Vintage shots from days gone by!

"Built on a Studebaker President chassis, this custom body was designed by Richard Hurley for Flo Ash. Partially convertible, a roof panel may be attached of desired to cover the front seat. It may be used as a sport car or chauffeur driven, even though a two door job." I found this on a site simply called Coachbuilt: http://www.coachbuilt.com/des/h/hurley/hurley.htm

 

^^^^Quite the pic. collection of Stude and Packard cars and trucks you have there, Joe!
Thanks for your contributions..
(We have a nice collection of a dozen cars and trucks at the museum, where I volunteer, ranging from a '27 sedan to '57 supercharged Golden Hawk, to matching pair '60 Lark S.W. and convert. Check out their site at Western Antique Aero & Auto Museum in Hood River, OR.)

 

Cannon Beach, Oregon

 

One of our favorite destinations on the Oregon coast.
But a real pita for parking during tourist season.

 

Anybody Know what this is?

 

The Circle Diner, Flemington NJ. Rt's 202 and 31 on the circle. Burned in the 90's in an insurance fraud fire.

 

A Mustang wagon. But I thought they just tried a prototype =]

 

I've seen one of those Mustang wagons in person. It was years ago in Oakland CA. Not sure if it was a kit build, or factory. I've never seen a dealer ad for one.

 

A bit more gentrified now - and yes, during High Season there is no parking anywhere.

 

Seaside, Oregon (again, I know we post it a lot)...

 

Tillamook, Oregon

 

Cannon beach...love it! Haystack rock in the background.

 

A 100mph Model T. Very daringly and impressively, Weston “Weddy” Kreck hustled this dual Winfield carbureted T-bucket to 102.39mph on the Muroc Dry Bed Lake in the Mohave Desert in 1933. From AUTO RACING MEMORIES – Stories and Pictures of Racing in the 1930s and 1940s, by Urb Stair (Urb Stair Photograph)


Pennsylvanian Lou Blaney catches a little February sun in Tampa in the 1960s, facing the wrong way. He had no cage, no fire suit, and probably no sun tan oil, but none of that got in the way of a fabulous career behind the wheel. (Bradley Poulsen Collection, Doug Haack Photo)


George Benson writes about his “Sam Brown” shoulder harness in 1961: “This device, used in the Pacific Northwest, was designed to fit the rib cage just below the right armpit and fasten to the frame on the left side of the seat, with a strap over the right shoulder to keep the whole thing in place. Its purpose was to give the driver something to lean against in the turns, taking the strain off his hands and arms instead of holding on the steering wheel to hold himself upright….We didn’t talk about it much when around our competitors. It was good for almost a half a second.”




More: http://www.coastal181.com/weekday_photos-C.htm

 

How about "Gold Beach"??

 

Gold Beach, Oregon


Sunset Inn - Gold Beach


Humbug Mountain--September 25, 1930. Roosevelt Highway (later Highway 101), near Gold Beach, Oregon


The Isaac Lee Patterson Bridge across the Rogue River on Highway 101 at Gold Beach, Oregon is shown at the time of its completion in 1931; it was dedicated on May 28, 1932.










The Oregon Coast Highway looking north toward Cape San Sebastian, ca 1940


The Knapp Hotel, Port Orford, Oregon, 1938. Built in 1861


Reedsport


Cave Junction


Sea Lion Caves, Florence, Oregon opened in 1933 when Hwy 101 wasn't even paved yet! Patrons could access the wooden staircase down the cliff for 25 cents (2013 admission is $14).

 

Myrtle Beach, SC

 

Eddie Haskell type of comment... hahaha#