Thread: Family Hot Rod History!

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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.

Originally Posted by IC2

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.

This could be the original car that recieved horse blanket seat covers!.....just kidding! :-)~

Originally Posted by HOTRODPAINT

This could be the original car that recieved horse blanket seat covers!.....just kidding! :-)~

It may not have had horse blanket covers but I'll bet the cushions were horse hair

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!

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

Wasn't this the pic that brought out the fact that several of us old guys were from Illinois????

It might be!

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'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.

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

Douh

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!!!!!!! Sorry, but somebody had to say it.......

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Great pictures, guys!!! Heck, Brian had hair!!!!!!! Sorry, but somebody had to say it.......

Dave---Still got hair---its just on the bottom of my head instead of the top--

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