Vintage shots from days gone by!

Roland's roadster at "Kanonloppet" in Karlskoga in 1959.

 

Gus is sitting in at least a '64 or '65 Corvette. The '63 had an extra piece of chrome on the A piller of the door.

 

Whoa. She looks like she'd cut ya.

 

"Pepsi makes her clothes fall off"

 

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seems that Mike had the predisposition, beach boys were my first contact to old music, cars, and made my first goose bumps! help me, Rhonda!

 

Finnish soldier standing beside staff car that has been whitewashed for camouflage in winter conditions.

 

"Now this is winter driving!"

 

When I was a kid the local funeral home in our small town also provided the ambulance service. They had 2 Merc wagons identical to this one set up with a red "bubble gum machine" and siren on the roof, "2 way" radios, a stretcher in the back and a set of oxygen tanks. Pretty basic stuff but a real lifesaver in a rural area back then. Prior to this they had used a white over red '58 Merc and a white over red '60 Buick. My cousin bought the '58 Merc and the funeral director donated the Buick to the volunteer fire dept. to use as the Fire Chief's car when they got the two white Merc's. They were the last ones, he gave it up in the early 70's and they used the Merc's as "flower" cars for the funeral home for a few more years.

 

Does your cousin still have the Mercury ?

 

Bullwinkle: Hey Rocky, watch me pull a rabbit outta my hat!
Rocky: ...Again?
Bullwinkle: This time - for sure!
(Bullwinkle pulls Rocky out of his hat)
Bullwinkle: Gotta get me a new hat!!!

 

GO-FAST guy Gus Grissom in his element, about 1965. Car appears to be a '63,


Door panel is 65-67 style. Has vents on side 65-66

 

Yep, looks like 1938 chevrolet, a new car in winter 39/40 during the winter war when the photo was shot. Our means of transportation durin the winter war were the skies, finnish working horses and american cars. No other cars could not stand the extreme conditions...

Btw, big thanks Eddie, I really enjoy your contribution to this great thread.

 

Another WW2 vehicle doing its job...

 

Tinslead I'm glad you enjoy the pictures .I do too.I was born in 1975 but looking through all these photos I sure feel like I was there before .

 

I saw that roadster live some years ago
son after that pic it was chaneled