VINTAGE SHOTS FROM DAYS GONE BY! (Part 2)

The Christie 1909 racer with its new cowl and body circa 1918. Ruth Law’s Curtiss Pusher is in the background, and her mechanic Bob Westover sits behind the wheel. Note the 300 hp claim and that the racer is still prominently labeled as a “Christie.” (Lee Stohr image via TheOldMotor.com)

 

Bigelow Boulevard and Bloomfield Bridge, Pittsburgh, PA - 1921


“Vacuum Cup” tires produced by the Pennsylvania Rubber Works located in Jeannette, Pennsylvania

 

Pennsylvania Rubber Company - Jeannette, PA

 

Ehland’s “A to Z Service” Sunoco – Mount Oliver, Pittsburgh, PA

 

Samson’s Buick, Pittsburgh, PA

 

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

 

Same way as the front end.

 

High tech at Scuderia Ferrari (the year I was born).

 

This Tennessee Sheriff seems very happy.

 

Moonshine Runner turned NASCAR champ, Raymond Parks.

 

Junior Johnson helps tune a souped-up engine in a car that delivered moonshine in the rural Southern U.S. in the early 1950s.