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VINTAGE SHOTS FROM DAYS GONE BY! (Part 2)

Discussion in 'The Antiquated' started by Ryan, Jun 17, 2019.

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  6. “Safety glasses?!? We don’t need no stinkin’ safety glasses!”
     
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    Grace Kelly and Alfred Hitchcock ​
     
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    Am I seeing that sign correctly...toed inn...as in toe in on your steering? or should it be an "a" in there.
     
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    Gloria Stuart knitting on the set of “Life Begins in College,” 1937.
    Gloria garnered renewed fame late in life for her portrayal of Rose Dawson Calvert in James Cameron's “Titanic.”
     
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    He’d be a very rich man today.​
     
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    A photograph postcard showing Denver South Park & Pacific 3, 2-6-6T Mason Bogie, with boxcar and passenger coach, Chalk Creek Canyon near St. Elmo, CO, about 1884.
     
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    Hollywood Boulevard and Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles (1914)
     
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    What do you say about the smog around here? grmumblsobagonemask.
     
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    The Egyptian Theatre and the original Pig N Whistle, Hollywood, 1942.
     
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    Nah,only the middle man and the retailer reap the profits.
     
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    Phyllis Diller, her husband, Sherwood, and her five children moved to Webster Groves, MO near St. Louis in 1962.
    In the spring of 1962 she paid $20,000 cash for an 11-room Colonial house on Mason Avenue in Webster Groves.
    Her house was pink, the first one on the east side of Mason.
     
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    The Mexican Miracle That Saved Ferrari: A Legendary Tale from La Carrera Panamericana
    In the 1954 edition of the race, Italian driver Umberto Maglioli was leading the fourth stage in his powerful Ferrari 375. It seemed nothing could stop him—until disaster struck. His car developed a serious oil leak in the crankcase, forcing Maglioli to pull over in the middle of nowhere. With no technical support in sight and no way to repair the damage, his dreams of victory were fading fast.
    Maglioli’s Ferrari rolled to a stop near a small workshop called “El Milagro,” which translates to “The Miracle.” There, he met a local Mexican mechanic named Renato Martinez. After a quick inspection, Martinez confirmed the oil leak and devised an unconventional but brilliant solution.
    He handed Maglioli three bottles of Coca-Cola and said, “While you drink your Coke, I’ll repair your car.”
    Martinez grabbed a bar of soap and a bucket of water. He began rubbing the soap onto the crankcase. As the soap melted, it formed a paste that sealed the hole, temporarily stopping the leak.
    With his car patched up, Maglioli thanked Martinez and sped off toward the finish line. Against all odds, he not only completed the race but also crossed the finish line in first place, securing victory for Ferrari.
     
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    1924 aerial view of the La Brea tar pits.​
     
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    Construction of one of the Golden Gate bridge’s towers 1933​
     
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    A couple posed for a photograph in the Great Smoky Mountains. 1935.​
     
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    Kay Petre with the 1924 Delage, a powerful 10.5-litre V12-engined Land Speed Record car.
    Captured in May 1935.
     

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