Vintage shots from days gone by!

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

 

Badlands National Monument, SD.

 

The same car I posted a few pages ago Jim Drysdale's flathead Cadillac powered 'Hillbilly'...in far lane about to do battle.

 

Rutland - Vermont.

 

Cincinati, OH. 1954

 

still runs today. owned by Roy Creel, lakester in the background showing rear fenders to run streamliner was built by Ken Walkey. I think it put Roy in the Bonneville 200 MPH club with V4 highly modified Ford Banger. This photo is from the 80's.

 

Nothing would be as cool as a vintage Bonneville car.

 

Has to be New Zealand,,the 34 sedan in the back ground is a US body ,,

 

I did some searching : NZ Police had a double registration plate back in the 50's & 60's [1 said "police"]


Here's some side shots of some NZ Police Holdens showing the door lettering

 

Aha Yes,Thanks Kerry and RoddyB34 that further explains it!...

 

Early use of nitro......

 

Guy looks like Sirhan Sirhan the killer of Bobby Kennedy.

 

House on the right looks like our old house in Warrawong N.S.W.,.....

 

FDR at Fort Lewis, Washington,Sept 1942

 

Now that statement explains your Avatar

 

Yes sir! From 1961-1971... But I was born in Italy... We did some traveling when I was a youngster.... My little sister was born at Port Kembla hospital, N.S.W. in '66... I still remember that...

 

Looks like a NZ police symbol on the door and definitely NZ state houses in the background.

 

Don't you guys sleep! While I was busy making a cheese cake for Thanksgiving yesterday afternoon and dinner, you posted over 1000 posts up to now. WOW!

Pat

 

I have always thought the '57 Ford was a good looking car. (A lot better than the '58 and '59 Fords) If I remember correctly they actually outsold '57 Chevys.

These cars rusted bad enough out of water let alone submerging part of it in the water

 

From Bangkok Dean

This first one was owned, built and raced by Ralph Poirier and at the time worked at Tasca Ford and part of the Drag racing team there. He then was Crew Chief on bob Tasca III top alcohol funny car.

 

^True. Ford surpassed Chevrolet in sales 1957

 

Mopar promo phjoto

 

Merc promo photo