new accessory for a car show exhibit, a stock certificate, pretty cool



the Lincoln Highway has a 100th birthday party car parade celebration



above 2 images from http://www.kearneyhub.com/news/local/lincoln-highway-s-th-birthday-party-continues-today-sunday-parade/article_fde13dc2-e1eb-11e2-9784-0019bb2963f4.html

the route for the first transcontinental highway were made Oct 31st, 1913

for the Centennial tour, about 140 cars, mostly Ford Model T and Model As drove in from the East Coast end at Time Square New York, and Lincoln Park San Francisco



above images from http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/tour/2013/

for a good write up: http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2013/07/05/lincoln-highway-100th-anniversary-transcontinental-road/2491097/ and a gallery: http://www.usatoday.com/media/cinematic/gallery/2488289/lincoln-highway-turns-100-years-old/


Style, beauty, elegance, grace and design... photos from the 2013 LaJolla Concours






above: 53 Corvette





above: great auxiliary lights


not often you can find 2 Cords or two cars with flex tube exhaust pipes next to each other










I think I can hear George Kennedy

1930 Lincoln Sport Phaeton with the most beautiful wood steering wheel, and stunning cabinetry for the back seat passengers




Did I understate the steering wheel? I can only recall a couple wood spoked steering wheels, and this seems to be a very early center horn button, or it may be a soft cushion covering the acorn nut




and the leather door panels and pocket looks great!


Bad guy drive menacing black cars, well, at least in Herbie and Bullitt


above are from Herbie Rides Again... the 2nd movie in the series

Some advertising posters for cars and trains


Pantasote was a material that tops were made of, at the bottom of the ad you can see they listed 134 car company makes they were ready to equip


 above, 1919, below, 1928








all found while browsing http://bertc.com/subfive/flash/illustration_menu.htm

a high water mark for car design, the Lincoln Zephyr (Zephyr is the name of the west wind by the way)




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