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Vintage Snapshots: The 1958 Models – Detroit’s Unlucky Crop of 1958
Posted on September 1, 2024 | 48 CommentsA lot has been written about the unlucky crop that were Detroit’s 1958 offerings. To begin, the unfortunate lot came out at a really lousy time (the 1958 recession). Then, […] -
Vintage Snapshots: A Few Nash Metropolitans – With Admirers, Owners & Just Out In The World
Posted on August 31, 2024 | 27 CommentsI won’t deny I feel that today’s post is a cute one; something impossible to avoid when showcasing old Metropolitans. As told previously at CC, these were modest sellers during […] -
Vintage Snapshots: A Ford Ranchero Gallery
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Vintage Snapshots: Early Import Adopters – 1950s-1960s
Posted on August 28, 2024 | 34 CommentsLet’s take another look at cars and their people in the ’50s and ’60s. This time, paying attention to those early import adopters in the US. As such, it’s the […] -
Vintage Dealers: Volkswagen Dealers In The 1960s
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Vintage Snapshots: Cadillacs Galore!
Posted on August 23, 2024 | 75 Comments(first posted 8/20/2018) Let’s go back in time via this gallery of vintage snapshots featuring Cadillacs. Let’s start with this one, as it rather captures well one of […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Station Wagons On The Road In The ’50s-’60s
Posted on August 23, 2024 | 33 CommentsCC readers should know by now that I have a soft spot for station wagons, with yours truly posting a few galleries featuring them in recent months. But how about […] -
Vintage Postcards: Showy Hotels Of The 1950s & 1960s
Posted on August 21, 2024 | 26 CommentsThis is a collection of hotels and motels that are in one way or another, novelty driven. Either in concept, design, or signage, they’re meant to be eye-grabbing and attention-seeking. […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Oldsmobile Owners In The ’50s-’60s – Images From The ‘Rocket Age’
Posted on August 20, 2024 | 17 CommentsLet’s go for some rocket action with this gallery of images covering Oldsmobile’s Rocket days. These date from the early ’50s to the late ’60s, and the folks pictured seem […] -
Vintage Photography: Vashon Island, 1974
Posted on August 19, 2024 | 23 Comments(first posted 8/4/2018) (I had the pleasure to meet Don Kincl in Portland on Sunday, and encouraged him to start posting his excellent photography directly at CC. I’ve shared a […] -
Vintage Snapshots: New Orleans In The ’50s – ’60s
Posted on August 18, 2024 | 12 CommentsAnother visit to a location in the past. This time, to New Orleans in the 1950s and 1960s, with many of the images covering the usual suspects. The French Quarter, […] -
Vintage Carriers: 1963 Cadillacs Being Delivered New
Posted on August 17, 2024 | 24 CommentsA few months ago I posted a couple of old photos featuring some ’63 Caddys being delivered. Their location? Barrett Cadillac, in Youngstown, OH. Turned out in later browsing that […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Cars And Sharply Dressed People In The ’50s-’60s – Part 2
Posted on August 16, 2024 | 36 CommentsThe weekend is approaching, and I suppose a few of our readers have plans to go out. But what to wear? What about a few suggestions from the past, thanks […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Parking Lots In The 1970s
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Vintage Snapshots: What’s On The Driveway (and Garage)? – Cars In The Suburbs Of The ’50s-’60s
Posted on August 13, 2024 | 41 CommentsWe’ve featured a few of these galleries with cars in suburban driveways before. These always carry a feel good spirit, and they’re certainly a nice way to check out cars […]