I've been jealous of people who own '42 DeSotos. But this is the first time I was ever jealous of the '42 DeSoto itself. I've never had eight young women crawling all over me at once. They're rare, and always were -- like every other model built before production was shut down three months in to the 1942 model year.
What folk of this current era have missed is how much individuality, how much originality cars back then possessed. You could just quickly glance at a vehicle and know distinctly "that's a Ford!" "It's an Oldsmobile!" Today with wind tunnel technology, and other (desperate) mandated (by pencil pushers with no engineering or scientific background) gas mileage efforts, vehicle outlines are often so similar, you cannot tell the difference between a Chevrolet and a Buick. And that is because they use the exact same body shell, and simply add a different grill, emblems, taillights, etc. (Which a lot of people do not even know!) They are simply clones and drones, unimpressive, intended to save the maker as many pennies as they can possibly squeeze out. Grossly overpriced little boxes all the same. No uniqueness. Once driven off the lot, they lose value so fast that it is shocking- if anyone even pays attention these days....
are we back on cars again,.......................................... gas stations ,.................i quess this is a car forum now no mo gas stations......
One stop shopping for your car, they do it all! Looks like they have a residence upstairs, easy commute to work!
Some looking up tells me that the building was built in 1919, and still exists as the The Kutzer-Holekamp Building in the historic section of Boerne that is called Olde Town, which has been mostly preserved since the 1960s. The garage itself is now known as the Corner Cartel, a gift shop with antiques and artisan merchandise thrown in. This is how it looks now: The gas pumps and the signs are gone, but it's still recognizable as the building in Russell's post!
Nice! It's definitely after 1962, when that ball logo was introduced. Those two cars seem to bracket that year pretty much evenly on either side. Compared to the newer model on the right, that old Buick is huge! Like where the expression "the size of a Buick" comes from...
