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Yes!! It is Phlox, Wisconsin!! Do a Google Earth and find "The Loop". It's all there.

Can you identify this little truck? How about the location advertized on the truck? Photo was taken in 1947. The tavern building still stands, but under a different name.

In the mid-thirties, a fair amount of literature was put out stateside on the Thrill Show theme, extolling the virtues of all-steel body construction. Mainly, it was Chrysler Corp selling against GM’s wood and steel bodies. This may be an export example of that. Or a Thrill Show program. Hard to say. One thing for sure: it is a great piece of literature.

Title: Can you identify this wrecked car? Folks, identification of this one looks like “Mission Impossible”. Not so. Actually if you look closely it is pretty easy. Could Mr. Mellor or Mr. Keiser increase the size of the photo to full screen? My computer skills are not so good. Thanks.

In 1950, my parents bought a 1935 Chevrolet Master Deluxe Sport Sedan. Possibly the most worn out car on the planet. I can remember walking around it and thinking how nice it was to have a car (our first). Wasn’t overly impressed until I opened a door,sat inside, and got a smell of the interior. What a smell! AMBROSIA!! That did it for me!! Completely hooked. I have had umpteen pre-war cars over the years since. And…I can still smell that 1935 Chevy interior.

Hey Helfen...let's go back to post #4. Why are you beating up on that great-looking Pontiac? Isn't that a trophy I see on the fender of the trailer? Gotta be sumpin' good about it. Seesch!!

What makes this example so very disappointing is that the B-44 emblem is missing. If you take this design as a whole (by including the B-44 emblem) it is drop dead gorgeous.

The postcard arrived today. (I had bought it on eBay). One more thing to report. As was noted in posts #2 and #5 above, there was no V8 badge on the headlamp crossbar. BUT, on the actual postcard you can see that it has V8 hubcaps. Boys, we really ran a fine tooth comb over this one! Thanks to all who contributed. Who among us wouldn't be pleased to own that exact car today?!!

I wrote this thing in total jest, but now realize that the joke is on me. You guys have made the excellent point that, in the case of a vehicle used as a sales tool, eye-catching trumps beauty. Very good. Discussions like this make the AACA Forum the great venue that it is.

In part 1 of this series, we discussed a radically customized 1936 Chevrolet coupe. To be perfectly honest, I didn’t like the car at first. But the generally positive nature of your posts gradually won me over. Now I find it to be an attractive car indeed. This would seem to beg the question: “Is there any such thing as an ugly car?” Perhaps not. Perhaps not. What is really needed here an open mind. Let’s go ahead then and examine another motoring masterpiece, another example of “rolling sculpture”. I look forward to a lively discussion. Check it out. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Other-Makes-NO-/261869906808?forcerrptr=true&hash=item3cf8a9ab78&item=261869906808

Dave Mellor...thanks for weighing-in on this one Mr. Mellor. As noted above, my knowledge of the Fords is not good, BUT... shouldn't this car have an exposed horn under the headlight on the driver's side??

ATTABOY keiser!! (Why am I not surprised that you were the first to nail it?) My knowledge of the Fords is very weak indeed...but I think something is missing on the car.

Bought this postcard earlier this afternoon. What is wrong with the car in the picture? First correct answer(s) get an ATTABOY!!

A while back, we had some fun on this forum commenting on a customized 1936 Chevrolet. Consensus was that it was a bit ugly. How about this little number? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chevrolet-Other-coupe-/121633223928?forcerrptr=true&hash=item1c51e7b4f8&item=121633223928

Congratulations Keiser on your 20,000th post!!

I think we have a new world's record selling price for a Willys coupe. Check eBay item # 281645201334. WOW!!!

Look at eBay item 191543044728.

That's twice. I didn't look it up in the dictionary, but I did Google it. Oh my...oh my...oh my...

I must be the most gullible person on the planet.

I'm going for "dumb question of the day" here, so please bear with me. What "AACA account" is being referred to ??

Biscayne John and Rocketraider...you are correct. Sorry for the miscue on the Vega sedan delivery.

Biscayne John…Chevrolet had a sedan delivery in the Vega line well into the 70’s.

I agree with 61polara. The term “air conditioning” was liberally applied back in the day. See the attached photos. Based on the auto artwork, I’d date this sign to be from the late thirties.

I graduated from Stevens, Hoboken, NJ, Class of 1961. Been a lifelong motorhead. Don't recall anything like this in the technical files. Wish I could be more helpful.

A week or so ago I posted a thread about special wheel wells for balloon tires. Nice response to that, thanks to all who viewed it. In that thread I said: “Just when you think you’ve seen it all something else pops up”. Let’s turn the tables here. What do you already have in your collection that is so rare and unusual, that the rest of us probably haven’t seen it? How about posting a picture and a description?? I’ll start the ball rolling with these hubcaps. They are blackout hubcaps for 1934-35 Chevrolet Standard series cars. Never been plated, skins were painted after they were rolled on to the bases. The guy I got them from (probably 30 years ago) thought they were intended for some sort of military use. I have the parts book that should cover military applications, but these hubcaps are not mentioned. I’ve attached a photo of the cover of that parts book. Any help in identifying the hubcaps would be appreciated. Your turn!!