Today Inside Ed "Big Daddy" Roth's 1964 Mail-Order Catalog-
Hot on the heels of his kool kollection of vintage kustom car postcards, Coop has come through yet again with a scanned set of images that take us back in time to peek inside Ed "Big Daddy" Roth's 1964 mail-order catalog of decals, t-shirts, sweatshirts, and clothes for the kids."Who was Big Daddy Roth?" you ask? Oh goodness. Roth was a seminal figure in the 1960s hot rod and underground art scene, and if you aren't familiar with his work you need to get schooled. (Hint: Try here and…(more)
- A Finer Ford from 1947
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Every once in a while, time seems to stop. The scenario usually unfolds something like this:
We're out and about. The sun is shining. We're not in too much of a rush to be someplace else...
We spot a vintage car in good condition. It's parked in a place where there's no trace of modernity to yank us back to the present day. Oh, and we have a camera with us. So we frame the picture, push the shutter button, and then -- Presto! -- fate hands us a photo that could have been taken today, o…(more)
- Production Version of Terrafugia Flying Car Now on Final Approach
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The FAA approved the design, so Terrafugia has now released final renderings of The Transition, the company's dorky-but-desirable flying automobile that converts from a car to an airplane -- and back again. Telstar Logistics covered the vehicle's first flight in 2009, and close observers will note some subtle changes to the design. Our friends over at Jalopnik have the key details:The Transition's supposed to travel 450 miles at a speed of 115 mph on
regular unleaded gas and the…(more)
- RIP David Warren, Aircraft "Black Box" Inventor
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Today's New York Times brought us sad news that David Warren, a legend in the field of aviation safety and accident forensics, has passed away. Warren was the original inventor of the flight data recorders used after-the-fact to reconstruct the causes of aircraft accidents. His device is usually called a "black box," even though Warren actually painted his red.The NYT writes:
David Warren, who is widely credited with creating the prototype of the
flight data recorder, or “black box, (more)
- Historic Hangar One May Become Western Outpost for Smithsonian Museum
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Preservationists hoping to save Hangar One -- a landmark, historic dirigible hangar at Moffett Federal Airfield in Silicon Valley -- have hit upon a new idea to make the imperiled structure viable: Adapt the building to house a West Coast outpost of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. Genius!
The Mountain View Voice reports:Environmentalist Lenny Siegel, pilot Steve Williams and County Airports
director Carl Honaker are among the Save Hangar One Committee leaders on
the boar…(more)
- Super Scans of 1960s Kustom Car Postcards
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As always, Coop delivers. Artist and illustrator Chris Cooper has performed a great public service by scanning a massive set of vintage postcards that show classic car show hot rods from the 1960s. As Coop put it, the scans are "scanned big enough to see the Benday dots!" (If you're in to that sort of thing.)
Wonderful stuff. Check the whole set of Sixties Showcar Postcards.
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- Pure Perfection in 1960s Plastic
- This 1969 AMT plastic model kit of a Chevy El Camino and a Soapbox Derby racer is the coolest thing we've seen all week... and that's really saying something.
(Helmet tip: Coop, via Magnetic Brain)PS: Want one? Mint, unopened box? Complete with the "bonus soap box derby poster by Chevrolet?" Yours for just $500 on eBay. Vrooom!
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- Our Lady of the Hot Pink Buick Riviera
- Spotted yesterday in San Francisco's Mission District, this 1963(?) Buick Riviera blends in nicely with the local landscape.Photo: Telstar Logistics
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