There was a time….
…when you could buy a Chevy in Ipoh 
As some of you may have guessed, the building on the far left – with the large ‘Chevrolet’ sign – is none other than Borneo Motors. Next to Borneo Motors is Ipoh Motors (formerly Cycle and Carriage Co, Ltd.) and across the road is the Brewster Road Fire Station.
Note that: Yik Foong Complex is NOT in the pictur; which means this was definately taken before the 1960s. Also observe that Brewster Road was still a two-way street (and almost FREE from traffic jams!). Could it have been the 1940s? Or earlier? You tell us 
We thank Dr Ho Tak Ming for this picture.
Thank you Dr Ho and Ian for posting this. I like this very much. Ipoh town was so lovely. Nice to see that the fire station was a single storey building. I think I can also make out Boustead Building further down.
I would wonder what life would have been like during those days. People’s life would have been simpler, slower and there was no worry of snatch thief.
For a close-up look at the single-storey fire station go to http://www.ipohworld.org/search8/result.asp?strid=396.
As the building was made into double-storey in 1936 this photo must pre date that.
Borneo Motors was founded in 1925 – http://www.ipohworld.org/search8/result.asp?strid=3101- so the photo must post date that.
Can anyone narrow down the date any further?
IKA, you are right. It must be before WW2. Take a closer look at the rickshaws,these are the Pulling type, not the tricycle type that was prevalent in the 1950s .but the telephone poles tell a different story. Can someone who is familiar with Telecoms dept help?
Cinemas not only make good landmarks, but in Ipoh, they are also good timekeepers. For example, in the picture above, another clue to when it was taken would be when the Odeon Cinema was built. It should be in full view, at the end of Brewster Road. Odeon was built in the 1930′s, is it in this picture?
A popular Chevy model produced in 1927 would take 2 years to come from American or UK. The great depression started in 1930, hence this photo was taken between 1929 and 1930,