Vintage Automobiles

I never was big into cars as a teenager, and now that I'm an old guy I'm still not. But I love going to car shows and museums to photgraph vintage cars. People spend hundreds of man-hours and thousands of dollars to restore old autos, turning them into works of art. What follows is a collection of vintage auto photos that I've taken over the years. I've tried my best to correctly identify each car, but like I said I'm not a big car person. If anybody spots a mistake send me a comment and I will correct it.

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Pre-1900

It's hard to pinpoint the exact birthdate of the automobile. There were steam powered vehicles as early as the 18th century. There was a lot of tinkering with fuel sources and engine designs for most of the 19th century. I would say that Karl Benz finally got the ball rolling in 1885 by producing an auto that ran on a 4-stroke gasoline-powered internal combustion engine. The Duryea brothers built the first successful American gasoline powered auto in 1893 and won the first American car race in 1895. It was off to the races after that (slight pun here).



1892 Benz


1896 Peugeot


1900-1909

Henry Ford started the process of rolling assembly of automobiles in this decade, resulting in full assembly-line production in the next decade. He was able to produce technologically advanced vehicles at an affordable price. His first successful model was the Model N (1907-1908) followed by the more advanced Model T.



1906 Cadillac Model H Coupe

1906 Cadillac Model M
Double Tulip Touring


1906 Ford Model N Roadster


1907 Buick Roadster


1908 Sears Autobuggy


1910-1919

Better cars, cheaper prices.



1910 Maxwell


1910 Hupmobile


1912 Metz


1912 Ford Model T Speedster


1913 Stanley (Steamer)


1913 Stanley (Steamer)

1913 Pierce-Arrow
Model 38C Brougham


1914 Ford Model T Runabout


1915 Chevrolet "490"


1915 Ford Model T Touring


1920-1929

A decade of elegant autos. The Ford Model A hits the market in 1927.



1925 Graham Bros. Black Maria


1927 Mercedes Benz


1928 Packard


1928 Ford Model A


1928 Ford Model A Pickup


1928 Ford Model A Roadster


1928 Cadillac Series 341 Dual Cowl Sport Phaeton


1928 Cadillac Series 341 Dual Cowl Sport Phaeton


1929 Ford Model A Roadster


1929 Ford Model A Sedan


1929 Ford Model A Coupe

1929 Packard Model 645
Deluxe Eight Roadster


1930-1939

Lots of advances in both technology and design.



1930 Pontiac

1930 Model J Duesenberg
LWB Cabriolet

1930 Model J Duesenberg
LWB Cabriolet


1930 Cadillac "353" Convertible Coupe


1931 Pierce-Arrow


1931 Stutz Model DV-32


1932 Rolls-Royce Shooting Brake 20/25


1932 Ford Roadster


1932 Ford Roadster


1933 Studebaker Commander


1934 Ford Deluxe Rumble Seat Roadster


1934 Ford Deluxe Rumble Seat Roadster


1934 Ford Tudor Sedan

1934 Ford Custom Coupe
"In Excess"


1934 Plymouth Coupe

1935 Ford Standard
Tudor Sedan

1935 Ford Standard
Tudor Sedan


1936 Dodge 5-Window Coupe


1936 Chevrolet Pickup

1936 Auburn Model 8-852
Supercharged Cabriolet

1936 Auburn Model 8-852
Supercharged Cabriolet


1937 Chevrolet Pickup


1937 Ford Roadster


1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Convertible


1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Convertible


1937 Terraplane Convertible Coupe


1937 Terraplane Convertible Coupe


1938 Chevrolet Sedan


1938? Ford


1938 Cadillac V-16 Town Sedan


1939 Pontiac Deluxe 6


1939 Packard 120 Touring Sedan


1939? Chevrolet Pickup


1939? Chevrolet Pickup

1939 Packard Super Eight
Convertible Victoria

1939 Packard Super Eight
Convertible Victoria


1940-1949

The war put the kibosh on the auto industry, so you only see autos from the early or late 40s.



1940 Ford Coupe


1940 Ford Deluxe Convertible


1940? Ford Woody Wagon


1941 Packard 120 Woody Wagon


1941 Willys Coupe


1941 Lincoln Continental Coupe

1947 Chrysler Town & Country
2-door Convertible

1948 Tucker-48 Sedan

1948 Tucker-48 Sedan


1948 Ford Sedan


1949 Willys Jeepster


1950-1959

This is the decade I began to realize that automobiles were the primary means of transportation in the United States. I seem to recall Dodges or Plymouths in the garage.


1950 Packard Super Eight
Victoria Convertible Coupe


1951? Chevrolet Convertible


1951? Willys Pickup


1951? Mercury


1951? Mercury Monterey


1952 Chevrolet 3100 5-window Pickup


1952 Ford F1 Pickup

1953 Plymouth Cranbrook
2-door Coupe


1953 Chevrolet C-1 Corvette

1953 Cadillac Eldorado
Convertible

1953 Cunningham C-3
Continental Coupe


1953 Chevrolet 3100 Pickup


1953 Jaguar C-type


1954 Packard Caribbean Convertible


1954 Chevrolet BelAir Coupe


1954 Buick Skylark Convertible


1954 Buick Skylark Convertible


1954 Kaiser-Darrin Roadster

1954 Oldsmobile F-88
Concept Car

1954 Oldsmobile F-88
Concept Car


1955 Chevrolet


1955? Ford F-100 Pickup


1955 Nash Metropolitan Convertible


1956 Ford F-100 Pickup


1956 Ford F-100 Good Humor Truck


1956? Ford Fairlane Victoria Hardtop


1956? Ford Sunliner Convertible


1956 Buick Century Converible


1956 DeSoto Adventurer


1957 DeSoto Firesweep


1957 Chevrolet 2-door hard top


1957 Chevrolet BelAir 2-door Hardtop


1957 Chevrolet Pickup


1957 Ford Thunderbird


1957 Ford Thunderbird


1957 Chevrolet BelAir Convertible


1957 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible


1958 Nash Metropolitan


1960-1969

The decade of the muscle car and also my teens. My muscle cars were a 1954 Nash Rambler and a 1960-something Renault.



60s Jaguar E-type


1961 Chrysler 300G Convertible


1963 Chevrolet Corvette


1963 Chevrolet Corvette


1964 Ford Galaxy 500 Convertible


1965 Ford Mustang


1967 Ford Cobra Roadster


1967 Ford Shelby GT500


1967 Chevrolet SS427 Camaro

1965 Chevrolet Chevelle
Malibu SS Z16


1968 Chevrolet Camaro


1969 Ford Shelby GT500


1970-1979

I spent the latter part of this decade in a Plymouth station wagon.



1970 Mercury Cougar

1970 Mercury Marquis
Station Wagon


1970? Pontiac GTO Coupe


1971 Ford Torino Cobra


1976 Plymouth Duster


1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS LS6


1970 Mustang Mach 1 428 CobraJet


Post-1979

Now I'm really happy driving my Ford F-150.



1980s? Checker Cab


2001 Chevrolet Corvette


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