Vintage shots from days gone by!

A quick look at Bristol Cars in Wikipedia, first paragraph, will explain the BMW connection.

 

Wonder Bread vintage package art, thanks to CapitalNewYork.

 

Anybody remember this episode of the "Andy Griffith Show"? Plot? Pic thanks to Lucia Marie.

 

hey TF48, any of these wood models still exist?

 

Love to have that plate for my "744" collection.

 

Mac that's a great collection I may be young and dumb but what's the 744?

 

I'm old and dumber. What's the 744 ?

 

Look at the photo with the rear fender wrecked and the Texas 1936 Plate,,has the number 744 0n it like the other ones he collects

 

Signs say Washington but they are Oregon State Signs ( read the small print at the top of the signs) and this is at the bottom of Breeze Hill north bound on I-5 and the Hwy 26 route would be the 405 freeway that goes thru old town on thw west side of the river.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=541RwJSUhNc

 

For reference, in later years one could find a board highway across the desert sands out of Yuma.

 

The style of shoe that has a sharp pointed toe are called by the slang name "Winklepickers" 'cos you use a pointed stick (cocktail stick) to get the winkles out of the jar. (I guess, can't stand seafood).

The picture is definitely English and there's a flyer for the Hackney Empire so it's the London area.

Mart.

 

I saw that much but was wondering what 744 meant to him.

 

"ASSUALT WEAPONS"????---Where's the Daisy BB gun, 100 rounds??---HA!

 

It's Portland, the old riverfront area. You can see the old Oregon Journal building in the background.

 

alex above

 

Readers Digest version: Barney found a deal on the motorcycle and convinced Andy that the Mayberry Sheriff's Dept. needed a motorcycle in its "fleet" for traffic control. Of course, Barney drove everyone nuts, racing up and down the street and ticketing people who exceeded the speed limit by a mile or two.

Hilarity ensued....

 

Ive been looking for one of those

 

Not your typical posed shot of law enforcement showing off what they reaped in a bust. I wonder what the story is. Check the crude one leaning against the lathe (wow). A couple look like sporterized Krags, not really the stuff favored by the bad guys.

 

I would like to commend all those die hard posters that built this thread. I started on page 1 back right before Christmas 2012. I reviewed as many pages a day as I could and finally finished up today. The thread is addictive!
I am a 66 year old baby boomer. Thank you all for the history lesson and the trip back in time.