Here's some interesting photo's I pulled off of the Canadian Pontiac site. They have a thread for photos of any make...it's at 19 pages long! I've picked some of the Chevrolets. Please feel free to post your black and whites as well...Chevrolets only! Lets see how long we can enjoy this thread!

First is a group of 1941 coupes bought by the Ontario Provincial Police, as their first squad cars. Taken at the Prince's Gates at the Canadian National Exibition site in Toronto.


Next is a bunch of factory fresh 1949's being loaded for delivery. I thought the transport looked cool!

Thanks for the photos. All were interesting.

I'm not surprised that the Ontario Provincial Police chose the 41 coupes for patrol cars. Shows they had really studiously compared all the makes available and chose wisely.

I am sure their choice was not based on price alone but engineering and quality. Style and ride too. There was no need for a patrolman to have to ride around in something he was embarrassed and ashamed to be driving. It may have only made for a bad attitude and, possibly, more citations issued. I could go on and on but... well, you know.
Charlie

Charlie... I honestly thought of you when I posted that photo first! The OPP still have a restored coupe at their museum in Orillia, Ont.

Here's another B&W...

Dealership in 1951, Plymouth, Michigan.


On the assembly line, 1949

Again, Interesting pictures.
Thanks for sharing,
Charlie

I certainly don't mean to butter up to Charlie; but that photo of all those 41's does look pretty neat. The old transporters look cool also. Thanks to Brewster for posting. I'd post some if I had any idea how.....

Bill.

Bill... maybe I'll give you a lesson in Flint...
here's some more...



looks like a C1 Corvette pedal car in the window of this late 50's dealership...

Geez Brewster, I could have gone all week without seeing that photo of
the crunched 50 and the 60 Pontiac against the pole!

On the other hand, I like the second photo much better. Nice looking
assortment of "used" 54-57's on the side of the building! Cute pedal
car in the window too!!!

As for the offer of a lesson, well.....

Bill.

I researched the accident. I found the following article:

The City of Angels, California. 1962

Yesterday there was an automobile accident at the corner of Hollywood and Vine right here in the city. Yep. It seems that a 1960 Pontiac (nothing special), driven by a movie nutcase, ran a stoplight and colided with a lovely 1950 Chevrolet whose driver clearly had the right of way. Witnesses said the Chevrolet had the green light and was just mozing along when out of nowhere came the Pontiac smacking into it.

The driver of the Chevrolet was shaken up a little but soon claimed his senses. He complained that his pristine car would need a extensive cosmetic repairs and a new upper (steering) control arm replacement. He was wiping tears.

The Pontiac was a total wreck. (What would one expect when one tangles with a Chevrolet?) Its driver was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. He is expected to make a full recovery. It's marvelous what modern medicine can do.

The driver of the Pontiac told the police he was a farmer from eastern Tennessee and was doing the "spot the Hollywood movie star" routine. He said that he was distracted when he thought he saw Eva Gabor and "Arnold" a-strolling on the sidewalk and thus had a involuntary reflex and instead of stepping on the brake he stepped on the gas. The officer said that that was understandable. He said he had seen seen several episodes of "Green Acres" himself and liked that pig, too. He issued the Pontiac driver a citation anyway.

Charlie

BTW: There was no byline.

I knew there was a good story in that photo, Charlie...

Here's some more...

A dealership in '36


A 1952 sedan in Toronto Ont with a PCC streetcar.

One for you guys with the early fours... Is this a 1914 type C Classic six? Owned by the City of Toronto...pictured at Jarvis St.

This is a classic 6.

You're right, 32 Confederate! It's hard to see the hood sides in the picture, but now I see the grille and cowl area are different. So I guess it's a 1913,'14 or early '15 Series L Light Six? The curve in the front fenders says it's not the H series.

A quote from a Buick blog from Flint..."The old Imperial Wheel Company became Buick's service department in 1916. Chevrolet built cars here between 1912-1914. In 1915 the Monroe Motor Company used the building , it was demolished in 1938. Then Buick built their new Service and Parts building #84 on this site. It would become the engineering building for Buick in 1947."

i love looking at old pictures.
its like a stepping back in frozen time.
thanks for posting.
i like that grease rack.

Thanks Buggyman...I was hoping others would join in posting the old pics as well, but I may be the only one that knows how to post pics?? Anyways, here's todays oldie...

Mirak Chevrolet in Arlington Ma.

Great pics Brewster .... do ya think the air bags went off when the chevy & Pontiac collided?

Bob

Here's an officer with his brand new 1950 Chevrolet patrol car



And from the Hemmings web page "Company cars lined up at the curb in front of the editorial offices of “Speed Age” magazine in Hyattsville, Maryland." I wish I got a '49 convertible for a company car!

Note that the 1950 is a Deluxe model. The cops always bought the strippers. I wonder if its because it was a Power Glide which would have been a better suited for high speed work.

I did notice that they sprung for the Deluxe model, and also wondered who painted it. Were they two toned in the factory, or did the station have to farm out the job? I'm in a really 1950 sort of mood recently (more on that later ...) so here's another '50 convert in a dealership in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Most police cars were solid black back then. Some painted the top or the doors white. That one looks to be black with the white roof.
In Wisconsin the state highway patrol cars were a light gray in the 1950's. They more or less used what ever light gray the manufactorer offered and all were not exactly the same.

The '50 convertible looks rather blah with no white walls. As I remeber every convertible we sold back then had whites. Convertibles were not too popular in this area. I would say in 1950 we probably sold 10 convertibles of the 1000 or so new cars we delivered. By 1953 this percentage picked up condiderably and by 1955 was probly 10 times more than 1950.

I grew up in New York city, the (marked) cop cars then...in the 1940's were all Plymouth coupes, they were all dark green with black fenders and white tops. In the 1950's the city switched to ford's but kept the same color scheme.
That picture of all them Chevy cop coupes in Canada reminded me of N.Y....I am sure the choice of cars had nothing to do with a car's dependability but more to do with how much the city's procurement department got "kicked back" from the dealer...Amen

The siren on the right front fender looks heavy enough to tip the car on its side.

Bob

This is from someone else's blog... I wasn't sure if it's really an Amesbury Special, but it's neat because its a 1915! I thought the Amesburys were all white...a repaint?


"Taken on or about September, 1948 in the original showroom of Dooley Brothers Chevrolet/Oldsmobile in Somerville, New Jersey. On the left, a brand-new 1949 Chevrolet sedan and, on the right, a 1915 Chevrolet Amesbury Special. The second ever Chevrolet dealership in the New York area known then as the Newark zone. Pictured left to right: Harry Dooley III, Harry Dooley Jr., and Harry Dooley (standing next to his brother) Michael Bernard Dooley, Bernard Michael Dooley, and (on the fender) Lawrence Michael Dooley, age almost one. Submitted by the guy on the fender." -- Lawrence Michael Dooley
Location: Somerville, New Jersey"

Yes - this is a H-3 Amesbury Special, Car No. N8847, that Dooley Chevrolet in Somerville, NJ, owned for many years. B.M. Dooley was VCCA #649. but I believed he sold this #N8847 to R. De Andrade of Wyckoff, NJ, who restored this H-3. I saw this same car at the 1969 Eastern Regional National Meet. N8847 is now owned by the Merrick Auto Musrum in Alda, NE.
kenK

So is the Amesbury still black? Am I right thinking they were all white from the factory?

Here's my cool picture for today. From the Chevybombs site... It looks like a truck from one of the "Parade of Progress" shows, but I'm not sure...any one know? It looks like '54 accesory wheel disks, and side trim from the '53 Corvette showcar on the rear splash fenders.

I had no idea that Richie Cunningham drove a Chevy convertible! I guess I was a little young for the early episodes, and only started watching in the later years when it was all shot in the studios.

I think the big thing about this picture is the "Rear wheel road sanding attachment" and sand supply bin.

Notice the snow!

That's a nice looking blue 50 convertible pictured at the top of the chatter page. I wonder who's it is. Beautiful car. Chevrolet had some great colors that year.
Charlie

Charlie - Here is more of the same scene from a different angle showing my Belair and Dick Olson's beautiful convertible.


We were on our way to the 45th Anniversary Meet and stopped at Moab. Later that evening a bunch of great guys got me into Grand Junction after abandoning my Belair in the desert.

Roger

Hey, great photo Roger. Definitely a couple of nice 50 Chevy's.

And a memory job for those who weren't there or didn't hear;
Dick's convertible won "People's Choice" at the All-Call this
past May in Rohnert Park, CA.

Don't cha just love photos of these beautiful old gals???

Well, too late to "edit." But typos drive me crazy. Sorry for any confusion. The corrections are in ITALICS......

Hi Bill,

There were 3 '50s on the Grand Junction trip, including Dick Jones (center).



Roger

Another neat picture, Roger! I have a real affinity
for 37 to 54 Chevs. And the early 50's in particular.
Likely due to the cars that were around when I was
coming of age, etc.

I'm not sure I recall just who Dick Jones is. (??) Did
he used to have a 38 coupe?? Was he at Silverdale in
August??

Anyway, nice shot of three 50 Chevs. Thnx....

Bill.

Yes, Dick also has a 1938 and he was at Silverdale.

Roger

All three of those '50's are beautiful cars...I have a real soft spot for '50 converts! Just to bring the thread back on topic (not that anyone minded the new pics) here's a pic from August of 1972. My parents pulled this out of a farmers field near Smithfalls Ont. Lots of rust and mud!

Mack... Do you know the history of the truck in that photo? Was it a show truck, or used to pull the show vehicles? That sander is a neat idea! Reminds me of the traction spray on the early Camaros...

Brewster, I was just commenting on the photo, I had some experiance with a sanding setup, not near this good looking!

Oh I see...All sanders should run white wall duelies on the back! That is one good looking rig. Lots of hose on the back as well... I wonder what that's all about?

Those hoses are for the air brakes on the semi-trailer the tractor is usually connected to via the fifth wheel. One hose is service air and the other is trailer brake air. They are connected to the trailer by connectors known in the trade as a "Gladhand connector".

I assumed that... they just look really long. I guess they look shorter on todays trucks because they are coiled? It just seems an odd way to store them on this otherwise nice looking truck!

And on a sad note... Rest in peace Tom Bosley ...

A couple ads from the sixties... The sign was in Detroit, and isn't that the Juice??

