VINTAGE SHOTS FROM DAYS GONE BY! (Part 2)

Ray's Muffler and Speed Shop









Ken Miles & Shelby

 

Bobby Langley again

 

Hey Jimmy six:
The middle guy in the Beachboy pic is Dennis Wilson. (With the Beatle hair)The Beachboy drummer.

Peter Best was the first drummer for the Beatles.

Too bad Pete!!

 

Is that Pete’s head in the background of the BB’s photo? Looks photoshoped

 

Interesting possibility until I found this pic from the same set.
Check out the girl's foot in the middle.

 

Shawneetown IL '39 ~

 

Saddleback lighthouse, Knox County ME, built 1839 ~

 

1900 ~

 

central OH '38 ~

 

Baraga MI '41 ~

 

Another old Newburgh NY firehouse ~

 

'53 Eldo ~

 

I bet that hay wagon was piled a LOT higher before they started pitching those stukes into the thrasher! Never want to come in from field only half loaded or u wouldn't be on the thrashing crew for long.

1 more car I promise, Rex Winter
Dry n windy Lubbock TX

 

Last pic - is it a Regal or American ???

 

My money is on Regal. Bob

 

Advertisers in those days sure recognized the importance of the lowered look.
Most drawings and photos show the cars lowered.

 

^ They did, tho this is a poor angle to judge such; might have technically been drawn raised above.

 

My phone app.
That sucks I don’t really use the computer cant put it in my pocket.

 

Weird! If i hit the web view Icon I can see them, but have to switch back to phone view to reply, or respond.

 

Good catch Mart. The military specified 7 lug wheels so DB switched to them for a while. I read elsewhere the picture is from New Zealand so that's why they are right hand drive.

 

RITA MORENO