Russian race cars look a little like Hudsons...

Think of how much junk you could stuff in that trunk...

A buck went further back then...

Sunglass special, partly to cut the glare and partly so nobody recognizes me.

When designs and white walls were pudgy...

Keryx would like the pink car at the bottom.

I'd like the pink Cadillac in the middle please.

The one parked at the Y?

I've driven that one.

A few times.

The ride is wonderful.

Post Office for the Shriners...

What, a trailer full of batteries?

Devious motherfuckers!

I prefer liquid exploding dinosaurs, but the times they are a-changin'...

Yes they are, but that thing copies an engine that was meant for a hot rod and they don't have room for batteries.

Hot stuff...

I've ran my (first) chipper so long and hard on several occasions that you could see the manifolds glow orange in the low light of the evening, but that (^^^) is ridiculous.

But really high horse engines do produce insane amounts of heat.

Check Hub light...

That's what happens when you don't check the Lub level in your hubs.

Got carried away with 15 minutes of Friday morning goose bumps.

More hot stuff, nice video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBoMTYZAyJc

More, at the place I have always really wanted to go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS67VESjgpo

Some amazing, and a few of my favorite, cars:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVdwWsNKskA

Rallying on YouTube is addictive, too.

There are many interpretations of the word unique...

Beautiful, be still my beating heart... hey, not that still.

Vurry nize!

The ad artists never quite match reality...

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Yes A/C, but they didn't sell many.

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Well, ya gotta leave something for the George Barrises of the world...

Caddy...

That's the Coupe de WTF.

Competition for the Caddy...

QFT.

This is only a model but of a rig the did exist, I've seen some.
Of course none had that Dominator size carb on them, that's just silly.

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Here's the chance of a lifetime if you have a few extra millions.

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A limo for the whole family to go along...

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I absolutely guarantee you'll get pulled over and likely a, "Step out of the car please", while you wait for the dogs to arrive too.

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Pretty, amazing what they can do with paint.

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The article said 4 door hardtop which invalidated any other information.
But I love it anyway.

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I like the original, too, but I have to admit the taillight is a beaut.

https://classiccars.com/listings/vie...lifornia-92020

Great ad and it sold.

DJ, you're right on all counts.

Gorgeous car

Exactly the right ad for promoting it widely

The hot rod version is all that, a bag of chips *and* a happy ending.

Nice. Not sure about the interior of the rod but everything else is sweet.

Agreed, white interiors turn me off... in cars and houses.;)

I like this car a lot, very classy has a lot of Ford/Lincoln style.
This was before Ferrari figured out the people who will spend really big bucks want something outrageous, not classy.

Now that is cool.

Beautiful Pinin Farina, with about the last of the big aluminum drum brakes.
I think current prices are in the $500K range.

Now that is a damn fine-looking automobile.

From every angle.

This Pontiac and trailer setup looks clever but it too low, that thing will high center on a speed bump.
Maybe the car and trailer are air-bagged.

Aftermarket wood...

Sportin' a woody.

Heinous.

When a car becomes a stagecoach...

I really like those two photos. You could spend half an hour looking at them.

How did the driver climb up on the roof? Presumably he did it at just about every stop, multiple times a day. And if he's doing it that often, he has developed a routine. Is there a little step somewhere out of view? Surely he doesn't climb on the customer's luggage or on the parcels. Does he climb up the open rear door? The various window sills are certainly strong enough to use as steps and the running board gives him a little head start. I read somewhere that UPS drivers are taught how to climb into their trucks to be as efficient as possible. But I can imagine there are little foot holds bolted to the side of the car on the other side.

He pulled that car into that exact location, and has done so before. Why didn't he park a foot or two closer to the gas pump so he wouldn't have to bend awkwardly under the post office sign? Was that only to make it easier for the customers to get out the rear door? Or was he just not paying close attention to his driving?

Look at that luggage. Nice and strong and square for efficient stacking. Everything is soft ballistic nylon duffel bags now and wouldn't stack nearly as well.

Looks cramped and warm in that back seat. I bet it is a little smelly too.

I can hear the car groaning.

It says "Baby Chicks" on the cardboard flats.
I'll bet they were a bit ruffled upon arrival.
Funny to bar just the back windows.
And the Barnsdale sight glass pumps have taken much abuse.
Great definition. 20 cents a gallon?

https://www.shorpy.com/node/25679?si...iginal#caption

Cigarette in the cowboy's hand...

I figure the driver goes from the running board to one foot on the front fender then the other foot on the window sill of the drivers door, or maybe there's a step ladder around that side which stays at the post office.
A 40 quart milk can will weigh near 100 lbs so a ladder would be a big help.


At least the roads were better than they were for these guys...

Who would want to go to Pittsburg anyway?

"A 40 quart milk can will weigh near 100 lbs so a ladder would be a big help."
The ones on their sides at the top of the load are probably empties.

They most definitely took the round-a-bout way to Pittsburgh...

1000 miles?

Yeah a Southern Route would have been easier. I wonder where they were near Binghamton? Kirkwood would have been a great place to find a flood. But we've got a lot a nice places to get stuck.

Electric Caddy coming in August.

Not really for me but I would think Cadillac drivers would go for it. Now produce an electric CJ-5...

That's a 4 door crossover for anti-soccer moms.

Coming up for auction, the worlds most iconic and maybe most famous hot rod.

Didn't that thing sell last year?

It's achieved the status that it will never be driven again just pasted from investor to investor.

A very rare woody. Because they cost twice what the 2 wheel drive version cost they didn't sell many... then they rotted away.

Still, that's pretty rock and roll.

I saw a Woody in the wild when I was a kid around 1980 or so. It was parked near a beach in California. The wood panels were all bleached by the sun and it was pretty beat up.

It was parked on the little Main Street of this tiny beach town north of San Francisco. I wonder what town that was?

"It was parked on the little Main Street of this tiny beach town north of San Francisco. I wonder what town that was?"
May need a clue, but not too easy.

I definitely need a clue. I don't remember.

Google don't know about it.