Cool photos from Chromefin.blogspot.com

the remains of a model a axle that was momentarily revealed by the shifting beach http://chromefin.blogspot.com/2008/10/shifting-sands_09.html

All from a cool site: http://chromefin.blogspot.com/

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Golden age survivor in Brazil

The photo posted by Fabio Almeida was made in the district Taquaras rural Burnt Ranch, Sierra Santa Catarina.

http://antigosverdeamarelo.blogspot.com/2009/12/monumento-ao-automovel.html

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1920 method of obtaining gas in Brazil was a department store

The photo above is from 1920, highlighting the "torpedo" a Ford TT.

The coolest thing in this image is the writing on the wall of the warehouse: Custodian of gasoline "Motano"-Standard Oil of Brazil.

So this was the sale of "Gazolina" in the early days! Well before the gasoline pumps, fuel was sold in department stores in brass!
http://antigosverdeamarelo.blogspot.com/2010/01/jacarei-curiosidades.html

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Relix Riot at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners Michigan

Via: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=402654

read all about it http://westmichiganweekly.blogspot.com/2009/09/old-school-hot-rods-featured-at-gilmore.html

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Nik finds cool stuff, that is what he does

the original is bigger and I cropped out a telephone pole, but just look at the abandoned gas station, in 1937. Ain't that just Hank Williams "So lonely I could die" lonely? Via: http://carrosantigos.wordpress.com/ who found it on Shorpy... awesome website of old photographs.

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Lots of cool photos over at the HAMB, here's a couple from a thread about the history of Los Angeles

That is one great photo.

Very cool socket wrench holder! That's clever!

Craig Breedlove built the Spirit of America in his garage!

This is how many oil derricks there were all over Los Angeles, above in Brea, below in Huntington Beach, 1958

The first the time I have seen a delivery truck in use to deliver when new

Drive by banking?

Big 'ol ambulance

Via: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4927350

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Oil and fuel pumps at the big 3 swap meet

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