Beautiful Old Cars
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mike4lorie
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- Brockville, Ontario, Canada
From the car show here in June...
Yes! The shape was very similar. I was driving and almost stopped my car to jump out to take and picture . I wish I had. The paint job was ‘out of this world.’
mike4lorie
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- Brockville, Ontario, Canada
Would have to go thru old pictures to find some, but my husband restored a couple '52-53 Hudson Hornets. They drove like tanks!
Ah, yes
Maybe the first of the fast backs
Praise the lowered
fmdog44
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- Location
- Houston, Texas
"my ol' 55" by The Eagles great tune, "Little Deuce Coupe" by the Beach Boys. There were many car songs back when. "Rev it, wind it out, blow it out GTO." "She's real fine my 409." Just got goose bumps, the love never dies.
These threads always get my juices going
A couple decades ago, I’d considered getting a little Bugeye Sprite
Then I sat in one…drove it
Too fat
Then, lately, I picked up a Willys pickup
Not even a beater
Just a rolling chassis with a body
It still sits there…mocking me
To get it in cruising mode, it’ll cost around $10K to $15K
Not gonna to that
Not a good investment
….aaand, I can just see me, potting around in that thing, and my lady goes down
That ain’t gonna happen
Over the years, the cabin living years, I lost 65 lbs
And now, living back in town, considering picking up that little Bugeye
They are a decent investment
And so freakin’ fun…here in sun country
Yeah, it’s on my bucket list
Gonna sell the Willys
Easily for more than I paid
And get a fun thing
They say you only go around once
I’m gonna go around a few times
and it's a happy thing
Like me
A couple decades ago, I’d considered getting a little Bugeye Sprite
Then I sat in one…drove it
Too fat
Then, lately, I picked up a Willys pickup
Not even a beater
Just a rolling chassis with a body
It still sits there…mocking me
To get it in cruising mode, it’ll cost around $10K to $15K
Not gonna to that
Not a good investment
….aaand, I can just see me, potting around in that thing, and my lady goes down
That ain’t gonna happen
Over the years, the cabin living years, I lost 65 lbs
And now, living back in town, considering picking up that little Bugeye
They are a decent investment
And so freakin’ fun…here in sun country
Yeah, it’s on my bucket list
Gonna sell the Willys
Easily for more than I paid
And get a fun thing
They say you only go around once
I’m gonna go around a few times
and it's a happy thing
Like me
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mike4lorie
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- Brockville, Ontario, Canada
AprilSun
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I've been saying for years, that you used to be able to tell what kind of car they were just by looking at them. But now, if you've seen one you've seen them all because they all look alike or most of them do.
Pappy
Living the Dream
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- Florida (transplanted New Yorker.)
From our local car show held every Thursday night during the summer.
One thing that bugs me about car shows is that most guys want to raise their hoods.
Normally, around here where I live, the only guys that raise their hoods are those that have dressed their engines with chrome galore or had an extreme amount of engine work done, including a big block. If the engine was stock or dirty, then we leave the hood down.
Normally, around here where I live, the only guys that raise their hoods are those that have dressed their engines with chrome galore or had an extreme amount of engine work done, including a big block. If the engine was stock or dirty, then we leave the hood down.
Pappy
Living the Dream
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- Florida (transplanted New Yorker.)
On Tuesday nights it’s motorcycles.
Aunt Bea
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- Near Mount Pilot
Some people don't throw anything away.
Leggett's Good's Delivery Wagon then and now.
These days the old truck is in the front window of the family jewelry store.
http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/l/leggett/leggett.htm
“Michael A. Lemp, a jeweler at No. 113 North Salina street, was the first Syracuse merchant to install a motor vehicle delivery service. After three years of the experiment, Mr. Lemp declares that nothing could induce him to return to the use of horses, as the automobile has doubled his business. When Mr. Lemp was using a horse and a delivery wagon he was known to but few. Now any person in Syracuse can tell you who "Lemp" is, and where his store is located. “The delivery wagon used is a 12 horsepower vehicle manufactured by the J. S. Legget [sic] Company, which was located in Syracuse at the time the machine was purchased, three years ago, but which has since been taken over by the Iroquois Motor Company, now located at Seneca Falls. Mr. Lemp is himself an expert mechanic, and with the assistance of his chauffeur, who understands the repair end thoroughly, is able to keep the car in good repair with a minimum of expense. The machine is kept at the garage of the Syracuse Motor Company in South State street when not in use, but it is usually kept running either for business or for pleasure, for when the day's work is done the delivery body can be removed and a tonneau put on. The total expense of running the machine, including wages of the chauffeur, the fuel and the repairs, will not exceed $25 a week, which is cheap, considering the effect it has had upon the business.
“The work was formerly done by a horse, but it took a week to do what is now done in two days. Calls have been attended to in ten minutes which formerly required an hour. The machine makes 35 to 40 miles every day. Mr. Lemp is the only jeweler in town who calls for and delivers goods, the result being that the people appreciate this attention, and have patronized him largely. Since he has been using the car Mr. Lemp has had frequent inquiries from grocers and others using delivery wagons, asking about the expense of running and how he liked it. To all he has given the same reply, that he would not return to the old system for hundreds of dollars. Among those who made inquiries was one milkman.”
Leggett's Good's Delivery Wagon then and now.
These days the old truck is in the front window of the family jewelry store.
http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/l/leggett/leggett.htm
“Michael A. Lemp, a jeweler at No. 113 North Salina street, was the first Syracuse merchant to install a motor vehicle delivery service. After three years of the experiment, Mr. Lemp declares that nothing could induce him to return to the use of horses, as the automobile has doubled his business. When Mr. Lemp was using a horse and a delivery wagon he was known to but few. Now any person in Syracuse can tell you who "Lemp" is, and where his store is located. “The delivery wagon used is a 12 horsepower vehicle manufactured by the J. S. Legget [sic] Company, which was located in Syracuse at the time the machine was purchased, three years ago, but which has since been taken over by the Iroquois Motor Company, now located at Seneca Falls. Mr. Lemp is himself an expert mechanic, and with the assistance of his chauffeur, who understands the repair end thoroughly, is able to keep the car in good repair with a minimum of expense. The machine is kept at the garage of the Syracuse Motor Company in South State street when not in use, but it is usually kept running either for business or for pleasure, for when the day's work is done the delivery body can be removed and a tonneau put on. The total expense of running the machine, including wages of the chauffeur, the fuel and the repairs, will not exceed $25 a week, which is cheap, considering the effect it has had upon the business.
“The work was formerly done by a horse, but it took a week to do what is now done in two days. Calls have been attended to in ten minutes which formerly required an hour. The machine makes 35 to 40 miles every day. Mr. Lemp is the only jeweler in town who calls for and delivers goods, the result being that the people appreciate this attention, and have patronized him largely. Since he has been using the car Mr. Lemp has had frequent inquiries from grocers and others using delivery wagons, asking about the expense of running and how he liked it. To all he has given the same reply, that he would not return to the old system for hundreds of dollars. Among those who made inquiries was one milkman.”
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