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Re: Great Old Pics texasoldcarguy #499632 Thu Dec 19 2013 10:36 AM Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX texasoldcarguy Active Member texasoldcarguy Active Member Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX Big trades day Saturday in Stratford, Texas (est. circa 1915). Fred If you are not driving your antique car frequently you might as well be collecting clocks! Always remember you are unique, just like everyone else.

Re: Great Old Pics texasoldcarguy #499633 Thu Dec 19 2013 10:37 AM Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX texasoldcarguy Active Member texasoldcarguy Active Member Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX This early shot of Ranger, Texas makes you appreciate the paved roads we had today. Fred If you are not driving your antique car frequently you might as well be collecting clocks! Always remember you are unique, just like everyone else.

Re: Great Old Pics texasoldcarguy #499634 Thu Dec 19 2013 10:39 AM Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX texasoldcarguy Active Member texasoldcarguy Active Member Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX Great shot of a vintage 1929 "tourist court" in El Paso, Texas. I don't see any "air conditioned or free TV signs". Fred If you are not driving your antique car frequently you might as well be collecting clocks! Always remember you are unique, just like everyone else.

Re: Great Old Pics texasoldcarguy #499635 Thu Dec 19 2013 10:41 AM Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX texasoldcarguy Active Member texasoldcarguy Active Member Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX Desdemona, Texas in 1919; another example of pre-paved roads. Fred If you are not driving your antique car frequently you might as well be collecting clocks! Always remember you are unique, just like everyone else.

Re: Great Old Pics texasoldcarguy #499637 Thu Dec 19 2013 10:43 AM Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX texasoldcarguy Active Member texasoldcarguy Active Member Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX Some "Arkies" heading west looking for work in California. Looks like they had a real load of kiddoes! Fred If you are not driving your antique car frequently you might as well be collecting clocks! Always remember you are unique, just like everyone else.

Re: Great Old Pics texasoldcarguy #499638 Thu Dec 19 2013 10:46 AM Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX texasoldcarguy Active Member texasoldcarguy Active Member Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX More families "heading west." Fred If you are not driving your antique car frequently you might as well be collecting clocks! Always remember you are unique, just like everyone else.

Re: Great Old Pics texasoldcarguy #499639 Thu Dec 19 2013 10:48 AM Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX texasoldcarguy Active Member texasoldcarguy Active Member Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX This early Model TT Truck (1919?) looks like he was having trouble leaving Texas heading west in 1936. Wonder if they made it? Fred If you are not driving your antique car frequently you might as well be collecting clocks! Always remember you are unique, just like everyone else.

Re: Great Old Pics texasoldcarguy #499641 Thu Dec 19 2013 10:51 AM Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX texasoldcarguy Active Member texasoldcarguy Active Member Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX Another view of the same truck, this time with the occupants. Couldn't wait to get out of the dust bowl! Fred If you are not driving your antique car frequently you might as well be collecting clocks! Always remember you are unique, just like everyone else.

Re: Great Old Pics texasoldcarguy #499642 Thu Dec 19 2013 10:53 AM Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX texasoldcarguy Active Member texasoldcarguy Active Member Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX More Texas migrants heading west. Fred If you are not driving your antique car frequently you might as well be collecting clocks! Always remember you are unique, just like everyone else.

Re: Great Old Pics texasoldcarguy #499643 Thu Dec 19 2013 10:55 AM Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX texasoldcarguy Active Member texasoldcarguy Active Member Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX If that Model A Ford could talk what a tale she would have to tell us! Fred If you are not driving your antique car frequently you might as well be collecting clocks! Always remember you are unique, just like everyone else.

Re: Great Old Pics texasoldcarguy #499644 Thu Dec 19 2013 11:00 AM Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX texasoldcarguy Active Member texasoldcarguy Active Member Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX Giving some of the younguns a drink on their trek to the promised land. Fred If you are not driving your antique car frequently you might as well be collecting clocks! Always remember you are unique, just like everyone else.

Re: Great Old Pics texasoldcarguy #499645 Thu Dec 19 2013 11:02 AM Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX texasoldcarguy Active Member texasoldcarguy Active Member Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX One of my all time favorites - the Last Chance Garage in North Dakota. Must have been located at the corner of Nowhere Street and Dirt Road! Fred If you are not driving your antique car frequently you might as well be collecting clocks! Always remember you are unique, just like everyone else.

Re: Great Old Pics texasoldcarguy #499649 Thu Dec 19 2013 11:34 AM Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX texasoldcarguy Active Member texasoldcarguy Active Member Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX Saturday marketday in downtown Weatherford, Texas 1936. Fred If you are not driving your antique car frequently you might as well be collecting clocks! Always remember you are unique, just like everyone else.

Re: Great Old Pics texasoldcarguy #499651 Thu Dec 19 2013 11:42 AM Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX texasoldcarguy Active Member texasoldcarguy Active Member Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX The convoy from the dust bowl has arrived - got any crops needing picking? Fred If you are not driving your antique car frequently you might as well be collecting clocks! Always remember you are unique, just like everyone else.

Re: Great Old Pics texasoldcarguy #499653 Thu Dec 19 2013 11:47 AM Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX texasoldcarguy Active Member texasoldcarguy Active Member Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 52 Georgetown, TX Fourth of July parade entry using a 1931 Model AA Ford truck. Fred If you are not driving your antique car frequently you might as well be collecting clocks! Always remember you are unique, just like everyone else.