Vintage shots from days gone by!

1910 American Automobile Factory

 

I remember the American dealer in my hometown having a Daytona or Superbird sitting on its used lot in the early 70's.

 

"Auto Exelsa" and "Amsel Motors"
- Edsel dealers in Havana Cuba,
circa 1958
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Mid-1920's White bus converted
to a self-propelled, passenger rail
car - Guantanamo Cuba, circa
1930
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It's interesting that for some reason,
they left the steering wheel in place,
after converting the bus to rail use!

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One of the perks to being a Mopar Service Manager in the 60s was my mom's 1964 Chrysler 300 K series, 413 with dual quads.

 

I would say it is rare to see pics of Stevie Nicks in a thread that is titled "Vintage shots from days gone by!"

 

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I too was bewitched by Stevie

 

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Virginia City NV

 

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And thought "As they were" was a big thread, but this one i way bigger, woooow...

 

The Watkins Super Service Station seen in this circa late 1920s photo was located in Litchfield, Illinois, but other than its location, we were not able to find any more information about the station. What we do know though is that they were a Linco Oil Dealer, as the two globes on the sign out front are branded Linco, which was the Lincoln Oil Refining Companies gas station brand.

Much more info can be seen at The Old Motor, including enlargements showing the rest of the photo and the grease rack.

 

Gorgeous just to eyeball! But WHY do some prototypes NOT get produced, huh? Photo
of a '63 Riviera 'vert was turned up by "Paul" at Curbside Classics and posted on the Hem-
mings blogs by their prolific Daniel Strohl last September.

 

Re - that Panther (pre-production '67
Camaro prototype) - an 'honest-to-god,
cross my heart and swear on a stack of
cylinder heads' D) true story. Back in
1969 or '70, one of these cars actually
ended up for sale on a used car lot in
Hamilton Ontario. A buddy of
mine (and fellow HAMBER who shall
remain nameless to shelter him from
embarrassment and shame ) - went
to look at the car but passed on it. The
car - advertised as being a (non-existent)
"1966 Camaro"- and registered simply
as a "1966 Chevrolet" - was pretty much
like a standard base-model '67 Camaro,
except for having, round, Corvair-like
taillights, Panther badging and - never
available as an option in a '67 Camaro
- a 283 -2bbl. The story on the car was
that it had been bought at auction after
being traded traded in to a Buick
dealership by a former General Motors
engineer in Oshawa. Not knowing what
a Panther was or that the car was actually
one of a tiny handful of pre-production
prototypes of what would later become
the Camaro for 1967 model-year -
and wrongly thinking that someone had
probably re-built the car from a
wrecked '67 Camaro, "customizing' it
with Corvair taillights and "Panther"
badges - and the real deal-killer for him
- seemingly, to have swapped out what
would have been the base '67 Camaro
327 V8 and replaced it with a 283eek,
my buddy didn't buy the car. I don't
don't if any other actual Panther
prototypes escaped the GM crusher
once the Camaro went into production
or if any Panthers are known exist
today. I wonder what ever became of
that car???!! And 43-odd-years later,
now that my buddy knows what a
Panther is and what he passed on,
he's kicking himself now!

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These pedal car pix just make you smile, don't they? I love the kid playing traffic cop!
Thanks to Jesse at "Just a Car Guy."

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This one has been on before, but it's a classic!​

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Promo shot from '56 Daytona Speed Trials, posted elsewhere originally by HAMBer Rich Finch.