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28/05/2020 4:21 am
In case you missed Ray's excellent post below.
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The 1940's personified. What more can I say. Saddle shoes and a 1942 Pontiac Streamliner Convertible. WOW!
My memories may have faded a bit since I was only a kid, but I always admired the cars, the close family ties, and the women of the 1940's era. You can blame Ben for my reminiscence of the 1940's. John, if you think you should remove it, it's your call. Some photos courtesy of Pinterest
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Ford dealership in 1946. The closest model would be by Auto Buff, I think?
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Rita Hayworth in the 1940's
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Time Square, NYC in 1948. Packard Clipper, made by Brooklin, Western, and CMF
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Comedian Red Skelton, with his Chrysler Town & Country Conv.
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Preston Tucker driving his fabulous new car, the Tucker 48.
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The female as she appeared and appealed, with a 1942 Chrysler.
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A Christmas Card view of Main St.in the 1940's.
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Once again, 1940's style to be admired at my age.
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Every year, we got a day off from school, to attend the New Jersey State Fair. Every year I attended the Jack Kochman Auto Hell Drivers, out of Paterson, NJ. I just kept going, over the years, taking my boys to see the shows. It was my favorite event at the Fair. I must have seen a hundred shows through the years. My dealership contributed a trade in one year and I watched it do the T-Bone crash and get demolished. A nice 1956 Mercury.
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Two long gone icons, a 1949 Lincoln Convertible and a Texaco service station.
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This dealership was just a few blocks from my grandmother's house, in Trenton, NJ. I picked up a few pieces of sales literature there. Later, these partners, somehow procured a Citroen franchise, and I got to sit in a DS 19 there.
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A very rare 1946 Mercury Sportsman, like the one Brooklin produced, many years later. I wonder if they bought it.
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On a trip, with my Dad, to NYC, we rode in a cab just like this. It stuck in my mind after all of these years. Packard Clippers always impressed me.
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Lucille Ball, when she was glamorous, before her I Love Lucy comedy.
Ben, this stuff was for your perusal. Hope you enjoyed. I did, putting it together.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
28/05/2020 5:10 am
Great Post Ray!
28/05/2020 5:38 am
+1. Thumbs up!
28/05/2020 6:01 am
Thanks, I almost missed them. Great pictures
28/05/2020 6:37 am
Excellent, excellent post!
28/05/2020 6:42 am
Slightly before my time but I really enjoyed. Thanks.
28/05/2020 8:24 am
+2
Skip Johnson
Tonawanda, New York
28/05/2020 9:00 am
Glad this got reposted, I missed it. Terrific! Notice how many cars had whitewalls in the street scene, none! Even Red Skelton's Town and Country, the '46 Mercury Sportsman and the Ford Dealer showroom cars, no whitewalls. Why is it that almost every 1/43 scale model of that era has whitewalls. This is like many models having passengers side rear view mirrors. The real cars on the street 98% of the time didn't have this stuff. Sorry to rant!
28/05/2020 11:07 am
Thanks Ray and John. Very enjoyable.
28/05/2020 11:10 am
Thanks for the compliments. I really enjoy this era.....
and love putting together examples like this, of a period that I have vivid memories of, a safe time to grow up, without the pressures of today.
28/05/2020 7:16 pm
I feel that way about the 50s and early 60s...would love to go back.
28/05/2020 10:16 pm
Great post John thanks. Has there ever been a more beautiful woman than Rita Hayworth?
Just watched the Gilda trailer again, remarkable beauty!
29/05/2020 6:08 am
Everyone has their favorites, but Sophia Loren was an incredible beauty.