Vintage shots from days gone by!

Might be Flxible Body in Ohio. They converted new Buicks into hearses and funeral cars. They built busses that were originally powered by Buick straight eight engines. Looks like a few Flex busses in the top pic.

 

If I recall correctly, the derricks were off the coast of Portugal



And of course this is Santa Catalina

 

Ahhh seaplanes to Avalon .... beats the 22 mile glass bottom boat ride!

Thanks for the oil derrick git back.

 

Is this the Flxible plant?.

 

Been foolin' with the pic of the truck at #38897 but can't decipher the steering mechanism. Where did the original pic came from?.

 

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The Classroom designed for study in order to pass a test on general mechanical knowledge which was just one requirement for getting a motor vehicle license in Portugal. (1953)















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I wonder what they where using to dress the tires in those days? They sure made them shiny.

 

That's what I was wondering when I first saw the pics
We used to wipe tires with a rag socked in oil to get that shine - just don't drive the dirt roads...
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Those are all pics from various Lisbon Portugal auto shows.

 

We used brake fluid in the '50s

 

Your avatar haunts my dreams.

 

Rubber mat dressing worked well on tires back in the day.

 

And your avatar reminds me of firm cantalopes






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Ryolite Nevada.

AT it's peak the population swelled to over 5,000 people, that was during the Gold rush of 1906/7.

When the Gold ran out, so did the people.
By 1920, Rhyolite was deserted with the exception of four persons.






Panoramic view of Rhyolite 1908






Repairing vehicle on road to Rhyolite





Looking up Main Street, 1906.






Rhyolite Depot for the Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad, deserted at this time in the mid 20's





Auto drives past deserted buildings on the main street.

 

Glycerin???

 

Lower left hand corner...Do you see it now???

 

C and N /Union Pacific Streamliner, 1943:

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Santa Fe SuperChief at Albuquerque NM, 1939:​

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Chicago and Northwest RR train, looks like maybe in the Chitown area, WWII era:​

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wouldnt it be cool to go to australia and bring back a bunch of these,
i've never seen one of these in the states

 

Lockport Drive In, Gasport NY

 

Post Office and Hotel Knights about 1909. This was on State Street in Gasport. Hotel Knights later became the Hammond Hotel and the Post Office moved around the corner on Main Street. Wards Pharmacy eventually located in this building on State Street.