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I like the city really, I like going out to eat at a different place every time, that sort of thing. I have a minor league bb park just a couple of miles from my house, that sort of thing.

But I get you, I grew up out in farm land, there is a lot of good to be said for sure.

Brian

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Just saw this on Facebook, cool thing is it was taken pretty close to my home town in the SF bay area, in Mountain View.

Brian

https://scontent.fboi1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...31&oe=5E6DB213

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That's a cool picture. I really don't see a lot of school bus pictures. Looks to me like the 55.1 was a new addition, judging by lack of plates and stickers left on windshields. What's interesting to me is how differently people treated buses. Those four, small lights on the roof were all that were needed to stop traffic. Today we have strobing yellows and reds plus one or two stop arms with strobing lights plus cameras.

I'm having trouble remembering what I've posted. I think these are new.

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One more from the parking lot of Disneyland for the "find the AD truck" game. :)

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Those are awesome! I just love looking through those parking lot photos, all the convertibles that would be back then!

Check out this one, taken 1970. It's so funny to think how OLD those trucks where. I bought mine in 74. OMG it was 26 years old! Today that would be a 93 Chevy pickup, that doesn't seem very old to me now!

Brian

https://scontent.fboi1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...27&oe=5E98E1FE

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I see two in just seconds. LOL There are probably many more!

Brian

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Think i am in this one in a 56 bel-aire heading for work at the Sears warehouse on Soto and Olympic.

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Agreed. It's funny that we have to do the math rather than relying on a sense of time.

My newest personal vehicle is a '99 Suburban which is definitely old for a New England daily driver.

That fleet of yellow truck looks cool. For some reason I seem to find a lot more great pictures from the western states.

That's great. So looking back, was it really that important to make it to work that day? ;)

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I dig this one!

Brian

https://scontent.fboi1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...78&oe=5E68FE7C

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I have lowered myself big time. For the last 20+ years I drove a 65 Skylark, a 95 Ford SHO, 59 Rambler and my 65 Gran Sport conv. Now, I am driving an 03 Caravan. :waah:

I just recently bought my wife a 16 Subraru, the newest car I have ever owned.

Brian

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https://scontent.fboi1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...28&oe=5E987656

When ladies used to get dressed up!

Yep, there is an AD in the photo.

Brian

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I love that stock car picture. The northeast used to be full of short tracks and a guy could spend almost every night of the week racing.

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Nice photo I found. Looks like work was being done but I would guess the furds weren't involved.

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Re the pic of the TF over the side

Hopefully driver was able to swim to other side (unless that's the LA river and then should a climbed out of the right to avoid certain death from toxic water.

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lol... Don't worry, no drivers were harmed in the making of this image. Although toxic water was definitely an issue...

Truck can be seen at 5:14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gxyp...&index=28&t=0s

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that picture of the Cad in front of the Cattleman's café looks like my mom's first car. she learned to drive in 1952 and dad bought her a 1949 cad series 62. i'd sure like to fine one like it.

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Big GMC doing some water work.

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Yup eating and living was as important then as it is now.

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At TF in church praying it doesn't get an S10 Frame put under it some day!

https://scontent.fboi1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...d9&oe=5E9F5123

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Or TF in church praying it WILL get an S10 Frame put under it some day! ( and an LS, power brakes, power steering and a GPS?

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hallelujah!!

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This is one of the best photos ever!

Brian:metal:

https://scontent.fboi1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...a3&oe=5E947172

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At TF in church praying it doesn't get an S10 Frame put under it some day!


best thing I have read all day... I will be browsing this site more … avoiding all "media" cant believe anything

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This should give you a chuckle. Optimistic view of the automobile's future from 1956.
https://youtu.be/F2iRDYnzwtk

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Love that custom!

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One of the only two trucks I have ever have seen that were chopped before mine in 1974. These trucks got very little love. I have the Rod and Custom magazine with that truck in it, along with the Dream Truck.

Those two meant a lot to me, they were the drive that made me chop mine!

Brian

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Not quite in the same line as customs...

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/jHcAA...Q79/s-l640.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...model_line.jpg

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Oh damn that's cool stuff!

Brian

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I don't know what part scares me more. Staring at the grinder with no glasses on or doing hot work in polyester pants?

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Interesting box on the back of the AD. Is it canvas or tar paper? What purpose are the 2 openings on the front? B&O railroad photo from the mid to late 50's judging from the 2 cars in the back right side.

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LOL, I hear you! The wild part is, this is me and it's a "vintage photo!"


Brian

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The things we used to do and survived doing!

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Ok guys, what in the heck are these brackets on the left fenders for?

https://scontent.fboi1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...2c&oe=5E920716

https://scontent.fboi1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...fc&oe=5E9AEC74

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That's a nice truck.

I don't know what the brackets are for, but I'm fairly certain I can find them in one of my old JC Whitney catalogs.

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Looks like Wheel Chocks ??

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That truck was NOT the norm, these trucks not no love back then, pretty rare to see a customized one. I am wondering about how low it is, I am thinking it's got another frame under it, or a front frame section welded on would be more likely. But the Rod and Custom Dream truck had a 50 Olds frame under it for a bit, they were thinking about that stuff back then, maybe that is what they did to this one.

Brian