I have that very same sign on the garage wall next to the vette.
The guy that designed the split-window is Peter Brock, (still vertical!) and an interesting history in car design/racing ... search peter brock or bre or Brock Racing Enterprises

There must have been 2 Peter Brocks as there was 1 over here that won Bathurst 500 (mile) 1000 (klm) 9 times amongst several other auto races. In the early days of his career built his on cars but mostly drove Holden (Aus GM).
He died in a rally crash on the west coast a couple of years ago.
Tony

Yes there are two and the Aussie Brock is a legend in his own right.

Here's today's picture... A 1952 Deluxe Four door sedan, going for a ride through the Golden Gate to who knows where...This is from the Chevybombs site. I wish we knew the circumstances behind it...

Sure looks like seaweed on the lower lift and suspension that you can see. Would guess that it took a swim and was being recovered.

Yep! And check the wide whites....they look like Coker's. Geez,
no wonder it went off the road....

To me, it looks like the "netting material" one would use to capture whatever they are lifting.

Bob

Yep, that definitely looks like netting material used for lifting the vehicle. They use the same stuff for lifting crates and etc. as well.

I love these old delivery pictures... It let's you see the cars as they were...fresh from the factory, and also incluse neat looking rigs trailering them. Here's a bunch of '26 or '27 Chevs being delivered.

And, a vintage photo of my '31 when I was leaving Boston on the way to Seattle. This was in August 1973. I wanted to get the upholstery done when we docked for 3 days in Acapulco, but I went ashore and the next thing that I remember was being dragged back to the boat just in time to ship out. (I didn't wake again until we were in San Diego.)

Now that is really a neat photo !

Bob

That is really cool! The only thing that seems out of place is the airplane in the background! Was there an airport there too?

From the Warrior's Day Parade in 1920 at the Canadian National Exibition (CNE) in Toronto. Can anyone verify that the car is a Chevrolet? The shape of the front fender is the only thing I can recognize, as so much of the car is covered with the banner.

Sure looks like a Chevy Touring. Headlights look okay. Just not sure about the hood and windshield frame. It is hard to determine the hood shape as it is draped with something. Looks like the cowl kicks up to the bottom of the windshield like a 490 but the fenders are not 490 (look more like a FB series front fender).

Here's Gorries Chevrolet on Gerrard St. in Toronto. The picture is from March of 1956, and there's a beautiful row of new Chevies, including a Nomad. My Grandfather, Kirby Pearce would have been at work this day, running the office and books here. He bought his '51 and his brother Nick's '51 (now mine)here five years earlier.



I Googled Gorries a while ago, and this group shot from 1952 came back. When I showed my Dad, he was able to pick his father out right away. He's in the fourth row from the front, 3rd from the left. He always wore a hat!

Pictures like this, "from back in the day," sure are neat,
Brewster!! It's so cool to see these old cars when they
were just normal, every day type cars. The whole nostalgia
thing just about sweeps me away when I see photos like this.

Thnx so much for posting this one and the many others that
you've done.

Bill.

Brewster,
You must have good eyes. I don't see an airplane. What part of the photograph is it in?
Charlie

I never saw an airplane either!

Bob

Look just below the off loading car and to the left it looks like a right wing but I'm not sure either.

Just like Andy said. It's just below the off loading car in the back ground. Looks to be the right wing,motor and part of the fuselage. Kind of hard to see but it's there.

Brewster, You need a website to post from to post here within the forum, is that correct?

Here is one of that bunch.

Way to go Pat... there's no stopping you now!! Kind of odd that they screwed up the paint scheme on that '41... The first picture in this thread shows them with white rear fenders, not black! This car is now in the OPP museaum in Orillia, Ontario.

Brewster,

You mention white rear fenders in the "first" picture in the thread. That made
me curious so I went back and looked and it looks like the cars are all
white, except for the black hoods. As I looked at it again, I was reminded
of what I thought when I first saw it --- "that's a pretty weird way
to two-tone a 41 coupe!"

These most recent pictures with white body and black fenders seem like a
more "normal" way to two-tone that body style.

Just my 2 cents.....

I wonder if they had pictures of the original cars when they restored that one. I'm surprised they didn't paint it black with white doors.

Found this beaut on the HAMB site... a couple of early '50's COE's... wish they were stopping at my house

The all new '59's are here! A nice Impala convert in colour!

This one's for Randy! Prouse Motors in Acton Ontario and a new Chevy pickup: 1956. If you squint a little, it looks like your '58, Randy!

And here's a 1937 Holden bodied Chevrolet utility pickup...

The 37 even comes complete with the water bag hanging on the side.
Tony

If you don't squint a little, It's a GMC.

Mike

AWWWW how'd I miss that! Good eye!

My first clue was the GMC on the side of building.

Here's a couple of interesting ones. The first one is of a 20's Chevy transformed into a railroad speeder. It was used to haul people and supplies to a remote logging camp near Hearst, ON in the 40's. The other one is of the motorcade on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II's (Princess at the time) visit to Kapuskasing, ON in 1951. She must have been in the third car which looks like a Caddy.

Thanks,
Nice picture, I think that Building still stands as an Auto Repair shop on #7 Hwy Acton Ont.

Those are a couple nice pictures Pat... sure would be cool to see more of the royal parade!

Randy... we should take the cars and your truck over there sometime this summer, and reshoot the picture!

Brewster and Randy,

Unfortunately the Inn isn't there any more. It was demolished in 2008, exactly when it was 80 years old. I slept thee on my wedding night, in the same suite Ole Liz had stayed in.

Here are some new ones http://theoldmotor.com/

This is how I picture the Ambassador Bridge in July... minus the Mercury, and likely my car with the hood up!! Check out the '52 taxi in the background as well...

Nice lookin' Merc

I don't know the situation of the picture, but would assume it's taken in 1957 since that's the newest car in the photo... Isn't it odd that there are 4 '57 Chevs all pulled over?

Good helpful road service for the fellow man?

Checking out a new 1939.... Were the double sided white walls a factory option, or did the dealer dress this up?

Double sided whitewalls were the standard way to make whitewall tires during pre-WWII period. Don't know exactly when they went to single-sided WW tire.

From the Chicago Auto Show's Web page... Chevrolet's display for 1950...

A promotional vehicle for Mobile Oil, a 1934 Master. Note the painted hubcaps. I wonder if they still exist?

I would suspect they may well be long gone but if you contacted mobil someone there may be able to give more information.
Tony

1920's Dealership... Any ideas where?

Looks like J V Baldwin Motor Co. on the building and sign above it. If you google the name you find a Chevy dealer in Los Angeles, CA. If you click on the flickr link it brings up the exact photo.

A 1933 Phaeton... hung up in an odd place! Here's the link as to how it got here!

http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/article/Chicken_coop_Chevy/

Ed: "Okay fellas... How are we going to sell these beautiful new '53's??"

Jim: "Well Ed, I say we take one top of the line model, and surround it with five top of the line models, and roll it on out there!"

Ed: "Jim... I like the cut of your jib!"

It's been a while since I (or anyone else...hint!) added to the old photo corner...

First up is a shot from the Canadian National Exposition (CNE) from 1955. I copied the picture from urbantoronto.ca and it was uploaded and taken by a user on that site also named Brewster. Of note is the Corvette Nomad show car.


The second picture is from The City of Toronto archives, and shows a neat '53 sedan delivery. I would guess the picture is late '54 going by the Buick coming the other way and the licence plate colour.

A 1936 Standard Cabriolet... a still clip from the movie A Streetcar Named Desire.

That "36 was used in a number of movies over the years.t was also used in The Grapes of Wrath. Note thefront door wing vent windows have been removed. At one point the movie cars were sold off and that car is still around.

I still don't have the hang of posting pix; but this link to a 1951 photo shows
several Chevys and Buicks. One of the Chevys is among my favorites.
Another one is missing the.....

http://theoldmotor.com/?p=27340

Bill.

Nice pic Bill... I love the old street cars as well. I wonder if that's your '51?

Here's a scene from the Ohio State fair... I think it's surprising that they're not crowded around that beautiful '34!

1949 at a drive thru bank... nice to see a teller and not a machine!

From one of my Mom's old photo albums... A cousin of hers owned a '58 Impala Convertible. In July of 1960 it is loaded with the boat and ready to go to an Aunt's cottage. Info on the back says the kittens names were Harry, Blondie, Chester, and Duke...just in case you were wondering! I thought the boat should have been loaded the other way... but fuel cost was not a concern(?) !!

Tarzan drove a 1932 roadster! Johnny Weissmuller poses with his Chevy...

I wonder if it had a rumble seat for Cheetah?????.....ED

Neat photos! Tarzan always had a touch of class.

Now I know why, when I drive my '32 around, women who look a lot like Cheetah are always smiling at me and waving.

All the Best, Chip

here is one.

Must not have any brakes. Look how far he ended up from the pump.

A 1951 undergoes a water leak test....

We all have one today. Its called a touch-free car wash. Don't try it with a 1951 today unless you want to shower while going through.
The water will just pour through the vent windows. Don't ask me how I know

From the Facebook 1959 Chevrolet group...

Installing a 6 cylinder in a new '59... Notice the pit in the factory floor...

Was this photo taken before Johnny got the role as Tarzan?

Buster Crabbe was Tarzan for a while there.
Charlie

Not sure what the date of the photo was, Charlie.

Here's one for today from the Hemmings site. An early '50's COE hauling a nice load of what looks like crunched Oldsmobile(?)...

From Documentarist.com... The new 1922 Chevrolets are here!

And its a Model T truck that the coupe is sitting on. That is Chevrolet Model T.

Anybody know where they'd be ferrying the new '49's? Picture from the Facebook page of Powerglide magazine.

A 1932 Chevy smashed by a tree, in Ulmer Park, after it was knocked by the winds of the Great New England Hurricane. (Photo by Bob Mortimer/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images) 1938/Daily News, L.P. (New York)

I'm on a roll tonight!

A '39 and a '28...

Oooops!! 1949... Part Styleline/part Fleetline!

Glockner Chevrolet in Portsmouth Ohio...1937.



and again in 1941!

New for 1950...

Gorries Chevrolet in Toronto, Canada. My ''51 was bought here when it was new...

"Stock of over a quarter million dollars..."!!!

Advertising for the 1930 roadster from Wellington, New Zealand. Note the right hand drive...

Comparing the new 1949's to the 1929... and a happy 20th birthday to the Six!

Inspecting the rails with a 1938...

Employee Ruth Hooker works on waterproofing the starter and generator of a 1942 Chevrolet Staff Car, Station 5 of the overseas shipment processing line, Warehouse 29, Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, VA, 8 January 1944.

Old Kodachrome Colour is amazing! These are from the Charles W. Cushman collection.

