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Original Smith
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Re: Fords n Friends
Another fabulous post Tom! Keep 'em coming.
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Wayne Sheldon
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Re: Fords n Friends
More wonderful photos! Thank you.
Of particular interest is picture number two (Garber Okla.) An interesting gathering street scene. What is special about it is not one, but two very light colored automobiles! The smaller car in the street is likely a Buick White Streak series. I have no real idea what the larger parked car is.
Proper colors for cars before World War Two is a common and sometimes contentious discussion amongst hobbyists, restorers, and purists. American automobiles before World War Two were rarely really light colors or white. There were a lot of reasons for this, including paint chemistry, durability, and how bad they looked when dirty. Light colors were much more common in England and Europe due to cultural differences coupled with better roads (the Roman Empire built a highway system that lasted for over a thousand years! Following nations added to that for centuries!).
Buick was one of the few major producers to buck the American trend with their White Streak series cars actually painted white. It really didn't go over well with the American buyers, and Buick went back to darker colors after only a few years. There were numerous other companies that produced light colors on and off throughout the years. And of course, custom built automobiles could be ordered in almost any color available.
I look at lots of era photographs! And I am often looking for unusual colored automobiles. It is unusual to see two such cars out of less than twenty cars.
Of particular interest is picture number two (Garber Okla.) An interesting gathering street scene. What is special about it is not one, but two very light colored automobiles! The smaller car in the street is likely a Buick White Streak series. I have no real idea what the larger parked car is.
Proper colors for cars before World War Two is a common and sometimes contentious discussion amongst hobbyists, restorers, and purists. American automobiles before World War Two were rarely really light colors or white. There were a lot of reasons for this, including paint chemistry, durability, and how bad they looked when dirty. Light colors were much more common in England and Europe due to cultural differences coupled with better roads (the Roman Empire built a highway system that lasted for over a thousand years! Following nations added to that for centuries!).
Buick was one of the few major producers to buck the American trend with their White Streak series cars actually painted white. It really didn't go over well with the American buyers, and Buick went back to darker colors after only a few years. There were numerous other companies that produced light colors on and off throughout the years. And of course, custom built automobiles could be ordered in almost any color available.
I look at lots of era photographs! And I am often looking for unusual colored automobiles. It is unusual to see two such cars out of less than twenty cars.