1949 Ford 6"x6" oil

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This 1949 Ford might have been a police car because it still has the search lights on it and I saw one just like it today at the Kentucky State Fair in the police exhibit, but it was black of course.  

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1959 Chevy el Camino 5"x7" oil

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Normally the front grill is interesting but on this 1959 Chevy el Camino it is the back tail lights and fins.  Lets see what else happened in 1959.

A gallon of gas cost 25¢.

A movie ticket was $1.00.

Fidel Castro comes to power in Cuba.

The Guggenheim Museum designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in completed in NYC.

Mattel launched the Barbie Doll. ( I got mine in 1960)

Alaska becomes the 49th state and Hawaii becomes the 50th.

Hudson and Nash join to become AMC, American Motors Association.

US unemployment reaches 1.4 million.

NASA introduces America's first astronauts including John Glenn Jr and Alan Shepard Jr.

Typhoon Vera with winds over 160 mph hits the island Honshu, Japan, killing nearly 5,000.

The first known human with HIV dies in Congo.

The Dalai Lama flees Tibet and obtains political asylum in India.

The US Grammy Music Awards started.

Musicians Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper crashes.

Noted films: Ben Hur, Some Like It Hot, Anatomy of a Murder, North by Northwest, Sleeping Beauty.

Popular TV shows: Bonanza (in color), The Huckleberry Hound show.

Born this year: Simon Cowell, Hugh Laurie.

Inventions (or first use) Microchip, Etch a Sketch, computer modem.

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1937 Ford 5"x7" oil

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The friend I always go to this street rod national show with is always looking for the perfect copper color.   I think this car was it. Here are some interesting facts about 1937.

Unemployment was 14.3%

Gasoline was 10¢ a gallon

Hamburger was 12¢ a pound

Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean.

The Hindenburg burst into flames while attempting to moor at Lakehurst, New Jersey.

The increased number of Polio cases in Chicago causes schools to stay closed.

First total solar eclipse in 800 years to exceed 7 minutes of totality.

Disney released Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

"Death on the Nile" by Agatha Christie is published.

"The Hobbit" by JRR Tolkien is published.

"Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck is published.

Born this year: Jackie Collins, Anthony Hopkins, Shirley Bassey, Loretta Swit, Warren Beatty, Peter Cook, Bill Cosby, Jane Fonda, Morgan Freeman, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Nicholson, Colin Powell, Vanessa Redgrave

The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is opened.

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1936 Packard 6"x6" oil

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This 1936 Packard came from Alabama to attend the National Street Rod show here in Louisville Ky.  This car to me means class!   It was built for comfort and touring and is equipted with two spare tires.   I love this cream color which speaks of elegance.

In 1936 Howard Huges made a record breaking flight from Burbank CA to Newark NJ.

Aer Lingus, Ireland's national airline was founded.

Billboard magazine publishes its 1st music hit parade.

February 15, -60° F in Parshall North Dakota.

Sonja Henie, Norway, wins 3rd consecutive Olympic figure skating gold.

1st flight fo airship Hindenburg, Germany.

United Auto Workers stage 1st sit-down strike at Fisher Body Plant.

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1949 Cadillac 5"x7" oil

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A big storm blew through here yesterday and my electricity has been out for 18 hours.   But it is back on now!  So here is my painting of a 1949 Cadillac and some interesting fact about 1949.

Average cost of a new house $7450

Average wage per year $2950

A gallon of gas cost 17 Cents

Average cos of a new car $1420

Minimum hourly wage was 70 cents

6.75 richter scale earthquake in Ecuador killed 6000 and destroyed 50 towns

First Polaroid camera sold for $89.95

President Harry S. Truman authorizes $16 million in aid for Palestinian refugees

The Emmy Awards for US television firs presented

First Volkswagen Beetle sold in US

The first car with a Porsche badge is shown in Germany

The first automatic street lights are installed in New Milford Connecticut

45 rpm record introduced

The world's first commercially available computer The Ferranti Mark 1 released.

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1936 Ford 6"x6" oil

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To put this in perspective, here are a few things that happened in 1936, the year this car was made.

Benny Goodman wrote "Stompin at the Savoy"

Green Hornet radio show aired on WXYZ in Detroit.

National Negro Congress organizes in Chicago.

Worlds first superhero appears, The Phantom

First stock car race held in Daytona Beach FL.

