Nostalgia & History > Old Car, Gearhead question

I've been scanning 300 photos of Ogden Union Stockyards from a private collection. Among them is a series of very nice 8x10 prints of the newest part of the stockyards, built to load livestock into UP stock cars. But there is no date, other than I know the expansion was in the 1952-1954 time period.

Maybe someone can tell me what car type of car this is. It might help to better pin down the date of the photos. It likely predates the October 1954 aerial view in the third photo, because the expansion is empty of livestock.

As general information, Ogden Union Stockyards opened in 1917, and were first expanded in the 1930s. Then in the 1952-1954 time period, the final expansion took place. The stockyards closed in 1972, at the same time as the corporate owner, Denver Union Stockyards, closed.

http://utahrails.net/industries/livestock-ogden.php

Don Strack

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That's an Oldsmobile, I believe. Not sure of year, maybe late 1940's or early 1950's?

Looks like sometime between 1948 and 1950 by this website:

http://www.oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Oldsmobile/1948_Oldsmobile-oct3.jpg

B&OBill



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/15/17 05:39 by bandob.

maybe a Stutabaker

The hood emblem is definitely Oldsmobile, and this looks to be a 1950 Oldsmobile.

rev66vette Wrote:
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> The hood emblem is definitely Oldsmobile, and this
> looks to be a 1950 Oldsmobile.


I agree, a 1950 Oldsmobile. The '49 is very similar, but the key is the trim at the front part of the rear quarter panel, it was noticeably larger on the '49.

Cheers, Dave

It's an Olds.
My Grandfather had one.
I liked the car, but HE scared the bajezus out of me!
SR

Yep 1950 Oldsmobile. Thanks for the shot from the air. That was a busy place.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/15/17 08:19 by tomstp.

Agree it's an Oldsmobile. My folks had a 1951 four door sedan they finally got rid of in
the early 60's when ti rusted out. Hated that car.

Nick Tharalson,
Marion, IA

My Grandmother had a '49 Olds 98, which I got to drive a bit. Kind of a tank compared to today's cars.
That looks like an 88, the smaller version....

Bill Deaver
Tehachapi, CA



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/15/17 09:14 by MojaveBill.

Yes, definitely a 1949 Rocket "88". Those were fast cars with the newly developed
overhead valve V-8. It was 303 cubic inches and 135 horsepower. The only
thing faster in 1949 was the Cadillac 331 cubic inch OHV V-8. A 1949 Olds Rocket
"88" was the Pace Car for the Indianapolis 500 that year.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/16/17 23:54 by SR2.

And to many music fans, "Rocket 88" by Jackie Brenston was one of the first "Rock and Roll" records.

It is a 1949 Olds.

Larry