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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by landseaandair, Mar 10, 2009.

  1. Hollywood-East
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    I lived in Phoenix 02-04 building Porsche/BMW racecars, an doing a little resto work in my off time, One of the Neatest paint shop's I have ever seen was Space Age, Someone tell me it's still there...Loved going in there to get supply's... Still have a few applicators for mud laying around here in my shop Back east..If you don't know it was there business card with phone/address on it in all kinds of different colors..
     
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  2. need louvers ?
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    Yup! Love Space Age! I drive all the way from downtown to buy supplies over there when I need stuff.
     
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  3. barryvanhook
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    Was in Space Age just last week to have them match the colors on the 40's glove box and put it up in rattle cans. They have so much good sh** on their shelves that it's fun to just browse and look for surprises.
     
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  4. landseaandair
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  5. rfraze
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    Thanks landseaandair. GREAT LINK. Still trying to figure how to scroll down location and memories tabs.
     
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  6. landseaandair
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    Found this in July 1964 Rod & Custom.

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  7. landseaandair
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    Some neat antique store finds from a big bowl of matches.

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  8. landseaandair
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    Related images off the net.

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  9. Cool find...we'll have to send you or Chip out to see what's currently sitting at these locations.
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  10. landseaandair
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    Can go here for old aerial views. http://www.historicaerials.com/ Sometimes hard without addresses, many intersections had multiple stations. The later Blakelys seemed to incorporate Vs into the canopies though.
     
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  11. need louvers ?
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    Funny enough, here it is next to a somewhat familiar local 'bucket at a Southwest Nostalgia Drags a couple of years ago...

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  12. landseaandair
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    Here's Blakely stations from 1960 too.

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  13. landseaandair
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    Wow, that's awesome! Said in the article that the owner specializes in Jimmy blowers. Looks like he was a GMC truck mechanic according to the phonebook.

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  14. Race Artist
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    Landseaandair ...
    Great photos, thanks for sharing. I'm a motorsports artist with a focus on 1960's American racing. mainly S/S-F/X racing. Your snapshots/photos #28 of the Ashley Chevy and #27 below it (looks like a Camet or Falcon) are of great interest. Any chance of getting high resolution copies of them and any other S/S-F/X pictures that you have? Anything of Frank Sanders and his 409 Chevys and Z11 Rudolph Chevrolet cars? Just looking to expand my research files, not make copies and sell etc. Personal use only. Thanks.
    Joel Naprstek ... please reply to [email protected] Z-11 maybe-Gil Ashley 1965.jpg
     
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  15. landseaandair
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    Sorry not my pics. Belong to J.R. Bloom of Cottonwood Az. Haven't seen him in a while but he would sell copies of his images if you can get a hold of him.
     
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  16. Race Artist
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    Thanks ...
    Joel
     
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  17. landseaandair
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    This may have been posted on Facebook a while ago but first time I've seen it and maybe a for few of you too.

    Speedworld today.
     
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  18. JeffB2
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    Location please ? ;)
     
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  19. 1949 caddyman
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    image.png Jomax road & us 60 Wittmann AZ.
     
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  20. need louvers ?
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    Hey Jeff, sorry it took a bit to get back to you. I don't have an address, but Space Age is located on Country Club, south of Broadway a bit, on the east side of the road in Mesa-what-a-place-a. Man, if you have never been there, it's like a toy store for automotive refinishing stuff!
     
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  21. JeffB2
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  22. barryvanhook
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    I'm not even close to being a body man, but I go to Space Age alot, even just to look around. But I feel guilty when I do that, so I usually buy something. I've got enough sleeves of OOOO steel wool and sanding sponges to last the rest of my life. But I really love those folks for putting up any paint in aerosol cans for touch up ur painting accessories.
     
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  23. landseaandair
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    1962 song by Faron Warmer from Phoenix.

    Cruisin' Central.
     
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  24. landseaandair
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    Just did another tune up on this thread. Lots of big pics now.
     
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  25. landseaandair
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  26. need louvers ?
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    Not sure if you are aware of not Matt, but Burger Rush is done.... Thus ends another chapter in the revitalization of the city's cruising icon.... Tomorrow night I think we are gonna meet at 5 and Diner about sunset.
     
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  27. landseaandair
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    Saw that. Just a torched off stump where their sign use to be. I wanna drive around a bit tonight, maybe end up at the Diner, maybe 67th and Bell, I dunno yet.
     
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  28. landseaandair
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    Got a couple more tunes from the area.

    Song recorded for Money Oldsmobile by Ken Noble, 1955.


    Doug Harden with The Desert Suns-Dig That Ford.
     
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  29. landseaandair
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    Just got this in the mail. Did o.k. selling a couple things on Ebay and felt like splurging a little. Probably could have got a Rodder's Journal subscription for what I paid.

    You can see it all for free!

    Arizona State Championship Drags program. Perryville, Nov 3&4, 1956.

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  30. mopacltd
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    I still have tears in my eyes watching that Speedworld clip
     
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