The first is a 1950 convertible on October 25, 1952. North on Broadway from English Street. Wichita, Kansas.



Next is a 1941 wagon on December 8, 1951. La Clede Hotel (since 1871) Government Street at St. Emanuel Street. Mobile, Alabama.

Lincoln, Nebraska in 1942 by John Vachon. A 1940 coupe and a 1941 coach are among cars on the street...

Would love to tell you the story behind this one, but the site I pinched it from was all in Dutch or German! It's a Glaser bodied 1936 cabriolet.

The Detroit Police Force takes delivery of their new 1933 Chevrolets...

From motorlife.blog... here's a set from NY in 1933 of a 1932 roadster.

A couple new Impala convertibles today. The '61 still has the factories paper roof wrap on it before the big show!

The roof covering waas not paper. It was some kind of silver material, probably some type of plastic reinforced with a thread material. I used to bring some home and use it for covering things to protect them from the weather, etc.

Thanks for the correct answer Gene. I had seen paper on older factory pictures, and kind of made an assumption... my bad.

The gas boy only poses with the nice rides! A 1932 Special...

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Wow thats a rare one, i would properly call that body style a CONVERTIBLE SEDAN, because thats what it is.

mike lynch
MADMIKE3434

"Cabriolet" is French for convertible. That's why Europeans use the term. The Germans also use the term ie) the Volkswagen Cabriolet...

Actually if you google the word CABRIOLET, your going to come up with way more wikipedia information on the subject than you may or may not want to know ????

So lets call the pictured 4 door car style a *** cabriolet sedan *** .

mike lynch

A nice Kodachrome of a '46 coupe used as a Fire Chief's car from 1949.

Advert for a 1933 roadster...

And what do you think the chances are that there's a green and chrome '38 under there?!

Absolutely zero!!

lol...Now, that's what I call "Full Service"...

No old cars in this picture but I thought it would be interesting to take a similar view as post #248225 to see what has changed in 60 years. There are still a few buildings standing.

Just wanted to get the two pictures together to save the searching! Thanks for the post... I love the "Now and Then" style of photos!

Another celebrity endorsement!! Buster Keaton in a beautiful 1932!

No way. 16 ladies is not near enough service for a green 38 coupe. smiles

Is there a photo of the fifteen passenger workers coach still in existence? Maybe in a musuem somewhere. I find that brochure picture very interesting. Would it be one of the first limos that was constructive. How many of these coaches were there produced?

I've seen a photo of one of these workers coach's a while back...The photo was taken in someone's side-yard down in southern California and the coach appeared to be original and un-restored...It was truly amazing to look at...

Steve...? It was on a hot-rod website you "turned" me on to, about 4 months ago...You remember seeing it...?

Heyyy... that's not a Chevy!! A Chevrolet Dealer welcomes Harley Earl's LeSabre Show car...



And I'm guessing 1925 on this one... Any other ideas?

From Reidbrand files on Flickr... The last 1942 Chevrolet off the Oshawa assembly line.

A 1936 ute... not sure what's going on in the back though...

And the roadster version... decisions, decisions...!!

From the OPP Museum website...
Early photo of Constable Graham (middle) with newly purchased Chevrolet
Master Deluxe marked patrol cars, 1947... Ontario Provincial Police

Brewster
By what I can see the 36 have been an early version of a CB radio and operator on the back.
Tony

Is that what they was calling them up north....? Master Deluxe...?

That could have been a military set up. Could be an aircraft controller. Looks like the radio set up was later than the vehicle it was mounted in. I would venture around 1955 +/-.

Kevin... I copied and pasted the description from their web site. I did take the liberty of correcting the date. They thought it was 1942!

http://my28chev.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/vintage-care-photos-some-odds-ends.html

Cheers

Ray

Thought I would make this, my 1000th post on the VCCA site a meaningful personal one in this thread. This is the 1951 dealer brochure that I copied my profile signature line from when I joined the forum. My favourite Chevrolet year...

HEY!!! Do posts in this section not count???

Just noticed as well... the '51 convertible along the bottom of that painting has the 1950's small rear window. Perhaps the full size plastic curtain was a last minute addition to the production '51's?

Posts in this forum do not add to the post count.

I didn't know we were in a race!!!!

I always thought quality counted more than quantity.

Now, I guess no one will be posting here.

Sorry, I went a little off topic..........

Here's an old photo of me in the 54 Chevy I learned to drive in, hopefully that will bring us back on topic........



Of course, no one will post a response because it doesn't count as a post.............

i will, nice photo.

cheers

ray

I never cared about my post count... Just thought I'd make #1000 meaningful. Turns out I'm likely at 1500 or so!

That is a great photo, Ken!

Hey Brewster,

I know what you mean. As a stand alone thing it is nothing, but its the principal.

"Why werent you told earlier"

But keep posting all the same, its appreciated

Cheers

Ray

Kodachrome from 1951... A '50 convertible and Fleetline outside the Saltair Dance pavilion in Salt Lake City, Utah. Photo from Al HikesAZ Flickr site

A couple early Chevy workhorses... 1930 and 1937.

Tonight I've got another nice "Before and After" location. The before shows a 1952 sedan at the corner of Younge & Queen Sts in Toronto. The after is the same spot today...minus the nice Chevy!

Another matching "Now and Then" from www.urbantoronto.ca...
Lansdowne Ave. north of Queen St., in Sept. of 1950. A 1950 sedan delivery.

Love these "Now & then" photos. I want to try some myself someday.

Hey, thanks Pat... I've been saving up to do some myself. I want to find some S. Ontario pictures of 1951 Chevrolets in front of memorable scenery, then reshoot them with my car today. Going into downtown Toronto with it scares me a bit though! The guys at www.urbantoronto.ca have an awesome thread going of scenes all over the city.

On a personal note, here's where my own interest started in the before and after photography. Pic 1 is my first car, 1994, then my current ride, 2008. Both were shot in my parents driveway.

Oh... and Ken really needs to do a "now" of the photo he posted above with the '54!

brewster, you really know how to throw out a tough assignment, my friend.

Here's that picture of me in Dad's '54 from a "few" years back......


Now I have to explain that that location (in NJ) is about 300 miles or so from where I am now (in VT), and only the good Lord knows where that 54 is (and He's not sure).
So the best I can do is a shot of me in my 48 Fleetline in a 4th of July parade in my present hometown of Brandon, VT.

Best I can do

That'a boy, Ken... you've got your nose and your pearly whites in the right spot of the picture... We'll work on the car and background some other day!

Here's an old pic for today... a 1937 panel van, cut off into a pickup truck... I guess that's how you haul a fridge in a panel van!

Brewster,

Great story and picture in the G&D. Congratulations. You da man!

Charlie

Sometimes it's just better to forget about a project.

Steve...You of all people, I would think would be up for the challenge.

NICE CAR

Here's tonights photos... A 1958 Chevrolet Corvette in a nice Kodachrome shot, and a couple of new 1948's in downtown Oklahoma City, 1948. Both photos from a thread on the H.A.M.B. site...

Brewster,

If you care to know.....The picture with the '58 Corvette is a downtown Portland, OR
parking lot, right off the west end of the Morrison Brdg. The photographer would
have been on SW 2nd ave. The car is pointed toward SW Washington St.
The rear of the car is "pointed" toward SW Alder St. Some nice cars parked there
other than the Corvette....altho it's the "neatest" one by far.

I've gone by that lot 1000's of times in the 65 years I've lived in Portland.
Thnx for posting more cool pix!!!

Bill.

Thanks for I.D.ing that one, Bill. I noticed the '52 convertible in the picture as well...

The car in Hopalongs picture may be a 37 or 38 Packard. Note that it has a trunk below the rumble seat. I know a fellow who hot rodded a 37. I wouldn't have done it since he had a 37 coach as a parts car too.

Bill,

Maybe you went by that day.

I think you'll find it's a '37 Buick...

This sequence was posted by Tucker Fan 48 on the H.A.M.B. site. We see Downtown Chevrolet in Minneapolis, 1957. All of the new 1957's are lined up and ready to go. Then it's a Before and After of the site today. That's interstate 94 in the after photo...

Here's a brand new 1932 Landau Phaeton in a Chevrolet showroom, and a lot full of new 1939's. Am I right to assume the '39's are in Oakland with that ocean so close?

The 1949 Chevrolet Bel Air Hardtop Prototype is shown at the Waldorf Hotel in 1949. It is surrounded by one each of GM's other offerings for the year.



And a shiny new '49 convertible with a boot full of beauties... lucky guy!

From TheOldmotor.com comes this rare 1942 Blackout Police car used by the Missouri State Police. He's escorting a line painting crew on route 66. Also note the '38 coupe in the background.



And we go to see another record attempt up Pikes Peak in 1961 with a new Impala hardtop.

Say, Brewster...I don't think your..."and a shiny new '49 convertible..." quote was needed...Your long standing caption below the photo says it better...

That's funny... I never noticed it!

From a Pioneer ad is this beauty and her miniature 1932 Chevy...



And some beach time fun with a '30 roadster...

Washing their Dad's '51 wagon...



Let's see how the other side came out. Oh, my...

I hate it when that happens...

I think that will buff out and be OK.

Mike

It's a Di Noc sticker... I think it just needs a new sticker!

"Dad" appears to be taking it well...

This set of Sedan Deliveries came from the H.A.M.B. site...

The Proctor's and their 1940 Delivery outside their cleaners business...



What happens when you leave your rare 1942 Sedan Delivery parked on the street...



And the fire dept. goes looking for water with their 1960 Delivery...

Ouch! A new quarter panel for that '42 is going to cost the insurance company $30 and 10/12 hrs labor at @2 to install.
They'll tell the shop to strighten it as they won't spend that kind of money.
Jay

A nice family shot in front of the '34 Chevy...



And a '53 and a '54 at a new drive-in phone...

America's oldest Chevrolet Dealership, Colussy motors in Bridgeville PA. Opened in 1918, it is still in the Colussy family. Check out the Youtube Chevrolet Spot as well...



It's a multi part series, so you'll have to click on the following bits down the right side of the youtube page.

We have an older Chevrolet dealer here in the Milwaukee area. Holz Motors in the suburb of Hales Corners has been a Chevrolet dealer since 1915. The dealership was started in 1915 By the father of the present owner so it has been in one family all those years.
It is one of the Chevrolet dealerships featured in the book - Chevrolet Dealership History.
I will be calling on the mechanics tomorrow - one of my best tool acounts. It is also the largest "single store" Chevrolet dealer in Wisconsin.

