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October 1940. "University of North Carolina boys in their car at the Chapel Hill post office." Acetate negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
I wish this photo was in color. I am guessing the word "Carolina" was painted that shade of blue.
I always look for old photos of this model Ford; I have a restored one which I bought in 1995 here in Southern California. If I lived near Chapel Hill we could recreate the photo, providing we could borrow a couple of photogenic UNC men.
Looks like Archie and Jughead are out for a spin in his jalopy.
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