Vintage shots from days gone by!

Vic Hubbard Special

 

Ragtops racing

 

Our ship's home port was Long Beach in 1951.

 

I can see why Ford wanted people to see how little the 49s resembled the 48s underneath (and on top for that matter). No torque tube, parallel leaves, coils on the Front. Ok, others had been doing it for years but Ford hadn't. I wonder how many "Ford Men" felt betrayed (I'm thinking of the Bob Dylan "Judas" moment).

 

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/5000-dover-drag-strip-photos.1132008/

 

This is the drag strip at 8259 Noland Rd., Kansas City, MO, that replaced the old Front Street drag strip. KCIR was open from 1967 to 2011. It was closed for political reasons and still is not a popular decision. The city of Kansas City bought the property and turned it into a park. Oddly enough, surrounding property owned by friends of politicians became more valuable and salable after the noise went away.

 

I checked my grandpas records, from 5/50 til 2/54 he was on the USS Titania AKA 13. I looked the ship up and it was an attack cargo ship, looks like it transported troops during the Korean war.
My dad quit high school and joined the Marines when he was almost 17 during the Korean war, he was in transport to Korea when the armistice was signed. Said it was the happiest day of his life. Before he mustered out I was born at Camp Pendleton.

 

For a 75 year old now I would bet that picture was taken in 69

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YEP!--- The AKA title means Attack Cargo Amphibious.----I was on an APA title means Attack Personel Amphibious, we carried 26 landing craft & 500 troops, for hitting the beach.

 

56-7 Lincoln premier convertible

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