1957Birdman Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 This is my dad with his first car, a green 1940 Ford convertible. Note the blackwall tires and nontypical front bumper guard. I wouldn't mind owning one today. Lew Bachman 1957 Thunderbird 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 1 hour ago, 1957Birdman said: This is my dad with his first car, a green 1940 Ford convertible. Note the blackwall tires and nontypical front bumper guard. I wouldn't mind owning one today. Lew Bachman 1957 Thunderbird I like the 1935 Dodge Brothers to the right of the Ford. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 (edited) My maternal grandfather and his '51 Packard. And later, his '55 Packard 400... Edited July 25, 2023 by EmTee (see edit history) 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 22 minutes ago, EmTee said: My maternal grandfather and his '51 Packard. And later, his '55 Packard 400... I like those colors on the 400. Very rarely seen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61polara Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 (edited) Dad on the left with his best friend and Dad's first car...1936 Ford in the North Carolina mountains about 1941-42. Edited July 25, 2023 by 61polara (see edit history) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V16 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Here is me admiring Grandpas car back in 1953 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pomeroy41144 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 (edited) My grandpa's Lincoln. Edited October 27, 2023 by Pomeroy41144 (see edit history) 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pomeroy41144 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 My mother with grandpa's Mercs. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pomeroy41144 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Looks like my grandfather owned at least five Mercury cars. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pomeroy41144 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 (edited) My grandfather was in the Auto Radiator business in Chicago and Calumet City, Illinois. That is his helper. Edited October 31, 2023 by Pomeroy41144 (see edit history) 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 My grandpas brand new 34 Dodge. Dad behind the wheel and uncle standing. The uncle didn't make it thru WW2 so I never met him. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1842 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 My Dad's 1963 Buick Skylark convertible. The one car Dad said he regretted selling. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1842 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 I think my grandfather's car must be in this picture that he took around 1936. It's a nice period photo but I didn't discover it until many years after both Dad and Grampa's deaths so no back story. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexRiv_63 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 My Dad was a milkman for Urbandale Farms Dairy in the 1930s in Delavan Wisconsin and had some interesting rides... 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motoringicons Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Both my grandfathers lived in Yugoslavia. Their horsepower was actual horse power or probably some other type of donkey or cow power. My father came over to the US from a very young age from Yugoslavia (not called Croatia back then). He grew up in Los Angeles and owned a 1951 Chevrolet Two Door in the early 1960s. He had "Dutch" pinstripe the car that was modified. He is still alive at 87. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 On 10/3/2023 at 1:40 AM, Pomeroy41144 said: Looks like my grandfather owned at least five Mercury cars. Pomeroy411144: Your grandfather bought a 1949 Lincoln sport sedan, Model 9EL, Body Style No. 74 which shares the body shells with the 1949 Mercury. The Lincoln is 3" longer 121" wheelbase versus Mercury, was powered by the 337 ci L-Head V8 engine versus the Mercury 256 ci V8 engine and was priced at $2,575 versus $2,031. The other 1949 Lincoln model series was the Cosmopolitan which shares only the powertrain, the body completely different. Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexRiv_63 Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 I've posted these pictures elsewhere but they are my favorites because this jumpstarted my car repair obsession. In 1964 My Mom's car was this 55 Ford Customline. My Dad bought it new but by then it was pretty tired. So he jacked it up in our gravel driveway and proceeded to do a full valve and ring job. I was aware he knew how to work on cars but never to this extent. I was the light holder and tool grabber and I benefitted by learning a rich tapestry of curse words along with seat of the pants mechanical knowledge. He survived without the car falling on him and that engine ran perfectly for many years after including use as my first car. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon Desert model 45 Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 My Grandpa Joe was always trading in his car for something newer when I knew him, so I can only assume he never owned any car for very long even when he was younger. Here he is with a 1926 Chevrolet, a sedan (with Grandma), and a model T speedster. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon Desert model 45 Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 My Grandpa Albert with his father and their 490 Chevrolet. They drove this car cross country and back in 1922-23 seeking work for a total of 7025 miles. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconvertibleguy Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 Not the old man's, but one that was pretty similar. Was told that when I came along, the car had to go. To this day I wonder if it made the right choice or not 😛 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 14 hours ago, theconvertibleguy said: Was told that when I came along, the car had to go. I heard the same story about my father's '57 T-bird... