This vintage Christmas Ad was published in 1934, and it just exudes that 1930s vibe: The Ohio Oil Company was started in 1887 as an independent company but soon became a subsidiary of Standard Oil…
1934 On a Saturday morning in September, 1934, the First National Bank in Holdrege, Nebraska, was robbed by three men carrying automatics. Customers and employees were herded behind the bank counte…
Happy Birthday, America! Photo credit: Delaney Tracy Break out the grill(e)s!! 1936 Pierce Arrow 1949 Ford 1959 Lincoln 1940 Chevy
The fascinating history of American cars . . .one story at a time.
The fascinating history of American cars . . .one story at a time.
Minden, Nebraska, hosted a car show around the town square this weekend, and it was a beautiful setting for the gathered classics. Minden is the county seat for the area in which my family homestea…
Many of the car shows we frequent have been canceled this year, and I have missed them terribly. That’s why I was beyond excited to make the short trip to Elm Creek, Nebraska, to attend the s…
The fascinating history of American cars . . .one story at a time.
The fascinating history of American cars . . .one story at a time.
I obviously inherited my love for old dealership buildings from my parents, because they snapped this photo the other day while passing through the village of Wilsonville, Nebraska: Above that amaz…
When Buick restyled the beautiful ’49 Buick for 1950, it made a change that continues to inspire strong emotion, both positive and negative. Buick replaced this beautiful grille . . . . . . w…
The fascinating history of American cars . . .one story at a time.
FINALLY, the auctions are starting back up and we went to a great one last weekend. On the auction block was a veritable history of Chevrolet trucks: 1937 1938 1939 The bidding was robust since it …
The fascinating history of American cars . . .one story at a time.
The fascinating history of American cars . . .one story at a time.
The fascinating history of American cars . . .one story at a time.
This 1942 Cadillac was used by General Dwight D. Eisenhower during World War II and is now on display at the Eisenhower Presidential Museum, Library & Boyhood Home in Abilene, Kansas. It was fi…
1955 Willys
I was super excited to find this in a box of emblems we purchased at auction the other day: It is a hood emblem that would have originally been found on the great-looking front end of a 1941 Desoto…