1914

http://www.holzmotors.com/Welcome

When began in 1914 they did not handle the Chevrolet car. That happened in 1915.
The 4th of July Holz car show is also one of the largest "free" cars shows in the state with over 1500 cas on display.

Colussy's claim to the countries oldest dealership may be because they are still in the same building. Holz's moved in the 1960's...

Are you still working Gene? If so congratulations!

I work (sell tools) two mornings a week. Visit a Buick/GMC, a Chevrolet and a Ford dealership plus several independent shops.
Keeps me up-to-date with the "modern" cars and I have worked with mechanics for over 60 years so it is part of my life.
Also keeps me young.

Age is only a number, I think ?

I'm really glad to here that Gene, we need you here for a long time to come.
Jay

Davis Bros. Motor Company in Chattooga County, Georgia in 1953. The building was brand new that year.

Just for Gene! Holz Motors, Milwaukee WI. I don't trust that the pictures match the info, seeing as the poster could not even come close to telling the years...
Maybe Gene could add some remarks as well...
First pic is listed as "about 1917". Clearly that's a '29 parked out front!



Second pic has 1936 written on it, but hey... there's a '49-'50 Fleetline and sedan in the picture! The building looks quite different, and I'm not 100% sure it's even Holz's!



Third pic is 1962... A new building across the street...

Yeah, and the pick-up is at least a '47...In the 1936 picture.

For the first picture. The buildings on the right are still there . the building towards the front has been remodeled and is still a bar and resturant. Due to planned street widing that build either will be moved to removed. Not sure about the building on the left. Chevrolet sign looks "retouched" and Mr. Holz couldn't give me a positive answer when I questioned him about the original building.
Picture #2 wwas the next bilding. I would suspect it was built in 1936. Was torn down in 1961 and in full use til that time.The used car lot is in front of the present building which is now set back farther. #3 is the new building when it was "opened" in late 1961. My father sold cars there from 1961 til the mid 1970's.
I have been calling on the mechanics since 1977. Feel like an employee.
The new building was expanded in about 1988. The building was just expanded againg and redone to Chevrolet's corprate look.
The above pictures as well as some others are on display in the dealership.
The street you are looking down (to the west) in the first picture is called Janesville Road and at one time wae the main road to Janesville.

Bruce
I can send you a picture of my father in the show room in 1963-requires your email address

Thanks Gene... PM on it's way...

Gene Schneider's Father in the showroom at Holz's in 1963. From Gene's Collection...

A Swedish dealership showing off GM's 1946 models. Would these be exports from Canada, the States, or were factories in Europe up and running?

1926 Dealership...



And a Chevrolet speedster...

How cool is that dealership showroom? Look at all the nice display boards on legs and on the wall.

Too bad my parents could not afford a new 26.

Taggart Studebaker-Chevrolet in California. A shiny row of new 1917 Chevrolets...



L.C. Anderson Chevrolet, Lake orion MI... Showing off the new '48's with a Country Club Aerosedan in the new showroom...

Interesting picture of a 1954 Chevrolet 150 sedan outside of Maple Leaf Stadium, Toronto. The picture was taken in 1956. The stadium was home to our minor League Baseball team, not to be confused with Maple Leaf Gardens, home of the Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Team. Personally, I also find this photo interesting, as the Loblaws sign in the background is the parent company of the grocery store that I have worked at for the past 23 years.

The Wawona Tunnel Tree stood in Yosemite Park for 2300 years. In 1881 two men were paid $75 to cut a tunnel through it, enlarging an existing fire scar. The tree fell under the weight of snow in 1969, and is now known as the Fallen Tunnel Tree.
1931 Chevrolet

1941 Chevrolet

1954 Chevrolet

1957 Chevrolet... likely a park rental.

Go figure... it looks like the shiny new '38 convertible was a 'No Sale', and now the improved '39's are here in Sweden!!

I recall driving though "Wawona" back in the late '60's in a friends '56 Chevy Wagon on a camping trip...The tree fell during a winter storm...No one knew of her fate 'till that next spring, it made the headlines here in Californee...

Another one from Sweden... Any guesses at what this set up does??

It looks like a charcoal generator used in WWII Europe.

Google Translator makes it "Kihlsroms Gingerbread"

Let's get with the seasonal spirit!! A trio of '50 Chevys parked on Main Street, St. Albans

Me... every other time I get the thing out of the garage!!

"I triple-dog-dare you!!" Flick loses the dare and sticks his tongue to the pole. Up shows the police in their '48 Chevy, and the Fire Dept. in their '46 pumper...
From a Christmas Story, 1983...

Great picture......"Here it is Saturday night,I have a date with the best looking gal in school and this thing wont start"..ED

I get my date to push start it!!!

1961 Advertising... still true today!

YES....Christmas (AND Birthday) is a good time to buy ourselves an item or two
on the wish list for the 'old' car. Does a guy good to do such things for himself.....

Bill.

Hey Bill... Go to your private messages and erase a few hundred of them. It says your in box is full, and none of us can PM you!

Brewster....

Just sent about 50 off into space. Apparently I don't think of doing that often enough.
Fire at will on a PM.

Happy New Year to you and yours....

Bill.

Brewster.

You sure come up with some GREAT old photos! This one from around 55 years ago
is really something. Sure conveys the message. And who wouldn't want to
start the New Year in a '57 Bel Air convertible?? Wow....

Bill.

Thanks Bill!

Here's Jimmy Dean at the wheel of a '55 Chevy...

WOW!!! What a picture!!! And a stick shift '55 at that....Amazing photo!!!!

Reminds me of ME in my first car. A '55 2 door post, also a stick car. Even looks
to be of similar age....altho he was born 11 years before me.

The 55 was my Dad's first NEW car. I have many great memories growing up with that car. Thanks for sharing.

Too bad it is a 6 cylinder

...just glad he wrecked the Porsche, and not the Chevy!

Ok, here's a difficult one for you early Chevy Four fans... Where and what year? Looks like an H-4 roadster parked out front...

Moving the new trailer with a '41 Chevy coupe...



I wonder if they traded this old girl in on the trailer...



And Good Chevrolet, selling OK used cars. Someone needs to work on their marketing skills!

From Powerglide Magazine's Facebook page...

A 1947 squad car that looks like it's seen some action...



And a '34 doing some hard retail work...

A 1936 coupe on holidays. I like the aerodynamics around the hitch bar on the trailer!

I don't know if I would attribute the look to aerodynamics...I'm thinking it's primarily for "style'n"...haha

Talk about stylin'.....how about the artillery wheels on the coupe.
And the hat on the lady. Stylin' foks there....

Whait until I build my tear drop trailer,that will be stylin

A couple of early low-riders. These years cars look better/sleeker when they are weighted down. I have been racking my brain trying to figure out how to lower my '31 Coach a couple of inches to remedy the "high rear-end" look while retaining everything else original spec. May try 2" spacer blocks under rear spring saddles with long U bolts.

Going back to the picture of the '55 with James Dean lighting a Camel..... Gene, Because I just don't remeber.....I've been meaning to ask how to tell it's a six.....I presume the 265's had a "V" on the center cap of the steering wheel. Is that correct???

Bill.

Bill that looks more like a Pall Mall, or maybe a Winston it's too long for a Camel of those days.....
What make is that car across the street in the driveway, maybe a Plymouth or a Dodge of 53 - 54 vintage?

My guess for the distant car in James Dean photo is 1951 Ford, looks to be a 2 door hardtop with fender skirts. Don't know I ever saw a Dodge/Plymouth with skirts, they were very conservative back then. The inverted bathtub look was a Ford Co standard for 3-4 years.

Probly Winston...It appears to have a filter...Safety First.

What about my "original" question about how to tell it's a 6 cylinder from that picture.....Please.....Thanks....

Bill, the V8 had a gold V on the wheel...

Another Jimmy Dean shot... Nice photo bomb by the chick on the right!

New 1955 Advance design trucks... seems odd that they would be spending money on advertising "new advanced design" when the redesign was mere months away!

Thnx Brewster. I presumed there was a "V." But it was 50 yrs ago I had my '55 2 dr post and just couldn't quite see that "V" in my mind's eye. I appreciate your confirmation.

Bill.

Interesing the car was a Del Ray.....and with a "6." A PowerPack 265 w. Stick would have been much cooler. And, presumably, more "like" what James Dean would have had. Oh well....

A for the tongue/photo bomb, I guess it's not new that some folks get stupid when the camera comes out. Too bad....

Bill.

Interesting Point....However, even back in those days the Marketing
Dept saw the need to advertise in order to Sell.....Probably called
"Top of Mind," even in those days.....

Bill.

Looks like a Delray that he's sitting in.......

Every so often when I'm Googling for photos to post in this thread I hit a home run! The satisfaction for me sometimes is like finding that rare or missing part you've been looking forever for. Sometimes I set out to find a rare car by googling the year and body style, and hope an old photo shows up, and other times I'll spend hours flipping through photo collections hoping to catch that old Chevy I'm looking for amongst all of the Packards, Model T's, and other lesser brand. One of the cars I'm constantly looking for is an old photo of a 1913-1914 Type C Classic Six. That's right, the first Chevrolets. According to the experts on this site that I've heard from there are two remaining in the world. The restored one in The Sloan Museum, and the older "survivor" one in The Reynolds Museum in Alberta Canada. I have been trying for a few years now to find even just a picture of another Classic Six, Type C. The only photos I've seen are the popular ones of Louis Chevrolet driving the prototype on the streets of Detroit, and the photos outside the factory of the first production car with various GM executives around it. Other than those, I've seen one car on a Flicker account that I have my doubts as to it being a Classic Six, as it looks more like a Light Six.

Last night I finally had a break through... and it happened off of a link right from our site. An article written by Arend Stolte ("Arend" on Chat) for The Running Board, of The Edmonton Antique Car Club, contained photos of the Reynolds Chevrolet taken in the 1950's. My thanks to Arend for sending me the photos to add to this thread.

If anyone else has early photos of a 1913-1914 Classic Six, please post them to the thread, or PM me if you need help doing it.

Here is the car today, and the pictures for our thread...













Here is another link to Arend's article...

http://clubs.hemmings.com/eacc/RBDecember2011web.pdf

From theoldmotor.com comes this picture of a lady wrenching on a 1915 early Four cylinder car. It is believed that the picture was a promotional tool for the suffragette movement to get women the right to vote in the USA. Note the posters in the windshield of the car...

Here's the quote that comes with this photo...

