I just found this 1937 short film titled ‘Danger on the Streets’ that was shot on the streets of Los Angeles, mostly likely for children to be educated (and thoroughly scared) about traffic safety in school. Unfortunately there is no…
Rain wept from the slate gray sky that seemed to swallow the small town of Snohomish, Washington. Fortunately, I was prepared. Wrapped in my oilskin jacket and Stormy Kromer cap, an old friend and I wandered the streets, taking in…
I have never done a Black Friday sale or really – any sale at all. I typically price my stuff fairly and just let it sit until it’s gone. Often, that’s not long. But given the issues I’ve had this year…
Back in the late 1980’s and early 90’s, Willie Nelson inserted himself into some deep shit by sheltering a good bulk of his income from his tax returns. Once busted, his life got pretty dark and desperate pretty quickly. In…
Past World’s Fairs were just as much of a look back as they were forward, but Chicago wanted to emphasize the modern America when they hosted the 1934 event. In fact, it’s this very World’s Fair that is accredited for…
Ryan’s great film clip reminded me that the Henry Ford Museum Archives usually scanned their PR pictures from historic event like this in their ‘Digital Collections‘. I dug around their website last night searching under the terms ‘1934’ and ‘expo’…
Posted by Ryan on November 17, 2021 and filed under: Customs, Hot Rods Right now represents a very interesting time in the traditional hot rod/custom market. Prices dipped heavily a couple of years ago, but started to rebound a bit during lockdowns. Now that…
Posted by J.Nelson on November 18, 2021 and filed under: History, Hot Rods Bobbed or Fenderless ’33 & ’34 Fords are not quite as common in the hot rod world as their Model T, A and ’32 brethren. Even more rare are cabriolet-bodied ’34…
Posted by J.Nelson on November 19, 2021 and filed under: Art & Inspiration, Hot Rods Last Friday, an email from the film lab popped up in my inbox. It was lunchtime, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that they had developed and…
