Vintage shots from days gone by!

Reno







Beatty NV

 

Wendover NV

Lake Tahoe

Minden NV



Spanks NV

 

Paoli Ill

Arcata CA



Teaneck NJ

Kentville NS

Saint John NB

 

Typical city DPW

 

Lookit that shifter...spotlight....is that a Willys coupe?

 

Honda SL350, 71 or 72

 

These photos are from the premiere episode of “WHERE THEY RACED: Speed Demons in the City of Angeles” by Harry Pallenberg: Producer / Director. Previews of what you will see in the film are in the thumbnails at the bottom.

TO SEE IT CLICK HERE

Los Angeles is famous for its orange groves, bathing beauties, sunshine and Hollywood blockbusters. Long forgotten is that it was also home to more auto racing and innovation than anywhere else in the world.

With hundreds of vintage photos, lost archival footage and revealing interviews, WHERE THEY RACED is the documentary series that reunites the ghost tracks of Los Angeles with the cars that ran them and gets the families, historians and experts to tell the tales that give this history a victory lap by preserving these fading memories.

Be sure to stop by every Tuesday as we plan on featuring the complete series and next week will feature the Santa Monica Road Races and important racing cars of the Los Angeles area as seen below.

 

According to many write ups, John Wayne hated in having to ride a horse. He much preferred a mechanized option instead.

 

Great work DarthG8R on the last 8 or 9 pages. well done. thanks

 

I see two so far and the one closest to the bottom of the pile is the last generation,if this is part of that picture from 71 that poor corvair did not see much road time.

 

can somebody locate this caroussel with frenchcar bodies ? in usa ?

 

1951 Ford Car Interior Ham Radio Telegraph Key on Leg Unusual

 

My Dad had a '48 Ford in which he had his HAM radios. He had a telegraph key like that. My mom, as I remember, did not like him using it when we were in the car. I guess electronic distractions did not begin with modern texting.

 

WWII Dodge Command Car

 

1934 Pontiac

 

1950 Mack Bus Front Community Chest St Louis Missouri

 

Joe, that's a cool story, man! My wife's dad was an avid HAM
operator (not a HAMBer! LOL), and his dad was a life member
of the Radio Relay League. Great memories!



Not exactly Errol Flynn's most elegant wheels, eh? Style cues seem to
say '30s. Anybody know anything about this? Pic thanks to ACertainCinema.

 

Men & Girl Working on 1937 Packard

 

Ever cool and collected, David Niven was again hosting the Oscars
in '74 when one Robert Opel flashed the peace sign as he streaked
across the stage. Niven Quipped, "The only laugh that man will
ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his short-
comings!" Photo thanks to US magazine.

 

1941 Chrysler

 

1932 Bucciali TAV 12 Fleche d'Or Berline by Saoutchik






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1963 Ford Galaxie Car Pretty Girl Post Office Moriarty New Mexico