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcticbuicks Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 (edited) my fathers car next to my grandfathers car ( Riley ?)………and apparently my grandfather loathed a hot rod being in the yard ……my dad chopped the roof etc ........and he had a job delivering telephone books in his 1929 graham paige with back seat removed to pay for the hot rodding of the ford .........my dad later sold the car to Burton Cummings as they grew up on the same area in Winnipeg and hung out together along with a guy named Brian Buchan a real greaser who owned one of Canadá’s oldest speed shops called Softies speed shop just recently closed after 50-60 years ,he got his nickname as his mother owned a typical 50s drive inn ice cream place called Softies ice cream Edited October 19, 2023 by arcticbuicks (see edit history) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 I thought I had contributed to this thread when it first started, but I see I didn't. Both my grandfathers owned some classic cars. My mother's father had a 1939 Delahaye 135MS by Chapron, and my dad's father owned a 1934 Rolls-Royce, 1941 Packard. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bloom Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 5 minutes ago, West Peterson said: I thought I had contributed to this thread when it first started, but I see I didn't. Both my grandfathers owned some classic cars. My mother's father had a 1939 Delahaye 135MS by Chapron, and my dad's father owned a 1934 Rolls-Royce, 1941 Packard. West, very nice. I hope they are still in your family, but if they aren’t, have you tracked where they are or seen them recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 My dad's father's first new car was a 1931 Chevrolet victoria coupe. My dad is sitting on the radiator. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, John Bloom said: West, very nice. I hope they are still in your family, but if they aren’t, have you tracked where they are or seen them recently? I do a lot of investigating to find some of the cars that were in our family. While the 1941 Packard is still in the family (an heirloom, now, after 65 years), the Rolls and the Delahaye are long gone. Both are now in Europe. The Delahaye has taken on a completely different look, unfortunately, as in the 1980s an owner in California chopped off the top. The Rolls still looks much the same. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Ritchel Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 My wife's father in northern Wisconsin, those were the days my friend! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Four Generations with a 1913 Model 31 Buick. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconvertibleguy Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 6 hours ago, EmTee said: I heard the same story about my father's '57 T-bird... It's funny that when he was single, he never owned a Ford. Usually Chevys; remember a Beaumont S/D being one of them. Once he got married he bought nothing but Ford's for quite a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepher Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 (edited) Pictures from Sept of 1969. My grandfather and his Pierce Arrow on his farm and the Pierce sitting at the farm. I now own his Pierce Arrow. Edited October 19, 2023 by zepher (see edit history) 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozstatman Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 11 hours ago, arcticbuicks said: my fathers car next to my grandfathers car ( Riley ?)……… Looks like a Rover P4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcticbuicks Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 oh yes,thats what is is.....thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 My dad and Ted Billings in 1958. My dad’s on the right. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 This is my dad in his garage about 20 years ago. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theconvertibleguy Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 Damn that's an impressive garage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 On 10/19/2023 at 6:01 PM, zepher said: Pictures from Sept of 1969. My grandfather and his Pierce Arrow on his farm and the Pierce sitting at the farm. I now own his Pierce Arrow. Here is as good as my photo improvement software can bring it back: 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepher Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Thank you for cleaning up the pictures, it made a big difference. Same car, some 50 or so years later. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexRiv_63 Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 I may have posted this before - my Dad on the left with a buddy after a fishing trip, trolling motor tossed in the back seat. Looks like a 34 Ford and taken around 1937. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pomeroy41144 Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 (edited) On 10/8/2023 at 8:39 AM, 58L-Y8 said: Pomeroy411144: Your grandfather bought a 1949 Lincoln sport sedan, Model 9EL, Body Style No. 74 which shares the body shells with the 1949 Mercury. The Lincoln is 3" longer 121" wheelbase versus Mercury, was powered by the 337 ci L-Head V8 engine versus the Mercury 256 ci V8 engine and was priced at $2,575 versus $2,031. The other 1949 Lincoln model series was the Cosmopolitan which shares only the powertrain, the body completely different. Steve Thanks friend. Made the correction. Yeah, he had two Lincolns. He also had five different Mercs over the years. He gave my mom the 56. I messed up the Lincoln post. Edited October 27, 2023 by Pomeroy41144 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Den41Buick Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 On 7/26/2023 at 7:08 PM, V16 said: Here is me admiring Grandpas car back in 1953 Looks like a 1941 Buick. Good taste! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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