[Land-speed] {Land-speed/Not} Fw: 1957CarShow

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   I always forget to check out its parent site Jalopyjournal.com.  Some very  talented folks are posting the art and history of car crafting on the homepage.  Those three car show movies are national rodding treasures, and I'm grateful that they were freely shared  because otherwise a lot of us would have missed them altogether.     The flamed Mercedes really caught my attention too - a  "ricer" a half century  before its time (minus the wing and thumpin' stereo....)     I'll bet some guys on the field were  oogling the intake plumbing, wondering how to bolt it to a Jimmy...   
 
   I was only nine in '56 but  had the great fortune of a car-nut dad, and  two working uncles with hot rods.  But  it was our next door neighbor   -  a HS junior/  car club member with  a mild custom 53 Ford  with spotlights and front visor  and his girlfriend Betty's name  professionally lettered on the skirts  who  took me to car shows,  and occassional races that turned me into a gearhead.      
  This morning after tending to the horses in an icy  downpour,  I plopped on the couch, vegged out  and watched  a program (for the first time)  on Speed called "Livin' the Low Life"    Ok, it was mostly about a curvy girl, but she actually sounded interested and seemed to be having a lot of  fun hanging around car guys. Some bouncers and Imps, but mostly just cool old Bombs.    Anyone seen it?    I must be  getting nostalgic in my "advanced age"....  a  couple weeks ago I started actively  looking for reasonably priced '48 Chev Stylemaster sedan  or 50 Ford Tudor to re-live the joys of either of my first two cars. I've got two in my sights on the HAMB right now.  
  





---- TOM M SHANNON <saltfevr at q.com> wrote: 
> JD:
> Thanks for forwarding the HAMB Norwalk link. I don't get over to the Hamb as
> much as I should. Loved the flamed gullwing! Great seeing how things were in a
> much simpler time. And to think many of those young rodders were off to "Nam"
> a few yrs. later. Thanks again JD!Tom ShannonMagna, Utah> From: