Vintage shots from days gone by!

Quite a fantastic poster/print, titled "20th Century Transportation" from the early 1910s:

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This was the seaplane variant of the B-24. I believe the original design was the seaplane

 

I'm pretty sure that was the set up for the Baracuda Formula S during those years. The HP 273 was rated at 235hp if I'm remembering correctly. It was a sweet ride.

 

My wife was born in KY but I was born 40 miles north of Chicago in Waukegan, IL.... We haven't taken a vacation in 12 years because my wife doesn't want to leave the dogs and what kind of a vacation can you have when you take 7 dogs with you? Our last "vacation" was two nights in Peoria, IL in July 2000 at the annual convention of the Edsel Owners Club. We cruised over there in the '58 Citation we had at the time...

 

Looks like a "SINGER" to me!

 

I was also thinking the borrowed sports car is a Singer roadster.

 

Then,, and now,, on Rt 3 Clifton, NJ.
From Joisey, Diner capital of the world



they saved the famous sign and rotated the new building 90 degrees.

 

I've said it before and I'll say it again, this is a great thread!

 

The Olympia is still open and looks the same,It's in Newington Ct. 06109 Berlin trpk & pane rd

 

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Lambert Trublpruf solid rubber tires, a business owned by Charles W. Draper






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Hi Po 273 Dart,Valiant and Barracuda had a single exhaust with a square tipped resonator that sound great when it was wound up.A girl I dated got ahold of '65 dart sedan with a 273HP and four speed and that little car was surprising.Her dad brought it home for the weekend from the dealer he worked at around '68.

 

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Real Drag Racers

 

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Circa 1908 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh





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Atlantic City New Jersey circa 1907
(It's a Jersey thing)

 

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Toledo Ohio 1909 Summit Street

 

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Toledo