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Very nice Ron. Do you have the doors to lock it up at night? 1 more car I promise, Rex Winter Dry n windy Lubbock TX
Really close, but I think it was "Pow, zoom to the moon Alice!" Lol 1 more car I promise, Rex Winter Dry n windy Lubbock TX
Seems like pretty flat land for a dozer. I've seen rolling hills in Eastern Washington farmed with dozers cuz too steep for tractors. 1 more car...
Hi David Villa Jr. ! I wonder how many HAMBers know what "Ladies Entrance" means ? Us old timers remember when single or accompanied ladies were...
I REALLY WANT a sign like that for my shop! Then the neighbors would know what really goes on when we gather in the shop. 1 more car I promise,...
Thanks Loudbang and J. Hansen for clarifying this. Makes sense now. 1 more car I promise, Rex Winter Dry n windy Lubbock TX
What are we looking at in last pic? Recovery of plane that went almost off the deck of aircraft carrier OR scuttle of surplus? Thanks 1 more car...
I can tell you that in my case it is a 1959 Cadillac limousine (5,900 lbs) on a 20 foot car trailer with dual axles (2, 250 lbs). Thank goodness...
I bet that hay wagon was piled a LOT higher before they started pitching those stukes into the thrasher! Never want to come in from field only...
I have seen shanty shacks in Tiajuana, but I didn't realize housing needs were this bad in the U.S. During the "dirty thirties" I guess. I am...
Thanks for sharing Oilguy. Nice collection, and very nicely displayed. In the late 1980s and early 90s while living in Seattle area I began...
Thanks WQ59B. Not knowing would have nagged at me. 1 more car I promise, Rex Winter Dry n windy Lubbock TX
TWO PARTS for 2 pics: What exact year are the 40's Dodge & Plymouth in this beautiful showroom? This now restored Conoco gas station and the...
Brickwork on fireplace looks ok for first couple feet then must have had a "liquid lunch"! Wow 1 more car I promise, Rex Winter Dry n windy...
Very cool Jimmy Six. On my screen that looks like Crocus Yellow and Laurel Green. I had a 56 Chev Sport Sedan the same color combination. I bought...
So true! But you can't eat the front porch, and boards n nails cost money. Never dirt poor like these folks, but as a teenager I remember building...
Thanks WQ59B. This is a good example of how life used to be. If you didn't grow it or kill it, you did not eat. Strong incentive to be productive!...
Shorty was very safety conscious with the drivers door of the Studie rope tied ! 1 more car I promise, Rex Winter Dry n windy Lubbock TX
The space age architecture of this restaurant made me think of the space age (google architecture) architecture of Johnies Restaurant on the other...
What a GREAT comparison shot of the Big 3. Thank you 1 more car I promise, Rex Winter Dry n windy Lubbock TX
swi66 you put that in such a respectful manner! And very accurate I might add. 1 more car I promise, Rex Winter Dry n windy Lubbock TX
Thanks WQ59B. Sure looks like a LOT OF HAND STACKING! First hand stack at sawmill, then hand stack onto truck, then hand stack at rail yard. Then...
That's a "lotta bull" ! Lol 1 more car I promise, Rex Winter Dry n windy Lubbock TX
I'm no expert on this. Mine did not have the "washtub" and I have seen a few without it. Also there were no holes in my trunk floor where one was...
1957, It was blue with a white roof. An odd blue with a lot of gray in it. I have seen two others like it over the years. Blue and white interior....
Thanks Ramblin Dan ! Exactly like that ! One of the options available for the purchaser of a 1957 to 1959 Ford retractable hardtop was (I swear) a...
If you are going to pose on your 57 Retractable hardtop you think the top would be in mid air! As a teenager I used to park mine in front of the...
Hi Jose, while you are at it be sure to change the "rag joint" in the steering column just under the hood. Basicaly it is a stack of leather...
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