Edmonton, Alberta, 1962
Date: November, 1962 Location: Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Source: Provincial Archives of Alberta What do you see here?
Date: November, 1962 Location: Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Source: Provincial Archives of Alberta What do you see here?
From the seller’s description: 1953 Lincoln Capri 2 Door Coupe, This Capri was orignially owned by race car driver Duane Carter and used as his chase car for the 1953 Mexico Panamara Race. It was own...
Dad and I spent a hot summer day sitting in my ‘51 Mercury at the Livingston, New Jersey, drive-in theater in 1961. Hundreds of cars were being inspected…and my radiator boiled over. Photos by the au...
This year marks the centennial of Checker Taxi — the cab company, not the manufacturing company. It’s a little confusing, but the Internet Checker Taxicab Archive lays out the history of how Checker ...
Date: July 1973 Location: First Avenue South, Seattle, Washington Source: Werner Lenggenhager, via Seattle Public Library What do you see here?
Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. The midget motorsports craze of the 1930s and 1940s not only served as a launchpad for many drivers who’d go on to successful racing careers, it also ended up keeping ...
Date: circa 1960s Location: Muncie, Indiana Source: Ball State University Digital Media Repository, via The Old Motor What do you see here?
Circa 1916 Owen Magnetic. Photos courtesy Bonhams. In the early years of the 20th century, battery-electric cars competed head-to-head with internal combustion (and steam-powered) vehicles for market...
Original 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme International Indy 500 event car for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This car was acquired from the R E Olds Transportation Museum in Lan...
Date: March 1979 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Source: Vintage Las Vegas What do you see here?
Refurbished 1962 Dodge Dart 440 nine-passenger station wagon for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Has a 1970 318 rebuilt with aluminum intake with a 4bbl. Carb. a 904 pushbutton t...
A circa 5/8-scale Fordson Model F tractor. Photos courtesy Aumann Auctions. Much like his Model T automobile, Henry Ford’s affordable tractors brought mechanization to the masses, and the Fordson Mod...
Photo courtesy Barrett-Jackson. Here’s a topic we could probably write reams about, if we only could figure out terminology. You see, the Germans have for many years now used a term, “Youngtimer,” to...
Unrestored 1981 Avanti II for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This car is really in pristine condition. Beautiful British racing green with camel leather Recaro seats. Upholstery...
Above: 1916 Simplex, Crane Model 5. Photography by the author. One of New England’s most respected and beloved museums, the Heritage Museums & Gardens in Sandwich, Massachusetts, is celebrating its g...
From the seller’s description: 1963 Buick LeSabre, 4-door, Beautiful condition with original paint, original interiors. Upolstered seats in mint condition – just like new. Original 1963 California li...
On Ventura Boulevard there stands a commercial building shaped like a Cadillac Fleetwood. Back in the Eighties, the Los Angeles Times dug into the building’s history and its architect’s intentions. A...
Date: 1962 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Source: Northeastern University Libraries What do you see here?
Image courtesy Google Maps. It predates the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway and has seen nearly as many famed drivers kick dirt from under their tires. It has hosted both championship and exhibitio...
Unrestored 1979 Plymouth Duster for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: I am selling my 1979 Plymouth Duster Volare. I bought it off the original owner 3 years ago and have been fixi...
Unrestored 1979 Plymouth Volare for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: I am selling my 1979 Plymouth Duster Volare. I bought it off the original owner 3 years ago and have been fixi...
1956X Buick Century, on display at the Gilmore Museum. Photos courtesy the Gilmore Museum. As the director of styling at General Motors (and later, upon Harley Earl’s retirement, vice president of it...
Date: circa 1960s Location: North Green Bay Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Source: via Jim and Chester’s Garage What do you see here?
Restored 1981 Dodge Mirada CMX for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: Beautifull and rare CMX trim model. A turnkey collector model with the Chrysler mags and 8-track radio (with ev...
Image courtesy Brubaker Box Fans on Facebook. Even the people behind the Brubaker Box didn’t quite know how to position the people mover. Was it a minivan before the term took hold? A surf wagon? A c...