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  1. David Conwill

    The Vintage Camera Club Thread

    I love that idea - I hope you'll document the project when you find an appropriate subject. -Dave
  2. David Conwill

    Hot Rods, Rat Rods, and Classics

    Actually DuPont says its modern primers offer up to 10 years of weather protection. And I suppose on fibreglass it doesn't really matter. But yeah, "rat rods" are very much an image thing, recreating a snapshot of a perceived version of the 1950s. -Dave
  3. David Conwill

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    Oh, I know it, but even in early Fall and late Spring I sometimes get too warm in my fully-lined Federation, so until I’ve got a lightweight felt, I’m probably not going to wear a felt much in the summer. One or two of the cooler, wetter days I’ve worn it, though. -Dave
  4. David Conwill

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?

    I feel bad, as I haven’t worn a hat in quite some time. I just don’t like my straw hat all that well, nor have I found one I like better, so I’ve been bare headed nearly all summer. Perhaps next spring I’ll be able to splurge on one of those lightweight, unlined felts. I think they’re a lot...
  5. David Conwill

    Hot Rods, Rat Rods, and Classics

    Yes, I love that book. I owned it before I owned the Bachelor book. I'd like to someday pick up the Don Montgomery books, as they seem to be the ones that gave a big boost to nostalgia rodding. -Dave
  7. David Conwill

    Hot Rods, Rat Rods, and Classics

    Well, if we wanna get further into this discussion, it's worth noting that Dean Batchelor’s book proclaims “Before ‘The War’ they didn’t call them ‘hot rods’.” Which is, near as I can determine, true. It was mainly “hop up,” “gow job,” “supe up,” or “supe job.” The golden-era term for “rat...
  8. David Conwill

    Hot Rods, Rat Rods, and Classics

    Oh boy, the old hot rod/street rod/rat rod/trad rod debate, with the “1949 question” mixed in. This has been going on for years. Let me see... I’m 27, I’ve been reading old-car magazines since about first or second grade, and I can remember even back then that this was a big deal. The funny...
  9. David Conwill

    Cads on the subway

    In my defense, I'll say that my notions were conceived through conversations with law school classmates from New York City and its environs. I tend to think the best of people, however, and if my classmates were any indication, there's a good number of friendly and polite New Yorkers out there...
  10. David Conwill

    Comeback for trolleys in Brooklyn?

    Streetcars (I can’t bring myself to call them trolleys - as I don’t live in Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood), are an excellent idea, and still in use all over the world. I heard recently, but haven’t confirmed, that the old Detroit Street Railway cars still ply the tracks of Mexico City. The city...
  11. David Conwill

    Cads on the subway

    Someone once told me that etiquette is the art of making others comfortable. Given that and what I’ve heard of New Yorkers, I would say that it would almost be poor etiquette to offer one’s seat on the subway to a stranger. On the other hand, I have given up my Lansing bus seat for certain...
  13. David Conwill

    The Vintage Camera Club Thread

    Nice score P51. Someday I too will own a brick. I'm rather surprised my brother doesn't, as he's a bigtime film guy and goes to school in Ann Arbor (where Argus was based). -Dave
  14. David Conwill

    Boater faction!

    I was in Henry the Hatter's downtown Detroit location two weeks ago and the fellow working told me that they sell about a gross (that's 144) of boaters every summer, with some people buying a new boater every year, and airbrushing last year's boater a new color (sort of a less-destructive...
  15. David Conwill

    Missing Loungers Whom You Miss.

    I must read too many old posts, as I had no idea a lot of these people were gone to begin with. It's a shame. -Dave
  16. David Conwill

    The Adventurer's Gear Thread

    Here’s a piece of Adventurer’s Gear I wouldn’t mind having: Too valuable to take off road these days, but I’ve lately been dreaming about doing something similar with a ‘60 Falcon station wagon to compliment my ‘61 Futura (which will remain 2-wheel-drive, thank you very much). -Dave
  17. David Conwill

    Vintage clothes at Kohl's?

    I just stumbled on this post. I’m a big fan of Kohl’s. They’re an excellent source for well-made, affordable, classicly styled men’s clothing. Nothing exotic or top shelf, but good, solid stuff nonetheless. Every department store should be this way. As a matter of fact, I’m wearing a...
  19. David Conwill

    Golden-Era Hot-Rodding

    Those following this thread might also enjoy this thread on the HAMB. It’s a fellow putting together a largely period-correct 1930s gow job - in New Zealand! Which means he has the added challenge of making the whole thing right-hand drive. c. 1923 Ford with 1929 Ford running gear -Dave
  20. David Conwill

    favorite cars of the golden era

    That's a 1942 DeSoto. The hidden headlights didn't return after the war. -Dave
  21. David Conwill

    How the classy hunter goes afield...

    RE: Camouflage and 10-mile cloth Someone earlier in this post mentioned that camouflage has no place in a vintage hunting getup, but I respectfully disagree. If you research the history of buffalo plaid, you’ll find that it was intended as camouflage, because the pattern breaks up the hunter’s...
  22. David Conwill

    favorite cars of the golden era

    Worst thing that ever happened to this country - it changed the automobile from something desireable and romantic to something mundane and necessary. And I won't even get started on what the freeways did to our central cities. If you want to point a finger at something that destroyed so much...
  23. David Conwill

    My New Old Car

    Very cool car. Just look out for ‘50 Fords driven by guys named Turnipseed. -Dave

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