100 years (give or take) of Bite Me! Pulled from Vintage Wings, HERE! Two the three-man crew of an A.E.G G.IV show off their shark mouth bomber in 1918. Desert Sharks of the Royal Air Force’s North African war plough … Continue reading
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Well Seasoned Fool’s post, HERE reminded me a friend had sent me some pictures of trains and cars/trucks that had been staged for ‘back in the day’ type photography… 2-8-0 #43 Nevada Northern, Ely , Nevada . New Hope & Ivyland … Continue reading
More old ads I found… I don’t think they even make Schlitz anymore… Anyway, today it would be ordering a pizza… Gotta love the double entendres in both of these! The one on the left almost looks like a Vargas … Continue reading
Some old school Chevy ads… 1962, the sporty version! I’m trying to find the Ford and Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth versions too… … Continue reading
Ads from back in the day… 100 years ago for a couple of them… And the irony? They are ALL still viable products today! Matter of fact, if you have one of those original Gillette Safety Razors and an original pack … Continue reading
Yeesh, I may have created a monster… But y’all wanted an original brochure for a Power Wagon and … Voila… The only one I found was from 1950, but it does show the PTO, 4WD, and LOW/HI range levers you … Continue reading
Okay already… I’ll do a Ford one… Geez… The 1955 Ford Thunderbird. Ford’s artwork was excellent, along with being one of the first to use actual photographs as part of the brochure… And before I get anymore emails, I’ll find … Continue reading
A look back in time… Sailor Bars — A great look at a vanishing American Navy Think John Bulls in Piraeus, Mamas in Naples, Jimmy the Greeks in Malta, Pauline’s in Olongapo, the Rio, the Admiral and the Three Sisters … Continue reading
Original brochures… If only we could go back in time and bring one of these cars back… A little over $4000 in 1957, granted that was a lot of money in the day, but dang… First year of the T-10, … Continue reading
A strange bit of history… I knew this was the first Air Force One, but I ‘thought’ it was actually in the museum at Wright Pat… Sigh… This is truly a shame if it’s lost. Ironically, the Sacred Cow, Roosevelt’s … Continue reading