Back then also, things were designed to be rebuildable. You didn't get a new starter or a new generator or even a new voltage regulator, you had yours rebuilt.
Nowadays, if a car's engine needs to be rebuilt, the car is generally ready for the junkyard.
Yep, the cookie-cutter creases leave me cold. Watch any movie from the 1930s, nobody had that look.
I love hats that are so soft that you pretty much shape them every time you put them on.
As a practical matter, the only motorcycles I see guys my size riding are Harleys. I don't think the other manufacturers really believe that guys like me are out there.
And no disrespect to the model in those pictures, but I think Harley would have done better to hire our own Lolita Haze. :)
Here you go:
Guess I'll have to dig up my good digital camera again. I took those pics a few years ago, and for some reason I didn't get an overall shot.
"The" Virginia Postrel? I'm honored that you're a member here. Heck, I'm honored even if you're not the Virginia Postrel I'm thinking of. :)
Welcome aboard regardless. :)
The Shuron website says they've been in business since the 1860s, and they introduced the first "Browline" (Plastic on top of the lenses, metal below) in 1947.
Thanks Lizzie. Harold Lloyd could have written a textbook for actors on how to manage their careers. He's one of the very few who held on to their money and were able to enjoy a comfortable retirement. Contrast with Buster Keaton who had to do ridiculous movies near the end of his life for money.
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