Tuesday, August 27, 2019

cars outside the Bel Shore Motel, Deming, New Mexico, early 1960s


Today the motel is gone but the café is still there.

Royal Dutch Shell group tanker, SS 'Gaza'


This was completed in 1954 as Gaza for C.S.M, 15,342 tons. In 1957 the tanker went to Compania Shell de Venezuela, 1960 renamed Shell Caricuao; in 1976 sold to Maravan Venezuela and renamed Caricuao.  Scrapping took place in 1978 at Dalmuir.

1952 Standard Vanguard ad

... with a South African theme.