Vintage shots from days gone by!

Huntington Beach 1952 from the Chris Epting collection
2nd street and Coast Highway south


OCTOBER 2016 GOOGLE MAPS


Hello,

That old 1952 image looked familiar. My dad used to take us to Newport Beach and rent a small boat for fishing in the bay, just off of Coast Highway during those years. We had to pass this place all of the time. The 1952 image was taken on July 4th, which is crazy in Huntington Beach back then and every year since. If you add in a major highway, the beach, the fireworks, and tons of people streaming from the inland cities to see the show, it is a little daunting.

The 2nd Google image was from October 2016. That highway through Huntington Beach is always crowded, any time of the year. The image is the last section of the old town. On the next block, the “new” Huntington Beach has risen, much to the dismay of the locals.


Giant malls, tourist shopping centers, corporate offices, high rise hotels pack the next several miles toward Newport Beach. This place is unbelievable that it is not the sleepy beach town with great waves like it was in the early 60’s.

Jnaki

The only good thing is that on the weekends, many hot rods can be seen taking in the cool ocean breezes and sights while making this cruise down the Coast Highway. And…the world famous “Donut Derelicts” weekly gathering is just inland, down the road in town.

 

There is also a Mystery Spot just north of Santa Cruz, CA, in the Santa Cruz mountains.

 

It looks like Earp.

Rob

 

The Modsters.

 

My guess is it somehow got folded in half by a draw bridge.

 

Any time I see one of these early homecoming parade shots I can't help but think of Animal House.

 

that would do it.

 

I'm guessing this photo was taken around 1970 or '71. At any rate Firestone was still in the game. Notice the aluminum Ansen sprint wheels on the car and that the front wheels use lug nuts instead of knockoffs. In that era no one was changing tires anyway at any track on the circuit as both Firestone and Goodyear made sure their tires would last for an entire race. Lou Senter (Ansen Automotive) had also built the lightweight aluminum front hubs for this car.

 

That building still exists but it is a cafe' now, located south of Asheville, NC.

 

Thank you for Herk and the Mallard. It even has an engine in it rather than the cooler.

 

Chuck Stillwell Waterloo Midstate



Santa Fe NM

 

Sullivan Greth & Segondollar compressed AIR dragster



Super Bird BUICK



SWC Dark Horse 2



Three wide at Detroit Dragway



Tom & Bill Spalding 1950

 

Logghe Stamping cammer



Lujan Bros Airplane engine power




Mark Perism at Oswego



Masters Dragliner



Mayhem Twin

 

Found a site with a bunch from San Fernando Raceway. BUT NO CAPTIONS sorry


From the 50's

 

smoking a cigar no less

 

Those girls look meaner/tougher than the guys. LOL