Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Dashboard Lights: Part Five, The Signal Indicator Corporation

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Not much is known today about the Signico Company today. They seemed to be one of the war cottage industries, that supplied equipment fo...
Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Dashboard Lights: Part Four, The Mallory - Yaxley Company

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By the 1940's, Mallory was already a well-known manufacturer of  capacitors, and with their merger with Yaxley, they bec...
Monday, August 25, 2014

Dashboard Lights: Part Three, The E.F. Johnson Company

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Like many of the light companies spotlighted in this series, E.F. Johnson's roots were in radio. Founded in 1923 by its namesake, th...
Sunday, August 24, 2014

Dashboard Lights: Part Two, The Drake Manufacturing Company

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Drake occupies a special niche, as it will forever be known as the "Fender Amp Light".  Yes, that beautiful little jewel, th...
Saturday, August 23, 2014

Dashboard Lights: Part One, The Gothard Pilot Light Assembly Company

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In the beginning, there was glass. There were a few notable entries in the dash and accessory light business in the 1940's. Goth...
Friday, August 22, 2014

Accessory Lights, The Beginning

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  Before airbags, before seatbelts, before hazard and back-up lights, there were accessory lights. "They Could Save Your Life!...
Tuesday, August 5, 2014

1959 1960 Ford Thunderbird Vintage Drawings, Very Rare And Very Cool

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Here are a selection of some rare casual drawings made by one the men who worked at Ford in the late-1950's and 60's. They show...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

The 1970 Dodge Race Game, Scat City!

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At the height of Mopar Madness, the Dodge Boys decided to license an entry into the tabletop slot car fad.  Called "Scat City...
Monday, July 21, 2014

Northwest Mopar Drags Woodburn, Oregon, July 20th 2014 (Part Three)

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 Here are some neat snapshots from the Woodburn Drag Strip on Mopar Drags Day, taken by my brother Ty, including some odd-ones... ...