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The Celebrities
Friday, February 22, 2019
Try as I might, I don’t play into the whole celebrity thing. From a young age, my parents and grandparents taught me that people are just people, and… continue reading »
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Try as I might, I don’t play into the whole celebrity thing. From a young age, my parents and grandparents taught me that people are just people, and… continue reading »
14 Comments on the H.A.M.B.
Loomis Dean was already a veteran photographer for LIFE magazine when he got the assignment to capture images of the latest trends in custom car accessories. Not really… continue reading »
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A few years ago, I found myself in an awkward position – standing next to both a model-a coupe that had just been unearthed after 50 years of… continue reading »
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It’s possibly one of the most filmed locations for car chases in all of LA, and before it was replaced in the name of ‘progress’, the 6th Street… continue reading »
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In 1978, Manuel Reyes found himself an honest to goodness 1936 Ford coupe. Soon after, plans began to incubate and visions of a street rod emerged. But Manuel’s… continue reading »
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Last Saturday morning, I looked out the window to find a blanket of snow had fallen onto the world around me. The porch, the sidewalk, the street, the… continue reading »
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Dipping back into the LIFE magazine archives, I find Allan Grant’s images of the Santa Ana NHRA Drags for 1957. Some great cars in these shots, including TV… continue reading »
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A few weeks back, Chuck Fowler sent over a box of mid-60’s era Drag Publications. On the top of the stack was the April 21, 1967 edition of… continue reading »
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For those old timers at the Jalopy Journal, you might remember the 1954 LIFE magazine photos of Bonneville by J.R. Eyerman I shared back in December of 2010. Focused,… continue reading »
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