Originally Posted by lensmole Awesome car and story ! I noticed the lights on the front , are those lights that flip up on the front fenders? Him getting crushed by the box of money and jewels reminded me of a Trans Am I wiped out in the seventies ",before air bags " my passenger and I, were both wearing seat belts ,but they didn't stop him from flying into me sideways on impact, that alone crushed both of us up against the driver door almost killed the both of us , luckily we both survived . BTW good job photographing the Yellow !

The Cord in the picture did indeed have flip-up headlights....one of the first cars to do so.

Boy, the 70's and a Trans Am. I owned a 1974 Trans Am SD 455. Red with black interior. In fact, the Trans Am of that year was only available in 3 colors....red,white, or blue. I really wanted a white one but the red one was the first SD 455 I could get get my hands on so I took that one. I had the automatic transmission worked on so that it gave real positive shifts. I had a 4:10 rear end put in and had the carb massaged. Damn, I miss that car....even after all these years.

Tom

Originally Posted by Overfocused I cant help but think that the police who took care of the crash scene didn't take a bill and a jewel or two for themselves... nothing stopping them!

Actually, some of the road crew repairing the washed-out bridge were on the scene way before the cops. I'm not sure that the aluminum case even opened because of the wreck.

Thanks for looking in,

Tom

Originally Posted by Dogdots Interesting story behind the person who had this car. Always thought John Wayne was the 'only cowboy'

Wayne certainly took over the King's chair once he got rolling. But there were all kinds of cowboy stars before he showed up. Bob Steele was a big one. William S. Hart was even bigger yet. Tom Mix, however, was the acknowledged leader of the pack for quite some time.

Take care,

Tom

Originally Posted by Eia That is an amazing story! The interior shot is equally amazing...such color! LOL...can you imagine riding around today with a built in gun holster?

Thanks, Eia, for dropping by.

There's nothing shy about Mix's car....inside or out. But then it fit his personality perfectly.

Tom

Originally Posted by TonyCooper You fooled me, Tom.w I thought you had finally switched from cars to people. Thread titles are not to be trusted. As usual, great photographs and interesting backstory. Well worth opening.

Hi Tony, it's always great to hear from your quarters.

You should know all about using titles. They're a little unmerciful on you over in the Documentary forum.

Another great story, Tom! Yellow is hard to catch correctly and you surely did it with this set. I also like the interior shot. I keep telling Paul I want an old truck....but I know nothing about them. Whenever I make it to FL I will get you to take me to a car show.

Take care my friend,
Lauren

Wow! That's a beautiful Cord.

Originally Posted by redleash Another great story, Tom! Yellow is hard to catch correctly and you surely did it with this set. I also like the interior shot. I keep telling Paul I want an old truck....but I know nothing about them. Whenever I make it to FL I will get you to take me to a car show. Take care my friend, Lauren

You are absolutely right, Lauren. Yellow can be a real bear to handle sometime. That's when experience can come to the rescue; when your camera is trying to sneak one by you.

See ya',

Tom

Originally Posted by eL eSs Vee Wow! That's a beautiful Cord.

Yes sir, it is for sure. That's one of those cars where we gather up the gang, jump in, put the top down and just ride.

Take care, Lee,

Tom

Originally Posted by black mamba Hi Tony, it's always great to hear from your quarters. You should know all about using titles. They're a little unmerciful on you over in the Documentary forum.

Sometimes I feel more attention is given to titles than to the
images. I have trouble believing that someone can be that
confused because of a thread's title.

Originally Posted by black mamba Wayne certainly took over the King's chair once he got rolling. But there were all kinds of cowboy stars before he showed up. Bob Steele was a big one. William S. Hart was even bigger yet. Tom Mix, however, was the acknowledged leader of the pack for quite some time. Take care, Tom

Yeah Mix was very popular in Australia. In the bush, American Westerns were avidly consumed. There seems to be an audience generation gap between Mix and Wayne, tied pehaps to the one being pre WW2 and the other post. But both had a stare and a turn of mouth that made guns a bit superfluous!

Neil

What a great story Tom. Thanks, I learned something.

The car, well it's flawless and your shots do it justice

Nice work & thanks for posting this

Hi Tom......Nice set of pictures.......5 ex-wives and a bunch of kids are you sure he was wealthy

Originally Posted by Azzaro Hi Tom......Nice set of pictures.......5 ex-wives and a bunch of kids are you sure he was wealthy

that could be why the aluminum box (with jewels) behind him...