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driving a fancy car by freeparking.
Globe, Arizona. Desert. Grandpa. Fancy car. Early 1920s. 

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tenth48  Pro User  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  Pro User  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.
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freeparking  Pro User  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).
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Trevira  Pro User  says:

Fantastic. There's a pedal cars group that I'm sure would welcome this photograph.
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chiara9679  Pro User  says:

Questa è semplicemente meraviglisa:)
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EllenJo  Pro User  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.
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freeparking  Pro User  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.
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EllenJo  Pro User  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...

globe az floyd

"the light of day"

tae kwon do, Globe, AZ
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Simon  Pro User  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
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freeparking  Pro User  says:

simon - glad it could be of use. :)
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tenth48  Pro User  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  Pro User  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!
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Mirror Image Gallery  Pro User  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  Pro User  says:

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

What a treasure!!
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MikeBrowne  Pro User  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/
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freeparking  Pro User  says:

Cool!
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