100 years of "Miller Time" ! & Vehicles

[wingnutz]

Happy birthday..., Miller High Life...!

Many of us in Wisconsin have had relation that worked for the Breweries in and around Milwaukee and my Uncle Arnold was a commercial artist..., and hand painted the "Miller High Life" buses and trucks in the 1950's!

I would see several vehicles parked in his drive each day and would watch him chalk out an outline and then paint each vehicle "freehand"...! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif He has painted the "Miller High Life" Girls on a "Half Moon" on the side of buildings and on Vintage Aircraft!

Milwaukee was the home for many other Breweries in the area like; Pabst, Schlitz, Gettleman, Blatz, and Old Milwaukee! It was very common to see an old Chevy or Ford Pick-up with one of these names painted on the doors! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Heres a picture of my uncles work on a Miller bus 1955...!

http://www.jsonline.com/enter/gen/dec03/196104.asp?format=print

He painted Police cars, Fire Engines, Race cars, and a couple of "Custom's" as well...! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Anybody else have brewery car and truck photo's...? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Mark

[visor]

No pics but.......
If "High Life" was good enough for John Milner,
Its good enough for me!!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Dam thats good beer!
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"OPOSSUM BENDERS"
Central Missouri Chapter

[Big A]

I always wonder what happened to some of those great old promo vehicles. Here's a good one from Canadia that's back on the road:

Labatt Streamliner (http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/labatt_white_article.htm)

[wingnutz]

Thanks for the Lebatts Photos...! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

That's what I'm talkin about...! That set-up would make an Awesome Camper set-up...! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Here's some others;

http://www.beerhistory.com/gallery/holdings/truckebling.shtml

http://www.beerhistory.com/gallery/holdings/truckfidelio.shtml

http://www.beerhistory.com/gallery/holdings/truckstandard.shtml

http://www.beerhistory.com/gallery/holdings/truckarrow.shtml

http://www.beerhistory.com/gallery/holdings/truckarrow.shtml

http://www.beerhistory.com/library/holdings/travelingbillboards.shtml

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[4t64rd]

My grandfather was one of the founders of REMKE truck bodies from 57-78, I have some of his old pictures from beverage distributor conventions, I'll scan them and post them soon.

[Steve Ray]

http://graphics.jsonline.com/graphics/news/img/dec03/miller3122903.jpg