Category Archives: Transportation

Paul Coates — Confidential File, January 6, 1959

Posted on January 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE My Responsibilities as Your Reporter Marie Torre, a New York newspaper columnist, is sitting in prison today. She’s paying a 10-day "debt to society" for refusing to divulge the source of a news story. And personally, I’m sorry … Continue reading →

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‘Pretty Woman’ car for sale

Posted on January 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

  The 1989 Lotus Esprit driven by Richard Gere in "Pretty Woman" is being offered in Hemmings Motor News for $54,998.

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, January 2, 1959

Posted on January 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Puts Ego Factor Into Poll  Paul Coates Tries Out New Survey-Taking Theory Now don’t misunderstand me.    I’m not looking to start anything with Mr. Gallup. There’s enough petty bickering going on around here without us getting into a hassle. … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Culver City Speedway

Posted on December 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

A program has been listed on EBay for the 1925 auto races, when driver Frank Elliott set a world record of 127.87 mph.

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Retro holiday gift — Duesenberg transmission

Posted on December 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Here’s something you don’t see every day — unless you’re EBay vendor med3021. Imagine your loved one’s reaction to find this under the tree (assuming you have a fairly large tree): "Why … it’s a Duesenberg transmission housing. Just what … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — James Cagney’s Auburn

Posted on December 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

A bit of movie history has been listed on EBay: The Auburn 12 cabriolet driven by James Cagney in "Mayor of Hell." The seller says Cagney used this as his personal car. It’s listed under Buy It Now for $375,000.  … Continue reading →

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L.A.’s confusing freeways, December 8, 1958

Posted on December 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

Beverly and La Cienega, home of pony rides for two generations of children. I believe Gales was on a different corner. Note the Bible verse and the puzzling editorial cartoon. What was on the minds of Times’ readers in 1958? … Continue reading →

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‘Animal House’ car for sale

Posted on December 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

Courtesy Hemmings Motor News This is the Delta Tau Chi "Deathmobile" from "Animal House." Listed for $19,998.             

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Meltdown delays U.S. atomic airplane; Rams win over Colts, December 7, 1958

Posted on December 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

Longtime viewers of the History Channel (or "The Adolf Channel" as we call it at the Daily Mirror HQ) may have seen a program on the U.S. project to develop an atomic airplane. As you can imagine, a key component … Continue reading →

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Stunt man dies in John Wayne film, December 6, 1958

Posted on December 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

  File this under quaint notions of the 1950s: Highway officials taking control of speeding cars and forcing them to slow down. U.S. moon launch fails. http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k6UQe8Upiz1lVusxuj&related=1&canvas=mediumTHE HORSE SOLDIERS TRAILER At left, stuntman Fred Kennedy is killed when he takes … Continue reading →

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Duesenberg for sale

Posted on December 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph courtesy Hemmings Motor News Now listed for sale on Hemmings Motor News, this 1929 Duesenberg J belonged to one of the Barbee brothers (probably A.K. Barbee) who headed the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Los Angeles. It was later owned … Continue reading →

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Coming attractions — Black Chrome

Posted on December 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

At long last I’m digging through the handouts I gathered at the Archives Bazaar (my companion, newly published author Brady Potts is way ahead of me on that score) and came across a flier for an exhibit at the California … Continue reading →

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Speeding train crushes school bus; UCLA gets new football coach, December 2, 1938

Posted on December 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

A truck carrying Christmas trees crashes into a streetcar … and a man is charged with buying a cougar cub at a pet store and killing it for the $75 bounty. Robert L. Cannon and Albert Kessel, sentenced to die … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — streetcar photo

Posted on November 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

Here’s a nice sharp image of a streetcar passing City Hall. It’s been listed on EBay with a starting bid of $5.

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Air Force Academy gets youngest cadet, November 19, 1958

Posted on November 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

Iven Kincheloe III, the 1-year-old son of a distinguished X-15 pilot who died in July 1958 in the crash of a jet fighter at Edwards Air Force Base, is recommended for an appointment to the Air Force Academy in 1972. … Continue reading →

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Officials turn away football crowds at Coliseum, November 3, 1958

Posted on November 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

Look beyond the nostalgia factor in this film produced for Studebaker dealers. Listen to the comments. The Studebaker Lark was, according to this film, intended to give consumers what they wanted: a low-priced, fuel economy car. We know today, of … Continue reading →

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First commercial jet put in service; movie stars Jack Nicholson, October 17, 1958

Posted on October 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

This, friends, is a slice of the late 1950s: Mamie Eisenhower and double bills like "Tank Battalion" and "Hell Squad" and Richard Boone in "I Bury the Living." But wait! What’s this? Jack Nicholson in "Cry Baby Killer," based on … Continue reading →

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October 12, 1938: An early RV, Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on October 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

   

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Fire closes Ventura Freeway; milestone for Rams star, September 23, 1968

Posted on September 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a fire closes the Ventura Freeway from Camarillo to Woodland Hills. By Keith Thursby Times staff writer Dick Bass, a three-time Pro Bowl running back who played for the Rams from 1960-69, scored three touchdowns and became the 12th … Continue reading →

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Movie star hits USC football player over car crash, September 21, 1938

Posted on September 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

Nazis poised to take Sudetenland Britain and France warn Czechoslovakia she must surrender or fight alone. Germans set tomorrow as war deadline. John Barrymore in "Hold That Coed." Bonus: Learn to dance the Limpy Dimp.   Train crash kills 11 … Continue reading →

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