Tag: 1950s
Custom 1959 Apache Chevy Pickup at Jag Shop on HWY 290W
Dice hanging from the rear view mirror, candy-apple accents on flat black paint, pinstrips and reversed chrome wheels. Sweet.
Rusting 1953 Ford Customline Tudor Sedan in SW Austin
This 1953 Ford has a V8, the last year of the venerable side-valve flathead Ford V8 making 109 hp, reaching back to 1932, finally replaced the next year by a modern OHV 239 cu. in.
1957 Oldsmobile 98 Convertible at Petrol Lounge in N. Austin
The Ninety-Eight was top of the line, sporting the 371 cu. in. Rocket V8 (also used in GM trucks), twisting the Jetaway four speed auto transmission. Many fine collector cars are kept at Petrol Lounge,