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  1. David Conwill

    Bow Ties

    I'm strongly considering making that my signature line! -Dave
  2. David Conwill

    Terror attack in Oslo, Norway

    Horrifying, simply horrifying. My thoughts are with Norway. -Dave
  3. David Conwill

    Bow Ties

    I do believe when I bought my blue bow with white polka dots it was being marketed as a "Churchill dot" bow tie. -Dave
  4. David Conwill

    50 Unexplainable Photos

    'twas Buffalo Gal, if I'm not mistaken. -Dave
  5. David Conwill

    Driving golden era cars in the modern era

    I couldn’t find the thread about building a neverwas Golden Era car, so I guess I’ll stick this here... This is a pretty impressive fantasy Golden Era build. The only thing that could make it better is if it were equipped with a Ford V8-60. It started life as a 1977 MGB roadster! -Dave
  7. David Conwill

    Did General Motors destroy the LA mass transit system?

    If anybody needs a little good news, the restoration of light rail on the Woodward Avenue corridor in Detroit, Michigan seems to be proceeding fairly smoothly. It's ironic that Detroit, longtime home of General Motors, didn't end streetcar service until 1956, about 35 years after most other...
  8. David Conwill

    Driving golden era cars in the modern era

    The only problem with that is you'll be hard pressed to finance a $35,000 classic as easily as a $35,000 econobox. I could make payments on a much more expensive car than my $3,500 Falcon, but no bank is going to want to make a car loan on something fifty years old. :rolleyes: -Dave
  9. David Conwill

    Driving golden era cars in the modern era

    There's a fellow who used to be on one of the Falcon message boards I frequent, whose Number One tip for achieving optimal fuel economy is “drive like an old, old man in a hat”. I have the hat, but probably accelerate too quickly to otherwise achieve stellar MPG numbers. Still, I’m pretty...
  10. David Conwill

    Sears might be going belly up

    True. The American Living collection has had some excellent stuff. -Dave
  11. David Conwill

    Driving golden era cars in the modern era

    A ‘55-‘57 Thunderbird (I prefer the lines on the ‘55 myself, although the ‘57s had the coolest optional engines) is a very cool car. I suspect they are going to become increasingly good buys, as well, because the kind of folks that are intensely interested in them are all in their mid-seventies...
  13. David Conwill

    Sears might be going belly up

    It's all about offering what the next guy doesn't; although unique venue helps too when it's something like books. -Dave
  14. David Conwill

    Sears might be going belly up

    When does Wal-Mart fail? At least the Internet seems to have given a second wind to some of the mom and pops. I just wish it would allow more of them to retain their brick-and-mortar locations along with their expanded electronic market. -Dave
  15. David Conwill

    Driving golden era cars in the modern era

    It depends on what 2000 we're talking about versus what three-speed equipped car. All things otherwise being the same, more gears is usually better for acceleration, as it keeps the engine in the RPM range where it's producing the most power. The column shifter threw me at first as well, but...
  16. David Conwill

    Driving golden era cars in the modern era

    My 1961 Ford Falcon has a three-speed on the column. To date, it’s the only three-speed I’ve driven, but I’ve driven a number of four-speed manual transmissions and one or two five-speed manuals. Ignoring column shifters, the big difference between a pre-1964 three-speed and most subsequent...
  17. David Conwill

    Bow Ties

    Tony, since the back is hidden by the collar anyway, could you have your tailor make some kind of extension piece? The new one looks just dandy, though. -Dave (who owns no vintage bows... yet)
  19. David Conwill

    Golden-Era Hot-Rodding

    Plymouth might still be around today if they'd just introduced a 350 cubic inch V8 and a full-synchro five-speed in 1949! -Dave
  20. David Conwill

    Sears might be going belly up

    Potter Street has the added disadvantage of being separated from the bulk of the downtown by I-675, which is a greater psychological barrier than it is physical (although the fact that it is elevated on mounds rather than pylons makes it worse than, say, US 131 in Grand Rapids). Believe it or...
  21. David Conwill

    Sears might be going belly up

    Downtown East Saginaw lost much of its old commercial district in a similar orgy of "urban renewal" in the 1960s and '70s. All those new parking lots didn't keep all the remaining businesses from fleeing to the area surrounding the new maul (er, mall), however, and they have hindered any kind...
  22. David Conwill

    Bow Ties

    I like that bowtie, but I really want to know more about that suit! -Dave
  23. David Conwill

    Sears might be going belly up

    There is a school of thought in preservation that demolition should only be allowed when the property owner can present clear plans for a replacement, and post a bond of some decent percentage of his construction price. The bond would be forfeit in the event no construction occurs within a...

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