Vintage shots from days gone by!

[Steven C]

Corporal Tony Stein, USMC. Stein received the Medal of Honor, posthumously, for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life" on 19 February 1945, during the Battle of Iwo Jima.



Sergeant Darrell S. Cole, USMC. Cole received the Medal of Honor, posthumously, for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life" on 19 February 1945, during the Battle of Iwo Jima.



Private First Class Donald J. Ruhl, USMC. Ruhl was awarded the Medal of Honor, posthumously, for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life" on 19-21 February 1945, during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

[rubberrodder]

Originally Posted by LowKat

Lookit all them future altereds!

[Brizo]

BillWallace, as to the early Corvair rear axle "tuck-under",the key word there was,"driven hard", you had to go far beyond anything considered normal driving--like road racing conditions, and then it would spin out or over steer. Normal for a rear-engine car. No Corvair has ever rolled over because of this. In 1972, NHTSA test drivers could not even force a Corvair to roll over!--untill the slid it into a ditch going sideways.

[raceron1120]

War-era Gas Rationing in the States

[raceron1120]

1941 Chicago

1941 Groton CT

1941 Tunbridge VT

1941 Berkshires MA

[11E]

Oooh. Kidney belts...good idea on rigid frames.

[Deuce Daddy Don]

Originally Posted by Steven C

Iwo Jima under fire during the pre-landing bombardment, circa 17-19 February 1945. View looks northeastward, with Mount Suribachi and Tobiishi Point in the foreground.



View of the southern part of the island, with Mount Suribachi at right, soon after the initial landings, 19 February 1945. Note ships firing from off Iwo Jima's eastern shore, and landing craft moving away from the landing beach area.



Fletcher class destroyer off Iwo Jima, probably during the pre-landing bombardment of the island, circa 19 February 1945. Mount Suribachi is at left.



Smoke and explosions on Iwo Jima, probably during the pre-landing bombardment, circa 19 February 1945. Location appears to be the rocky part of the island's eastern coast, just north of landing beach "Blue 2".



A Landing Craft, Support (Large) [LCS(L)] operating off Iwo Jima, probably during the pre-landing bombardment, circa 19 February 1945. Note explosions and smoke ashore, flares falling overhead, and LCVP underway in the right center. This ship appears to be either USS LCS(L)-31 or USS LCS(L)-36.

I was there at Iwo--6 years later,(Korean War) holding amphibious manuevers for Inchon,there was still lots of evidence from WWII along the beaches. That black sand was the hardest landing I ever made!

[Deuce Daddy Don]

Originally Posted by raceron1120

War-era Gas Rationing in the States

Bet everyone had their "A" stamps ready!!!
This was a golden opportunity for the "Black Market" to thrive back then!!

[rubberrodder]

Originally Posted by Dog427435

Tacoma wa. narrows bridge? around 1968-69?

[nwbhotrod]

Originally Posted by South_paw

Get your Ass off of that Car

[raceron1120]

Teens memories from the 40s and 50s

photos: LIFE online archives

[raceron1120]

WWII era (not PC but reflective of the times):

[Y-Blockhead]

Originally Posted by 4everblue

Speaking of Corvairs, here is my 66. Drag raced it for two years, 44 wins in class an eliminator. Ran it at Old Bridge Speedway, 1/2 mile oval track. We raced on the front straight 1/12 mile strip. Car was capable of beating GTO's if they weren't careful. Outran an A/S 426 Plymouth heads up one night. Little car left HARD for those times.

WOW, your strip was only 440 feet? Not even a 1/8 mile strip, but a 1/12?? Can anything be "outran" in that short of a distance?

Just axin'

[starwalker]

This is in Seward County, Nebraska in 1938. I imagine the Oklahoma rural schools in which my Mom began her career looked a lot like this one.

[fordwrench]

Here are some pictures I found in a suitcase full of pictures from my Grandfather. I think he is the tall on without the hat. These are from somewhere in Michigan, maybe you guys can help me pinpoint the exact place. The place looks new and they also sold Speed Liner boats ( I have never heard of them before). The pictures are from 46-48 as the Harleys look like 46 WFL's. My Grandfather was Ward Jenson, the dark haired lady may be my Grandmother but she died when I was very young and I don't remember her.

[29bowtie]

Originally Posted by rubberrodder

Tacoma wa. narrows bridge? around 1968-69?

That would be the "Lions Gate" Bridge, form Stanley Park in Vancouver BC, looking across the first narrows to North and West Vancouver.

[starwalker]

Originally Posted by stuart in mn

Probably misspelled - I'm guessing it was Bisbee, AZ.

But Bisbee isn't on Route 66, it's down near the Mexican border south of Tombstone.

[Still_Crazy]

Cigarette vending machine in England delivered a lit cigarette for a penny, 1931

[11E]

Originally Posted by fordwrench

Here are some pictures I found in a suitcase full of pictures from my Grandfather. I think he is the tall on without the hat. These are from somewhere in Michigan, maybe you guys can help me pinpoint the exact place. The place looks new and they also sold Speed Liner boats ( I have never heard of them before). The pictures are from 46-48 as the Harleys look like 46 WFL's. My Grandfather was Ward Jenson, the dark haired lady may be my Grandmother but she died when I was very young and I don't remember her.

WFL?...not familiar with that. Looks to be a mix of VL's and maybe some EL's. No. 2 is definitely a flattie so VL or civilianized WLA. Wish we could see more right sides and with better light. Whole lotta' money sitting there in today's bucks.

[leon renaud]

Originally Posted by jroberts

I always enjoy pictures of the Hudson Hornets that raced in the early days of NASCAR and other stock car groups. Here is Herb Thomas in his Hudson at the Harnett Speedway just north of Spring Lake, North Carolina.

he also managed to turn the bell housing into a positive displacement blower on one of his cars connected a tube from the bell housing to the air intake and got something like 5 pounds of boost