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1939 Chrysler New Yorker

Trivia test: What was the only American
car to put 7 main bearings in its
6-cylinder engine when others used 4? Answer a few frames farther on...

1940
Cadillac

1940 Ford

1941 Chrysler

Let's take a closer look at that classic
grille

Time for lunch

1946 Studebaker

1947 Dodge

1948 Chevrolet

The car with a 7-main-bearing 6 was the
Nash — this is the '48 model

Who's that guy that keeps getting into my
pictures?

1949 Dodge

1949 Plymouth

The 1950 "Buck-Tooth"
Buick

A rather shabby 1950 Lincoln

Doesn't look much better inside

1952 Packard

This is what they meant by "Big Mack"
in
1953

1953 Mercury — its final year with the flathead
V-8

A
much-desired car in its day — especially by the younger set

1953 Plymouth

1954
Pontiac

Of course there's going to be a tractor pull —
it's Vermont, isn't it?

This requires intense concentration

Yes, it's a Model T tractor

They start with one cement block, then add more
for each successive pull

Almost nobody has a problem with one block

It's pretty embarrassing when your tractor has to be towed

The sexes are equal in this sport — all that
matters is how good your tractor is

The Model T more than holds its
own

Now what can I say that won't sound sexist?

Nice going, honey...Oops!
Sorry — I didn't mean anything by that
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