Deco Deliveries

[Zombie_61]

I didn't know how far back the vases went in the beetle. First time I saw one I thought it was a shot glass, not a vase.

Information on the 'Net is sketchy. Bud vases for cars have been available in various forms for decades (one website claims the flowers were used to help mask the unpleasant odors of gasoline, battery acid, and passengers), but one Volkswagen website claims they weren't directly available from VW until 1998.

 

[3fingers]

I know this doesn't really qualify here, but I couldn't not share it. Why in the world would Doris Day endorse a street roller?
"You know Frank, we need another roller for that highway contract we got and Doris Day says the new Internationals can't be beat!"
"OK Bill, go down and order one first thing tomorrow."

 

[Zombie_61]

...Why in the world would Doris Day endorse a street roller?...

The word "paycheck" comes to mind...

 

[Fading Fast]

1936 Stout Scarab

 

[3fingers]

^^ Ugly and fascinating all at the same time.

 

[BobHufford]

1938 Minneapolis Moline UDLX tractor.

 

[Desert dog]

Gets the attention of contractors, that they are trying to sell to[emoji16].

I know this doesn't really qualify here, but I couldn't not share it. Why in the world would Doris Day endorse a street roller?
"You know Frank, we need another roller for that highway contract we got and Doris Day says the new Internationals can't be beat!"
"OK Bill, go down and order one first thing tomorrow." View attachment 132602

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[3fingers]

1938 Minneapolis Moline UDLX tractor.

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Far ahead of its time. Paneled interior, heat and a radio. Too bad in 1938 hardly anybody could afford one. One market outside farmers was intended to be mail carriers in extreme snow states. Road gear was around 40 mph.

 

[Zombie_61]

The Divco (Detroit Industrial Vehicle Company) "Model U" Milk Truck.

Divco introduced their Model A version in 1927, a typical "boxy" delivery vehicle which evolved into the larger Model G and subsequent Model S. The Model U in the photo was introduced in 1937, a complete redesign with a welded all steel body and a snub-nosed hood, and went largely unchanged until it's production ended in 1986. They could be driven in the usual seated position, or in a standing position using hand controls on the steering column. Starting with the 1954 model they were refrigerated, but prior to that the milk and other goods to be delivered were loaded onto the trucks, then packed in ice. As such they were prone to rust, and fewer pre-1954 models exist today.

 

[Ghostsoldier]

It looks like a water beetle, or cockroach.

Rob

 

[BobHufford]

1938 Graham Bradley.

And to get back on topic:

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Deco flipped.

Rob

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Man, I'm living in 1957 & 1959 all over again!

Love this shot!

 

[Hurricane Jack]

From the Chicago Tribune, 1958.

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Twin dogs.

Rob

 

[Fading Fast]

⇧ Great pic. "Greyhound Post House" any idea what that means exactly?

 

[Zombie_61]

From the Chicago Tribune, 1958.

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And here it is, the 1958 Ford Nucleon!

 

[Hurricane Jack]

$10,000 spent on the restoration & they didn't even clean the whitewalls.

 

[BobHufford]

Came close to buying one of these (Harley Davidson Topper), but didn't figure anyone would let me patch in.

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Egg-shaped egg truck... ingenious.

Rob