Studes in Roadside Americana photos

[JRoberts]

[JRoberts]

[BobPalma]

Truly "Roadside Americana." Taken Wednesday, April 27, 2016 along the east side of U.S. 35 in Jackson County, Ohio. Location is about 38 miles south of Chillicothe OH at the intersection with Orpheus Road, County Road 46. Or, to be more specific according to our new Escape's Navigation / GPS system, approximately 35.959 Latitude at 82.493 Longitude!

Sad 1953 Commander Starliner, but I am sure Howe Clark could have it back on its feet in less than a week:





1955 Champion Regal Sedan:



The above photos were taken from a public road. However, to avoid trespassing, this was as close as I could get to a 1952 2-door "something" with a tarp over it. Speculation welcome as to the body style:



This "collector" had quite a bit of iron lying about.

Among the specimens were four 1971-1974 AMC Javelins that looked no better than the Studebakers, a 1957 Chevrolet 210 4-door wagon, and several mid-1960s Oldsmobile Cutlass Coupes. One 1965 Cutlass Coupe looked halfway salvageable and a 1967 442 hardtop and 1967 Cutlass hardtop parked nose-to-tail. The 4-4-2 had seen a rough life and the hardtop almost as much.

Also a 1966 Rambler Marlin (no, they don't get better looking with age). Several first-generation Camaros, too. At least 40 cars, I'd estimate. BP

[Blue 15G]

Love the bald snow tire on the front of the '53.

Wasn't this car recently advertised somewhere?

[BobPalma]

Love the bald snow tire on the front of the '53.

Wasn't this car recently advertised somewhere?

'Beats me, Dave. 'Looks like it has been there awhile, but not forever. BP

[Dave Bates]

They are Huntington,WV craigslist now.They have been on there a while.

[kurtruk]

Greetings from Daytona Beach

[christophe]

Newfound Gap NC

[dpson]

The '51 convertible in #6002 is well optioned; foglights, spotlight, radio (antenna), full wheel covers, bumper guards, rear fender skirts, front fender ornaments.

But no whitewall tires???

Looks like a man in a football helment standing at the roadside behind the women in the back seat, perhaps a ND football rally/parade?

[jclary]

The '51 convertible in #6002 is well optioned; foglights, spotlight, radio (antenna), full wheel covers, bumper guards, rear fender skirts, front fender ornaments.

But no whitewall tires???

Looks like a man in a football helment standing at the roadside behind the women in the back seat, perhaps a ND football rally/parade?

I'd say it seems to be a very intelligently optioned car. Obviously, a rural area. That is, it looks like this pic was taken in the era that farms came right up to the edge of town. Could be that the car is in an area with as many unpaved roads as paved roads. All the options you pointed out are "functional." White wall tires could only cost more money, and require constant cleaning. Useless extra work for no functional gain.

[52-fan]

The '51 convertible in #6002 is well optioned; foglights, spotlight, radio (antenna), full wheel covers, bumper guards, rear fender skirts, front fender ornaments.

But no whitewall tires???

Looks like a man in a football helment standing at the roadside behind the women in the back seat, perhaps a ND football rally/parade?

Considering the shadows of other things, I wonder if the guy in the football helmet is on a float hooked to the tractor. This does look like a parade getting started somewhere.

[qsanford]

Weren't whitewall tires in short supply during the Korean War?

[JRoberts]

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