Very cool to see this, and via your wonderful photos, Harry. They'd never fly these days, what with no seat belts and no roll bar protection and road rocks in your eyes...but back in the day I'm sure they were great fun!

OH ROFL!! "RUMBLE SEAT" LOL!!! A perfect name for this seat, as I am sure it was making alot of noice and jumpings up and down :))) And I can mention, that MY husband has been sitting in such a rumble seat in his dads Fort here in Denmark during WW2. :-) (Told Hubby about your upload of the rumble seat )

Incredible car and solution for the passengers!! Wonderful for summer but in winter.....brrrrrrrrr

I recall my grandmother mentioning getting to ride in them; which I could say I had such an opportunity too. Thankfully I'm not that old, but it would be an interesting experience. Nice set of photos Harry. Makes you think, and maybe appreciate, how much automobiles have changed over the years. I don't think I'd want to be the one riding back there in winter or through the depths of Death Valley either.

Looks great fun to be kin, if I could get in it lol Super shots Harry, well taken. Rob

Before I speak to this fabulous collision of forms and colors (this is a knockout), a word on "dickey" and "rumble": Lol on Helle---she got the meaning! "Rumble seat" was probably named because it was in the back of the car, and picked up all the rumbles and bumps of the ride. "Dickey" may be named for "Dick," a common name for a "common person," who might have been a servant of the owner of the car. Thus his nickname was used for the seat. You may have known all this, but I thought I'd pass along the pitifully small knowledge i have of cars.

These car shots are like your Renaissance Faire shots, in that they're real fairs for the eye. This is a whole jazz ensemble. The top shot is awash not only in deep blacks (or blues), but that blast of red on the right, the orange of the inside of the dickey seat, beautiful white tire walls, great silver chrome, great reflections, etc---all whooshing together in a big soup of light and form. And the flare is terrific, as is the high key around the dark monster. High contrast.

The second shot is a near abstract: That dickey seat with that beautiful saffron interior (orange) is a wonderful sight, with the bright beige seat and that pure silver-black backing (reflecting and distorting everything behind it). And the swoops and sweeps of the chrome are like waves crashing together. I love that shot! A real knockout pair of shots. For people who had the money, these cars must've been like gigantic toys. Great pair of shots, Harry. A real carnival for the eyes.