Some more classic pictures

[67newport]

 

[barnfind]

 

[bluefury361]

That's Ricky Nelson in a new Fury that he bought and had painted black.

 

[drpreposterous]

Vintage shots from days gone by!

 

[drpreposterous]

Awesome and rare color vid clip of 1945 celebration of VJ Day

 

[drpreposterous]

Alright, point of pride here. These exhibits and Exner's office were designed by my Dad. He also painted a watercolor still life for Lynn Townsend while working in the Design Department.
Mrs Townsend graciously returned it to my Dad ten years ago or so.

 

[detmatt]

Almost 60 years later and the fountain at Cranbrook is still an amazing place for Imperial pics!

 

[Welder guy]

 

[Welder guy]

 

[commando1]

This must be the undercoating line.

 

[Fury440]

Based on the year of the plate on that Fury, it well could have been. Turned 18 that year. Actually no, I don't see any Labatt's Blue or IPA in that pile.

I suspect it was late 70's since as I recall when I arrived in 1974 I was amazed that I couldn't buy beer in 24's like I was used to in Ontario.
His load of what looks like 7 doz bottles required so serious muscle to cart out the car like that!
Now I buy 36's in cans and it's all I can do to haul two out to the Jeep.

 

[300rag]

I suspect it was late 70's since as I recall when I arrived in 1974 I was amazed that I couldn't buy beer in 24's like I was used to in Ontario.
His load of what looks like 7 doz bottles required so serious muscle to cart out the car like that!
Now I buy 36's in cans and it's all I can do to haul two out to the Jeep.

That's a '71 Ontario plate on the taxi. I remember not being able to get the two-four when I got out here. A stack of old stubbies in '75 I believe, being guarded by my brother-in-law. Can't do that with the longnecks...

 

[Fury440]

Drank a lot of '50 stubbies in Ont, switched to Lethbridge Pill stubbies when I moved to AB.
When I worked for Bell Canada in Toronto I had to run back and forth to Montreal and if possible I always visited the Molson factory store to by a case of Brador. This was an overproof 6% beer, but if you bought it on a Friday afternoon it was over overproofed to as high as 12%. This "special" run was primarily for the workers who picked it up for the weekends. It was quite a sight at Dorval airport when boarding the 5:30 flight to Toronto, all the businessmen in their three piece suits, briefcase in one hand and a case of Brador in the other. Back then you put a 12 pack under your seat or in the overhead bin, nowadays you can't even carry a bottle of water. I miss Brador, the smoothest beer I've ever drank.

 

[barnfind]

 

[stubs300]

A stack of old stubbies in '75 I believe, being guarded by my brother-in-law. Can't do that with the longnecks...
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That's one drunk canuck right there, he's guarding empty bottles. Just sayin!

 

[67newport]

 

[Welder guy]

 

[Welder guy]

 

[300rag]

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Is it just me, or shouldn't a drying oven be well before final assembly?

 

[commando1]

Is it just me, or shouldn't a drying oven be well before final assembly?

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You're right. It's either a publicity photo where someone was dumber than **** or it may be a Final Inspection booth.
Or maybe there is a final rinse and dry in the process.