Vintage shots from days gone by!

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Yes, a picture would be cool.
Never seen a set for 4-lug Corvair.

Too bad they are corroded.

 

Yes it is!

 

Yes it is!

 

1961 Illinois Go Kart Racing on Ice


Farmington Michigan 1953

Hollywood

 

NY expressways

Rita Hayworth

 

Ray Haroun Marmon Vanderbilt car

 

Electro-shock therapy from The Illustrated Family Doctor, London, 1935. Ugh! At least it's not a lobotomy! (Which reminds me: I'd rather have a bottle-in-front-o-me than a frontal lobotomy! )

 

There are 489 posts on the HAMB, either about Norm Grabowski or at least
mentioning his many contributions to traditional hotrodding and customs.
One of the true giants and pioneers of the hobby/sport, he's done more TV
and movies than Tommy Ivo! Whether you know him as Normie-Poo, Woo-
woo or another nickname, please know that this ol' roddin' rooster is battling
cancer at present, and keep him in your prayers. The following HAMB thread
may serve to fill interested parties in on Norm's current status: Norm Grabow-
ski's Health (Folks Of Interest)



Two pix from the August '59 issue of HotRod,
thanks to IowaHawk,Typepad.com! Sorry these
pix aren't a little bigger!

 

(Which reminds me: I'd rather have a bottle-in-front-o-me than a frontal lobotomy! )

Ba-Da-Boom-Ski.....Thank you... I'll be here all week....

 

thanks, i see more from this area in your pics too. my grandma was killed about that time in an old ford and i thought how wierd that would be to see the car pic, but i ck'd with dad and they were in a fairlane and did not roll over so it were'nt it !
thanks

 

A favorite song on the old Doctor Demento show!

 

Now that's a snapping gyro brotha!!!

 

post #47294,
That is the first AMC Marlin stock car I've ever seen! How's that for obscure!

 

AMC produced the Marlin in 1965 to "cheat the wind" and the 1966 Dodge Charger was copied from this design
but neither were very successful on the tracks.
A Marlin was raced in the 1966 "24 Hours of Daytona" by the Hess brothers. One of them was Larry Hess.

 

thinking of how old this shot may be it must've been scary to see these harsh looking folks ridin' around with a black skull upon the radiator. Swi or anybody else, some information on this? only i'm able to read is Helena, MT..

BTW, beautiful Myrna Loy was born in Helena, and sometimes she looked as hiding a dark secret, too. . .

 

The Sept. '65 issue of Car & Driver had a feature issue on the Fitch Sprint, as well as an accessory catalog section dedicated to Corvair and Mustang bits. A number of wheels in there that I didn't know were available for Corvairs, to include Cragar SS's.

 

For SWI66 and those interested seeing in the Corvair Halibrands I have had for 40+ years...

13" X 6" Halibrand Mags with knock off cap for 4 lug Corvairs.



Without cap.


Back. Notice how the balancing weights are held on with allen head bolts.

6" wide


Close up of Knock off.


If these don't fit in with the thread let me know. I will remove them.

 

I thought these three shots of Knapp Service Station were very interesting. Each one a little different. The Shell sign on the roof changed three times. The Good Year sign on the portico changed also. It looks like they moved the neon TIRES sign from the corner of the portico to the front of the building during the last remodel, also adding pumps out front. I think I put them in the right chronological order. What do you think the time span was. The cars didn't seem to change much.