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  1. David Conwill

    Autos of Never-were

    I like the GM system from that era, with shared platforms (A-body, B-body, C-body, etc.), but with powertrain engineering left to the seperate divisions. Thus, we could end up with Nash and Stude sharing a body, but the Nash using its OHV 6 and the Stude running the V8 it debuted in '51. I...
  2. David Conwill

    Automobile of the Day - April 2, 2008.

    Actually, the Model Y came before the U.S. Model 40. Supposedly Edsel Ford saw the drawings for the Model Y and decided that the U.S. model would be a scaled-up version of the U.K. design. Better late than never, I suppose. There’s no “Model C”, although there is a later Model B crank that...
  3. David Conwill

    Golden-Era Hot-Rodding

    The name is an homage to Le Nain Rouge, the little devil who is traditionally blamed for Detroit's misfortunes. It comes from the city's past as a French colony. -Dave
  4. David Conwill

    Made my first half belt...

    That's a jacket I'd like to own myself! Nice work. -Dave
  5. David Conwill

    Garages and workshops

    I intend to have more to contribute to this thread soon, when I'm not busting my butt on a deadline. Until then, check out The Garage Journal. It's not exclusively vintage, but the proprieter is a fellow who really appreciates a Golden Era aesthetic in his workspace. -Dave
  7. David Conwill

    Golden-Era Hot-Rodding

    That could be the prototype for the much-maligned Rootlieb speedster, only sans fenders. Can I ask where you got the photo and your information on it? -Dave
  8. David Conwill

    The Chap movement

    I'll bet! I wish I had friends who would drink beer with me whilst wearing boaters and suits. Maybe I'll try to start a new Independence Day tradition... -Dave
  9. David Conwill

    The Chap movement

    Well done! :eusa_clap -Dave
  10. David Conwill

    Driving golden era cars in the modern era

    Wow, that is a great car, Big Man, and purchased for the exact same reasons I’d like to someday own a ‘38 Chevy coupe. My grandfather had one before the war, my grandmother drove it through the war, and my father came home from the hospital in it in ‘46. I think it was traded in on a new ‘52...
  11. David Conwill

    Edumication

    And also perhaps easier to get a U.S. law license? -Dave
  13. David Conwill

    department stores...

    You’re right about that. Downtown will probably never will be like it was in the pre-suburbia heyday. That way of life was on its way out even in the 1920s due to the automobile, but the Depression and the War slowed it way down. That doesn’t mean it can’t thrive, even prosper, though. The...
  14. David Conwill

    seersucker suits

    I’ve wondered about this topic, as well as the general historical precedent for seersucker in the upper Midwest. It gets hot and humid here enough for it, certainly, but it seems a very flamboyant fabric for the sturdy farmers and industrialists that lived here in the late-19th and early-20th...
  15. David Conwill

    Edumication

    I clicked “masters” even though J.D. stands for “juris doctor”. To me a J.D. is better equated to a master’s degree, as the level of attainability is similar, and the time in school roughly equivalent. That and we’re ethically not supposed to call ourselves “doctor”. Further, there’s an...
  16. David Conwill

    department stores...

    I think the traditional department store could survive, perhaps even thrive, if it moved out of the mall and back downtown. This could be a mutually beneficial arrangement, too, as the downtown retailers (and often the municipality, as the mall is usually outside of the city limits) would...
  17. David Conwill

    Barbershops - do you tip the owner

    This is something I’ve been wondering about myself. As it exactly describes the barber shop I patronize. My barber, incidentally, wasn’t in this morning and it’s got me a bit worried (not to mention left me a bit shaggy just before I’m to appear in court up north). If she returns I'm going...
  19. David Conwill

    Custom Hide briefcases

    I’m very sorry to hear that. The man was truly talented. -David
  20. David Conwill

    favorite cars of the golden era

    Mmm, yes, especially the Dragon models. I saw one in a junkyard once, it was very cool. -Dave
  21. David Conwill

    Any modelers on Fedora Lounge?

    Oh, I thought he meant like "buck" or "form". I would probably title the listing something like "1965 Ford Galaxie promo mold buck". That should maximise your hits without tossing in disingenuous terms like "Mustang" or "rat rod". -Dave
  22. David Conwill

    Autos of Never-were

    Yeesh, I’d forgotten about those. I thought that was an aftermarket kit, not an official GM thing. The mishmash of body lines is arguably worse than the ‘49 Ford/’90s T-bird hybrid kits that they still offer. A few years back one of the major auto magazines featured a silver ‘54 Corvette...
  23. David Conwill

    Toyota Retro Commercials

    So not exact, but darned close. *rather proud of himself* -Dave

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