Vintage shots from days gone by!

Not to mention the lack of functional roll over protection in open cars. Better chances in going for a "flight" than a nearly guaranteed head mashing then.

 

^ A vid posted on another thread showed a whole bunch of ''flying driver'' wrecks. NO safety equipment on the cars. Driver suit and primitive crash helmet. Folks was tough in those days!

 

Some Formula One drivers didn't wear seat belts even into the '70's.

 

Charlie Musselman retired in 1958. He owned a bar across from Ursinus College in , Collegeville, Pa. Lots of great racing pictures of the time on the walls. He was a very nice man!

 

It is ironic that all of these reasons for not using seat belts in the old race cars were also used by motorists who resisted seat belts. In the early days of racing I think there was some logic to not using seat belts, many of which have already been mentioned here. Being thrown clear probably was better than being in an open car without a roll bar. The consequences of fire was certainly a good reason for not being stuck in the car. Of course in modern times the buckles are much easier and faster to release. Then fuel cells, cages, fire suppressant systems and all that make things much safer.

 

Laural Speedway in Maryland. For more: http://thechicaneblog.com/2009/07/12/splinter-alley/

 

1921 or 22 Special 6. Photo from mid-1920's possibly somewhere in Kansas. Found here: winfield.50megs.com

 

Sykes Motor Company in Ballinger, Texas 1936. The trucks were driven in a convoy from Ballinger to Detroit, Michigan to pick up the autos and bring them back to Ballinger.

 

Had lunch at the Alpine tavern a number of times while riding my Harley. Didn't know the place was famous. Nowadays a town that time has forgotten.

 

GO PRO sixties style Lonford Tasmania ,1965 ,TASMAN SERIES,

 

Diamond T Doodlebug

 

Workin' at the Car Wash...

 

Eeeeekk!!!!
Don't let them get too close to each other....................... they might breed!!!!

 

Major Nelson in his PMD period - psychedelic man!
I guess if you can have Jeannie as your own personal seat cover with as many wishes as you want, you'd paint yours any colour she wanted too.

 

@swi66
Funny thing about that swoopy looking Texaco fuel tanker; about two weeks ago I submitted a (red) shot of it. It lasted all of an hour here and disappeared.
I didn't give it much thought at the time not knowing when the original photo was taken.
I'm thinking it must have been colorized and one of our moderators thought it didn't fit in.
I have since found this story about it.

 

British Australian Petroleum Company 1934
Similar, but different truck.

 

DonaAmelia2 by Fedman posted Jan 6, 2016 at 9:52 AM

 

Dona%20amelia by Fedman posted Jan 6, 2016 at 9:52 AM