Image from Route 66 Postcards: Dad's Kodak Ektachrome slides Circa 1955 - I think the sign says Welcome to Utah Monument Valley Navajo Land Here's Dad's favorite car, the 1951 DeSoto Suburban, and our Pleasure Craft trailer......and we're off on another adventure. My folks loved Monument Valley and the Navajo Indians the best....the very best. I think their spirit is floating around there to this day....." Only 501...1951 DeSoto Suburbans were delivered to customers that year at an average price of $3500.
The FI guy was Jim Vedenoff. He also did tunes and FI checks in his garage on Saturdays in Hawthorne where he lived..I had a completely stock looking 53 Chevrolet 210 hardtop in the mid 60’s with a stock 58 283 4barrel 4 speed which I installed a 60 FI unit It even had the stock pinstriped wheels. Jim loved me to hang around and pull in the garage last because everyone always stayed to watch him do his magic. Everyone’s mouth dropped when I would walk across the street and drive in. There were never a clue what was under the hood…. Jim set it up with no whistle. The FI unit moved to my 62 Chevyll after the 53 was sold..
Picture taken at Zuma Beach Paradise Cove Ca. circa 1945...Rockford Files were filmed at Paradise Cove.
Maggie great photo we enjoyed our visit to Monument Valley we were shown around by a local Indian Family,wonderful people Noel
I played the accordion when young, it was my Mom's dream to see me on the Lawrence Welk show. We watched it together weekly, to her dismay by the time I was 12 I was already a carnut and she understood music was not my passion, supported any interest I had, my Mom was the best !
Me and my older Brother Ralph who throughout our lives was also a best friend. We raised our Families together, helped each other building our StreetRods and shared an amazing life. This week marks 10 years since his passing after suffering from an early form of Dementia known as Picks Disease. He is always in our thoughts and in our hearts.
National Geographic Magazine March 1964 Come see more ads and other things at https://misforgotten2.tumblr.com/
National Geographic Magazine February 1925 Come see more ads and other things at https://misforgotten2.tumblr.com/
We've all seen this picture of Ed many times. But today for the first time I looked and saw a familiar truck in the top left. For you guys living in Southern California in the late 40's through the middle 70's you probably recognize it as a Helm's bakery truck. To the kids the Helm's man was second only to the Good Humor man. Helm's drivers brought bakery goods to the housewives. Without a doubt they had the best glazed doughnuts and other goodies. After the war, my father had a route which comprised half the San Fernando Valley. He made an excellent living going door to door but put in long hours. People in his generation weren't afraid of hard work.
I believe that is Bishop Don Magic Juan and his green & gold (“Green is for the money and gold is for the honey”) Rolls.
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