Cars
The Burial of Sandra Ilene West
May 1977: Per her request, oil heiress Sandra Ilene West was buried dressed in a lace night gown, seated in her 1964 blue Ferrari "with the seat slanted comfortably".More info: Retro Hollywood
Christie's Auction Catalogue 1979
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - May 20, 1977
Jet - July 7, 1977
Posted By: Alex - Mon Jun 20, 2022 -
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Category: Death, 1970s, Cars
German Rocket Car
First attempt: OK. Second attempt: not so much. The way they are covering up the car with a tarp at the end does not bode well for the fate of the driver.The relevant Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 01, 2022 -
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Category: Death, Destruction, Inventions, 1920s, Europe, Cars
The Rolls-Royce Puzzle Car
Rolls-Royce debuted the Wraith Kryptos in mid-2020. It was a very exclusive car (only 50 of them were made) with a unique gimmick. The car was decorated throughout with an encrypted cipher that, when solved, would reveal a message.To date, I don't believe that anyone has solved the puzzle, even though in December 2020 Rolls-Royce released a clue to help people along.
Of course, only a very few people have access to the puzzle in the first place. Though I imagine that the kind of person wealthy enough to afford the car might also have enough money to hire a cryptographer to solve the puzzle.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Apr 30, 2022 -
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Category: Puzzles, Cars
The IEV X
Driver's butt is in passenger's crotch. Got it.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Mar 21, 2022 -
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Category: Inventions, Chindogu, Unwanted Intimacy, Close Quarters and Tight Squeeze, Cars
The Farmer’s Anti-Automobile Society of Arkansaw
I'm going to assume that there never was a "Farmer's Anti-Automobile Society of Arkansaw" (or any other state) and that the list of road rules they supposedly adopted was early twentieth-century humor meant to poke fun at car-hating farmers.Although some blogs, such as here, seem to think that this list of crazy road rules might have been real.
The Carmen Headlight - Sep 10, 1909
Posted By: Alex - Mon Mar 07, 2022 -
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Category: Clubs, Fraternities and Other Self-selecting Organizations, 1900s, Parody, Cars
Safety Village, USA
A huge number of photos and some good text here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 18, 2022 -
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Category: Education, Enlargements, Miniatures, and Other Matters of Scale, Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, PSA’s, Regionalism, Children, Cars
Robert Mitchum Sings
Add Mitchum to our list of "singing actors who probably should have stuck to acting."
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jan 26, 2022 -
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Category: Crime, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, Music, 1950s, Alcohol, Cars
The 1000-Mile Courtroom
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jan 25, 2022 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Law, Money, Outrageous Excess, Police and Other Law Enforcement, 1950s, Cars
Join the Dodge Rebellion
I'm not sure what all the near-disasters that Pamela Austin was made to face had to do with a "Dodge rebellion," but apparently this series of ads was very popular in the 1960s.Info from Glamour Girls of Sixties Hollywood:
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jan 20, 2022 -
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Category: Advertising, 1960s, Cars
From bashful schoolteacher to man-about-town
Sounds to me like the guy bought a Mustang and became a jerk.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jan 15, 2022 -
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Category: Advertising, 1960s, Cars
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