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San Francisco circa 1930. "Oldsmobile sedan at Spreckels Mansion." With Olive Oyl and her sister, Baby. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size.
One with a come hither look, the other daring you to step any closer.
My father used Kiwi shoe polish to keep his tires nice looking, and frowned mightily on my lazy use of "tire black". Which was a paint-like stuff I bought at Western Auto. I spilled it once in the garage, thus ending my usage forever.
Today you have to get on your hands & knees with a flashlight to determine what size your tires are. Here you can read the size from 10 feet away!
"The new Oldsmobiles are in early this year."
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