Summer 1947

Norman D. Reece

Here’s Uncle Norm, smoking a pipe and relaxing in his brother’s car. It was the summer of 1947. Norm’s sister, Geraldine (aka Aunt Gerry), who was 17 at the time, put this photo in her album with a caption referring to the car as “Bud’s new jet job”. The term “jet job” was popularly used in the 1940’s to describe the new jet airplanes, so I guess this was a fast car. It belonged to Uncle George, who was called “Bud” by everyone. It looks like a relatively new (at the time) Oldsmobile, possibly a 1946 or 1947 model. Maybe an antique car enthusiast will see this and be able to positively identify it.