Vintage photos

drscope · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 4:12 pm Post subject: Vintage photos

So the split window forum and the oval window forum both have a thread for vintage photos.

How come WE don't? After all a 67 is 44 years old now!

Anybody want to start it off?

Maybe keep in mind they should be VINTAGE photos from when our cars were new or next to new. NOT from last week or last year.

25 years ago or more.
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WesleyGarrard · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 5:08 pm Post subject:

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I can never get enough of vintage racing photos!

WesleyGarrard · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 5:19 pm Post subject:

Here is another at Bonneville

wayne1230cars · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 5:44 pm Post subject: 1959 beetle

This is a pic of my first beetle, a 1959. The photo was taken in 1972 and no, I am not really towing the wagon behind. This was at a summer camp where I was working.[img]

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wayne1230cars · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 6:08 pm Post subject: 1967 beetle

This is a photo of my second beetle, a 1967. This was taken after a $29.95 Earl Scheib paint job. I was living in Windsor, Ontario Canada and drove the car over to Detroit MI and actually waited for the car to be painted. They did a quick wash and then 2 women masked the car and then it was painted. Then it was "baked" for 20 minutes or so. Total time was less than 3 hours. I added some stripes and it looked pretty good. This was 1974.[img]

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shano63 · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 7:54 pm Post subject:

My first one, a '70 circa 1985

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shano63 · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 8:07 pm Post subject:

Here's a few more. The red one was also my parents, I believe a '59. The other's were shot at my parent's house, not sure of the year...

That's me in my nana's lap..

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Young Bug from G-unit · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 9:57 pm Post subject:

Envious · Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 7:57 am Post subject:

My grandfather's car lot in the late 50's

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WesleyGarrard · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:46 pm Post subject:

stale air · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:22 pm Post subject: Re: Vintage photos

Keith · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:51 pm Post subject:

Blauchen L331 · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:13 pm Post subject:

Here's an odd license plate on a 1959 "European" car ~ a license plate that is rather hard to obtain, while most were destroyed after their service had expired etc.

*CD* = Corps Diplomatique marked on a vehicle that diplomatic personnel in a foreign country use to drive around with.
I would suspect that these are American, French or maybe even British subjects working in Germany?

I would also expect that the country sign mounted on the rear right side of the car on a bracket from the bumper also has the two letters CD on it as well.
(they are for license plate collectors a very sought after item)
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OG PAINT L331 JUNE 1957 TYPE 1 OVAL WINDOW
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Delivered with Semaphores - German "Puntchen" Cloth Polkadotted Interior -
USA RAM Protection/Export Overrider Bumpers - MPH Speedometer -
Sealed Beam Headlights and Bullet Front Turn Signals!
99.9% ORIGINAL PARTS WITH ONLY 33,000 ORIGINAL MILES/ GARAGE FIND/ UNRESTORED CAR

Blauchen L331 · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 11:18 pm Post subject:

Here's an old slide I found from an Ex-GI who bought this 1960 Artic Blue car "brand new" in 1960
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OG PAINT L331 JUNE 1957 TYPE 1 OVAL WINDOW
(US Army In Germany POV/Grey Market Special Ordered Car from MAHAG Munich)
Delivered with Semaphores - German "Puntchen" Cloth Polkadotted Interior -
USA RAM Protection/Export Overrider Bumpers - MPH Speedometer -
Sealed Beam Headlights and Bullet Front Turn Signals!
99.9% ORIGINAL PARTS WITH ONLY 33,000 ORIGINAL MILES/ GARAGE FIND/ UNRESTORED CAR

WesleyGarrard · Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 9:00 am Post subject:

This is my cousin's girlfriend's dad when he was stationed in Germany.

drscope · Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 10:07 am Post subject:

pOrk · Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 2:17 pm Post subject:

WesleyGarrard · Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 10:57 pm Post subject:

I dont have any info but it looks to me to be the LeMans start

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFIfHI6OUPw

Jump up to 1:40 to see it

61SNRF · Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 7:59 am Post subject:

Here I am circa 1975 sitting on the 61SNRF. hadn't had it too long, it still has the temp registration in the window. Had to sell the '49 Chevy to finance to Bug...

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Blauchen L331 · Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:35 am Post subject:


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