"Grandview resident Charles Butterworth of Lincoln Road stands with his foot on the running board of his 1913 Chevrolet Little Four roadster. The two passenger car was built in Flint, Michigan by the Little Motor Company and sold ("fully equipped") for $690. Its 20 horsepower four cylinder engine with a specially designed carburetor provided sufficient power for this speedster. Its leather seats and mohair convertible top with removable curtains made it a desirable second car for the wealthy. The advertisement for the car stated "with its full nickled mountings, there is no brass to polish!"

Now, is it a Chevrolet, or a Little? The license plate covers the rad ornament, and the gas tank can not be read either. The plates read 1913, but is the car older?

Another night, another rare find! Courtesy of R58c on Flickr...The Swiss army had GM Continental convert 1939 Chevrolets into four door convertibles for staff use in '39. Here we see one of them pressed into service somewhere in Europe by the Wehrmacht. Sorry about the pink high lighting, they were done by the Flickr account holder to identify the unit markings. Also found is a 1938 Cabriolet.

A brand new 1954 Bel Air, the day after Hurricane Hazel ripped through Toronto, Ontario. Oct.15 1954.

And it looks like someone already stole the hubcaps!

A nicely loaded '42 Aerosedan... it's over there, behind the trees!

It kind of makes that '42 look extra LARGE! Who owns it? Jackie Gleason?

An advertisement for the 1950 Powerglide transmission. I borrowed the pic from The Filling Station's Facebook page.

I think they faked it... I mean honestly, who buys a beautiful '50 convertible and gets a powerglide and no radio??

Come to think of it... there's no power top switch, and the door panel does not look like a convertible's...

The picture I see is a sedan. However my 51 hardtop(std shift)is radio delete. I believe the car came from northern Maine so perhaps no close radio station and no need for a radio.

So you think they ripped a roof off of a sedan to take the picture? The vent windows look convertible though...

Proud of his '33 Cabriolet...

The guys in the art dept had to do something to earn their money!

At least someone does!

From 'Ester Eddie' on the H.A.M.B. site...

"1951 Chevrolet Deluxe behind my cousin Wendell in the driveway of my parents' home in City View neighborhood of Anchorage AK. Kodachrome slide"

The 1950 convertible also does not have a heater. That is a factory car and contains no dealer installed accessories.

On Brewster's 50 Convertible photo, post #267889, did the art guys do a nice job on the shadow on the ground, there on the left over her hat?

I think there's something fishy with that photo... The door panel is wrong as well. I wonder if they edited over the material on it. You should be able to see the chrome and the chorded material over the leather. It looks more like a plain panel out of a special series car...

Finnish Soldier in WWII with a 1938 Town Sedan that has been white washed for winter camouflage.

Tonight I received a photo from one of our fellow Chevy Chat Members, m006840, to post on the thread. Steve says that "I have attached a photo of my grandfather & grandmother (on left) with her sister and husband somewhere in northern New Hampshire. The picture was taken around 1920 or 1921. My mother was born in Nov. of 1921 and I believe the picture was taken prior to her birth. Not sure of the year of the car so perhaps someone could pin that down. Both grandparents drove in the early years and both had chaffeurs licenses. My grandmother always bragged that she never was stranded in her Chevrolet."

Thank you Brewster for your assistance. Perhaps one of the four cyl followers will be able to confirm the year of the car.

My first instinct was that this might be the "big" Chevrolet, the FB, etc. since that many people will fit on the running board, and it just looks slightly large for a 490. But I believe the FB always wore a 6 lug rim, and this car has 5, which makes it a 490 in this era. The curve of the front fender line says 1920 or later, as the 1919 490 still sported a straight line from the top of the front fender crown down to the front end of the running board. The top material does not come forward to the rear-most, rearward leaning top iron (called a "gypsy top," when it does) and that feature was introduced in 1922. Therefore, I can narrow it down to either a 1920 or a 1921 490, but I cannot see anything that allows me to distinguish which of those two years it is. But it is definitely either a 1920 or '21 490.

Would the lack of a bar between the headlights make it a 1921?

I believe neither the 1920 or 1921 490 had a headlight cross bar, so that does not distinguish the year.

Thanks ChevyGuru. I believe their next car was a 28 (open car-have picture but only forward parts visible) and then a 35 cabriolet. Gram did a lot of driving and said she always drove with the top down-summer and winter!

Steve... onto the next mystery! We'll have to see the pic of the '35 cabriolet now, seeing as Chevrolet didn't make one! It'll either be a roadster for '35; or a 1934 or 1936 if it's a cabrio...

Hi Brewster, when my "assistant" is available I will scan a couple of pic's and send them to you. Thanks for the help and congratulations on your good news.

Another great photo from Steve tonight! He writes...


I have been unable to locate the picture of my grandmother and the "35 whatever model", but the above photo is I believe of a 28. If not I'm sure someone will identify it accurately. Of particular interest the photo verifies something gram used to tell me and that was she "always drove with the top down, even in winter".




Steve... It's definitely not a '1928. I believe it is a 1930, going by the size of the hubcap on the wire wheel. 1929 used a much smaller cap. It looks to be a roadster as well. It is really a great picture, especially as it goes with the story you've told!

Another small coincidence... it looks to be the same car as I posted above it with the stolen sign!

A 1930 radiator splash apron and the crank hole cover is missing. It must be a 1930.

Thanks again to Brewster for posting. I'm sure that fur collar helped to keep her warm, but I don't think she was going far by the looks of her shoes. Also I think I know the street the car is parked on and she sure had some faith in the parking brake.

PS. I have no idea what she did with the stolen sign!!

The car with the stolen sign is right hand drive and the license plate is mounted on the bumper and has NSW before the numbers and probably stands for New South Wales a state in Australia. The license plate on the 1930 roadster isn't on the bumper.

Hi!
Really nice thread you have here. Wish to get to know each and everyone

of you better.

John Bohan
http://www.john-bohan.com/

Hi John , welcome to Chevy Chat,There is lots of help and info here, ask as many questions as you need. You will find dedicated year forums , and also other dedicted forums for other specific topics, for example radios and accesories, or 6 volt , and 12 volt.
Enjoy you browsing.!

Hanging out with a 1948 convertible, in 1949.



Porter Chevrolet... Not only is Santa kind of freaky looking and holding a real '54 Chevy, but is the painting on the left kind of weird as well? It kind of looks like this dealership did their own promoting!

A 1926 Touring converted for rail use in New Zealand...

A used car lot in Lancaster Ohio. A great deal on a 1936, '35, '37, or '31 Chevrolet...

1936 Ford on the street

No doubt he's looking to trade his Ford in on your coupe at the end there, right Jim?!

1947 Fleetline at the local carwash. I heard this place is still open, in N.Carolina...

A 1929 Scout car proposal for the USMC... it didn't pan out!

1932 Landau Phaeton...

A 1928 Chevrolet narrowly avoids being crunched by a TTC street car in Toronto...

Smallcomb Motors...

Remember this beauty from page 6 on this thread??

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Well, me and the guys worked really hard overnight, and prepped it for todays show with new rims, interior and a paint job! Now it's a "Special Car"!!

Chevrolet's first V-8 powered car, the 1917-1919 Series D-V8...

Another incredible set of pictures were sent to me today, this time from ozjim in Australia. Jim writes "Here is the first photo of Rowston’s Garage here in Cowra. This is the 1934 parade of the General Motors Vehicles. Basically GM would travel town to town through the rural areas, giving a unique display of the cars and models offered for sale that could be bought through the local dealer.



This is the following year, 1935...



This is a photo of the dealership. As you can see there are all of the various makes from the GM family on the front window as well as everything else. The Rowston family still have a number of businesses here in town just no longer the GM dealership. Old Tom Rowston was quite a salesman! There are still a good number of Chevrolets, Buicks and Pontiacs in the district. I got these and other photos from his grandson. On another note he was also the McCormick Dearing Tractor agent and once sold 24 tractors in one order. He then had them all delivered at one time (a great photo of the train pulling into Cowra Station) and then he organized all the Farmers who bought them to pick them up together and again parade through town.



Thanks for sending the pictures, Jim! Anyone else with old pictures is always welcome to post them up to our thread, or PM me if you need assistance.

Another celebrity endorsement!! Jean Parker and her 1932 coupe...



And how did this happen?? A 1938 over a bridge. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks to be Holden bodied...

1920 or 1921 490's being readied to parade from the factory in Flint Michigan...

A couple Toronto area crashes... first is a 1951 Bel Air hardtop with some rear damage, then a 1934 coupe which has been hit...

And great... here comes the press!

Another great photo for you early four fans. Is this Chevrolet's first race car??!! A 1914 Royal Mail is in for some tough competition from it's stripped down competitors in this 1915 race. Photo from Shorpy.

And the Fire Marshall will have to explain how he smashed his Royal Mail in these two views...

Forget about Admiral Byrd's Snow Cruiser... that's a 1936 Cabriolet cruising by in the foreground!

I asked about this photo in the 1912-28 section and got no response... so I'm going to run the risk that it is what I think it is. From a 1915 visit to Hartford, the President of The United States in a 1913 or 1914 Type C Classic Six.

A nice parade ride... 1960 Chevrolet Impala

Interesting--There's a bowtie on the side of the gas tank not the usual Chevrolet script. Ever seen this before?

A '41 goes in for a chassis lube. If you've ever done this on a driver, you know why there's one guy in the picture dirtier than the other!



Any idea what they're doing on this 1942? My guess was aligning the head lights, but I thought they did that against a wall. Is that a tool for the job?

Hey, why am I always the dirty one? I have never seen a machine like that but it sure looks like what they are doing, the headlights are on.

That is indeed a headlight aiming machine. They were used to have the lights illuminate the road without blinding on coming drivers. Texas required headlight aiming as part of the safety inspection up to the 1980s. As we mature and bright lights temporarily blind us when night driving is seems to be a good idea to require headlight aiming again.

In the early days the same system was used at The Arlington Assembley plant. This was the last operation performed on all vehicles at the end of the shipping line. The first two females hired to work on the assembley line were assigned to this operation.

Last night I received another great couple of photos from Australia. Brian (lachlan31 on Chat) had the other photos that we talked about in the Cowra pictures. First is a 1924 Touring that was pulled out of the same showroom floor for a local parade. It's a bit hard to see the car under all of those decorations, but I thought the plates above the running board looked like a fairly unique piece.



The other photo is a train load of McCormick Deering tractors arriving in Cowra. The dealer had all of the local farmers come pick them up at the same time, and organized a parade much like the Chevrolet parades pictured earlier. Brian thinks this was likely right after the war, hence the big order. I've added this pic to our "Chevys Only" thread just because it related to the earlier pictures Jim sent... and it's pretty cool! Now we'll get back to the Chevys!

