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- Damaged Car Hooked up to a Tow Truck, 1939 - Automobiles are fast, powerful, and potentially dangerous. Damage to wrecked vehicles -- which was sometimes beyond repair -- became more commonplace as automotive speeds and the number of drivers on American roads rapidly increased in the 20th century. Eventually, manufacturers, governments, and drivers themselves were compelled to improve automotive safety.
- 1939
- Collections - Artifact
Damaged Car Hooked up to a Tow Truck, 1939
Automobiles are fast, powerful, and potentially dangerous. Damage to wrecked vehicles -- which was sometimes beyond repair -- became more commonplace as automotive speeds and the number of drivers on American roads rapidly increased in the 20th century. Eventually, manufacturers, governments, and drivers themselves were compelled to improve automotive safety.
- Overturned Vehicle on Curb with Tow-Truck, Southampton, New York, 1932 - Automobiles are fast, powerful, and potentially dangerous. Accidents like the wreck pictured here became more commonplace as automotive speeds and the number of drivers on American roads rapidly increased in the 20th century. Eventually, manufacturers, governments, and drivers themselves were compelled to improve automotive safety.
- September 03, 1932
- Collections - Artifact
Overturned Vehicle on Curb with Tow-Truck, Southampton, New York, 1932
Automobiles are fast, powerful, and potentially dangerous. Accidents like the wreck pictured here became more commonplace as automotive speeds and the number of drivers on American roads rapidly increased in the 20th century. Eventually, manufacturers, governments, and drivers themselves were compelled to improve automotive safety.
- Overturned, Wrecked Truck on Residential Street, Southampton, New York, 1932 - Automobiles are fast, powerful, and potentially dangerous. Accidents like the wreck pictured here became more commonplace as automotive speeds and the number of drivers on American roads rapidly increased in the 20th century. Eventually, manufacturers, governments, and drivers themselves were compelled to improve automotive safety.
- September 03, 1932
- Collections - Artifact
Overturned, Wrecked Truck on Residential Street, Southampton, New York, 1932
Automobiles are fast, powerful, and potentially dangerous. Accidents like the wreck pictured here became more commonplace as automotive speeds and the number of drivers on American roads rapidly increased in the 20th century. Eventually, manufacturers, governments, and drivers themselves were compelled to improve automotive safety.
- Hallmark "Here Comes Santa Series: North Pole Towing Service" Christmas Ornament, 2002 - Hallmark's long-running "Here Comes Santa" series featured jolly St. Nick using different forms of transportation. The series began in 1979 depicting Santa driving an antique car. By the time the series ended in 2003, Santa had hopped a ride on a range of vehicles, including a fire truck, golf cart, rocket, snowplow, tractor, trolley, semitruck, and a Soap Box Derby car.
- 2002
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Here Comes Santa Series: North Pole Towing Service" Christmas Ornament, 2002
Hallmark's long-running "Here Comes Santa" series featured jolly St. Nick using different forms of transportation. The series began in 1979 depicting Santa driving an antique car. By the time the series ended in 2003, Santa had hopped a ride on a range of vehicles, including a fire truck, golf cart, rocket, snowplow, tractor, trolley, semitruck, and a Soap Box Derby car.
- Newton's Garage and Locomobile Tow Truck, Lake Ronkonkoma, New York, 1915-1925 -
- 1915-1925
- Collections - Artifact
Newton's Garage and Locomobile Tow Truck, Lake Ronkonkoma, New York, 1915-1925
- Hallmark "Disney/Pixar's Cars: Lightning McQueen and Mater" Christmas Ornaments, 2006 - Nothing captures the excitement of the race track like the magic of the movies. Box-office hits, cult classics, and charming children's movies have all found inspiration in the world of motorsport. Disney/Pixar's 2006 movie <em>Cars</em> was an animated love letter to car culture and racing, complete with voice talents like Paul Newman, Richard Petty, and Mario Andretti.
- 2006
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Disney/Pixar's Cars: Lightning McQueen and Mater" Christmas Ornaments, 2006
Nothing captures the excitement of the race track like the magic of the movies. Box-office hits, cult classics, and charming children's movies have all found inspiration in the world of motorsport. Disney/Pixar's 2006 movie Cars was an animated love letter to car culture and racing, complete with voice talents like Paul Newman, Richard Petty, and Mario Andretti.
- Boy's Two Piece "Wrecker" Sweater and Pants Outfit, 1978 -
- 1978
- Collections - Artifact
Boy's Two Piece "Wrecker" Sweater and Pants Outfit, 1978
- Toy Tow Truck, 1937-1946 - In 1915, the Automobile Club of Missouri offered the first emergency road service for its members. This idea caught on quickly, and it soon became a service offered by all AAA affiliates to its members. This toy tow truck, made by the Wyandotte (Michigan) Toy Company about 1940, proudly sports an American Automobile Association decal on its side. It may have been a promotional item for AAA.
- 1937-1946
- Collections - Artifact
Toy Tow Truck, 1937-1946
In 1915, the Automobile Club of Missouri offered the first emergency road service for its members. This idea caught on quickly, and it soon became a service offered by all AAA affiliates to its members. This toy tow truck, made by the Wyandotte (Michigan) Toy Company about 1940, proudly sports an American Automobile Association decal on its side. It may have been a promotional item for AAA.
- John Scarborough Inc. Tow Truck, Paris, Texas, Illustration in the August 1939 Ford Merchandising Bulletin - Ford Motor Company published regular merchandising bulletins to ensure consistent branding, marketing and service throughout its dealer network. Each bulletin provided guidance on topics like showroom displays, sales techniques and strategies, and updates to Ford, Mercury and Lincoln vehicles and accessories. General sales figures were often published, as were profiles of successful dealerships.
- August 15, 1939
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John Scarborough Inc. Tow Truck, Paris, Texas, Illustration in the August 1939 Ford Merchandising Bulletin
Ford Motor Company published regular merchandising bulletins to ensure consistent branding, marketing and service throughout its dealer network. Each bulletin provided guidance on topics like showroom displays, sales techniques and strategies, and updates to Ford, Mercury and Lincoln vehicles and accessories. General sales figures were often published, as were profiles of successful dealerships.
- Hallmark "Disney/Pixar's Cars: One Stuck Truck!" Christmas Ornament, 2009 - Nothing captures the excitement of the race track like the magic of the movies. Box-office hits, cult classics, and charming children's movies have all found inspiration in the world of motorsport. Disney/Pixar's 2006 movie <em>Cars</em> was an animated love letter to car culture and racing, complete with voice talents like Paul Newman, Richard Petty, and Mario Andretti.
- 2009
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "Disney/Pixar's Cars: One Stuck Truck!" Christmas Ornament, 2009
Nothing captures the excitement of the race track like the magic of the movies. Box-office hits, cult classics, and charming children's movies have all found inspiration in the world of motorsport. Disney/Pixar's 2006 movie Cars was an animated love letter to car culture and racing, complete with voice talents like Paul Newman, Richard Petty, and Mario Andretti.