Studes in Roadside Americana photos

[BobWaitz]

From the Haddon Twp, NJ Historical Society

[studegary]

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From the Haddon Twp, NJ Historical Society

Perhaps my picture is too small, but besides the Starlight coupe, there appears to be a fairly rare 1951 Lincoln Cosmopolitan sedan at the crossing.

[Dick LeRoux]

How many of us actually remember steam engines providing regular service? I know we're getting up there but I had the pleasure of growing up when The Great Northern, Northern Pacific, and the Soo Line ran steam engines hauling iron ore, They'd run the engines until there wasn't anything left. They used them up because they knew diesel locomotive would replace them but if they could get another mile out of them they would. As kids we would wander through miles of them waiting to be scrapped where the steel would be sent over to Europe for re-building after WWII. Duluth was a major port for scrap iron that was shipped to both Europe & Japan. Different time, different era, but boy did we have fun.

[WinM1895]

Perhaps my picture is too small, but besides the Starlight coupe, there appears to be a fairly rare 1951 Lincoln Cosmopolitan sedan at the crossing.

It's a 1951 Lincoln, but it's not a Cosmo. This is the smaller 'baby' Lincoln that uses the Mercury body shell.

Originally, 1949/51 Lincoln/Cosmopolitan were to have 'carry-over' 292 cid flathead V12's. Tthen it was decided to install the F7/F8 337 cid flathead V8 truck engine instead.

Hydra-Matic was introduced in 1950 Lincoln/Cosmo only.

[studegary]

It's a 1951 Lincoln, but it's not a Cosmo. This is the smaller 'baby' Lincoln that uses the Mercury body shell.

I am sure that you know better than I about these. The upper body didn't look correct for a Cosmo, but I thought that for 1951 only the Cosmo used that body side moulding that kicked up at the front.

[WinM1895]

I am sure that you know better than I about these. The upper body didn't look correct for a Cosmo, but I thought that for 1951 only the Cosmo used that body side moulding that kicked up at the front.

Y'all were gazing at the Studebaker, while I was gazing at the Lincoln, wondering if anyone here knew how rare a car this is.

A long time pal of mine has owned a similar car for 40+ years. There was also a Lincoln Club Coupe.

The reason for the 'baby' Lincoln was because originally, the 1949 Mercury was to be the 1949 Ford. But when 'The Deuce' looked at it, said it's too heavy.

Some Studie nuts know that Dick Caleel, a member of Loewy's staff, designed the new 1949 Ford in a month, baking the clay model in his wife's oven.

The only change in the 1949's design, was turning the vertical tail lights to horizontal. I read all this jazz in Special Interest Autos, many moons ago.

[studegary]

Y'all were gazing at the Studebaker, while I was gazing at the Lincoln, wondering if anyone here knew how rare a car this is.

A long time pal of mine has owned a similar car for 40+ years. There was also a Lincoln Club Coupe.

Wasn't there both a Cosmo Capri coupe and a base model two door Lincoln, utilizing the Mercury sport coupe body, for 1951. I was into Mercurys of that period, not Lincolns.

[WinM1895]

Wasn't there both a Cosmo Capri coupe and a base model two door Lincoln, utilizing the Mercury sport coupe body, for 1951. I was into Mercurys of that period, not Lincolns.

There was a Cosmo 4 door sedan (a fastback sedan in '49 only) and a convertible, I don't recall a coupe. Cosmo's were rare...even when new.

There was a Lincoln Coupe, based on the Merc body shell. A 1951 Merc Coupe was used in Thunderbolt & Lightfoot, the 1974 Eastwood/Bridges flick.

I swear this was the same green '51 Merc that the pal of mine (who owns the 1951 Lincoln) and I searched for from Santa Monica to Lompoc, then back to Santa Monica.

He spotted it in Santa Monica, ran the plate thru a SMPD cop we both knew. It was registered in Lompoc, so we drove there only to discover that the owner had moved...to Santa Monica!

[8E45E]

There was a Cosmo 4 door sedan (a fastback sedan in '49 only) and a convertible, I don't recall a coupe. Cosmo's were rare...even when new.

There was a Cosmopolitan 2-door sedan.



Craig

[BobPalma]

From the Thursday, August 15, 2019 Hemmings Daily Blog.

Is that a two-tone, big-rear-window 1955-up truck backed in on the frist row?



And how many other Studes, if you have all day to examine the photo? BP

[Skip Lackie]

Agree, that looks like an E-series truck.

[BobWaitz]

Saw this on a click-bait site. Had to sift through 38 pictures before it came up. It's probably been on here before, but what the heck!

[studegary]

Saw this on a click-bait site. Had to sift through 38 pictures before it came up. It's probably been on here before, but what the heck!

I previously tried to post that picture, but only came up with a link, not a picture.

[BobWaitz]

I previously tried to post that picture, but only came up with a link, not a picture.

When I got it up on screen, I right-clicked it (Windows PC), selected Copy Image, then started a reply and pressed CTRL-V in the message board editor. You can do it while viewing the picture on your reply.

[studegary]

When I got it up on screen, I right-clicked it (Windows PC), selected Copy Image, then started a reply and pressed CTRL-V in the message board editor. You can do it while viewing the picture on your reply.

Thanks. I am glad that you knew how to do this.