Studes in Roadside Americana photos

[Bob Andrews]

No date or location

[6hk71400]

Too bad, I could use the correct 57 trunk lid. I would even drive as far as Texas for a correct 57-58 Hawk trunk lid

[skyway]

Ohhhh, top of the heap no less😉

[62champ]

Somewhere in Texas - 1942. Believe we have a '36 here. Portal of Texas History.

[Bob Andrews]

Another one from Facebook. Date and location unknown.

[Noxnabaker]

Yep; always on top!

[Bob Andrews]

Whenever I look at junkyard photos, I always think about the fact that every single one of those were once shiny and new, and somebody was so excited to pick it up. Father proudly bringing home the new family car, local farmer finally saved up enough to get himself that new truck, brand new car to go off to college or celebrating a promotion, any number of stories… yet they all ended up abused, used up, and cast off in a junkpile. There’s a couple different life lessons in there.

[62champ]

Somewhere in Texas, 1947 - Portal of Texas History website.

[BobWaitz]

From Custer's 1874 Black Hills Expedition:


110 wagons. Pretty sure they are Studebakers.

[Buzzard]

Well they are in a Lazy "S" configuration.

[62champ]

1956 - somewhere in Texas. Portal of Texas history website.

[skyway]

The cigarette is a nice touch.

[62champ]

University of North Texas - Music Hall. Portal of Texas History

[pinehurstbob]

I guess nobody backed in back in the day. No camera I suspect.
Bob

[Noxnabaker]

I learned to reverse in when parking from my mother who said "you might be in a hurry when leaving & it's way easier to see forwad than backwards, especially if you're a bit stressed & you have less of the car in front of you than rearwise, don't be short minded", smart woman that one! (& this were the days when you had to leave the film from the camera to be developed)
When I lived in Holland I noticed that people never(!) reversed their cars when parking but they would ofen leave the window rolled down even when there was rain coming...

[Bob Andrews]

That's angle parking, it's the one situation where it would be wrong to back in.

[StudeNewby]

Is that a twofer? I can't tell if the car on the far left is a Stude or a Plymouth.

[Noxnabaker]

I zoomed in & nope; only one Studebaker there...

[BobWaitz]

West Collingswood Crossing

[62champ]

Street view in Texas City. Portal of Texas history.