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1939 Chevrolet Wrecker

Dec 19, 2020 ~ Written by Rick ~ Leave a Comment
1939 Chevrolet Wrecker 1939 Chevrolet Wrecker 1939 Chevrolet Wrecker owned by Purdy, Shell. Purdy is a small town SW of Seattle Washington on the other side of Puget Sound. Photo was taken sometime in 1970. The Shell station there seems to be long gone, and it is unclear if this truck was still in daily use then although I suspect it likely was.
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1923 HCS or at least part of one

Dec 17, 2020 ~ Written by Rick ~ Leave a Comment
1923 HCS 1923 HCS or at least part of one I love this photo from September 1970. It is labeled 1923 HCS – Chehalis (a city in Washington state.) It looks like it was likely at a swap meet of some sort, but you wouldn’t be able to tell what they were looking at if it wasn’t for the label on the slide.
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1939 Chevrolet Coupes

Dec 15, 2020 ~ Written by Rick ~ Leave a Comment
1939 Chevrolet Coupes 1939 Chevrolet Coupes Photo taken in 1969 or 1970 at a car show.
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1929 Studebaker

Dec 14, 2020 ~ Written by Rick ~ Leave a Comment
1929 Studebaker front view 1929 Studebaker Three views of a 1929 Studebaker, taken in Portland Oregon by an unknown photographer. The slides are labeled “Harry Weber’s 1929 Stude”
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VW Bus

Dec 17, 2013 ~ Written by Rick ~ Leave a Comment
VW Bus in Europe I’d dearly love to know the story of this VW Bus. Did this family rent it on their tour in Europe? Did they just buy it and wanted to show it off to family? Picture is an unknown year and location. Late 1950s to early 1960’s I’d guess. I have another picture of this same woman, looking a few years older from 1968.
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1967 Olds Cutlass

Dec 11, 2013 ~ Written by Rick ~ Leave a Comment
1967 Olds Cutlass 1967 Olds Cutlass I don’t know much about this car. It may actually be a 1964 instead of a 1967 as according to Wikipedia the “dumbbell” shaped grill was introduced in 1965. The picture was taken (processed) in 1967 according to the date code on the 35mm slide. The sticker on the license plate says “Explore Florida [...]
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35MM Slide – Vintage Cars

Jan 15, 2012 ~ Written by Rick ~ Leave a Comment
35MM Slide – Vintage Cars Taken outside of San Francisco in July 1959 on the way to Muir Woods National Monument. Please comment below if you know what make model these vehicles are. *update* – the car in front is a French made Simca Aronde. It was not sold in the US, so it was shipped over. The car in the back is a 1955 Plymou [...]
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