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1962-ish “Route 66” Corvette When I was a kid, my dad told me about this TV series that he used to watch. It had two young guys travelling around America in a Corvette. That was it. The whole premise of the show was that two blokes, a hot sports car, and America was so interesting that it would be great TV. According to Wikipedia, the show lasted three seasons. GM sponsored the show so the stars got a different car each season. This is my favourite Corvette, the last of the C1 series with the “duck tail” rear. The show was shot in black-and-white so the needed the car to be a colour that would look good. The first season the car was pale blue and in the second and third seasons it was fawn beige. This photo is from the remarkable site, Ohio 66, which catalogues shooting locations from the show. The photo was taken: at the Westminster Service Station during the filming of Some Of The People Some Of The Time by Peggy Fleming Lay, daughter-in-law of station owner Kenneth E. Lay. The photos were provided by Ken’s son, Ed Lay, along with the Cumberland County Historical Society /via Ohio 66 Click for high-res photo

1962-ish “Route 66” Corvette

When I was a kid, my dad told me about this TV series that he used to watch. It had two young guys travelling around America in a Corvette. That was it. The whole premise of the show was that two blokes, a hot sports car, and America was so interesting that it would be great TV.

According to Wikipedia, the show lasted three seasons. GM sponsored the show so the stars got a different car each season. This is my favourite Corvette, the last of the C1 series with the “duck tail” rear.

The show was shot in black-and-white so the needed the car to be a colour that would look good. The first season the car was pale blue and in the second and third seasons it was fawn beige.

This photo is from the remarkable site, Ohio 66, which catalogues shooting locations from the show. The photo was taken:

at the Westminster Service Station during the filming of Some Of The People Some Of The Time by Peggy Fleming Lay, daughter-in-law of station owner Kenneth E. Lay. The photos were provided by Ken’s son, Ed Lay, along with the Cumberland County Historical Society

/via Ohio 66

1967 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible I’m more of a Mustang fan, myself, and then only the 64-66 cars. But I can dig this first generation Camaro. The more I look at it, the more European it seems. Or is it that the bigger European cars from the late 60s were looking more American? At three-quarter scale I can see this wearing Peugeot badges. A half-scale Fiat version would be lovely. (pic via NetCarShow) Click for high-res photo

1967 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible

I’m more of a Mustang fan, myself, and then only the 64-66 cars. But I can dig this first generation Camaro. The more I look at it, the more European it seems. Or is it that the bigger European cars from the late 60s were looking more American? At three-quarter scale I can see this wearing Peugeot badges. A half-scale Fiat version would be lovely.

(pic via NetCarShow)

“Malaise” Corvette There’s a theory about the design of sports cars that says they’re either masculine or feminine. Which do you think the C3 Corvette is? (photo by mcflipper — thanks, Phil!) Click for high-res photo

“Malaise” Corvette

There’s a theory about the design of sports cars that says they’re either masculine or feminine. Which do you think the C3 Corvette is?

(photo by mcflipper — thanks, Phil!)

1969 Opel GT The 60s must have been the peak of GM’s powers. Sure, they had their problems, but they were also trying new things, engaging in different markets, trying to lead, not follow or just plain keep up. With the oil crisis just around the corner the Opel GT should have been a genius move. Sadly, instead, they were crap. But this publicity shot is golden, isn’t it? I like to imagine Don Draper pitching this to a bunch of polyester-suited GM guys who were totally befuddled but all the more likely to go for it, given their befuddlement. Are the Burberry trunks some sort of cross-promotional tie-in? How will Donny choose who will accompany him in the two-seater GT? Why is he holding the Playboy? Why is Chip resolutely staring down like that? Was anyone at GM aware that the shocking panel fit is clearly visible in the press shot? (pic via David Boucher and Speedhunters) Click for high-res photo

1969 Opel GT

The 60s must have been the peak of GM’s powers. Sure, they had their problems, but they were also trying new things, engaging in different markets, trying to lead, not follow or just plain keep up.

With the oil crisis just around the corner the Opel GT should have been a genius move. Sadly, instead, they were crap.

But this publicity shot is golden, isn’t it? I like to imagine Don Draper pitching this to a bunch of polyester-suited GM guys who were totally befuddled but all the more likely to go for it, given their befuddlement. Are the Burberry trunks some sort of cross-promotional tie-in? How will Donny choose who will accompany him in the two-seater GT? Why is he holding the Playboy? Why is Chip resolutely staring down like that? Was anyone at GM aware that the shocking panel fit is clearly visible in the press shot?

(pic via David Boucher and Speedhunters)

1969 Corvette Ok, so this one is gold which isn’t strictly brown but that lovely stripe across the headlights and over the fenders more than makes up for it. O beautiful, for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain… What’s that? That’s not grain, it’s just grass by the roadside? Hush, you’re spoiling the mood. (Pic via the Northern California chapter of the NCRS. I have no idea what NCRS means, but they’re a Corvette club. The car, appropriately, belongs to Mike Brown. And, obviously, that’s how I found it, googling for Brown Corvette.) Click for high-res photo

1969 Corvette

Ok, so this one is gold which isn’t strictly brown but that lovely stripe across the headlights and over the fenders more than makes up for it.

O beautiful, for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain…

What’s that? That’s not grain, it’s just grass by the roadside? Hush, you’re spoiling the mood.

(Pic via the Northern California chapter of the NCRS. I have no idea what NCRS means, but they’re a Corvette club. The car, appropriately, belongs to Mike Brown. And, obviously, that’s how I found it, googling for Brown Corvette.)