1st bicycle traffic court in America established in Racine WI.

"Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell is published.

40 hour work week law is approved.

July 6, 121° F state record in Steele North Dakota.

August 2, 120° F state record set in Seymour TX.

Lou Gehrig is voted MVP.

King Edward VIII abdicates throne to marry Mrs. Wallis Simpson.

Chiang Kai-shek declares war on Japan.

Green Bay packers win NFL.

Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and dummy Charlie McCarthy appears on TV.

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1955 Ford Truck 6"x6" oil

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This 1955 Ford truck came all the way from Texas and had been lowered so close to the ground that you could only get a piece of paper between the street and the bumper.  Well, maybe you could get two sheets of paper under there, but anyway the cab was so tall that you could not even look into the windows to see the dashboard!  Pretty cool truck!

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"1938 Packard" 5"x7" oil on canvas

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A 1938 Packard is actually my best guess.  If someone else knows what this car is I hope you could let me know.    There are several things that are different on the car but isn't it a beauty!   It was a champagne gold color.

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"1954 Corvette" 5"x7" oil on canvas

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Every Corvette is produced in Bowling Green Kentucky which is also the home of the National Corvette Museum.   I don't know where this Corvette's owner is from but it was made here in Kentucky.  This series of hot rod paintings has been fun to paint and I hope ya'll have enjoyed it as much as I have.

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"Old Fire Truck" 5"x7" oil on canvas

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This is an old fire truck and I think the hose was laid on the hooks you see on the side of the truck.   The initials are MFD and I could not see any make or year on the vehicle.   It looked pretty original.

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"1950 Ford" 5"x7" oil on canvas

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We had a Ford like this when I was young except ours was a lighter baby blue color.    We saw this car at the hot rod show here in Louisville late in the day and a lot of cars surrounding it had left already.   But there was one red car next to it, do you see the reflection?

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"1950 Studebaker" 5"x7" oil on canvas

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This model of Studebaker was definitely ahead of its time.    This particular one was driven down from Manitoba to participate in the Street Rod Nationals here in Louisville Ky.  I love the rough and tumble look about it, the red looks like primer and the flames are very worn.      

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"1947 Mercury" 5"x7" oil on canvas

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This 1947 Mercury has been repainted but they did not choose a bright color or flashy flames or an iridescent paint they chose a beautiful, quiet, grayed out teal blue-green color.   Very nicely done.    Great old classic.

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"1948 Pontiac Silver Streak" 5"x7" oil on canvas

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This 1948 Pontiac Silver Streak was so beautiful with its pristine pearlized white finish and shiny chrome and the hood ornament had that red  running along side that indian head.   Simply beautiful!   The car was white and in the sun but you have to keep the whitest part the sun sparkle highlights.   Everything else was some sort of grey with blue or yellow tinting it.  Interesting study.

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"1948 Buick" 5"x7" oil on canvas

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You can always tell a Buick by its front grill that look like a snarl growlin at ya.  Love it!

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"1947 Plymouth" 5"x7" oil on canvas

 

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Yet another two tone car.   I don't think I will ever tire of them.  This one had the deepest darkest midnight blue and I think the way it is painted brings out the car's shape.  Of course it has been chopped so it is lower/shorter than an original version.

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"1948 Ford Anglia" 5"x7"

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This 1948 Ford Anglia Thames Delivery is owned by a Canadian that was at the hot rod show here in Louisville.  We talked to him a while and he said it was for sale at $20,000.   I think it is only a 4 cylinder but it sure was cute.  He said that Ford made them for the European market and that he had collected them because you could get three of them in a two car garage.

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"1959 Cadillac" 5"x7" oil on canvas

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When I looked at this car I thought "Man, they just don't make cars like this anymore"   The cars designed now seem so boring compared to this one with it's fins, lights and chrome, seems they just put things on there for no other reason than amusement.   I love it!

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"1933 Plymouth" 5"x7" oil on canvas

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This is another two tone car from the hot rod show here in Louisville last week.  And yes, working from a computer image is the next thing to being there.

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"1955 Two Tone Chevy wagon" 5"x7" oil on canvas

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This is another painting from the "Street Rod Nationals" show here in Louisville.   A '55 Two tone Chevy station wagon that has been modified.   The grill is different and so is the bumper.   It's a beautiful car.   I took pictures and am working from the computer screen image.   The color is just like being there.

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