Old Photographs

[Howard Cohen]

I picked up these photographs at Motor City NNL from a man who bought a collection from Oscar Koveleski. The captions will tell you about the photographs and your eyes will keep busy as you search out stuff, such as Chuck Miller's display and my 20th scale model display in the Toronto shot (maybe hidden somewhere in the background)   There is lots more to see than just models  

[ChrisBcritter]

Great photos! Did the powered pogo stick come with a free ambulance ride? 

[fat50]

I didn't even know John Candy was a modeler?  

I was at the '74 Detroit Autorama, good times....

[OneTrickPony]

I could spend hours looking through the Auto World catalog.

[bbowser]

Holy sideburns!  Great old photos.  I too used to spend hours with the Auto World catalog.

[vamach1]

Somewhere I have some color slides of a MPC contest at an auto show in Washington DC in the 1970's..  Anyone know if there is any easy way to convert them to digital pics?

[Richard Bartrop]

Looks like this is what you want https://www.amazon.ca/b?ie=UTF8&node=7239440011

You can probably find places in your area that will do it if you don't want to invest in equipment

[Deuces]

12 hours ago, fat50 said:

I didn't even know John Candy was a modeler?  

I was at the '74 Detroit Autorama, good times....

First one I went to was in '75.....

[Howard Cohen]

On 11/14/2018 at 5:27 PM, vamach1 said:

Somewhere I have some color slides of a MPC contest at an auto show in Washington DC in the 1970's..  Anyone know if there is any easy way to convert them to digital pics?

My former Canon printer had a slide adapter that would scan slides and negatives. My new one does not. You should be be able to get that done at any print shop. 

[tim boyd]

That first image was, of course, Bruce Owen, who went on to win four (or was it five?) MPC National Championships in the mid 1970's.  TIM 

[ChrisBcritter]

On 11/14/2018 at 4:27 PM, vamach1 said:

Somewhere I have some color slides of a MPC contest at an auto show in Washington DC in the 1970's..  Anyone know if there is any easy way to convert them to digital pics?

Rex, if you can't do it, I can - my scanner has an adapter. PM me if you find the slides.

[tim boyd]

7 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said:

Rex, if you can't do it, I can - my scanner has an adapter. PM me if you find the slides.

I'd love to see those images.....particularly if it's the 1972 event where I won Best of Show   TIM  

[disabled modeler]

Those are cool..!

[iamsuperdan]

On 14/11/2018 at 3:27 PM, vamach1 said:

Somewhere I have some color slides of a MPC contest at an auto show in Washington DC in the 1970's..  Anyone know if there is any easy way to convert them to digital pics?

For about $75 CDN, I picked up a decent slide converter. Plug it in to the computer, and it turns them digital. I am happy with the results.

Here's an example. BTW, I'm the little guy behind the Matador.

 

 

[robdebie]

3 hours ago, iamsuperdan said:

For about $75 CDN, I picked up a decent slide converter. Plug it in to the computer, and it turns them digital. I am happy with the results.

Here's an example. BTW, I'm the little guy behind the Matador.

One slide scanning tip: let your software do an 'auto color correction'. I was amazed when I first tried it

Rob

[Dave Ambrose]

On 11/14/2018 at 8:18 AM, OneTrickPony said:

I could spend hours looking through the Auto World catalog.

I did spend hours looking through the Auto World catalog. Those were good hours. 

[vamach1]

On 11/15/2018 at 9:57 PM, ChrisBcritter said:

Rex, if you can't do it, I can - my scanner has an adapter. PM me if you find the slides.

I will look for them.  No close ups that I remember but it should be interesting to some of us old timers.

Color slides were mailed on Monday.  Hope to see them on this thread next week.

Edited November 21, 2018 by vamach1

[iamsuperdan]

9 hours ago, robdebie said:

One slide scanning tip: let your software do an 'auto color correction'. I was amazed when I first tried it

Rob

Will have to try that!

[peteski]

On 11/16/2018 at 9:41 AM, iamsuperdan said:

For about $75 CDN, I picked up a decent slide converter. Plug it in to the computer, and it turns them digital. I am happy with the results.

Here's an example. BTW, I'm the little guy behind the Matador.

Is that a "cyclops" driving light on the front bumper?  I don't remember ever seeing that (except on a Tucker of course).

My mom worked for a lady who owned the same car (same colors too).  I always thought it was a cool looking car. One of these days I'll build my Matador kit.

[iamsuperdan]

16 hours ago, peteski said:

Is that a "cyclops" driving light on the front bumper?  I don't remember ever seeing that (except on a Tucker of course).

My mom worked for a lady who owned the same car (same colors too).  I always thought it was a cool looking car. One of these days I'll build my Matador kit.

Yeah, my dad put a single driving light on the car. He had a soft vinyl cover for it too, black and white checkerboard pattern. I have a kit my dad built back in the 70s that was painted like this. I recently found an original issue Matador X kit, still sealed, that I'm going to build like this car. Including the cyclops light of course.

 

[Belugawrx]

On 11/16/2018 at 9:41 AM, iamsuperdan said:

 

I notice Ontario plates on the Matador,....Is that Lakeside park Dan ?..(..."willows in the breeze...")

I live just up the street....

Edited November 22, 2018 by Belugawrx

[iamsuperdan]

17 hours ago, Belugawrx said:

I notice Ontario plates on the Matador,....Is that Lakeside park Dan ?..(..."willows in the breeze...")

I live just up the street....

It could be, but I have no idea. We moved from Mississauga to Edmonton in 1978. I was only 5, so there's not much I remember from out there. My parents might know where that photo was taken. I always have questions about these old photos, so when they come over on Sunday for our little Grey Cup gathering, I'll bring it up.

 

[ChrisBcritter]

On 11/14/2018 at 4:27 PM, vamach1 said:

Somewhere I have some color slides of a MPC contest at an auto show in Washington DC in the 1970's.

And here they are:

Cool stuff - thanks Rex!

[Casey]

[martinfan5]

I cant believe at one time the world was B&W .

 

 

I hope you know I am joking

Edited November 24, 2018 by martinfan5