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A friend recently asked me to scan and enhance a batch of his old family photos. I just had to upload this one. A father and his young daughter sometime in the late 1940s at a small Chevrolet and Oldsmobile dealership. Branford, Connecticut. by WAVZ 13

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A friend recently asked me to scan and enhance a batch of his old family photos. I just had to upload this one. A father and his young daughter sometime in the late 1940s at a small Chevrolet and Oldsmobile dealership. Branford, Connecticut.

She looks so proud and happy to be with her dad at the dealership where he worked. There's something vaguely reminiscent of the wonderful 1972 movie "Paper Moon" in this shot.

Tired of that Honda Accord or bland Toyota Camry? Come on down to the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and check out these brand new beauties from General Motors. Chevy, Pontiac, Buick, Oldsmobile, Cadillac. Cars with looks and personality! New York. 1954. by WAVZ 13

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Tired of that Honda Accord or bland Toyota Camry? Come on down to the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and check out these brand new beauties from General Motors. Chevy, Pontiac, Buick, Oldsmobile, Cadillac. Cars with looks and personality! New York. 1954.

All models available with a 2 speed Hydromatic Automatic transmission and power steering at extra cost. The Cadillac offered with dealer-installed air conditioning.

Just when you think you've seen it all... here's the brand new Grand Central Parkway running through the fresh landfill of Flushing Bay near the site of the 1939 World's Fair. Miles of flat emptiness in all directions. 1935. Queens, New York. by WAVZ 13

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Just when you think you've seen it all... here's the brand new Grand Central Parkway running through the fresh landfill of Flushing Bay near the site of the 1939 World's Fair. Miles of flat emptiness in all directions. 1935. Queens, New York.

As Summ mentions below, note that none of the road and exit signs had been installed yet. I suppose you just had to know where to get on and off through experience.

Lots of rounded 1940s cars with split windshields and incredibly large chrome bumpers stuck in traffic going southbound on the West Side Highway at the 72nd street exit. Look at those fenders! New York. 1953 by WAVZ 13

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Lots of rounded 1940s cars with split windshields and incredibly large chrome bumpers stuck in traffic going southbound on the West Side Highway at the 72nd street exit. Look at those fenders! New York. 1953

I'm curious what new "robo-tags" Flickr's artificial intelligence will slap on to this photo... Love them or hate them, let me know what you think of these new tags being added to you photos.

New York City highways in the good old days. You never knew what you would find abandoned, stripped or burned out. August 1984 by WAVZ 13

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New York City highways in the good old days. You never knew what you would find abandoned, stripped or burned out.  August 1984

Back then, it was quite common to find hulks of stolen modern cars on the highways, but when I saw the back of this 1947 Oldsmobile beauty, I just had to pull over, wait for the traffic to pass, get out of my car (a '79 Pontiac Sunbird) and take a really quick shot. It was like something out of a time warp!

The Olds was completely stripped inside and someone (a crack head, perhaps?) had tried to light the back seat on fire. With traffic whizzing by only inches away, I didn't stick around long enough to really check it out.

See if you can find the Ford Pinto Squire Station Wagon in this view....

General Electric turbine plant with LOTS of 1930s and 1940s cars. Which ones can YOU identify? Schenectady New York. 1949 by WAVZ 13

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General Electric turbine plant with LOTS of 1930s and 1940s cars. Which ones can YOU identify? Schenectady New York. 1949



Although I know cars from the 1950s, 60s and 70s pretty well, these split-windshield beauties from a prior era always baffle me.

Please free free to put notes, tags and descriptions on these examples of amazing Detroit iron.

I've noticed several older ones from the 1920s, some with "paint death" and two oddball small ones. What are they?


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1935 Oldsmobile 4-Door Sedan by Trail Trekker

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1935 Oldsmobile 4-Door Sedan

4th of July Decor on a Beautiful 1935 Oldsmobile Sedan by Trail Trekker

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4th of July Decor on a Beautiful 1935 Oldsmobile Sedan

1935 Oldsmobile Sedan Engine Closeup by Trail Trekker

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1935 Oldsmobile Sedan Engine Closeup

1935 Oldsmobile 4-Door Sedan by Trail Trekker

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1935 Oldsmobile 4-Door Sedan

assorted old Olds and a Ford -faux lomo by EllenJo

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assorted old Olds and a Ford -faux lomo

For some reason they had an old Ford traveling with their pack.

old red Olds by EllenJo

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old red Olds

parked at the Verde Canyon Railroad depot today. This one had the word "Futuramic" on on side-- The 1950s vision of the future.

1960s & 70s oldsmobiles by EllenJo

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1960s & 70s oldsmobiles

Parked at the Verde Canyon Railroad depot today.