Vintage shots from days gone by!

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Multifunction design?

 

This one is New Zealand. Don't know exactly where or when but probably 1970s or maybe later. Mid 1960s Holden wagon back there plus maybe something from the '80s?

 

The reason why the name Oakland was used - the name of the county in which Pontiac city is situated - was the existence of the Pontiac Spring and Wagon Works. As noted that disappeared quite early. There was also the Pontiac Buggy Co. which had a connection to the Oakland car. The new Pontiac in 1926 shared nothing in common with the Oakland. When it was designed it was going to be an upmarket Chev but Oakland were given it instead. The first two years' Pontiacs share a lot in common with the contemporary Chev - front axle, gearbox, rear end etc - just a longer wheelbase and a unique engine. From 1928 they used a different rear end.

 

Just put your feet on the ground ...

 

Houston, Deer Park, and Pearland, where you see fields add buildings, lots of them.

 

Astrodome and Astroworld, looks nothing like this now.

Shamrock Hotel in Houston, torn down in 1987 IIRC.
LBJ visits Houston.

 

This building still exists and is a mall that has several high end stores, it is a Dillard's now and across the street to the right as you face the picture is The Galleria mall (out of scope).


Put a ten in front of that number (literally) and have an odometer style number counter instead of painted on numbers.

 

The Vukovich's

 

SA 1920019 by mactexas, on Flickr

 

Call Field, Wichita Falls Texas about 1918



again

 

Dale Gould & sister Maxine Gould with his '27 T roadster, 1961



Danny Hilderbrand, '51 Olds power, 1960



George Schreiber's '32 Ford roadster, 1962

 

My guess is first day of school. Waiting on line for the big yellow bus to pick up and safely deliver future leaders of America.

I remember standing in lines very similar to this one. You would save your spot by leaving your books and/or lunch box in the line so you could play tag, catch or some other game to pass the time.

 

White's Lightnin



Watson & Young's 1929 Ford coupe gasser, Wichita Falls 1964



Virgil Smith 409 powered Henry J



engine



Victor King Midnight Oil

 

Thanks to the poster who shared the shots of Down Town Houston ....

 

Geronimo’s Cadillac—Er, Locomobile

The 1905 photo of Geronimo wearing a top hat and sitting in an automobile. The car has been identified as a Locomobile Model C. HRP

 

These Houston pics really remind me of when I was a little kid and lived out in Spring Branch in '63 through '69. I remember seeing the Astrodome just after it was at that stage. I also remember that Sakowitz store and that Joske's which was practically right across the street. There was a restaurant that was in that Joske's that I loved to go to with my parents.

 

NO WORRY ... It will rub out.... guess it got RUBBED out !!!

 

You are welcome, looking forward to getting back home myself, some day.

 

Not enough left of that Model T to rub out....

 

The sign said one dollar per car load,10 people ain't too many. HRP

 

Mercury with the top down. HRP

 

Just hanging out. HRP

 

Hubba,hubba. HRP

 

Working on it. HRP

 

The 73 car, John Chalik owner. Wasn't this Kurtis' last stand for all basic intents? As I remember Junior Johnson was in the seat and didn't make the show. May have been the only time the car ran. The car still exists, I've seen photos of it from some of the concours.

The driver in the last photo looks like Wilbur Shaw.

 

That's a old Buick that they made into a truck, very common in the day.