The Ford Barn

Dave Mellor NJ · 03-30-2025, 02:04 AM

Nice family

mercman from oz · 03-30-2025, 04:03 AM

400A · 03-30-2025, 09:16 AM

I find it interesting how popular it was "back in the day" to be photographed sitting on your car. Lots of pics showing folks up on fenders, hoods, bumpers, what not. Something you'd never do today.

Chuck Dempsey · 03-30-2025, 09:59 AM

Even standing on the roof.... (under the number 17)

Marshall V. Daut · 03-30-2025, 11:27 AM

It was also tradition back then to straddle the hood for a photo if this was the first car you owned. People were generally smaller and not as beefy 100 years ago as they are today, so unless you bounced up and down on the hood, the chances were good that you wouldn't dent or bow the hood top panels.
Marshall

Gold Digger · 03-30-2025, 06:38 PM

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Back in the 50's and 60's the boy's in my neck of the woods all set on the front fenders and road hunted at night. Now besides it being against the law to road hunt, the cars are not made right to ride up there.

03-30-2025, 04:03 AM	#2
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 12,007	Re: All aboard

03-30-2025, 09:16 AM	#3
400A Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2023 Location: New England Posts: 128	Re: All aboard I find it interesting how popular it was "back in the day" to be photographed sitting on your car. Lots of pics showing folks up on fenders, hoods, bumpers, what not. Something you'd never do today.

03-30-2025, 11:27 AM	#5
Marshall V. Daut Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Davenport, Iowa Posts: 2,626	Re: All aboard It was also tradition back then to straddle the hood for a photo if this was the first car you owned. People were generally smaller and not as beefy 100 years ago as they are today, so unless you bounced up and down on the hood, the chances were good that you wouldn't dent or bow the hood top panels. Marshall

03-30-2025, 06:38 PM	#6
Gold Digger Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Arkansas & Alaska Posts: 685	Re: All aboard Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Back in the 50's and 60's the boy's in my neck of the woods all set on the front fenders and road hunted at night. Now besides it being against the law to road hunt, the cars are not made right to ride up there.