Howard Cohen Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Great photos! Did the powered pogo stick come with a free ambulance ride? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat50 Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 I didn't even know John Candy was a modeler? I was at the '74 Detroit Autorama, good times.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneTrickPony Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 I could spend hours looking through the Auto World catalog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Holy sideburns! Great old photos. I too used to spend hours with the Auto World catalog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 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..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Cohen Posted November 16, 2018 Author Share Posted November 16, 2018 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Those are cool..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdebie Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ambrose Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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martinfan5 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 (edited) I cant believe at one time the world was B&W . I hope you know I am joking Edited November 24, 2018 by martinfan5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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