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I saw the roadster(top up) but I got more of a kick out of seeing the old tractor with the bucket and the old air compressor trailer but then i do have a construction background and i like seeing that old stuff out in use. Like watching old movies like these to see the old cars, the way they dressed back then, what movies were playing and what stores they had available plus whatever else on the sidewalks and the ol' baby buggy and cannot forget the buildings features. Nice to take a few minutes and step back into time when things were normal.
I caught the roadster too, looked like it might have had side curtains also. I’d like to get one of those $795 bomb shelters advertised on the billboard at 1 minute in, you can use it as a utility room too. That sounds a bit counterintuitive though, do you empty out all your stuff so you have a place to cover your *** as the bombs are falling???
Never knew that the bomb shelters were advertised that early, thought it was a 1960's thing. Hope the roadster is still with us.
….when things were normal. Yes, I remember those days. That was when we practiced air raid drills in school. You had a choice, either hide under your desk or maybe everyone went and sat on the floor in the hallway, backs against the lockers and your arms folded over your head. In Chicago we had Nike missiles stationed along the Lake Michigan shoreline, they were probably near many other cities as well. Those Nikes had nuclear warheads designed to take out bombers before cities were struck. And then there were the sonic booms as fighters trained over Chicago. Honestly, I have plenty of great memories too, but that Cold War stuff was pretty weird, even for a young kid.
Hello, This was a fun, short film with a lot of character. We live in Long Beach, about 30 miles away from the “Miracle Mile” on Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles. Our dad taken us there plenty of times due to our mom’s fascination with shopping in big buildings. Our Long Beach neighborhood was all single story homes and if one stood on Signal Hill nearby could see over the tops of those low slung homes to see the ocean. The closest large shopping center was about 10 miles away in Lakewood. We had a May Company Store in the Lakewood outdoor shopping mall, just past Bixby Knolls. But the downtown Los Angeles store was called the "Flagship" store of all Westcoast department buildings. That is a cool short road trip in Downtown Los Angeles. We used to go to that giant May Company store, whenever our mom took us to L.A. on the Red Trolley cars. (Blue Line, today) The Lakewood store was the biggest store we could remember at the time. It was the centerpiece of this outdoor mall. But, when we walked into the downtown Los Angeles store, it was like night and day. Our store instantly became small and the we were amazed at all of the "goods" on display. Our mom "went to town" shopping. That is a cool short road trip in Downtown Los Angeles. We used to go to that giant May Company store, whenever our mom took us to L.A. on the Red Trolley cars. (Blue Line, today) Jnaki The large, distinctive corner gold tower of the Streamline Moderne May Co. Department Store,on Wilshire, taking up the whole block. The Lakewood store was the biggest store we could remember at the time. It was the centerpiece of this outdoor mall. But, when we walked into the downtown Los Angeles store, it was like night and day. Our store instantly became small and the we were amazed at all of the "goods" on display. Our mom "went to town" shopping. Now, look at Simon’s Drive In Restaurant in the lower left. It was a great time to visit and see things we normally do not see every day. But a trolley trip or in our dad’s Buick sedans made short work of getting to that area. Museums in later times, the electric motorboats we got to steer in a large inland lake, made going to that area fun. YRMV The roadster was on a shopping tour by itself or the owner worked at the “fur” store. Fur coats were popular then, warm, especially in a roadster, but years later, frowned upon. A nice roadster a**** all of the cool 50s sedans and one town/country convertible. But, did anyone notice the nice 1935-36 Ford coupe with a truck bed heading away from the camera car? How custom is that?
It had been posted before, and now the IMCDB(Internet Movie Car Data Base) lists it as a '29 Coupster.....from 1946, "The Best Years Of Our Lives".
from a 57 real of Hollywood decked out Chevy should be around Burbank shortly after WW2 decked out Olds? I think mid 50s SF
I've heard from a few old timers that the truck bed inserted in the trunk of a coupe was a WWII 'cheat' to get the 'T' or 'X' gas ration decal. The truck bed qualified a vehicle as 'farm truck or delivery vehicle' or 'traveling salesman' vehicle and thus got to fill up more often. ('A' sticker meant you could only get 5 gallons a week) https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/model-a-coupes-with-truck-beds-in-trunk.630503/
I spotted the roadster, but I'm more interested in getting that great deal on a bomb shelter! I bet all cars viewed in this clip were accompanied with the thought "Man, if I had that, I would (insert modification here)!"
More truck bed conversions were sold in the depression than in WWII. Gas rations were ***igned by occupation. Someone trying to get a trucker’s ration sticker (T) with a coupe, pickup bed or not, would have been laughed out of the local rationing board (ration tickets were tied to an individual vehicle to minimize black marketing). X rations were intended for inspectors and traveling salespeople who drove long distances in support of the war effort. A scandal broke out when it was revealed that almost half of the members of congress had X stickers. If you were born after 1925, chances are good that you didn’t have any direct contact with the gas rationing program.
I remember see that roadster in another movie thread you posted. only that one was colorized. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/car-spotting-on-the-la-freeways.1275436/#post-14627394
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