Now THAT’S a proper pickup.

1948 Gasto - This unusual three-headlight car was created by Dutch rally driver Maurice Gatsonides. Seeking a way to measure performance, he invented the roadside speed measuring camera, picked up many years later by police departments.

Happy Halloween!

Before OBD.

Would you like to take a ride in my 1959 Mercury? For the first time in ‘59, Mercury had its own chassis and body, not shared with other Ford brands. In 1958, it shared bodies with top-line Edsels and in previous years, shared with Ford models.

LOL “No gas today” These seem a little pricey.

How cool is this? Trailering your Porsche Speedster behind your ‘58 Ford convertible with wire-spoke wheels and fender skirts. This guy was living his best life.

Wow! What will they think of next?

International Harvester was a big player in the heavy duty truck market, but not so much in the light-duty pickup market. In the late ‘60s, it introduced a new design in an effort to boost sales. Alas, IH didn’t get the memo on the transition of pickups to lifestyle vehicles.

Not auto related. I find it amazing that just 26 years after the Wright brothers first demonstrated powered flight in their crude apparatus, airplanes like this were being produced. Look at those engines! (Yes, I know there were earlier French claims to powered flight.)

I love that dark front-wheel-drive Cord sedan at the curb, a genuine collectible today, only made in 1936 and 1937. However, that large ChryCorp sedan in front of it is from the ‘40s, which would date this picture somewhat later.

When this design was introduced, the German public called the cars ‘Baroque Angels’ in response to the flowing, curvy lines. The 502 was the first postwar German car with a V8 engine.

What strikes me most about this vintage parking lot pic is the number of unattended cars with the windows rolled down, providing easy access to the interior. How the world has changed.

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One of the most elegant designs ever!

This looks safe. Ignore that spinning propeller right behind you.

A ‘wet’ submarine. It’s like a boat that can sink but still keep going. As long as you have your scuba gear handy.

Before cup holders