1949 #Lincoln#Cosmopolitan 4-Dr Sport Sedan; 337 cid #Flathead V8, 2 bbl, 152 hp; 3-speed manual. Lincoln's first post-war offering that wasn't based on 1942 cars. This was the senior of two models, and the Sport Sedan was by far the most popular body style.
Tomorrow' the 57th anniversary of Brian’s first solo record, “Caroline, No.” Two months later, it was reissued as the closing track on The Beach Boys’ album Pet Sounds. Written with Tony Asher, the track is distinguished for its jazz chords and unusual combination of instruments.
Today in 1964, The Beach Boys’ Shut Down Volume 2 album was released. Produced by Brian, the album contained classics like “Fun, Fun, Fun,” “Don’t Worry Baby, and “The Warmth of the Sun.” What’s your favorite track?
1958 #Pontiac#Bonneville#Convertible; 370 cid, Rochester fuel injection, 310 hp; 4-speed Hydramatic; Became a stand-alone series in 1958 rather than a #StarChief line member. A beautiful companion to #Impala. Interior appointments were exceptionally lavish.
December 1966: “Good Vibrations” reaches No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and quickly becomes the Beach Boys’s first million-selling single. Said Brian: "I had a lot of unfinished ideas, fragments of music I called 'feels.'"
Car styling fashions used to move very quickly, and the Ford Anglia 105E, launched in 1959 with Detroit-influenced looks, seemed desperately dated in this 1967 UK brochure, the model's last year. The Anglia's popularity remained high, with over a million sold. #carbrochure#Ford
1959 #Cadillac Series 62 #Convertible; 390 cid, 4 bbl, 325 hp; No other car personifies late Fifties exuberance quite like the 1959 Cadillac, from its towering fins with twin bullet taillamps, to its jewel-like grille, to its audaciously luxurious leather interior.