Vintage shots from days gone by!

Notice that very few of those cars had been wrecked-they were in the junkyard because they were worn out; not worth the cost of repairs.

 

"What concrete divider'??

 

I was surfing this thread and Shorpys just looking at pics and this one stuck out so I thought I would share it. Seems somebody had a pet fox. Notice the coffee can so he can have a drink.

 

Is this photo from Banff,Alberta, Canada? It looks very familiar


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My pic wasn't vintage. the car was. sorry

 

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Yup, that's Cascade Mountain in the background. Good eye.

 

This one's for our resident VINTAGE cheesecake expert, in particular!
HAPPY TURKEY DAY, Gary!

 

Not to be a dick but this pic don't fit. Try the cool pictures thread. Radials aren't vintage

 

That is a great pic! The contrast is excellent, Ansel Adams like.

 

If the pic don't fit.........you must omit........

 

Moe, great finds, bro! HAPPY THANKSGIVING! And I'm voting this great ad one of the INSTANT CLASSICS! Folks, read about the individual acts in the circus show!!!

 

OK, thanks for the rehashed history lesson about radial tires. Maybe what he meant was the modern sorn out tires off your old pickup don't fit the theme of this thread.
Plastics have been around since the 30s but a car with a plastic bumper isn't what this site is about.

 

Yup, that's Cascade Mountain in the background. Good eye.[/QUOTE]


You beat me to it, this is what I found

http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=4cb3d5dfc8c75953

 

Thats a great photo from a great website with heaps of similar photos. I managed to "hack" that site and can get to the original size photos. Here is the enlargement for you (note all the mud on the Model 'A'

http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/getimage-idx?cc=hpicasc;entryid=x-715.3736708.cp;viewid=3736708CP.TIF;x=1500;y=1140;width=7500;height=5700;res=0;view=image

 

Yup, that's Cascade Mountain in the background. Good eye.[/QUOTE]
Thats literally my back yard. live in Calgary, Alberta about 1 1/2 hours away. So we go there many times during the year. Many changes over the years but the place still retains its vintage feeling

 

Hey Twin, where did you find this photo?

Is it a family shot? This is one I have not seen before.
It's a 1957 Thunderbird JR made by the Powercar company of Mystic CT. and used by dealerships for promotions. I love vintage photos when I can find them and this is a new one to me thanks.
PS I own the factory molds that made this car and a few more.

 

When will you start the production ??????

 

1946 Canada
Columbia Icefield Highway