Vintage shots from days gone by!

Lilli wants to buy Herman a new car on 'The Munsters'. She sees this T-bucket...
and this hearse conveniently in the same used car lot...


After the salesman agrees to combine the two, she gets to take this home for her husband...

 

and just for the hell of it, here is Pat Priest as niece Marilyn posing with the George Barris creation...

 

wonder if it would be advertised at this price today? early 1970s advert-

 

Wasn't that designed to be aero-dynamic for NASCAR?

 

"It uses 18 D-cells and works under water! Every housewife will want one!"

 

Is he gonna take a leak or just short sighted?

 

Cushenberry's "Matador"...

 

some pictures taken in march 1952 in north hollywood ca... my dad is the 'hood ornament' in the first photo.... car was offered by 'mad man' muntz on his used car lot for $1995. I was way too young to ask my dad to buy it...

 

the folk's car... 1952 customized by my dad.... mom is by the car. don't know where my brother and sister and I am... maybe at grandma's???

 

Does anyone know what page the black 54 Corvette Motorama car with the wire wheels was on? Thanks

 

had to post these first until I figure how to get the cover of r&c to post.

 

I'll try again with these other photos... the family car.

 

take three... (or is that four???)

 

a couple more. I believe the photos were taken in late 1954.. (based on the '55 pontaic.)

 

Me, sometime in the mid 1960's... I guess it's no wonder I like cars.

 

oct. '54.

 

Most families in the 1950's-early 1960's looked like this.
Note the typical sportsman drapes.

 

The kid in the center grew up to be Grandpa Munster,....

 

dad traded in the '52 for a volvo. said he needed something conservetive.(bad spelling) proper order of pictures is the third one first... (the 'test drive' with stopping by the house to show the volvo to the wife and kiddies)... then second the dealer photo and third is the second picture with the chrysler new yorker wheel covers on the volvo. I've wondered where that ranch wagon is.. or was.

 

'70's Torana's are probably a "bit modern" for the thread.

This model Vauxhall Viva was, unfortunately, also sold in Australia (with 60% Australian content ??????????) before being re-branded as Holden Torana for the next model.



Before the Torana's and drives overseas, Brian Muir drove this Austin A30 (ex George Dent) in the late 1950's. Note the louvred bonnet -



http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/7573/brianmuirkdpw59mh1.jpg



Here's a link to a bit on Torana's. The one with the #8 with the "Lovell Springs" bumper was co-driven by Brian Muir. The other driver was Sir Jack Brabham.

http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/holden_torana_race_legacy.htm

 

vintage

 

The Dymaxion House, by Buckminster Fuller.​

 

Check out the kids in the upper right photo of this from a couple posts earlier.
Click here to see. #22011

It certainly has to be the earliest photo yet of a hot rodder.
Anyone have any idea of a year taken or donor car?
Impressive grouping of photos.

 

Now, I understand imagery and symbolism, but, er, uh ...
this is over my head. Somebody, please explain this pic
for me, will ya???

 

Can't. It's "Dada" - look it up. Gary

 

Am I seeing things or is this lowered with Cadillac hubcaps? .....

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baywatch

 

The Torsilastic suspension in Tuckers had a tendency to squat after a few years. It was something new they were trying in 1948.

I think these are Dodge or Plymouth hubcaps on this car. They are not stock Tucker. Most owners had a hard time keeping them on the cars as people would steal them for souveniors