Vintage shots from days gone by!

Took some digging, but found an image.

 

DOH ! ! !

 

Depression Era wrecker?

 

Depressing Error Wreck.

 

Uh, it was just supposed to be a tune-up!

 

Id think this tow driver would get fired for doing that. Scratching up and damaging the Tow Truck

 

Crumple zones?

 

Alrighty boys and girls, this time I got you a REAL winter machine!

 

He is using a twin post hoist. You can lift the car and support either end or the whole car with the jack stands that come with the hoist. With the jack stands in place you were clear to work on whatever without the hoist being in the way. They used to be THE hot ticket and I worked with them for about 40 years. Time has passed them by......

 

They use air over oil. A large oil tank is pressurized with air and the oil is let in and out of the rams. The oil is metered through an orifice so that the rams can only move so fast. However, every now and then the tank would spring a leak so that you did in fact use air then shit did happen. If you were asleep at the switch and did not notice the tank was filling up with WAY too much air the next act was dramatic. I had a 68 Eldorado clear the hoist (like in the air) by a foot. Never lost one or had any damage though. Then the hairy part, trying to let it back down. You would start bleeding the air out and you never knew when it was going to start to drop, or which end would go first. When one did drop it would be about 3/4 of the way and then the air spring affect would shoot it back up again. During that episode the other end would start in. Once safely back on the ground it was time for a trip to the locker room for fresh underwear.

 

I well remember the day a guy brought his Rambler into a shop with a two post lift.They got it about 18" off the shop floor,THEN it folded in the middle.
On the grocery stores.How Many remember the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company stores?Don`t remember those?How about the A&P stores.The first aroma that hit ya going in was FRESH ground coffee.8 O`Clock brand.YUMMMMMMMMMMMMM.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

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Miss Moon



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Missile PILOT LOL



Mr Speed AMT model kit




"Poison Ivy" Jimmie L. Holmes 1954 Ford



Captain Kirk tries on Gene Winfield's Reactor for size.

 

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Hmmmmm...."Full Moon Rising"

 

Not twin cam models, missing the unique badging and wheels.

 

yep! that's a good description. i remember lifting a caddy once and the angle of the lower control arms slid the outer slides in and the car dropped a little. we chained the slide to the lower arm and brought the car down. that was the only problem i ever remember with one of those.

 

I sure do. For years I bought Eight O'clock Bokar in the bean and grind it at home ( I was so elite!!) with a little Braun grinder.

My Mom was an A&P gal, her sister was a Kroger's devotee.

 

Don't need no stinkin' lift.