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11-25-2013, 02:59 PM
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Days gone by

A friend with a huge photo collection sent me some pics that I thought some here would enjoy.
11-25-2013, 03:02 PM
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And here's some more...
11-25-2013, 03:07 PM
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I love the guy above working on the model!
11-25-2013, 03:12 PM
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Here's a few more........
11-25-2013, 03:15 PM
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And a few more??
11-25-2013, 03:16 PM
cffisher

WAY COOL Thanks brings back some memories
11-25-2013, 03:18 PM
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Here's some others.. I wonder where all those flatheads are now??
11-25-2013, 03:22 PM
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When was the last time you saw the service department wearing WHITE??
11-25-2013, 03:25 PM
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Almost the end..
11-25-2013, 03:28 PM
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Did you notice the car carriers? Anyone remember those going down the road?
11-25-2013, 03:32 PM
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These last two were to big, so I'll add less to hold the overall size down rather than shrinking them any lower.

And I thought R2 would appreciate a red pickup!:LOL:
11-25-2013, 03:42 PM
Dave Severson

Great Pics!!!!! Thanks!!!!!
11-25-2013, 03:47 PM
Mike P

VERY VERY COOL!!!!! Thanks

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11-25-2013, 03:49 PM
34_40

Glad you guys enjoyed them!
11-25-2013, 03:53 PM
rspears

Some cool pictures! You asked, "Wonder where all of these flatheads are....?" A good number of them are in the "boneyard" at H&H Flathead out in Caliphoney...
11-25-2013, 03:57 PM
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My friend who shared all these pics is named Tom. He's a professor at Indiana U - Evansville, here's his first hot rod and his last.
11-25-2013, 04:59 PM
jyardgirl

loved the pictures. thanks.
11-25-2013, 05:08 PM
34_40

Thanks JYG! Good to know you're still here too!
11-25-2013, 06:35 PM
Hot Rod Nick

Great pics! I really enjoyed seeing them and thinking about how car production and life in general was so different back then.

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Did you notice the car carriers? Anyone remember those going down the road?

Not sure what you mean. I still see car carrier trucks just about every day. Maybe because I drive the PA Turnpike every day and the commercial traffic from the ports inland accounts for still seeing many of these carriers.
11-25-2013, 07:50 PM
johnboy

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Originally Posted by Hot Rod Nick

Not sure what you mean. I still see car carrier trucks just about every day. Maybe because I drive the PA Turnpike every day and the commercial traffic from the ports inland accounts for still seeing many of these carriers.

We see them quite regularly too.
Thanks for the pics; bloody gorgeous!
11-25-2013, 08:29 PM
parkwood

Great pictures, thanks for the post… i think the '64 was mine… had one just like it… trunk big enough to sleep in..
11-26-2013, 04:41 AM
MelloYello

Really enjoyed those pics, Mike, especially that yard full of "Future Surf Buggies" :toocool::3dSMILE::LOL:
11-26-2013, 04:51 AM
34_40

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Not sure what you mean. I still see car carrier trucks just about every day. Maybe because I drive the PA Turnpike every day and the commercial traffic from the ports inland accounts for still seeing many of these carriers.

But you don't see car carriers shaped like those! That's what I meant. They have a unique look to them I think..
11-26-2013, 04:53 AM
34_40

Did you guys notice in the first set of pictures, at the Caddilac employment window, on the wall is another sign that says, "Remember Pearl Harbor"....
11-26-2013, 06:30 AM
randyr

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Originally Posted by 34_40

These last two were to big, so I'll add less to hold the overall size down rather than shrinking them any lower.

And I thought R2 would appreciate a red pickup!:LOL:

Holy crap, Mike! I finally clicked on this thread and what a treat!!! Red pickup? Sure, why not!! I think I even saw my '37 on that assembly line pic!:LOL:

Don't know why but I've always loved assembly line pics of '59 Chevys being built.:HMMM:

Really great great pics!!! Thanks for posting them up!
11-26-2013, 07:32 AM
34_40

My pleasure Randy! Glad you enjoyed them..
11-26-2013, 10:02 AM
Rrumbler

I enjoyed these, too; thanks.
11-26-2013, 10:19 AM
34_40

Glad you enjoyed them Rrumbler
11-26-2013, 02:10 PM
MelloYello

Good to see that you are an "Equal Opportunity Poster", Mike - - - - don't want the Bowties or Blue Ovals to not get equal time. hahahahaha
11-26-2013, 03:05 PM
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Good to see that you are an "Equal Opportunity Poster", Mike - - - - don't want the Bowties or Blue Ovals to not get equal time. hahahahaha

YEP! that's me! An EOP! ROFLMAO... Not really but they are all great pics, to good not to share'em.

OH and don't forget those Pentstars are in there too! 8-)
11-26-2013, 06:37 PM
Hot Rod Nick

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But you don't see car carriers shaped like those! That's what I meant. They have a unique look to them I think..

Ahhh, I agree with you on that point. The old carriers looked so cool compared to the ones I see now adays.
11-26-2013, 07:02 PM
rspears

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But you don't see car carriers shaped like those! That's what I meant. They have a unique look to them I think..

Yeah, those old car carriers had the cars on top totally exposed, and riding high. We lived in the little town of Noel, MO when I was a kid, and at the time Highway 71 ran by town along the river, a narrow two lane roadway, and there's a bluff that hangs over the highway right at Noel. If you're headed south, that lane has considerably lower clearance than the northbound lane, and it was not unusual for a truck driver that was not familiar with the road to scrape the tops of the cars riding that top position - at night sparks would fly if you happened to be in the right place at the right time;). This picture is looking north, years before they put a guard rail on the river side.

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11-27-2013, 03:17 AM
34_40

WOW! Do you know if it is still like that? With the overhang I mean.. That has a "fantastic" look about it.. certainly not something you see everyday.
11-27-2013, 06:18 AM
edward g. p.

Thanks for sharing.
11-27-2013, 06:38 AM
34_40

Thanks for the reply Edward G. P.! Good to see your post and hope you have a great holiday!
11-27-2013, 08:17 AM
Hot Rod Nick

Since I'm looking forward to having a hangover soon after belting down a few bloody mary's, I thought I'd post a local hangover ...errr I mean over hang.

This one is a couple miles from my home along Gulph Road in Lower Merion Township, and let me go on record to say I'm pissed about how they ruined a historic rock just so stupid people don't crash into it. I figure pretty soon some assinine committee is going to remove the Statue of Liberty's right arm since it might get in the way of low flying aircraft or birds:

Circa 1776
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...kcirca1776.jpg

Circa 1900
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...kcirca1900.jpg

Circa 1950
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...angingRock.jpg

Circa 2012
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...kcirca2012.png
11-27-2013, 11:54 AM
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let me go on record to say I'm pissed about how they ruined a historic rock just so stupid people don't crash into it. I figure pretty soon some assinine committee is going to remove the Statue of Liberty's right arm since it might get in the way of low flying aircraft or birds:

Circa 1776
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...kcirca1776.jpg

:LOL::LOL: Ain't it the truth Brother.. Ain't it the truth?!?!!?":LOL::LOL:
11-27-2013, 12:35 PM
johnboy

It's the same the whole world over . . . and 'they' (the nameless faceless bureaucrats,) have the temerity to call it 'progress'.(!?!?)
11-27-2013, 01:06 PM
lamin8r

Thanks for the ultra kool pix,34-40.. Real good stuff.. :cool::cool:
11-27-2013, 02:31 PM
34_40

I'm glad you enjoyed it Lammy! It was my pleasure to share'em!!

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