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Old 04-15-2012, 07:00 AM   #44441
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1930's Photo~auto racing~Loudspeakers~Sound Truck~Silvergate Speedway, San Diego



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Old 04-15-2012, 07:03 AM   #44442
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1940 New Hampshire ice race

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Old 04-15-2012, 07:03 AM   #44443
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Hey. cut that out! I'll never get to church if you keep posting while I'm on here!
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Old 04-15-2012, 07:04 AM   #44444
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1957 Florida teens at dance party

south shore drive, Chicago
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Old 04-15-2012, 07:56 AM   #44445
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New York State troopers on Thruway detail in 1957 check the accuracy of their patrol car's speedometer by attaching a wheel to the rear bumper. The wheel helped measure vehicle velocity.
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Old 04-15-2012, 07:58 AM   #44446
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Portable radar speed-measuring equipment is ready to roll, and state troopers are ready to stop cars and trucks rolling too fast on the state Thruway in 1957.
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Old 04-15-2012, 08:02 AM   #44447
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A New York State Trooper examines a Ford automobile damaged on the state Thruway in 1957.
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Old 04-15-2012, 09:03 AM   #44448
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There are companies today that will put those on DVD for you.
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Old 04-15-2012, 10:17 AM   #44449
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I have no idea who these guys were, but I like the rig. Maybe Mart or Jimi can come up with an appropriate name for the group.
Well, since they didn't.....I will.

'The Cat-erwallers'
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Old 04-15-2012, 10:47 AM   #44450
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Love that chain

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Old 04-15-2012, 11:18 AM   #44451
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Wow, look at that Pontiac!

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Old 04-15-2012, 12:26 PM   #44452
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what pontiac ?
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Old 04-15-2012, 02:09 PM   #44453
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Yeah, what he said !!! ^^^^^^
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Old 04-15-2012, 02:52 PM   #44454
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Whoa. Car? What car.
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Old 04-15-2012, 05:00 PM   #44455
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puuuuuuuurfect...........
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Old 04-15-2012, 05:03 PM   #44456
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Wish I was a pontiac fender
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Old 04-15-2012, 05:25 PM   #44457
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Looks like a film set - in between takes I guess.

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Old 04-15-2012, 07:53 PM   #44458
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‘The 2.5:1 scale replica of the new 1931 President was created as a prop for a nine-minute promotional film in 1930, in advance of the model’s introduction’ - Hemmings Motor News
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Old 04-15-2012, 07:58 PM   #44459
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Looks like a film set - in between takes I guess.

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Pretty risque bikini for the 50's.
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Old 04-15-2012, 10:09 PM   #44460
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'53? Pan American race

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