Just A Car Guy

Cool things with wheels since 2006

Monday, January 12, 2026

I imagine that there was a lot of opportunity at the time, when AAA was out there making road signs, and maps, for competition to do the same for some publicity

https://forums.aaca.org/topic/341211-period-images-to-relieve-some-of-the-stress/page/255

a Ford parts salesman in 1937 stopping into a service station, that sold Ford gasoline. I didn't even know Ford was part of a gasoline business

A parts salesman for Parkinson-Neal Motor Co., a Ford dealership in Enid, Okla., makes a sales visit to a gas station and repair facility in...

cool hotel bus, imagine this the next time you catch a shuttle to the airport, or from the airport to your hotel

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quite an advertising campaign, lined up on the waterfront in Melbourne, Australia. These rolled through Stockholm, Sydney, London and more, turning sidewalks into showrooms.

Axel Wenner-Gren was not an inventor, but he had an inventive mind that could see the possibilities of others’ inventions. Born in 1881 in S...

Looks like a rough one for Cannonball

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First and only time I've ever seen Woodlights used as fog lights

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Harold Brown owned a Texaco station in New Smyrna Beach and advertised it from there to Alaska.

built the structure for the back of the truck so they would have a place to sleep on an extended trip to Alaska. Harold Browns daughter us...

I bet they wish they'd installed some rail adapters instead of testing the cars suspension for miles. Notice that the left front fender is removed, that must have been done to make it easier to steer on the Florida East Coast Overseas Railroad.

https://forums.aaca.org/topic/341211-period-images-to-relieve-some-of-the-stress/page/238/ a 41-mile stretch of railroad tracks from Lower M...

The Paramount-Publix Sound Train Special out publicizing a movie

http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/m/mcgee/mcgee2.html

the Tempest short-range air defense “buggy” in service with the Ukrainian Air Force, in field conditions, armed with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, on a chassis similar to the commercial Can-Am Maverick X3 buggy

https://militarnyi.com/en/news/no-longer-a-secret-volunteer-shows-photo-of-tempest-air-defense-system-during-delivery-and-setup/

Here's a strange thing... a heated steering wheel, that's quite poorly designed, or failing catastrophically

A 2024 Tundra owner’s thermal imaging revealed a staggering temperature disparity, with the top of the steering wheel hitting a toasty 114°F...

The beloved Rosie’s Diner, once in Little Ferry, New Jersey, and home of the famous Bounty paper-towel commercials with Nancy “Rosie” Walker, is on the move again.

After its time in the Garden State ended in 1990, the diner was moved by an artist to Algoma Township in western Michigan, and is now in new...

So... Monday... do not think you can mess with Monday and get away with it. In fact, I recommend staying home in bed instead of going out

I went out to get a haircut, as my new job starts tomorrow... 630 am Seemed the sensible thing to do, but then, when I got out of my car at...

Thank you Marc B for the Christmas card and tip!

Sunday, January 11, 2026

when your advertising had to be memorable, I suppose using a calliope was the best choice

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A trio of National race cars built in Des Moines, Iowa in 1932 which used a Briggs & Stratton 1 cyl. type Y motor, used as a attraction in department stores as a give-a -way to bring customers in, and at State fairs. There were 20 built

Steel bodied with a 4 cycle gas motor that got 60 miles to the gallon, and a top speed of 8 mph. Built by National Sales & Mfg. CO, of D...

the famous aviator Roscoe Turner, with the 3 most famous trophies in aviation, that he earned and gathered together for the 1st time, the Thompson, the Harmon, and the Bendix Trophy

If why he's famous escapes you, from the rare times I've posted him (not very often he shows up in pop culture, that's for sure...

custom interior of a 1927 Lincoln

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a Ford model K

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there once was a time 100 years ago, when billboards were built to be appealing so we'd look at the advertisement between the pillars

Large billboard with elaborate carved posts featuring the Durant Star car as viewed on March 29, 1924. https://forums.aaca.org/topic/341211-...

little did I know that this famous duo led a dual life, and were truckers that helped demolish buildings in their spare time

https://forums.aaca.org/topic/341211-period-images-to-relieve-some-of-the-stress/page/208

a Bugatti mini 2 seater with an aluminum body and 4 cylinder, in 1927/28

This is a photo by Jacques-Henri Lartigue, of a rally check point in 1927 https://forums.aaca.org/topic/369374-hispano-suiza-and-bugatti-192...

Lincoln K Willoughby phaeton carrying Howard Hughes

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back in the day before VW Bug on the roof of the High School, there was a Bantam on the breezeway

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AK MIller's racing Stutz Blackhawk... but what is that on the side cowling? The spare tire mount? At Watkin's Glen, 1948

https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/1948/Watkins_Glen-1948-10-02-032.jpg#google_vignette

this car ought to get shown around in geometry class, 1914 Delauany Belleville 6 cylinder

back when it wasn't crazy to bring along 4 spare tires. https://forums.aaca.org/topic/341211-period-images-to-relieve-some-of-the-stres...

biggest side curtains I've ever seen

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this little kid helps fix the Snow Machine! (light easy going enjoyment moment)

I wonder how many news paper companies had cool trophies like this made, and when they stopped doing that... probably the stock market crash of '29

https://www.facebook.com/groups/119087132480/posts/10159624796777481

before the people realized how badly the politicians treated them, the politicians had no reason to fear meeting with people that had pitchforks in hand, and outnumbered the suits

I wonder when the greed and corruption became so well known that the tide turned from respect of politicians to despise. Probably after poli...

'38 Isotta 8A was intended for his majesty the sultan of Iraq

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Saturday, January 10, 2026

what a great photo

https://forums.aaca.org/topic/341211-period-images-to-relieve-some-of-the-stress/page/390

I wonder how the rich figured out how to get permission for specific times to use their cars on the railroads. Hmm, well, I suppose they met at parties and talked to the railroad owners, or the golf course.

Glidden made his fortune in the telephone industry before retiring in 1901. He was the millionaire sponsor of the Glidden Reliability Tours ...

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