Vintage shots from days gone by!

Thats gonna leave a bruise!

 

Beer kegs for fuel tanks ...? kDont know where I got it but I always liked this pic.

 

Census Bureau. The caption from National Archives says that these punch machines were used from 1890 to 1950. Wonder when this pic was taken?

 

"We thought'chou wuz a TOAD!"

 

Moline Illinois

 

Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper Plane Crash 58

 

James Dean and Dean's Crash

 

For those who have never heard about the supposed "curse" of the James Dean Porsche, check out this link.

http://www.qsl.net/w5www/dean.html

 

Radial engines normally have uneven
numbers of cylinders - ie - usually 3,
7, or 9 cylinders etc. per row - but
not the Nordbergs. Instead of using
a single 'master' connecting rod with
the all the other 'slave' rods attached
to it, as in most 'normal' radial engine
designs, the Nordberg radials
employed a unique 'double master
rod' arrangement, with two 'master
rods' on a single crank journal,
instead of only one and allowing
them and the have an even number
of cylinders - usually, eight cylinders.
Some other unique features about
the Nordberg radials too - a lot of
them had dual or even multi-fuel
capability and could be set to run
first, with or without spark ignition
depending on the grade and type
fuel being used - and then run on
diesel fuel or various petroleum
distillate fuels and/or on natural or
various other flammable gasses too.
In addition, while they were nominally
4-stroke engines, some of them could
also be run as 2-strokes and switched
back and forth between 2 and 4-stroke
operation while running!

Mart3406
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re post #43357, oh my god, what memories. I was there 1n 1957, 2 glorious months.
mlight9

 

1920's c.a. According to the caption, this is Mrs Wm Upton age 70 who drove this Ford from San Franciso to Washington D.C.

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1936, New Bridgetown NJ. According to the caption, they bought this 1915 Buick for $15 and cut it down. . .

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1930s - ad for "Sanitary Unit" (hey we all gotta take a break sometime!)

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1937 near Antelope MT

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1938 D.C. area

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1940 Presque Isle ME

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1940 Aroostook County Maine

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1941 Elmira NY

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1941 New Orleans

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1940 Concho AZ

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1949 Norwich CT

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Oklahoma 1963 Parade

 

1939 - caption says "U.S. 9 near Fresno CA

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Very Cool1

 

1939 Weatherford TX

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1938 Greenbelt MD

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