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#532475 - 08/21/08 12:15 AM identify the cars in this photo from a WWII scrap drive
57wagon Member Registered: 02/08/07 Posts: 158 Loc: Cedar Rapids, IA	I found this photo of a scrap drive during WWII that shows an elephant and a clown dragging a nice old car to it's death. Can anyone identify the victim as well as the others in the photo? Photo was dated October of 1942. It can be found on the Norfork, VA public Library website. It is truly sad to think of all of the fine cars that died untimely deaths in the name of war, but they served a greater purpose in beating tyranny and righting the wrongs in the world. Just like the generation that fought for us all. Attachments
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#532634 - 08/21/08 07:20 PM Re: identify the cars in this photo from a WWII scrap drive [Re: 57wagon]
Leonard Shepherd Member Registered: 06/27/07 Posts: 322 Loc: Virginia	They look like Plymouths or Dodges to me. You have to put this picture in perspective. These cars were less than 10 years old in 1942. Would anyone cry today if people were pushing their 1998 Hondas and Toyotas into a scrap yard. Edited by Leonard Shepherd (08/21/08 07:20 PM)
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#532638 - 08/21/08 07:27 PM Re: identify the cars in this photo from a WWII scrap drive [Re: Leonard Shepherd]
Grandpa Member Registered: 07/10/07 Posts: 126	Leo, I am sure that Hondas, Toyotas, etc. have steel that has some Plymouth and Dodge DNA in it. Grandpa
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#532655 - 08/21/08 08:42 PM Re: identify the cars in this photo from a WWII scrap drive [Re: Grandpa]
Peter Gariepy Web Mechanic Registered: 08/30/02 Posts: 4619 Loc: Tucson, AZ	Ask the elephant - they never forget (a make or model). _________________________ Peter Gariepy Web Mechanic www.aaca.org CARS: 1961 King Midget, 1903 Curved Dash Olds (Replica) CLUBS: Life Member, Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA)
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#532720 - 08/22/08 12:21 AM Re: identify the cars in this photo from a WWII scrap drive [Re: Peter Gariepy]
keiser31 Member Registered: 12/06/04 Posts: 535 Loc: Oregon, USA	The two coupes are 1934 Plymouths. _________________________ 1931 Dodge Brothers DH6 business coupe wire wheels 1931 Dodge Brothers DH6 business coupe wood wheels (my 1st car) 1967 Dodge A100 compact pickup
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