Vintage shots from days gone by!

1955 Sumner Mississippi

 

1962 Piggly Wiggly Encino CA

 

Wow! A super rare Volugrafo! Thank you for this shot LowKat. Recall where you stumbled across it?

 

"BETTY ROWLAND" in the 40's

 

A rare image of the forest formerly known as Kansas. Gary

 

Port Trevorton PA

Rocky Mountain NC

Jeffersonville IN



Tell City IN

Rt 66 Mo

Williamstown KY

 

Quebec

 

Here

 

Found this pic at my dads … know nothing about the car but looks like a hard hit.<O</O

 

sorry it's so small...

 

When I was a kid, I'm 63 now, I used to tag around with my dad in the "wrecking yards". In those days, they really were wrecking yards, I remember the occasional broken out windshield with hair still in it, and blood on seats.
I'm still a bit uneasy in a salvage yard.

 

We have an interesting post up about Polish Mountain along with two-wheel brakes up today on theoldmotor.com

 

I grew up in the late 50' and 60's on a busy US Highway right between two towing services. I got to see every wreck that happened within 15 miles in either direction. By the time I got in Driver's Ed. in 1970 I was pretty much immune to the "shock" movies like Signal 30 and Blood on the Highway. It didn't slow me down a bit though. Now that I'm older and painfully aware of my own mortality I flashback to those wrecks every time I roll the Stude out of the driveway. I'm not fearful when I drive it but I'm definitely on full alert.

 

That's probably MCRD San Diego Ca

 

If you have a strong stomach here is a bunch of early car racing videos that show wrecks.
http://devour.com/video/vintage-race-car-crashes/

 

i bet some of them didnt walk away,, rip

 

Is that the TEPEE Motel in Wharton? Still there too. Those ladies remind me of my Granma.

Thanks for the cool pics.

Mike

 

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1940, Las Vegas

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1941 Watertown WI

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1956 Daytona Beach

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1947 Highland Pk, TX

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photo: LIFE online archives​

 

1959 Kansas City

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photo: LIFE online archives​

 

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Elinor Blevins, Auto Fiend: 1915
Washington, D.C., circa 1915. "Miss Elinor Blevins. Movie star, aviatrix, auto fiend." Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative.





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