History Time for a Commercial break...

Looks like the set for Edward Scissorhands, before the botany coifing...

 

This book is great and has hundreds of examples of commercial Trucks from all makes starting with 1896...



About 800 pages thick and available used under $5 here...
http://www.amazon.com/Standard-American-1896-1986-Light-Duty-1896-2000/dp/0873412389

It's in 3rd edition now going until 2000
I have the first edition until 1986, but the prewar trucks and photos and descriptions and specs are the best part.

 

Candy AND tires! How convenient.

 

The LaBatt's Brewery trucks were some of the coolest ever produced ! One of my all-time fave truck's...too bad they didn't have 'em in the USA, pretty much just in Canada, except maybe they crossed-over into Detroit sometimes in those days.

Jonnie www.legends.thewwbc.net

 

Commercial break . . .

 

L.A. 1940s beautiful streetcar

 

Sign girls 1930s

 

L.A. 1920s

 

1930s ATM

 

L.A. 1950s

 

Thanks, Road Runner! Just ordered one.
I have a copy (hardcover!) of American Tow Cars, large book, illustrated in color...covers from 1916 thru late '70s.
Amazing, the custom bodies and riggings...best of all, the Studebakers, Diamond Ts, and others.

 

Another commercial break

 

1920s L.A.

 

Really enjoy the style of the cars and people in these photographs...both had SO much class back then!

 

Diamond T

 

Gee, whoever thought such commercial vehicles of the past would become such cherished "works of art"?

 

banjeaux bob, I see your tourist-mover and I raise you this contraption:

 

My uncle painted that bus and we got to see a large bottle raise up through the roof!

Since we lived across alley from his shop we saw many promotional vehicles before and after the artwork!