A 1948 Chevrolet Fleetline Aerosedan navigates its way through Toronto traffic in 1954. Dundas St, west from Bay St.

Great shots, Bruce. Thanks for sharing these! Here's a few more fat fendered Chevy pictures from the 40's for the good of the order :)

A young brother & sister on a '46


And a fleet of new yet-to-be-abused '41 taxicabs.

Great pictures, Daryl... keep 'em coming!

Here's the other tractor picture, with a nice GM truck at the front of the parade.

Are you sure that's a GM truck? Looks International to me.

Yep, that looks like an International to me too.

Oops! Good eyes!

Come to think of it, McCormicK Deering and International were related weren't they?

I believe that McCormick Deering became Farmall and then Farmall became International Harvester. Don't know what mergers/buyouts if any occured.

The new '33's have arrived!!

Harry Mann's Chevrolet wrecker, 1951...

A 1930 phaeton...

Another Chevrolet/Presidential find... JFK on the campaign trail in a 1960 Impala convertible...

A 1931 roadster...

I'm feeling a little "couped up" today...

A 1932 five passenger coupe,



A Mobile Gas coupe, 1937...



A 1940 coupe...



...and a 1941 for Charlie just because he had to sit through all of those "lesser coupes"!!

A Minnesota March... 1949 Fleetline Special.



And why can't it be summer now?? A 1956 Bel Air ready to cruise...

I sure do thank you! Do too!

Charlie

I know alot of you have looked at my avatar wondering what that is. That's my 1931 sedan delivery as it was in Manson Washington a few years back. These are a couple of pictures that the family sent me of the car in the early 30s. The girl in the pictures was born in 1927....Joe

Amazing pictures! Please tell me you're going to save whats left of it... It looks like what Pat started with!

The car was parked sometime between 1941 & 1945. I've managed to find everything for the car except one garnish. After Glen Rarick & I dug it up & brought it home the property owner used a metal detector & sent another 3 or 4 boxes full of parts for the car. I purchased a wood kit from Rodman & a drivetrain from a street rodder. It's getting there but I'm going to do my 33 Standard for the show in 3 years. So yes it is saved & part way to restoration. It is one of only 2 known at the moment.
Pat has done an amazing job with that car. He's a true insperation to this hobby...Joe

Thanks Joe... We're going to have to see a current photo sometime.

Todays entry is another from my parent's photo album. The first is my Grandpa's brand new 1951. That's my Dad at 8yrs old. I would assume that Grandpa was washing the Chevy, and took the picture. My Grandpa drove the car to work at Gorries Chevrolet in Toronto until 1955, and then City Buick until his retirement in 1963. In '63 he bought a new Acadian (The Canadian Pontiac version of the Chevy II) and gave the car to Dad to drive to university. Dad drove it until the floors fell out of it, then sold it. He still had my Uncle Nick's '51 and bought himself a new Valiant. The second picture is Grandpa's '51 at their cottage near Little Britain, Ontario. It would likely be either 1957 or 1959 going by the license plate colour.

Yes, I remember that is the headlight tool. They used it so you could get your state inspection sticker. First low beam and then high beam so you would not blind the car coming toward you in the other lane.

Tonights pictures are from the H.A.M.B. site...

A nice Kodachrome of a 1959 School bus...



And it looks to me that a lady this fancy should be getting into the shiny Buick parked ahead, not the 1950 Fleetline!

Perhaps, those accustomed to the finest...

Another crunched mid-forties Sedan Delivery...

Factory photo of a 1933 Standard Coupe... don't call it a Mercury!



And a 1933 Phaeton...

Painting tint onto a 1939's headlights in preparation for war...

1932 Landau Phaeton and Cabriolet on the sales floor...

I noticed that the 33 phaeton has 31/32 style hubcaps on it. Is that correct for a phaeton?

I suspect that the photo of the '33 Phaeton was an pre-production or prototype model. Often those vehicles used some parts from earlier year models as the actual production parts were not yet available.

CAUTION: Factory photos are often of pre-production or prototypes and/or artist retouched. That also goes for some sales literature. The photos were used for both internal and external promotional purposes and should not be considered to be 100% accurate to actual production.

I noticed the lack of bumpers on that car as well...

Ohe thing these pictures have is black wall tires.

The new 1949's are here!

I'll take a '49 Convertible right off the lot, please.

Speaking of Chevrolets, this old Chevy truck is loaded up & ready to go.



So is this one.



This Fleetline looks like it could use a truck and some chain.




As long as we're doing some Fleetlines, how about some WWII staff cars?

Nice Blackouts! I like how they cut the car number out of the top photo, then left it in the other ones...

Good catch, Bruce. Wonder if they were cut for security reasons or if they were driving another CO's car when they shouldn't have been?

Something you'll never see nowadays...



A Vermont woman posing next to a shiny '50 Styleline DeLuxe that just arrived at the farm.




And from the GM photo store, this allegedly is a mockup of the "new for '41" Fleetline Sportmaster Sedan roofline.

I thought maybe the top photo got mailed, and had to go through the censor at the military base first. Maybe the next ones got carried home after the war...

I have a question. How does one go about finding old dealership photos? I have all the paperwork with my car from when it was bought new in 1930. And I would like to try and find a picture of the dealership where it was bought. It was Lawerence County Chevrolet, Moulton Alabama. Any help would be appreciated.

If you have a city or state historical society, That could be a good start. Libraries sometimes have old photos also...Joe

I tried googling your 1930's dealership, but got zero hits. Local records or a local library would be your best bet.

A couple of pictures for today. This 1957 210 Sportcoupe was posted to Vintage Toronto's Facebook page by Julie Kyle. The photo is from about 1960.



From the H.A.M.B. Vintage photo thread is a camping shot from 1952, featuring a Deluxe four door sedan...



And a very interesting view of what seems to be a Chevrolet factory lot at night in 1949. Interesting that the cars are all running!

Another view of that shiny new 1949 convertible... lots of accessories!



And a couple new 1950 sedan deliveries...

1933 Showroom...



A 1955 Airport limo. Seems to be sporting some jumbo sized tires...



And I'll admit, it took me more than a minute to realize that there's a 1950 convertible and Fleetline in the back ground...

Post war... and the new 1946's are rolling out to a deserving public...



And a 1920 something and 1937 panel truck in Atlantic Ohio

It was just pointed out to me... Are those 1947's on the truck from Flint? The grille on the car at the rear of the transporter looks like a '47 grille, but it is a bit of a blurry photo. Did Chevrolet make cars in Flint during 1946?

Don't know where they were made but that is definitely a 47
grille. there is a noticeable difference between 46 and 47.
Really neat picture!

No belt moulding = 1947. Flint was the main plant so they probably were the first to deliver 1946 models.

Interesting Question: When did Flint Assembly start to produce 1946 vehicles after WWII? The data I have covering the assembly start and finish dates by model year has the Flint Plant column vacant for the 1946 model builds. The other assembly plants in the Chevrolet line started assembling vehicles as early as October 1945 and as late as September 1946 with the majority starting is April - May 1946. The Flint plant is listed but the data column has an X in each box.

I appears that Flint did not start to assemble Post War vehicles until May 1947 with the 1947 models. The other Chevrolet plants started the 1947 model builds in January 1947.
Somewhere there must be an explaination for this but I have no idea why that occurred.

Oldie,
Great information. I wonder a couple of things. What did Flint build during the War? If it required extensive modification of the assembly line it could have taken a long time to get it back to vehicle assembly. Did they continue to produce the war material after the war ended? Is there still anyone in the Flint area that worked at Chevrolet assembly during that period? Or were there stories in the Flint newspaper that might shed some light on the subject?

I have a Chevrolet assembled in the Norwood, oHIo plant in September 1943 so they apparently still had the vehicle assembly line throughout the war. Other plants may have also. They would have been the first to assemble civilian vehicles. Those converted for artillery, bomb, aircraft engines etc. would have been the last.

That then would explain the sign "First Chevrolet Cars Produced in Flint Since 1942."

I'm willing to bet they were set up to build trucks, and just kept going with that from '45 to '47. Anyone have a '45 truck with a data plate?

My data includes truck information also. The Flint plant column has X marks like the passenger columns.

From The Flint Journal...

"Chevrolet built chassis parts, engines and sheet metal body parts for small and medium-duty military trucks and DUKWs - amphibious trucks known as "ducks.'' (The vehicle had a system that could inflate or deflate the tires while in motion, like that on today's Hummer.) Chevrolet Manufacturing in Flint also made aircraft engine parts and the Staghound armored car, which was tested on vacant property owned by Michigan School for the Deaf. Staghounds were built for the British."




Another happening at the time was Chevrolet built a new plant on VanSlyke Road that was set up for automobile production. The old factory had a major flood at the time of the move to the new one.

Drive away from Flint, Saginaw Street, early 1925...



Post card of early 490's...

This has always been one of my favourites...1950, Kaufmann's Chevrolet.

Picture #1 Why do they all have white hoods?
Picture #2 I wonder about their parking plan, looks kind of sloppy/random/confused/helter skelter? Like a Walmart parking lot!
Picture #3 Cool! Really nice picture.
Thanks for all of the neat pictures!

I wonder if that is some kind of a cover over the hood.

Yes, I wondered that also, but I'm not that familiar with cars that old. I didn't think they would all have white hoods!

The white has me beat too. I note the closest cars have white tops too but the white seems inconsistent in all rows. If it was some form of transport protection, one would expect the crown of the fenders to be covered too.

Al

It looks like a cover, and it's coming off of the second car in the left row. The stickers on the windshield say "It's easy to pay for a Chevrolet"

Another early 490 drive away from the Flint factory...

Barnette Professional cars, 1949-1952...

Crunch! 1950 convertible...



It's reveal day for the new Chevrolet... 1951's are at South Tacoma Chevrolet...



Let's head in for a look at the Bel Air Hardtop...

Okay all of you 4 cylinder experts... is there any chance that this showroom displays the new Copper Cooled Chevrolet? It's hard to tell if that grille is filled with radiator or louvers...

Have a buddy with a '46 and even it has no "data" plate...

Truck...I mean...

Are those all white tires?

In front looks like the 1/2 ton chassis which would be taken to a body builder and completed.

I like those wide white walls on the BelAir, which is sitting on a turn table in the South Tacoma Chevrolet showroom. In 1939 my dad traded his '32 coach in on a '37 coach that was being displayed on that same turn table and my '33 coupe was displayed on it back in the late 60s during a Puget Sound Region car show there. The showroom is still showing cars, but no longer a Chevrolet dealership.

