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Step into a time when cars were all muscle, mechanics worked magic with a wrench, and auto shops smelled like pure gasoline-fueled nostalgia. These 12 throwback photos capture the heart and soul of 1970s car garages, where vintage rides got the love (and oil changes) they deserved.
1. Working Hard
“My Dad when he was working as [a] mechanic in Binghamton, New York in the 1970s.”
2. Tinkering At It
Mechanic Roger Camp toils away.
3. Fixer Upper
“Photo of my dad fixing his car, circa 1970.”
4. Body Shop
“Being a mechanic is all I’ve ever known. I started when I was fifteen years old and have done it ever since – except when I drove a tank for General Patton in World War II. “
5. Car Wizard
“Electrical Wizard” Ben McGowan seen hard at work.
6. Perfect Painting
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“My bada— grandmother, Sharon Drake, working at an auto body shop [1979].”
7. Road Trip Woes
“My dad fixing his car during a road trip from FL to CA in search of bigger waves (1975).”
8. Checking It Out
Transmission Specialist Vincent Ricks works hard at Reed Brothers Dodge.
9. California Cars
“A mechanic working on her van, San Francisco, California, 1975 by Elliott Erwitt.”
10. Service with a Smile
Mechanic John Hall smiles for the camera.
11. Under The Hood
A woman fixes up a car in the 1970s.
12. Lit Up
Mechanic Claude Bynaker as seen on the clock.