Vintage shots from days gone by!

As Maxwell Smart used to say, "missed it by THAT much." Thanks flyin-t.

 

Yep
That's E. Rick Mann.

 

For those that aren't aware of this place it wasn't just your average Chevy dealership.
They didn't just put together hi-po cars, they built "animals".
Here are some interesting facts.
http://www.yenko.net/dealers/motion.htm

 

Not in the flesh, or I'd still be gobsmacked!

 

The truck/trailer combos that look like they do not bend, do, in fact, bend. There are some pics of them online. They belonged to a gentleman that used his military name, it escapes me at the moment. The bodies are faired together and are often retouched in the pics to hide the join.

Mart.

Edit: google "commander Attilio Gatti jungle yacht"

 

It would appear there's one in the showroom window behind the Chevelle. The cheaper Novas were still called "Chevy II" in '68.

 

Those middle wheels look suspect, and narrow - like they pivot shopping cart style.

 

These folks were seriously roughing it in these things...

 

Indianapolis Speedway.

 

courtesy Dave Gelinas/Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/117891934@N07/
This guy's flickr page has the most gorgeous Kodachrome photos -

 

fantastic image

 

These are such interesting shots. Totally unintentional of what was captured.
What appears to be a '32 five window a**** the newer vehicles of the day. Still rolling along as a daily.
Then the Model A converted coupe pickup doing the same.........
Just Great!

 

You're right ! Thank you.

 

The Long Neck 500 !

 

Looks like Eric Rickman, Hot Rod magazine photographer.

 

Thanks. I could see the gooseneck area but not the seperation. They used farings then as do trucks today. Rear steer would have been 'crazy' handling!

 

Here's few that have never been on the thread before. Vintage British Columbia from the area of Squamish BC.

 

More BC photos.

 

My '54 Ford Mainline Business Coupe. It was only 5 months from the factory when this photo was taken.