Roger

Shame about the 50 convertible. The accident drew a huge crows. If it had been a 41 convertible, there would have been an even bigger crowd. Would have too!

Do you think that there sorry old Pontiac drifted over and caused the 50 driver to have to choose the light pole or, in the alternative, being scrapped down it side?

Those looking at the 1951 Bel Air are a paratrooper (see bloused boots, a "leg", and an airman (hands in his pockets.)

Thanks for posting,
Charlie

Roger... have you got a picture of that?

Back to the '50 Chev wreck.....isn't that a WA State license plate?? With a "B" --- Tacoma/Pierce County. Maybe new glasses are teasinng me?!?!?

Bill.

Bruce, I have 6 photos of Chevrolet assembly line activity from early 50's to early 60's including one of '53 Corvettes. Don't know how to insert them here, perhaps I will place them in members photo section. Is there a simple process to set them in this topic? If you pm your email, I will send them to you, and you can post them if they have not been posted before.

Tonight's photos are sent in from Gunsmoke. A nice assortment of Chevrolets on their way to the end of the factory line...

First is from the make shift body assembly area in Flint that was used to make the 1953 Corvettes...



A model shows off all of the chrome about to go onto a 1955...



Next are a couple of Kodachromes from Life magazine of the 1959 production line...





And a brand new 1964 is ready to roll...

This may be a guess... But is there any chance that the parts about to go onto the 1955 are gold plated, and about to go onto the 50 millionth Chevrolet produced?

Bruce, that '55 may be the anniversary one. I know there were a ton of publicity photos of it so maybe somewhere there's a full color version of all the fancy trim before it went on there. Good guess!

Here's a few more 'full figured' Chevrolets from the 40's for the good of the cause. Apologies if any of these are reposts, I have a bazillion pics and I can't remember where I've shared them / borrowed them from. :)

Great pictures, Daryl! I never knew that the Indy Pace Car didn't have white walls.

Testing the new Turret Top 1935 Chevrolet Master...

The picture of the pace car in Chevrolet History shows it with white walls. Even mentions the fact that they are Firestone tires. Firestone made all the race car tires back then.

I wonder what it wore out of the factory then. I guess they wouldn't spring for the white walls if they knew Firestone was going to swap them at the track. Is this just an early picture?

My guess is that it was an early picture. Firestone probably mounted their own tires.
Notice how many cars has spot lights.

Another couple of pictures from Australia today...

Brian writes "1. the ”˜29 tourer is a photo I purchased from an estate sale, they were selling the frame, the person said it was of her uncle and his new car? so there is a couple of things a bit unusual for a new Chev from a dealer.
The first is the paint job, no black fenders. They do look a shade or two darker than the body though, it has new shiny step plates and kick plates, they were always available here, wind wings, mascot, bumpers and it looks like leather grabs on the front doors and I just noticed mud flaps, no wonder he is smiling.

2. This poor old (or would have been a pretty new) ”˜27 sedan on it’s roof after a fall from a bridge, looks like only one broken window, probably the one he escaped from, pretty tough those wooden frames.

PS. the gentleman on the bridge was our local Chev dealer at the time."

That poor '27 looks like it took a licking. I'll bet they righted it, checked the oil and fired it back up and got her home. The '29 is one sharp machine as well.

Here's a few Chevrolets that found themselves at the Nevada Test Site during 1955's Operation Teapot nuclear test. Seems like a shame to nuke these cars. Wonder if any of our Chevies glow in the dark...





And there is a Caryall Suburban lurking in the background...

After pics?

From the Northern Illinois Region's Facebook page comes this pretty totalled 1932 roadster. It looks like the tow truck just dropped it off here, as there is no other vehicle, and it seems odd it would have that much damage in a residential street. Also note the '32 sedan across the road...

Yikes, I wouldn't want to see those :(

I have a hard time seeing the old car wrecks!

I'd kill for a set of those cabinets in the garage today!

A '41 convertible for Charlie!



From TheOldMotor.com, a 1928 that travelled from Argentina to the USA in 2 years...

http://theoldmotor.com/?p=2476

Is the first one top down or bottom's up!

37- Those are some great images of the lube & oil place.

I can't imagine having white cabinets, coveralls, or anything in a garage back then! They'd be filthy all the time. Sharp though.


I also like how there's not a lot of whitewall tires in these images.

Here's some more Chevrolets from the land down under.

I like the picture of the 41 that's loaded with young ladies.

I've been telling y-all that those 41 cabriolets were chick magnets. Right there is an example of more proof.

I suspect that all other photographs of young ladies adorning Chevrolets were faked. Or else the girls were highly paid. These beauties look like volunteers to me. You can't fake a happy smile like that. Can't neither!

Looks like I'm going to have to get going on the 41 project again. There is some strong incentive in that photograph to do so. Is too!

Thanks for posting, Brewster,
Charlie

BTW: What is that chrome looking arc of metal-looking something just above the center part of the bumper?. It's just between the two bumper guards.

A while back wasn't there an account of an automobile assembly plant worker who wore a white tuxedo(?) to work? I believe it was about ten years ago if I remember correctly. I think it was a news item.

Charlie

From Theoldmotor .com This photo shows the final inspection station on the Chevrolet assembly line, at the General Motors Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, Missouri, during 1956. The plant was next to the Fairfax Airport and was the former location of the North American Bomber Production Plant, where the B-25 Mitchell was manufactured during World War II. GM bought the former North American Aviation plant in 1945 and setup this Chevrolet facility.
This assembly plant was in operation until 1986, when a modern replacement plant Fairfax Number Two, was opened on the closed original Fairfax Airport.
The photo is courtesy of Joe Sonderman

A 1938 coupe gets "home front" service in 1942. They're never going to make it to 1945 on that front tire!

I was getting ready to look for one of these today... then I looked outside and it was snowing!! May the 12th... and snow!!!! For now I'll just dream of this...

From Powerglide Magazine's Facebook page...

A 1950 convertible shows a '54 Olds what real cruising looks like!



Let's get that '56 gassed up!



'48 and '51 sedans compete for lower gas prices. Who's going around knocking grilles in, in this town??



And finally, Stonehouse Motors Chevrolet.... Looks to be about 1931. Can anyone explain how "Ford" got painted on the dealership wall??

This 1950 four door sedan bit the dust during an f-5 tornado that struck Waco Texas in 1953...

I think that is my '50. Always wondered why it was a few inches lower than other Stylelines.

I'm not sure that it's not my convertible!

I've been trying to keep the thread all Chevrolet, but today I'm going to make an exception. This photo was sent to me by Gene Schneider. It shows how fragile the old wood framed cars were.

In Gene's words...
"My uncles 1927 Essex. His first and only car. Was almost new when he "tipped it over".
Prior to that he blew the engine while still under warranty. A common problem with the Essex as it had a 5 to 1 rear axle ratio."

Last night this thread went over 100,000 views! I want to thank all of those that have been checking it out, adding to it, and sharing it. I've noticed it is getting more views from outside our forum, as some of you have been sharing links on your blogs, other forums, and social media. Who knows, maybe looking at beautiful, original old Chevrolets will convince someone to restore one!

Last night I was surfing the VCCA page on Facebook, ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/50230437832/ ) and befriended Kerry Glenn. Kerry has been doing the same thing that I have been doing... stealing photos off of the internet, and posting them for their educational value to other non-profit sites!! His collection is large, and tied up most of my evening as I robbed him blind of his (well, someones!) pictures to share here with you guys!

I'll start with one for Charlie. I'm sure he knows the real story behind this 1941 coupe...



Would anyone out there know where and why this display of 1950's was set up?



From Kerry..."This advertising poster (18" by 24") dates from 1951 for the Paul N. Hogg Chevrolet-Oldsmobile-Frigidaire dealership in the small town (pop. 800) of Atglen - Chester County, Pennsylvania. Mr. Hogg acquired the Chevrolet franchise in 1924 and the Frigidaire (a General Motors subsidiary until 1979) franchise shortly after (sold off in 1952), and the Oldsmobile franchise in 1932. The dealership was closed in a 1964 General Motors purge of small dealerships with obsolete buildings and facilities. P. N. Hogg died in 1978."

Brewster,

Thanks to you and all the other heavy hitters who post pictures. That includes, but is not limited to you, Ray and Daryl Scott. That there Ray fellow is the one from down under. :aust: I think that's his name. Who cares?

Anyway, over a 100K views is a testament to how much we enjoy some things immensely. Like photos. And engine bays (That's for you, CC. Who would have thunk it?)

That heavily damaged 41 was a result of it being in a demolition derby in the midwest somewhere. All the other combatant vehicles were deuce and a half's (2 1/2 ton military trucks). After the event, I think it was Tiny or Uncle Ed snuck into the arena driving a 1938 and made off with the left door. Snatched it right off, The number "38" was painted on the door. They couldn't stand it. So that's what happened. Is too! It was still drivable!

Charlie

BTW: That tough old 41 won the derby. Did too!

Another great old picture moment today...

I was outside weeding the flower bed and, as happens quite often, all of a sudden there is a guy on the driveway, wanting to look at the Chevs. Eric is the nephew of my 90 year old neighbour, Bob. He owns 7 old cars, including a 1954 sedan, a 1961 Bel Air Flat Top Coupe, and a 1967 Camaro. Needless to say we had a lot to talk about! After an hour or so, Bob's wife Becky comes out holding this photo. Bob has not been doing well, and is confined to bed. He could hear us talking cars, so had Becky bring out the photo of his first new car, a 1951 special sedan. The photo was taken when the car was brand new. Obviously a special photo to Bob, as he had it blown up into an 8X10 print...

A '56 rescue truck...



And how about a spin in the new Chevrolet Six! A new '29 Cabriolet at Bresee Chevrolet...

That's one serious "Rescue Truck," Brewster. Our Area 3 Director, Dave Gowan, would go nuts over that. He's a real nut for "specialty trucks." As far as I know, he's not on here much. Too bad he'll likely not see it.

Billl.

Lawndale Motors shows off their new 1925 offering...



And can anyone out there nail down what year it is at Edwards Motor Co.?

Looks like the dealer wouldn't spring for the top of the line 1956 Bel Air, like in the poster...



Young love, 1942 Aerosedan...



and a 1954 Airport Limo...

A 1956 Factory Record holder... back when stock cars were real!! Look at the amount of weight on that front rim!

The Dealership photo looks like 1917. The sedan on the right looks like it has the all weather top as pictured on page 20 of "Seventy Five Years Of Chevrolet"

would the female in the 56 picture be betty skelton?mike

I have the 16MM Jam Handy of the movie - 1956 Chevrolet 24 hour Record Run.

