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I think I've posted this here before, but I just did it on another site. I always get excited about it, so I'll bore you again. :-)
This was my grandma's cousin and her son (the car owner). It was taken at Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Illinois in '59.
I thought I heard that all of these old builds were flat black with a flathead engine??? This one sure ain't flat black, and is obviously a Hemi!
BTW, My Grandpa drove a '37 Willys. :-)
Wasn't this the pic that brought out the fact that several of us old guys were from Illinois????
Does this count?? The adults are my grandparents on a trip to West Virginia - the kids - no clue, but I believe the boy in the back is my uncle.
A 1916 or older, T-tub, powered by a 4 cyl 26Hp flathead, planetary transmission, steering wheel spark timing and throttle.
Come on HRP, that must be photoshopped, they did not build em that way back then! You oughta let the experts on the hamb check it out for ya, they will tell you how it really was. HA HA!
It might be!Quote:
Originally Posted by jerry clayton
This could be the original car that recieved horse blanket seat covers!.....just kidding! :-)~Quote:
Originally Posted by IC2
It's a great picture Jay. Do you know when and where it was taken? From the building in the background an Air Foce Base?
I'm guessing 54/55 or so (a little latter than the other cars in the background. The Hemi would have been a fairley new engine.
It may not have had horse blanket covers but I'll bet the cushions were horse hairQuote:
Originally Posted by HOTRODPAINT
Hey Mike, you missed the caption under that fantastic pic!
"It was taken at Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Illinois in '59."
I hate it when I do the same thing, usually too focused on the bikini clad lady to catch the writing!:D
Mike isn't that way.......was turned on from looking at that Hemi! :-)~
Here's a picture of my grandfather and his---Well, no, actually its a picture of me and my first model A---circa 1962 or 63---Brian
Brian, I have a few shots I took with a brownie camera, and some with a Polaroid camera, about the same time as this.....and they look about as faded as this one! Photography has sure come a long way!
I spent a lot of years thinking my 35MM shots were as good as it gets.....until I got my "idiot-proof" digital! I wonder what is next?
here is one of my dad and yes it has a hemi so that makes me a son of a gun:D
Douh :whacked:
But man I really love seeing these old pictures. WHen I go on vacation next month, I'll have to check moms old photos again.
Great pictures, guys!!! Heck, Brian had hair!!!!!!!:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: Sorry, but somebody had to say it.......:o :o :D
it's a shame these old pictures get all faded like this.. I have gotten pretty good at bringing them back to life and I took a crack at your picture, and this is what I ended up withQuote:
Originally Posted by brianrupnow
here is one like your car matt? 49/50 chevy 4 door this was my dads and had a dodge red ram in it see if i can find the engine photo
Dave---Still got hair---its just on the bottom of my head instead of the top--:LOL: :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
Hmmmmm. maybe you just got taller and your hair stayed the same height????
... mine is a '51, but not much changed '49-'52.. just the taillights and grille reallyQuote:
Originally Posted by pat mccarthy
:eek: you need to comb your hair up and overQuote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
52 is a bit deferentQuote:
Originally Posted by Matt167
'52 is the same as '51 except the trim, and the grill has teeth.. also, the park lights mount diffrent. I used a factory exterior sunvisor for a '52 Chevy on my '51Quote:
Originally Posted by pat mccarthy
yep the 51-52 front fenders and grill and the rear quarters are not the same as 49-50 doors hood trunk lid and roof line bumpers are the same 49-52 i have friends that have a 51 and 52 chevys
Jeeze Dave what happens when we get older and shorter?:LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
I guess thats where the hair coming out of the ears comes from!:D
The tail panel is diffrent also.. because the '51/'52 has the FinsQuote:
Originally Posted by pat mccarthy
well not much of a fin .. so is the back bumper filler ??? i think you want to get picky:rolleyes: and some other things to :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Matt167
lol.. no I'm not being picky.. I actully group the '49-'52's togther. 1/2 the diffrences that there are, are not noticible unless you look at both cars side by side really carefully.. grilles and dashboard are all that really stand out as diffrent too me.. and I cannot tell a '49-'50 apart.. that small grill detail is the only diffrence, and I know I can spot them apart, if there side by side, but cannot tell which year is which, don't know which grill is for which year car..Quote:
Originally Posted by pat mccarthy
And as for the fins.. I know they are not as prominant on the coupes and styleline sedans.. but the Fleetline, they are more prominant because the fast back ends lower than the 1/4's, giving it the finned look..
well i know my 49-50?:D the 49 has more small teeth uprights in the grill and a turn handle on the truck lid. the 50 has NO teeth in the bottom row of the grill and the 50 has a pull up handle on the trunk and has the spears on it looks like a T. this week i will have had my 50 chevy for 30 years:D
No pics of direct family but this is father in law about the age of 10 he is 77 now . Maybe a little lead on the sedan i have .
i have some cool shots of my dads cars but just can't seem to get them into a thread...