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Thursday, February 19, 2026

1976 Plymouth Fury coupe

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1964 Plymouth Fury 4-door hardtop

Dealer postcard.

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a bear chats with occupants of a 1961 Chevrolet Impala

"You got any cookies?"

"Yes, what type do you want?"

Probably in Yosemite National Park.

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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

1987 Mercury Cougar LS 5.0 liter


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Monday, February 16, 2026

cars in Cali, Colombia, 1940s

The approximate equivalent scene today.

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'I want to teach from a real book, not a little screen'

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Canadian 4-6-0 hauling freight and passenger cars, 1958

Class D3e, #417, only member in the class, built in 1910.

More info

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testing engine power and torque, San Francisco, 1923

At the corner of Duncan and Noe Streets. The car is on Duncan Street which must have been a through street at the time but isn't now.

Similar view today

 

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a Pacific Electric interurban car at the intersection of 6th and Los Angeles Sts, 1943

The Pacific Electric HQ building is out of sight to the left. Buildings in this area haven't been subjected to the same Great Replacement as other parts of the downtown and the then Greyhound bus terminal is still there.

Present day view

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Los Angeles streetcar in 1941


Looking east on 5th Street from Figueroa.

It has changed a lot -- the intersection now
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