My wife and I were discussing a driving holiday in Europe the other day and the subject of what car to drive came up.
I reckon a mid 60's land yacht with a dent on every panel would garner maximum respect on continental roads;)
Wasn't it P.J. O'Rourke that wrote that a fender accident in a large car is like an uprising in Africa. You know its a bad thing, but its too far away to get really worried about.:)
1954 LeCoultre Futurematic
Crown
A very complicated watch and LeCoultre is reported to have lost money on each one sold.
You slide the 'crown' to the side to set the hands. You wind it by moving the watch. The dial at 9 shows the power reserve of the automatic movement.
Photo shoot by Loomis Dean, LIFE photographer in 1950
I'm not sure if an article was ever written. More info here:
http://vintageaeroplanewriter.blogspot.com.au/2010/02/more-landseaire.html
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