The Royce Files

Another post about the Back to the 50s car show. This post's theme is nameplates and I've got a dandy amount of classy ones here to display. The Plymouth Belvedere with some spots of rust. A lot of nameplates used a cursive script. Ford Galaxie 5 00 adds a regal touch with a crown emblem. A Chrysler Imperial with a bird emblem harkening to either the Great Seal of the United States or the flag of Mexico or perhaps even German symbolism of the past. Imperial is also the chief beer in Costa Rica . And I conclude with the fabluous Ford Thunderbird with its cool font. I like the reflection of the Tiny Tim donut stand in the paint.

I n its earlier days, Pontiac featured a Native American on its logo. It may have just been a representation of the famous chief himself, Pontiac although no authentic images of him are known to exist. In the center background you may be able to see a Pontiac Chieftain under a large tree. Pontiac ceased production of the car sometime in the late 1950s. In 1956 they also changed their trademark from the Indian head dress to something more akin to an arrowhead.

I went to the TCs to take part in a huge car show at the Minnesota State Fair Grounds- Back to the 50s . My family brought their vintage car out to the show and did one of 2 things - sat around or walked around. The car in the picture is not the family car although you would think a Rolls Royce should be. Our classic car is a 1951 Pontiac Chieftain. Apparently Jack Benny owned one so I'm glad. However, I saw about a half dozen Rolls Royces at the show that featured about 11,000 pre-1965 cars and hot rods dispersed across the grounds. There was even 1 Rolls Royce that was manufactured for the English Royal Family. I think I only saw a dozen so Pontiacs. Half of those were Chieftains. Chevys and Fords were everywhere. Other cars I enjoyed looking for were the VW Type 1 (commonly called a beetle) and the Packard. The Back to the 50s event is pretty low key. No huge cash awards were offered to my knowledge just a lot of cars and people milling about enjoying looking at some fine cars. ...