BECAUSE THEY NEVER LET YOU PUT ENOUGH IMAGES IN A BOOK…
Additional photos that tie into the history and personal stories shared in MOTOR CITY BOOMER: THE CAR CULTURE THAT DEFINED A GENERATION. FAMILY MATTERS
Lynn, Mom, Dad and me, 1951 (Photo courtesy of Lynn Lewis)
Mom, Lynn and Aunt Millie hijack my vehicles, 1950 (Photo courtesy of Lynn Lewis)
1861 Schaffer Dr., Jackson, Michigan (my collection)
Lynn and Ben's eclectic driveway in 1955. For Ben's parents, a new Oldsmobile. For Lynn and Ben, a new British-built Nash Metropolitan, a Ford hot rod sedan from the '30s, and behind the old sedan, a new Chevy. (Photo courtesy of Lynn Lewis)
The Schaffer Drive kids went to Boy Scout camp together in 1958. That's me (with the terrible haircut) bottom row, fourth from left. Same row, second from right, Bill Crossley, and first right, Phil Reynolds. On the top row, Terry Crossley, third from left, and Rick Cosier, sixth from left. (my collection)
Sister Lynn steadies me, 1948 (Photo courtesy of Lynn Lewis)
Christmas gifts, 1955 (Photo courtesy of Lynn Lewis)
My first electric car, a Ford (Photo courtesy of Lynn Lewis)
MY FIRST HERO - RALPH DONALDSON
Dressed for success (Photo courtesy of Donaldson Family)
Jackson Motor Speedway Champ, 1956 (Photo courtesy of Donaldson family)
Championship hood ornaments, mid-1950s (Photo courtesy of Donaldson Family
His modified Plymouth stock car (Courtesy of Donaldson Family)
Ralph in his Midwest Champion Sprint Car, ca. 1960 (Photo courtesy of Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame)
CARS
American muscle, a 1964 GOAT (Photo courtesy of Coyote Classics)
One hot car, a ’55 Chevy (Photo courtesy of Mustang Joe, Wikimedia Commons)
Look at that luster! ’57 Bel Air (Photo courtesy of Dave Lawrence Photography, http:davelawrence.photo)
Mellow yellow, a ’57 Chevy (Photo courtesy of Pixabay)
Have some chrome, Mr. ’58 Buick (Photo courtesy of Paul Dapa Rocks on Pixabay
Ugly enough for you? Late 50s Edsel (Photo courtesy of Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress)
Cobra bites Stingray (Photo courtesy of Collections of The Henry Ford)
Death Car (JFK) and Dream Car (GTO) at The Henry Ford (Photo courtesy of Collections of The Henry Ford)
FAST FOOD
Life at mid-century in sunny California (Photo courtesy of the Collections at The Henry Ford
My favorite, a double steakburger with cheese, pickle and extra onion (Image courtesy of J. Andre, www.electric-art-gallery.com)
Golden arches, glass walls – and no seating (Photo courtesy of John Margolies, Roadside America Collection, Library of Congress)
REST YOUR WEARY HEAD
One of a kind, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (my collection)
Best neon in Tucumcari, NM (my collection)
Only in America! (Photo courtesy of Carol. M Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress)
Best neon in Seligman, AZ (my collection)
What a “Great Sign”! Photo courtesy of John Margolies, Roadside America Collection, Library of Congress)
ROADSIDE KITSCH
Chew on this! (Photo courtesy of John Margolies, Roadside America Collection, Library of Congress)
So what if dinosaurs never lived in Michigan? (Photo courtesy of John Margolies, Roadside America Collection, Library of Congress)
Want a souvenir from New Mexico? (my collection)
Several states claim Paul Bunyan and the Blue Ox as residents (Photo courtesy of John Margolies, Roadside America Collection, Library of Congress)
Need a spare tire near Detroit? (Photo courtesy of John Margolies, Roadside America Collection, Library of Congress)
Somebody forgot to add kitsch to this stretch of Route 66 in Oklahoma (Photo courtesy of Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress)