marcapra Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 When I used to substitute teach in Imperial Beach in the 80s, I used to take the Silver Strand up to Coronado so I could take the breath-taking free direction Coronado bridge over San Diego Bay and see the beautiful harbor and skyline. Palm Avenue had a lot of interesting night clubs. I remember seeing an old car mounted about 20 feet in the air, and this curious car made from two front ends welded together. I took this pic around 1984. I wondered if this car was still there advertising Lydia's Cafe. But a lot has changed since 1984! Palm Avenue was widend and the cafe is now an urgent care building! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 1947 Pontiac 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewest Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Its a rare ESCAPEE FROM A JUNKYARD! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 6 hours ago, marcapra said: When I used to substitute teach in Imperial Beach in the 80s, I used to take the Silver Strand up to Coronado so I could take the breath-taking free direction Coronado bridge over San Diego Bay and see the beautiful harbor and skyline. Palm Avenue had a lot of interesting night clubs. I remember seeing an old car mounted about 20 feet in the air, and this curious car made from two front ends welded together. I took this pic around 1984. I wondered if this car was still there advertising Lydia's Cafe. But a lot has changed since 1984! Palm Avenue was widend and the cafe is now an urgent care building! I remember it well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagefinds Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 10 hours ago, marcapra said: When I used to substitute teach in Imperial Beach in the 80s, I used to take the Silver Strand up to Coronado so I could take the breath-taking free direction Coronado bridge over San Diego Bay and see the beautiful harbor and skyline. Palm Avenue had a lot of interesting night clubs. I remember seeing an old car mounted about 20 feet in the air, and this curious car made from two front ends welded together. I took this pic around 1984. I wondered if this car was still there advertising Lydia's Cafe. But a lot has changed since 1984! Palm Avenue was widend and the cafe is now an urgent care building! From July 1966 to 68 I was stationed at NAS North Island working on 9cyl radial airplane engines in one of the sub chaser/killer squadrons. The Viet Nam war was going on and the barracks were crowded so they paid us to live in town if we wanted to,we did. Rented a house in Imperial Beach a block from the pier and discovered the ocean. A little different than living at 6062' above sea level in the SE corner of Wyoming. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 These double front end cars were a fairly common phenomena back in the day. There was a 47-48 Olds that sat for years across from Hankins' garage in Beridgeboro, NJ. I have seen a couple Model A coupes and a 40s Studebaker. I'm sure there were others 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcapra Posted December 13, 2023 Author Share Posted December 13, 2023 I would assume that most of these double front cars were made to be head turners to draw your attention to a business like a garage or a restaurant. I just found this old snapshot in the back of an old desk. I'd like to see any other pics of cars like this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Bonesteel Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 There was a similar topic thread recently, including a discussion between Keiser and me about an orange, double ended Pontiac Catalina that sat for years outside the Catalina Lounge at Voltaire and Catalina, also in San Diego/Point Loma. Made inquiries about it to the current Lounge owners and to a local photographer, both without any success. Still trying to locate a photo of that one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Nothing too old here https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=AwrEoP77knplW0EDVGkPxQt.;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3BpdnM-?p=Double+front+ended+cars&type=asbw_7265_CHW_US_tid1002¶m1=SPHL%2FCrgW%2FK%2BVn%2BsMqzxstfR2XAIa60tcl7DNGTh6PHwEwFVD%2BRtpIqpqAGVTLqA¶m2=9dUI1n2R0BLDxNuWfiP4aSFOTltNdSPoIx38%2BUf%2FiXrvPdoGmStdlfwLFZYDvqkAJrWWk4yNReCLnBD%2FqPsDZd7olTZcV8HMx1G%2Fk786sE2Tis1g8dJd8zxVWs%2BbKztBnq1TfqUiqPYK9pXifXmJFyorDuCsYXJE71Y6G5tfejBREen1fvAWTjDHvPA%2FXWn1BpdWJ4ZTjGbCOiYFkx1nWxdI3YOlrKiXcWKMACuUcJUG%2F7o6pqZ5tmSZdxV3FHAn9O%2F5acNu60RouKcPx14WsA%3D%3D¶m3=NwVEMR%2FzKcG52XsVBYEh2zk2Yklq85vdfspZPoqz2M1qypHRDDTed5vIiOf0QJlo6eyJdyjUl1Z22tsrMKbp1ykwnA8kgJfLy3nU7qhoZlXyHgQCBseKfAu8HQmFEqb1M9qKfjSe6Rt3tmxOSH%2BNDcclHePyqPFcYjUA3gL9hiX3Y0jmHo9u3hny%2FosPJ06FNA%2Bd3bQOAdCoZLqozTu2NaCEkFnHNDcf036sF7SHAk0ktrMFwDd3tFUW0HOFYWS7dmIsLbD6U4b%2FdJyrksJEsRanr6Q1%2F09LxV02vZAW%2BoB60LpiqT%2FMhbiWbz4s3w6yjMFe7DfbJm5bEGafIJBhm7Kw2J20uaehH0khuwdlAAHX5n7a%2FEeGcoOUNRG1J7Esz8z%2B5k4Ar4io7e8RF17e%2FayoF5cq%2FqOffb5XN5CiPA%2BPy8dYNrCaLqSksIW9c21s8WNhVWGFs1XP1BNZSxGpvXt%2Bce64IeEYTSUJgT2aj1s%3D¶m4=q74aM%2FTWDJF8wMJ4nXyUgmBAdhnfUNdtmibVKosh6z0%3D&hsimp=yhs-syn&hspart=iba&ei=UTF-8&fr=yhs-iba-syn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bollman Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 (edited) This was used as a Dogs & Suds sign. Edited December 15, 2023 by Jim Bollman (see edit history) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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