Old photos

[Canuck]

John
Great photos and quality. That investment in your camera really paid off. Compare the resolution 32 years later. Those wheels you would have bought would be all rusted by now anyway. By the time I got to BC in July 75 all that we had was Boundary Bay on a Saturday night. Most of the hot cars were on used car lots on Kingsway or Broadway (Ritchie,Belmont,Gladstone Etc) $99 down and $99 per month got you a 6 or 7 year old muscle car that was tired. They never told you how many months you had to pay the $99.00.
That 60 Plymouth looks like something out of a B grade movie about "dammed hotrodders".
Thanks for sharing.

Paul Martin
North Vancouver,BC
Accross the river from the Wagonmaster

[StriperSS]

Hi Paul, yes I remember Belmont and Gladstone. I learned to never pull my car onto the lot at Belmont. They'd block you in and really put the pressure on. Bunch of shysters. They did have some awesome stuff on their lot in 70 and 71. I remember being there one day and watching them unload a car carrier with used muscle cars from Ontario. There were 3 69 Biscaynes with 427's on one load. 2 blue and a red one. I wonder where they disappeared to.
I think Mission was open till about 1976 or 77, because I did run my W31 there one time in 76. After that it shut down for years, and then reopened at it's present location.

[resto4u]

Those so awesome pics!!! keep them coming,and very senic background. Makes me wish i was back there then. Roger

[StriperSS]

I do have more, but lots of things are taking up my time these days. I'll get to them.

John

[StriperSS]

Occasionally I run across interesting photos on Flickr. This guy has some cool old photos. Note the one of a 67 Mustang at a road race course. It's a street car, but has the whole tailight taped up, as was usual back then for road races.
Another interesting shot of Mark Donohues Camaro, and a 63 Dodge drag car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rsldaw/sets/1359283/

[StriperSS]

And then there's Pace cars.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/altered...7594338862808/

[StriperSS]

You guys are going to love this one. It's not mine but has all the elements needed to please a red blooded male.
A convertible, a blonde, and a stick shift.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alteredmissives/454330271/

[bashton]

Awesome pics, John. I also have boxes full of car pictures and had the "pro" camera that allowed me "all access" back in the day. (I had a Konica back then). I have big albums from the Street Machine Nats dating back to the eary 70's that are a real hoot! (especially the pics of me and my "ultra cool" haircut!)

Every once in a while, I find myself digging through some of those boxes and reliving the memories. Guess I'm going to have to do some posting myself!

Thanks/BA

[AlsV8vair]

Yes , deficiently get those photos up here. I like to see what the cars were like back then.

[67 GTO]

[ QUOTE ]
69 Mustang and a Road Runner.



[/ QUOTE ]I'm pretty sure that I've seen this Mustang 10+ years ago here in Vancouver.
Black with a teardrop hood. Should have snapped a pic as it isn't there anymore...