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(click on picture to enlarge)This is The Mister's Dad, Bill Brock. (1925-1988)
He's standing beside his 1940 Mercury Club Coupe.
Bill loved cars, and passed that love on down
to three of his sons...The Mister being one of them.
There aren't any dates on the picture but I'm
guessing it was taken around the mid 1940's.
I wish they still made cars with all that style!
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I wish I had a picture of my dad and his mercury! I love old photos!
ReplyDeleteGreat car! And he does look proud!
ReplyDeleteoh i love cars of that era...great pic!
ReplyDeleteNeat car. Mr. Brock looks quite proud!
ReplyDeletexoxo
Jane
All these "sepia" pictures bring back memories of our lost family pictures. It wonderful to remember through yours!
ReplyDeleteChristine ~ oh dear! Lost and is you can't find them..or lost as in destroyed? Either way, that's too bad!
ReplyDeleteOh I love picture. Those cars were the best!
ReplyDeleteWe had a 1941 Pontiac, Hunter Green, with the metal stripes down the back. I have a picture of it, and will have to go look for it now.
That is a great car! And the Mister's Dad was very handsome and had a full head of hair.
ReplyDeleteHave fun in the sun and please give hugs to my bro-in-law : )
Fun to see the Pastor so young and dashing!
ReplyDeleteThat really is a car to be proud of!
ReplyDeleteAnd look how shiny it is... it's obvious he took great pride in his ride!
ReplyDeleteWow, he must have been one of the first that had a car.;)
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely weekend Betsy,
xo
Zuzana
Great photo! I have one in the front room of my grandpa in front of his 1st car back in the 20's with a milk can he was delivering. The old photos are GREAT!
ReplyDeleteNice photo with the car too! Had not thought of love of cars being genetic!
ReplyDeleteWe just bought a Chevy HHR to tow behind our motor home; I like it because it reminds me of these old 40's cars.
The car is so shiny. I bet his dad had just finished waxing it. I think we need to make an effort to having our photos taken in front of our cars. It's a tradition we've gotten away from. Just think, one day my great grandchildren could see a photo of me and my Corolla and say....I love that old car!
ReplyDeleteGreat picture, handsome man and handsome car.
ReplyDeleteBetsy - you can tell that he polished that car within an inch of its life. It's so shiny! I bet he kept the interior in perfect order, as well.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great car! and photo. People back then were proud of their automobile as well they should have been. Wonder how many of today's vehicles are being recorded for posterity?
ReplyDeleteGreat photo! I think I'll go look for all my photos with cars in them. It'll be fun to see what everyone drove through the years. I can think of an ancestor in a very fancy carriage and then one of mine with "just married" painted on one side and "mistake?" painted on the other. How prophetic!
ReplyDeleteHi Bets. I like your post today too. We have always taken pictures with our cars and I use those to back date things in our life. The birth of a child, which job we had etc. My dad never had a car. He was alcoholic and never allowed a license. He rode horses in the 30's and 40's. Don't have many pictures of him. I read your previous post and sure know about the stress. We have 2 daughters bipolar and our lives have been a roller coaster. It is better now that they are stable, but OMG I have had to make myself numb many times to deal with it. Just mild antianxiety meds. thank goodness no alcohol. Blessings
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That is a great photo of a great looking car and Mister's dad too.
ReplyDeletegreat photo - my dad loves cars too, He even made himself a photo album with pictures of all his vehicles through the years.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness. This picture looks like a still frame from a 1940s movie. Look at that backdrop! Bill must have polished his Mercury a thousand times... look how it shines! Thanks for sharing! And give Steve a hug for me. Hope you and Taylor have a safe and funfilled Happy Easter trip!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Unks
Meri ~ you have him pegged! Yes, that was him completely! :)
ReplyDeleteQMM ~ thanks so much for your comment. Being 'numb'....oh yes, that's a good way to describe it, isn't it!?! Glad things are a bit better for you now.
ReplyDeleteBach ~ ok...hug will be most certainly delivered! :)
ReplyDeleteI love these photos. He looks so proud.
ReplyDeleteThe automobiles back then embodied all variations of the term "class": Classic, classy, etc. The four-wheeled "vehicles" they spit out nowadays are mostly lacking any of that.
ReplyDeletehi betsy
ReplyDeleteyep, cars those days seemed to be all style. they might not have been so wonderful to drive though :)
We have a picture of my wife's father standing in the same pose beside his new car.
ReplyDeleteDifferent car, of course, but the same pride.
My favourite era of autos 1940's-early '50's :)
ReplyDeleteAnd judging from the bald tyres on the car, I'd say you're close on the date. What with the rubber ration during the war, tyres were hard to come by; at least until early '46...
Betsy...thanks for the kind words about Buddy and Teddy...
ReplyDeleteyou're a dear
sending love,
Kary
Lovely picture - and you are right, there is something about the curving lines of the car, the slight hint of excess, which translates it from a functional tool into a pleasurable possession.
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