vintage: driving a fancy car

Globe, Arizona. Desert. My grandpa Glenn Gilmer. Fancy car. Early 1920s.

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tenth48 says:

Aren't old photos fabulous??!!!
I love your Grandpa and his vehicle, especially the boxy design and the wheels. Amazing how design concepts have evolved over the years. I suppose that this is home-made but sure is fancy with all the nails neatly placed.
I see that home developers were already building tract homes. I guess they didn't provide garages, much less the necessary pools!!!
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Howard33 says:

I agree. That looks hand-crafted to me. Those are wheels from a baby carriage, which is the traditional source of wheels for such projects. I am impressed by the steering mechanism.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

freeparking says:

tenth48, you're right, old photos are great! The little car surely must be home-made, but the neatly placed rivets are impressive. Tract homes...ah, modernism taking hold. Globe was a mining town, so I don't know if it was a home developer or the mining company that built those homes for their workers (which I know mining companies had done in other towns).
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Trevira says:

Fantastic. There's a pedal cars group that I'm sure would welcome this photograph.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

chiara9679 says:

Questa è semplicemente meraviglisa:)
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

EllenJo says:

Ha ha-- this is great.

I need to get back down to Globe/Miami and Superior sometime again soon. Very interesting area and lots of great history down there.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

freeparking says:

I've never been to Globe, but if I did, I bet I'd be disappointed. Mostly because everything I've seen in the photos is gone bye-bye.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

EllenJo says:

Freeparking, you've never been to Globe? Wow! You really should go--I think there is more left than you might think--- Though it's only 60 miles from Phoenix it seems like a completely different world from a different time. It's quite an interesting town, and cool place to take photos-- I am fascinated by that whole Superior-Globe-Miami corridor...

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Simon says:

We loved this image so much we used it to illustrate an article about volunteer drivers on the Isle of Wight.

Thanks very much. VentnorBlog
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

freeparking says:

simon - glad it could be of use. :)
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tenth48 says:

I read Simon's comment and went to the blog to see your photo. What a cute idea!! Who would have thought that someone would need a photo of a kid in a car??!!! And they didn't even know your Grandfather!!!

Yes, you're right about the houses not being tract houses, way too early for that concept. They are most likely company houses. A good way to help ensure that the employees can't get ahead in the world!
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orlaguna says:

Gran foto. La incluiré en mi blog. Gracias oroyvidrio.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/actividad -fisica-depo...
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Mirror Image Gallery says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Playthings of the Past: Antique Photos of Dolls, Toys, & Games, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

Mirror Image Gallery says:

Great car. When I was a kid back in the 1950's my brother and are built many home made cars. The scary part is we would push each other down Pine Hill by our house. Most the time the tires would fall off or we would crash and flip into the curb. Thanks for the memory. Great photo!
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freeparking says:

Haha, it's a wonder how kids ever survive childhood. Glad you like the photo. :)
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Roadsidepictures says:

What a treasure!!
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

MikeBrowne says:

Thanks so much for posting this under a CC license. I used it in a blog post about being grateful for drive:

defrig.com/2009/10/23/031-i-am-grateful-for-d rive/
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

freeparking says:

Cool!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Blue387 says:

This was used here:
www.moreintelligentlife.com/story/a-miser-at- the-wheel
Posted 3 weeks ago. ( permalink )

freeparking says:

blue387 - Are you the author of that article, or associated with that magazine/website? It appears to be commercial in nature, and my photo is specifically labelled for all use EXCEPT commercial, unless I give permission first.
Posted 3 weeks ago. ( permalink )

Blue387 says:

I am not the author.
Posted 3 weeks ago. ( permalink )

freeparking says:

blue387 - I did write to them to point out they have violated the license permission. I'm just wondering what your motive was in pointing this out to me. You're not the author, but are you associated with the magazine in some way? It's curious.
Posted 3 weeks ago. ( permalink )

Roadsidepictures says:

Could it be that Blue387's motive was to let you know that your photo was being used illegally? If I see a photo I recognize being used without permission, I ALWAYS let the owner/photographer know.
Posted 3 weeks ago. ( permalink )

freeparking says:

roadsidepictures - It could be! But I don't know, and that's why I'm curious. If so, I'm glad he pointed it out to me. It's becoming an issue more and more with my old photos.
Posted 3 weeks ago. ( permalink )

Roadsidepictures says:

I know, it's pretty sad. One guy was selling magnets on Ebay with my pictures on them! A letter to Ebay and the seller put a halt to it.
Posted 3 weeks ago. ( permalink )

MikeBrowne says:

Sad that happened as I have a whole photo album full of old pictures I was going to scan and post. Now I'm having second thoughts.
Posted 3 weeks ago. ( permalink )

freeparking says:

Nah, it's mostly a totally positive experience sharing old photos like this. It's good to let them loose unto the world.
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