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.
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1936 Chevrolet on a Ferry
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 …
1950 Oldsmobile and Newlyweds
From a public domain image library: newlyweds in a 1950 Oldsmobile Futuramic. Dated 1952.
1953 Oldsmobile
From my vintage photo collection: Probably brothers with the new 1953 Oldsmobile of their parents. From the same set of photos: Both images not dated. Estimate: Taken 1953/1954. This Oldsmobile is a full-size car. Olds sold type ’88’ line of cars from 1949 until 1999. From 1950 on the ’88’ was the division’s top-selling model Read More …
1937 Oldsmobile F37
A very nice 1937 Oldsmobile F37 (with a straight six engine). Painted in ‘Marlboro Maroon’, a GM color from 1967. History Oldsmobile produced two body styles in the 1930s, the Series F (straight-6 cylinder) and the longer Series L (straight-8 cylinder). In 1933 the Oldsmobile program appeared on CBS radio for two years. That was Read More …
1966 Cadillac Coupe
A video from Lana Del Ray features a 1966 Cadillac Coupe De Ville. Starring Brat Pitt and Margaret Qualley from the movie ‘Once a Time in Hollywood’. The paint may be ‘Sandalwood’ (42C) The company extensively restyled the 1966 Cadillac Coupe DeVilles. They have a powerful frontal appearance and a kind of forward-leaning front end. Read More …
1942 Oldsmobile Meets Streetcar
A 1942 Oldsmobile in an encounter with a streetcar in Pittsburgh PA. The Olds only got slightly damaged. Photographer is Charles Harris [1908-1998]. The photo dates back 1942 to ca.1944. Another photo taken by Harris is here on classiccarszone.org. Harris was an American photographer from Pittsburgh, PA. We mostly know him for his photographs of Read More …
1946 Oldsmobile 66 2Dr Coupe
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 …
1940 Oldsmobile in New York
Street in NYC, possibly 8th Avenue, shot in the 1940s. Shown in a computer colorized vintage movie. Amongst other vehicles, we see a 1940 Oldsmobile. Likely the same car, in a location nearby:
1965 Buick Convertible in Music Video
A music performance of Finnish rock band ‘Sunrise Avenue’ features this turquoise 1965 Buick Special. Somewhere in a dry environment: The manufacturer redesigned the Buick Special for the 1964 model year with a separate body-on-frame construction. Buick marketed it as an intermediate-sized car. (It expanded the Skylark to a full top-line series that now included Read More …