Motorama continues to please in the 50’s. Very long, but oh so Motorama....
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‘1952 Chrysler Thomas Special Prototype’
At the 1952 Paris Auto Show, Chrysler debuted what they called the “Thomas Special.” I thought the front looked vaguely familiar...
The Vagaries of American Youth
Who among us hasn’t worn panty hose with balloons inside as a hat? Probably Summer Fine Arts Camp, 1972....
Oldsmobile F-88 1954 Concept
In the 1950’s, as GM developed it’s Corvette for Chevrolet, the other motor divisions contemplated their own version. This Ol...
1956 Oldsmobile Golden Rocket Concept
Hints of what was to come later for other GM buggies: the fin and rear fender look similar to Cadillac ’59-’62, and the rear w...
Lakeside Amusement Park, Denver: “Scrambler”
Check out the ticket booth in the background....
Plumhot Pink Plymouth 1960
Did any of you ever see a Plymouth like this? I don’t think the color is original, but the Saint Louis Auto Museum had it on ebay re...
“Motordome’s Masterpiece” Cadillac 1958 Dealer Color Catalogue
Look at what I bought my husband. This guy’s my doorman. All kidding aside, nothing to me depicts the elegance of design in Ameri...
“Miss Hurst Golden Shifter”
Miss Linda Vaughn is spectacular. She had heart surgery this past April, and I really do hope she’s doing well. And while she̵...
Corn Palace. Mitchell, South Dakota.
This is the Corn Palace. The murals on the Corn Palace are changed annually to reflect the theme chosen for that year. This is a picture...
1952 Indy 500 Pace car.
The High Priestesses of Studebaker in 1952....
’57 Ford Fairlane Starliner
The long trunk tells the story as it approaches the passenger pick up at PSP. It’s a ’57 Ford “retractable” hard-t...
Autumn Means Canning the Bounty of the Harvest.
But I don’t remember Grandma canning this. Actually, Wikipedia says this, and you can’t make this stuff up: “Spotted dick ...
Wash Me
Ever see a really dirty car with the phrase “Wash Me” written on it by someone’s finger? Artist Scott Wade lives on a ...
Futurliner, General Motors’ Streamline Beauty
There has been so much posted on the web about the General Motors “Parade of Progress” Futurliner. This post is to sing the pr...
Encyclopedia Art
I am calling this post “Encyclopedia Art.” Dated 1961, these books were sold on a serial basis in our local grocery store whe...
Jeff is His Budtender.
Near Coors Field, the Cannibis Station, in Denver, Colorado. I love it when old gas stations get converted to completely unrelated businesse...
Ideas that Didn’t Quite Catch On.
I don’t know why I love the idea of lighting my mower so much. May 1960 cover for Popular Science from Google Books....
1955 GMC L’Universelle Motorama Concept
1955 GMC Truck and Coach Division concept van photographed here the day of the 1955 Motorama in San Francisco. Don’t you wish you coul...
I’m having a hard time deciding.
“There are eight million stories in the Naked City. This has been one of them.” For whatever reason, when I looked at these pict...
“Fast Food” Atari 2600 Game, 1982.
Anybody remember the “Fast Food” Atari 2600 game from 1982? The game itself didn’t come close to the graphics on this pr...
Season Your Bag
Small print says: “FEEDS & PRESERVES THE SKIN, ABSORBS MOISTURE & DOES NOT HARM THE REEDS. OUR GUARANTEE WE GUARANTEE TO MAKE ...
Denver Modernism Show: ’51 Studebaker Commander (Original Condition)
As you know, Allee, these beauts exhibited the epitomy of early atomic design for the American Car. The beginning of designs that came fro...
Denver Modernism Show: Customized ’54 Studebaker.
This guy found a car just like his first car, and modernized it with components that make it more safe like disk brakes. A modern V8 eng...