Hershey 2010: Clay’d out

Could somebody with some design experience help me pinpoint exactly what it is about this clay model I spotted at Hershey that makes me question the owner’s assertion that it emerged from the GM Design studios in the 1950s? There’s something just too modern about the way its curves interact with its knife-edge lines, something […]

Did they race Rickenbackers?

Aside from the trinkets and dollar-table treasures I brought back from Hershey this year, I also found this sand-cast club plaque for the Strokers from Columbus, Ohio. While there were plenty of Strokers hot rod clubs across the country, I’d never heard about this one from my hometown, so it looks like I’ve opened up […]

Hershey 2010: Bouncey bouncey bouncey

Anywhere you look at Hershey any year you go, you’re bound to see Model T springs in every configuration possible. Model T spring wheels, however, are rather unusual, especially a set of four such as these we spotted somewhere near the border of the Chocolate and Red fields. If you go back through the patent […]