Studes in Roadside Americana photos

[JRoberts]

[Studedude]

[8E45E]

Interesting to see the two early postwar Checker cabs parked across the street! Survivors are extremely rare!!





Craig

[BobPalma]

Is that a 1958 Studebaker sedan with the bulging LF headlight pod center far right?

[Studedude]

[Studedude]

[BobPalma]

That was the second consecutive year Ted Harbit had won his class at "The Nationals," Dave. He won previously in 1966. He also won his class in 1962 and 1964, but had to settle for runner-up in 1963 and 1965.

After that 1967 win, he went on to win the next three years in a row; 1968, 1969, and 1970. So he enjoyed an unbroken string of five consecutive wins: 1966 through 1970.

1971 was the only year of eleven years (1962-1972) in which he was not winner or runner-up.

His weight class was eliminated for 1972. He was forced to run "up" one class against cars with a more favorable power-to-weight ratio if he wanted to compete in the 1972 National Drags, so he did! The 1972 Nationals, which he did win, was thus his favorite, beating a 283 Chevy station wagon (he doesn't remember if it was a '58 or '59) in the final round with his little 120 HP 232. "By rights" and mathematically, he shouldn't have been able to do that...but it was Ted Harbit, you know. BP

[tstoj38]

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[JRoberts]

In New Zealand:

[Studedude]

[Studedude]

[BobPalma]

Good grief, Dave; that looks like a contemporary "doughnut" spare tire on the rear! BP

[Greenstude]

8921 --- Looks like an Italian license plate.

[jclary]

8921 --- Looks like an Italian license plate.

Gotta be a story there. I too, thought this must be an "off-shore" scene. But, didn't make an effort to dig deeper. Instead, thinking of the shambles of post war Europe, the shortages, and difficulty of recovery, I'm guessing that tires were probably as difficult to find as vehicles to put them on. To me, this looks like some kind of funeral vehicle. Also, I'm curious as to the purpose of that hinged compartment door just behind the driver's door?

Like I began...gotta be a story

[Commander Eddie]

Clever and well done modification. I think you are right John about it being a Hearst. The etchings in the windows look like Angels or Cherubs.