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  1. David Conwill

    Vintage Cars

    Early postwar cars are great hobby cars. Plugging into the right owner group is critical, and I'd suggest subscribing to a publication like Hemmings Motor News (yes, I work there, but I think you'll find unbiased sources agree with me) to find parts and services specific to whatever you end up...
  2. David Conwill

    Old gas stations

    A lot of country/general stores started selling gasoline in the 1910s or '20s, so in a way, the modern mini-mart concept is just things coming a full circle. It's the refuel/automotive-service operation that was the fad, as it turns out.
  3. David Conwill

    Your Favorite Sandwiches?

    I looked up Domilise's menu but didn't see what "dressed" meant. Unless it means you eat the sandwich without removing your clothes, which seems like a good idea, generally. Just don't get remoulade on your tie.
  4. David Conwill

    Now Forming! the Campaign Hat Corps

    Great stuff, @Greencanoes ! I've never cared for the Australian Army hat, but yours looks amazing. That treatment makes all the difference.
  5. David Conwill

    Indiana Jones V

    I didn't see the Solo film, so I can't comment on Ehrenreich's performance, but having just looked through the Wikipedia article and seen who else they considered casting, I must say that Irish actor Jack Reynor certainly looks like a young Harrison Ford. And he was born in 1992, so that makes...
  7. David Conwill

    Indiana Jones V

    Whenever my local library lacks a book, I turn to AbeBooks. I can usually find an inexpensive copy, though the MacGregor books must remain popular as the cheapest version of his first prequel, Peril at Delphi, is over six dollars!
  8. David Conwill

    Indiana Jones V

    Right, but MacGregor is the only one of the various authors involved that I recall specifically. He brings something to the series that the others don't.
  9. David Conwill

    Vintage Cars

    If you like COE pickups, don't forget the Volkswagen Transporter and the Jeep FC!
  10. David Conwill

    Show us your vehicles

    Gotta love that. Just like virtually everybody I've ever met who is into "hot rods" believes you can't over-cool an engine but then can't figure out why their plugs are all carboned up. I hope you find a correct solution. With the interest old VW's still retain, I'm surprised there isn't a...
  11. David Conwill

    Indiana Jones V

    But you can read the Rob MacGregor novels and that's almost better than watching a movie.
  13. David Conwill

    Indiana Jones V

    I do not hate that! Pretty clever indeed. I find it hard to get excited about a '60s-'70s setting, but I'd certainly be willing to give that film a shot.
  14. David Conwill

    Old gas stations

    We have, perhaps, seen this 1939 Sinclair station in Jackson, Mississippi, before, but it just appeared on Shorpy. That means we can now see it in considerably more detail. Anyone know what the clock-face pump off to the right is for? Kerosene?
  15. David Conwill

    Old gas stations

    I think that's a 1985-does-1955 pit crew from Back to the Future.
  16. David Conwill

    Hawaiian Shirts - Aloha Shirts

    Sheesh, if you can't wear a Hawaiian shirt, what's even the point of being a Royal?
  17. David Conwill

    Old gas stations

    This one is interesting. Looks like it might have started life as a car barn for streetcars? Also check out the hot rod or jalopy racer framed between the tow truck and the corner of the building. I'm not an expert on petroliana, but the mix of cars plus that vending machine and the sign by the...
  19. David Conwill

    Vintage Cars

    It's the Rouge Plant challenge. You get iron ore, a pile of sand, and some natural latex and you have to turn out a complete Model A under the time limit!
  20. David Conwill

    Soviet leather flight jackets by Aero

    "My feelings are that the leather could possibly have been supplied by the Russians, hence the term “Russian Leather” above Goatskin on the Lease Lend doc? The fact that we are having trouble agreeing from which type of animal the leather in our archive sample derives might support that theory."...
  21. David Conwill

    Classic Safari vehicles!

    Sounds like the old Jeep Surreys!
  22. David Conwill

    What car to go with your flight jackets?

    I like that, but there sure isn't much MG left in that ol' MG! My personal-favorite, V8-swapped MG favorite is this one, though: https://www.hemmings.com/blog/article/1933-mg-j2-roadster/
  23. David Conwill

    Deco Deliveries

    I've never been a fan of the styling, but I have to admit this race-car version is pretty darned cool

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