Tom Cobbs: MickeyThompson_1

Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Tom Cobbs: MickeyThompson_1

Another day, another wormhole cracked open from the Tom Cobbs Archive… and this one hums with the kind of electricity only the Bonneville salt can generate. We first… continue reading »

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Tom Cobbs: The Mining Cabin Visit…

Monday, July 14, 2025
Tom Cobbs: The Mining Cabin Visit…

Today’s dig into the Tom Cobbs archive left me scratching my head in the best way possible… The directory was labeled “The Mining Cabin Visit,” and sure enough,… continue reading »

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Tom Cobbs: The Freudiger Spl.

Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Tom Cobbs: The Freudiger Spl.

Tom Cobbs shot this roll of Kodachrome in 1957, and once again, he left behind only the scribbled back of a film box as a roadmap. Most of… continue reading »

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Tom Cobbs: 1953 Palm Springs Road Race

Monday, July 7, 2025
Tom Cobbs: 1953 Palm Springs Road Race

The Palm Springs Road Races ran from 1950 to 1961, and while it doesn’t crack many Top 10 lists in the blood-stained annals of American GP racing, its… continue reading »

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The 308 Roadster

Wednesday, May 7, 2025
The 308 Roadster

I have no idea who Jason Brackeen is. Maybe I’ve met him, maybe not. Social settings aren’t exactly my strong suit, but I don’t remember ever talking to… continue reading »

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Trip No. 3

Monday, March 31, 2025
Trip No. 3

I was starting to convince myself that all these “Trip” directories that we’ve been exploring were just different rolls of film from the same Pikes Peak trip in… continue reading »

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Trip No. 2

Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Trip No. 2

One of the unavoidable side effects of tearing into the Cobbs archive in real time—no plan, no map, just raw instinct and caffeine—is that there’s no clean way… continue reading »

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The Leftovers

Monday, March 17, 2025
The Leftovers

After last week’s deep dive into the Tom Cobbs archive, I figured I’d take a breather—shift gears, focus on something else for a bit. But just as I… continue reading »

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