role in safety at Watkins Glen. The "G" pictured is one of his cars. Apparently his cars (or at least this "G") were pressed into service as course marshall vehicles! Though I can't say for certain, this practice probably came to end when the Ford "Total Performance" push came to fruition in 1963 and Watkins Glen became a Ford track.

 

Here's some more traditional fare,,
you can find these and more here: http://www.kustomrama.com
Long Beach 1959 The Renegades CC


See the woodie in the background?? rather see that one, but oh well
this is from the Barris file

1 more from Barris file

 

More from Kustomrama, hope u dont mind the watermarks, i could have cut them out but they're inconspicuous
This photo shows the Fageol Supersonic as it appeared in the mid 1950s.

Merc Custom at the Drags

The "Fordillac" is a 1950 Ford owned and restyled by Chicago engineer Ben Harris. Powered by a Cadillac V8 engine, Ben's shoebox was restyled featuring reworked rear wheel well openings, a 1949 Frazer grille and wire wheels.

A noteworthy member of the renegades Zeno Stephens and his 55 Merc

This photo shows the Fageol Supersonic as it appeared in the mid 1950s.

This photo comes from a collection in California, and it shows a 1936 Ford Sedan featuring fender-skirts, ripple-bumpers, spotlight and whitewall-tires up front. The photo seems to be taken in the 1940s in front of a garage, and the baseball-player has a shirt that reads Colton Post 155 American Legion.

This photo of a chopped 1936 Ford Cabriolet with a padded top and at least one spotlight comes from a collection in Sacramento, California

This photo of Vincent E. Gardner's 1947 Studebaker Sportster is most likely taken during construction as the grille-bullet isn't installed.

Gene Howard's 1950 Buick, also known as Truly Rare at the 1970 Rod & Custom Car Show at the New York Coliseum in New York City.

Raymond Anderegg's 1927 Ford Model T Roadster
Ray's Roadster at an indoor car show around 1960,

Jerry Sahagon's 1951 Chevrolet
The third version of Jerry's Chevrolet at the 1960 National Roadster Show.

Chopped 1939 Ford Coupe
Classical 1939 Ford custom with a chopped top, 1949 Plymouth ripple bumpers, removed running boards, fender skirts, flipper wheel discs and white wall tires in the front. The back of the photo is stamped April 1st, 1951.

The Ernie McAfee/Karl Orr Modified

Wayne Mahaffey's 1935 Ford

Ralph Schenck's Streamliner at a dry lakes event.

Bob Tindle's 1932 Ford Sedan - Orange Crate

The So-Cal Speed Shop's 1934 Ford Coupe at the 1953 Bonneville Nationals.[1]

The 1937 Kurtis Tommy Lee Special at a dry lakes event. Photo taken by Dean Batchelor and published in Hop Up May 1952.

The Spalding Brothers' Roadster at the 1949 Bonneville Nationals. In the background, next to the Ansen Engineering pickup is Bob Morton and George Rubio's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster. Bill Kenz' 1931 Ford Model A Pickup, the Odd Rod can also be spotted in the background.

Charles Clark's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster

 

some more Kustomrama
Bill Phy's Competition Coupe

A snapshot showing Leroy Semas' 1937 Chevrolet Coupe at the 1949 Bonneville Speed Week. Anyone recognize the roadsters?

 

Novadude55, do you know, if the supersonic still exists? That's a really sharp car, a bit strange but an eyecatcher for sure!

Carsten

 

Again here's the link for the Veteran's social group:

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/group.php?groupid=83

Please take a look and perhaps as Jimi says, we can keep it going to benefit others.

I have many friends, relatives & coworkers who are vets, past or present. I've heard mostly positive feedback about the VA from some of them, which is a contrast to how it used to be.

Having served both in and out of uniform since '71 with military personnel, I'm blessed not to need the VA's services.

I recently met an old friend at the VA hospital in Ann Arbor MI and was impressed with that facility. My old high school buddy went to 'nam & thru some bad s**t. He's had issues for many years. Having become very reclusive, after chatting with him for awhile (1st time we talked in nearly 40 years!) he told me the VA was very helpful and he's thankful for what they did for him.

Perhaps for any vets, check out the VA, you may be pleasantly surprised at what you find out about hem.

 

1943 Harlingen TX

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1942 Highway 80 between Dallas & Ft Worth

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Some WWII era posters from Library of Congress:

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1943 WWII era posters:

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another shot of my grandma..

 

All 4 wheels off the ground!

 

Andy R. in his Sunbeam Tiger

 

Those are excellent photos, thanks.

"This photo of Vincent E. Gardner's 1947 Studebaker Sportster is most likely taken during construction as the grille-bullet isn't installed."

There were no grille-bullets in '47. Only '50 and '51 Studebakers have them.