Cars
Turnabout Man
The moral is: don't suppress your road rage, it's not healthy!
Posted By: Paul - Sun Aug 30, 2015 -
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Category: Etiquette and Formal Behavior, PSA’s, 1930s, Cars
The Tri-Car
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Original article here.
This odd little auto actually made it into limited production.
Full history here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Aug 20, 2015 -
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Category: Eccentrics, 1930s, 1950s, Cars
Novel method of fixing car
Charles Shepherd. That name sounds familiar.
Mansfield News-Journal - Dec 21, 1956
DETROIT (UP) — Walter H. Hobbs was fined $10 for ramming Charles Shepherd's car in the rear despite a plea from Shepherd in his defense.
Shepherd said his car had been running better than it ever did since Hobbs rammed it.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Aug 02, 2015 -
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Category: 1950s, Cars
Bad Driver Batman
They didn't mention using parachutes to turn around the Batmobile at high speeds (which I'm sure can't be legal), or having "Bat Ray" weapons installed on the vehicle.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jul 16, 2015 -
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Category: 1960s, Cars
DeSotos in Space!
This subject line will definitely be the title of my next SF novel.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 09, 2015 -
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Category: Aliens, Advertising, 1950s, Cars
Hilton Tupman’s Pedestrian Horn
Los Angeles auto dealer Hilton Tupman wanted to level the playing field between motorists and pedestrians. So he invented a horn that pedestrians could use to honk at motorists. And he made it loud enough to be heard within a 1-mile radius.
Source: Popular Mechanics, May 1948
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jun 19, 2015 -
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Category: 1940s, Cars
Gene Vincent: WHY DON’T YOU PEOPLE LEARN TO DRIVE?
As relevant now as then.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 02, 2015 -
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Category: Bad Habits, Neuroses and Psychoses, Music, Stupidity, 1950s, Cars
Rare Instance of VW Beetle Seeming Sexy
Romance over practicality? What were they thinking?
Posted By: Paul - Thu May 28, 2015 -
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Category: Advertising, Sex Symbols, 1950s, Europe, Cars
Windmill Car
Ecowarriors love 1) electric cars and 2) wind turbines. A stroke of genius to combine the two!
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 24, 2015 -
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Category: Environmentalism and Ecology, 1940s, Cars
Follies of the Madmen #249
Hey, buddy: those pallets aren't gonna stack themselves! And, lady, those clothes aren't gonna pin themselves to the line!
Seriously, does hubby even have a job after dashing out of work in the middle of the day?
Posted By: Paul - Sat May 23, 2015 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Work and Vocational Training, Husbands, Wives, 1960s, Cars
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