Art & Inspiration Vintage automotive decals

Ok I kinda dig that lol

 

had it on my old RPU until I squirted some RainX on the windshield. doh!
if you ever want to remove a water slide decal in a hurry use RainX.
and if you don't, don't.
I've tried to find another but haven't yet, similar but not exact.

 

Anyone who's heard my humor would get why id want one lol

 

Hello,

Speaking of stick hydro transmission stickers, I have been on a journey since 1965 when I sold my 1958 Impala to a young teen for his next high school cruising era. With the sale, went several large and small yellow C&O stick hydro stickers. They were oval and the color was primarily yellow with a black perimeter border.

The teen had been in my car several times and when he heard of it for sale, he was the first one at my doorstep. I knew he would take good care of it since he was a good mechanic and knew his way around hot rods and fast cars. So, the black 1958 impala was sold with all black rims to him. He was a happy camper...

Here is an old story about the yellow sticker.

I would like to have a photo or at least a good drawing of the original Yellow C&O Stick Hydro sticker/decal. I had a couple when I had the C&O Stick Hydro installed in my 1958 Impala. But, after 8 years of ownership and handing out plenty of Yellow C&O Stickers/Decals and a looming college ahead of me, I sold the Impala to a younger friend for his new trials and tribulations in the Bixby Knolls scene.
This is a rare one from the beginning of 1960 era when the company first started and I was one of the first customers for my 58 Impala. The odd thing was, when the original Lion’s Dragstrip Museum was first opened, I saw a red primer 41 Willys sedan with black wheels and black tow bar. There was a 671 supercharged SBC motor sitting on a stand behind the Willys Coupe.

Then, when the new version of the Lion’s Dragstrip Museum was created, the whole complex grew and the displays were changed with a more complete bit of nostalgia.

So, in the current displays, the 671 SBC motor sits near the SWC’s Swindler 2 Willys Coupe. But, connected to the 671 SBC motor is a Stick Hydro of the early 60s era. A Yellow C&O Stick Hydro sticker is displayed.


Jnaki

Does anyone have a yellow C&O sticker/decal in their files that you can post here on the HAMB? Or a nice clear flat photograph of one sticker?
We only put on what was on or built into the actual car.
The last look of the 1958 Impala in 1965.

With this C&O sticker on the rear side window, was the look on the 58 Impala in the 1960-61 time slot. It was nice to have the only C&O Stick Hydro on any street car in So Cal. But, on our outside of Bixby Knolls area hot rod/cruiser gatherings, not one challenge for the late night cruises to other locations. With the C&O sticker removed, then there were a few challenges taken care of in the late night adventures. So, does the C&O sticker automatically tell others that this is one fast car or were they unaware of what a C&O Stick Hydro was at the time in the early drags and cruising?
Several years later, this 1941 Willys Pickup was rolled out at Lion's Dragstrip and started winning in the Gas Coupe/Sedan Cl*** races.

If anyone has a yellow circular C&O sticker or decal, please post it for all to see. It was the start of the stick hydro revolution on the street and definitely at the drags. The C&O Hydro Company was a great compe***or to the already established B&M Company. But, the difference being, the C&O folks actually did the modifications to the stock transmissions and did custom installs in a wide variety of hot rods and cruisers, as well as drag racing cars. B&M just sold the modified version of their transmissions.


Our gas coupe cl*** 1940 Willys Coupe had small adjustable bucket seats we installed. That gave us plenty of room inside, even with a 10% set back as allowed. The truck had other obstacles to prevent room to set the seats back... YRMV

 

On my '48.

 

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