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1953 Oldsmobile in Daytona Beach
A 1953 Oldsmobile near the shore in Daytona Beach FL. From a postcard of a motel. Another Oldsmobile of the same year in red color and a Cadillac on a 2nd image on the same card. Seems that motel has been popular with GM owners, three cars of that make at the same time on Read More …
1936 Oldsmobile rests in a forest in NJ. This car I spotted myself in a big wooden area, amidst other vintage automobiles. Image enhanced with HDR, dated 2019. Another Oldsmobile, a 1949, you can see in that forest here.
1948 Oldsmobile on a Family Photo
A shiny new 1948 Oldsmobile. In front of the car probably the family of its owners: Two brothers and their sister. Undated, probably ca.1950. 1948 was the last year, Oldsmobile offered the old body style. The new ‘Futuramic’ line was brand new this year. An example we see here.
A woman on a ferry with her 1936 Chevrolet. Vintage photo undated, but from the license tag I assume the photo is from ca.1950, somewhere close to PA. Vintage postcards showing ferries are common. Locations like Lake Norfolk AR, Port Arthur TX or Port Arkansas TX were once very popular. For local transportation, small ferries Read More …
A blue Oldsmobile 66 2dr coupe, manufactured 1946. A rare car in the original color. The paint color schema of this year lists ‘Caspian Blue’ as code 74C. A collector offered this coupe for sale in California a couple of years ago. It is possible to distinguish them by their different bumpers on the A Read More …
1950 Oldsmobile 98 Fastback in NYC
This image shows a 1950 Oldsmobile 98 fastback, parked in NYC. 1950 was the last year fastbacks were available by Olds. A 4dr version of a fastback sedan from this year is in this post. Investigating the probable location: I read the street sign “146th” street as a first clue. I checked a few possible Read More …
1953 Buick Skylark in Music Video
A 1953 Buick Skylark is featured in Roger Waters ‘Three Wishes’ music video, recorded 1992. To the video (YouTube): Three Wishes “There’s something in the air And you don’t know what it is You see someone through the window Who you’ve just learned to miss And the road leads on to glory but You’ve used Read More …
1941 Buick 40 Special Sedanette
From 1936 on Buick’s Special model represented the entry level full-size car. The Special continued to be known as the 40-series, too. 1941 Buick Specials 40, Sedanette had a newly styled bodywork. The front fenders were more closely integrated into the cars overall body. The 40-A series was also new. The regular ‘Special’ was renamed Read More …