Vintage shots from days gone by!

A1E Skyraiders (Spads), shared a base with us in Northern Thailand in mid 60s. Where was this photo taken?

 

Hey Doc;
this one's for you!

Thanks for all you do and have done.

 

A Bel Air with 210 rear fender spears??

 

Ok you Corvair guys, what have we here? I have been collectiing Junior cars for a long time and I have never seen one of these before. Was this taken at Expo 67 in Montreal? Are these electric or gas powered? Who made them? Do any survive?

I have been advised that the uniforms are French CRS Officers (their federal police service) So It looks like the photo may have been from France???

 

Ah! The memories! Thanks for that mate.

Doc.

 

Lack of dash stainless and stainless around tops of windows makes it a 210. Lots of folks ''Bel Aired'' the 210s with the side inserts. Crest on the trunk indicates a 6 cyl, looks like he has backup lights and the bumper is outta whack. Pet peeve of mine on a lot of 57s

 

McClellan Air Force Base, dated 2/15/68.

 

I think I can understand just how special and what a meal like that could mean to these soldiers. After doing the 'hard yards' for god knows how long living on tinned rations its hard to explain just how special something like this is.
These guys deserved this and more, the greatest generation indeed!

Doc.

 

axe grinder,

Thank You for the pictures of the GI's above.
Since it is Thanksgiving Day we all need to be thankful for those who were involved in fighting and giving their lives so we can enjoy this day.

I did not serve but here is my thanks for all that did.
Father in 1917
Brother 1957-1961

 

SWI66, in your post 83903, second photo from the top. I had a four-door F-85 with the aluminum V8, and liked it a lot. That one was tan. I traded it for my first Corvair, a 1965 which was that color. Don't know what Oldsmobile and Buick called it. Chevy called it "Evening Orchid," Pontiac referred to it as "Iris Mist." Got 1500 miles on it before I was T-boned by a drunk running a red light in Louisville and it was totalled. Replacement was blue and drove it almost 100,000.

In a later post, you show a truck with the "Built in Texas by Texans" sign. That was a big deal in the late 50s when I was in Texas with the USAF. Bumper stickers on Fords everywhere. Pretty soon others started popping up - "Built in Virginia by Virgins," etc.

Funniest one I saw was "Built in Louisiana by Coona**es."

 

Happy Thanksgiving to all.Most of all to the greatest generation and to the ones who served before such as my Father and his oldest brother who served in the trenches in WW1.God bless them all.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

First car built at Ford's Mahwah, NJ plant. It was a station wagon with handicap provisions for the pedals.

The plant closed in 1980 and its last car was a Fairmont Futura coupe. Talk about going out with a whimper.

The Boss referenced this NJ factory in his song "Johnny 99" on his Nebraska album.
The first car to roll off the assembly line at 7:57 a.m. July 16, 1955, was a modified black Ford station wagon made with hand controls for use by disabled drivers. - See more at: http://www.northjersey.com/communit...e_but_not_forgotten.html#sthash.IGwlT8T3.dpuf

 

The XB-43 still exists, at the Smithsonian, unrestored:

 

I don't know if it helps at all but I did find a version of this that looked ok when blown up bigger, and the little hats have "Nestle" written on them, and on the left of the pic are some teepees.

Probably just clouds the waters even more.

 

Doc, I'm taking this to a present day time . Thanks be to the people currently having to serve the THANKLESS S O B's in the middle east who want us there only on their terms !

Ladies and gentlemen of the Armed Forces , THANK YOU for you're brave service !

scrubba

 

X2 scrubba. My oldest is a Sgt. in the U.S.Army, Afghanistan Veteran, and I couldn't be more proud.
Thanks for and to ALL who have served and are serving now. Now eat some turkey!

 

This is the company that started Horseless Carriage the car transporters. Still located the same place in Paterson, NJ.

 

Thanks Doc. I was just about to ask .....

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS THING?​

Sort of looks like a Frog, doesn't it?

 

Geez, why is there always one. Buckwheat was great as were all of the rest of the gang, I still enjoy watching them.

 

210 with BA incerts and crests.

 

Buck Wheat would be Oh Tay! with this thread!

 

Bob is correct. The interior on the door panel is 210.

 

Well, Nestle' is a French company...

 

Those early style Corvair junior cars appear to have actual full size '61 deck emblems and '62-'64 type fender emblems. I've been involved with Corvairs for many years but I've never seen or heard of these bodies before!

 

Were there any 6 cyl Bel Air made? I saw the exhaust out the left and no 'V' on the deck lid.

 

I don't know who these folks are .I found the photo a while ago thought I'd share it with you guys..