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    LizzieMaine on TV

    Lizzie...I thoroughly enjoyed your appearance on History Detectives last night. Your command of the subject of broadcasting history is simply amazing! I hope the producers realize what a treasure they've found in you and choose to use your expertise in many future episodes.
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    Poll: Pre-Swing Big Band

    How about Irving Aaronson and His Commanders? They were big with the college crowd in the late 20s.
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    Do You Own an AMT3000?

    I'm in the "I *want* one" category. I built a Radio Shack AM wireless transmitter when I was in High School and had a great deal of fun with it. It would be nice to have a real professional rig like the AMT3000 now that there's almost nothing worthwhile to listen to on the AM band.
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    The Sunday Drive

    Here's a great recording from 1927 entitled "We're the Sunday Drivers": http://www.archive.org/details/BillyMurraysTrioCarlMathieuMonroeSilverandMurray Stepping out in my machine...
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    favorite cars of the golden era

    The demise of Mercury was officially announced yesterday afternoon. Another bit of the Golden Era that has slipped through our fingers...
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    Any modelers on Fedora Lounge?

    It's a 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 XL. AMT made a promo and a kit of this car in 1/25 scale (about 8 inches long) and a 1/32 scale slot car body (about 6 inches long). I'm inclined to think yours is for the slot car body. I've been collecting and building model cars since the mid-1950s. I get as...
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    I'm stuck in the 80s...automotively

    One of the main reasons modern cars have become so heavy is the quest for structural stiffness. This improves handling precision and yields that solid feeling many modern vehicles have. But the weight penalty for all of this is significant. I blame the automotive buff books (magazines) for...
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    I'm stuck in the 80s...automotively

    I've wanted to be able to purchase an Aussie Falcon over here for years. I was told by a Ford of Australia engineer that it will never happen, however, because the Falcon platform is not readilly Federalizeable. It's kind of a moot point, anyway, since the Falcon will soon be replaced with our...
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    I'm stuck in the 80s...automotively

    Unfortunately what finally killed the Crown Vic/Grand Marquis was 2012 DOT rollover regs. Ford did not want to make the investment in such an old platform. Body on frame construction is preferred by the police because BOF cars are still repairable after the bump manouvers the police use to...
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    favorite cars of the golden era

    I've been preaching this in Detroit for more than ten years now but no one is listening. It's funny, when the American car companies do a real American car like Mustang, Camaro, Challenger, Charger or 300 they are quite successful. The reason Crown Vic and Grand Marquis sales have fallen...
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    favorite cars of the golden era

    I'm a big fan of Ford's Panther platform cars. They allow those of us who like the classic body-on-frame, rear-wheel-drive American fullsize sedans to own one with all the modern-day improvements. These cars actually handle and steer like modern cars, offer bulletproof reliability, a 5-star...
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    "Tea","Coffee", & other refreshments"

    "The Coffee Song" by Frank Sinatra has long been one of my favorites: Way down among braziliansCoffee beans grow by the billionsSo they’ve got to find those extra cups to fillThey’ve got an awful lot of coffee in brazilYou can’t get cherry soda’cause they’ve got to fill that quotaAnd the way...
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    1900-1930 forums?

    While I like the 1930-1959 period, I like the 1920s best. And the Edwardian Era is of great interest too! I always felt the 1920s were fair game here what with all the discussion of 1920s radios, cars etc. But it's good to know that the Edwardian Era is officially allowed too! There are...
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    Poll: Dean Martin or Bing Crosby?

    Definetly Bing for me. I particularly like his work in the late 1920s with Paul Whiteman's Rhythm Boys. But my Mom was a huge fan of Dean Martin.
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    Driving golden era cars in the modern era

    Hi Big Man...that's certainly a nice looking Plymouth. I think you got a great deal on it. When you get around to removing those modern beauty rings and painting the wheels black, I think you'll find that the wheels were originally pinstriped...usually two concentric rings just beneath the...
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    Show us your radios!

    Gee Lizzie, that's an awfully nice radio and a beautiful restoration job. I've worked with tinted lacquer and know how hard it is to get the toning just right. Looks like you've replicated the factory finish perfectly! I have a lot of respect for RCA Victor radios of this era, having learned...
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    Autos of Never-were

    I hadn't thought about those custom cars, but I think you're absolutely right. I also wondered why the PT Cruiser was more of a '37 Ford than anything Chrysler ever built. But Fords of the era remain extremely popular and, Tom Gale, who headed Chrysler Design at that time, is a hot-rodder...
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    Toyota Retro Commercials

    Just about any car these days will go 200K miles, or more, if carefully maintained and driven. My 10 year old Ford has 184K miles and has required a total of $50 in repairs the whole time. Regarding the Toyota Avalon commercials, I think they're spot on for the consumer the Avalon is aimed...
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    Autos of Never-were

    I think the front end of the Holden Efijy Concept does a good job of evoking '40s cars in general and the original Holden in particular, but to my eye, the rear end is way too elongated. But, that being said, I'd take one in a nano-second! One of the AU model car manufacturers made a 1:18...
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    Auto ID?

    It's interesting...to our eyes today, the Chevy Fleetline fastbacks look so sleek and desirable...much better than the Styleline models that had notchback styling with well defined trunks. But back when these cars were new, it was just the opposite...the Styleline models were far more...

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