Vintage shots from days gone by!

Hollywood Blvd 1963

 

Sunset Blvd. and Crescent Drive in Beverly Hills, 1925.

 

No info on the midget
The Koch Spl. was a champ car owned by Ray Koch a long time Harley dealer in Denver who fielded open wheel cars in the 50s-60s. Raced oval track throughout the central states and at the PP hill climb.

 

Westwood, 1949

 

Westwood Blvd, 1940

 

Lindbrook & Westwood Blvd. 1940

 

Beverly Drive near future Olympic Boulevard, 1925

 

Honorary Mayor Will Rogers demonstrates the city's brand new Elgin Street Sweeper in front of Beverly Hills’ original City Hall at N Crescent Drive and Burton Way, 1926.

 

Beverly Hills City Hall, 1933.


1935

 

Beverly Hills Post Office, 325 N. Maple Drive.

 

Beverly Hills Pacific Electric Station, 1943.

 

Beverly Hills hotel construction with Walter G. McCarty, surveying the street, 1927

 

Looking east on Wilshire Boulevard and Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills 1930's

 

1940


1945

1953

 

Wilshire Boulevard and Dayton Drive, 1936.

 

Wilshire & Rodeo Drive, 1940's

 

Rodeo Drive around 1955

 

Doesn't look like the same car to me.

 

Standard or Deluxe? If you remember.

 

It was a standard business coupe, built in Canada, with the serial number 007 stamped on the frame. The only reason I sold it, was that I purchased a 34 Ford 1/2 ton, that I was chopping, channelling, and installing a 53 Olds engine, tranny, and rear end.
I had limited resources, and could not afford to keep it. I have no pictures of the car, and only have 2 of my truck, taken by a friend. I wish I would have thought of taking some pictures of my projects back then.
Here is a picture of the truck with the engine and running gear installed. I have the box on, to get an idea of how long I wanted it, to match the lines of the truck. I chopped it 4" and channelled it 6". The dropped axle was 4", and the transverse spring and split wish bones were installed on the rear end. I did all the work myself.
The truck was stolen and stripped I guess. It was never recovered.
Bob

 

French Chanteuse Francoise Hardy?

 

Haven't a clue.


Hands free:

 

Want me some o dem trousers.


Old? hope so...


Out and about..

 

That's loaded up then..(car looks very plain at the back.. Any guesses?)


Plymouth looks rust free. must be pretty new..


Fins? We got your fins right here..

 

The great thing about Pre WWII INDY cars is there ability to survive all the modifications over their racing lifetime,15 years at INDY was common for many cars. Check out these photos, SAME car as the one in the earlier post. Page 149 of "The MILLER Dynasty" by Mark Dees. Bob

 

Unusual shot.. I like these Ford Wagons.


Caddy:


Gramps' 57 MoreDoor