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[cuznjohn]

my sister is posting some pictures of my dad, he has been gone over 40 years now. she posted one today of him standing on the street in east harlem ny and we think it is of him b4 he went into the air force, does anyone know the years of the cars in the picture so we might get a idea of what year the picture was taken

[Chupaca]

had a 37 Olds and those cars look the same era. So middle late 30's. But those in the know will come along. If not we could try for the clothing starting with the cool boots..

[cuznjohn]

we think they were his sneakers, he was a big base ball player back than

[Pennyrick]

The car with the sidemounts looks to have the look of a Packard. I would say it is a '37 or '38.

The other car is definitely pre-war but hard to tell. I would say a '35 or '36 Chevrolet.

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

The one behind your Dad looks a lot like a '36 Chevy my brother had once.

[Bob Denman]

Pre-War: mid to late thirties seems about right.

[mxz600]

Cars from 1932 - 1939.


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[cuznjohn]

me my sister and my dad

[spydaman60]

one of my best friends dad's had a 38 olds that looked about the same era!

[Chupaca]

nice photo..now your in the early 50's. Great to have all those old photos..

[PrairieSpyder]

my sister is posting some pictures of my dad, he has been gone over 40 years now. she posted one today of him standing on the street in east harlem ny and we think it is of him b4 he went into the air force, does anyone know the years of the cars in the picture so we might get a idea of what year the picture was taken

John,

I'm no expert on the model years for the cars, but civilian automobile production was stopped during the war. So there were no model years in the early '40s. So, even though those are pre-war models, the pic could have been taken during the war.

When did you dad go into the service? Was he in New York any time after his enlistment, but before the end of the war?

[ARtraveler]

I cannot help with the car ID's. Thank you for sharing the pictures though.

[cuznjohn]

John,

I'm no expert on the model years for the cars, but civilian automobile production was stopped during the war. So there were no model years in the early '40s. So, even though those are pre-war models, the pic could have been taken during the war.

When did you dad go into the service? Was he in New York any time after his enlistment, but before the end of the war?

from what i understand, once he enlisted he was not home for a long time, i know he was in Scotland, England, Texas, Sioux falls SD. i will have to check

[SNOOPY]

me my sister and my dad

Can I comment on the pork store?

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[ARtraveler]

Can I comment on the pork store?

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There was probably not a lot of them in the area. Hence, the name and big sign.

[cuznjohn]

back than there was also a live market around the block from there. as a kid i would go into the market to play with the rabbits and ducks, you would pick out what you wanted and they would kill it and get ti ready for your dinner. i remember watching them kill and de feather the chickens

[Dragonrider]

Pork store - is that where modern politics started??

[oldguyinTX]

Cuz, your pictures remind me of my dad and being a kid in the '50s. He was Army Air Force in 1942 based in Aberdeen, Scotland, part of the 100th Bomb Group. Your dad seems to be about the same age, maybe born in 1922 like mine. Maybe they served at the same base in Scotland. You might try looking him up on the 100th Bomb Group's website.

https://100thbg.com/

Good luck.

[SNOOPY]

Cuz, your pictures remind me of my dad and being a kid in the '50s. He was Army Air Force in 1942 based in Aberdeen, Scotland, part of the 100th Bomb Group. Your dad seems to be about the same age, maybe born in 1922 like mine. Maybe they served at the same base in Scotland. You might try looking him up on the 100th Bomb Group's website.

https://100thbg.com/

Good luck.

Very cool history.

[chuck gross]

Thanks for sharing this little piece of history my dad was also in the Army air corps born in 1921 he stayed state side to train pilots.
His cousin Clayton Kelly Gross went to Europe and flew fighter planes he achieved Ace status and is still alive at 94 years old. We lost my Dad in 2011 at 90 years old.

[cuznjohn]

Cuz, your pictures remind me of my dad and being a kid in the '50s. He was Army Air Force in 1942 based in Aberdeen, Scotland, part of the 100th Bomb Group. Your dad seems to be about the same age, maybe born in 1922 like mine. Maybe they served at the same base in Scotland. You might try looking him up on the 100th Bomb Group's website.

https://100thbg.com/

Good luck.

my dad was born in august of 1921 . now a quick story, when dad was in Scotland he went to a photographer and had a picture taken of him in a kilt and jacket. he told the guy to send the picture to my grandmother in ny and gave her name and address. when the guy saw his last name he told my dad to hang on and went in the back of the shop and came out with another picture of a guy in a kilt and jacket. he asked my dad if he knew the guy because he had the same last name, when my dad looked it was his brother frank who was in a week earlier, he was army infantry and wanted the same type of picture sent to his mom, my grandmother. talk about a small world

[chuck gross]

That is a priceless family story small world is right !!
Here is a doozy for ya my Dads cousin Clayton shot down a German Ace who was flying one of the first fighter jets ever made, the German pilot parachuted Clayton circled back around and waved at the pilot the German pilot saw the name on the side of the Mustang and took note
flash ahead to the year I think it was 1990 something Clayton went to Europe to attend a WW11 pilots convention and met the German jet pilot that he shot down, The German pilot thanked him for saving his life because of the injuries he sustained from being shot down he couldn't return to his squadron . And said that his entire squadron that he flew with all perished in the 6 months after he was shot down.
Small world indeed.

[SNOOPY]

Cool story.




Im still waiting for the Red Baron to thank me for shooting him down.

Snoopy

[granpa in Cincy]

John,

I'm no expert on the model years for the cars, but civilian automobile production was stopped during the war. So there were no model years in the early '40s. So, even though those are pre-war models, the pic could have been taken during the war.
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An awful lot of cars were manufactured in 1940 and 1941 before December 7th.

We had a '41 Chevy.

[cuznjohn]

my sister has the picture of my dad in the kilt that he took in Scotland but no one knows where my uncle franks picture is, as soon a my sister sends me the picture of dad i will post it here