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  1. David Conwill

    Singer 66 vs 99 vs 301

    Wonderful detailed reply, thank you Shangas! My wife was given a Brother recently, so she will at least be sewing again. After all this I'm well convinced that it would be nice to have a 66 around. Maybe I'll teach myself to use it, if nothing else.
  2. David Conwill

    Soda Fountain Classics?

    I've been using Google, but if there is one, I'd love to read it.
  3. David Conwill

    Recreating hard-sided luggage

    I was aware of the Rover connection, but I'm more used to hearing about Woolf Barnato's later race in a Bentley. A bit late model, but you might be interested to know that one of my coworkers owns two Rovers: A 1968 2000 TC and a 1970 3500S. The 2000 makes regular appearances in the summer...
  4. David Conwill

    Soda Fountain Classics?

    Your father and I have that in common--except pie consumed for breakfast, that would just be decadent. And for the record, we have Moxie in the vending machine here at Hemmings.
  5. David Conwill

    Recreating hard-sided luggage

    Welcome, BlueTrain. I take it you're a Bentley fan? Speaking of fitted luggage (which is the part of this project that still remains), I have most of the set my grandparents purchased to accompany their 1959 Mercedes. I should post pictures. It's a later style than what I'm shooting for here...
  7. David Conwill

    Singer 66 vs 99 vs 301

    I’ve been reading the sewing machine threads on here and I’ve kind of decided I’d like to get a vintage Singer to keep around the house. I had narrowed it down to a 66 or a 99, but I just stumbled upon a 301 “slant needle” at a local antique store. It appears it was a good machine, but I’m...
  8. David Conwill

    Soda Fountain Classics?

    I finally had my first Moxie the other day. Good stuff! I love New England. The Black Cow reminds me of a Boston Cooler--a Detroit beverage made with Vernor's Ginger Ale and Vanilla Ice Cream. Which in turn reminded me of my Great Aunt Harriet who was a soda jerk in Flint back in the '20s and...
  9. David Conwill

    Soda Fountain Classics?

    A friend just told me she's perfecting her own at-home recipe for egg creams and it reminded me of all the interesting things on the menu at the local soda fountain when I was a kid. I want to try making my own egg cream and a cherry phosphate. What other soda fountain drinks are out there? To...
  10. David Conwill

    Tail fins (cars)

    He turned a '59 Cadillac into a '62 Chrysler. A much uglier '62 Chrysler. I guess I can completely understand why folks want to credit Bob Bourke with the '53 Studebaker. It would appear Loewy had about as much car-design talent as Frank Lloyd Wright.
  11. David Conwill

    Tail fins (cars)

    I'd cheerfully drive a Volvo 122 ("Amazon") or 240...or a '63 Corvette, for that matter. Hmm, or a Volvo Amazon with a '63 Corvette engine... :D
  13. David Conwill

    Tail fins (cars)

    Those ads are pretty old at this point, I think they kicked off the "Chevy Runs Deep" ad campaign. The "art fair" one is a direct reference to the Woodward Dream Cruise. American manufacturers are notoriously reluctant to spend much time dwelling on the past, as they seem to think their history...
  14. David Conwill

    Sprezzatura vs trying too hard.

    I usually err on the side of effortless, at the expense of flawless. I've always had a hard time trusting those who are too perfectly put together, since I can't seem to get much past 9:15 in the morning without acquiring wrinkles, crumbs or the like.
  15. David Conwill

    Tail fins (cars)

    Most point to the P-38-inspired 1948 Cadillac as the origin of the design, although aircraft themes certainly existed pre-WWII (see the Topper car, for example). They ended in the mid-1960s, also on Cadillac--though they lasted longer in some overseas markets, probably because they started...
  16. David Conwill

    Recreating hard-sided luggage

    As luck would have it, I've just bid on a gutted train case that may be perfect for my camera gear. That means this project goes on the back burner for now. Thanks for everyone's help thus far. Edit: I won!
  17. David Conwill

    Recreating hard-sided luggage

    Decent ones are quickly headed for the stratosphere in local antique shops. They're usually priced around $100. Plus I've yet to find one suitably sized for my camera gear.
  19. David Conwill

    Recreating hard-sided luggage

    Thanks Rodney, that looks spot on to what's on the case of my 1952 Smith-Corona "Silent" typewriter!
  20. David Conwill

    Recreating hard-sided luggage

    Well, I've been following along with that 1948 How To article I posted a bit of above. And I've got a couple different sources that appear to offer the kind of hardware I need: Brettun's Village, Gerstner USA and Rockler. Given that I don't have the industrial capacity for moulding the...
  21. David Conwill

    Recreating hard-sided luggage

    Well, I found some reading for tomorrow. This seems right in line with what I want to do...
  22. David Conwill

    Recreating hard-sided luggage

    Thanks fellas. Great info! Unfortunately, these cases have become such hot decor items they're tough to find outside antique stores anymore. I'd love to find one that is unrepairable to dissect.
  23. David Conwill

    Recreating hard-sided luggage

    I’d like to build custom-sized luggage in the 1940s/’50s style, starting with a small box to store my camera gear and elevating to a complete fitted set for the trunk of a car. It appears a common material for this was heavy cardboard (solid, not corrugated), and the interior was typically...

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