Gnrs '24 ...

When I was a kid in the 70's, they had the Pittsburgh Carnegie Library Book Mobile visit our school every week and I would get the Hot Rod Show Cars books for a week and I absolutely loved all of those crazy show cars and hot rods from that timeframe. Street machines were my favorite, but seeing those show cars with their insane builds, super wide Cragars, and a blower almost everywhere really got imprinted in my mind.
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https://st.hotrod.com/uploads/sites/...ound%7C660:446
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6cRpMxGgRw&t=11s

https://www.facebook.com/SteveScottsUncertainT

Got the barber to match his car ...?

Tenney,

Awesome YouTube video, Thanks!

I pulled out my vintage ‘66 model today and took a few more photos.

I dealt with a really cool guy, Craig about 20 years ago that was real heavy into the Original 60’s models and the “box art” that Monogram, Revell and others used back then.

Looks like the Original version was this ‘66 PC-134.

Too cool! Some interesting scale stuff on Steve Scott's Facebook, and Beau did a take on Monogram box for his placard at GNRS ...

Very interesting video Tenney , thanks for posting . ( Angle of the top should keep car planted pretty good at speed )

Awesome pics of that model kit, thanks for sharing those.

1962 Thunderbird
 

Looks like jet engines.

The lines on this car are so cool.

Neat illustration of a Mid-Century Modern architecture with a couple ‘59 Chevrolets.

Hey Honey / Dad, you forgot something.

Yeah! His mind is so wrapped up thinking "I can't wait to get behind the wheel of my Chevrolet" that he forgets everything else!

Just a glimpse of the '59 Impala wheel, one of the best OEM steering wheels of all time.

Maybe he is still basking in the afterglow of his morning activity and is a little late leaving...:naughty:

My oldest brother Bobby & I with his '60 Chevy.

Narrow white walls on black rims with baby moons and the three bar door mirror were uber cool in the early 60's!!

Back in the day .

Been wondering if this thread could be renamed , something like (Lee’s You Can’t Make This Stuff Up!) ?

WOW, that convertible looks like an abandonment, but looks rusty.

Looks to be in really sad condition for only being 5, or so, years old. Unless the rest of that set is staged ? The oil can rack, ~'64 Comet and the early 60's truck on the left...:confused2:

She was a black-haired beauty with big dark eyes
And points all her own sitting way up high
Way up firm and high

Out past the cornfields where the woods got heavy
Out in the back seat of my '60 Chevy
Workin' on mysteries without any clues
Workin' on our night moves

And we'd steal away every chance we could
To the backroom, to the alley or the trusty woods
I used her, she used me
But neither one cared
We were gettin' our share
Workin' on our night moves

Bob Seger

Mid 60’s built
 

I’ve always wondered what the Europeans thought of our fiberglass Corvette Stingrays, especially the mid-years.

After all the cars (Ferrari, Lamborghini and Aston Martin etc.) built in Europe were some of the world’s finest creations.

In terms of looks the C2's certainly hold their own against those competitors.

K

100% agree!

The C2 coupe door design is without a doubt the coolest.

It’s beautiful, streamlined and allows easier access to the cockpit.

I'll be the first to admit, I'm biased. I feel the mid year Corvette's are a front runner of the the best ever styling exercises. Coupe's in particular!

This ^^^

----Well,,,Bet you all know how I feel.....Bill S

Yup, the mid-year convertible is right there with its unique design.

Hell of a 5 year run.

You're wishing it was water tight and had a propeller out the back...:biggthumpup:

Occasionally, Lee would post airplane pics, so I'll add in some. I was honored to be part of the 68th reunion of the Doolittle Raiders in Dayton, OH in 2010 where three of the surviving eight raiders attended. What an amazing and humble group of gentlemen. The in-flight pic I took when we were enroute from Urbana, OH, (Staging area) to Wright Patterson AFB for the reunion.

I wouldn't be comfortable unloading my Cub Cadet with those ramps.

[I'd do it - but I would not be comfortable].

K

My gosh - he so outdid them all - by far!

I marvel at the Stingray racer and the C2. They are so....perfect.

One little change in proportion or angle and you end up with an Opel GT or those Italian examples. You can see the inspiration but they are just not the same.

K

Spotted at my local Costco recently.

(I hope this fits the theme of the thread)

A little late, but Merry Christmas...

Traveling in a 1967 V-8 Pontiac.

1966 ? LeMans 326 convertible.

1967 with Deluxe Wheel Disc.

I dig those tri-stripe tires.

Grant,

Most any tire from the 60’s are cool, but the three white line tires are really neat.

Our friend Bart over on the PY purchased these Hurst wheels years ago and these tires were mounted on them.

Here is another from the 60’s era.

Ya gotta love the text they used back in the day.
Everything now is so generic.