Vintage shots from days gone by!

Zoo Road on the southeast side of San Francisco's Fleishacker Zoo. Mount Davidson with its cross is visible in the background. Detective Harry Callaghan met Scorpio under the cross at midnight in the first "Dirty Harry" movie.

 

I've seen & enjoyed just about all of the movies you've posted...even own a few of 'em on DVD....many scared the crap outta me when I was a kid...now most are just a hoot !

That "Giant Leeches" movie was especially low brow camp fun !

 

Just fun to see the REAL thing here. I though everybody would enjoy seeing
these two VERY unusual STRAIGHT-12-cylinder engines. HAMBer Chrisp
of Normandy found the Voisin in a French book, and Wrench409 found the
Packard on an AACA forum. Voisin achieved this by putting two 6-cyl engines
nose-to-tail. Packard's mill appears to be a single block casting.


Voisin STRAIGHT-12 of 1934



Packard STRAIGHT-12, circa 1922

 

I am also a fan of these movies. I don't know if this old news but , you can find full lenth features on U tube. There is also a station called Ampop.com,that has these old movie.

 

So what exactly is the prize for post count???? T shirts, money, decals???

 

you get an attaboy! this photo on 'shorpy' page 302. 1921 in D.C.

 

Where did that question come from?

Why would anyone care about post count, it's not a competition.

 

Oh not this again....the last time these types of pictures were posted, I just couldn't stand to look at them!! All I can say is...those guys had to have some hair on their butt

 

Thanks to those who expressed their support. It is very much appreciated.

nukeGM is entitled to his opinion and I respect that also.

nukeGM, you are more than welcome to transfer my post count to yourself.

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"The man responsible for the car was Alberto Massimino. And while AAC 815 was built primarily of Fiat components, the engine has another story. Ferrari took two 508 C 1100cc four-cylinder engines, reduced the bore and stroke, cast a new block and cylinder heads, and joined the two engines together. The result is an inline 1496cc 8-cylinder that powered the Tipo 815. The engine delivers 72 hp at 5500 rpm and was mated to a four-speed manual [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]transmission[/COLOR][/COLOR]. With a total weight of 1378 lb the car could hit a top speed of 106 mph."

"Only one Auto Avio Costruzioni 815 remained and is currently held in the Righini collection owned by Mario Righini in Italy."

http://www.topspeed.com/cars/ferrari/1940-ferrari-auto-avio-costruzioni-815-ar78772.html

 

http://twotogo.homestead.com/TTGHistory.html

 

http://www.american-automobiles.com/Carter-Twin-Engine.html

 

http://speedhunters.com/archive/2009/07/31/guest-blog-tony-thacker-nhra-museum-gt-gt.aspx

 

Is that (the Thing) James Arness? Sure looks like him.

 

Thank you.... Captain Obvious

 

What's left of the Hartford Drive-In Theater, Berlin Turnpike, Connecticut
Not anymore. All gone, now an over 55 housing community.

 

yup, t'was him

 

just another reminder of why the '60s was a great decade. thks dog.

 

Mr. Fire, I don't care why you post pics. Just continue, PLEASE.

 

Mr. Fire, I don't care why you post pics. Just continue, PLEASE.

YES, YES, YES!!

 

Speakin of Marshal Dillon, heres his brother.

 

I think you confused him with this guy...
...Peter Graves

 

Are you sure? I know Peter Graves was Arness' brother, but Leslie Nielson?

 

HA HA DUH!

 

I never noticed that, Almost looks like a 'T' radiator in there.
26~ hp and all that weight.

Somebody put a lot of custom wood work into that thing


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Well I'm out of the game until the photobucket account stops smoking.
?I just went and ponied up for a pro account but still exceed bandwidth? Maybe it takes some time for the pro account to kick in? Well soon I hope cuz my other bucket account is on the brink of overheating too


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Studebaker engine line - 1953
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This was one of the more hotrod friendly movies, lots of cool cars,
everybody was driving a hotrod except for Sheriff Jeff and Clarence the Mechanic


Storyline

A couple of teenagers are reported missing in a small Texas town, and it is thought they eloped until their bodies are found in a ravine. Sheriff Jeff turns to his friend, Clarence Winstead, a garage mechanic and leader of a hot-rod gang for help. A series of tragic motor accidents occur and it becomes apparent that a giant gila monster is roaming the area and depleting the town of its hot-rodding teen-agers. And might have plans on attending the BIG record-hop party.


...Rumor has it
he came from across the border,
down Mexico way...

 

Mr. Wheeler: It was a giant Lizard!
Sheriff Jeff: That's just not possible.
Mr. Wheeler: Well, why not? There have been giants before!

 

75 pages... took me the whole of the evening and wouldnt I love to just sit here go thru all 1190 pages... hopefully I can get to 2/09/11 before its 2/09/12

 

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Chase Winstead: Where's Pat and Liz?
Bob: Maybe their car broke down?
Chase Winstead: Hey! I worked on that car myself!
Bob: That wouldn't make any difference if he goofed the speed shift or something!
Chase Winstead: And that squirrel is just the one that could do it!


We better go find Them!






















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