RivNut Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 My eyes keep going back to the one on the left front fender whose hand is on the headlight. Brings back memories of another thread on Dagmars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 (edited) I'm curious about this picture of the '38. The quality of the photo looks really good for 1938 film. Can anyone identify the plaque above the from license plate? I'm wondering if this is not a staged picture taken recently. Even if it is, it's worth a second (or third) look.EdThe photo is from a cover of the 1937 1938 Buick Club's Tourque Tube bymonthly magazine. I have the magazine somewhere and remember that the issue was around 1998 or so. (The Club is now defunct and replaced with the 1936-1938 Buick Club) It was taken at The Gatsby Picinic in Okland CA. by Harry Logan who was the editor of the magazine at the time and a fellow BCA member. The picinic is a yearly event held on the second Sunday of September at The Dunsmuir Estate and sponsored by the Art Deco Society Of California. The girls on the Buick are a dance act known as "The Deco Belles". They perform at the event every year. The picnic brings in several hundred participates and many antique automobiles that must be no later than 1941.The "Deco Belles" also hold a "beauty contest" during the event when one is chosen as "Miss Art Deco" for a year.Hopes this helps clear up the mystery of the photo. Edited November 14, 2015 by xp-300 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Well there you have it. Thanks Dave!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Ain't the internet wonderful? I "Googled" Gatsby Picnic / Decobelles / Buick and came up with this shot. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Ain't the internet wonderful? I "Googled" Gatsby Picnic / Decobelles / Buick and came up with this shot. Decobelles Buick.jpgI have an association with this Buick. The Buick in the picture is owned by Mr.Richard Fishman of Oakland. I bought my 1938 Buick from him ten years ago. He is an Art Deco dealer in Oakland and San Francisco, CA. Every Buick he has owned he has restored. This 39 is one of those fine examples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 (edited) Mr. Earl, post 1222, Bloomington, Il is my home. After High School I dated the granddaughter of the founder of State Farm. I had a new 57 Vette, and she had a new 57 T-bird. Mine was Black, her's Red. Several of my family have worked for State Farm, also the home I was raised in was a block from the original Steak N Shake, it was in Normal, Il, which is a twin city to Bloomington. I could look out my bedroom window and see Steak N Shake. I met my bride while cruising thru the Steak N Shake curb service lot. I was driving a 54 scalloped Century HT. That was in late 1958. My father sold new Buick's to both founders of these companies. I have one of those lic. tags myself, Dale in Indy P.S. I also have a collection of original Steak N Shake dishes/glasses, etc. I also have one of the first car door trays used in the curb service lot. My wife's Grandmother was the Steak N Shake girl Friday, she started the curb service in 1940. They were called CAR HOPS, because they would run out and HOP on the running board of cars coming in, thus hoping to get a tip after service.. Edited November 14, 2015 by smithbrother (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel88 Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 I agree Mr Earl, I like the girls on the right photo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JohnD1956 Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 That's another great picture Ed. Thanks to Mr. Earl for blowing it up. Too bad no one thought to get rid of the plastic bag with the white napkins in it before taking the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 (edited) [quote name="JohnD1956"Too bad no one thought to get rid of the plastic bag with the white napkins in it before taking the photo.That is "Miss Art Deco's " white roses. She's the one with the crown and sitting on the middle of the bumper. Edited November 14, 2015 by xp-300 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 What the H??? With these eyes, no wonder I think my cars look okay... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 What the H??? With these eyes, no wonder I think my cars look okay...Your cars are fine. Obviously you have not been in much trouble with your wife, if so you would have know it was roses. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Your cars are fine. Obviously you have not been in much trouble with your wife, if so you would have know it was roses. or you are not very proactive in staying out of trouble........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 for instance this is how you show up with a newly acquired Roadmaster.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick 59 Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tb3 Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 my 87 grand national.it's the oldest buick I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Yaros Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Found on Facebook - 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Found on Facebook - Is that Elizabeth Montgomery? Samantha on Bewitched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscheib Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 $Ed, Sure looks like her, but my eyes, like several others, are "old". John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Thats her alrighty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Is that Elizabeth Montgomery? Samantha on Bewitched.Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 (edited) for instance this is how you show up with a newly acquired Roadmaster....How'd you get those pots to stay on the trailer fender as you brought it home? Or was it a local car that you didn't have to drive on high speed routes to get it home?LOL...local '54 that isn't already at Buick Gardens...ROFLMAO. Edited November 22, 2015 by Thriller (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tb3 Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Found on Facebook - another angle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tb3 Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 my gn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Gee, I just noticed today that my GS could use a wash... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avgwarhawk Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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avgwarhawk Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avgwarhawk Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Ok, she is by a Metropolitain but there is a great Buick behind her.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avgwarhawk Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) Edited December 4, 2015 by avgwarhawk (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxBuicks Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 I love the one in post #1248. Looks like they stopped at the side of the road going up the mountains in the fall. Both girls and the car are beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johnjackson Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Is it bad I cringed when seeing her on the car thinking about scratching the paint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Is it bad I cringed when seeing her on the car thinking about scratching the paint? YES!!!!! Ben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Next-door neighbor's Daughter Sarah was a bride, and her choice was our 1937 Roadmaster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I'm figuring that the bride looks to be in her early 20's. Say she is 20, that car was built 62 years before she was born. How many of us can say that there was any kind of motor carriage built 62 years before we were born? Lovely bride, lovely couple, lovely car. Good choices all around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 How many of us can say that there was any kind of motor carriage built 62 years before we were born? Some on here can barely say that about the wheel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Some on here can barely say that about the wheel. I resemble that remark!!! Ben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Derek minus 62 years is pretty close to Mark's new Model F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Yaros Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Spotted on fb 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Some on here can barely say that about the wheel. I resemble that remark!!! Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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