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Family Trips of a Lifetime: Trees of Mystery and Other Roadside Attractions
Posted on July 6, 2025 | 19 CommentsFor anyone whose lived through a long rainy winter in Northwest Washington, the allure of California is strong. My family made the trip to SoCal in ’71 and ’76, […] -
Vintage Postcards: Studebaker Dealers In The ’50s – ’60s
Posted on July 5, 2025 | 27 CommentsNorth Country Motors, Studebaker, Imports, Great Neck, NY. -
Vintage Snapshots: Cars And Parades In The ’50s to ’70s – Celebrating the 4th Of July And More
Posted on July 4, 2025 | 30 Commentstext by Paul Niedermeyer Americans have been celebrating the 4th of July with parades and other festivities since 1777. The nature of those celebrations has changed somewhat over the […] -
Vintage Postcards: Main Streets And Downtowns Across The US – 1950s-1960s
Posted on July 2, 2025 | 13 CommentsIrvington, New Jersey. -
Vintage Photos: A Cadillac-Oldsmobile Dealer In Texas, 1951-1956
Posted on July 1, 2025 | 13 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Thomas Jefferson Goad (1885-1970) began his journey in the automobile business in Mineral Wells, Texas around 1908. He expanded to the surrounding counties and in 1924 […] -
Vintage Photos: 1961 Chryslers, Plymouths And Dodges, Loading Up For Delivery By Train
Posted on June 29, 2025 | 17 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Our gallery today is a small collection of transit photos from a known source. These are part of a much larger collection (1,656 images) that is […] -
Vintage Postcards: Chevrolet Dealers In The 1960s
Posted on June 28, 2025 | 21 CommentsBattjes Chevrolet, Elkhart, IN. -
Vintage Snapshots: Fancy Dressers And Their Cars, 1950s-1960s
Posted on June 27, 2025 | 23 CommentsToday we have a gallery of fancy dressers and their cars; some of which were very fancy, and some not so fancy. A lot has changed in the last fifty […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Convertibles Of The 1950s, Back In Their Golden Days
Posted on June 25, 2025 | 22 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Summer is officially here, so let’s take some time to look at convertibles, the ultimate four wheeled summer vehicle. There is a good selection from the […] -
Vintage Photos: Pontiac Dealers In The ’60s & ’70s
Posted on June 23, 2025 | 20 Comments’68 Catalina outside, and ’73 models in the showroom, at Carbone Pontiac, Yorkville, NY. -
Vintage Photos: The Cars Of 1960 Arrive Ready For A New Decade
Posted on June 22, 2025 | 17 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. We have some more in transit images today, with interesting cars and a closer look at some of the transport equipment and methods. Nearly all American […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Cars And Driveways – The Suburbs And Their Beauty In The ’50s & ’60s
Posted on June 20, 2025 | 26 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. The suburbs really flourished in the fifties and sixties as part of the post war boom in the USA. Many people used their newfound prosperity to […] -
The Cars & Trucks of My Formative Years, Part 4 – This Potpourri Flavored Stew Ain’t Just Cars
Posted on June 19, 2025 | 22 CommentsSo far in this series we have seen pictures pulled from the refuse pile. Not this time! This entry has some flavorful pictures, but there was nothing standalone. So what […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Chevy And GMC Trucks, As They Were In The ’50s & ’60s
Posted on June 18, 2025 | 17 CommentsText by Patrick Bell. Our feature today is General Motors trucks from the middle part of the last century. They will trigger memories for many, including myself. They were very […] -
The Cars & Trucks of My Formative Years, Part 3: 1984 Ford F-150 – Big Hat, Little Cattle
Posted on June 18, 2025 | 25 CommentsWelcome to Part 3 of this series featuring the chariots of my parents and family. As with the rest of the pictures seen in this series, these, too, were rescued […]