Brian Austin Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 (edited) Courtesy link to full magazine via Google Books: https://books.google.com/books?id=Ci0DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA184&dq=garage&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwih4O371J_vAhU1MlkFHYU7BZAQ6AEwBHoECAYQAg#v=onepage&q&f=false Edited March 8, 2021 by Brian Austin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Something unusual there? I see two Skyliners with the second color of the two-tone only on the roofs; usually you see the second color just on the upper body, with the lower body and roof matching: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Very interesting. Thanks for sharing it, Brian. 🌵😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 One thing that caught my eye was the caption stating the driver has to unload the upper rack to clear low bridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 (edited) My father worked at a Ford dealership. As a kid I would watch the drivers unload the cars from the haulers. I wouldn't want to have to load or unload those upper decks! Edited March 9, 2021 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodent Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Always loved auto transport trucks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Warfield Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 For you younger folks, cars weren't always delivered like this. My Dad graduated high school in 1936 and started working for a Pontiac dealer in Granite City, IL. Him and another young man would take a train to Detroit and drive a new car back while towing a second car. Thanks, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kromolly Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Really a neat piece of history here. And thanks for the added note, Bob. Hard to believe cars were transported two at a time like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 Prior to auto-rack rail cars, automobiles were shipped in special box cars, often four at a time. There were special racks inside. I'd love to build one in 1:24-1:25. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Thanks for this insight of a period of auto transport history as seen from the driver's perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodent Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Don't forget these rail cars. https://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/01/vert-a-pac-train-cars-kept-your-chevy-vegas-price-in-check/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Vert-A-Pack were a big failure in practice - didn't last long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuilderX Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Wonder if they wait to let the oil fill the pan back up before starting them up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 The firm my dad worked for at that time (Pettibone) built that lifter on the right raising the doors - it was a bit more reliable than the Vega. Ironically it was better known as a junkyard mule: I bet it later hauled a Vega or two to the crusher... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kromolly Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 The circle of life. 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Interesting prospective of a slice of life in 1957. Something else that I noticed when information about the load of cars on the transporter being worth up to $20,000.00. That's not even the average price of a car today. The driver is proud, and should be for the time, that he earns $8,000.00 per year. That was some pretty good money in 1957. Anyone care to figure out what that would be in todays dollars ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) A couple handy-dandy online calculators say either $74,879.43 or $76,443. However, the income tax rate on $8000+ in 1957 was 34% for a single person; head of household was 30%. Edited March 11, 2021 by ChrisBcritter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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