Black, Red & White

I like the combination of a black car, red wheels and whitewalls.  Here are a few examples.

'34 Ford Model C

'33 Ford

'36 Ford 3-window coupe

'40 Ford Deluxe Coupe

'36 Ford 3-window coupe

'32 Ford 3-window coupe

'32 Ford 5-window coupe, chopped and channeled

'50 Ford Custom coupe

'32 Ford roadster

'32 Ford Tudor sedan



1952 Chevy 2-door hardtop

Another '32 Ford Tudor sedan

1933 5-windor

1955 Buick Century 2-Door Sedan (Highway Patrol)

This was a special model Buick that was popular with law enforcement.  Used on the early episodes of "Highway Patrol" with Broderick Crawford.  It was a slightly smaller body with a bigger engine.

Crawford went on to drive a 1956 Mercury and 1958 Buick among other cars.

Grandmother and Granddad's Packard

I've been trying to pinpoint year and model through photo identification.  I was convinced that Granddad switched hood ornaments (see below) after seeing the 1951 Packard 200 with the factory swan ornament, it may have been on the car when he got it.  My mom doesn't have a recollection specifically about him changing the hood ornament on this car but said Granddad did things to all of his trucks and cars.  So he may have added a hood ornament he liked better.  I thought this was a 1952 or '53 and could be.  I also thought it was a Clipper.  Not sure of location in photo.



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1951 Packard 200 Deluxe with factory swan ornament. 

What's interesting is the hood ornament is the same style used on Packards from 1942- 1950.  I've included a chart I found to show what to expect for hood ornaments.  We saw Granddad put a Dodge ram's head on a Ford. This is one is pretty cool.  On the chart below, look at the ornament used between '42 and '50 and compare to the photo.

Here's another look at the style that is on the car.