A 1932 hits the very end of the road...



A 1934 with Knee Action under goes some maintenance...



And a 1936 beer truck...

Nickey Chevrolet, 1959....

Another great photo, Brewster. That kid was digging the ride in that "vette" I'm sure. I'd take a '59 Biscayne and call it a day.

Here's one of the Kickapoo Hotel and Shell service station in our fair city. Building still stands today. I think its a '46 on the street and if you squint you can make out another Chevy in the garage area I believe.



Here's a nearby shot of the same are in the late 1920's. I think there's a little 1926 Chevrolet (maybe a landau coupe?) in the front of the traffic scene. There's also a shop that specializes in "Chromium Plating". Sign us all up.

Great pics, Daryl! You need to get a current one of that building! It's cool how they knocked the wall out on the right side to put the garage entrance in...

Wedding day in a '55 Convertible...



An abandoned 1934 town sedan...



A '52 wagon, in colour!

A couple vintage squad cars...

A 1949 sedan delivery...



A 1957 150 sedan...

That 55 Convertible reminds me of our wedding/honeymoon car. It was a 55 Convertible, yellow and white with green interior. It will be 56 years Saturday.

we had an identical 52 green steel woody back in the 60"'s. it had 225K miles on it when we bought it for $125. the stove bolt was worn out. i installed a 66 455ci Olds with muncie and a 57 chevy rear end. it was our daily driver for better than 6 years. we loaded it up one summer and took our youngest daughter on a cross country trip to so calif to visit friends. eventually the frame rust prompted us to sell the old girl. its currently in our area as a street rod. mike

A new 1946 with "matching" trailer...



A 1961 Impala in Florida during the Cuban Missile Crisis...

Big Joe and his '55 sedan



A 1936 campfire...



The Airport Motel's 1955 courtesy car...

The Grand, on Adelaide St. in Toronto would occasionally play motion pictures. In 1917, backed by a full orchestra and choir, one could see D.W. Griffith’s Intolerance. This picture was taken in May of 1920... Outside waits an early 490 Touring...

Its a new 1947.
You would have thought Big Joe would have had a convertible.

I bet he doesn't have a dome light...

Lambrecht Chevrolet... This September you can still drop in and buy a BRAND NEW 1950's or 1960's Chevrolet!

http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/news/a...ars-and-trucks-dusted-off-by-vanderbrink

Wow that Corvette would be nice to 'discover' in that collection today. What a sweetie. Great photos, Bruce and yes Big Joe couldn't possibly fit in that '55 without a droptop. Poor guy...

Onward. Here's a '58 Bel Air or Biscayne outside one of New Orleans' best cafes.



Here's a badguy getting 'busted' by the 'fuzz' with something in the trunk of a '56



And here's a goodguy in a new '57. If he's the fire chief, then the boys in the station need to get that dirt cleaned off those tires ASAP. It wouldn't pass inspection under my watch.

McDonald & O'Boyle's Chevrolet, 1954...



A 1951 Special Sedan...



And, Oops!! A1949 Deluxe Convertible in need of repair...

Early 1920's Chevy Touring...



A 1953 Dual Control driving trainer...



And a 1939 Sedan... with a bit of a stretch. Can anyone identify this car? Is it right hand drive?

The last photo is of the Dendoff Springs Operation in Naniamo, British Columbia, Canada some 70 years ago. The company still exists, over 100 years in business. As for the stretch limo, can't help there, but the compaNY HAS THIS PHOTO IN THEIR PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL SO SOMEONE THERE MAY KNOW.
As for the '20's Chevy in the tree, I note there is a driver still in the car, plus the photographer, so must have been 2 couples out for a spin!

Those are a bit blurred because I took photos of photos on the wall of a display about the early logging industry here. There's a 50's GMC full of sawn lumber tipped over what looks like a Hudson and a couple of what look to me like 35 or so Chevies or GMC's.

The 1939 is pictured in "A Pictorial History of Chevrolet" and described as a 7 passenger export model.
It looks to be the same as the extended taxi models avaiable from 1936-1938 here in the US.

Hanging out with a Chevy...

1934 Master coupe...



1949 Deluxe Sport Coupe...



1954 Bel Air...



1955 Bel Air Convertible...



1958 Bel Air...

Dinah Shore with the '55 and some lucky fella!

Crash! A 1955 210 Checks out the surf shop...



A 1955 Bel Air does some bird watching...



A 1956 210... Not sure it is displaying proper "Factory Methods"

Packaging of 1954 promo models...



The plate says 1954... but this brand new Chevy is already pretty beat up!



I'm not sure what is going on here, but the driver of this 1952 Deluxe 4 door is about to find out...

That shot with the '54 shows its wearing Illinois license plates. I'm guessing it looks so rough due to those ever-so-fun Chicago winters I recall so well. I don't miss those one bit.

Found some of these from the HAMB, including this shot of what looks like Times Square with a really old Chevrolet advertisement at night.



Here's some curves...



Here's a '36 that someone put in an awkward situation.



Speaking of awkward, there were awkward high school photos back in the day, too. This one includes a Chevy coupe!





And here's a couple from a series of photos displayed at a local show this summer. They're from the original and current owner of a 1965 Chevelle Z16 SS 396. His father owned a Chevrolet dealer in Farmington, Illinois near Peoria. The son purchased and raced the Z16 across the midwest for a few years and his Dad's dealership sponsored it. Not a bad gig, eh? He still owns the car today, and has returned it to 100% as-delivered condition.

the photo of the 47 chevy approaching the kittaning tunnel is from the penna turnpike. the tunnel is still in operation. mike

From Parliament St. in Toronto, Dec of 1938. An ad for the new 1939's...



Same street, from 1949... a 1948 Fleetline Sedan.



And is that a 1953 210 convertible hiding by the curb?

Wonderful shots, as always Bruce. The 210 ragtop would be nice to have today!

A 1952 Convertible in L.A...



A 1950 coupe in Mayberry...



A 1934 Taxi waits outside the gas station...

In the '34 Taxi photo, I'm intrigued with the car in the background with the spare, I assumed pic was about 37/39, but this looks like a later model, perhaps mid/late-forties? Any idea what make it is?

Lincoln Continental?

Pat's right... 1939- 1941 Lincoln. The first few years had vertical tail lights that were on the tail pan, not the fenders. The post war cars had them moved to chrome housings on the rear fenders.

1953 Sedan Delivery...



1952 wagon getting a bath...



Putting the snow chains on a '53 210...

Changing a flat on a '41 convertible...



1951 and 1952 Taxi Cabs...



and a rare 1953 150 business coupe...

I would suspect that the 1953 150 coupe is a club coupe rather than a business coupe due to the fact it looks as if a family was involved.
Rather unusual to see a 150 coupe with two tone paint and fender skirs and some kind of wheel covers.

A 1930 truck having trouble in the snow of Manitoba, Canada in 1933...



A 1935 Two ton Chevy working for TCA...



A 1959 panel truck peddling Gulf products...

Tonight... In Colour!! Some love for our sixties fans!

A '60 wagon, ready for vacation...



Early 60's Corvair with a T-38...



A '63 Impala Hardtop at the Houston AstroDome...

From the City of Toronto Archives... A brand new 1937 Chevrolet Master Business Coupe used by Gray Coach Lines...



Also, a 1931 Sedan Delivery...



And a 1936 Panel Truck...

This is the corner of Younge St. from Shuter St. (pronounced Shooter) in Toronto. The Eaton's Centre now stands at the end of Shuter. In the seventies there was a store in this area that advertised on the radio. They ended all of their ads with "...so why not bring your wife on down to Younge and Shuter!!"



Golf day... a 1954 210, with a 1950 Deluxe sedan beside it...



An early 1920's dealership...

In the showroom of the very early Dealership, are the tires "all white", WSW, or don't know?

Speaking of the early Chevrolet's, I wrote in last year wondering why the 100 years of Chev's photos in the home page section is missing photo's of models for several early years, specifically 1913, '14, '18, '23, and '24. Someone said they would try to get the blanks filled in. Perhaps about time. Brewster, perhaps you should take on that task as you have such a great interest in early photo's.

When I originally created that listing (about 5 years BEFORE the 100th anniversary), I also made a rule to myself, that I'd only use MEMBERS cars in the album display.

Over time, there were certain years that just never provided a photo to me. I could have taken (stolen) one from someone else's web page - but I thought that it was important to keep it as a recognition of our member's vehicles.

Now, techology has changed enough, that I'd like to completely change the underlying code. It is fairly labor-intensive to continue to modify it. There are many, many easier ways to post photos now.

Saturday morning with a 1957 wagon


A 1937 beside a huge tree!


An early '50's COE...


A '53 convertible on the beach...

A mid '50's pickup working for Purdue...



Checking out the spring thaw... a 1953 Bel Air Hard top and a 1952 Deluxe convertible tread lightly...

A 1936 3 window coupe owned by H.A.M.B. member "Burly" in 1961 for his Sr. year...




Let's see if we can pretty that coupe up a little bit ...

Can't recall what "23 Skido" meant...Anyone remember...?

Gotta love google: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/23_skidoo_%28phrase%29

Cheers, Dean

1937 Cabriolet in New York, 1942...



1958 Bel Air...



Two coupes: 1934 and 1939...



A new load of 1960 Biscaynes...

The '62's are here!! I'm loving the white walls on the pickup...

There's no way I'd be towing my 1939 Chevy to the Ford dealer!!



Looks like the family that owned this 1937 Cabriolet got some nice pictures of it. I'd love to know the source, or if there are any of it from the front. It can also be seen further up this page.



A 1948 Bakery truck...



All of the pretty ones dig those early 1950's! Here a 1949 sedan gets some attention...

Flying into 1958... The new Impala Sport Coupe takes the low road, ducking under the high flying Bel Air Sedan...



1953 Bel Air convertible...



And a 1937 Holden bodied Chevrolet roadster...

The 1937 roadster appears to be a Master Deluxe Sports roadster with the master deluxe badge on the grill.
Notice also the two colour wheels , white (cream?) centres with black rims. This was a standard feature of Holden body chevs, which sadly is often overlooked during restoration, Most going for a MONO colour to match the body. Sad really.

Notice the luggage rack, there is a photo of this car taken from the back on trove N.L.A.

Can anyone tell us why they were 21 cars late for picking #10 million?? 1934...



Fill'er up... 1953.



A '32 coupe on the hook- a 1937 wrecker...



A 490 touring leads a social club...