23 skidoo
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mercman from oz
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ThirstyThirty
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Swell foto! wonder where that car is today? little doubt about the occupants!
for anyone needing to know, or who did not know... Google AI says:
"23 skidoo" is an American slang phrase that means to leave quickly, or to be forced to leave. It can also mean to take advantage of a good opportunity to leave. For example, you might say "23 skidoo" to someone who is being too noisy.
"Opps! little lady is up now and i do need to 23 skidoo.....!"
for anyone needing to know, or who did not know... Google AI says:
"23 skidoo" is an American slang phrase that means to leave quickly, or to be forced to leave. It can also mean to take advantage of a good opportunity to leave. For example, you might say "23 skidoo" to someone who is being too noisy.
"Opps! little lady is up now and i do need to 23 skidoo.....!"
Marshall V. Daut
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With that full rear bumper, I'd say this was a 1930 DeLuxe Roadster that is going through some hard times, i.e., fallen into the hands of the younger generation. Somehow Model A's painted with "clever" phrases by youthful offenders don't seem to have the charm of Model T's with their comments. Maybe because Model T's look funnier to the modern eye than Model A's do?
Marshall
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Chuck Dempsey
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Marshall V. Daut
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Yes, it is, Chuck. In 1930 the Deluxe Roadster had a full-length rear bumper, trunk rack and left-side fender spare tire (not dual sidemounts unless specially ordered or dealer installed!). In 1931 to lower the price for Great Depression potential customers, Ford dropped these three features and used the typical split rear bumperettes in the rear and mounted a single spare tire on the back. Other DeLuxe Roadster features were carried over into the 1931 model, however., such as cowl lights, chrome plated windshield frame and wiper, tan top material and leather interior. I think the deletions from the 1930 DeLuxe Roadster lowered the price by about $45, which in 1931 was a LOT of money for struggling families.
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Will N
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Swell foto! wonder where that car is today? little doubt about the occupants!
for anyone needing to know, or who did not know... Google AI says:
"23 skidoo" is an American slang phrase that means to leave quickly, or to be forced to leave. It can also mean to take advantage of a good opportunity to leave. For example, you might say "23 skidoo" to someone who is being too noisy.
"Opps! little lady is up now and i do need to 23 skidoo.....!"
And you know the origin of the term 23 skidoo? When the triangular shaped Flat Iron building was built at the intersection of Broadway, 5th Ave and 23rd Street in New York, it disrupted wind patterns and caused a swirling eddy of wind that would blow the skirts of women up as they walked past the building. Gawkers would linger there waiting for a gust to catch a woman's skirt so they could get a free show. Police on the beat would tell the gawkers to move on, or to skidoo. And that became known as the 23 skidoo.
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1930artdeco
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I like the sedan with its side curtains drawn in the second picture.
Chuck Dempsey
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Never knew that! Thanks
Model A Canuck
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Those cats are really gone!! 