dustycrusty Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Nice lines......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Like to be a body man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustycrusty Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 Mystery Solved! After staring at this picture for awhile, I found another, (and then another...) uncropped and colourized version. It is a 1949 Poncho Deluxe with a Silver Streak 8. Various captions credit the photograph as "circa 1954", which would make that Poncho 5 years old at the time this photograph was taken, and Norma Jean would been around 28. The car would be 71 years old now, and she would be 94! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 It is wearing a 1951 plate. Depending on the month the plates were issued you might be able to determine the date within a few months. I recall seeing a version of that some years ago and it was suggested she was 18 at the time - but the 1951 plate means she is at least 24-25. Her birthday was 1 June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustycrusty Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 47 minutes ago, nzcarnerd said: It is wearing a 1951 plate. Depending on the month the plates were issued you might be able to determine the date within a few months. I recall seeing a version of that some years ago and it was suggested she was 18 at the time - but the 1951 plate means she is at least 24-25. Her birthday was 1 June. The plate gave me pause too, but California used the 1951 plate through '55 by issuing succeeding year tabs held on by a single mounting bolt on the rear plate. Born in 1926, she was exactly 20 days older than my dad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drwatson Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Marilyn is next to a 1950 Pontiac. It's similar to a 1949 which has different grille teeth. (as in this '49 conv.). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipdang Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Did someone photoshop out the guy in the background of one of the colorized photos? His elbow is behind the hood ornament. Guess he wasn't really needed in this shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostwrench1 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 On 10/20/2020 at 6:30 PM, zipdang said: Did someone photoshop out the guy in the background of one of the colorized photos? His elbow is behind the hood ornament. Guess he wasn't really needed in this shoot. Two different photos. Notice the two different smiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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