Category: 1950s
International R-120 Pickup on Bastrop Highway
The International R Series was made from 1953 to 1955.
1949 or 1950 Nash Custom at Austin Car Show
One of my favorite cars at the Lone Star Roundup. Note the comfortable Lincoln seats.
1954 Kurtis 500 KK Vintage Race Car at COTA
Impressive race car competing at the vintage races at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas, based on a 1952 Indy 500 chassis powered by a 1954 DeSoto 291 cu. in. Fire Dome Hemi. Kurtis made 2/3’s
1958 Pontiac Chieftain Coupe on S. Congress Ave
This was the last year for the Chieftain, featuring a 370 cu. in. V8 with 240 or 270 hp, and a three speed Super Hydra-Matic.
1958 Edsel at Dave’s Perfection Automotive
Note the push-buttons for the transmission are on the hub of the steering wheel. Dig the crazy speedometer. Contact info at right for Dave’s, a venerable Austin collector car and hot rod garage on S.
Cutest Car: 1950s Nash Metropolitan
In front of a shop in Dripping Springs, sans motor.
1958 DeSoto Firesweep Convertible at Bastrop Car Show Today
This snazzy 1958 DeSoto Firesweep has a 350 cu.in. V8, with polyspherical heads spinning out 280 hp. It looks like push-buttons for the transmission, left of the steering wheel.
